Signage is commonly used by businesses as a form of advertising and is highly effective because of its wide audience reach. While wood and plastic can be used, aluminum is usually favored for its durability and other properties. Its versatile nature makes it ideal for indoor and outdoor use. It can also be custom-cut to accommodate any wording and signage size.
With numerous aluminum sheet sizes and compositions available, it may be hard to decide which will suit your specific needs. Champagne Metals can help by guiding you through our aluminum specifications. Here’s more information on aluminum sheets for road signs.
The aluminum sign industry is large and competitive. With signage companies fighting to gain market share, they’re rapidly evolving and finding ways to attract potential clients with improved, state-of-the-art signage materials and other offerings. Most maintain that aluminum is the best material, and with good reason.
Road signs endure constant exposure to extreme weather and must withstand these elements. Suitable aluminum blanks for signs provide the ideal canvas to imprint branded advertising. We’ll explore the advantages and disadvantages of aluminum sheet below.
Aluminum alloys’ temper or hardness is measured by O, H and a number. O is the softest grade. The number followed by H determines the hardness, with increasing digits signaling a harder temper. For example, H38 is one of the harder alloy tempers, while H12 is softer.
Our aluminum tempers range according to the metal sheet’s dimensions and thicknesses.
The chemical properties of the different types of aluminum sheet vary, with some being almost purely aluminum and others having larger amounts of additional components. Our purest aluminum composition is the 1100 aluminum sheet, comprised of 99% to 99.9% aluminum. Others like our 3004, 5083, 5182 and 6061 products contain traces of magnesium, silicon, copper, iron and further residuals that dilute the aluminum’s pure consistency.
The mechanical properties are measured by the following:
The tensile strength is related to the temper and measured in megapascals (MPa), while the Brinell scale denotes hardness as HB. The mechanical properties of each aluminum sheet product we supply vary based on their application requirements.
Businesses spanning various industries, from automobile manufacturers to marine companies, trust us as their top pick for aluminum. Feel free to click the links below to explore the other industries we proudly serve and learn more about our aluminum products:
Your business has unique requirements that must be met with the right aluminum sheet grades. We provide varying options so you can find what you need. Explore our extensive aluminum sheet range, and request a quote on your desired grade for your next project.
