General Characteristics:
The unique combinations of properties provided by aluminum and its alloys make aluminum one of the most versatile,
economical, and attractive metallic materials for a broad range of uses—from soft, highly ductile wrapping foil to the most demanding engineering applications. Aluminum alloys are second only to steels in use as structural metals.
Aluminum has a density of only 2.7 g/cm3, approximately one-third as much as steel (7.83 g/cm3). One cubic foot of steel weighs about 490 lb; a cubic foot of aluminum, only about 170 lb. Such light weight, coupled with the high strength of some aluminum alloys (exceeding that of structural steel), permits design and construction of strong, lightweight structures that are particularly advantageous for anything that moves—space vehicles and aircraft as well as all types of land- and water-borne vehicles.
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