Aluminium History

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Aluminium is a silvery white member of the boron group of chemical elements identified in the early 19^th century. It has the symbol Al and the atomic number is 13. Aluminium is the third most aboundant element after oxygen and silicon. It makes up about 8% by width of the Earth’s solid surface. The aluminium compound has been used for many years. Ancient Egyptians and Babylonians used it in cosmetics, fabric dyes and medicines. After discovering it, there were many difficulties to extract it from its ore so, that made it a rare metal and valuable as silver.



In 1886, two scientists independently developed a smelting process that made the economical mass production of aluminium possible. “Hell-Heroult” is the name of this process. Two years later, an Austrian chemist developed the Bayer process for refining aluminium ore from Bauxite.

Aluminium has many properties that make it useful in a wide range of applications. It is lightweight, strong, non-magnetic and non-toxic. It conducts heat and electricity and reflects heat and light. Also, aluminium is 100% recyclable without any loss of its natural qualities.