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Section 10 / Plate blanks

Plate cut square, sized per blank.

A36 steel plate from 3/16 to 1 in and 6061 aluminum plate cut to size from 1/4 to 2 in. Saw-cut, squared, deburred, and stacked with the size on every piece. Send a cut list and you get a written reply with a price per blank.

Per blank by size and thickness Saw-cut, not torch
Cut list lineMOD / FORMAT
A36Alloy
1/2Thick in
6 × 8W × L in
12Count

Four fields per line. That is all we need to quote a plate blank.

RACK D / HOT-ROLLEDA36
Stack of saw-cut A36 steel plate blanks with a steel square on top
Mill scale left on the faces. Sawn edges bright and square to the face.
Line 19 / PLT-A36

A36 steel plate blanks

A36 is the structural plate everybody welds. Base plates, gussets, brackets, mounting pads, tab stock for fab work. It is hot-rolled, so the faces carry blue-grey mill scale and the thickness runs a few thousandths either side of nominal. That is normal for the product. If you need flat and parallel faces, you are buying a blank to machine, and you should say so.

We stock 3/16, 1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 3/4 and 1 in. Blanks are saw-cut rather than burned, so there is no heat-affected edge to grind back before you weld or drill near it. Mill scale stays on unless you ask. Scale comes off with a flap disc or a pickle; it does not come off with paint, and paint over scale lifts within a year outdoors.

Material
ASTM A36 hot-rolled
Thickness
3/16 to 1 in
Edges
Saw-cut, squared, deburred
Faces
Mill scale left on unless asked
Size tolerance
+1/16 in on each side, −0
Price basis
Per blank by size and thickness
Send a parts list
RACK E / ALUMINUM6061-T651
Aluminum plate blanks with protective film, one corner peeled back
Film stays on both faces until it reaches your fixture.
Line 20 / PLT-6061

6061 aluminum plate blanks

6061-T651 is the plate version of the bar alloy, stress-relieved by stretching so it stays flatter when you pocket it. That last part matters. Mill out half a block of plain T6 and it can spring a few thousandths; T651 moves far less. Fixture plates, enclosure panels, adapter plates and machine-bed tooling all start here.

Thickness from 1/4 to 2 in. The protective film is kept on both faces through the cut and the deburr, so the blank arrives without scuffs from the rack. Leave it on until the part is in the vise.

Material
6061-T651 aluminum plate
Thickness
1/4 to 2 in
Edges
Saw-cut, squared, deburred
Faces
Protective film kept on
Size tolerance
+1/16 in on each side, −0
Price basis
Per blank by size and thickness
Send a parts list

Squareness and edge condition, stated plainly

What arrives on each blank
ItemA36 steel6061-T651
Cut methodBandsawBandsaw, separate blade
Edge to faceSquare within the saw's setting, checked with a steel squareSame check
Corner to cornerDiagonals measured on blanks over 12 inSame check
BurrKnocked off, sharp edge brokenKnocked off, film kept on
FacesMill scale as rolledMill finish under film
MarkingSize in paint marker on the edgeSize on the film

The failure we see most

Someone sends "six pieces, 4 × 6" with no thickness and no alloy. We reply asking. That costs a day. The second most common: a 1/4 in aluminum blank requested for a part that gets bent 90 degrees. 6061-T651 cracks on a tight bend. Use 5052 from a sheet supplier for that; we do not stock it and will not pretend 6061 is the same.

Blank, not finished part. A saw-cut blank is sized for machining or welding. Holes, slots, chamfers and flatness to a drawing are your shop's work. We do not mill, drill or laser.

How to send a plate cut list

What happens after you send it

  1. One line per size

    Material, thickness, width, length, count. Width is the shorter side. Write fractions or decimals, not both mixed on one line.

    A36 1/2 × 6 × 8, qty 12

  2. Flag anything critical

    If one edge must be the reference, or the faces will be machined, say so in notes. We orient the cut accordingly.

    Notes field

  3. Read the written reply

    Price per blank for each line, what is on the rack in that thickness, pickup or freight. Heavy plate goes freight; a dozen 1 in blanks at 8 × 10 in is around 270 lb.

    Before anything is cut

  4. Confirm, collect

    Once you confirm in writing, the blanks are cut, marked and stacked by size for pickup at the counter or shipping.

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Inquiry / plate blanks

Send a plate cut list

Material, thickness, width, length, count. One line each.

Leave a phone or an email. Price per blank comes back in writing.