Originally Posted by
Grasschopper
Yea...that's stamped aluminum.
Possibly...According to the AE site the regular #9600 black plate is listed as "Motor Plate". The #9600B blue plate is listed as "Blue Aluminum Motor Plate". 9600 could be a steel plate, but it depends on whether or not you want to take cherry's word for it. Would have to weigh a std blue and black together.