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Advantages of Aluminum Steel

Huaxiao is a direct aluminum supplier and manufacturer of high-quality hot-rolled and cold-rolled aluminum bars, pipes, wires, plates, and coils. Aluminium Suppliers are manufactured to exacting standards to provide the absolute best features and benefits, including:

• Light Weight 

Aluminum metal is a very light metal with a specific gravity of 2.7 g/cm³, about one-third that of steel. This reduces the manufacturing cost of aluminum metal. Likewise, its use in vehicles reduces dead weight and energy consumption while increasing load capacity. This also reduces noise and improves comfort.

Its strength can be adapted to the desired application by changing the composition of its alloy. Al-Mg-Mn alloys offer the best combination of formability and strength, while Al-Mg-Silicon alloys are ideal for automotive body panels, exhibiting good age hardening when subjected to the paint bake process.

• Corrosion Resistance

Aluminum steel naturally develops a protective thin oxide coating that prevents further contact of the metal with the environment. It is especially suitable for applications exposed to corrosive agents, such as kitchen cabinets and vehicles. Generally speaking, the corrosion resistance of aluminum alloy is worse than that of pure aluminum, except for marine magnesium-aluminum alloy. Different types of surface treatments, such as anodizing, painting, or painting, can further improve this characteristic.

• Electrical and Thermal Conductivity

Aluminum metal is an excellent conductor of heat and electricity, and for its weight, it conducts electricity almost twice as well as copper. This makes aluminum the first choice for major transmission lines. It is also an excellent heat sink for many applications that require rapid cooling, such as computer motherboards and LED lights.

• Reflectivity

Aluminum metal is a good reflector of visible light and heat, which, combined with its low weight, makes it an ideal material for reflectors such as lighting fixtures or rescue blankets. Cool roofs made of coated aluminum steel are invaluable in reducing solar heat gain inside homes by reflecting up to 95% of sunlight.

• Ductility

Aluminum metal is malleable and has a low melting point and low density. It can be processed in a variety of ways in the molten state. Its malleability allows aluminum products to be shaped near the end of the product design. Whether it’s the sheet, foil, geometry, tube, rod, or wire, aluminum can do the job.

• Low-Temperature Strength

Aluminum steel exhibits a higher tensile strength as the temperature drops compared to steel, which rapidly becomes brittle at low temperatures.

• Impermeable and Odorless

The aluminum foil is only 0.007mm thick yet is still durable and completely impermeable, making any food wrapped within it devoid of external taste or odor. It also blocks UV rays. In addition, the metal itself is non-toxic and odorless, making it ideal for packaging sensitive products such as food or pharmaceuticals. The fact that recycled aluminum metal can be used also reduces the carbon footprint of food and beverage manufacturers at this stage.

• Non-Magnetic

Aluminum steel is non-magnetic, so it can be used for electronic shieldings, such as computer disks, dish antennas, bus bars, or magnet housings.

• Recyclability

Aluminum metal is 100% recyclable, and recycled aluminum steel is the same as the original product. This makes it a more cost-effective source material for production runs. The remelting of aluminum requires very little energy: only about 5% of the energy required to originally produce the virgin metal is required in the recycling process.

Other Service

When you order from Huaxiao Metal, we can cut the metal for you according to your size requirements. If you require more extensive service than normal steel, we also offer the following advanced metal-cutting options:

• laser cutting
• water jet cutting