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Hi im looking for some informaton on where i can find a supplier of 6061 t6 alloy billet, i will need the alloy inlarge billets and would  prefer the supplier to be in australia but would consider international leed. also if anyone knows of any testing facilities for the testing of alloy wheels i have only been able to find one such company being ken archibald test services situated in the USA . Any information you could give me would be greatly appreciated


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How big is large.

Stan Sainty at Sainty Engineering in Westmead NSW (Western Sydney region) uses single billets of aluminium for machining one piece big block V8 cylinder blocks. He might point you in the right direction if you call him.

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biggest size i require at this stage is 650mmx650mmx350mm thanks for the name ill give him a try  cheers

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While I realise the amateur world is obsessed with billet have you considered a sand casting? You could heat treat it afterwards. There may be problems with porosity, but you can X ray them before you machine then.



 

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Your not suggesting that "BILLET" is a trendy buzz word for overpriced auto fashion accessories of mediocre functionality are you.   winky smile

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Billet brake pedal covers!

Billet interior door handles!

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Sand casting doesnt suit this application.

Billet refers to a cast semi finished product. It is also referred to as ingot, particularly for smaller sizes. A billet is typically cast to a rectangular, hexagonal or round cross section compatible with secondary processing




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You can sand cast heavy truck wheels with good design, materials and technique at a much lower cost than maching billet.

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While it may be suitable for large production runs it is much more cost effective for a one off custom wheel to be machined rather than cast.

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Have you actually costed a one off from rapid prototype techniques like stereo lithography for the pattern then casting vs buying an ingot and throwing 95% of it away.

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He said one wheel only in his last post. I really wonder what you can do with one truck wheel. I am really starting to have trouble taking this thread seriously.

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Patprimmer, for some reason you have assumed it was a truck wheel that i am talking about.... must be the language barrier and what im saying is getting lost in translation.

Cory,

  Initialy will be requiring 7 indivual billets but im sure this will increase in the future  

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Wheel test labs in the US:

STL:  1 lab in Ohio and 1 lab in Texas.  (http://www.stllabs.com/)

Goal Automotive: 1 lab in California
(http://home.pacbell.net/goalauto/goalauto2/)

Not that it matters, but we've used both companies in the past for wheel testing.

Tim Flater
Senior Designer
Enkei America, Inc.
www.enkei.com

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Thanks for the links tim they are greatly appreciated.

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