As a leading UK supplier of Aluminium Extrusions we know a thing or two about Aluminium. Here we’ve compiled a list of 10 interesting Aluminium Facts. For further advice or information on aluminium extrusions, call us on 01275 879995.
- It is the most abundant metal found naturally on Earth
- Australia is the leading producer of the worlds aluminium
- Aluminium is fully recyclable
- Recycling uses only 5% of the energy needed to produce aluminium from its ore Bauxite
- In the 1850’s aluminium was more valuable than Gold ! A bar of aluminum was even exhibited at the Paris Exhibition in 1855. In 1852 it was priced at $1200 per Kg while gold was a paltry $664 per Kg. Over the next 40 years science helped discover better ways of isolating and then producing aluminium. So much so that by 1895 aluminium was priced at $1.20 per Kg !
- The energy you save by recycling single aluminium can will run a TV for 3 hours
- In 1996 recycling aluminium saved enough energy to power the city of Pittsburgh for over 6 years
- Two-thirds of the aluminium ever produced is still in use today !
- Aluminium conducts heat more than six times better than stainless steel. This makes it a great choice for heat sinks which drain away heat from critical electronics like a processor
- Eros, the famous statue in London’s Piccadilly Circus is made of aluminium. Unusual for a statue unveiled in 1893. The statue is actually of Anteros, Eros’s brother but that is another story…..
