What is made from aluminum?
Aluminum goes straight into 64 lines, among them deodorant, lipstick, microchip, LED light bulb and OLED screen. Follow those further and it reaches 144 things in all.
How aluminum is made What it is made of See it on the map
Goes straight into
- Deodorantat Make the aluminum salt
- Lipstickat Seat it in the case
- Microchipat Saw and wire up
- LED light bulbat Place chips by machine
- OLED screenat Cap with a metal cathode
- Lithium-ion cellat Coat the foils
- Electric car batteryat Weld the busbars
- Smartphoneat Close the frame
- Laptopat Mold or machine the case
- Hard driveat Polish the platter blanks
- Solid-state driveat Enclose the drive
- Solar cellat Print the metal contacts
- Solar panelat Press on the frame
- Refrigeratorat Attach the cooling circuit
- Washing machineat Cast the gearbox parts
- Satelliteat Form the structure
- Pencilat Paint and add the eraser
- Aluminum foilat Cast a thick sheet
- Nonstick panat Press the shell
- Aluminum canat Punch out discs
- Mirrorat Or vacuum-coat aluminum
- Skyscraperat Hang the glass skin
- Carat Press the body panels
- Electric carat Press the body panels
- Car engineat Pour the engine block
- Airlinerat Shape the metal skin and frames
- Orbital rocketat Form and weld the tanks
- Bicycleat Cut the frame tubes
- Motorcycleat Weld the frame
- Skateboardat Cast the trucks
- Drum kitat Stretch the drumheads
- Eraserat Press plugs into ferrules
- Pressure cookerat Impact-bond the base
- Toasterat Punch the metal shell
- Air conditionerat Stamp the aluminum fins
- Ceiling fanat Make the housing
- Office chairat Make the star base
- Skiat Stack the layers in the mold
- Yo-yoat Turn the metal bodies
- Die-cast toy carat Melt the zinc alloy
- Eyeshadowat Press into pans
- Asthma inhalerat Draw the canister
- Prosthetic legat Attach liner, knee and foot
- Wheelchairat Cut the tubing
- Aluminum ladderat Extrude the rails
- Double-glazed windowat Bend the spacer frame
- Aluminum window frameat Extrude the profile
- Subway trainat Cut and form panels
- Sailboatat Rig the mast
- Hard-shell suitcaseat Add the frame or zipper
- Smartwatchat Mill the case
- Microphoneat Form the case
- Camera lensat Mount in the barrel
- Vinyl recordat Coat the blank disc
- Compact discat Metalize the surface
- Video game consoleat Fit cooling and tighten screws
- Graphics cardat Build the heat sink
- Newspaperat Image the plates
- Zipperat Add the stops and slider
- N95 maskat Add the nose band
- Brassat Tune with minor metals
- Cobaltat Reduce it to metal
- Chromiumat Reduce it with aluminum
- Vanadiumat Reduce with aluminum
Further down the line: 80 things
Metals 3
Metal goods 14
FaucetPadlockDoor hingeKeyFire extinguisherGas cylinderSafety pinRazor bladeWrenchSaw bladeKitchen knifeStainless steel forkVacuum flaskStainless steel water bottle
Plastics and fibers 3
Clothes and textiles 13
Leather beltLeather handbagFlagLeatherDown jacketRaincoatBackpackJeansLeather glovesLeather walletHiking bootsHigh heelsLeather shoe
Electronics 15
TelevisionComputer keyboardComputer mouseWireless earbudsPhone chargerUSB cableDigital cameraWi-Fi routerE-readerInkjet printerRemote controlElectric toothbrushAA batteryLight switchPower outlet
Machines and vehicles 11
Camera droneAirbagMechanical wristwatchTireTurbine bladeLocomotiveJet engineElectric kettleElevatorBlenderDishwasher
Sport, music and toys 13
Electric guitarTrumpetBallpoint penHarmonicaSaxophoneGuitar stringIce skatesDumbbellGolf clubBaseballBasketballTennis racketAmerican football