• sparkle@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    I can't think of many things you encounter every day that just use straight iron. Only alloys that use iron

    Meanwhile, you'll use very pure aluminum all the time

    • Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 months ago

      Sounds like aluminum is a loner and iron plays well with others. I'd bet there is still more iron encountered every day than aluminum even if the aluminum is pure and the iron is alloyed.

    • blind3rdeye@lemm.ee
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      3 months ago

      Perhaps so, but one might argue that human tech relies more on iron than any other metal - because of its magnetic properties. We need iron to generate and manipulate electricity.