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