Soft, magnetic silvery metal, light weight, low menting point, high thermal and electrical conductivity (can be usef in ROD, BAR EXTRUSION, CASTONG, SHEET STRIP)
ALUMINUM
The term applied to certain aluminum products
ALCAD
A tyoe of aluminum that is for roofing and gutter
ALUMINUM SHEET
it has a 0.005 thickness, a thermal insulator
ALUMINUM FOIL
A sheet fabricated of special aluminum
Corrugated ALUMINUM
A aluminum for structural materials
Structural aluminum
Generally fabricated from extrusion
Aluminum doors and windows
comprises systems (skin construction)
Aluminum panels and sandwich panels
Bars, pipes, railings, etc
Ornamental aluminum
aluminum used for fencing
Aluminum mesh and wire clothing
Types of aluminum finishes
Mechanical
Chemical
Electrolytic
Electroplating
Porcelain
Paint
Tough, malleable, silvery white, soft and ductile, easily magnetised, oxidize rapidly in air, hardened by heating and sudden cooling
IRON
Irin carbon alloy that contains more than 17% carbon, piured while molten into forms, cast into any shape
Cast iron
Almost pure iron
Wrought Iron
Refers usually to plain carbon steel which defined as alloysof iron and carbon.
Steel
Types of Wrought steel
Structural steel
Reinforcement of concrete
Sheet and strip
Corrugated steel
Steel mesh and wire cloth
Steel windows and doors
Hardware
Usually deformed bars
Reinforcement of concrete
Made from carbon sheet generalky containing about 0.15% carbon not exceeding 0.25%
Sheet and strip
Rigidized sheet fabricated low carbon cold or hot rolled sheets
Corrugated steel
for fencing, insect screenand cement
Steel mesh and wire cloth
such as nails, rivets, screws
Hardware
High strength, low alloy steel
Alloy Steels
Generally used in architecture are highly alloy steels that contain more than 10% chromium
Stainless steels