I use the cheap apmt/apkt 50mm face mills from ebay and they work well . Many of the sellers sell aluminum inserts for the same mills which are very sharp , sharp enough to cut my fingers a few times while doing tool changes . The inserts are 10-15 bucks per pack vs 15+ per insert , and I've just recently indexed a few inserts after 2.5 yrs of cutting thousands of parts .
There can be a slight height difference between inserts so a bit of shimming may be desirable but nothing worse than I've seen on higher end face mills .
As far as aluminum cuts , 50% engagement 6000rpm 20-50ipm easily .01-.02 depth of cut ,( 4 inserts )