How to Use aluminum oxide in a Sentence

aluminum oxide

noun
  • From there, copper wires are linked to the sheet, which is then covered by aluminum oxide.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 14 Nov. 2018
  • And second, aluminum oxide could damage and even rip a new hole in the ozone layer.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 17 June 2021
  • The anodization is achieved by building up the aluminum oxide on the surface in layers.
    — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • Its double-footed stainless steel guides have aluminum oxide inserts, which stand up to heavy line and lengthen casts.
    — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 28 Sep. 2023
  • There are also aluminum oxide crystals to gently polish the skin’s surface.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 12 Dec. 2025
  • There are also aluminum oxide crystals to gently polish the skin’s surface.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The handle is full-size cork and the six single-foot guides are stainless steel with aluminum oxide ceramic inserts.
    — Morgan Lyle, Field & Stream, 10 May 2023
  • Russia needs alumina, also known as aluminum oxide, to make aluminum.
    — Mary Hui, Quartz, 5 May 2022
  • Fritts says its narrow stainless steel line guides, which have aluminum oxide inserts, extend casting distance.
    — Pete M. Anderson, Field & Stream, 21 June 2023
  • Current sachets use a few layers of plastic for strength and one of aluminum oxide, to provide a barrier against the liquid oozing out.
    — David Meyer, Fortune, 13 Dec. 2020
  • Most new car batteries are rechargeable and use lithium in some form for one of the electrodes, cobalt or carbon for the other, and aluminum oxide for the electrolyte.
    — Tom Parrett, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2014
  • The simplest part was forming the gates of the transistors, which were simply patterned on a solid substrate and then coated with aluminum oxide.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
  • So, the bottom surface of the graphene sheet was on silicon dioxide, and the top was covered by aluminum oxide, both of which are insulators.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Out of the mud The first step in aluminum production is the isolation of aluminum oxide from the other materials in the ore.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The hydrogen releases, and the rest turns into aluminum oxide, a waste product that can be recycled to create more buttons.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 May 2020
  • To create an ultra-stiff, yet ridiculously lightweight sheet, the team sandwiched layers of aluminum oxide film together.
    — Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 6 May 2020
  • Engineers stalled silicene’s degradation by sealing it between a silver base and an aluminum oxide layer.
    — Stephen Ornes, Discover Magazine, 29 Nov. 2015
  • The oxygen gets released in molecular form (O2) at the anode thanks to an aluminum oxide catalyst.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 30 May 2018
  • The Nevada Highway Patrol says nine flat cars, two tankers and three box cars derailed, and a plume of white aluminum oxide was released.
    — Washington Post, 19 June 2019
  • That’s because the insulating aluminum oxide layer can have defects that trap charges and degrade performance.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The interior of the tunnel was surrounded by plates made of silicone rubber and aluminum oxide powder.
    — Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 23 Jan. 2017
  • The aluminum oxide left over in the process can be recycled indefinitely, Koehler said, even re-smelted down to be used again in new canisters.
    — London Gibson, Indianapolis Star, 17 Apr. 2020
  • The face mask also has physical exfoliants — aluminum oxide crystals — that further assist in the removal of dry skin build-up for a brighter and softer skin surface.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The material is a synthetic form of aluminum oxide, one of the hardest substances second only to diamond.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 19 Dec. 2024
  • That sheet was then lifted off and transferred on top of the aluminum oxide, resulting in an atomically thin layer of semiconductor sitting on top of the gate.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Alcoa reported a 57% increase in the price of aluminum oxide sold the quarter as a result of the supply disruptions throughout the world.
    — Bob Tita, WSJ, 17 Oct. 2018
  • The material is made from tubes of aluminum oxide powder injected at a pressure of nearly 2,000 bars.
    — Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2022
  • The structure alternates repeating layers of molybdenum disulfide and aluminum oxide placed on top of a light-reflecting gold layer.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 15 June 2023
  • The researchers first grew a nanometer-thick layer of another high-k insulator, aluminum oxide, on the germanium channel.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 Nov. 2016
  • Scientists have long known that aluminum oxide can accelerate ozone depletion and contribute to thermal changes in the upper atmosphere.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 14 Apr. 2025

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