DURALUMIN

doorălˈyəmĭn, dyoo–, alloy of aluminum (over 90%) with copper (about 4%), magnesium (0.5%–1%), and manganese (less than l%). Before a final heat treatment the alloy is ductile and malleable; after heat treatment a reaction between the aluminum and magnesium produces increased hardness and tensile strength. Because of its lightness and other desirable physical properties, duralumin is widely used in the aircraft industry.

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books on: Duralumin  - 72 results

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Zero Fighter
Book by Akira Yoshimura, Retsu Kaiho, Michael Gregson; Praeger, 1996
Subjects: Zero (Fighter Planes)
...meat trimming." Windows were cut out of duralumin plates, and holes bored in other places...discovery of an even stronger version of duralumin. E.S.D.T. was a super-ultra duralumin recently developed to practical standards...
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A Short History of Twentieth-Century Technology c. 1900-c. 1950
Book by Trevor I. Williams; Clarendon Press, 1982
Subjects: Technology--History--20th Century
...framework. It was, however, the advent of duralumin p. 127 that marked the major step forward in...when Junkers began to make aircraft frames from duralumin and covered them with duralumin sheet, though at first the latter was not stressed...
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Research: A National Resource ..
Book; U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938
...Metal propellers: The use of forged duralumin blades dates from 1925 when the industry...industry are being directed toward hollow duralumin or steel blades, or the use of magnesium...a university laboratory. Materials 1 Duralumin: This strong alloy of aluminum was developed...
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Biographical Dictionary of the History of Technology
Book by Lance Day, Ian Mcneil; Routledge, 1998
Subjects: Inventions--History--Dictionaries, Inventors--Biography--Dictionaries, Technology--History--Dictionaries
...the important new alloy of aluminium, Duralumin. This phenomenon had been discovered...Durener Metallwerke, who marketed it as Duralumin. This light and strong alloy was taken...Heat treatment and constitution of Duralumin, Sci. Papers, US Bureau of Standards...
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Mellon's Millions: The Biography of a Fortune; the Life and Times of Andrew W. Mellon
Book by Harvey O'Connor; The John Day Company, 1933
Subjects: Mellon Family, Mellon, Andrew W--(Andrew William)--1855-1937
...Springfield, owners of the rights to duralumin in the United States, claimed, in an...Aluminum Company was bought in in 1915. The duralumin magnate testified that he had had bitter...trust. His firm had pioneered in the duralumin airplane propellor to replace wood and...
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Four "Caterpillars" and a Funeral Documents on the Crash of the Huff-Daland XLB-5
Journal article by Roger G. Miller; Air Power History, Vol. 49, 2002
Subjects: Aircraft accidents--Analysis, Huff-Daland XLB-5 (Aircraft)--Accidents
...Pennsylvania, had begun producing forged duralumin propellers in the early 1920s and by...Standard Steel Propeller Company forged duralumin propeller from a Huff-Daland XLB...10.) Material Section Report, "Duralumin Propeller--Drawing No. X-52352...
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R101: a Pictorial History / Concorde: the Inside Story
Journal article by Peter Lyth; The Journal of Transport History, Vol. 22, 2001
...during the R101s construction stage. In one picture, presumably from 1927, four craftsmen are shown working on the airships Duralumin girders at Boulton Pauls Norwich works, one pair with an ancient hand drill, the others with a power tool. Apparently the...


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magazine articles on: Duralumin  - 8 results

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Stout's Torpedo Bomber
Magazine article by Michael O'Leary; Sea Classics, Vol. 37, June 2004
...A representative of an aluminum company brought a roll of duralumin to Stouts small plant in Detroit and Stout was intrigued with...stresses which try to stretch or lengthen it). Reasoning duralumin (an alloy of aluminum, magnesium, manganese, and copper...
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When Airplanes Flew from Submarines
Magazine article by Marshall Wainright; Sea Classics, Vol. 40, June 2007
...upper wing. Seaplane gear consisted of streamlined Nstruts, crossbraced with cables in the front and rear panels. Twin duralumin single-step floats were attached and carried cantilever fashion on the front and rear booms. These floats were of V-bottom...
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Mr. Stout's Torpedo-bomber
Magazine article by Marshall Wainwright; Sea Classics, Vol. 42, December 2009
...Stout began to dream up a new concept a torpedo-bomber for the Navy. Shortly after the war, Stout was able to examine Duralumin - an alloy that would have greater tensile strength than aluminum. Using his contacts, Stout was able to get a Navy contract...
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A Day in an Everest Diary: The Everest Team Members Each Kept Their Own Records of the 1953 Expedition. This Excerpt from a Diary by Wilfred Noyce Is a Lively Account of Expedition Life, Which Describes the Trials of Eating, Sleeping and Climbing at High Altitude. Apparently Unpublished, It Was Unearthed in the RGS Archives during Research for This Special Issue
Magazine article by Wilfred Noyce; Geographical, Vol. 75, May 2003
Subjects: Mount Everest--Discovery, exploration, etc., Mountaineers--Discovery, exploration, etc., Mountaineers--Excerpts, Mountaineers--Personal narratives, Noyce, Wilfred--Personal narratives
...This is a wide and deep crevasse straight across our path, now bridged securely by three of the six-foot sections of our duralumin ladder. The crossing is comfortable on all fours, and the Sherpas seem to enjoy it. Indeed its a fascinating view down...
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What Really Downed the Hindenburg
Magazine article by Mariette Dichristina; Popular Science, Vol. 251, November 1997
Subjects: Airships
...together, along with the silk and other fabrics in the ship, would also have added to the fuel-rich inferno. Even the duralumin support framework of the Hindenburgs rigid skeleton was coated with lacquer, ostensibly to protect it from moisture. In...
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newspaper articles on: Duralumin  - 6 results

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Samsung Lightens the Load with Featherweight-Design Notebook 9 Series PC
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, January 19, 2011
Subjects: Consumer electronics industry, Electronics industry, Laptop computers, Notebook computers, Samsung Electronics Company Ltd.
...million color reproduction, all encased in the most advanced duralumin metal alloy. The Samsung Notebook 9 Series ultra premium...very best.The Samsung Notebook 9 Series is crafted from duralumin, a lightweight material that is twice as strong as aluminum...
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Recalling the Queen's Visit; There's No Indication of Lismore's Gollan Hotel Glory Days
Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), August 25, 2010
Subjects: Hotels and motels
...retired to the royal bed chamber, which had been decked out with all the fineries the North Coast had to offer, including duralumin furniture from Brown and Jolly. The royal suite was made complete by the use of a chenille bedspread. aI believe they went...
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My Happy Days as a Flaming Nuisance Picture That! PETERBOROUGH
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 7, 2010
...oxyacetylene burners and melting down the bits and pieces of wing and wheel in the open air furnace to be reduced into ingots of Duralumin. It was all under the guidance of Sid, my foreman and mentor. Not that the job was without excitement. There was the time...
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PC Just Got Sexy
Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, March 31, 2011
...display (400nit) with 16 million color reproduction 80% brighter than other notebooks, all encased in the most advanced duralumin metal alloy only used in specialized aircrafts, making it durable yet stylish and ultra light.The sophisticated beauty...
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My Happy Days as a Flaming Nuisance; PETERBOROUGH
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), October 7, 2010
...oxyacetylene burners and melting down the bits and pieces of wing and wheel in the open air furnace to be reduced into ingots of Duralumin. It was all under the guidance of Sid, my foreman and mentor. Not that the job was without excitement. There was the time...
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encyclopedia articles on: Duralumin  - 3 results

 
 
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Duralumin
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
DURALUMIN dooral y min, dyoo , alloy of aluminum (over 90%) with copper (about...strength. Because of its lightness and other desirable physical properties, duralumin is widely used in the aircraft industry...
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Aluminum
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...aluminum led to its use in jewelry, on wall surfaces, and in colored kitchenware. Important alloys of aluminum include duralumin , aluminum bronze, and aluminum-magnesium; they are used extensively in aircraft and other industries. Although the metal...
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Magnesium
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...jet-engine parts, rockets and missiles, luggage frames, portable power tools, and cameras and optical instruments. Duralumin and magnalium are alloys of magnesium. The metal is also used in pyrotechnics, especially in incendiary bombs, signals...


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