[Best of the Web] Source: The Aluminum Association
This “quick read” article is an excellent primer for those looking for some basic and interesting facts about aluminum. You’ll find out about aluminum’s use in NASA’s new Orion Spacecraft, why every aluminum-intensive vehicle ever crash tested by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has earned a 5-star safety rating, why most of the world’s highest skyscrapers are built using high-strength aluminum alloys, why the F-16 fighter jet is mostly aluminum, and why deep sea divers rely on high-strength, corrosion resistant aluminum to keep them safe.
