Aluminium, being a light material (three times lighter than steel), is ideal for specific applications. In paper technologies, large amounts of extremely moist, steam-filled exhaust air is extracted through tightly welded, low-pressure duct systems. With regard to corrosion, AlMg3 is comparable to stainless steel for this type of application. However, being lighter it is less expensive and is a great advantage in respect to the supports and loads that the structure must already bear.
Stainless steel, aluminium, special materials
Project information
- Material: AlMg3, AlMgSi0,5
- Sheet thickness: approx. 2 – 3 mm
- Measurements: approx. 1,8 m x 1,3 m x 1,5 m
- Sector: paper industries
- Location: worldwide; this project: Russia