Key facts

Aluminium was discovered in 1825 by the Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted,
The term originates from the Latin word alumen (alum),
Aluminium is the third most abundant element and the most abundant metal in the Earth’s crust,
In 1827, the German chemist Friedrich Wöhler managed to extract pure aluminium powder which was more expensive than gold at the time,
The aluminium form as we know it today was extracted in as early as mid-1800s,
In addition to the primary form of extracting aluminium from bauxite, plenty of aluminium is extracted from recycled aluminium waste either,
Aluminium is exceptionally flexible and easy to form.

Prominent aluminium properties:

It is a white-silver bright metal,
It is a non-magnetic and soft metal,
In opposite to majority of metals, aluminium has low density – it is light,
It conducts heat and electricity well,
It is possible to be rolled down to the foil gauge,
It is non-toxic,
It is resistant to lots of acids, but not to sea water,
It is pure therefore not very strong; its mechanical strength is improved through joint casting with other metals.