Aluminium is the most abundant metal in the world; however it can be quite expensive due to the extraction method‚ electrolysis. Aluminium ore is called bauxite‚ it is then purified into a white powder (aluminium oxide) then the aluminium can be extracted. To turn it into aluminium they heat the powder till it’s molten so electricity can pass through it. Its melting point is over 2‚000 Celsius‚ so it would therefore be quite expensive. One way of cutting costs is by dissolving it in molten cryolite
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Aluminium The history of Aluminium use Aluminium is now one of the most widely used metals‚ but one of the hardest to refine due to it’s reactivity with other elements. Even as late as the turn of the century‚ Aluminium was considered very valuable and in turn expensive‚ even more expensive than gold. In some cultures‚ when a function was held (for example‚ a party) by wealthy people‚ only the most honored guests would be given Aluminium cutlery‚ the others had to make do with gold or silver cutlery
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Module Session: February - April 2014 Credits accrued for satisfactory completion of this module: 15 Weighting of this assignment for obtaining module credits: 100% The Assignment Question: First‚ read the accompanying case study‚ ‘Riverside Aluminium’. Then provide a SWOT analysis of the company using this framework. After conducting the SWOT analysis‚ explain whether you consider that it is appropriate or inappropriate as a structure for analysis. Your assignment should conclude with a discussion
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ECONOMICS COMMENTARY – 1 Recently‚ demand for Aluminium has increased (data mentioned in article). Demand is the various quantities of a good a consumer is willing and able to buy at different price levels during a particular time period. The supply of Aluminium is steadily increasing‚ but the demand is likely to overtake supply‚ which is the various quantities of a good a producer is willing and able to produce at different price levels during a particular time period. This surge
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of aluminium over the past six years. It can be seen from Figure 1 that the price of aluminium has fluctuated a great deal during this period. For example: between July 2008 and February 2009 the price fell by 57%; in August 2009 alone the price rose by 16%. In an essay of 1500 words or fewer‚ use economic analysis to explain changes in the price of aluminium over the period shown in Figure 1 and why the price fluctuations have been so great. Figure 1: The monthly LME spot price for aluminium in
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mechanisms for the strengthening of metal alloys. It influences some properties of the alloys such as strength‚ hardness and ductility. The purpose of this experiment was to test the effect of temperature and aging time on strength and hardness of 6060 aluminium alloy samples that have roughly similar compositions by subjecting them to different temperatures for different periods of time. The experiment showed that the strength and hardness of the samples increased when they were allowed to age for longer
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1. INTRODUCTION SilCote aluminum pigment is manufactured by mixing aluminum paste with Monomer‚ SR-350 (trimethylolpropane trimethancrylate) and additive‚ Z-6040 which is an epoxy-functional Silane (3-glycidoxypropyl trimethoxy silane)‚ in a jacketed mixer with the presence of catalyst‚ ABIN (azo-bis-isobutyronitrile). White spirit‚ acts as the carrier solvent in the process. 2. PROCESS FLOW The aluminum paste is first loaded into the jacketed mixer‚ followed by introducing a pre-determined
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Pure aluminium is a relatively soft‚ silvery white metal. When exposed to air‚ a thin coating of Aluminium oxide gives it a dull lustre. It is three times less dense than water‚ and has great strength when alloyed‚ it doesnt rust and has high electrical conductivity‚ and Aluminium is also ductile‚ making it a very useful metal. Aluminium readily makes alloys with copper‚ zinc‚ magnesium‚ manganese and silicon. Aluminium foil is 92-99% pure aluminium. Other uses of aluminium alloys include computers
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Introduction Sohar Aluminium is the leading aluminium smelter industry in the Sultanate of Oman. It was formed in September‚ 2014 and owned jointly by Abi Dhabi Energy Company PJSC - TAQA ‚Rio Tinto and Oman Oil Company. Sohar Aluminium is located in the Al Batinah Region of Oman. Ever since it was formed‚ the company holds a significant position in the manufacturing sector in Oman. The company seems to show its responsibility to the stake holders in particular and the society in general. The
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PREFACE 5 Aluminium as Commodity 5 INTRODUCTION 6 Contribution to GDP 7 Employment Generation 7 ALUMINIUM PRODUCTION 8 Process Flow 8 Inputs of Production 9 Bauxite 9 Power 12 Other Raw Materials used 12 Production Method 12 Aluminium- Products 14 GOVERNMENT POLICIES 15 MAJOR PLAYERS 16 National AluminiumCompany (NALCO) 16 HINDALCO Industries 16 Sterlite Industries 17 INDUSTRY CONCENTRATION 19 Aluminium concentration
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