Why is aluminum so important to human development?

Despite relatively short application history is, aluminum products on the market now far exceed the sum of other non-ferrous metal products.

applications of aluminum

Among the ten key industries, five belongs to the field of transportation which is a crucial area for lightweight development needing a large amount of aluminum. The other five are information technology, robot, power industry, agricultural machinery, and medicine, which are also the main application areas of aluminum.

Besides, aluminum makes our lives more convenient. From the most commonly used items, we can see that almost all home appliances use aluminum.

What are 13 properties of aluminum?

1. Low density

Aluminum is the first choice for lightweight because it is a light metal with a density of one-third of that of iron and copper.

That is to say, using aluminum material can greatly reduce the weight, save energy consumption, and increase the loading capacity.

2. Being Recyclable

Aluminum can be recycled repeatedly, so it is the metal with the longest life cycle. Recycled aluminum has the same performance just as primary aluminum, and even can save 95% of energy consumption in the regeneration process.