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Queensland, Australia - (http://www.alloyworx.com.au) Aluminium has hundreds of alloys and tempers, making it useful for a very wide variety of applications. Aluminum is the most widely used non-ferrous metal. Over-all, it is the second most widely used metal after iron. Newer applications, such as drive shafts, radiators, cylinder heads, and suspension systems have proven to be most advantageous when dealing with weight versus strength versus cost considerations.Aluminium is almost always alloyed, which markedly improves its mechanical properties, especially when tempered. For example, the common aluminium foils and beverage cans are alloys of 92% to 99% aluminium.
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What is Aluminium?
• Aluminium is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements. Its atomic number is 13, and its symbol Al.
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What is Aluminium?• Aluminium is the third most abundant
element on Earth, after oxygen and silicon.
• It is also the most abundant metal in the earth’s crust.
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More about Aluminum…• Aluminium is the most widely used
non-ferrous metal• Over-all, it is the second most widely
used metal after iron.• Aluminium is almost always alloyed,
which markedly improves its mechanical properties, especially when tempered.
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• aluminium foils• beverage cans
Common Applications of Aluminium
* Both are alloys of 92% to 99% aluminium
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• drive shafts• Radiators• cylinder heads• suspension systems
*proven to be most advantageous when dealing with weight versus strength versus cost considerations.
Newer Applications of Aluminium
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Main Alloying Agents• Copper• Zinc• Magnesium• Manganese• silicone
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Some of the major uses of aluminium and its alloysPackaging (drinking cans and foil)
Building and construction (siding and roofing, doors and windows, building wiring)
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Some of the major uses of aluminium and its alloys
Transportation (sheet, tube,
castings, bodies, firm,
and mechanical parts of cars,
boats and planes)
Electrical applications (overhead transmission lines, cable sheathing and wiring)
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Some of the major uses of aluminium and its alloysHousehold items (cooking utensils)
sports equipment (baseball bats)
musical instruments (guitars)
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Some of the major uses of aluminium and its alloys
Paint and pyrotechnics
Currency (coins)
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Reliability of Aluminum• When it is cold-worked, the metal
strengthens by double.• It does not oxidize quickly in air due • noted for its low density and for its
ability to resist corrosion• It can be recycled repeatedly, quickly
and cost-effectively
