Aluminum facts
Aluminum designation
Aluminum nuggets
Aluminum shapes & products
Aluminum strong
100
Gauge for gauge is aluminum heavier or lighter than steel?
What is Lighter?
100
What does the "H" stand for in 3003 H14?
What is Strain hardened? - strengthened thru cold working
100
What is the natural substance/rock that aluminum is extracted from?
What is Bauxite?
100
Can we supply custom aluminum extrusions?
What is most definitely??!!!
100
Do we sell aluminum tread?
What is yes?
200
Gauge for gauge how much lighter is aluminum over steel?
Is Aluminum a 1/3 the weight?
200
What does the "1" stand for in 3003 H14?
What is Strain hardened only?
200
What is extracted from Bauxite before it can become aluminum?
What is Alumina?
200
What are the main grades of aluminum extrusions we stock?
What are 6061 & 6063?
200
Does TK carry imported flat rolled Aluminum?
What is "Yes we do"?
300
What element is added to 3000 series that defines it?
What is Manganese? For some strength & workability
300
What does the "4" stand for in 3003 H14?
What is Half hard?
300
What is one of the main costs in the production of aluminum?
What is Energy?... it is approx. a third of the cost
300
What is a big "tolerance" mistake we could make when ordering custom extrusions?
What is the extruders/mill shipping tolerances? It can be as high as +/- 20%!!
300
What are the components that make up the aluminum price on flat rolled and extrusions?
What are Ingot & conversion/fabrication costs?
400
What element is added to 5000 series that defines it?
What is Magnesium? It gives it better strength than 3003, and better corrosion resistance
400
If the "4" in 3003 H14 means half hard what does the "2" stand for in 5052 H32?
What is Quarter hard?
400
How many tons of Bauxite make one ton of Aluminum?
What is Four-Five tons?
400
What are the funds called with our aluminum extrusion partners that help entice new extrusion business?
What is a die bank?
400
This term describes when the future ingot price is higher than present?
What is Contango?
500
Is 6000 series heat treatable?
What is Yes?
500
How many aluminum series are there i.e. 3003, 5052....?
What is "9"? - 1000 THRU 9000
500
Name one country that has one of the bigger deposits of Bauxite?
What is Australia, China, Jamaica, Brazil, India, Guinea?
500
Name a HI MAG alloy?
What is 5454, 5083 or 5086?
500
Name 3 of the 4 main domestic flat rolled producers?
Who is Alcoa, Novelis, Aleris or Constellium?
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