I-Aluminium isetshenziselwa ukwenza yonke into kusukela emabhayisikili kuya kumikhumbi-mkhathi.Le nsimbi yenza abantu bakwazi ukuhamba ngesivinini esikhulu, bawele izilwandle, bandize esibhakabhakeni, futhi basuke ngisho naseMhlabeni.Ezokuthutha nazo zisebenzisa i-aluminiyamu eningi, ebalelwa ku-27% wesamba esisetshenziswayo.Abakhi besitoko esishintshashintshayo bathola imiklamo engasindi kanye nokukhiqizwa okuhambisanayo, bafaka izicelo zamaphrofayili esakhiwo kanye nezingxenye zangaphandle noma zangaphakathi.I-Aluminium carbody ivumela abakhiqizi ukuthi baphuce ingxenye yesithathu yesisindo uma kuqhathaniswa nezimoto zensimbi.Ezimotweni ezihamba ngokushesha nezitimela ezingaphansi kwedolobha lapho izitimela kufanele zime khona, ukonga okubalulekile kungafinyelelwa njengoba kudingeka amandla amancane ukuze kusheshiswe kanye nokubhuleka ngezimoto ze-aluminium.Ngaphezu kwalokho, izimoto ze-aluminium kulula ukukhiqiza futhi ziqukethe izingxenye ezimbalwa kakhulu.Khonamanjalo, i-aluminium ezimotweni ithuthukisa ukuphepha ngoba ilula futhi iqinile.I-Aluminium iqeda amalunga ngokuvumela ama-extrusions angenalutho (esikhundleni somklamo ojwayelekile wamagobolondo amabili), okuthuthukisa ukuqina nokuphepha kukonke.Ngenxa yesikhungo sayo esiphansi samandla adonsela phansi kanye nesisindo esiphansi, i-aluminium ithuthukisa indlela yokubamba umgwaqo, imunca amandla ngesikhathi sokuphahlazeka, futhi ifinyeze amabanga okubhuleka.Ezinhlelweni zikaloliwe zamabanga amade i-aluminium isetshenziswa kakhulu ezinhlelweni zikaloliwe ezihamba ngesivinini esiphezulu, ezaqala ukwethulwa ngobuningi ngeminyaka yawo-1980.Izitimela ezihamba ngesivinini esiphezulu zingafinyelela isivinini esingu-360 km/h nangaphezulu.Ubuchwepheshe obusha bezitimela zejubane eliphezulu buthembisa isivinini esingaphezu kuka-600 km/h.
I-aluminium alloy ingenye yezinto eziphambili ezisetshenziswa ekwakhiweni kwemizimba yemoto, ene:+ Izinhlangothi zomzimba (izindonga eziseceleni)+ Amaphaneli ophahla naphansi+ Ama-Cant rails, axhuma iphansi lesitimela odongeni oluseceleniOkwamanje ubukhulu bodonga obuncane be-aluminium extrusion yomzimba wemoto bucishe bufike ku-1.5mm, ububanzi obukhulu bufike ku-700mm, kanti ubude obukhulu be-aluminium extrusion bufika ku-30mtrs.
