Aluminium (Al) waa sheyga ugu badan ee macdan badan ee qolofku ku yaal dhulka. Isku darka oksijiin iyo hydrogen, waxay samaysaa Bauxte, kaas oo ah aluminium sida ugu badan loo isticmaalo macdanta miraha. Kala soocida ugu horreynta ee aluminide-ka almunide aluminieum-ka wuxuu ahaa 1829, laakiin wax soo saar ganacsigu ma uusan bilaabin ilaa 1886. Aluminium waa bir caddaan ah, adag, bir qafiif ah oo leh culeys gaar ah 2.7. Waa jidad wanaagsan oo koronto iyo u adkeysi u adkaysata. Sababo la xiriira astaamahan, waxay noqotay bir muhiim ah.Aluminium alloyWaxay leedahay xoog la xidhiidha khafiifka ah sidaas darteedna waxaa loo isticmaalaa warshado kala duwan oo kala duwan.

 
Soosaarka alumina wuxuu cunaa 90% wax soo saarka Bauxite ee adduunka. Inta soo hartay waxaa loo isticmaalaa warshadaha sida ashyaaga, qalabka velates, iyo kiimikooyinka. Bauxite waxaa sidoo kale loo isticmaalaa soosaarka alumina sibidhka sare, sida biyo-haynta biyuhu ku hayaan warshadaha batroolka ee daboolka qunsunka iyo daloolka, iyo daloolada, iyo sida ferroveloys.

Isticmaalka aluminium waxaa ka mid ah qalabka korantada, gawaarida, maraakiibta, waxsoosaarka diyaaradaha, geedi socodka jirka iyo warshadaha, xarkaha aluminium, maacuunta jikada (miinada jikada).

 
Warshadaha aluminium waxay bilaabeen horumarka tikniyoolajiyadda ee loogu talagalay qalabka dib-u-warshadaynta ee leh aluminium numinium waxayna dejisay xarun u gaar ah. Mid ka mid ah dhiirrigelinta ugu weyn ee warshadahan ayaa had iyo jeer ahayd hoos u dhac ku yimid isticmaalka tamarta, oo soo saara hal aluminium in ka badan hal tan oo ah aluminium aluminium. Tani waxay ku lug leedahay soo bandhigida 95% dareeraha aluminiumka ee ka yimid Bauxite si loo badbaadiyo tamarta. Will kasta oo dib loo warshadeeyo alumininium-ka ayaa sidoo kale macnaheedu yahay badbaadinta todobo tan oo Bauxite ah. Australia gudaheeda, 10% wax soo saarka aluminium wuxuu ka yimaadaa agab dib loo rogay.