The CNC project itself is a very heavy-duty project where the step to select the right material is the path to success. This is just like building blocks to your project’s success. There must be your design prerequisites that the CNC processes must meet and that involves rigidity, hardness, sturdiness, thermal stability, and chemical resistance of the products that are created. Nevertheless, your budget is also a crucial factor in it. Let us go through the material selection process:
Before jumping onto the project, there must a predetermined prototype set with you. This will help the material to get selected effectively.
- You must define your material requirements. This will be based on your design that what material level should you opt for. You might need malleability or sturdiness or there can be chances of you requiring high-polished surfaces.
- You need to filter and pin down to the qualified list of materials. You, by now, will already have the candidates fulfilling your requirements and this is very necessary for the earliest stage. This will help bring more flexibility to the product development process.
- Select the most appropriate material. This is the showdown and you need to choose the ones which provide maximum functionality with minimum costs.
Which materials are the best choices?
Aluminum
This is the most popular one. This has a medium physical strength and is corrosion-resistant. These are inexpensive, abundant, and are used in automotive, aerospace, healthcare, and many other industries.
Cold-rolled steel
This has a very high physical strength and perfect precision can be achieved. Tighter tolerance can be handled by this material. They are moderately expensive and have medium machinability. They are largely used in the aerospace and manufacturing industry besides others.
Stainless steel
They are pretty hard and have good chemical and temperature resistance. They are resistant to corrosion and provides good strength to the parts built. They are inexpensive and are abundant in use. This is mostly used in every industry and it is highly preferred due to its versatility.
Brass
This is the perfect material for a high-volume application. They have medium strength and are naturally corrosion-resistant. They bear high tensile strength and are pretty much resistant to very low temperatures. They also have high application across industries.
The materials used by LOCUS Precision CNC can be trusted entirely because you get the material depending on your precision needs.
