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Moulding shop: interior with aluminium ingot moulding machine
B 13395
Description Moulding shop: interior with aluminium ingot moulding machine
Date 9/4/1991
Catalogue Number B 13395
Category Photographs and Off-line Digital Images
Copies SC 716963
Scope and Content Aluminium ingot moulding machine in the moulding shop, Aluminium Works, Kinlochleven, Highland The aluminium works at Kinlochleven was built between 1904 and 1909 by the British Aluminium Company Limited. By 1911 the works were producing about 7,112 tonnes of aluminium per annum which was around 87% of the total output of the company at that time. The works closed in June 2000. This shows an aluminium ingot moulding machine in the moulding shop. The pure aluminium which was made in the cell room was transported to the moulding shop where it was mixed with specific amounts of alloy materials. This mixture was then poured into the ingot moulding machine and ingots were cast. Aluminium is a lightweight metal which is strong and anti-corrosive. Approximately 2032kg of alumina and 508kg of carbon products are needed to make 1016kg of aluminium in a smelter. The metal was widely used for domestic utensils in the late 19th century. Today, aluminium is used mainly in aircraft manufacture. Source: RCAHMS contribution to SCRAN.
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