Metal Manufacturing Materials
RapidDone can work on different metal materials with different manufacturing processes. We can have the project to be done at high quality, meeting the specific requirements.
Aluminum Material
Aluminum is a very popular material thanks to its high strength-to-weight ratio, low cost, and the variety of manufacturing processes applied.
The favorite processes are sheet metal fabrication, CNC machining, die casting, and extrusion.
It can be used for both industrial and residential purposes.
Steel Material
Steel is one of the most important engineering materials. It is very ductile, has a high wear and impact resistance and can be used in extreme load conditions.
Steel can be processed by forge, extrusion, CNC machining, welding, and stamping.
It’s a strong material used in construction and heavy load machinery components.
Stainless Steel Material
Composed of a higher amount of chrome, stainless steel has increased corrosion resistance and it shares the excellent mechanical properties of other steel alloys.
Most alloys can be formed, machined, welded, and extruded with ease.
Due to its high corrosion resistance, stainless steel is perfect for outdoor applications, the naval industry, and the chemical industry.
Titanium Material
Being one of the strongest materials, titanium is also known because it weighs almost 50% less than steel.
Manufacturing processes include sheet metal fabrication, laser cutting, CNC machining, friction welding, and profile extrusion.
It has a high cost compared to aluminum and steel, but its temperature resistance, high strength, and corrosion resistance makes it suitable for the aerospace, naval, and automotive industries
Brass Material
Brass is a zinc and copper alloy with excellent mechanical and electrical properties and its mostly used for its nice appearance.
This material can be CNC machined, die cast, bent, extruded, and it has good welding characteristics.
Common applications include door handles/knobs, musical instruments, faucets, and decoration.
Bronze Material
Bronze is the most popular copper alloy. It was the first alloy extensively used by humanity and its characterized for its ductility and its high wear and corrosion resistance.
Manufacturing processes include die casting, CNC machining, extrusion, and stamping.
Applications include bushings, bearings, electrical connectors, sculptures, springs, and the naval industry.
Copper Material
Commercially pure copper is acknowledged for its high ductility and its incredible thermal and electrical properties but it has a low strength-to-weight ratio.
The main manufacturing process applied its extrusion, but it can also be machined, hot rolled, and friction welded.
Due to its amazing thermal properties, copper is widely used in HVAC applications.
Cast Iron Material
Well known for its mechanical versatility, cast iron alloys can be both fragile and ductile and their popularity comes from their hardness and low cost.
Its principal manufacturing process is die casting, but cast iron can also be machined, cold worked, rolled, and the ductile alloys can be extruded.
It is mostly used for tools, mining equipment, washers, and machine components.
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Plastic Manufacturing Materials
Plastic material is an easier material to be cut compared to metals. We can work on them with various color and hardness options. They are matched to an extensive list of manufacturing process, including injection molding, CNC machining and extrusion.
ABS Material
This plastic material is known for being rigid, having excellent insulating properties, and because it’s one of the favorites used for 3D printing filaments.
It’s widely used for injection molding applications, large scale extrusions, and small scale extrusions such as 3D printing.
ABS is used for computer and automotive parts, toys, and applications where lightweight combined with heat and impact resistance are required.
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Polycarbonate
Polycarbonate is a thermoplastic material better known for being transparent and maintaining an acceptable rigidity and toughness at temperatures up to 150°C.
It can be extruded without difficulty and it’s also used in thermoforming, injection molding, and it requires a hard coating to provide scratch resistance.
Applications include safety glasses, bulletproof barriers, and components for the naval, automotive, and aerospace industries.
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Acrylic
When transparency, strength, and stiffness are required, acrylic is preferred over glass due to its low weight.
Manufacturing processes include plastic sheets, thermoforming, profile extrusion, and casting.
Due to its transparency and excellent impact resistance, acrylic is used for medical devices, security barriers, structural profiles, and lenses.
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Nylon
Nylon combines its outstanding durability, elongation, and abrasion resistance with a high melting point, around 260°C.
It is mostly manufactured as nylon fabric, however, it can also be extruded, cast, and used injection molding processes.
Nylon uses include toothbrushes filaments, extruded rods and sheets, food packages, resins, and molds.
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Delrin/POM
Polyacetal, also known as Delrin, it’s a strong, temperature resistant, and hard plastic mostly used in machining processes for its good dimensional tolerances.
Having a low friction coefficient makes it suitable for CNC machining in lathes and mills, and it can also be hot-extruded into solid profiles.
Its high impact resistance and strength make it appropriate to be used for plastic gears, bushings, rollers, electrical insulators, and sheets.
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PEEK
PEEK is a semi-crystalline thermoplastic material used in various engineering applications thanks to its elevated strength-to-weight ratio.
PEEK products are fabricated as extruded profiles or by an injection molding process.
Its strength and low weight allow it to be used for bushings, bearings, piston parts, pump impellers, valves, and electrical cable insulators.
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HDPE
High-density polyethylene is an opaque, strong, and low-weight plastic material that can be easily recycled.
Like many other plastics it can be easily extruded, injection molded and 3D printed.
HDPE’s are used for plastic bottles, fuel tanks, chemical resistant piping, plastic bags, and ballistic frames.
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UHMW
Ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene’s are a family of extremely tough, durable, and chemical resistant polymers.
It is very easy to fabricate and it’s extensively used for sheet and rod extrusions that are meant to be CNC machined afterward.
UHMW’s are appropriate for the aerospace and automotive industry, machine components for the food industry, and bulletproof barriers.
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Polypropylene (PP)
PP is a semi-rigid, translucent polymer with excellent fatigue, chemical, and heat resistance.
This polymer can be directly injection molded into a product or extruded into various profiles.
Applications for PP include syringes, thin sheets, food packages and its chemical and corrosion resistance makes it a good option for the chemical industry, and water piping.
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