Banyak katalis industri yang didukung oleh alumina, artinya bahan katalis yang mahal tersebar di atas permukaan alumina yang inert.

Unstable carbonyl of Al(0) has been detected in reaction of Al 2(CH 3) 6 with carbon monoxide; see Sanchez, Ramiro; Arrington, Caleb; Arrington Jr. Keberadaan magnesium juga menjadikan logam paduan dapat bekerja dengan baik pada temperatur yang sangat rendah, di mana kebanyakan logam akan mengalami failure pada temperatur tersebut.

Comparative Mapping of a Major Aluminum Tolerance Gene in Sorghum and Other Species in the Poaceae". However, the trace quantities of 26Al that do exist are the most common gamma ray emitter in the interstellar gas; [58] if the original 26Al were still present, gamma ray maps of the Milky Way would be brighter. These dimers, such as trimethylaluminium (Al 2Me 6), usually feature tetrahedral Al centers formed by dimerization with some alkyl group bridging between both aluminium atoms.

Very simple aluminium(II) compounds are invoked or observed in the reactions of Al metal with oxidants. Huang, Chi-Yue; Zhao, Meixun; Yan, Wen; Chien, Chih-Wei; Chen, Muhong; Yang, Huaping; Machiyama, Hideaki; Lin, Saulwood (2011). The aluminium cation Al 3+ is small and highly charged; as such, it has more polarizing power, and bonds formed by aluminium have a more covalent character.

Secara umum, 4 ton bauksit akan menghasilkan 2 ton alumina, yang nantinya akan menghasilkan 1 ton aluminium. Kekerasan bahan aluminium murni sangatlah kecil, yaitu sekitar 65 skala Brinnel, sehingga dengan sedikit gaya saja dapat mengubah bentuk logam.