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what are camalots made from? 20-Apr-2005 At 1:38:25 AM AlanD

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The cost saving in using laser cutting over stamping, is that with laser cutting you put a but of code into a computer and it will get the laser cutter to cut it to that precise shape. With stamping, you need to get dies made to cut the aluminium to the correct shape, small changes to the design means extensive modification to the die or even a new die, both of which are very expensive.

I hope they are heat treating / ageing the aluminium after laser cutting, as if it's pre-treated all the mechanical properties gained will be lost because of the conduction of heat during the laser cutting. In reality, water jet cutting would probably be a cheaper option as you could purchase the aluminium sheet already heat treated / aged.

Matweb is a useful tool, even if the materials designations are very US orientated.