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Aluminum. History & Metallurgy, Fathi Habashi
Aluminum. History & Metallurgy, Fathi Habashi
Fathi Habashi
The present volume is a collection of some papers published by the author during the period 1993 – 2008. They are reproduced here in facsimile edition arranged under the headings: The Pioneers, Metallurgy, and Selected Topics. In the last section a paper on the position of aluminum in the Periodic Table is included another on gallium since it is mainly produced as a by-product of the aluminum industry, and the history of aluminum as illustrated on postage stamps. Also included are selected chapters on the chemistry of aluminum and some of its compounds. The collection gives a rapid and fully …
Aluminum And Its Position In The Periodic Table, Fathi Habashi
Aluminum And Its Position In The Periodic Table, Fathi Habashi
Fathi Habashi
Aluminum seems to be misplaced in the Periodic Table. It is usually put below boron, a metalloid with which it has nothing in common. Aluminum should be transferred above scandium so that, together with the alkali metals and the alkaline earths metals, these metals represent the typical metals with related properties and electronic configuration.