Give reasons for the popularity aluminum in contemporary windows and curtain walls.

What will be an ideal response?


(i) Unlike wood, aluminum is unaffected by moisture shrinkage and expansion, fungus, and termites. (ii) Unlike
steel, it does not corrode. (iii) Its malleability allows it to be extruded to complex cross-sectional profiles, required
for: (a) holding rubber gaskets for water resistance, (b) snap-on joinery that (partially) eliminates the use of
fasteners.

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