Talk:Aluminium

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November 29, 2005	Good article nominee	Listed
August 10, 2006	Good article reassessment	Delisted
April 2, 2021	Good article nominee	Listed
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Section sizes

Section size for Aluminium (37 sections)
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Physical characteristics	31	13,215	0	868
Bulk	6,843	6,843	366	366
Electron shell	2,889	2,889	271	271
Isotopes	3,452	3,452	231	231
Chemistry	6,713	23,652	472	1,796
Inorganic compounds	14,247	14,247	1,091	1,091
Organoaluminium compounds and related hydrides	2,692	2,692	233	233
Natural occurrence	80	9,684	0	520
Space	2,437	2,437	209	209
Earth	7,167	7,167	311	311
History	16,553	16,553	791	791
Etymology	3,072	3,072	86	86
Naming and spelling history	35	14,982	0	683
Early proposals (1808–1812)	5,470	5,470	223	223
19th-century spelling and usage	5,527	5,527	309	309
20th-century standardization and regional usage	3,312	3,312	100	100
Other proposed names	638	638	51	51
Production and refinement	3,995	13,164	166	835
Bayer process	1,655	1,655	162	162
Hall–Héroult process	2,961	2,961	312	312
Recycling	4,553	4,553	195	195
Applications	135	17,003	6	445
Metal	5,801	5,801	166	166
Compounds	11,067	11,067	273	273
Biology	2,118	16,759	105	699
Toxicity	2,931	2,931	95	95
Effects	7,476	7,476	300	300
Exposure routes	3,254	3,254	141	141
Treatment	980	980	58	58
Environmental effects	9,447	9,447	357	357
See also	357	357	0	0
Notes	26	26	0	0
References	77	77	0	0
Bibliography	1,869	1,869	0	0
Further reading	162	162	0	0
External links	1,692	1,692	0	0
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Utterly useless article

Latest comment: 2 months ago2 comments2 people in discussion

When I want actual scientific information I go to proper datasheets. Wiki is not acceptable anywhere but the kitchen.
I just wanted to do a quick estimation of the weight of a piece of aluminium; I'd need the cm3 weight which I could not find in this article.
In other words: useless page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by ~2026-41053-38 (talk) 03:51, 24 July 2026 (UTC)Reply

I don't know what the point of this statement is. Instead of complaining about Wikipedia, please be constructive and state how the article can be improved. Also, the density of aluminium is found in the box on the right:

Density (at 20 °C) 2.699 g/cm³

UnbihexiumFan (talk | contribs) 15:49, 12 August 2026 (UTC)Reply

12th most abundant element in the universe?

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

The source to this claim links to a paper from 2003, but the estimated abundance bar chart in Abundance of the chemical elements from 2016 shows aluminum in 14th.

This site also has aluminum marked as the 14th, with the data sourced from Mathematica. Pingohits (talk) 02:09, 29 October 2025 (UTC)Reply

Can we add electron and hole mobilities

Latest comment: 1 year ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Can we add electron and hole mobilities under properties? Aluminium supposedly has a fairly high hole mobility (for a metal). - Rod57 (talk) 01:51, 4 November 2025 (UTC)Reply