aluminium

I've just read the BBC article about the Bloodhound 1,000 mph record attempt car [or is it more a plane that's kept on the ground ;) ]. Besides use of titanium (very hard to work) it also mentions anodising the aluminium to protect it from corrosion, specifically salt in the salt beds in South...

A higher risk of theft with the high price of aluminium? I read today that the price of aluminium has reached an all time high. This web site confirms it is over $3,300 per tonne. http://www.lme.co.uk/aluminium_graphs.asp If you experiment with the options the futures price is even higher...