{"id":1376,"date":"2017-09-21T13:05:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T20:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/profileprecisionextrusions.com\/staging\/9083\/?p=1376"},"modified":"2017-09-21T13:05:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T20:05:38","slug":"extruded-aluminum-products-thin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profileprecisionextrusions.com\/staging\/9083\/extruded-aluminum-products-thin\/","title":{"rendered":"Extruded Aluminum Products – Thin Is In"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the most common questions we are asked is \u201cwhat is the thinnest wall thickness you can extrude?\u201d The answer really depends on a few factors. For example, the extrusion wall thickness depends on factors like the <\/span>alloy<\/span><\/a> and temper, whether the design is solid or hollow, and the overall size of the part the designer requires. Most commercial extrusion plants and aluminum extrusion companies consider .050\u2033 \u2013 .065\u2033 walls \u201cthin.\u201d At Profile Precision, we extrude parts with .040\u201d walls virtually every day. Our rule of thumb for determining the minimum wall thickness starts with the alloy required for the extruded aluminum shape.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Alloy<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nMinimum Wall Thickness<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3003<\/span><\/td>\n.020\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6063<\/span><\/td>\n.025\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6061<\/span><\/td>\n.030\u201d<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Alloys and Extrusions<\/b><\/p>\n

3003 alloy is the easiest alloy to extrude because due to the low percentage of alloying elements. The thinnest wall we\u2019ve ever extruded is below. Our <\/span>tooling<\/span><\/a> vendor, as well as our team, were convinced that the aluminum extrusion die would fail before the aluminum flowed through the die due to the extremely thin walls. In fact, the design was so thin that we only experimented with the die because the design engineer worked for a good customer of ours. It serves as a reminder that even the experts are wrong occasionally!<\/span><\/p>\n