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Aluminum vs Gunmetal - What's the difference?

aluminum | gunmetal |

As nouns the difference between aluminum and gunmetal

is that aluminum is a metallic chemical element (symbol al) with an atomic number of 13 while gunmetal is an alloy of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc, originally used for making guns.

aluminum

English

(wikipedia aluminum)

Alternative forms

* aluminium

Noun

(-)
  • A metallic chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
  • (slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminum.

    • Derived terms

    * aluminum foil * aluminum can

    See also

    * bauxite

    References

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    gunmetal

    English

    Alternative forms

    * gun metal

    Noun

    (wikipedia gunmetal) (-)
  • an alloy of 88% copper, 10% tin and 2% zinc, originally used for making guns
  • a dark grey colour