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Aluminum (mander.xyz)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Doesn't most cheapo aluminum have iron mixed in to make it more affordable? I worked at a machine shop a couple of months and I remember the shitty castings downright having iron bubbles inside them

[–] StormWalker 1 points 3 months ago

Plastic for the win? 😁

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

aluminum is a great metal for making flashlights. Especially after anodizing it.

It allows heat to be dissipated really fast too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Makes a great lightweight dutch oven as well (especially when hard anodised). Non stick, doesn't rust, still distributes and holds heat really well, and about 1/3 of the weight.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

where I'm from, "dutch oven" doesn't have anything to do with an actual oven

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Yeah we have that meaning too :D

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

If aluminum's so great, why isn't there any lithotrophs that use it?

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