What are the advantages and disadvantages of alloys?

Answer 1

Disadvantages:

* Far more expensive that steel.

* Limited to certain geometric features using economical processes.

* Abrasive to tooling (aluminum oxide is very abrasive).

* Difficult to weld.

* Prone to severe spring back.

Advantages:\

Aluminum is the preferred choice for Fencing due to several inherent advantages of aluminum. The main advantage is that aluminum components do not rust as easily as iron. Aluminum fences are given a powder-coat finish that protects the surfaces. This kind of a finish also enhances its appearance and provides a smooth surface for painting, if desired. All the components of the fence are drilled and powder-coated prior to assembly. Extreme care is taken during assembly by using sturdy fasteners, brackets, and rivets. Wherever these fasteners, etc., need to be visible, attractive stainless steel ones are used. This provides both looks and strength.

As aluminum is an easy metal to work with, a plethora of style choices and adornment options are made available to clients. The flexibility of the metal allows for several designs that can complement the facade of the structure they are installed around.

Answer 2

Disadvantages:

* Far more expensive that steel.

* Limited to certain geometric features using economical processes.

* Abrasive to tooling (aluminum oxide is very abrasive).

* Difficult to weld.

* Prone to severe spring back.

Advantages:\

Aluminum is the preferred choice for Fencing due to several inherent advantages of aluminum. The main advantage is that aluminum components do not rust as easily as iron. Aluminum fences are given a powder-coat finish that protects the surfaces. This kind of a finish also enhances its appearance and provides a smooth surface for painting, if desired. All the components of the fence are drilled and powder-coated prior to assembly. Extreme care is taken during assembly by using sturdy fasteners, brackets, and rivets. Wherever these fasteners, etc., need to be visible, attractive stainless steel ones are used. This provides both looks and strength.

As aluminum is an easy metal to work with, a plethora of style choices and adornment options are made available to clients. The flexibility of the metal allows for several designs that can complement the facade of the structure they are installed around.

Answer 3

Ø Advantages of aluminum and magnesium alloys

· High strength-to-weight ratios

· A wide range of different alloys, to suit a range of different uses

· Low density, so greater bulk for same weight means they can be used in a greater thickness than denser materials, and thus are less prone to local buckling; this applies to magnesium alloys even more than aluminum alloys

· Available in many standard forms - sheet, plate, tube, bar, extrusions aluminum alloys are easy to work after simple heat treatment

· Can be super-plastically formed (certain aluminum alloys only)

Ø Disadvantages of aluminum and magnesium alloys

· Prone to corrosion, so need protective finishes, particularly magnesium alloys

· Many alloys have limited strength, especially at elevated temperatures magnesium alloys have low strength (but high strength-to-weight ratio)

· No fatigue limit

There are two distinct advantages of using alloys in various objects instead of pure metals. They are:

1.) Alloys are significantly cheaper to produce and ship. This is because any "pure" metal is hard to gather in larger quantities and would be very expensive to produce.

2.) Alloys are lighter than pure metals, therefore easier to ship

Answer 4

The advantages of metal are that they are strong so that they can support weight easily. It also lasts longer than wood.

Aluminum, steel and other metals need to be manually separated from other recyclable material such as plastic and paper, according to Waste Care. Metals, especially aluminum, tend to degrade after each reuse cycle, so products using recycled metals can vary in quality, but most metals never reach a point where they are no longer recyclable. Recycling metals still uses energy, albeit about 95 percent less than new production.

Answer 5

If you are asking about a Scuba cylinder, aluminum is less expensive than steel and it will not rust. However it is a softer metal so it can scratch or get deep gouges where steel will not. Since it is a softer metal, it requires more metal to hold pressure so an aluminum tank is actually heavier out of the water ... and less negative in the water which will require a diver to wear more weight as compared to a steel cylinder. If a steel cylinder is properly cared for then rust is not an issue. Overall, imho, steel is a better cylinder.

Answer 6

Aluminum's advantages are it is strong and also lightweight, and has a low melting point, and it is easy to bend. However, there are disadvantages which are; it is easy to scratch. therefore it won't have an attractive finish and also isn't very durable.

Answer 7

Though stronger and lighter than steel ti is less resilient to certain chemicals and chemical processes, Primarily trichloroethylene. Trichloroethylene is a degreasing solvent falling out of popularity due to its environmental and health hazards, trichloroethylene destroys ti quickly. Citric cleaners are favored as opposed to solvents in the case of ti. I'm not sure about temperature tolerance or machining capabilities except that magnesium is lighter and more temp tolerant.

Answer 8

In fact,titanium in China is not so expensive .the price is almost close to steel.

Answer 9

Its strenght/weight ratio and corrosion resistance.

Answer 10

That they are lighter than pure meatals.