Aluminum beams are structural extrusion products, and most commonly made from 6061-T6 aluminum alloy, offering high strength-to-weight ratios and strong corrosion resistance.
Key Features and Advantages
• Lightweight: With a density approximately one-third that of steel, aluminum beams typically weigh only about half as much as steel beams of equivalent specifications, significantly reducing costs related to transportation, handling, and installation.
• High Strength and High Strength-to-Weight Ratio: Through processes such as heat treatment (e.g., tempering) and alloying, aluminum beams achieve excellent load-bearing capacity and an outstanding strength-to-weight ratio.
• Superior Corrosion Resistance: Aluminum naturally forms a dense oxide layer on its surface—a property that can be further enhanced through anodizing—allowing it to perform far better than standard carbon steel in humid, outdoor, or corrosive environments.
• Ease of Fabrication and Joining: Aluminum alloys offer excellent ductility, making them easy to cut, drill, weld, bolt, or rivet, and highly suitable for custom shaping.
In building construction, aluminum beams are lightweight, which can significantly improve workers' operational efficiency and reduce the number of supporting columns required.
