Metals

Aerospace Materials carry stock for most commonly used specifications and sizes of the metals and products listed below in their Melbourne warehouse however, if you do not see what you're looking, less frequently used grades are generally available from our overseas warehouse and can be easily sea or air freighted. Please contact a member of the Aerospace Materials sales team for more information. Allow 10 days for air freight and six weeks for sea freight.

Aluminium sheet

  • 2024 sheet - 0.016” to 0.190” O condition in clad and bare
  • 7075 sheet - T6 in clad and bare; T3 in clad and bare

Aluminium plate cut to size

  • 2024 plate - 0.250” to 2.0”; T351
  • 7050 plate - T651; T7351
  • 7075 plate - T651; T735,
  • Contract aluminium billet and plate cutting with certification

Aluminium forgings to order

Sheet, plate, tube and bar

  • 6AL-4V High strength, toughness, ductility, weldable (MIL-T-9046 Type 3 Comp C) (MIL-T-9047 Class 1 Comp 1)
  • CP Grade 1 ASTM Grade 1
  • CP Grade 2 ASTM Grade 2 (MIL-T-9046 Type 1 Comp A)
  • Grade 3 - ASTM Grade 3 (MIL-T-9046 Type 1 Comp C)
  • Grade 4 ASTM Grade 4 (MIL-T-9046 Type 1 Comp B)

Sheet, plate and bar

Grades

  • 17-4 annealed and heat treated
  • 15-5 PH VAR
  • 13-8 VAR
  • Nitronic 50
  • 301
  • 302
  • 303
  • 304
  • 410
  • 418

Magnesium alloys in sheet, plate, bar, castings, forgings and extrusions. Specifications available include:

  • AZ31B tooling plate 0.250” to 14.0” thickness
  • AZ31B-O sheet and plate 0.020” to 3.0” thickness
  • AZ31B-H24 sheet and plate 0.020” to 3.0” thickness
  • AZ31B-F round bar 0.250’ to 14.0” diameter
  • ZK60A-T5 round bar 1.0” to 15.0” diameter
  • ZK60A-F round bar 1.0” to 15.0” diameter
  • AZ61A-T5 round bar 1.0” to 3.125” diameter
  • ZK60A-T5 flat bar wide range (ask for your size)
  • ZK60A-F flat bar wide range (ask for your size)
  • Forgings, castings and extruded shapes are also available.

(NS and OEM)

  • Angles 90° - equal angles and unequal legs; equal and unequal thickness
  • Angles acute - equal angles and unequal legs; equal and unequal thickness
  • Angles obtuse - equal angles and unequal legs; equal and unequal thickness
  • T sections - symmetrical/non symmetrical; bulb, flanged, 90°, other than 90°
  • Channels - equal legs equal thickness; unequal thickness; top hat section

For custom extrusions to order ask our sales staff

Standard laminated shim, tapered shim and fillers in the following materials

  • Aluminium
  • Kapton
  • Brass
  • Stainless steel
  • Mild steel
  • Phenolic
  • Shim can be supplied in sheet or cut to shape

Specifications available include:

  • AMS 4013, AMS 4508, AMS 5000, MIL-DTL-22499, BACF 3F, BACF 3H, BACF 3T, BACF 33C, BACF 33D, BACS 18M, BACS 40R, BACS SA.