aluminium
41aluminium — /ˌæljəˈmɪniəm / (say .alyuh mineeuhm), /ˌælju / (say .alyooh ), /ˌæləˈmɪnjəm/ (say .aluh minyuhm) noun 1. a silver white metallic element, light in weight, ductile, malleable, and not readily oxidised or tarnished, occurring combined in nature in …
42aluminium — n. light, malleable white metal, resistant to organic salts, obtained by heating aluminium oxide. ♦ aluminic, a …
43Aluminium alloy — Aluminium alloys are alloys of aluminium, often with copper, zinc, manganese, silicon, or magnesium. They are much lighter and more corrosion resistant than plain carbon steel, but not quite as corrosion resistant as pure aluminium. Bare… …
44Aluminium foil — (known as aluminum foil in North America) is aluminium prepared in thin sheets with a thickness less than 0.2 mm / 0.008 in, although much thinner gauges down to 0.006 mm are commonly used. [http://www.alufoil.org/eng/alufoil 343.html European… …
45Aluminium recycling — is the process by which scrap aluminium can be reused in products after its initial production. The process involves simply re melting the metal, which is far less expensive and energy intensive than creating new aluminium through the… …
46Aluminium. Thirteenth element (Encyclopedia) — is the first encyclopedic edition in Russia completely devoted to aluminium. Published in the framework of the RUSAL Library publishing project at the end of 2007 in Russian and English in 4,000 copies, 240 pages each.This encyclopedia covers… …
47Aluminium chlorohydrate — is a group of specific aluminium salts having the general formula AlnCl(3n m)(OH)m. It is used in deodorants and antiperspirants and as a coagulant in water purification. In water purification, this compound is preferred in some cases because of… …
48Aluminium carbide — Aluminium carbide, chemical formula Al4C3, is a carbide of aluminium. It has the appearance of pale yellow to brown crystals with complex lattice structure. It is stable up to 1400 °C. Its density is 2.36 g/cm³. It is a methide: the carbon atoms… …
49Aluminium bronze — with 20% Aluminium, V=50:1 Aluminium bronze is a type of bronze in which aluminium is the main alloying metal added to copper, in contrast to standard bronze (copper and tin) or brass (copper and zinc) . A variety of aluminium bronzes of… …
50Aluminium smelting — is the process of extracting aluminium from its oxide alumina, generally by the Hall Héroult process. Alumina is extracted from the ore Bauxite by means of the Bayer process at an alumina refinery.This is an electrolytic process, so an aluminium… …
