Aluminum Pipe

Aluminum tubing is a circular, hollow pipe made from pure aluminum or aluminum alloy, characterized by its lightweight, corrosion resistance, good thermal conductivity, and ease of processing. Based on material composition, it can be divided into pure aluminum tubing (containing only aluminum) and aluminum alloy tubing (containing aluminum and other metal elements such as copper, magnesium, and zinc). It is widely used in construction (doors, windows, curtain walls), transportation (automobiles, aerospace), electronics (heat sinks), industrial piping, and household applications.

Manufacturing Specifications for Aluminum Pipe and Plate

Hot rolled aluminum plate

brand	specifications			state	standard
1070, 1060, 1050, 1035, 1100, 1145, 3A21, 3003, 5A02, 5A03, 5A05, 5A06, 5052, 5083, 5086, 6061	The thickness of the	The width of the	The length of the	H112 / F	GB/T3190GB/T3880
	7.0–110	400–3000	1000–10000

Aluminum manufacture

brand	specifications			state	standard
	The thickness of the	The width of the	The length of the
1070, 1060, 1050, 1035, 1100, 1145, 3A21, 3003, 5A02, 5052, 6061	0.2–3.0	800–1200	1000–3000	H12, H14, H16, H18H22, H24, H26, H32, O	GB/T3190GB/T3194GB/T3880
3003, 3A21, 5A02, 5A03, 5A05, 5052, 5083, 5086	≥6.0	≤3000	≤10000	H12, H14, H16, H18H22, H24, H26, H32, O	GB/T3190GB/T3194GB/T3880

Aluminum Pipe Materials

1. Pure Aluminum Tubes

The main component is aluminum, with an aluminum content usually above 99% (such as 1050, 1060, 1070). These aluminum tubes have good electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, and corrosion resistance. They are relatively soft and have relatively low strength, and are often used in applications such as electrical appliances, heat dissipation, and chemical industries where high formability and corrosion resistance are required.

2. Aluminum Alloy Tubes
These are made by adding small amounts of other metal elements (such as magnesium, silicon, copper, zinc, and manganese) to aluminum, for example, 6061, 6063, 5052, and 7075 alloys. Aluminum alloy tubes have higher strength and better overall performance, and are widely used in building structures, machinery manufacturing, automobiles, aerospace, and other fields.

Chemical and material composition of aluminum alloy tubes

	Si	Fe	Cu	Mn	Mg	Cr	Zn	Ti	Others:	Others:
	Si	Fe	Cu	Mn	Mg	Cr	Zn	Ti	Each	Total
5052	0.25	0.4	0.1	0.1	2.20~2.80	0.15~0.35	0.1	-	0.05	0.15
5754	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.5	2.60~3.60	0.3	0.2	0.15	0.05	0.15
5083	0.4	0.4	0.1	0.40~1.0	4.0~4.90	0.05~0.25	0.25	0.15	0.05	0.15
6060	0.30~0.60	0.10~0.30	0.1	0.1	0.35~0.60	0.05	0.15	0.1	0.05	0.15
6061	0.40~0.80	0.7	0.15~0.40	0.15	0.80~1.20	0.04~0.35	0.25	0.15	0.05	0.15
6063	0.20~0.60	0.35	0.1	0.1	0.45~0.90	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.05	0.15
6082	0.70~1.30	0.5	0.1	0.40~1.0	0.60~1.20	0.25	0.2	0.1	0.05	0.15
6463	0.20~0.60	0.15	0.2	0.05	0.45~0.90	-	0.05	-	0.05	0.15
6463	0.20~0.60	0.15	0.2	0.05	0.45~0.90	-	0.05	-	0.05	0.15

Uses of Aluminum Pipe

1. 1-series aluminum is pure aluminum and is widely used in electrical wires, transformers, packaging, insulation, and heat exchangers;
2. 2-series aluminum has relatively high hardness and is widely used in machinery, aircraft structures, rivets, components, truck hubs, car bodies, aerospace, etc.;
3. 3-series aluminum is corrosion-resistant aluminum and is widely used in kitchenware, food processing, chemical industry, sheet metal processing, construction, lighting fixtures, etc.;
4. 5-series aluminum is corrosion-resistant aluminum and is widely used in ships, automobiles, aircraft, cryogenic equipment, television towers, drilling rigs, transportation equipment, parts, decks, chemical industry, pressure vessels, and marine facilities;
5. 6-series is an aluminum-magnesium-silicon alloy and is widely used in ships, electronics, decoration, valves, etc.;

6. 7-series is an aluminum-zinc alloy, which is ultra-hard aluminum, and is widely used in various applications.

Aluminum Pipe