aluminum alloy
Aircraft skin material
An aluminum alloy is a metal made by combining aluminum with other elements—typically copper, magnesium, silicon, or zinc—to improve strength, durability, or other properties.
Pure aluminum is soft and weak; alloying makes it suitable for aircraft, cars, and construction.
The bike frame is made from a lightweight aluminum alloy.
- lightweightLacking mass or importance
- soda canMetal beverage cylinder
- extrusionPushing through a die
- die castingPressurized metal injection manufacturing
- stainless steelRust-proof iron alloy
casting · anodizing · space shuttle · copper · bauxite · magnesium · metal fatigue · ductile · recyclable · lawn chair · bike frame · baseball bat · corrosion resistance · forging · tensile strength · welding · car wheel · window frame
- Alloysbrass, bronze, pewter, solder, steel
- Metal Processingsmelting, melting, refining, alloying, casting
- Strong Materialssteel, titanium, carbon fiber, kevlar, concrete
- aircraft materialstitanium, composites, carbon fiber, fiberglass, duralumin
- anodizinganodizing, anode, sealing, hard coat, sulfuric acid
- light alloysduralumin, 2024, 1100, A380
material weight/density
aluminum alloysteel
Carbon-hardened iron alloy
iron · cast iron · lead · tungsten · depleted uranium