Is Plastic an Alternative to Aluminum?

Discussion regarding aluminum to plastic conversions

All manufacturing materials possess different physical properties of strength, weight, conductivity, durability and a host of other properties that a manufacturer may deem important. Our discussion will focus on the viability of using extruded plastic in place of extruded aluminum in certain applications.

Plastic and aluminum can both be extruded or drawn into specific shapes desired by an end user. PVC plastic will be used in the discussion as it is a material that is often used in applications replacing aluminum.