Make 1st Choice Metals your first place to go to when looking to buy high quality metals. We have a huge selection of metric and Imperial & Metric Aluminium Round, Flat & Square bars in stock available for immediate despatch. In the unlikely event that you cannot find your required size listed, or should you require your bar supplied in grades 2011, 2014 or 7075 then please contact us, as through our comprehensive supplier network we can obtain many other sizes & grades, usually, within 24-48 hours.
Via this website we offer each profile of bar in up to 30 different length options, all available at some of the cheapest prices on the web. We believe that our keen prices combined with excellent customer service makes us the 1st Choice for Aluminium, Stainless & Brass online.
Don’t forget that if you need your bar cut to an exact length, simply purchase the nearest listed length and then follow the on screen instructions in order to take advantage of our FREE cutting service.
Aluminium Round Bars
We stock 50 different diameters of Aluminium Round bar, from 3/16” (4.76mm) up to 8” (203mm). All of the Aluminium Round Bar is supplied in grade 6082T6, apart from the 3/16” which is in grade 6063AT6. We also now have the following metric round aluminium bars in stock: 10mm, 12mm, 15mm, 20mm, 25mm, 30mm & 40mm. See our range of round aluminium bars here.
Aluminium Flat Bar
With approximately 200 different width x thickness combinations on the shelf, we are almost certain to have the size that you require! We have Imperial Aluminium Flat Bars from 3/8” x 3/16” (9.53mm x 4.76mm) right through to 6” x 2.1/2” (152mm x 63.5mm), and we stock Metric Aluminium Flat Bars from 10mm up to 150mm wide and from 3mm up to 40mm thick. Should you require larger than this, then please visit our aluminium plate section of the website.
The vast majority of our flat aluminium bars are supplied in grade 6082T6, although a few of the smaller sections are kept in grade 6063T6. If the grade is important for your application, then please contact us prior to purchase and we will advise of the current grade availability.
Aluminium Square Bar
Our aluminium square bars are available from 3/8” x 3/8” (9.53mm) up to 5” x 5” (127mm). All of our square bars are supplied in grade 6082T6, and each size is available in up to 30 different lengths.
Benefits & attributes of grade 6082T6
Good general engineering grade of aluminium
Good for machining
Medium strength alloy
Very good corrosion resistance
Good for welding
Good for machining
Good for drilling, turning, milling, tapping
Benefits & attributes of grade 6063T6
Good for bending / forming
Good for anodising / powder coating
Good for welding
Medium strength alloy
Common uses for Aluminium bars
Machined components
Automotive parts
Rollers
Dies
Trims & Edgings
Fishing tackle & equipment