I am building a kiosk basically a box on a 4x4" aluminum pole that is attached to a 18x24" base plate. I've used 1/8" thick carbon steel mostly because it's cheap and stiff. I've also used 1/4" aluminum plate 6061 T6 which is more rigid than 1/8" carbon steel but about the same weight since it's twice as thick!
even tried 1/8" thick carbon fiber but it was not rigid at all, flexed a lot.
since this product is moved around a lot. I want a stiff light base that wont' break the bank, so no titanium .
I supposed I just need to buy some scraps off ebay and do some testing???
But I will ask any ways, which material is most rigid or stiff? 7075 vs 2024? are they just as stiff as carbon steel or even better?
ironically none of the regular aluminum supplers that I use have this as a stock item special order only.
alro the steel supplier I use has it . the 2024 t3 sheet is almost twice the price of the 6061
5x10' x 1/8" sheet 88 lbs of 6061 is $290 a sheet
4x12' x 1/8" sheet 86.5 lbs of 2024 is $480 a sheet!
ps did a search , hardly any threads about this, probably because 2024 and 7075 can't be welded!
even tried 1/8" thick carbon fiber but it was not rigid at all, flexed a lot.
since this product is moved around a lot. I want a stiff light base that wont' break the bank, so no titanium .
I supposed I just need to buy some scraps off ebay and do some testing???
But I will ask any ways, which material is most rigid or stiff? 7075 vs 2024? are they just as stiff as carbon steel or even better?
ironically none of the regular aluminum supplers that I use have this as a stock item special order only.
alro the steel supplier I use has it . the 2024 t3 sheet is almost twice the price of the 6061
5x10' x 1/8" sheet 88 lbs of 6061 is $290 a sheet
4x12' x 1/8" sheet 86.5 lbs of 2024 is $480 a sheet!
ps did a search , hardly any threads about this, probably because 2024 and 7075 can't be welded!
