Galup Ltd - Aluminium Drawn Tubes, Aluminium Wire

A wide range of products is available from Aluminium Extruded Tubes – Aluminium Drawn Tubes – Aluminium Wire – Aluminium Wire Rods – Aluminium Conform Products – Aluminium Extruded and Drawn Bars – Aluminium Profiles – Aluminium Strip.

All material is produced to International specifications and standards including a range of Aerospace products. We do not hold any stock material as all items are produced to our customer’s specific requirements.

Seamless Extruded Tubes – Seamless tubes can be produced in all available alloys. Using a number of different container sizes on the mandrel piercing presses, a wide range of sizes can be produced. A range of alloys in the 1000 – 2000 – 3000 – 5000 – 6000 and 7000 series are available. Sizes range from 17 to 300 mm outer diameter depending upon the wall thickness.

Porthole Extruded Tubes – This is the standard production method for extrusions in the aluminium industry. Tubes produced by this method are generally limited to a specific number of alloys. Typically alloys EN AW-6063 or EN AW-6082 are chosen. However porthole extrusion of other low alloyed materials is also possible including other alloys in the 6000, 1000 and 3000 series. Sizes range from 11 to 355 mm outer diameter depending upon the wall thickness. Further details at www.galupltd.co.uk

Both Porthole Extruded Tubes and Seamless Extruded Tubes can be cold drawn to reduce diameter, wall thickness or to improve dimensional accuracy and Mechanical Properties. Aluminium Drawn Tubes have many applications both in the Commercial sector and for use in the Aerospace and Defence Industries.

All available alloys can be cold drawn with sizes ranging from 5 mm to 280 mm outer diameter depending upon the wall thickness.

Aluminium drawn wire can be supplied in a size range from 0.10 mm to 15.00 mm diameter. Many alloys are available in the 1000 – 2000 – 3000 – 4000 – 5000 – 6000 and 7000 alloy series. A wide range of Tempers (mechanical properties) can be produced depending upon the chosen alloy. Most dimensions can be supplied on plastic or metal reels, small coils of 10 to 50 kgs, in cardboard drums and large coils of 200 – 1000 kgs. Both round and flat wire can be produced for a wide variety of uses including Cold heading wire – Metallising wire – Flame spray wire – Tea bag and food clip wire – Electrical industry – General engineering – Welding Wire (MIG + TIG) and many more applications. Further details at www.galupltd.co.uk

Aluminium drawn rods can be supplied in cut lengths up to 3000 mm long in the same dimensions and alloys as Aluminium drawn wire; some diameters may not be suitable depending upon the alloy and temper.

As well as round rods a range of shaped profile bars can also be produced, details upon request.

With the unique Conform extruding process it is possible to produce long continuous lengths of solid or hollow profiles without further processing, this is supplied on drums of approximately 300 kgs. Typical alloys are EN-AW-1350A, EN AW-1050A, EN AW-3003 and EN AW-3103. Sizes range from 5 mm to 30 mm. A further option is a drawing step to meet demanding tolerances and to produce in straight cut lengths.

Aluminium extruded bars – A range of extruded bars can be supplied in round, square, rectangular and other shapes. These are produced in a wide size and alloy range from 13 to 160 mm diameter for round bars. Size range for other shapes is available upon request.

Aluminium drawn bars – Cold drawing extruded bars can improve the dimensional tolerances especially for machining applications. Size range for round bars is 12 to 70 mm diameter, sizes for other shapes is available upon request.

Aluminium Extruded Profiles can be produced by the seamless or porthole extrusion method depending upon the application and specific alloy. Profiles range from simple solid to complex hollow shapes and some can even enhanced dimensional by adding a final cold drawing step. Profiles can be produced in alloy ranges 1000 – 2000 – 3000 – 5000 – 6000 – 7000 series. Porthole profiles are restricted mainly to the 1000 – 3000 – 6000 alloy series.

Aluminium strip is available in widths of 4.0 to 450 mm and thickness of 0.2 to 2.5 mm. Surfaces can be: bright one side, bright both sides, mill finish, brightening quality and anodising quality. Aluminium strip is supplied in coils with an internal diameter of 150 to 500 mm or in strips of 1000 to 5000 mm. Available alloys are – EN AW 1050A – 1090 – 1350 – 3103 – 5210 – 5505 – 5657 – 5754 – 6082.