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Aluminum Fluoride

Aluminum fluoride is used as coating material for mirrors and lasers.

Chemical Formula: AlF3
Other names: Aluminum Fluoride
Layman's explanation: Aluminum Fluoride is a solid, off-white, free-flowing granular material, insoluble in most organic and inorganic liquids at room temperatures. It is soluble in many fused salts. Aluminum Fluoride is used by aluminum producers to increase the conductivity of electrolytes in the smelting process. It is used as a flux ingredient for the removal of magnesium in refining aluminum scrap, by the ceramic industry for some body and glazing mixtures, and in the production of specialty refractory products.
Keywords: flux ingredient, electrolyte
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