Author: muhad37

Aluminum is a silvery-white, nonmagnetic, soft, and ductile metal, it is the most abundant metal in earth’s crust. Here are some benefits of Aluminum railings:

Durability

• It lasts longer, it can withstand the harshest weather conditions: rain, snow, ice, sun exposure.
• Aluminum is corrosion-resistant, and it will not rust.
• It will not discolor or fade during the time.
• Aluminum will not splinter and twist or crack.
• It will not warp or shrink.

Installation

It is easy to install within few hours. Aluminum is lightweight and the installation process is simple for a wide range of different applications.

Affordable

Aluminum is not the cheapest compared to other materials, it is an affordable option that saves money and time as there is less maintenance.

Low maintenance

• Aluminum is a strong product, therefore, it does not require any maintenance to keep it in good shape.
• Aluminum has a powder-coat finish that will not chip, peel, or crack. It requires cleaning on regular basis.
• With aluminum, you do not need to apply any protective metal coat, or any chemical materials to resist. When you do not paint the aluminum, it develops an invisible oxide on its surface that prevents corrosion.
• Aluminum is a non-ferrous material and does not rust, it maintains its shape and size in any weather condition, it handles long time sun exposure, wind, snow, and rain.

Strength

1. Aluminum is light, but it is extraordinarily a strong material, it is available in different styles, shapes, and colors which make it so easy to suit various needs, it can also be customized to match any layout of a house or a building.
2.  when it comes to modern designs and decorative shapes, Aluminum is flexible
3. Aluminum is also a good reflector of light and heat.
4. Because it is a very ductile metal and has a low melting point and it can be shaped easily.

Recycling

The most important characteristic of aluminum is that it is a recyclable material, it needs only 5% of the energy to make primary aluminum for the first time. Beverage cans are the most recycled products on earth.

Aluminum uses

You can find aluminum in everyday life with a huge industry behind it, it can be used in many ways:

• Packaging that dedicated to preservation of food, because of aluminum foil, its malleability, its softness, and thinness of this material. The beverages use Aluminum for soda cans because it prevents the interior from heating up excessively and overall does not allow oxygen to enter, it can be an ideal material for preserving liquids.
• Manufacturing bicycle frames.
• Household appliances such as; microwaves, refrigerators, washing machines, music amplifiers… etc.
• The industry is widely used Aluminum to manufacture parts of aeronautics and transports.
• In construction like windows, door, railings, fences for houses, fences for pools.
• Aluminum is used in the vehicle’s body and other car and transportation parts.
• Aluminum is an effective electrical conductor and can be used in electrical transmission lines.

We all know that iron and steel will rust from environmental conditions (wind, sun, ice, snow…etc.) and they are corrosive over time, therefore, their surfaces need to be protected from damage. Corrosion prevention is also an essential factor in the economic utilization of metals. Definitely, Galvanization is the best solution for this issue because it is the most effective corrosion system with a long maintenance-free lifespan. Here are the Benefits of galvanization

What is galvanization?

Galvanization is a chemical process, where a coating of zinc is applied to steel or iron to protects their surfaces from corrosion and rusting. There are many galvanizing processes available, the industry offers hot-dip galvanizing. Yet the most offered and used one is hot-dip galvanizing.

Why using zinc?

Simply because it is very resistant to corrosion.

The steps in the galvanizing process are as follows:

• The steel should be cleaned in a degreasing solution.
• After that, the steel is pickled by being lowered into a vat of diluted hot sulfuric acid.
• Then the steel is fluxed in an aqueous solution; zinc-ammonium chloride.
• After the flux, the steel is galvanized through immersion in a vat of molten zinc.
• Finally, the steel is inspected for consistency and a complete coating.

Benefits of galvanization:

• Low cost

Galvanization is lower in cost than stainless, it is also lower in the first cost than other protective coatings for steel. For that, galvanizing is getting cheaper compared with painting.

• Durable

It needs less maintenance and it also prolongs the lifecycle of galvanized materials; it is one of the most durable forms of corrosion protection on the market. Normally an average coating thickness of 85 microns, the same thickness as a sheet of A4 paper can protect steel for 50 years. This coating thickness will meet the corrosion performance required in many applications in Canada.

• Complete coverage

Galvanization is formed by dipping steel in molten zinc, all parts of the component are coated inside, outside, narrow gaps,  and awkward corners. Galvanized steel structures remain also protected, even in their most vulnerable areas, the process of galvanizing can achieve complete coverage of a component, both inside-out, the corners, and edges.

• Environmental sustainability

The most important characteristic of Zinc is that; it is a natural recyclable substance.

• Speed of application

The protective coating process requires hours, so it is better than complicated paintwork that might take a week. Fortunately, Galvanized steel is ready to use, no time is lost on-site in surface preparation.

• Toughest coating

A full protective coating can be applied in minutes, and its process is not dependent on weather conditions. In addition, a galvanized coating has a unique metallurgical structure that gives outstanding resistance to mechanical damage in transport, it does not require cooling and reapplication of additional layers.

What industries utilize galvanization?

• Bodies of cars, bicycles, drinking water pipes.
• Cool rolled sheet metal, nuts, bolts, tools, and wires of all kinds.
• It is also used in steel frame buildings, create balconies, verandahs, railings ladders, staircases, fences, roofs, outdoor walkways.
• Wind and solar industries, agriculture industry.
• In modern architectural designs like gutters, poles, rails, fencing.
• Telecommunication industry like phone lines equipment.