Engineering and fabrication

What is the advantages of using aluminium in machining?

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1. Its strength versus its weight is usually the reason people use it for parts. Depending on the alloy, you can get aluminum that is good for higher strength applications like 7XXX, 5XXX and 6XXX are weldable, etc...


2. It's harder than copper but softer than steel. So it's easy to machine and it doesn't grab cutting edges, ie it can be cleanly shaped with little fuss.


3. Also, it isnt as prone to stress concentrations during welding, like many steel alloys are.