FAQs - Materials
From the Home page, use the Product Selector or Materials section to access key technical details for the metals we use. In addition, Frame Builders and Designers can access our current tubing profiles as a PDF file directly from our website in the Materials section. Our larger customers have their own (proprietary) tube designs which are custom drawn specifically for them.
What is the best material for a tubular space-frame? [+]
Basically, it depends on how you intend to use the structure and key properties you require. This includes strength, stiffness, durability, temperature range, impact/dent resistance and not least, cost of the material and fabrication. Reynolds offer a wide range of materials in aluminium, magnesium, steel and titanium - but each has advantages and disadvantages including availability, how it can be manipulated, and the cost of the raw material. We show strength-to-weight ratios of the various metals in our graphs within the Materials Overview, so that you can see how the density of one particular metal is matched by lower strength or stiffness.
Currently, the material with the highest strength-to-weight ratio is Reynolds 953 maraging stainless steel.
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