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There are many ways that we use aluminum in our industries. From engineering to making artificial gems, there are so many uses of this versatile metal that it is impossible to list them all. It is available all over the world and is used as a cost effective substance in almost everything we use. Most of the aluminum metals we use now are alloys. This is to add strength to the metal.

Aluminium oxide is an aluminum alloy and is used widely in industry. Its crystals are called corundum and form a hard substance that is used as an abrasive. It is also used for cutting tools. Aluminum oxide forms a protective layer on alluminum, allowing it to be resistent to further weathering. There are several alloys including aluminum bronzes that use aluminum to increase their corrosion resistence. Other common uses for aluminum oxide are in ceramics, for polishing and refractories. It is also used as a coating suspension for compact fluorescent light lamps. Aluminum is used for DVD chemical repair kits.

Aluminum has vast usage in the water treatment industry. For water treatment, aluminum sulphate is made using aluminum hydroxide. Zeolites, fire retardants and titania pigments are also made from this. Styrene and Polystyrene are made from aluminum chloride, which is used to make detergents.

Aluminium sulfate is used in water treatment plants and for making paper. It can be used as a water purifier. It is also utilized as a mordant in printing and dying textiles. It is added to garden soil to make it more acidic. Because it is a good conductor of heat, coolers for machines are made from aluminum.

In recent times, drink cans are being made from aluminum and several endeavors undertaken to recycle these cans. These cans can be recycled into drink cans again thus creating a continuous chain of production with less energy consumption than digging out the metals in raw form from the cans.

Aluminium is also used to make foil, which keeps food warm and protected. Foil can be used to wrap up rooms in winter to keep it warm. A huge sheet of foil, pasted on the insulation board can prevent the heat from escaping. Putting aluminium sheet around an outside light makes the light shine brighter. It can also be used to scrap the rust from your car, with the help of coke.

Aluminium is the most flexible metal ever and is used in a variety of industries and at home too. Unfortunately, aluminium has been discovered only in the last 150 years though the Chinese have been using it since the year 300 AD. It has a direct impact on 60% of the world's economy. It influences our lives in a number of ways.

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Harry Browar is the owner and operator of First Alluminum, the #1 source on the internet for information about alluminum

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