Oxide of aluminum
1aluminum processing — Introduction preparation of the ore for use in various products. Aluminum, or aluminium (Al), is a silvery white metal with a melting point of 660° C (1,220° F) and a density of 2.7 grams per cubic centimetre. The most abundant… …
2Aluminum wire — is a type of wiring used in houses and power grids. History Usage within utilities Since the early 1900s, utility companies have been using aluminum wire for transmission of electricity within their power grids. It has advantages over the older… …
3Aluminum Corporation of China Limited — 中国铝业 Type Public (SEHK: 2600, NYSE: ACH [1] Industry Aluminum Founded 2001 ( …
4aluminum oxide — n ALUMINA * * * a compound, occurring naturally as corundum and in hydrated form as bauxite, that is the raw material in aluminum production; impure crystalline forms include emery, ruby, and sapphire. Very fine grains are used in the production… …
5aluminum — (n.) 1812, coined by English chemist Sir Humphry Davy (1778 1829), from alumina, name given 18c. to aluminum oxide, from L. alumen alum (see ALUM (Cf. alum)). Davy originally called it alumium (1808), then amended this to aluminum, which remains… …
6aluminum oxide — n. ALUMINA …
7Oxide dispersion strengthened alloy — Oxide dispersion strengthened alloys (ODS) are used for high temperature turbine blades and heat exchanger tubing.[1] Alloys of nickel are the most common but work is being done on iron aluminum alloys.[2] ODS steels are used in nuclear… …
8aluminum — Symbol: Al Atomic number: 13 Atomic weight: 26.9815 Silvery white lustrous metallic element of group 3 of the periodic table. Highly reactive but protected by a thin transparent layer of the oxide which quickly forms in air. There are many alloys …
9aluminum — aluminic /al yeuh min ik/, adj. /euh looh meuh neuhm/, n. 1. Chem. a silver white metallic element, light in weight, ductile, malleable, and not readily corroded or tarnished, occurring combined in nature in igneous rock, shale, clay, and most… …
10aluminum oxide — noun any of various forms of aluminum oxide occurring naturally as corundum • Syn: ↑alumina, ↑aluminium oxide • Hypernyms: ↑corundom, ↑corundum • Hyponyms: ↑alundum …
