Aluminium

The use of aluminium

• Used for cans, foils, kitchen utensils and other items
• Used in transmission lines
• used in construction such as rods and doors

-Aluminum was considered more rare and precious than gold in the 19th century
-Aluminum was found from extracting in a ore
-Found in 1825 by danish chemist Hans Christian
-Techniques to produce aluminum emerged in 1889
-During ancient times aluminum oxide was used for fabric dying

Chemical properties

• Resistant to corrosion
• Forms aluminum oxide when combined with oxygen
• Reacts with hot acid
• Reacts with alkalis

Physical properties

• Melting point: 660ºc/1220ºf
• Ductile and malleable
• Good electrical conductor
• Density 2.708

Concentration of Aluminum

• 8.1% of the earth's crust

Interesting facts

• The first person to produce aluminium was Hans.
• Aluminum became a strategic metal in WW11
• Second-most abundant metallic element in Earth's crust
• Aluminum forms in stars in a fusion reaction
• About 75 percent of all aluminum ever made is still in use