In the UK, aluminium has been used for various types of construction and building works, a recent article published on Search4Me showcased the benefits of using aluminium over steel.
Aluminium alloys are being used in industries ranging from aviation to cookware; it is approximately one third of the weight of steel, iron, brass and copper and has about the same yield strength as steel.
To increase particular properties of strength, malleability or corrosion resistance, aluminium can be combined with substances such as magnesium, manganese, silicon, copper and zinc making it a superior manufacturing material.
Steel can most definitely do the job however; an aluminium manufactured product has almost always done it better. Aluminium extrusion is the preferred method to manufacture continuous complex profile shapes that are used in many industries including construction, aeronautics and automotive.