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The Significance of Aluminum Recycling in Materials Science

This overview by Stephanie Davis explores the properties and recycling processes of aluminum, a highly reactive and abundant metal in Earth's atmosphere. Although aluminum was costly until significant technological advancements in the 1880s and remained underutilized until the late 1960s, it is currently recognized as a perfectly recyclable material. The recycling process involves melting scrap aluminum, although it produces dross as waste. Understanding aluminum's life cycle enhances awareness of its environmental impact and paves the way for sustainable practices in materials science.

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The Significance of Aluminum Recycling in Materials Science

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  1. Materials Science and Its Impact on Recycling By: Stephanie Davis

  2. Aluminum Used widely today

  3. Properties • Aluminum is a strongly electropositive and extremely reactive metal • Abundant in Earth’s atmosphere

  4. Before the 1960’s Two important developments in the 1880s helped to greatly increase the availability of aluminum. Very Expensive

  5. 1960’s and above Recycling was a low-profile activity until the late 1960s Recycling involves melting the scrap but left dross as a waste product

  6. Life Cycle of Aluminum Cans

  7. Video on Recycling • Aluminum is called the perfectly recyclable material.

  8. Sources • "What's In a Cycle?" Peace Corps Outreach Materials on Waste and Recycling, 1995, pages 3-4. • "Let's Reduce and Recycle: Curriculum for Solid Waste Awareness," Environmental Protection Agency, 1990, pages 40-41. • The Aluminum Association. Aluminum. The Aluminum Association, 2009. Web. 12 Apr. 2010. <http://www.aluminum.org/>. • Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator-Office of Science Education. "Its Elemental- The Element Aluminum." The Periodic Table of Elements. Ed. Steve Gagnon. Web. 13 Apr. 2010. <http://education.jlab.org/itselemental/ele013.html>.

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