Aluminium Recovery from Bauxite Ore: Process, Cost & More

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The discussion centers around the recovery of aluminium from bauxite ore, including the processes involved, associated costs, and resources for further information. The scope includes theoretical and practical aspects of aluminium refining.

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  • One participant expresses a need for comprehensive information on aluminium recovery from bauxite ore, including processes and costs.
  • Another participant suggests searching for "Aluminum Refining" on Google and provides links to resources, including a manual and a producer's website, while noting that cost information may be difficult to find.
  • There are unrelated posts discussing the strength-to-weight ratio of wood compared to metals and alloys, with claims about wood's performance under different loading conditions.

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The discussion remains unresolved regarding the specifics of aluminium recovery processes and costs, with no consensus on the best resources or methods to obtain this information.

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Participants have not provided detailed assumptions or specific methodologies regarding the aluminium recovery process, and the discussion includes unrelated topics that may distract from the main inquiry.

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Individuals interested in metallurgy, materials science, or industrial processes related to aluminium production may find this discussion relevant.

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I desperatly need help, i need to know everything there is to know about the recovery of aluminium from bauxite ore, the process, the cost, everything.

Please, if you have any knowledge or know of any GOOD webpages, please post them here.

thanks:)
 
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wood: the poor man's super alloy?

Is it true that wood exceeds metals and alloys in stregnth to weight? Tensil.bending and maybe not compression?
 
mtworkowski@o said:
Is it true that wood exceeds metals and alloys in stregnth to weight? Tensil.bending and maybe not compression?

Yes, when loaded parallel to the grain. When loaded perpendicular to the grain the strength-to-weight ratio is several times lower and comparable to metal alloys. Engineered composites are even higher. See, for example, Ashby's Materials Selection in Mechanical Design.
 
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