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Aluminium in the Building and Construction Industries

Aluminum building materials is widely used

in building because of its intrinsic properties of lightness and corrosion resistance.

Aluminum is used in external facades, roofs and walls, in windows and doors, in staircases, railings, shelves, and other

several applications.

Aluminium in building construction

Thanks to its features, there are many benefits that aluminum offers to the construction industry:

Alloys

Pure aluminum is a low-strength metal and consequently not suitable for building applications but thanks to the addition

of alloying elements such as copper, manganese, magnesium, zinc etc. and thanks to specific production processes, it changes

its physical and mechanical properties to meet requirements of a large number of applications.

Durability

Aluminum alloys for Building are resistant to water, corrosion and immune to the harmful effects of UV rays, thus

ensuring a lasting endurance

Low maintenance costs 

Aluminum does not require any special kind of maintenance, whether it is raw or lacquered aluminum

Finishes

Aluminum can be anodized or lacquered in any color, so it’s possible to  get the most varied effects and thus meet

the designer’s decorative needs. Aluminum treatments can increase the durability of the material and its corrosion

resistance

Reflective properties

Aluminum is widely used for light management: its reflective properties help to  reduce energy consumption for

lighting and heating.

For example, it’s possible to reduce the use of air conditioning in summer season by using aluminum shielding devices.

Aluminum is not combustible

Aluminum does not burn and is therefore it’s classified as non-combustible material (A1 fire reaction class).

Nevertheless, aluminum alloys melt at about 650 ° C, but without releasing any harmful gases. And so, more and more

often, the outer covers and external surfaces of industrial structures (and not) are made with thin aluminum panel finishes

which are destined to merge only in case of fierce fire, thus allowing heat and smoke to escape and reducing damage Caused by

the fire.

Certified studies have proved that the alloys,  the surface treatments (coatings) and the materials used are all

neutral. Aluminum used in the construction industry does not have any negative impacts either on the quality of the air

inside buildings, on land or water.

These are just a few of the benefits of using aluminum, in a technical and technological development view the

extraordinary properties of this metal will offer (potentially) endless possibilities for building engineering applications.

The aluminium element was discovered 200 years ago. After an initial period of technological development, aluminium

alloys were used in many structural applications, including the civil engineering field. Aluminium is the second most widely

specified metal in building after steel, and is used in all sectors from commercial building to domestic dwelling.