ALUMINIUM PROPERTIES & APPLICATIONS

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DO YOU KNOW?

• Aluminium weighs only 0.34 times as much as iron.
• Pure unalloyed aluminium is soft, but aluminium alloys may surpass the tensile strength of steel.
• Aluminium surface can be reinforced to protect from weather & chemical corrosion.
• Aluminium is equivalent in conductance while being 50 per cent lighter.
• Aluminium permits rapid heat dissipation.
• Aluminium is a good reflector of thermal, optical & electromagnetic radiation.
• Even minor addition of iron has no significant effect on the magnetic field of aluminium.
• The metal & its source are non-toxic and it is therefore an important packaging material for food.
• Aluminium can be formed into different shapes by any of the usual processes in industry.
• Many possibilities are available for treating and texturing aluminium surface.