Chemical Etching with Aluminum

Engineers and designers choose aluminum as their material of choice thanks to its versatile, strong, and lightweight properties. Plus, aluminum comes in a wide range of alloys that are useful in industrial, mechanical, and technical applications.

E-Fab’s experience manufacturing precision parts from aluminum includes RF shields, circuits, and flex circuit boards. We supply these parts to defense, technology, and industrial clients.

We welcome your questions about how to use aluminum for your parts.

Types of Aluminum Alloys We Use

E-Fab works with various aluminum alloys, including these:

1100 1145 1235 2024 3003 4057 5051 5052 6061 6063 7075

Call us to discuss which aluminum alloy is right for your part.

Aluminum Etching Capabilities

Panel Size	Min. 6” x 6”, max. 24” x 24”
Panel Thickness	Min. 0.001”, max. 0.030”
Hole Size	Min. 0.006” or 125% of material thickness
Spacing	Min. same as material thickness
Inside & Outside Radii	Inside: Approx. 80% material thickness Outside: Material thickness
Center-center hole distance	DIA + material thickness
Etch Tolerance	± 20% material thickness, no less than ±0.001”

Why Choose Aluminum

Affordable
Versatile
Durable
Flexible

Aluminum offers engineers and designers numerous benefits and is flexible enough to be used for many precision parts. It’s a material that lends itself to welding, anodization, deburring, and polishing during production and is resistant to corrosion and fatigue in the field.

E-Fab manufacturers are experts at etching and forming aluminum to precise standards and specifications.

We’ve produced RF shields, circuits, and flex circuit boards used by clients in the defense, technology, and industrial industries.

E-Fab is an industry leader in delivering innovative, accurate, and reliable parts thanks to decades of experience and expertise in a suite of processes.

We are known for our experience and expertise in:

R&D
Engineering
Design Support
Photochemical Etching

Forming
Bonding
High-frequency Substrate CNC Machining

Deburring
Micromachining
Prototype
Supply Chain Acquisitions

We work with the world’s most important industries.

Contact us to discuss how we can deliver engineering and manufacturing solutions.

We are

We are an expert team of engineers, manufacturers, and quality assurance specialists that deliver precision parts with ultimate accuracy. We serve technology companies, defense contractors, medical equipment manufacturers, and innovators from our Santa Clara, California headquarters.

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Chemical Etching with Aluminum