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Depending on your religious background, either God created aluminum or nothing/nobody did. It's naturally occurring and the most common metal in the earth's crust. Unfortunately, it's never found as the free metal as it reacts readily with other chemicals in the earth. It's most commonly found in the ore called bauxite.
If you mean, "who coined the name aluminum as a pure form of the metal?", then Humphry Davy did this in 1808.
By the way, I'm British, so I really do spell aluminum this way.
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------That above answer is incorrect the metal foil has been around for centuries. Foil is solid metal that has been reduced to a leaf-like thinness by beating or rolling. The first mass-produced and widely-used foil was made from tin. Tin was later replaced by aluminum in 1910, when the first aluminum foil rolling plant "Dr. Lauber, Neher & Cie., Emmishofen." was opened in Kreuzlingen, Switzerland.The plant, owned by J.G. Neher & Sons (aluminum manufacturers) started in 1886 in Schaffhausen, Switzerland, at the foot of the Rhine Falls - capturing the falls' energy to produce aluminum. Neher's sons together with Dr. Lauber discovered the endless rolling process and the use of aluminum foil as a protective barrier. From there began the wide use of aluminum foil in the packaging of chocolate bars and tobacco products. Processes evolved over time to include the use of print, color, lacquer, laminate and the embossing of the aluminum.Reference: http://inventors.about.com/od/astartinventions/a/FamousInvention.htm
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Is sapphire aluminum?
No. Sapphire is aluminum oxide.
When was the aluminum can invented?
The aluminum can was invented in the 1950's (1957)
Why build cars from aluminum?
Aluminum is lighter than steel, so the overall weight of the vehicle can reduced. Also aluminum doesn't rust.
Why do people recycle aluminum instead of mining for more?
Aluminum is the only material that's endlessly recyclable, and It takes energy to make aluminum from scratch. In fact, it takes 95% more energy to make aluminum from bauxite ore than to recycle old aluminum into new. The energy you save by recycling a single aluminum can will run a TV for three hours.
Why is bauxite used for the extraction of aluminum?
Bauxite is the most important ore of aluminum.
When was Asia Aluminum created?
Asia Aluminum was created in 1992.
When was Aluminum Bahrain created?
Aluminum Bahrain was created in 1968.
When was Kaiser Aluminum created?
Kaiser Aluminum was created in 1946.
When was Aluminum Tunes created?
Aluminum Tunes was created in 1919-04.
When was Aluminum Corporation of China Limited created?
Aluminum Corporation of China Limited was created in 2001.
When was The Kaiser Aluminum Hour created?
The Kaiser Aluminum Hour was created on 1956-07-03.
How much is aluminum dimes worth?
There has never been an aluminum dime created by the US mint
Are aluminum cans compounds or elements?
Scientifically speaking, they are a mixture. The aluminum that is visible and is exposed to the air has oxidized and created a very small layer of Aluminum Oxide (Al2O3).
Is aluminum Manufactured?
yes and the first mad to do so was the famouse, mat letinmanee a french metal sorcerer who created many metals including a robot!
Who invented the aluminum baseball bat?
The first aluminum baseball bat was created in the year 1924. The inventor of the bat was named William Shroyer.
Is aluminum combining with oxygen to form aluminum oxide a physical or chemical change?
It is a chemical change, because a new substance is created, and you cannot reverse it back to the way it was.
How does phosphorus bronze react with aluminum?
If bronze and aluminum are together in salt water the aluminum will corrode due to galvanism or galvanic action. The reaction is called galvanic corrosion. It is created by electro chemical reaction between metals in moist environment.
