Why doesn't aluminum spark when hit with a grinder?

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Why doesn't aluminum spark when hit with a grinder?

2007-01-04 08:45:30 · 3 answers · asked by romaranger151 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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it is too "soft" a metal

2007-01-08 08:39:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

What kind of surface is your grinder? ANyhow, Aluminum is not a super hard metal. A grider would easily disintigrate the aluminum in to dust. Likely before it could spark.

2007-01-04 08:53:00 · answer #2 · answered by novae2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Aluminum is close to being a metalloid, in fact some might say it is.

It is too soft.

Get an "A".

2007-01-04 13:33:31 · answer #3 · answered by teachr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋