Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-12481512-20130717104617/@comment-24511216-20140206021758

You guys are confusing real-life facts with game facts.

Aluminum does not exist in the elder scrolls games. Its a metal that was practicaly unworkable til the industrial age cause of its high melting point.

I believe Dwarven Metal is a mix of corundum and gold. You use corundum to improve steel-plate armor and gold is a metal that does not rust or tarnish, also the ingots color looks like a mix of the two.

With the strength of the metal you got to remember that silver is just as soft as gold and silver weapons exist in skyrim.