Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-05-02
ALUMINIUM HASMA
AND VARIED USES
Comparatively New Metal
Used in Almost All Indus.
tries. Which Has Made Goth
Century Progress Possible.

Washington MAY perhaps no
other metal ha. been used Ia so great
a variety OF ways during So compare
| lively brief a history as has aluml
nam II is a question whether the
automobile industry would have made
such remarkable progress during thc
| last decade without the accompanying
| development OF the metallic alumi-
! casting used IN the manufacture q.
motor cars are made from this light
rigid metal The use of aluminium la
the recently born art oi aviation ii
! also OF great popular interest, aui
| here again the same qualities OF light
ness and rigiditS recommend IT,
| Aluminium is the most abaundant
OF all the metals. II Is an essential
| constituent OF all important rocks oN.
ccpl sandstone aud llmo,toncs u
is found chiefly IN the s.licatcs such
ar the ield.spays. micat, CLAWS, etc.
ana as the hydroNilc IN TIE mineral
hduNito, from which 10 is now pro
duccd on a commercial scale. II
| oxide makes up between f. aud 10
per cent OF the cdrth's crust In spite
OF his great abundance The meinl
isell was. mp 10 1850, a chemical
| curiosity and one of the carl, 70.
ports OF he United states geological
survey quotes II az sl.25 Troy
ounco-sl5 a pound The reason fog
its rarity and high price WAS the lark
of commercial method or extract,
! ing ii cusil, and chcupy from is
oh. ttast t..,,
for which ~ has a remarkable atm
| IT'S. with the Introduction Of electro
lytic processes the metal has now
taken high place among The com
mcrcial metals and from u produc
} ton OF - pounds In 1883 IT, cOnsump
ton amounted in 1909 TO the onur
: nous total OF 3i2l0,0oo pounds va,
=. uod ~ approximately 20 cents pouu
for ingol metal
The use al metallic aluminium par
Iicularly In himelallic tubing. which
e. employed IN paper mahing and IL
ID chemical ana other lines of mauuiac
iurc. II making a steady growth. aul
promises large ana substantial vol
umo OF business IN the near 'utur,
b, Tho manufacture of aluminium C0uk
NJ utensils b. also on "a sound fuoi
Ing. These utensils have won thri
way into favor rs sheer force o.
merit despite their rather hi2h price
Aluminium Is cXtensiV,ly used Il
IN" iron ana steel Industry for reno,
| ing oxygen from iron and other sui
" stances and IN Welding Metalli
aluminium has also the power at con
" uinins chemically with N" gnses In
nrsoncd during tho cooling al metal,
81 thus prryeutma purosity It's use d
'- castings. Whrr. f is alleged with COZ
per. zinc %, uictcl is Also growing
N De- one ot the most mailcablc of al
metals T. takes and retains yer
1 high polish aud is therefore employee
iu 'hr mauufaCtur, of articles q
every dar uso almost without limit
some oi these newer uses are for wa
' 'pturI. ceiling panels. stamped -
81 hammered trays, etC., as a asubstitul
~ ior photographic stones and zln'
plates. ana iu the panels of car an
~ cauial, bodies As "a powder b.
y used ia tn, manufacture OF nOnta
uishIua metallic paints ana yarni,ho
De- Aluminium uaint is valuable Ia pr'
-' jcctine iron and In rendering WOO
work partly nreprooI
pee Imf aIhuuah aluminium Is no
H within reach of the general puolic
puIsr. really only the FIRST stage hJ
re been accomplished I'm Wrestling N
az metal from lt- various rock c0mhin
~ lions Minimum Ie commercially r
n coyerahlr only from InuNiIe. a col
re paratiNclN SCARE. Wlurta. Ih" ~"
49, step In order ru place b. ma ih' Tor
~ front of tho common 'uo17lIihl meta
T" ana increase Its usefulness "a hu
ia dredfold H. to obtain c'''Il> NJ"