Moscow, December 7. The Aluminium Association will promote the maximum use of aluminium products in transport engineering. This statement was made at the International Conference 'Advanced aluminium constructions in transport' held in Moscow and organised by NP RAEA.
Current trends in the use of semi-finished products from aluminium in various modes of transport, advanced solutions to reduce their weight through the use of innovative components and technologies, the latest engineering developments, prospective technologies of connection and welding of aluminium constructions, possibilities for development of additive production were discussed at the conference. The representatives of the companies that are members of the Aluminium Association that took part in its work: UC RUSAL, Arconic Russia, Experimental production facility Avial, Sespel, Institute of Structural Materials Prometey, etc.
According to the Aluminium Association, the final consumption of aluminium in the world in 2017 will make up 85 mln tonnes, of which transport will account for 26%. By 2021, the demand for aluminium will grow to 95 million tonnes, and transport will be its largest consumer.
In Russia, the share of transport in the structure of aluminium consumption does not exceed 16%, much less than construction. Therefore, there is a great opportunity for the increase in the consumption of aluminium due to the repetitive production of railroad cars and tankers, localisation of the production of aluminium body parts, aircraft seats, heat exchanger blocks, chairs and containers, construction of fishing and cruise ships.
Using of aluminium in transport has good prospects due to its reliability, durability and low operational costs, relatively low price, etc.
'The unique properties of aluminium and the great interest in it from machine-building companies allow us to be optimistic about the prospects of increasing the use of winged metal in transport in the near future,' ‑ said the Chairman of the Aluminium Association, Valentin Trischenko.