Custom metal side panels

[PaulFreund]

I want to make custom side panels from metal similar to the main top/bottom housing with and without cutout for the debug connector. @ian-jorgensen it would be very nice if you can give me some insights! I will publish the STEP file once I am done.

Questions I have:

1. What material is used? Is it aluminum AlMg3 or something similar?
2. What is the thickness of the raw metal plates, I measured around 01.55mm so I assume they are 1.5mm?
3. What kind of coating (powder/acrylic paint) is used and if specified what kind of black

Any hints will be helpful :)

Best regards,

Paul

[ian-jorgensen]

Zinc plated steel, 1.5, haha "Smooth Matte black" is the only descriptor I have from the company, it's power-coated.

[PaulFreund]

Thank you so much for the quick and detailed answer! :)

[PaulFreund]

Just to give a little update, since I was not able to easily find the colors I wanted I ended up hand making side panels from an upcycled PCB instead: