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so.... not really aluminum, just another ceramic with a high aluminum content.
by Tagbert 7y ago
so.... not really aluminum, just another ceramic with a high aluminum content.
- grzm 7y agoFrom the article: > "We cannot create transparent aluminum in real life, but we can get close with two transparent ceramics made from aluminum compounds"
- xref 7y agoArticle is upfront about it not being “elemental transparent aluminum” (a distinction not made in the Star Trek movie I believe?) I mean, even aluminum aircraft bodies are mostly alloys but we call it aluminum
- saagarjha 7y agoAlloys are most certainly metal, though.