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by raldi 1669 days ago
What’s the connection between the two metals?
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slavboj 1669 days ago
"Aluminum" is sold and used as an alloy, not as pure elemental Al. 6061 grade aluminum for instance has ~1% magnesium.
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baybal2 1669 days ago
Almost all structural aluminium in use is duraluminium. You need magnesium for duraluminium alloys.
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