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Aluminum (aka Aluminium) Fun Facts
Aluminum (Al) is the most abundant mineral on Earth after oxygen and silicon and is the most abundant metal found naturally on Earth. It is present in 270 minerals. Aluminum is a silver, soft metal with an atomic number of thirteen and thirteen protons in the nucleus. It constitutes about eight percent of the Earth’s land mass.
Aluminum (aka Aluminium) fun facts:
- Caution – Iodine and Aluminum powder plus a few drops of water create: Clouds of toxic purple iodine vapor and a flame.
- Recycling aluminum takes only 5 percent of the energy needed to extract new aluminum from ore.
- Aluminum is globally the most used metal that does not contain iron.
- Aluminum is almost always used as an alloy, even if the aluminum content is as high as 99%.
- The most commonly used elements to combine with aluminum to create an alloy are zinc, copper, silicon, magnesium, and manganese.
- This element is the second-most abundant metallic element in Earth’s crust after silicon.
- Aluminum is lightweight (a third the weight of steel or copper).
- That Coke can: According to the Aluminum Association, an aluminum can takes 60 days to return as a new can after recycling.
- Aluminum and its alloys are significantly used in the aerospace industry auto manufacturing and transportation, construction, packaging etc.
- Aluminum is also used as a compound to manufacturing paints, antacids, deodorants and are also used as a catalyst in explosives (such as ammonium nitrate) to boost explosive capabilities.
- Aluminum is a very reflective metal, which is very useful in home decor items such as aluminum blinds, aluminum fence, aluminum doors, aluminum windows etc.
- Keep vinegar and bleach away from your aluminum products.
- Aluminum parts when damp creates a white oxide that protects the aluminum surface but keeps paint from sticking.
- Aluminum is incredibly flexible enough that it can be easily formed into the tiniest of items such as paper clips, dial gauges etc.
I hope you enjoyed these fun facts about aluminum. More than 90% of our die casting production is in aluminum alloy parts.
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- Sources:
- http://www.kineticdiecasting.com/
- http://www.livescience.com/28865-aluminum.html
- http://www.softschools.com/facts/periodic_table/aluminium_facts/188/
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Today is October 31st Halloween 2016.
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Who is Kinetic Die Casting Company?
Kinetic Die Casting Company (KDC) is an aluminum part and zinc part manufacturing company. We produce these metal parts using a manufacturing process called die casting. Kinetic Die Casting Company is an American Jobshop Aluminum Die Casting Company. A jobshop die casting company produces metal die casting parts for OEM’s (Original Equipment Manufacturers) for their products. A Die Casting Company uses a process in which a molten metal alloy is injected with a die casting machine under force using considerable pressure into a steel die casting mold or die casting die to produce aluminum die casting parts. Kineticdc was established in 1994 near Los Angeles, California at the current location in North Hollywood, California.
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Kinetic Die Casting
6918 Beck Avenue
North Hollywood,
California USA 91605
818-982-9200
800-524-8083
818-982-0877
sales@kineticdc.com
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Aluminum Die Cast Parts produced by Kinetic Die Casting Company can be stronger than steel. Kinetic Die Casting Company is a part diecaster of lower priced, better quality aluminum die cast parts, sometimes also known as castings, aluminum part castings, high pressure part die castings, or aluminum diecastings. Kinetic Die Casting has Low Quantity Die Casting Production or High Quantity Die Casting Part Production.
Kinetic Die Casting Company
6918 Beck Avenue North Hollywood, California USA 91605
818-982-9200
800-524-8083
818-982-0877
sales@kineticdc.com
Office Hours: Monday – Thursday 6:00 AM – 4:30 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
Die Casting Auto Parts
Die Casting Aluminum Auto Parts is fast and inexpensive. We produce several thousand car parts each year using aluminum die casting. Today we received a purchase order from one our customers to produce over 24,000 aftermarket auto parts. We will cast these auto parts using aluminum die casting, we will die trim the parts and ship them in less than six weeks. https://www.kineticdiecasting.com/kdc/die-casting-auto-parts/
Kinetic Die Casting manufactures aluminum die castings creating aluminum die casting boxes, aluminum handle hardware, and aerospace die casting.
If you would like to get a quote, please visit our website: http://www.kineticdiecasting.com/
Kinetic Die Casting Company
6918 Beck Avenue
North Hollywood CA 91605
818-982-9200
