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    Aluminium: What can we help you with? Home What We Do Aluminium Aluminium About Aluminium Aluminium is the most widely used non-ferrous metal. It is almost always alloyed, which markedly improves its ...

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    ...Aluminium rather than Copper. By weight, the conductivity of Aluminium is around twice that of Copper. The Aluminium alloys used do have a low strength and need to be reinforced with a galvanised or A...

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    ...Aluminium and its alloys Aluminium Alloy | General Information Introduction to Aluminium and its alloys Download PDF Aluminium is the world’s most abundant metal and is the third most common element, ...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (H)

    ...Aluminium metal whereby Alumina is dissolved in a salt bath of molten cryolite and subject to an electrolysis process. Often referred to as Smelting, this process uses very large amounts of electricit...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (R)

    ...aluminium and its alloys. A less rigorous relationship has been established for some aluminium alloys but it is not widely used. Roller Levelling , Tension Levelling Flattening of sheet, strip or coil...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (T)

    ...aluminium alloy. The following is only an outline guide to these systems. For the strain hardening alloys of 1xxx, 3xxx and 5xxx series the following is used:- O = Annealed, soft F = As Fabricated H1x...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (S)

    ...aluminium alloys the maximum shear strength is about 60 to 65% of the ultimate tensile strength and the yield strength in shear is 50 to 55% of the 0.2% Proof Stress. Shear Test A test in which the te...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (P)

    ...aluminium extrusions by spraying powdered paint using an electrostatic process then baking on (stove enamelling). Pre-Ageing A thermal treatment after quenching and before the end of the precipitation...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (F)

    ...aluminium flat product less than 250 microns in thickness. Usage includes kitchen foil (cooking foil) and foil trays for food. Kitchen Foil is often incorrectly referred to as Tin Foil. Forging Hot wo...

  • Metal Glossary for Aluminium (V)

    ...aluminium and its alloys. A less rigorous relationship has been established for some aluminium alloys but it is not widely used. Resources Data Sheets Metal Glossary Weight Calculator Downloads Videos...