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Text 5 aluminium

Aluminium is the oldest and best known light metal. It is a white silvery metal which does not rust in the air. It is soft, that is why it is used only when alloyed with other metals. It occures in the Earth's crust principally as the oxide, bauxite (Al2O3), and is extracted from it by an electrolyses.

The addition of small quantities of other metals in the making of alloys produces materials which are light but very strong. It is one of the commonest metals in industry. Low weight and resistance to corrosion combine with its toughness to make aluminium very suitable for the bodies of vehi­cles and also for castings-gear-boxes, pistons, cylinder heads. It is used for making cooking utensils, ladders, refrigera­tors, wrapping material (“silver paper”, “silver” membrane). Its shiny surface reflects heat, and aluminium foil is used for the heat insulation of houses. Aluminium paint protects iron­work from rust, obliterates dark paint, and reflects light.

Some important aluminium alloys are magnalium and duralumin (95% aluminium + 4% copper + 1/2% manganese + 1/2% magnesium) which is only half as dense as steel but twice as strong; unlike aluminium, it can be tempered by heat treatment; it is used for making aircraft, houses, furniture and motor pistons.

Words and word combinations

castings-gear-boxesформи для лиття зубчатої передачі

pistonпоршень

laddersдрабини

wrapping materialматеріал для упакування

silvermembrane – кришка-мембрана з фольги, що легко знімається

foilфольга

to obliterate – знищувати, витирати

magnaliumмагналіт, альмаг

which is only half as dense as steelчия щільність вдвоє менша ніж у сталі

Exercises

I. Answer the questions in written form and make up a dialogue using some of them.

1. What does aluminium look like?

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2. Where does aluminium occure?

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3. What makes aluminium very suitable for the bodies of vehi­cles?

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4. Why is aluminium used for the heat insulation of houses?

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5. What important aluminium alloys do you know?

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6. Where is aluminium used in every-day life?

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7. What is the meaning of the word ‘alloy’?

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8. What are the properties of aluminium alloys?

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