ALUMINIUM

Ore : Bauxite

Symbol: Al

Melting point: 660.3 °C

Discovered: 1825

Discoverer: Hans Christian Orsted

Physical Properties

Soft

Durable

Lightweight

Ductile

Malleable

Silvery to DULL GRAY

Nonmagnetic

Good reflector (approx. 92%)

Can be easily MACHINED, CAST,

DRAWN & EXTRUDED.

1/3rd stiffness & density of STEEL.

Chemical propertiesManufacturing Of

ALUMINIUM

HISTORY

•1893 - SCULPTURE

•1898 - DOME

•1931 - ANODISED

ALUMINIUM

•1995 - FAÇADE

•2014 - BUILDING

SECTOR

Statue of eros, 1893

The statue was the

first in the world to be

cast in aluminium and

is set on

a bronze fountain.

san gioacchino church, 1898

The ribbed

octagonal dome,

erected in 1898, is

an early use of

aluminium in

architecture

Empire state building,1931

The curtain façade

designed by Shreve, Lamb

and Harmon used pale

Indiana limestone, shiny

nickel-steel strips

called mullions, and

anodized aluminium pane

ls known as spandrels.

European Parliament,

Brussels,1995

1000 tones of aluminum was used.

Bangkok central embassy

comprised of an 8-story

retail podium, verdant sky

terraces and a 6-star hotel

tower that come together

in a blend of originality

and integrity.

characterized by a

series of extruded

aluminium tiles,

resulting in a dynamic

pattern that responds

and reflects its

surrounding

conditions.

Yanchep Bridge, Australia

• Neither bare nor

painted

•The freedom of

maintenance

•reliable cost

•non-corrosion

material composition

House 77

A house in Póvoa de

Varzim, Portugal, with

a façade comprising

aluminium shutters

perforated with

symbols.

Blinds on west

facade

Aluminaire house,United States

Steel structure,

reinforced corrugated

aluminium siding with

insulation board,

frames and steel

doors, steel and floors

covered with black

linoleum.

aluminium tubular

columns 13 cm in

diameter support the top

two levels of the house

Facade covered with aluminium

panels, 1932

XVI Chilean Architecture

Biennale Pavilion

The perforated

aluminium strips allow

light to filter into the

pavilion.

The transparency of

the woven perforated

aluminium cladding is

revealed at night.

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Presented by :-

• Abhishek Gupta

• Aishwarya Jenaw

• Archit Beri