Is aluminum hydrophobic or hydrophilic?

Aluminum is clearly hydrophilic. This is immediately evident if you have aluminum roofing or an aluminum snow shovel, neither of which is actually well suited for cold/wet environments. read more

An aluminum ion is Al3+ and because it is charged it is hydrophilic. Aluminum in a sheet if aluminium exists in a stable soup of electrons so it is not water soluble although should be hydrophilic also. Hope this helps. read more

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Aluminum is clearly hydrophilic. This is immediately evident if you have aluminum roofing or an aluminum snow shovel, neither of which is actually well suited for cold/wet environments. This page may be out of date. read more

More towards hydrophilic. It forms a contact angle of 10 degrees when in contact with water. Means it attracts water molecules to itself, more than,. read more