{"id":4269,"date":"2020-08-24T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T14:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xometry.de\/?p=4269"},"modified":"2025-06-03T17:40:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T09:40:33","slug":"sheet-metal-selection-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-wp.xometry.hk\/en\/sheet-metal-selection-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheet Metal Selection Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The ultimate selection guide for all materials available for sheet metal fabrication at Xometry. This guide contains all the sheet metal fabrication materials on our<a href=\"https:\/\/get.xometry.asia\/?locale=en\"> instant quoting platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><br><strong>Material Type<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Material<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aluminium<\/td><td>Aluminium 1050P<br>Aluminium 1100P<br>Aluminium 5052 \/ 3.3523 \/ Al-Mg2.5<br>Aluminium 1050<br>Aluminium 1100<br>Aluminium 5083 \/ 3.3547 \/ Al-Mg4.5Mn<br>Aluminium 5020<br>Aluminium 6082 \/ 3.2315 \/ Al-Si1Mg<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Steel<\/td><td>Q235 Carbon Steel<br>Q345 Steel<br>Steel Galvanized Cold Commercial<br>Steel Electrolytic Cold Commercial<br>Cold rolled sheet SPCC<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stainless Steel<\/td><td>Stainless Steel 301<br>Stainless Steel 304<br>Stainless Steel 316L<br>Stainless Steel 303<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Copper<\/td><td>H62<br>Zinc-Copper-Nickel Alloy<br>Copper-Nickel-Zinc Alloy<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-aluminum\"><strong>Aluminum<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-en-aw-5083-3-3547-al-mg4-5mn\"><strong>EN AW-5083 \/ 3.3547 \/ Al-Mg4,5Mn<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a rolled plate with moderate strength. However, at temperatures above 70\u00b0C, there is a risk of stress corrosion cracking. It has good resistance to corrosion with good machinability. It is widely used in the capital goods industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/xometry.hk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/09\/Datasheet-EN-AW-5083.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Download spec sheet for Aluminium 3.3547<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> \u20ac<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-en-aw-6082-3-2315-al-si1mg\"><strong>EN AW-6082 \/ 3.2315 \/ Al-Si1Mg<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This alloy is lightweight, typically formed by rolling and extrusion. It has medium strength with very good weldability and thermal conductivity. It is easy to cut. It has high stress corrosion cracking resistance. It has a tensile strength that ranges from 140 \u2013 330MPa. 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