Since the reform and opening up, aluminum has rapidly developed into an indispensable material in the life of every Chinese. Aluminum alloy doors and windows, aluminum alloy furniture, bathroom appliances, cooking utensils, household appliances in Chinese houses, all means of transportation used for travel, such as bicycles, electric vehicles, motorcycles, cars, high-speed rail, airplanes, ships, daily work and computers, mobile phones, etc. used in daily life all use aluminum to varying degrees, and the application of aluminum is still expanding.
Over 120 years of hard work in the aluminum industry, the accumulated technology and equipment achievements of foreign aluminum companies have given wings to the development of China’s aluminum industry. The journey that the industry has traveled for more than 120 years.
Drinking water does not forget the person who dug the well. We should be grateful for all the inventions made by the predecessors of the aluminum industry at home and abroad in the development of the aluminum industry. These inventions are too numerous to count and it is difficult to list them all. In this paper, only ten technological breakthroughs that have a fundamental impact on the world and China’s aluminum industry are listed. Without these ten technological breakthroughs, the world and China’s aluminum industry would not be able to achieve today’s brilliant achievements.
1.Discovery and Utilization of Bauxite
2.Production of Alumina by Bayer Process
3.Production of Electrolytic Aluminum by Hall-Elufa
4.Aluminum Alloy Melting
5.Aluminum Melt Processing Technology
6.Direct Water Cooling Ingot
7.Aluminum Machining and Die Casting
8.Heat Treatable Aluminum Alloy
9.Aluminum Surface Treatment Technology
10.Environmental Technology of Aluminum Industry
While enjoying the technology and equipment achievements of the world’s aluminum industry, each aluminum-related company at home and abroad has also made different contributions to the development of the aluminum industry.
Post time: May-06-2023