Materials and Stock Forms
Supported stock forms include the following:
• Bar stock:
o Square
o Round
o Rectangular
o Hex
o Angle
o Channel (regular and structural)
• Tube stock:
o Square
o Round
o Rectangular
• I-Beam stock:
o I-Beam (W)
o I-Beam (S)
• I-Beam stock:
o T-Beam (W)
o T-Beam (S)
In addition, the process group supports extruded stock—see Extrusion GCDs.
Supported materials include the following (but note that not all materials support all stock forms):
• Aluminum: ANSI 6061, 6060 T6
• Copper: UNS C11000
• Galv. steel: HR AISI 1010, HR AISI 1012, HR AISI 1020
• Hastelloy: C-276, X
• Inconel: 625, 718
• Stainless steel: AISI 304, AISI 316, AISI 316L
• Steel: CR AISI 1010, CR AISI 1012, CR AISI 1020, HR AISI 1010, HR AISI 1012, HR AISI 1020, HR ASTM A36
• Titanium: Ti-5Al-2.5Sn, Ti-6Al-4V
Material composition details include the following:
• Angle Bar Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• Channel Bar Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• Hex Bar Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• I-Beam Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• Rectangular Bar Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• Rectangular Tube Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• Round Bar Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• Round Tube Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• Sheet Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• Square Bar Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• Square Tube Unit Cost (USD / kg)
• T-Beam Unit Cost
• Density (kg / m3)
• Shear Strength ( MPa)
• Tensile Yield Strength (N / mm2)
Material details include equivalent DIN and EN name standards for use with regional VPEs.
Material stock details include the following:
• Stock Form
• Width (mm)
• Height (mm)
• Outside Diameter (mm)
• Inside Diameter (mm)
• Wall Thickness (mm)
• Length (mm)
• Unit Cost (USD / kg)
If you have licensed the Extrusions cost model, aPriori also attempts to recognize parts that can be manufactured from custom, extruded stock by using light-to-moderate material removal. See Extrusion GCDs.