Wonders of Aluminium
Without aluminium fins, how can we enjoy the comfort of the
indoor providd by the air-conditioning system utilising the heat exchanges
technology ? Without aluminium foils, how can we taste the delicious barbecue ikan bakar ? We have drink tins and tins
of Milo, but do we bother to see the foil which keep the beverage fresh ?
Aluminium foils are used in canning and packaging to preserve the original
quality of the products.
Building durable fittings and fixtures, aluminium sheets
have take charge of industrial roofing, even used as cladding and light-gauge
residential roofing. Beautifying homes, color sheets are used for ceiling
strips and as awnings.
Because of its ability for drawing and spinning process,
aluminium circles are essential in the making of utensils, for example, rice
pot, other hollowares and lighting fixtures.
Kitchen is neat because aluminium flat sheets form as
kitchen sinks, while public toilets doors are made of these sheets to tackle
the problem of corrosion. To a broader view, aluminium sheets make advertising
signboards lighter and weather-resistant, decorate buildings as facades,
protect bus bodies and even participated in kiln dryers.
Treaded, aluminium tread plates are widely used as anti-slip
flooring in construction gangways, as flooring and bodying in commercial
vehicles too.
Generally, aluminium sheets takes the form of tread plates,
flat sheets, coiled sheets, circles and building sheets. The common thickness
of sheets ranges from 0.20 to 4.00 mm.
Fabricated sheets are shaping renowned buildings after they
have been assembled and glazed into walls curtains.
A world leader in aluminium is the Alcan Group. The Group
has a deep-water port at Port-Alfred in La Baie, Canada to feed demands.
Let’s remember the wonders of aluminium.
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