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Have you ever wondered about exactly why aluminium is potentially better than steel when it comes to vehicle production? The advantages of aluminium over steel looks set to guarantee that a greater proportion of aluminium will be used in manufacturing the vehicles of the future, and here's why...
Lightweight: aluminium is four times lighter than steel.
Fuel economy: the huge weight advantage of aluminium over steel improves performance. An all-aluminium vehicle will have a smaller engine and fuel tank than its steel equivalent. This 10% weight reduction in the vehicle boosts fuel efficiency by over 8%.
Strong: aluminium is 2.5 times stronger than steel.
Safer: aluminium reacts differently to other metals, absorbing twice the energy of steel in the event of an accident.
Non-corrosive: aluminium does not rust.
Recyclable and more environmentally friendly than other metals.
Abundant: aluminium is one of the most plentiful and readily obtainable metals in the world, although it is currently difficult to extract and expensive to process.
Improves reliability and reduces assembly costs by reducing the number of parts required to make the body of the vehicle.
Therefore, as premium manufacturers continue to use aluminium more extensively in vehicle production, the demand for specialist aluminium repair facilities will increase.
Repairing all-aluminium cars requires specialist equipment including a state-of-the-art enclosed work booth separate from other repair initiatives and tools dedicated solely to aluminium repair.
Poole Accident Repair has a dedicated aluminium booth and a highly trained aluminium specialist.
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