RE: Does transparent aluminum exist?
aluhm > 12-15-2017, 08:19 AM
Transparent aluminum does not exist.
Transparent aluminum oxide exists.
They are completely two different materials. Aluminum is a metal, aluminum oxide is a ceramic. Aluminum can react with oxygen in the atmosphere to form aluminum oxide. So you can convert a piece of thin aluminum to aluminum oxide to make it transparent, but you are also changing the material.