Replacing copper with aluminum will become the trend of cable industry

replacing copper with aluminum

At a time when the price of copper, the raw material of cables, remains high and the profit rate of cable manufacturers has dropped sharply, the price of aluminum, which is also the raw material of cables, is far lower than the price of copper. Therefore, the topic of “saving copper with aluminum Alloy” has been hotly debated. Will the performance of new aluminum alloy cables meet the requirements? Take … Read more

Bright prospect of aluminum materials for high-speed railway

Bright prospect of aluminum materials for high-speed railway

China began to build high-speed rail in 2004, and began to produce aluminum alloy vehicles in small quantities in 2006. The Beijing Tianjin intercity high-speed rail was opened in 2008, galloping the aluminum alloy trains with all independent intellectual property rights in China. By the end of 2014, the mileage of high-speed rail in China has exceeded 1 × 104 km。 Generally, the number of aluminum alloy vehicles can be … Read more

China’s aluminum alloy cables will exceed 300billion

In the next five years, China’s aluminum alloy cables will exceed 300 billion. Aluminum alloy cables have been put into use since 1968. Under the combined action of the special aluminum alloy connectors for aluminum alloy cables, they have created a successful application history of safe and accident-free operation for nearly 50 years in North America and other countries. The mature aluminum alloy cable technology and products in North America … Read more

Consumer awareness of aluminum foil lunch boxes is higher than expected

A social practice team composed of 8 students from the School of Economics and Management of China Agricultural University took the initiative to undertake a public welfare research project related to green packaging and green consumption methods. The focus is to understand the awareness and acceptance of green and environmentally friendly aluminum foil lunch boxes and containers (including fast food boxes, packaging boxes, takeaway boxes, etc.) among residents and catering … Read more

Classification of aluminium and aluminium alloys by shape and specification

(1) Classification by product shape.According to the product shape, aluminum can be mainly divided into plate, strip, strip, foil, pipe, bar, profile, wire, powder, forgings, die forgings, cold pressed parts, etc. (2) Classified by sectional area or mass.According to the sectional area or mass, aluminum and aluminum alloy materials can be divided into super large, large, medium, small and super small categories. For example, die forgings with a projected area … Read more