Aluminum is the world's most abundant metal and the third most common element comprising
Aluminum is the world's most abundant metal and the third most common element comprising 8% of the earth’s crust. The versatility of aluminum makes it the most widely used metal after steel. Aluminum can be severely deformed without failure. This allows aluminum to be formed by rolling, extruding, drawing, machining and other mechanical processes. It can also be cast to a high tolerance.