Ka tukua e ngā kakano whakawhanake aluminium i te hiranga me te whiuwhiutanga pērā i te nuinga o ngā taupurongo: whakatūpū i ngā paepae whare, hanga i ngā wāhi mō ngā putunga mahi, arā, rānei ko te hanga mebūre. Ka whai koha ngā kaiarahi i ngā mīhini katoa o te aluminium e rerekē ana i te hiranga, i te mana weu, me te whiu ki te kohure. Ko ngā kakano tūmatawhiwhia a mātau ka kitea i te iti me te rahi hei whakamana i ngā take kaiarahi. Ka whakapai anō hoki te tirohanga pai o enei ki runga i te anodizing me te pokipoki pūkore, ka whakatūria ai te whanaketanga o ngā kakano aluminium. Nā runga i te hanga anodized i te whenua nei me te tuku atu ki waho, ka tūtono mai te wā moe ki runga i te ao whānui.