Aluminum (also known as aluminium) is the most abundant metal
element in the earth's crust. And it's a good thing too, because
we use a lot of it. About 41 million tons are smelted each year
and employed in a wide arrange of applications. From auto bodies
to beer cans, and from electrical cables to aircraft skins,
aluminum is a very big part of our everyday lives.Properties: -
Atomic Symbol: Al - Atomic Number: 13 - Element Category: Post-
transition metal - Density: 2.70 g/cm3 - Melting Point: 1220.58
°F (660.32 °C) - Boiling Point: 4566 °F (2519 °C) - Moh's
Hardness: 2.75 Aluminum is a lightweight, highly conductive,
reflective and non-toxic metal that can be easily machined. The
metal's durability and numerous advantageous properties makes it
an ideal material for many industrial applications. History:
Aluminum compounds were used by ancient Egyptians as dyes,
cosmetics and medicines, but it was not until 5000 years later
that humans discovered how to smelt pure metallic aluminum. Not
surprisingly, the deve