Aluminum

•     Aluminum is a light metal & easily machinable; has wide variety of surface finishes; good electrical and thermal conductivities; highly reflective to heat and light.

•     Versatile metal – can be cast, rolled, stamped, drawn, spun, roll-formed, hammered, extruded and forged into many shapes.

•   Aluminum can be riveted, welded, brazed, or resin bonded.

•     Corrosion resistant – no protective coating needed, however it is often anodized to improve surface finish, appearance.

•   Al and its alloys – high strength-to-weight ratio (high specific strength) owing to low density.

•     Such materials are widely used in aerospace and automotive applications where weight savings are needed for better fuel efficiency and performance.

•     Al-Li alloys are lightest among all Al alloys and find wide applications in the aerospace industry.

Application of some Al Alloys

– Food/chemical handling

– equipment, heat exchangers

– light reflectors

– Utensils, pressure vessels and

– piping

– Strain-hardn.

– Bellows, clutch disk,

– diaphragm, fuse clips, springs

– Heat treated

– Aircraft structure, rivets, truck

– wheels, screw

– Trucks, canoes, railroad cars,

– furniture, pipelines

– Peak-aged

– Aircraft structures and other

– highly loaded applications

– Aircraft pump parts,

– automotive transmission

– cases, cylinder blocks

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