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Engineering Guides to Aluminum Extrusion
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Design
Aluminum Extrusion Design Guide: 12 Rules for Better Profiles
Twelve design rules for aluminum extrusions — wall thickness, radii, tongue ratios, hollows, tolerances and features — to cut die cost and improve quality.
Updated September 17, 2026 Read guide Design · 2 min readAluminum Extrusion Tolerances: Standards and How to Specify Them
Aluminum extrusion tolerances explained: EN 755-9, EN 12020-2, ANSI H35.2 and GB/T 14846 — what drives them and how to specify them on your drawing.
Updated September 17, 2026 Read guideMaterials
6061 vs 6063 Aluminum: Which Alloy Should You Extrude?
6061 vs 6063 aluminum for extrusions: strength, thermal conductivity, extrudability, anodizing, machining and cost compared, with a simple decision guide.
Updated September 17, 2026 Read guide Materials · 2 min readAluminum Temper Designations Explained: T4, T5, T6 and T66
What aluminum temper codes mean — F, O, W and T1 to T10 — with the extrusion tempers T4, T5, T6, T66 and T6511 explained, and how temper is verified.
Updated September 17, 2026 Read guideSourcing
Aluminum Extrusion Die Cost and Lead Time Explained
What drives aluminum extrusion die cost and lead time, how die cost amortizes, who owns the die, and practical ways to reduce tooling spend.
Updated September 17, 2026 Read guide Sourcing · 2 min readHow to Choose an Aluminum Extrusion Supplier: A Buyer's Checklist
A buyer's checklist for choosing an aluminum extrusion supplier: presses, alloys, in-house finishing, quality evidence, engineering support and red flags.
Updated September 17, 2026 Read guide Sourcing · 2 min readHow to Prepare an Aluminum Extrusion RFQ (Checklist)
What to include in an aluminum extrusion RFQ — drawings, alloy, temper, tolerances, lengths, volumes, finish and packaging — to get fast, comparable quotes.
Updated September 17, 2026 Read guideStart a project
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