Aluminum

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Age hardening

Metals; Aluminum

An ageing process that results in increased strength and hardness.

Ageing

Metals; Aluminum

The precipitation from solid solution resulting in a change in properties of an alloy, usually occurring slowly at room temperature (natural aging) and more rapidly at elevated temperatures ...

Alloy

Metals; Aluminum

A substance with metallic properties, composed of two or more chemical elements of which at least one is a metal. More specifically, aluminium plus one or more other elements, produced to have ...

Alumina

Metals; Aluminum

Aluminium oxide produced from bauxite by a complicated chemical process. It is a white powdery material that looks like granulated sugar. Alumina is an intermediate step in the production of ...

Aluminium

Metals; Aluminum

A silver-white soft metal, noted for its lightness, high reflectivity, high thermal conductivity, nontoxicity, and corrosion resistance. It is the most abundant metallic element, comprising about ...

A chemical compound of aluminium with oxygen, which forms immediately on an unprotected aluminium surface exposed to air. Unlike iron oxide (the rust which forms on steel) aluminium oxide does not ...