Corrosion embrittlement of duralumin I : practical aspects of the problem
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- Corrosion embrittlement of duralumin I : practical aspects of the problem
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- 1928
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Corrosion embrittlement of duralumin I : practical aspects of the problem
Author: Rawdon, Henry
Year: 1928
Since aircraft design is tending toward all-metal construction, the strong heat-treatable light aluminum alloy, duralumin (a generic name for a class of heat-treatable alloys containing Cu, Mg, Mn, and Si), is finding increasing application. Doubt has been expressed concerning the reliability and permanence of these materials. Information is given on the effect of corrosion on the tensile properties of 14-gauge sheet duralumin, heat treated by quenching in hot water after being heated for 15 minutes in a fused nitrate bath at 500 to 510 C. Intercrystalline corrosion and practical aspects of intercrystalline embrittlement are discussed with respect to duralumin.