Want to know something about Aluminum? Well where do we start? Lets start with its chemical make up. Al2O3 Which means 2 parts Aluminum and 3 parts Oxygen. In the periodic table Aluminums' atomic number is 13.
Pure aluminum is a silvery-white metal with many desirable characteristics. It is light, nontoxic (as the metal), nonmagnetic and non sparking. It is somewhat decorative. It is easily formed, machined, and cast. Pure aluminum is soft and lacks strength, but alloys with small amounts of copper, magnesium, silicon, manganese, and other elements have very useful properties. Aluminum is an abundant element in the earth's crust, but it is not found free in nature.
With a half life of approximately 730,000 years you won't have to worry about it rusting in your life time. Aluminum comes in a variety of shapes and sizes from tubing, Pipe, Flat bar, Sheets, and plate. The possibilities are endless. Aluminum could be made into handrails, tool boxes, tables, cabinets, shelves, stairs, truck rails, tonoe covers, mud flaps, soda cans, cans for food and im sure you can think of many other items. So if there is something you can think of that you would like fabricated out of Aluminum, Contact us, we would be glad to help, because Walsdorf is Your Metal Fabrication Specialist.