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Getec Industrials Custom Aluminum Extrusion Division

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Getec Industrial provides a full line of turnkey extruded aluminum products, including high performance heat sinks and custom shapes. Our in-house custom tooling and die division features 16 wire CNC EDM machines that interface with the latest CAD/CAM engineering software to ensure our customers with the highest standard of quality control/assurance and fastest lead-times in the business. From the inception of your extrusion design to the finished and completed turnkey product, our team offers our expertise on everything from cost saving ideas to increased thermal performance of your product design.

Aluminum Vs. Competing Metals

Property	Aluminum Extrusions	Roll Formed Steel	Copper Extrusions (Deoxided; Low Phosphorus)
Strength (Tensile)	Very good mechanical properties	Very high mechanical properties	Average to low mechanical properties
Density	Lightweight; about 1/3 that of copper or steel	High density; high pounds per cubic foot	About three times heavier than aluminum
Strength to Weight Ratio	Very Good	Good	Low
Corrosion Resistance	Excellent; it can be further increased, along with enhanced appearance, through anodizing or other coatings	Poor; usually requires protective coatings for corrosion service	Excellent
Formability	Easily formable and extruded in a wide variety of complex shapes including multi-void hollows. Formable to net shapes, and extrusions provide for the placement of metal where it's needed	Readily formable; thinner cross-sections than aluminum extrusions metal cannot always be located where best used in design	Excellent formability and easily extrudable. Formable to net shapes
Electrical Conductivity	Excellent; on a pound for pound basis, twice as efficient as copper, used in bus bar and electric connector applications	Poor cannot usually be used as an electrical conductor	Excellent electrical conductivity
Thermal Conductivity	Excellent; ideal for heat exchanger applications	Poor cannot usually be used as a heat exchanger	Excellent thermal conductivity, second only to silver in industrial applications
Finishing	A near limitless array of finishes can be applied including mechanical and chemical prefinishes, anodic coatings, paints and electroplated finishes	Protective coatings such as paint finishes are employed along w with electroplated finishes	A variety of coatings and platings can be employed
Recyclability	High scrap value; routinely reprocessed to generate new extrusions	Low scrap value	Very high scrap value
Tooling Economics	Extrusion tooling is relatively inexpensive. Generally, a simple shape will cost only a few hundred dollars. Short lead times for tooling construction	Typical tooling costs are thousands of dollars. Long lead times are required	Inexpensive tooling costs for extrusions
Energy Savings	Lightweight aluminum extrusions can offer energy savings for transportation vehicles	Lifetime energy requirements for wrought steel vehicle components are twice those for aluminum components	In transportation vehicles, copper is less energy-efficient than aluminum
Combustibility	Noncombustible; does not emit any toxic fumes when exposed to high temperatures	Noncombustible; does not emit any toxic fumes when exposed to high temperatures	Noncombustible; does not emit any toxic fumes when exposed to high temperatures

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