Capral Heritage Capral is Australia’s largest manufacturer of aluminium products with a history of investing in Australian industry for over 75 years. Capral understands the Australian market and its environmental conditions and this has made it Australia’s leading designer, manufacturer and distributer of aluminium extrusions. Who are we? Capral is an Australian, nationwide manufacturer and stockholder of aluminium and other semi-finished non-ferrous products. A strategic regional network of sales account managers and distribution centres supply solutions and immediate stock availability of...

Our extrusion manufacturing facilities produce profiles to the highest quality for use in numerous applications, such as architectural, automotive, marine, electrical, general engineering, road and transport. A typical route from conception to section: • Customer product requirement in the form of a rough drawing. • Design development utilising CAD/CAM technology. • Die print/drawing produced and then approved by customer. • Die produced and sample section extruded. • Bulk material is extruded once off-tool sample approved. National Distribution Network Extrusion manufacturing facilities are...

Accreditation and Certification All extrusions manufactured by Capral are produced to the chemical composition, mechanical property and dimensional tolerances in AS/NZS 1866:1997 Capral is also accredited to: . • AS/NZS ISO 9001:2008 - Quality Management Systems. • AS/NZS ISO 14001:2004 - Environmental Management Systems. • ISO/IEC 17025 - NATA Accredited Mechanical Testing Laboratory. • All major international marine classifcation societies including DNV (Det Norske Veritas) and Lloyds Register. Value Add Focused on the requirements of our customers, a significant investment has been made in...

Aluminium The Super Metal Innovation drives our world. New developments and technologies spur a constant search for new and improved materials to satisfy the limits of our imagination, yet few to date have surpassed the sheer versatility of aluminium. Aluminium is corrosion resistant, strong, lightweight and long lasting. It is a metal which may be cast, rolled, drawn or extruded and may be finished by polishing, anodising or coating to achieve a myriad of visual and functional effects. Consider its abundance, affordability, corrosion resistance and adaptability and you begin to appreciate how...

Capral Extrusion Capability Guide MANUFACTURING FACILITIES Log Diameter (mm) CANNING VALE 7” PRESS 6060 (6063 with special arrangement) ALLOYS USED Soft / Semi Structural Hard / Structural Architectural, Structural, Shopfront Architectural, Structural, Shopfront Architectural, Structural Architectural, Structural Architectural, Structural Customer Length Range Saw (m) 2.5 –16 Longer/shorter lengths - refer to mill 2.5 –20 Longer/shorter lengths - refer to mill 3.0 –9.0 Shorter lengths refer to mill Extruded Finishes TABLE WEIGHT (kg/m) CIRCUMSCRIBING CIRCLE DIAMETER (mm) Solid Subject to customer...

Architectural, Structural, Shopfront Architectural, Architectural, Architectural, Structural, Shopfront Structural, Shopfront Structural, Shopfront 3.0 – 7.5 Shorter lengths refer to mill 3.0 – 7.5 Shorter lengths refer to mill 3.0 – 7.5 Shorter lengths refer to mill 3.0 – 7.5 Shorter lengths refer to mill As per standard AS1866:1997 table 1. Outside of standard refer to Mill for section assessment Aluminium Uses Aluminium is the material of choice for an array of applications from building and construction materials, consumer products, electronics and aeronautics just to name a few. You will...

A Sustainable Solution Capral is committed to developing products which are sensitive to the built environment. Many facets of our operations help us achieve this goal:

Aluminium - The Sustainable Metal Aluminium boasts one of the highest recycling rates of any metal. At the end of their long life, Capral extrusions can be readily recycled. Recycled aluminium generally falls into two broad categories. New scrap resulting from a manufacturing process such as extrusion is often not contaminated and of known quality. This scrap is remelted and reprocessed with very little further treatment. Due to its high value, such scrap enjoys an almost 100% recycle rate. Old scrap, such as that from beverage cans, building and transport is gathered and recycled via an efficient...

Production Process Aluminium is a silver-white metal obtained from bauxite, a rock composed of more than 50% aluminium hydroxides formed by weathering in tropical regions. Aluminium is the earth’s third most abundant element (after oxygen and silicon) and the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust (8% by mass). Aluminium bearing compounds have been used by man from the earliest times. Pottery was made from clays rich in hydrated silicate of aluminium and at one point in history aluminium was so valuable that rulers and the wealthy preferred cutlery made by aluminium instead of gold. Today more...

Advantages of Aluminium A unique combination of properties makes aluminium and its alloys one of the most versatile engineering and construction materials available today. Lightweight Aluminium is one of the lightest available commercial metals with a density approximately one third that of steel or copper. Its high strength to weight ratio makes it particularly important to transportation industries allowing increased payloads and fuel savings. Catamaran ferries, petroleum tankers and aircraft are good examples of aluminium’s use in transport. In other fabrications, aluminium’s lightweight can...

High reflectivity Aluminium is an excellent reflector of radiant energy through the entire range of wave lengths. From ultra-violet through the visible spectrum to infra-red and heat waves, as well as electromagnetic waves such as radio and radar. Aluminium has a light reflectivity of over 80% which has led to its wide use in lighting fixtures. These reflectivity characteristics also lead to its use as an insulating material. For example, aluminium roofing reflects a high percentage of the sun’s heat, promoting a cool interior atmosphere in summer, yet insulating against heat loss in winter....