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Does transparent aluminum exist? - haomeialu - 12-15-2017
Does transparent aluminum exist?
RE: Does transparent aluminum exist? - aluhm - 12-15-2017
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.