Aluminum casting knowledge

[China Aluminum Network] Application of Aluminum Aluminum is widely used in various buildings, such as trusses, towers and storage tanks. Although structural investment costs for structural steel profiles and plates are relatively low, aluminum is used when one considers the structural features of the project, the unique architectural design, light weight, and/or corrosion resistance. Aluminum can be used for auxiliary structures of trusses and roads, such as truss railings, highway guardrails, lighting standard parts, traffic control towers, traffic signs and connection fences. Aluminum is also commonly used in truss beam structures, particularly in the construction of long piers for truss beam or movable truss balancing devices and for the construction of smashing rakes.

Scaffolding, ladders, substation structures and other utility structures, commonly used aluminum forms are mainly structural profiles and special extruded profiles. Cranes, conveyors and heavy load handling systems contain a large amount of aluminum. Water storage tanks are often constructed of aluminum alloys to enhance corrosion resistance and create an attractive appearance.

The packaging industry has always been one of the markets for the use of aluminum and has developed rapidly. Packaging industry products include household packaging materials, flexible packaging and food containers, bottle caps, hoses, beverage cans, and food cans. Aluminum foil is suitable for packaging, foil box, package for food and pharmaceuticals, and can be used by writers.

Deformed aluminum products and cast aluminum products are widely used in automotive structures. The typical aluminum consumption for each car is about 70kg (150lb), and this number is expected to increase sharply because the general fuel-saving requirements force this, and people continue to stress the importance of recycling aluminum.

Trucks Due to weight limitations and people’s desire to increase the payload, manufacturers have increased the use of aluminum in cab, trailer and truck designs. Due to the use of extruded body longitudinal beams, frame bottom beams and beams, the truck's own weight has been reduced. Extruded or stenciled and forged steering wheels are common. @Aluminum railway vehicles are used to make railroad sheds, refrigerated trucks and tank trucks. Aluminum is also widely used in railway passenger cars, especially those in public transportation systems.

Aluminum for offshore applications is popular in a wide variety of marine applications, including the main force components of ships such as hulls and deck rooms, and other applications such as chimney enclosures, hatch covers, window frames, air outlets, gangways, passages, sterns, Deck, ventilation equipment, marine furniture, hardware substitutes for aluminum, fuel tanks, and shiny flat surfaces.

Aerospace aluminum is used in virtually all parts of the aircraft, missile, and spacecraft industries to manufacture container equipment for airframes, engines, accessories, liquid fuels, and oxidants. Aluminum is widely used due to its high strength/density ratio, corrosion resistance, and weight efficiency, especially in compression designs.

Durable Consumer Products: Household Appliances Aluminum is widely used in household appliances because of its light weight, aesthetic appearance, adaptability to various forms of processing, and low manufacturing and processing costs. Light weight is an important characteristic that can be accommodated. Vacuum cleaners, irons, i-type dishwashers and food processor and blender requirements.

Lightweight furniture, low maintenance costs, corrosion resistance, durability and a beautiful appearance are the main advantages of aluminum furniture.

Machinery and equipment: Aluminum is also widely used in: Processing equipment Textile equipment Coal mine machinery Mobile irrigation pipes and tools Aluminum and its alloys can be cast into castings or processed into a material using all known methods. The processed products of aluminum and its alloys can be divided into two categories: One is general-purpose products, including thin plates, thick plates, foils, bars, wires, pipes and structural profiles, in which the plates can be subdivided into round bars and non-round bars. The tube can be subdivided into standard tubes and non-standard tubes. The other category is non-universal products, which are products set for a specific purpose, including extrusions, forgings, punchings, castings, stampings, powder metallurgy (P/M) parts, machined parts, and Aluminum matrix composites.

The extrusion is produced by extruding solid metal through a die. Axisymmetric design parts are particularly suitable for extrusion production. The use of current technology also enables the extrusion of complex, mandrel and asymmetrical shapes. Precision extrusion can exhibit exceptionally stringent and surface finishes. The main part of the workpiece usually does not require machining; the product after extrusion Accuracy can be achieved with simple cutting, holes, counterbores, and other small amounts of machining. The seamless pipe produced by the combination of squeezing, squeezing and drawing can be matched with the machined seamed pipe and welded pipe.