You seem to be assuming the worst, my friend. I'd like to see more analysis. If it were to turn out the core of the razor were Zamak and vulnerable to degradation over time, I'd agree that it's not a high-end razor. But just because it's not a cast as a solid ingot of aluminum doesn't tell me enough to be willing to go there.That would tell me that your razor in fact "isn't" made from Aircraft Grade Aluminum like you thought it was... Now that I think about it some more and I'm thinking that that particular pic has been posted somewhere here before and there was talk about materials that Ikon said they made their products from and some testing being done to dispute their claims and such. I'll do some research to see what I can find, but from that pic of the Ikon Tech polished head tells anyone it anything but Aircraft Quality Aluminum or in fact any where near High End!! That was all I was referring to...
eta... I am editing this to add Jim's pic to show the different layers that Ikon has said is Aircraft Grade Aluminum...