STOCK SIZES AND ELEMENTS OF SECTIONS Download our entire Tubing Bars and Shapes section in PDF format (0.6MB download, requires Adobe Acrobat) or visit our Downloads page for more catalog viewing options. Our extensive stock of tubing, bars and shapes in aluminum, bronze, nickel-silver, steel and stainless steel has been selected especially to meet the requirements of ornamental and miscellaneous metal work. All items are carried in stock in substantial quantities and shipment is usually made promptly upon receipt of order. All tubing, bars and shapes are supplied in stock lengths with a mill finish, except as noted. Julius Blum & Co., Inc. does not provide cutting or metal finishing services. Aluminum architectural shapes, bars and tubes are extruded from alloy 6063-T52, except as noted. These items have a smooth, uniform surface and, when properly fabricated, are suitable for anodizing—including most of the hard coat anodic processes. Black anodizing may result in inconsistent matches. Consult your anodizer before specifying. Aluminum extrusions are packed in bundles of approximately 100 lbs. which are wrapped and paper interleaved at the mill. Ordering in full bundles ensures surface quality and speeds shipping from our warehouse. Aluminum Structural shapes are extruded from alloy 6061-T6. Bronze tubing, bars and shapes are of extruded alloy C38500, architectural bronze. Round pipe is drawn alloy C23000, red brass. When polished, red brass will provide a generally acceptable match to architectural bronze. Nickel-Silver shapes are extruded from C79800. Nickel-silver is a copper/nickel alloy and contains no silver. When polished, nickel-silver has the appearance of stainless steel with golden highlights. Stainless Steel shapes are type 304 (18-8), except as noted. True bars have sharp corners and are not sheared from plate. Stainless steel tubing is of ornamental grade with a smooth surface which is simple to polish. Steel angles and channels are carbon steel C1010, except as noted. Cold rolled channel and angle have a square root and square edge. All extrusions are produced and handled with great care to assure a product well suited for architectural finishing. Items are thoroughly protected for shipment by wrapping and/or crating, with the exception of aluminum structural and steel shapes, which are normally shipped in strapped bundles. Elements of sections are shown alongside each item in this section. This data has been ascertained with care but cannot be guaranteed. For additional engineering information, see pages 123 to 130 of Catalog 18. Back to top © Copyright 2000-2009 Julius Blum & Co., All Rights Reserved.