Cost of Extruding Aluminum??
Cost of Extruding Aluminum??
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Hey all,
What is a ballpark cost for extruding a small aluminum block, no more than 50 cm long, 35 cm wide, and 20 cm wide?
Or better yet, is there an online handbook that would have this information (or something similar)?
What is a ballpark cost for extruding a small aluminum block, no more than 50 cm long, 35 cm wide, and 20 cm wide?
Or better yet, is there an online handbook that would have this information (or something similar)?
RE: Cost of Extruding Aluminum??
Extruders have a set-up charge for the die, etc. and usually use billets of 400 pounds minimum. Some of the larger ones have pretty large minimum orders, e.g., see
http://www.accumetinc.com/alextrus.htm (min. 1000#, but surcharge < 45000#)
http://anaheimextrude.com/extrud03.htm (smaller minimum, maybe 400#. Site illustrates the overall process)
http://www.argylein.com/ (‘no order is too small’).
I might chance a guess of $400 set-up, $1000 aluminum cost, plus delivery, for a minimum. The price might be $5/# for 400#, dropping to $2.50/# for 50,000#.
If this is small quantity item, have it machined or rolled from billet. For a simple, solid geometry, rolling is much cheaper than extrusion.
RE: Cost of Extruding Aluminum??
In your opinion, would extruding about a million of these blocks cost around $1.50-$2.00/#? Or would the cost increase slightly as you ordered more than a certain number?
RE: Cost of Extruding Aluminum??
As I have only purchased extruded lengths of bar, can't give a better idea of price, except the general note that price per pound decreases with quantity.
Contact some extruders; you may find one with a similar die who can quote you right off.
Good luck,
Ken
RE: Cost of Extruding Aluminum??