The Pros and Cons of Aluminium Plate for Tankers

As a special vehicle of dangerous goods, the safety of tank trucks has always been the focus of the nations and transportation companies. In Europe and America, most fuel tankers has chose aluminum plate for tankers. What are its advantages and disadvantages?

Advantages

Bigger Load

The aluminum sheet for fuel tanker are usually 5083,5182 or 5454 alloy, belonging to Al-Mg alloy. Its density is relatively small, so the tank body of the same volume is lighter than carbon steel. Under the fixed weight of total weight, the heavier the tank body, the smaller the dead weight.

No rust

Due to the chemical reaction between aluminum and oxygen, aluminum oxide is formed. Its thickness is only one ten thousandth of a millimeter, but it is very hard and very wear-resistant, which will prevent the rust of tank truck. Therefore, the aluminum alloy tank body will not pollute the oil there will be no impurities during transportation.

Safer transportation

Due to the small weight of the aluminum alloy tank, the center of gravity is lower. At the same time, it is more fuel-efficient due to the reduced weight of the entire vehicle. In addition, the aluminum alloy tank has better thermal and electrical properties, and is easy to release static electricity. When the tank collides with foreign objects, no sparks will be generated, which reduces the possibility of fire.

Disadvantage

Low toughness

In theory, the toughness of aluminum plates is a little lower than carbon steel, but he poor toughness is only relative. Through the reasonable design of the aluminum alloy tank structure and quality aluminum sheet, this disadvantage can be made up.

Relatively short life

The welding of aluminum tanker cylinder nowadays is automatic welding, and each tank has undergone rigorous testing, and leakage has rarely occurred. Through the optimization of the chassis, the pressure of the tanker cylinder is reduced,thus getting a longer service life. So this disadvantage can also get efficiently solved.

To sum up, the advantages of aluminum sheet for fuel tanker far outweigh the disadvantages. Lightweight tank trucks is the general trend. Haomei Aluminum has 5083,5454, 5182, 5754 and 5059 aluminum plate for tankers. Welcome to leave message below to inquire aluminum plate for tanker price.

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5083 Aluminum Alloy Plate for Tankers

The transportation of liquid materials has always been a major profit point in the transportation industry. Its transportation relies on the tank truck. At present, the traditional steel tankers have been gradually replaced by aluminium alloy load tanker worldwide by considering its safety, environmental protection, and economic value.

The application of aluminium plate for tankers can greatly reduce the weight of the tanker body, which contributes to the increase of driving speed and the decrease of fuel consumption, thus improving the economic profit.

In recent years, the aluminium alloy load tankers have become very common in Europe and America. The aluminium sheet for fuel tanks features light weight, excellent corrosion resistance and high reuse value. 95% of aluminum alloy can be reused.

5083 aluminum alloy plate for tankers is widely used in the manufacturing the tank body of fuel tanker,Moss LNG Tank , semi-trailer tank truck and heavy truck air reservoir. The tank truck made of 5083 aluminum wide plate is more wear-resistant and durable, economical and environmentally friendly.

The main element of aluminum alloy 5083 is magnesium. It has good welding performance, corrosion resistance and processing performance, and medium strength. There are the advantages of 5083 aluminum plate for tank truck:

• It has a low center of gravity, so it is easy to brake and safer.
• Since aluminum alloy is not combustible, it has lower static electricity accumulation and will not generate sparks in the case of accidents.
• The effective load is increased by reducing the weight of the vehicle body, bringing quicker return on investment.
• It has strong corrosion resistance. The life of the aluminum allooy load tanker can reach 15-20 yeas.
• The oil tankers made of aluminum alloy 5083 have relatively low maintenance cost and are easy to clean.

After being scrapped, aluminum alloy 5083 still has a high recycling value.

As a big aluminum sheet manufacturer, Haomei Aluminum can provides quality 5083, 5454 and 5182 aluminum tanker plate with TUV certificate. Our 5083 aluminum alloy plates have been exported to Europe, America, Australia,etc. Welcome to leave message below to inquire the best price.

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