When Did Aluminum Come Into Use

Although aluminum is abundant on Earth, the only aluminum mine suitable for aluminum smelting is aluminum-vanadite, which was first discovered near the French town of Lebas in 1821. The metal aluminum was made by the Danish chemist Oster in 1824 by the reduction of potassium amalgam. It is also believed that the German Waller in 1827 with potassium reduction of anhydrous aluminum chloride made, these are laboratory products, the quantity is very small, the quality is not pure. It was only 30 years later, in 1854, when David of France switched to the cheaper sodium as a reducing agent, that slightly more aluminium was produced, with a higher purity. Napoleon III took an interest in this and established aluminum smelting plants under his auspices. Nazakura III also had an aluminum helmet and a set of aluminum tableware specially made by craftsmen to show his dignity and luxury. So the price of aluminum was very expensive.