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Two hundred years ago the word aluminum was used for the first time when a new metal was produced by the English chemist Sir Humphry Davy. Later work has shown that this metal was not pure, but rather an aluminum-iron alloy. This article commemorates the anniversary of aluminum production with a look back at the metal’s origins.
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Kvande, H. Two hundred years of aluminum ... or is it aluminium?. JOM 60, 23–24 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-008-0102-3
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-008-0102-3