Target880 t1_j65ic8d wrote
If you look at the abundance of elements in earth's crust aluminum is #3. It we use the CRC number from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abundance_of_elements_in_Earth%27s_crust we have
- Oxygen 46%
- Silicon 28%
- Aluminium 8.2%
- Iron 5.6%
So there is an enormous amount of aluminum. Most of it we use are in the for mof bauxite that is aluminum o
Aluminum is also recycled to a high degree. The primary reason is not the availability of bauxite ore. The primary reason is that the energy required to of recycling is 5% of the energy required to make it from ore. Aluminum requires a huge amount of electric energy to refine.
36% of the aluminum produced in the US comes from scrap. Globally the recycling rate is around 76% and it is estimated that 75% of all aluminum ever produced is still in usage.
GalFisk t1_j65rvog wrote
Yeah, it's as common as dirt, literally.
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