Aluminium - The Material That Changed The World
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5:46 "I don't believe in getting something for nothing"
Because that would violate the laws of thermodynamics and conservation of mass.
And what does that have to do with his comment?
Sure did :)
You're the one who didn't get the joke.
BestServedCold was making a joke about the line at 5:46 where the host is talking about giving credit for content to other providers. But in science circles, various laws of conservation are based on the premise that you don't get something for nothing. And as with most joke explanations, none of this is funny anymore.
BestServedCold it makes me think of the robot from interstellar. "how are we going to escape this black hole?" "the same way humans have always traveled: by leaving something behind."
Could you please do more materials science / metallurgy videos like this? This video was done extremely well!
Yeap have a lot planned. Steel is one. Nitinol is the one I am most excited for!
Hey everyone, hoped you like the video. If you want to ask me anything or just say hi, hit me up on twitter. I will be a lot more responsive there. My username is Fiosracht (which is the Irish word for curiousity)
So here's a funfact:
the first engine propelled flight was actually by a German engineer called Gustav Weißkopf. That just got confirmed a few years ago, as historians found the documentation of a witness, with wich they could confirm the date, which was only days before the Wright Brothers.
NOT true - You cannot provide one bit of evidence.
When you have the evidence come back but we will not hold our breath.
Seond your claim does not indicate that it was a manned flight.
The Wright Brother's flight was manned and it was photographed.
from German Wiki
In the ten years after this alleged flights over two or over seven miles
there is Gustav Weisskopf never again managed to reproduce these alleged
performance, although he has built numerous aircraft and even made
numerous unsuccessful attempts to start.
jajajajajajajajaja you are a fool
+crosstimbers2
Historian John Brown researched the history around the Wright Brothers and Weißkopf for a long time.
In the Townlibrary of Pitsburgh he found Newspaperarticles from 1901, which describe detailed Weißkopfs first succesfull flight on board of his Plane 'Nr. 21' in Connecticut onAugust 14th 1901. There are articles by 'Bridgeport Sunday Herald' and several other Newspapers (274 Newspaperarticles in total), which are enough proove to state his manned flight as a fact.
I would strongly recomend the book 'Gustav Weißkopf und die Brüder Wright: Wer flog zuerst?' (ISBN: 1533605688) if you speek German good enough.
Sources:
www.airliners.de/nach-archivfunden-kaum-zweifel-flugpionier-weisskopf/34350
m.welt.de/geschichte/article135019802/Einem-Deutschen-gelang-doch-der-erste-Motorflug.html
www.foxnews.com/science/2013/03/13/first-in-flight-wright-brothers-flew-2-years-after-gustav-whitehead.html
PS: he was an American citican at that point, he had imigrated to the US, so you can calm your patriotism, America still was first, dont worry. There is no reason to call me 'a fool' or rage about this topic, we are all smart adults (I hope).
+crosstimbers2 the first flight manned confirmed and proved was by Santos Dumont, Wright Brothers did use a launching rail, and Dumont won the Aero Club competition in France 1906. You can invent anything first than anybody but if you don't come to prove your achievements you are a fool.
Junker is pronounced like Yunker rather than how you pronounced it.
As a student in material engineering, I'm glad to finally see some nice content about this field popping up on youtube ;)
Im graduated 3y ago, how it is going?
@@ing.joelmanzino6439 the calculus is and phys is the biggest struggle for me. but its going...
Fun Fact: the top of the Washington Monument is capped with aluminum because it was so valuable at the time.
TheJaredtheJaredlong I thought it was copper tip
Aluminium*
Aluminium ;)
@@mopskrops6531 Aluminium: cause the dr. said so: czcams.com/video/4AhZ8503WPs/video.html
@@Tuning3434
Aluminum because limeys with weird accents haven't dictated my variant of English since 1776. And while we're at it, it's defense not defence, cookies not biscuits, cilantro not coriander, eggplants not aubergines, parking lots not carparks, and able seaman is not and never had been a rank in the American navy and sounds really dirty.
I have a bachelors and a masters degree in civil engineering and I never knew this stuff. Awesome stuff, glad I subscribed :)
Yeah I was speaking to my civil engineering friends a few days ago and they said the same thing. Yer all about that steel and concrete.
you never knew*
thanks DazeNure, corrected it, was a little drunk when I posted the comment :P
let's be real education sucks on this planet!
I think you misunderstand the purpose of higher education. It teaches us how to learn, how to evaluate, ask questions, experiment. What topic stays static? Very few. So you can't learn what you need for a lifetime within a small length of time. Only how to learn.
One of the most approachable, rapid descriptions of how copper alloying of aluminum works and what it allows. Y'all have a great series of videos, so I'm crawling them as I get some time. The dozen or two I've seen so far are well edited, quick-paced, clear, and use a balanced mixture of graphs, pictures, and such to convey things clearly.
Just imagine being that guy that had all his money in aluminum and be alive that day the price dropped. lol
Thats what i was thinking lol, poor investment XD
Like the ones that today invest in bitcoins and similar stuff
The price drop happened VERY slowly over 50 years.
@@MrLeCapitan way to ruin the joke.
Fun fact, last year aluminium was sold for $1500~ per ton, lowest point in over 3 years.
Today, it's sold for $2488~ and still increasing.
HUUUGE profits.
BTW, Junkers is pronounced yoon-kers
Ja! Das ist because es ist German!
Ja! Ach Ja!
Es ist Deutch
Also, it’s pronounced “a-LOO-min-um”
lol... ya... same as that idiot that think he's god's gift to the EU... well... actually the EU guy is related to the airplane guy.
watching this as an aerospace engineering student was super satisfying; glad to know there's more people out there interested in our craft :)
Very nice video! I just spent the last year in engineering college learning much of this and you simplified and summarized it beautifully. I think it even helped strengthen my understanding. Thanks a tonne!
Yeah I always found metallurgy a bit over complicated in college, we don't need to think in 3D or understand the physics to the atomic scale. Just knowing the basic mechanism and understanding the phase diagrams is the most important part.
I agree, even though i find metallurgy fascinating i hated studying it, mostly because our professor expected us to memorize everything including the graphs.
I can still draw the Fe3C diagram just from memory.
You left out the 5 lb cap on the Washington monument being aluminum, because at the time it was more precious than gold.
This guys voice is so nice to listen to
Agreed. It's nice to hear a fairly strong Irish accent that's actually easy for non-irish to understand.
+Falcrist irish? i thought it was german
Adam Malik DEFINITELY Irish. There's no mistaking that lilt.
+Falcrist is it? usually irish is inaudible to me
Adam Malik Please refer to my first comment! :D
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A small note at ~3:35, I'm pretty sure that the entire plane will not move at the same time like you show. Breaking all those bonds would require a lot of energy. The copper in duraluminium is more used as a barrier for the progression of dislocations which are always present in material and are the source of plastic deformation.
Aside from the excellent content in your videos, you have a very impressive and humble style of presentation. Like you, I've been following many CZcamsrs for years. There's a lot of great content out there, but for science-oriented channels like this, I really appreciate the simplistic approach you take to presenting such sophisticated content. Nothing flashy, nothing over-the-top. You have a way of making the content speak for itself. Glad to see your channel is still growing and I wish you continued success.
3:19 Companion Cube?
Same thing I was thinking.
Look it up. It's from the game "Portal"
lmgtfy.com/?q=companion+cube
An object in Portal I believe
Not an object. A dear friend.
love the blue print background
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Titanium and carbon fiber composites: allow us to introduce ourselves.
Blackbird has entered the chat
@@jkerman5113 Tom?
*see's price tag of titanium & carbon fiber*
Aluminum it is..
@@Skip.8221 no he is talking about the SR-71 Blackbird the fastest plane in the world it needs Titanium because of the high heat created at high speeds and Titanium can resist high tem the best at the time it was designed.
@@mi4johns loll😂
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You meant to say cannot be "overstated". If it "cannot be understated" it would mean it was insignificant.
Very good video. Keep up the good work, friend.
as a fan of the vlogbrothers and their numerous channels, im both happy, and not surprised to see that they sponsored your content. Keep up the fantastic work and I'll continue to watch and support everything you create
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This is cool! I've been learning about stress-strain of materials, age hardening, and atomic structures. More interesting than the textbook for sure!
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For a material scientist student like me, this review was absolutly amazing.
the tip of the Washington Monument in Washington DC is a pyramid of Aluminum, which at the time was worth more than gold
You've got a winning formula here. I could watch your channel all day. Very well put together. You deserve 10 times the subscribers!
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Duralumin!! Has anyone here read Mistborn?
yes, i was completly surprised as well.
As a non-native speaker I didn't recognise it, but it's great to see fellow Sanderson fans here
It's my favourite book series so far. Sanderson is a master at writing.
yes literally loved those books so fuckin much
you should read the way of kings its also a really good book
I wish my physics class focused more on technology instead of endless calculations about abstract concepts. I'm so glad I graduated from high school.
I don't know about you, but I learnt about materials in chemistry.
We did polymers (High density, low density, thermosetting and thermosoftening)
Nano particles and properties of metals.
What you're looking for is engineering, which is based in physics.
Carlos Saraiva - Wrong. Technology can exist without a theory explaining it. If it works, it works. No theory necessary. Often...the physical explaination follows the technology. There are endless examples, but I'm sure you can think of several off the top of your head. There is one in this video.
brentmel any and all sciences work in the same frame: Theory -> Practice -> Theory. We first make a new assumption based on knowledge available, then test this new idea in so called 'physical world' and then refine our theory...
S C - I think you are confusing technology with science
Well researched and produced video. Enjoyed it and learnt something at the same time!
Thanks so much for the video Brian, I'm studying the very same principles you mentioned at the moment and it's very inspiring to see how such principles can change the world! Thanks so much keep it up!
I'm glad that Hank and co are behind you, he's good people.
Who the eff is Hank?
+Geph C Hank Green, from the vlogbrothers/scishow/crash course
Geph C As Erica said Hank and his brother John are Vlogbrothers (who apparently sponsored this video), though I know him better from Scishow. If you get a kick out of Real Engineering, there's a fair chance you'll also like a lot of the stuff Scishow does.
"Who the eff is Hank" is an inside joke from the community arround the vlogbrothers xD
And given that +Geph C's Profile pic is a "Hanklerfish" I'm certain that he/she just wanted reference that joke ^^
Hank is a species of deciduous tree, native and abundant throughout northern Europe and northern Asia, growing farther north than any other broadleaf tree. Young Hank trees have smooth, coppery brown bark, while older trees have white, papery bark, of which the outer layers can be stripped off without killing it.
I really like these videos!
I love your channel. It makes me really happy to know John and Hank believe in it too.
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more on materials please?
Good for you man. I enjoy seeing growth in sponsorships.
Charles Edward Taylor was an American inventor, mechanic and machinist. He built the first aircraft engine used by the Wright brothers in the Wright Flyer. As an aviation maintenance student i feel compelled to give credit to Charles for actually making the engine and not the wright brothers
Oh, vlogbrothers are supporting this? Cool :)
Not "junkers". It's pronounced "yunkers". It's German.
+Andy Wilderness Wouldn't it make sense to be pedantic given the nature of engineering? Therefore one should be precise in their pronunciation.
Andy Wilderness no it's not, you don't need to be a rocket scientist to know how to pronounce juncker
So why don’t you write the name of the country correctly as “Deutschland”?
And it’s “you’n’kers”.
@@james-ch I mean if you don't know where the name came from it's difficult to know how to pronounce it.
This is exactly what I was looking for; CZcams videos like this one that combine my engineering education with fun and simple real life examples. This is going to motivate me 👌🏼
Best description of age-hardening I have ever seen. Great video!
0:50 You mean Napoleon III, which is not "the" Napoleon.
Just one small problem, the material that changed the world is... plastic.
They are both incredibly important, but aluminum is used for bigger things, like buildings, and aircraft, while plastic is more used for things that need to be light but not strong, such as small household items, or children's toys.
Plastic is also used to make many boats and some houses and roadways.
Julia Plastic has definitely made it's contribution, but there is no doubt that Aluminum has made a far greater impact on the world of larger goods than plastic.
i know
@@skepticmoderate5790 Not entirely true.
Plastic is often used in aircraft construction, especially on modern skin sheets. When someone says anything about carbon fiber or kevlar or composite on an aircraft, they usually mean a honeycomb structure with six sheets of fabric held together and protected by thick coatings of epoxy resin.
This info wasn't even found in my university Material Science class. Thank you for sharing with us common folk!
I love your channel and I really like your personality. I am learning so many different things and the visualizations are incredible! Go on with your wonderful job!!
If you call gold a precious metal, imagine a world where iron never existed
We'd probably never even discover electricity and be able to use it to refine our aluminium.
It was called the “Bronze Age”.
@@lawrencedoliveiro9104 XDDD
great video but i think junkers is pronounced yunkers
This was an amazing video to watch as I just started Metallurgy this semester at MST. Keep up the good content.
really enjoyed this, reminded me of some of my favorite university classes
Hey +Real Engineering What are your thoughts on Elon Musk and his vision to shape the future in a better way? Also, what is your name if I may ask?
Elon is a huge inspiration to me. He is going to be remembered for a very long time. My name is Brian :)
Real Engineering Nice to meet you Brian! I completely agree, what he does is unprecedented and will be remembered as the man who started a new era! So to speak...
+Real Engineering I do love space X and there rockets but how they plan on what those people
Are going to live in I don't like the best way to make there home is to use rovers to make the place and landing platform by sending material and using what mars has!
when carbon nano tube will replace most of metal?
The main problem is that it is hard to mass produce it
When plate from carbon nanotube won't be more expensive than gold
When its actually viable....
One small carbon nano tube is strong, but the problem lies in using it in a macroscopic scale. You can find interesting articles about carbon nano tubes not being the future material as they used to think :)
Still a really interesting invention to use together with other materials though, but not in itself.
In conclusion, not in the near feature :(
Thank you so much for all of these amazing videos
Awesome video. This makes engineering and physics much less scary
Ironically, the British scientist (Humphry Davy) who named the stuff called it 'Aluminum'. Then _another_ British scientist (Thomas Young) took the liberty of renaming it 'Aluminium'.
That caught on, and even more ironically, the _Americans_ called it 'Aluminium' while the British occasionally insisted on calling it 'Aluminum'.
In 1828 American lexicographer Noah Webster reverted to 'Aluminum' in his dictionary, which caught on in the non-scientific portion of America, while scientists worldwide continue to use 'Aluminium'.
I learned this yesterday from Bill Bryson's Short History of Nearly Everything.
Apparently the British establishment didn't like the fact that the name deviated from the popular 'ium' naming convention of the time (sodium, potassium, cadmium etc).
So while British people like to claim Americans simplified the word (I'm British btw), I now know that it is us who are not using the correct original name!
Wow! I've heard of aluminum, but this "aluminium" sounds amazing!
Both words are right.
only americans pronounce it "aluminum", the rest of the world says "aluminium" and the narrator is Irish
Nicolas Dolgin Wow, thanks! If you don't mind, and have a few free moments...I mean, if it isn't too much trouble, could you answer a question for me?
How do Irish people pronounce "irony"?
'only americans pronounce it "aluminum", the rest of the world says "aluminium"'
That should be easy to prove.
Did the narrator really pronounce "Junkers" as 'junkers' ???
Seriously?
You got sponsored by Hank and John?!?!? Congratulations man!! You are on your WAY.
Great vid. And I'd love something similar on composites. They are one of my very favorite topics. I've been working with them for about 10 years now, and I'm always looking for new projects that warrant them.
Brilliantly concise history of aluminum. My dear departed mentor teacher invested in aluminum. She was such an amazing person who was so smart. After listening to and learning from your video, I'm smiling and thinking "of course she invested in aluminum". Also, I love the narrator's voice. Peace
YES, YOU SPELT ALUMINIUM CORRECT
No he didn't.
I have my material and hardware Exam this week!
I think I should have uninstalled PUBG atleast 2 months before!
I dont want want to repeat nor I want bad grades😢 but its too late!
This is a good case of serendipity
Just found your channel and absolutely love it! Great stuff, keep up the good work.
Thank you for pronouncing aluminium correctly as some say aluminum
Both terms are correct.
Technically, they're both correct.
+Stu Beet lol u got triggered really easily
Aluminum is the correct accepted pronunciation in the US. Please refer to the Aluminum Standards Handbook if you cannot bring yourself to accept that as fact. There are 320 million Americans that pronounce aluminum that way.
You can check out the Aluminum Association here.
www.aluminum.org/about-association
Nah... the correct way is allah-mi-ni-um...
Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Sodium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Potassium, Calcium, Scandium, Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium, Gallium, Germanium, Selenium, etc.
For some reason the Americans adopted the spelling and pronunciation "Aluminum".
love your videos, very nicely put together, entertaining and highly entertaning. keep up the good work!
some great educational videos you are making there! not only intresting history but also nice technoligy details i have not known before! please keep it up :)
Aluminium might miss it's moment. Right now Aluminium is getting cheap enough to replace steel. However, with 3D printer Meta-Materials being able to create designer atomic structures we might not even use metal anymore, but synthetic carbon based materials such as nano tubes and improved forms of graphene.
What? Meta-materials are just used to selectively block certain portions of the electromagnetic spectrum or sound waves. And they are not actually a new material. They are just nano-scale structures built out of other materials. They could easily be made of aluminum itself. They also offer no improvement in strength-to-weight ratio. Why would they replace aluminum?
finally , someone that says aluminium right :')
Lol,I'm American,and I say aluminium.
w wyborn i wonder if Americans use uranium of uranum for their power plants... hmmm
Seán O'Nilbud ? You do realise that's a joke...?
Convergant do you cal if goldium? Hydrogenium? Carbonium? Argonium? Oxygenium? Why haven’t these the now accepted ways of saying them?
@@jeffreyslater6556: Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Sodium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Potassium, Calcium, Scandium, Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium, Gallium, Germanium, Selenium, etc.
For some reason the Americans adopted the spelling and pronunciation "Aluminum".
This video was really detailed and simple. Great video!
Very interesting and informative! Thank you, RE.
Mithril.
lol
Thanks for calling it Aluminium and not Aluminum
This was such an epic video. Just put the first year Materials in Mech Eng into context. So cool! Thanks so much!!
dude i love all your videos, i learn so much, you are a very good host
Aluminum
Helium, Lithium, Beryllium, Sodium, Magnesium, Aluminium, Potassium, Calcium, Scandium, Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium, Gallium, Germanium, Selenium, etc.
For some reason the Americans adopted the spelling and pronunciation "Aluminum".
@@danopoaluminum was the original word for it. Making it sound like everything else is why other people changed it to aluminium.
*Aluminum
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Victor Bian i see lots of freedom being distributed in texas lately
Victor Bian **Aluminium
I'm glad I'm not the only one bothered by this.
Foetus Deletus What are you referring to? Open carry?
I think what he's trying to say is: Americans have more guns and it is generally a good idea to listen to someone who has a gun.
Great work! Your videos are awesome :) I watched all of them. Keep making them please
I'm a metal fabricator and I was explaining the basic differences between steel and aluminum hardening techniques just today to a sheet metal worker friend as we discussed a new heat treating oven that just arrived 🙃
Excellent work! Your videos are great!
Love your videos bro, so well explained, and I'm currently studying engineering.
Awesome work man. Keep up the good work!
Great channel man, love watching your content.
Now this is something. I never knew aluminum had such a great contribution to modern engineering. Thanks a lot bro!
another great video, keep them coming. Great old stock footage.
always get excited when i see the now iconic blueprint and white text on my homepage.
Such a good video. Easy to understand.
As a materials engineer it is nice to refer people to some of your videos so they understand what I do/learned lol
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Thats really nice explanation . I'd like to watch more video that made by you.
Helped a lot with my science project well done!
Another great video. Thank you