What are aluminum profiles?
What is an aluminum profile?
Aluminum profiles, as an applied product form of aluminum alloy. It is made by extruding aluminum and a few metals (e.g., magnesium, copper, silicon, etc.) into aluminum products with specific cross-sectional shapes and sizes through the aluminum extrusion process.
Aluminum profiles can be used in a variety of fields this is because:
- It is lightweight
- Corrosion resistance
- Good thermal conductivity
- High strength
- plasticity and ease of processing
In recent years, its market demand is increasing. It is excellent in the face of growing construction demand!
How are aluminum profiles manufactured?
Aluminum Extrusion:
A heated round cast bar is extruded and shaped from a die using an extruder to obtain an aluminum profile of the desired cross-sectional shape. The extrusion process may involve heat treatment processes such as quenching and artificial aging to strengthen the alloy properties.
Straightening:
The extruded aluminum profile is straightened to ensure that the product meets quality standards.
Surface Treatment:
Common surface treatment methods include anodic oxidation, electrophoretic painting, and powder electrostatic spraying. These surface treatments can improve the corrosion resistance, wear resistance and aesthetics of aluminum profiles.
What are the standard aluminum profile types?
Rectangular/Square Aluminum:
The most widely used type, commonly used in building structures, decorative materials, doors, windows and curtain walls.
Round Aluminum:
With good strength and toughness, commonly used in making pipes, frames, bearings for industrial use, etc.
T-type, H-type, U-type aluminum:
It has its own unique cross-sectional shape and advantages, which are suitable for different industrial and commercial applications respectively.
Shaped Aluminum Profiles:
Customized into various shaped sections according to specific needs to meet individual design and functional requirements.
What is customized aluminum profile?
Customized aluminum profiles are made according to customer requirements. It is an aluminum extrusion with specific cross-section shapes and sizes produced through a specific die design and extrusion process.
The customized process usually includes the following steps:
- Determine drawings or samples: Customers provide drawings or samples, and manufacturers make quotations and mold design according to the drawings or samples.
- Mould trial production: After manufacturing the mold, trial production is carried out and samples are sent out to customers for confirmation.
- Extrusion production: After the customer confirms the samples, the manufacturer carries out the production of the big goods, and carries out the necessary straightening and surface treatment.
The advantage of customized aluminum profiles is that they can meet the individual needs of customers and produce aluminum profile products that meet specific application scenarios.
What are the applications of aluminum profiles?
Aluminum profiles are widely used in the following fields due to their excellent performance and wide application prospects:
Construction field: it is used to make doors, windows, curtain walls, roofs, walls and other building components. It is characterized by beauty, corrosion resistance, light weight and high strength.
Transportation field: aluminum profiles can be used in the manufacture of cars, trains, airplanes and other means of transportation, such as body, frame, wheel hub and other components. To reduce vehicle weight, improve fuel efficiency and safety.
Electronic field: it is used in the manufacture of electronic equipment shells, heat sinks and other components. Aluminum profiles can improve the heat dissipation performance and aesthetics of the products.
Industrial field: it can be used in the manufacture of automated machinery and equipment, assembly line benches, equipment rack enclosures and other industrial equipment to meet the requirements of industrial production on the strength and stability of the material.
It is believed that in the future, there will be more applications of aluminum profiles!
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