Aluminium is malleable, ductile, conductive and has a very high strength-to-weight ratio. In other words, it is at the same time very light, and very strong.
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Processed by state-of-the-art casting, rolling or extrusion processes, aluminium can easily take virtually any shape, however intricate, offering unlimited potential for sturdy, robust and lightweight structures to fit every need of the latest, the most innovative, the most energy efficient applications. Constant research and development have consistently brought about ever stronger alloys, always allowing less material to be used to achieve equivalent or higher strength and resistance.
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