Unique features of aluminum

The minimum estimated depreciable life of aluminum structures is 80 years. Aluminum is used in all climatic conditions and does not lose its properties in the temperature range from -80 ° C to +300 ° C. The aluminum constructions are not very susceptible to destruction in fires, and at low temperatures this metal becomes more durable.

For example, aluminum siding, equipped with thermal insulation and reflective foil coating, protects rooms from the cold in 4 times better than a brick lining 10 cm thick or masonry thickness of more than 20 cm. Therefore, it is actively used in construction in cold places of our planet.

Not less, if not more, the important quality of aluminum is lightness. Due to the low specific gravity, the aluminum plate is in 2 times lighter than steel with the same rigidity. It turns out that with the same load-bearing capacity, the weight of aluminum structures is in 2-3 times less than the weight of steel and up to 7 times less than the weight of reinforced concrete.

So today aluminum is used in the construction of high-rise buildings and skyscrapers - just imagine how much they would weigh if use, for example, steel, what depth the foundation would have to lay and how much it would have increased the cost of the entire building!