Manufacturing

A good source for material is the E3 Machine shop.

https://ems-stores.uwaterloo.ca/ems-site/

Some considerations in material choice, when designing for aircraft:

1. Lightness

2. Ease of manufacture

3. Price

4. Fragility

5. Surface adhesion, if applicable

6. Possibility of interference with other components (conductive with electronics, accidental faraday cage, etc.)