About Aluminium
Aluminium is a modern metal which today is very much a metal of the future.
Look around and you will see aluminium used in a wide range of forms and in an enormous range of products: - in buildings, boats, planes, trains, trucks, cars, household appliances, packaging, computers, cell phones, solar farms,electrical transformers, overhead power lines, tamper proof packaging for medicines, containers for food and beverages.
The basic characteristics which make aluminium such a versatile metal are:
- Low density (its famous “lightweight” attribute)
- High strength to weight ratio
- Corrosion resistance
- Electrical conductivity
- Thermal conductivity
- Attractive surface finish
- Ease of forming
On top of this aluminium is also:
- Non-toxic
- Non-magnetic
- Highly reflective
- Can be welded, glued, screwed, riveted, clipped bent, etc.
- Infinitely and cost-effectively recycled.
Aluminium inspires technologists, industrial designers, engineers and architects to solve everyday problems. While well established in a number of industries for decades now, new applications and designs keep aluminium at the forefront of new product design.
Aluminium inspires all at Hulamin to think future, think aluminium.