A halin yanzu, ana amfani da kayan aluminum sosai. Suna da ƙarancin nauyi, suna da ƙarancin dawowa yayin haɓakawa, suna da ƙarfi kama da ƙarfe, kuma suna da filastik mai kyau. Suna da kyawawan halayen thermal, conductivity, da juriya na lalata. Tsarin jiyya na saman kayan aluminum shima balagagge ne, kamar anodizing, zanen waya, da sauransu.

Lambobin allo na aluminum da aluminum a kasuwa an raba su zuwa jerin takwas. A ƙasa akwai cikakken fahimtar halayensu.

1000 jerin, yana da mafi girman abun ciki na aluminum tsakanin duk jerin, tare da tsabta fiye da 99%. Jiyya na farfajiya da tsari na jerin aluminium suna da kyau sosai, tare da mafi kyawun juriya na lalata idan aka kwatanta da sauran allunan aluminum, amma ɗan ƙaramin ƙarfi, galibi ana amfani da su don ado.

2000 jerin yana halin ƙarfin ƙarfi, rashin juriya mara kyau, da mafi girman abun ciki na jan karfe. Nasa ne na kayan aluminium na jirgin sama kuma ana amfani da shi azaman kayan gini. Yana da wuya a cikin samar da masana'antu na al'ada.

3000 jerin, yafi hada da manganese kashi, yana da kyau tsatsa rigakafin sakamako, mai kyau formability da lalata juriya. An fi amfani da shi wajen samar da tankuna, tankuna, tasoshin matsa lamba daban-daban da bututun mai don dauke da ruwa.