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Applications of aluminum strip products

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2023-03-29

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Aluminum strip has a wide range of applications, including aluminum-plastic composite pipes, cables, optical cables, transformers, heaters, and blinds.
1060 is widely used in applications where corrosion resistance and formability are critical, but high strength is not required; chemical equipment is a typical application.
Grade 1100 is used in applications that require good formability and high corrosion resistance, but do not demand high strength. It is suitable for chemical processing equipment, food‑industry machinery and storage tanks, sheet‑metal components, deep‑drawn or spin‑formed concave vessels, welded assemblies, heat exchangers, printing plates, nameplates, and reflective devices, among others.
3004 sheet, thick plate, and drawn tubing. Any extruded tubing used to manufacture the body of all‑aluminum beverage cans must meet performance requirements that exceed those of the 3003 alloy; moreover, it is widely employed in the production and storage of chemical products, in sheet‑metal fabrication, as architectural partitions, in cable conduits, in sewer systems, and in various lighting‑fixture components.
3003 sheet, strip, foil, thick plate, and drawn tubing; extruded tubing; alloy designation; excellent mechanical properties; wire; cold‑worked bar stock, cold‑drawn wire, rivet wire; forgings; foil; fin stock—primarily used to manufacture components that demand superior formability, outstanding corrosion resistance or weldability, or a combination of these attributes, while requiring strength greater than that of 1xxx series alloys. Such applications include liquid transport and storage tanks, pressure vessels, storage equipment, heat exchangers, chemical processing equipment, aircraft fuel tanks, oil pipelines, reflectors, kitchen appliances, washing machine drums, rivets, welding wire, and more.
Alloy 5052 exhibits excellent formability, corrosion resistance, weldability, and fatigue strength, along with moderate static strength. It is widely used in the manufacture of aircraft fuel tanks, fuel pipelines, as well as sheet-metal components for transportation vehicles and ships, instrumentation, streetlight brackets, and hardware items such as rivets.


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