Aluminium: The 100 year old newcomer

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Aluminum is used in the engineering designs for more than a century as it is a versatile material and engineers in the twenty-first century are waking up to its immense potential despite a general lack of awareness about its benefits. The automobile industry has embraced the metal because of its light weight properties, low density and its high yield strength which is comparable to mild steel while the construction industry uses it because of its resistance to corrosion and attacks by nature.

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Less weight means improved emissions

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Research into alternative materials for car components reveal that use of strong lightweight aluminum, instead of steel, can reduce the weight of cars by nearly thirty percent leading to an increase in energy savings due to lower emissions. Aluminum is also being used by a number of car makers for interiors of cars but manufacturing of aluminum is costlier than conventional steel forcing manufacturers to look for low-volume consumers.

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Insulation material gives carmakers the edge

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A new range of sound absorbing materials for the automotive sector is due to be launched in May 2005, and this material was developed by technology company 3M, using its intimate understanding of the principles of sound transmission and the new advanced simulation and modeling technologies. The auto sector is an ideal market for a material that could deliver superb sound absorption with light weight.

Production management, Automobiles, Automobile Manufacturing, Motor Vehicles and Equipment, Innovations, Transportation equipment industry, Materials, Acoustical materials, Automotive industry

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