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This is aluminum. Aluminum
for our industries

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and aluminum for our homes. Aluminum for building,
for transportation, for communication, for

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agriculture, and for national defense.

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What is it

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that has made aluminum, one of the youngest
members in the family of metals, such an

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outstanding material?

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The answer lies in its amazing versatility
and unusual combination of properties.

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Its smart, modern appearance
in a variety of natural

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or colored finishes. Its great strength
combined with extreme light weight,

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an outstanding advantage in
almost every metal application.

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Its high electrical conductivity with
aluminum leading all other metals in a pound-

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for-pound comparison.

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Its immunity to all kinds of
weather without rust or corrosion.

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Its superior light
and heat reflectivity,

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for aluminum brilliantly outshines all other
uncoated metals. Aluminum excels most

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other metals in its ability
to conduct heat quickly and evenly.

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One of the most amazing things about this
most remarkable metal is its tremendous

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abundance as a raw material.

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In America, the richest of these commercial-
grade aluminum deposits are located in the

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central region of Arkansas.

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Although traces of aluminum may
be found in almost any soil,

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only those clays containing fifty

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or sixty percent aluminum ore and known as
bauxite are mined for commercial production.

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And here, one of the foremost producers of aluminum
derives much of its ore for the reduction

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plants. In order to ensure a constant

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and uninterrupted supply
of this raw material,

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Reynolds some years ago pioneered the
development of extensive aluminum

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ore deposits in Haiti

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and Jamaica. These deposits, along with
mining operations in British Guiana,

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constitute the world's
largest known aluminum

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ore reserves, representing a vital backlog
of strategic material for consumer goods

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and defense production.

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On the island of Jamaica alone, more than
fifty thousand acres are owned by Reynolds

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for the mining of aluminum ore. As the bauxite
deposits are mined out, Reynolds resoils

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and restores the pits to crop, grazing,

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or forest land for the Jamaicans'
use. Mining of aluminum

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ore in Jamaica is primarily a
huge earth moving operation.

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And for the islanders, the mines have
meant new jobs and a sounder economy.

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After leaving the mines, the aluminum

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ore travels on a breathtaking journey
over six miles of aerial tramway to the sea.

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At Ochos Rios Bay, the
bauxite ore is loaded aboard a modern

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ore carrier for its trip to the mainland,
where the next phase of its transformation

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to metal begins. Among this
maze of giant digestors,

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settlers, and washers, all the skill

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and ingenuity of modern chemical engineering
combine to provide the first step in

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unlocking aluminum from the earth. The
chemical process reaches its climax in these

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huge tanks, where alumina is precipitated
out of the ore in caustic solution.

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Later the water content is driven off by
baking in giant rotary kilns, resulting in

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this pure snow white
powder known as alumina.

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An ever increasing amount of this alumina
is being used in chemical processing, in

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soil conditioners, in abrasives,
and many other applications.

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In order to reduce the alumina to solid
aluminum, it is transferred to one of a

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number of reduction plants

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and converted to metallic form in giant
electrolytic cells. These plants consume

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electrical power in tremendous quantities,
enough to supply the daily needs of one

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million people. About one third of the
required electricity is generated at Reynolds

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plants.

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And the rest is purchased from outside
sources. Over twenty thousand kilowatt

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hours of electricity will pass through
the cell to produce one ton of aluminum.

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In the most modern operation,

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some of the molten aluminum is transferred
directly to a customer's adjacent

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foundry, where it is poured hot into the
customer's holding furnace before casting.

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Back at the Reynolds plant, as the molten
metal is cast, aluminum begins to take

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recognizable shape and form.

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After casting, the pigs are alloyed with small
amounts of other metals to give them the

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right combination of properties.
From the alloying furnace,

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aluminum now marches forth in
the shape of ingots, blooms,

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and billets, each destined for a specific

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fabricating sequence.

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Reducing six thousand pound ingots into
aluminum sheet requires giant machinery,

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plus great technical skill
and experience.


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After rolling, the coil sheet is ready for
shipment to thousands of fabricators who will

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reshape it into a hundred thousand useful
things, from washing machines to airplane wings.

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The fabricating service, as its name implies,
is a service to manufacturers providing

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them with a great variety of blank, formed,

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and precision-finished
parts ready for assembly.

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Here under one roof is found the most
modern equipment. Many costly

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but necessary facilities, often beyond the
reach of the average fabricator, are made

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available through this service, including
press equipment capable of handling the

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largest aluminum draws ever made.

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Plus a workforce of skilled specialists
with long experience in high-speed

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precision fabrication. With imagination

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and daring, the fabricating service tackles
the most difficult production assignments

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such as this patented

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tubed sheet, a solid aluminum sheet with
self-contained passages for liquid

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or gas. The tubed sheet is now in
common use as in this refrigeration

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unit and has unlimited possibilities in
all types of heat transfer applications.

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Still another contribution of the fabricating
service are the all-aluminum truck

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and body parts assembled
for the leading truck

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and trailer companies. Because
aluminum will not rust, these

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parts will not need painting, and
neither will these aluminum gutters and downspouts.

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Aluminum buildings are easily constructed,
requiring a minimum amount of maintenance

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and upkeep. Self insulating
against both feet

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and cold, aluminum she provides greater
protection for every type of outdoor use.

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From industrial buildings large

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and small, to the most modern
residence. Light weight, strength,

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and the versatility of aluminum makes
possible higher payloads in all commercial

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vehicles from highway trailers to
modern smart looking delivery trucks.

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Aluminum adds beauty and flexibility
of design to lightweight highway homes

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and ultra modern buses. In national
defense, as in many other fields,

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aluminum is everywhere.
In the air, on the ground,

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and on the sea, versatile aluminum
serves our fighting men. In today's

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architecture, aluminum has become synonymous
with modern design. Not only in new

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buildings, but to face lift dingy,

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old exteriors

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and transform them into colorful new
fronts in tune with the times. The use of

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aluminum is equally effective inside as
well as out. From table lamp to acoustical

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ceiling, aluminum contributes
that decorative modern touch

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to office

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and home. Because aluminum reflects up to
ninety five percent of all radiant heat

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and effectively stops moisture, it finds
extensive use in all types of insulation.

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These same reflective qualities
add extra efficiency

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to aluminum heating

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and air conditioning ducts. In the field
of home appliances, for decorative as well

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as functional uses, aluminum has no equal.
Rustproof and corrosion resistant,

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it helps keep cleaning and maintenance
at a minimum. Add the advantages of low

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cost, light weight, workability
and multi-colored beauty,

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and it's easy to see why more

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and more aluminum is being designed
into every type of modern appliance.

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And to help manufacturers achieve the highest
quality aluminum products, the Reynolds

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metals company maintains a full-time
aluminum styling and design section.

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Aluminum foil, which is
merely sheet aluminum

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rolled extremely thin, is welcomed in the
American home in ever growing quantities.

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As a convenience of a thousand

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and one practical uses, for even the thinnest
aluminum retains all the advantages of

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this amazing metal.

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It conducts cold to speed up freezing and
distributes heat evenly while cooking,

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and whether in the
refrigerator, in the oven,

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or on the barbecue grill, aluminum foil keeps
foods from drying out while sealing in

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all their natural flavor.

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Aluminum foil may be produced hard
or soft, finished bright or dull,

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and cut into strips fine enough to make
non-tarnishing aluminum yarn, which adds

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sparkle, luster, the gleam of glamour to a
lady's gowns, the fabrics in her home,

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and the upholstery of
the latest automobiles.

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Versatile aluminum foil,
when used for packaging

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or advertising, may be laminated
to paper or cardboard

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and printed on high speed presses in as
many as seven colors, adding great eye appeal

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to packages and reader interest
to national advertising.

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Customer after customer is drawn
by the bright shiny colors

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and the reflective beauty of
aluminum foil announcing the products.

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And aside from beauty, aluminum foil
serves the public in many other ways.

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On the store shelves all over
America, Reynolds foil packaging

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and labels possess unequaled
selling and protection magic.

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It keeps things like tobacco
or chewing gum moist

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and dehydrated soups dry. It preserves
the crispness of potato chips and

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the softness of prunes. it seals flavor
in and keeps harmful light rays out.

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It provides extra convenience in the form
of one-way containers which can be used

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right in the oven, such as delicious ready-mixed 
cakes, ready to serve frozen pies,

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and complete dinners, which only need
heating and are ready to serve.

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All made possible with lightweight, heat
conducting aluminum containers. Only foil

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offers so much beauty

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and merchandising value. 

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Only foil offers such perfect product protection. To
pass on the extensive knowledge gained

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through its long experience in working with foils, 
Reynolds maintains a full-time staff of packaging

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design experts.

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In powdered form, aluminum provides the
kick for our Fourth of July fireworks.

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It also adds extra power to military

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and commercial explosives. In this form, another
unusual property of aluminum appears.

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Suspended in a paint vehicle,
the powder particles float to the surface

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and form a continuous layer of aluminum
over the area being covered. This aluminum

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shield provides protection from
weather and reflects light

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and heat almost as effectively
as a solid sheet of aluminum.

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Another wide use of aluminum pigments is
in the unusual metallic effects obtained in

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today's modern polychromatic finishes.

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The parade of billets

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and blooms continues uninterrupted
to still another conversion mill.

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Extrusion is accomplished by slowly squeezing
the heated billet under thousands

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of tons of pressure out through a die opening.

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The variety of designs

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and patterns which can be extruded are
practically unlimited, restricted only by the

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skill of the designer

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and the requirements of the end
product. Extruded bridge railings

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and light standards need no
painting or costly repair.

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And aluminum is light
enough to make possible

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an oil drilling rig which can travel on

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highways and set up, ready for
drilling in a matter of hours.

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High-strength, lightweight aluminum pipe,
the perfect answer to many irrigation

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problems.

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Many of the shapes

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in the do-it-yourself rack are a car extruded
sections from which a tremendous variety

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of useful items can be assembled
with ordinary household

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Aluminum extrusions, because
of their versatility

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and ease of fabrication, have opened countless
new possibilities for light metal

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applications. To help manufacturers take
full advantage of aluminum's amazing

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properties, the Reynolds engineering
service, along with the styling

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and design sections provides
customers with better

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and newer ways of using aluminum, thus
helping to sow many difficult fabrication

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problems.

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Aluminum now reaches the processing
stage and the rod and bar mill.

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Aluminum bars are fed through smaller

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and smaller roller openings until small
enough to be used for forging stock

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and screw machine products.

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The smaller aluminum rod is
again reduced in dimension

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and then pulled at high speeds through a
series of dyes to produce aluminum wire of

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all sizes.

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Some of this wire is used in the
production of screens, nails, rivets,

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and machine bolts. These intricate machines
wind still more of it into heavy-duty

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transmission cables.

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Aluminum's high electrical conductivity,
combined with its light weight, results in

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longer spans with lower power loss than
any other metal. So convincing are the

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advantages of aluminum cable

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that it's used in the majority of modern
high voltage systems throughout the world.

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These same advantages serve to reduce weight

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and lower costs in thousands of applications
for low voltage distributing systems

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and other electrical uses.

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In the auto industry other metals are
giving way to aluminum, in mechanical units

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and parts, as new decorative styling
features in gold anodized aluminum.

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With aluminum's light weight,
resistance to corrosion,

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and many color anodizing
possibilities, decorative

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and functional trim of today's cars is being
supplied in ever increasing quantities

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by bright, colorful aluminum.
Aluminum window treatments

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and color anodized wheel
covers and grills, interior

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and exterior trim, these are only a
few of the many automobile parts

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now being designed in aluminum.

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And in the production of mechanical parts
of all kinds, pistons, torque converters,

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transmission housings,

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and other mechanical parts, aluminum has
become the standard of the industry.

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Today, aluminum provides us with better and safer
transportation in the air, on the seas,

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and on the land. In transportation, as
in every field of industry, aluminum

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contributes to our continued
progress. In the form of

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pig and ingot,

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rod and extrusion, oil, building
products, industrial shapes,

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and parts for home appliances, aluminum
flows in an uninterrupted stream.

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Aluminum is transformed into a hundred thousand
useful things, from the most elegant

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and decorative to the most formidable

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and functional, like these gleaming
highway giants. From convenient kitchen

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containers to home
insulation, refrigerators,

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and farm buildings, automobile parts,

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and Reynolds Wrap, building materials,

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and home appliances, outdoor furniture,

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and magazine advertising, high fashion
dresses and engine components.

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Electrical cable,

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and packaging materials, bridge
railings, irrigation pipe,

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and an endless variety of do-it-yourself
materials. Only a few of the things in the

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almost endless procession

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that makes up aluminum on the march.

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And this neverending march of aluminum
continues. An ever-growing parade, supplying

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the thousands of parts which form
the products of today,

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and the better products of tomorrow.