| Aluminum tubing is used in many | | | | shape, aluminum tubing can be made in a |
| different ways from the race track to | | | | whole host of different shapes, such as |
| household appliances and drinks cans. | | | | square or triangular to suit its end |
| Aluminum is an excellent choice of metal | | | | use. Such shaping can be used in |
| as it has many desirable properties - it | | | | products where a traditional round tube |
| is cheap, widely available, easy to | | | | would not be appropriate. The building |
| machine, hard to corrode, light weight | | | | industry for example, use square tubing |
| and extremely tough and durable, in fact | | | | extensively in certain processes and the |
| aluminum is around one third the weight | | | | fact the aluminum tubing can be made so |
| of steel but almost as strong as some | | | | quickly and to the builder's exact |
| low carbon steel. Add to this the fact | | | | requirements it is a huge plus. Aluminum |
| that aluminum extrusion produces | | | | tubing can also be made into solid |
| incredibly cheap, yet high standard | | | | poles, which are more durable than the |
| aluminum tubing, and there is little | | | | hollow tubes which can, if thin be bent |
| wonder that it is used on a large scale | | | | out of shape with excess pressure. |
| today. | | | | However, it is unlikely that an |
| Aluminum tubing can be made to a | | | | experienced builder or designer would |
| customer's exact requirements and the | | | | use such a product when solid tubing |
| lengths can be easily cut to | | | | would be needed. |
| specifications. There are so many | | | | Such is the precision of aluminum tubing |
| different sizes of aluminum tubing all | | | | manufacture today that the thinnest |
| of which for different purposes. | | | | tubing can be created with ease and at |
| Aluminum tubing is used extensively in | | | | speed due to the extrusion process. Once |
| the racing industry, where it is used | | | | a die has been made for the aluminum |
| for exhausts and body parts for cars. | | | | tubing it can be replicated time and |
| When used in exhausts, aluminum tubing | | | | time again without any loss in quality. |
| provides a durable and non corrosive | | | | As a result the aluminum tubing produced |
| part that can also withstand high | | | | is of a high standard and any extra |
| temperatures without any loss of shape. | | | | finishing is not need as the tubing will |
| When aluminum tubing is used in this way | | | | be clean and free from any imperfections |
| it will be bent to shape to form the | | | | or surface scratches. This method of |
| exhaust and this is a straightforward | | | | creating aluminum tubing is very cost |
| process, although there can be hardening | | | | effective and add to this the life of an |
| in the bend area, but this is a minor | | | | extrusion die, which is practically |
| aspect which will not adversely effect | | | | infinite, then it is the obvious choice |
| the tubing. | | | | for anyone wanting to have aluminum |
| Besides being a traditional round tube | | | | tubing made. |