TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Aluminium

All aluminium strip and heavy rounds are manufactured from high quality continuous cast rod.
Refinery Designation: Aluminium 1350, drawing stock for electrical purposes.

 
 


Mechanical Characteristics


Aluminium Strip

Annealed, half hard and hard conditions.

Description Condition Tensile Strength (N/mm²)

Elongation on 50mm (%)

Min.  Max. Min.
Annealed O - 90 25
Half-hard H4 95 140 8
Hard H8 145 - 3


Tolerances

Width or thickness

Corner radius

Width or thickness (mm)

Tolerance (mm)

Over Up to and including
0.50 1.00 ± 0.03
1.00 2.50 ± 0.04
2.50 5.00 ± 0.05
5.00 15.00 ± 0.07
15.00 25.00 ± 0.10
25.00 50.00 ± 0.15
Thickness (mm) Normal corner radius (mm)
Over Up to and including
0.50 1.00 0.25
1.00 2.50 0.50
2.50 5.00 0.75
5.00 10.00 1.00
10.00 15.00 1.25


Aluminium Rounds

Annealed, half hard and hard conditions

Description Condition Specific Diameter Tensile Strength (N/mm²) Elongation on 250mm
From To Min. Max. Min. %
Annealed O 3.0 9.0 - 90 15
¾-hard H6 5.0 9.0 125 165 N/A
Hard H8 3.0 5.0 160 - N/A

Diameter ± 1% as per BS 2627
Aluminium 1350 has a minimum purity of 99.5% Aluminium.
Aluminium has a density of 2.703 g/cm³

F.D. Sims Limited is registered to ISO 9002

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