A drill for aluminum for many applications

Aerospace

Mold making

Automotive

Mechanical engineering

Electronics/Electrics

Hydraulics-pneumatics

Fittings

CrazyDrill Alu is a tungsten carbide drill which drills quickly and accurately depths of up to 10 x d with a drilling diameter of 0.4 mm (.016”) and up. The drill for aluminum can be used for aluminum, wrought aluminum alloys and cast aluminum alloys, and therefore for many components in the following sectors: mechanical engineering, automotive engineering, aircraft construction, pneumatic systems, tool and mold making, fittings and filter technology.

Application examples for CrazyDrill Alu

Aerospace industry

Material: Aluminum Avional (AICu4MgSi)

Components:

  • Bracket to aircraft body drilling rivet holes (example: drill Ø 1.5 mm (.059”), 3 mm (.118”) deep in Avional, AICu4MgSi, 3.1325)

Mold making

Material: AlSi9Cu3

Components:

  • Drilling of blind holes for various cast aluminum parts (example: drill  Ø 2.75 mm (.108”), 22 mm (.866”) deep in AlSi9Cu3)

Automotive industry

Material: various (AlSi9Cu, Aluminum 6063)

Components:

  • Component to gearbox, drilling of lubrication holes (example: drill Ø 1.3 mm (.051”), 10 mm (.394”) deep in AlSi9Cu)
  • Valve for control of air conditioning unit, drilling of valve holes (example: drill Ø 2.2 mm (.087”), 22 mm (.866”) deep in Alu 6063)
         
         

Mechanical engineering

Material: various 

Components:

  • Drilling of holes for cleaning  (example: drill Ø 1.15 mm (.045”), 14 mm (.551”) deep in aluminum EN AW-2017 A)
  • Filter plate, various holes (example: drills Ø 1.5 mm (.059”) and Ø 1.8 mm (.071”), 6 mm (.236) deep in AlMgSi1)

Electronics / Electrics

Material: various 

Components:

  • Contact pin, drilling of hole for wire insertion (example: drill  Ø 1 mm (.039”), 10 mm (.393”) deep in brass)     
  • Drilling of hole in contact pin (example: drill Ø 1.85 mm (.073”), 4.5 mm (.177”) deep in AlMgSi)
         
         

Hydraulics / Pneumatics

Material: Alu2011

Components:

  • Drilling of valve body using special CrazyDrill Alu drill (example: drill Ø 1.8 mm (.071”), 27 mm (1.063”) deep in Alu2011)

Fittings

Material: Alu 7075 /  Ergal

Components:

  • Water tap, drilling of hole for flow control with special CrazyDrrill Alu (example: Drill Ø 8 mm (.315”) and Ø 10 mm (.393”), 14 mm (.551”) deep in Alu Ergal)