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CHAPTER III<br />

WHY USING ALUMINIUM<br />

1. SHORT PAY-BACK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

1.1. Increased payload + Higher residual value = Additional <strong>in</strong>comes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

1.2. Fuel sav<strong>in</strong>g + long life + reduced ma<strong>in</strong>tenance = Cost sav<strong>in</strong>gs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

1.3. Make your own calculation on www.alutransport.eu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16<br />

1.4. Cop<strong>in</strong>g with road tolls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

1.5. Reduced risk of work accident . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17<br />

2. ALUMINIUM PERFORMANCE PROPERTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />

2.1. High strength-to-weight and high stiffness-to-weight ratios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18<br />

2.2. Durability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19<br />

2.3. Stability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20<br />

2.4. Diversity & functionality of semi-f<strong>in</strong>ished products, cast<strong>in</strong>gs and forg<strong>in</strong>gs . . . . . 20<br />

2.5. Easy to work with . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21<br />

3. ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL BENEFITS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />

3.1. Alum<strong>in</strong>ium reduces CO 2 emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />

3.2. Alum<strong>in</strong>ium as a complement to EURO IV & EURO V eng<strong>in</strong>es . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22<br />

3.3. Alum<strong>in</strong>ium improves road safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23<br />

3.4. Alum<strong>in</strong>ium is easily and economically recycled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24<br />

4. ON THE ROAD… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25<br />

4.1. Look<strong>in</strong>g good forever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25<br />

4.2. Alum<strong>in</strong>ium is easy to repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

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