I-Aluminiyam isetyenziselwa ukuthutha ngenxa yamandla ayo angenakoyiswa kumlinganiselo wobunzima. Ubunzima bayo obulula buthetha ukuba amandla amancinci afunekayo ukuhambisa isithuthi, okukhokelela ekusebenzeni kakuhle kwamafutha. Nangona i-aluminiyam ingeyiyo eyona ntsimbi inamandla, ukuyidibanisa nezinye iintsimbi kunceda ukwandisa amandla ayo. Ukumelana kwayo nokugqwala yibhonasi eyongeziweyo, ephelisa imfuno yeempahla ezinzima kunye neendleko ezichasene ne-corrosion.
Ngelixa i-auto industry ixhomekeke kakhulu kwintsimbi, i-drive yokunyusa ukusebenza kakuhle kwamafutha kunye nokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwe-CO2 kubangele ukusetyenziswa okubanzi kwe-aluminium. Iingcali ziqikelela ukuba umgangatho we-aluminium ophakathi kwimoto uya kunyuka nge-60% ngo-2025.
Iinkqubo zikaloliwe ezihamba ngesantya esiphezulu njenge'CRH' kunye neMaglev eShanghai nazo zisebenzisa ialuminiyam. Isinyithi sivumela abaqulunqi ukuba banciphise ubunzima bezitimela, banciphise ukuxhathisa i-friction.
Ialuminiyam ikwabizwa ngokuba 'yintsimbi enamaphiko' kuba ifanelekile kwinqwelo-moya; kwakhona, ngenxa yokukhanya, amandla kunye bhetyebhetye. Enyanisweni, i-aluminium yayisetyenziswe kwiifreyimu zeenqwelo-moya ze-Zeppelin ngaphambi kokuba iinqwelomoya zenziwe. Namhlanje, iinqwelo-moya zale mihla zisebenzisa ialloyi ye-aluminiyam kuyo yonke indawo, ukusuka kwifuselage ukuya kwizixhobo ze-cockpit. Kwaneziphekepheke zasejukujukwini, ezifana neziphekepheke zasemajukujukwini, zine-50% ukuya kwi-90% yealloyi ze-aluminiyam kwiindawo zazo.