Ialuminiyam isetyenziswa kwimiqolomba, kwizindlu ezihonjisiweyo nakumaqweqwe okuqandusela iinqanawa zorhwebo, nakwizinto zezixhobo ezifana neeleli, iileyili, iiplanga, iifestile neengcango. Eyona inkuthazo enkulu ekusebenziseni ialuminiyam kukonga ubunzima xa kuthelekiswa nentsimbi.
Iinzuzo eziphambili zokonga ubunzima kwiindidi ezininzi zeenqanawa zaselwandle kukunyusa umthwalo, ukwandisa umthamo wezixhobo, kunye nokunciphisa amandla afunekayo. Ngolunye uhlobo lwemikhumbi, inzuzo ephambili kukuvumela ukuhanjiswa okungcono kobunzima, ukuphucula uzinzo kunye nokuququzelela uyilo olusebenzayo lwe-hull.
Ii-alloys ze-5xxx ezisetyenziselwa uninzi lwezicelo zorhwebo zaselwandle zinemveliso ye-weld ye-100 ukuya kwi-200 MPa. Ezi ngxubevange ze-aluminium-magnesium zigcina i-weld ductility elungileyo ngaphandle konyango lobushushu be-weld, kwaye zinokwenziwa ngobuchule obuqhelekileyo bendawo yeenqanawa kunye nezixhobo. I-alloys ye-aluminium-magnesium-zinc ene-welldable nayo ifumana ingqalelo kule ntsimi. Ukuxhatshazwa kwe-corrosion ye-5xxx series alloys yenye into ebalulekileyo ekukhethweni kwe-aluminium kwizicelo zaselwandle. I-6xxx series alloys, esetyenziswa ngokubanzi kwiinqanawa zokuzonwabisa, ibonisa ukuhla kwe-5 ukuya kwi-7% kwiimvavanyo ezifanayo.