Aluminium - The Material That Changed The World

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Thanks to Dr. Barry O'Brien, from NUI Galway, for helping me with the final drafts of this script!

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[MultiRecordMusicInc]

Could you please do more materials science / metallurgy videos like this? This video was done extremely well!

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[jameswyatt]

One of the most approachable, rapid descriptions of how copper alloying of aluminum works and what it allows. Y'all have a great series of videos, so I'm crawling them as I get some time. The dozen or two I've seen so far are well edited, quick-paced, clear, and use a balanced mixture of graphs, pictures, and such to convey things clearly.

[DrPlump]

A small note at ~3:35, I'm pretty sure that the entire plane will not move at the same time like you show. Breaking all those bonds would require a lot of energy. The copper in duraluminium is more used as a barrier for the progression of dislocations which are always present in material and are the source of plastic deformation.

[TheJaredtheJaredlong]

Fun Fact: the top of the Washington Monument is capped with aluminum because it was so valuable at the time.

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[ZekeValentin]

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[robertart]

Brilliantly concise history of aluminum. My dear departed mentor teacher invested in aluminum. She was such an amazing person who was so smart. After listening to and learning from your video, I'm smiling and thinking "of course she invested in aluminum". Also, I love the narrator's voice. Peace

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[tyler]

Just imagine being that guy that had all his money in aluminum and be alive that day the price dropped. lol

[drthmik]

the tip of the Washington Monument in Washington DC is a pyramid of Aluminum, which at the time was worth more than gold

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[jralvarezphd]

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[MatHelm]

You left out the 5 lb cap on the Washington monument being aluminum, because at the time it was more precious than gold.