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  2. Talk:Aluminium/Spelling - Wikipedia

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    The form aluminum is in common use in mining, manufacturing, and the trade in the United States; the form aluminium is used with practical uniformity in Great Britain and generally by chemists in the United States." In 1909, Webster's is emphatically stating that Aluminum is a manufacturing and trade term, while aluminium is the chemistry term.

  3. Aluminium - Wikipedia

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    Aluminium (or aluminum in North American English) is a chemical element; it has symbol Al and atomic number 13. Aluminium has a density lower than that of other common metals, about one-third that of steel. It has a great affinity towards oxygen, forming a protective layer of oxide on the surface when exposed to air.

  4. Talk:Aluminium/Spelling/Archive 3 - Wikipedia

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    But why not resolve this dispute by calling aluminium aluminum aluminium aluminum the thirteenth element on the periodic table "niluntrium" (derived from the IUPAC systematic element names. And it would have the symbol "Nut", which is pretty much how I'd sum up this dumb debate. -- 116.14.27.127 ( talk ) 14:32, 3 June 2009 (UTC)

  5. History of aluminium - Wikipedia

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    The introduction of these methods for the mass production of aluminium led to extensive use of the light, corrosion-resistant metal in industry and everyday life. Aluminium began to be used in engineering and construction. In World Wars I and II, aluminium was a crucial strategic resource for aviation.

  6. Talk:Aluminium/Spelling/Archive 1 - Wikipedia

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    So while I do believe most/all other Commonwealth countries use aluminium, the spelling in other local languages is weak evidence at best. —pfahlstrom 19:16, 22 August 2006 (UTC) I would tend to agree with your initial statement that it would be better to remove all the tags for this section - we all know the facts.

  7. Aluminum industry in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 2014, by contrast, the US ranked sixth in primary aluminum production, and provided only 3.5% of world production. US production of primary aluminum peaked in 1980 at 4.64 million metric tons. Since then, US primary aluminum production has fallen by more than half, but secondary production has increased, making up much of the difference.

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  9. Spanish language in science and technology - Wikipedia

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    The Spanish language is one of many major languages with limited use in science and technology. The main cause of this is the proliferation of English in scientific writing, which has been ongoing since English displaced French and German as the languages of science in the first half of the 20th century.