Aluminium’s potential grows when we share knowledge
I believe in the potential of aluminium. And in everything we can build when we share knowledge to make better use of it.
Juan Ignacio Serrot · Driving force behind aluminio.arTools for working with aluminium
Calculate, compare, find profiles, analyse materials and solve your projects with simple, fast and accurate tools.
What do you do with aluminium?
For aluminium fabricators and metalworkers. Useful for you:
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Profile weight
Weight per metre, per length and in total for any profile. From kilos to lengths, too.
Cut optimiser
Enter your cut list and see how many lengths to buy, how to cut each one and how much is left over.
Profile finder
The whole Perfiles catalogue, standard and by line: search by code, size or name and build your order.
Upload your drawing
Load a DWG, DXF, PDF, SVG or STEP file: kg/m, area, moments of inertia and whether it can be extruded, with the critical areas marked.
Get a die quote
Send the drawing of your custom profile and Metrar quotes the die: they reply within 24 business hours.
Alloy comparison
6060, 6063, 6005A, 6061, 6082 and 7075: strength, extrudability, anodising and uses.
Temper comparison
T4, T5 and T6: the process behind each one, the strength it gives and when to use it.
Hardness converter
Brinell, Vickers and Rockwell, with the ASTM table specific to aluminium.
Is aluminium worth it?
Enter your steel, iron, PVC or copper part and see how much it would weigh in aluminium and why it pays off.
Thermal-break aluminium vs PVC windows
Raise the temperature and see what happens to each window: when PVC softens, when the thermal break melts and when aluminium does.
Anodised, powder coated or wood effect?
Mill finish, anodised, powder coated or wood effect: compare how they look, how they hold up and what they cost.
Indicators
The aluminium price, the dollar, local production and construction, with official data.
The Aluminium Guide
The basics in 10 short lessons: where it comes from, how a profile is made, alloys, tempers, finishes, standards and how it is bought.
- 01What aluminium is and where it comes fromIt is the most abundant metal in the Earth's crust, but it is never found pure. This is how a red rock becomes a profile, and how it is done in Argentina.5 min
- 02How an aluminium profile is made: extrusionA hot billet, a steel die and a press that pushes with hundreds or thousands of tonnes. Step by step, from the billet to the 6-metre length sold in Argentina.6 min
- 03Aluminium alloys: what 6063, 6061 or 7075 meanThe alloy number tells you what was added to the aluminium. Profiles almost always use the 6000 series, and each alloy has its place.5 min
- 04Aluminium tempers: what T4, T5 and T6 meanThe same alloy can be soft or hard depending on the heat treatment it received. That is the temper, and it is written after the alloy number.4 min
News
Aluminium in Argentina and around the world, updated four times a day.
BofA forecasts an aluminium deficit and firm prices through 2027
BofA Global Research kept a constructive view on aluminium through 2027 because of persistent supply problems and low inventories. The report warns that the market will be in deficit this…
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Two aluminium companies make the site possible: one distributes profiles and accessories, the other extrudes aluminium and makes the dies.
