I-Aluminiyam yintsimbi elula kwaye yintsimbi yokuqala kwiintlobo zetsimbi.I-Aluminiyam ineekhemikhali ezikhethekileyo kunye neempawu zomzimba.Akukhona nje ukukhanya kubunzima, ukuqina kwi-texture, kodwa kwakhona kune-ductility elungileyo, ukuhanjiswa kombane, ukuguquguquka kwe-thermal, ukumelana nobushushu kunye nokumelana nemitha yenyukliya.Yimathiriyeli ekrwada esisiseko ebalulekileyo.Intonga ye-aluminium luhlobo lwemveliso ye-aluminium.Ukunyibilika kunye nokuphosa intonga ye-aluminium kubandakanya ukunyibilika, ukuhlanjululwa, ukususwa kokungcola, ukuchithwa, ukukhutshwa kwe-slag kunye nenkqubo yokuphosa.Ngokwezinto ezahlukeneyo zetsimbi eziqulethwe kwiintonga ze-aluminiyam, iintonga ze-aluminiyam zinokwahlulwa ngokweendidi ezisi-8.