Door and Window Aluminum Profiles Are The Best Choice
Updated: 7 May 2024
Doors and windows are an important part of house decoration. They affect the house's beauty and safety and are also related to sound insulation, heat preservation, waterproofing, and other properties. Doors and windows made of different materials have very different performances. For the current door and window market, aluminum profiles are the best choice for doors and windows. Whether it is performance or price, aluminum profiles are the most cost-effective.
It has good sound insulation, heat preservation, waterproofing, fireproofing, and other properties. The price is relatively low, but it is easy to age and change colour and deformed and unsuitable for high-end decoration.
Steel is a traditional door and window profile with high strength, safety, and durability. It is suitable for special-purpose doors and windows, such as security doors and fire doors. The disadvantages of steel door and window profiles are their heavy weight, strong thermal conductivity, poor sound insulation, and they are prone to rust and fading, requiring regular maintenance and painting.
Solid wood is a natural door and window profile with excellent sound insulation, heat preservation, environmental protection and other properties. It is also beautiful and rich in texture and warmth. Solid wood doors and windows are suitable for Chinese, European and other decoration styles, giving people a sense of elegance and comfort. The disadvantages of solid wood doors and windows are that they are expensive, easy to deform, susceptible to insects and moisture, and require regular waxing and maintenance.
Aluminium-clad wood refers to wrapping a layer of aluminium alloy plate on the outer surface of wooden door and window profiles, which not only retains the intrinsic advantages of wooden door and window profiles but also increases the external characteristics of aluminium alloy door and window profiles. Aluminium-clad wood door and window profiles have the advantages of beauty, durability, waterproofing, and anti-corrosion, and aluminium alloy plates of different colours and patterns can be selected according to various needs. The disadvantages of aluminium-clad wood door and window profiles are higher prices and higher installation process requirements.
Aluminum alloy is currently one of the most commonly used door and window profiles. It has the advantages of being lightweight, strong, corrosion-resistant, easy to clean, and suitable for houses of various styles and climates. The disadvantages of aluminum alloy door and window profiles are high thermal conductivity and poor thermal insulation performance. Thermal insulation strips are necessary to make thermal break aluminum and improve thermal insulation performance.
Thermal insulation strips are generally made of PA66 nylon material, which is a high-strength, high-toughness, high-temperature-resistant, and ageing-resistant engineering plastic that can effectively block the heat conduction of aluminium alloys and improve the heat insulation performance of doors and windows.
The surface of the aluminium alloy used for thermal break aluminium doors and windows are generally treated by anodizing, electrophoresis, powder coating, wood grain transfer, etc., which can increase the corrosion resistance, aesthetics and decoration of the aluminium alloy, and can also be customized according to different styles and preferences. , choose from various colors and textures.
6063 series aluminum alloys are widely used in building doors and windows, of which 6063-T5 and 6063-T6 are the most commonly used.
T5 means natural cooling, T6 means water cooling.
The strength and hardness of 6063-T6 are higher than that of 6063-T5, but the elongation is the same, which means that 6063-T6 is more suitable for withstanding larger loads and impacts but is not easy to deform. 6063-T5, on the other hand, has lower strength and hardness but is easier to process and form.
Anodizing is the most basic surface treatment method. It can form a dense oxide film to increase aluminium alloys' hardness and corrosion resistance, but the color could be more varied and the gloss could be better.
Electrophoresis is based on anodizing and deposits a layer of the organic coating through electrolysis to increase the decorativeness and weather resistance of aluminium alloys. However, the coating is thin and has poor wear resistance.
Powder coating is based on anodizing, applying a layer of powder coating through electrostatic spraying, and then drying and solidifying to increase the color and gloss of the aluminum alloy and improve the weather and wear resistance. Still, the adhesion of the coating and There are certain requirements for uniformity.
Wood grain transfer is based on powder coating and uses thermal transfer technology to transfer the wood grain pattern to the surface of aluminum alloy to form a wood-like effect and increase the natural feel and aesthetics of aluminum alloy, but the cost is high. The choice of wood grain patterns is also limited.
In general, aluminum profile doors and windows are becoming more and more popular. Aluminum profiles have strong processing performance and can be customized according to customer needs; they are corrosion-resistant and can be used for a long time in any environment; they have rich profile systems and can meet the door and window profile system requirements of different countries or regions. Therefore, aluminum profiles are the preferred material for doors and windows, which can meet the needs of most users and are very competitive in the market.
Types of Door and Window Aluminum Profiles
Plastic steel is a composite material extruded using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) as the main raw material, adding stabilizers, plasticizers and other auxiliary materials.It has good sound insulation, heat preservation, waterproofing, fireproofing, and other properties. The price is relatively low, but it is easy to age and change colour and deformed and unsuitable for high-end decoration.
Steel is a traditional door and window profile with high strength, safety, and durability. It is suitable for special-purpose doors and windows, such as security doors and fire doors. The disadvantages of steel door and window profiles are their heavy weight, strong thermal conductivity, poor sound insulation, and they are prone to rust and fading, requiring regular maintenance and painting.
Solid wood is a natural door and window profile with excellent sound insulation, heat preservation, environmental protection and other properties. It is also beautiful and rich in texture and warmth. Solid wood doors and windows are suitable for Chinese, European and other decoration styles, giving people a sense of elegance and comfort. The disadvantages of solid wood doors and windows are that they are expensive, easy to deform, susceptible to insects and moisture, and require regular waxing and maintenance.
Aluminium-clad wood refers to wrapping a layer of aluminium alloy plate on the outer surface of wooden door and window profiles, which not only retains the intrinsic advantages of wooden door and window profiles but also increases the external characteristics of aluminium alloy door and window profiles. Aluminium-clad wood door and window profiles have the advantages of beauty, durability, waterproofing, and anti-corrosion, and aluminium alloy plates of different colours and patterns can be selected according to various needs. The disadvantages of aluminium-clad wood door and window profiles are higher prices and higher installation process requirements.
Aluminum alloy is currently one of the most commonly used door and window profiles. It has the advantages of being lightweight, strong, corrosion-resistant, easy to clean, and suitable for houses of various styles and climates. The disadvantages of aluminum alloy door and window profiles are high thermal conductivity and poor thermal insulation performance. Thermal insulation strips are necessary to make thermal break aluminum and improve thermal insulation performance.
What is the difference between Thermal Break Aluminum Profiles
The most commonly used aluminum alloy profile for thermal break aluminum doors and windows is aluminum-magnesium alloy with a certain amount of silicon added. Its designation is usually 6063-T5 or 6063-T6. Adding a layer of heat insulation strips between the two layers of aluminum alloy separates the indoor and outdoor aluminum alloys, thereby achieving the effects of heat insulation, sound insulation and energy saving.Thermal insulation strips are generally made of PA66 nylon material, which is a high-strength, high-toughness, high-temperature-resistant, and ageing-resistant engineering plastic that can effectively block the heat conduction of aluminium alloys and improve the heat insulation performance of doors and windows.
The surface of the aluminium alloy used for thermal break aluminium doors and windows are generally treated by anodizing, electrophoresis, powder coating, wood grain transfer, etc., which can increase the corrosion resistance, aesthetics and decoration of the aluminium alloy, and can also be customized according to different styles and preferences. , choose from various colors and textures.
6063 series aluminum alloys are widely used in building doors and windows, of which 6063-T5 and 6063-T6 are the most commonly used.
T5 means natural cooling, T6 means water cooling.
The strength and hardness of 6063-T6 are higher than that of 6063-T5, but the elongation is the same, which means that 6063-T6 is more suitable for withstanding larger loads and impacts but is not easy to deform. 6063-T5, on the other hand, has lower strength and hardness but is easier to process and form.
Surface Treatment of Aluminum Profiles
The surface treatment of aluminum alloy door and window profiles mainly includes anodizing, electrophoresis, powder coating, wood grain transfer, etc. Different surface treatment methods will affect the appearance, color, gloss, weather, and stain resistance of aluminum alloy door and window profiles.Anodizing is the most basic surface treatment method. It can form a dense oxide film to increase aluminium alloys' hardness and corrosion resistance, but the color could be more varied and the gloss could be better.
Electrophoresis is based on anodizing and deposits a layer of the organic coating through electrolysis to increase the decorativeness and weather resistance of aluminium alloys. However, the coating is thin and has poor wear resistance.
Powder coating is based on anodizing, applying a layer of powder coating through electrostatic spraying, and then drying and solidifying to increase the color and gloss of the aluminum alloy and improve the weather and wear resistance. Still, the adhesion of the coating and There are certain requirements for uniformity.
Wood grain transfer is based on powder coating and uses thermal transfer technology to transfer the wood grain pattern to the surface of aluminum alloy to form a wood-like effect and increase the natural feel and aesthetics of aluminum alloy, but the cost is high. The choice of wood grain patterns is also limited.
