Our Crew Leads the Marine Castings Industry
The experienced team at LeClaire Manufacturing has a long history of working with companies that manufacture marine craft. Aluminum castings are used widely throughout industry. The high weight-to-strength ratio and non-corrosive characteristics of aluminum make aluminum castings a perfect fit for marine applications. The LeClaire Manufacturing crew leads the marine castings industry.
Corrosion-Resistant Aluminum
Aluminum is a very active metal, meaning that its nature is to oxidize very quickly. While a weakness for most metals, this quality is actually the key to aluminum’s ability to resist corrosion. When oxygen is present (in the air, soil or water), aluminum instantly reacts to form aluminum oxide. This aluminum oxide layer is chemically bound to the surface, and it seals the core aluminum from any further reaction. This is quite different from oxidation (corrosion) in steel or iron, where rust puffs up and flakes off, constantly exposing new metal to corrosion. Aluminum’s oxide film is tenacious, hard and instantly self-renewing.