Aluminium is a very good material for making printing plates. Aluminium has the advantages of heat resistance, corrosion resistance and easy to be cleaned. The disadvantage of aluminium is that it’s not so heavy compared with other materials, it can easily break if any sharp object touches its surface.
Aluminium sheets are made by pressing fine aluminum powder through a die using hot pressing or cold forming techniques. The resulting sheet product consists of fine particles in an even coating on a backing sheet (typically paper). Aluminium foil and tubes are also manufactured from the same process but without the need for coating on backing sheet or foils.
Only pure aluminum contains sufficient oxygen to form an alloy when heated at 1150°C; this gives aluminium alloys such as brass, bronze and steel their strength, while making them non-magnetic. However pure aluminium melts at 1,932°C (3,112°F) which produces its oxide layer: aluminium oxide Al2O Aluminum is used in a variety of commercial products such as beer cans, sauce pots, buckets and food trays. Aluminium foil is also widely used for wrapping or packaging foods because it doesn’t add flavor to the food. Aluminium can be painted with different colors to give a unique look to the product.
Aluminium has many uses in transportation industry like aircrafts, automobiles and bicycles because they do not need extra fuel they use less fossil fuels. Aluminium also helps preserve energy by reducing fuel consumption by up to 50%.
There are several aluminum alloys that have special l properties such as corrosion resistance and strength at elevated temperature. Aluminium alloys are used in the aerospace industry for airframes, engine components, and heat shields. Alumium alloys are also used extensively in the medical field because it helps in performing delicate surgeries on humans.
Aluminium is very versatile and is one of the most abundant elements on earth with a total mass of over 5 billion metric tons. It can be found naturally in many countries such as United States (3rd largest producer), Russia, China, Australia and Canada. In India aluminum production capacity has reached to 0.6 Aluminium is produced from bauxite ore by extraction of aluminium hydroxide. The process involves heating the ore in a solution at a certain temperature to form alumina which is then purified and dried to produce aluminium metal. Alumina (Al 2 O 3 ) can be obtained from natural sources such as granite, marble, marl, limestone or clay but these are not abundant so it has to be imported for production of aluminium.
Aluminum alloys have unique properties that make it very important in industries ranging from consumer electronics to transportation and aerospace. It is also used in manufacturing products in such industries because it has high corrosion resistance and is easy to form. These properties make aluminium alloys ideal for use in aerospace industry as well.
Aluminium alloys have the ability to withstand extreme temperatures which makes them useful in many applications. For example, aircraft engine components are made of aluminium alloys because they can withstand high heat and pressure generated during flight when the aircraft is moving at a very fast speed through the air. The lightweight nature of these components help reduce fuel consumption by reducing weight of aircraft thereby making planes more efficient while flying.
