The aluminero is the person who uses aluminum to manufacture a wide variety of objects for the construction of homes and buildings, for example, doors, windows, stairs, handrails, facades, among others.
Likewise, for different furniture, aluminum profiles are ideal, for example, for showcases, frames, doors, among others. An aluminum maker uses tools such as angle saws and saw blades, taking advantage of the ductility of the material to make the indicated objects.
Among the advantages that this material provides to this worker is the shine of its surface, which gives an excellent finish to the elaborated objects. On the other hand, as it is a material that is very resistant to corrosion, objects made with this material tend to maintain their condition and shine for longer.
Such properties influence so that the trade of an aluminum maker is quite required, as people appreciate the application of aluminized elements in construction and other areas as an excellent investment.
An advantage of aluminized materials for the benefit of aluminum is their low weight, which avoids the need to use too much force to transport or handle them during their work, thus reducing the possibility of occupational diseases, for example, herniated discs or lumbar.
Aluminum
Aluminum is one of the most common elements of the earth, as it is found in 8% in different forms within the earth's crust.
This mineral is also found in other parts, for example, in the body of living things. Specifically, in humans there is between 35-50 mg of aluminum, not yet having a fully defined role. It is only known that we absorb it directly from food and water, and the excess is excreted in the urine.
For its part, in the earth's crust it is found in the form of bauxite, which constitutes the main ore from which this material is extracted. The largest bauxite mines in the world are located in Brazil and Australia.
In other Latin American countries there are also large deposits of bauxite from which alumina is extracted. Specifically, in Guyana and Venezuela.
The most widely used process with which alumina is extracted is called Bayer, because it was Karl Bayer who patented it in 1889. Since then it has been used in most industrial aluminum plants to produce this material.
Properties
Aluminum is a good electrical and thermal conductor. Hence, it is used in many electrical materials, for example, cables of all kinds.
Likewise, its thermal properties make it special for the manufacture of kitchen utensils such as pots, because the temperature rises quickly in them. On the other hand, aluminum is not toxic and since it does not react with water (that is, it is not oxidizing), food does not stick.
Due to its chemical properties it also has wide uses, for example, it is used for the extraction of other metals, because despite its stability it reacts with the oxide of certain metals to form alumina.
However, the most widespread use of this material is in construction, because it is very light, soft and malleable. Specifically, it serves as the basis for the elaboration of aluminum profiles, which are used by the aluminum maker for different purposes.