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Copper Extrusions

I have a custom profile. Who can extrude it in this alloy, and what is the die cost?

What it is

Long product with a custom cross section produced by forcing heated billet through a shaped die. Used where a constant profile would otherwise have to be machined from plate, saving substantial material.

Typical dimensions
Circumscribing circle limits vary widely by press tonnage.
Also known as
extruded shapes, profiles, extruded sections, custom profiles

Suppliers

Grouped by what they actually are. A mill and a distributor answer different needs.

Mills and producers 2

Companies that manufacture this form. Mill direct means longer lead times and mill minimums, with full melt traceability.

  • Collierville, TN · Mill Converter

    Extrusions are a named product line within Industrial Metals.

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  • Mars, PA · Mill
    AS9100

    Extruded copper alloy product offered alongside the continuous cast range. OWNERSHIP: trades as Wieland Concast. If you are counting independent copper sources, this is the same corporate group as the other Wieland records in this atlas.

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Production methods

The same form, purchased as tolling on your own material.

Extrusion 2

Forcing heated billet through a shaped die to produce a constant cross section. For reactive and high temperature alloys this requires glass lubrication and high press tonnage.

  • Mayfield Heights, OH · Mill Converter

    Extrusions are among the published copper-beryllium forms.

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  • Montpelier, OH · Mill

    Two extrusion presses on site, feeding the brass rod line. Press tonnages and diameter range are not published. OWNERSHIP: this is the fourth Wieland record in this atlas. If you are counting independent copper sources rather than supplier rows, collapse them.

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