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Duralumin
Duralumin
Duralumin
Group 2
What’s in a name?
1869 – 1937
German metallurgist
worked in military
research center
discovered age
hardening in
aluminums
Aluminum alloys (Al-
Cu) used to replace
brass as ammunition
Alfred Wilm
composition and creation wartime secrets
more than 9 types of Aluminum-Copper
alloys particular applications
rapid, controlled cooling of aluminum with
copper and other metals age
hardening
In the Making
lightweight
higher strength per unit weight vs soft
steel: 450 MPa (megapascals)
ductile, malleable, soft in normal state
loses strength in welding alclad (thin
sheet of corrosion-resistant aluminum
alloy) covers duralumin core
resistant to corrosion by acids and sea
water
Properties
density = 2.7 – 2.87 g/cm3
owes special properties magnesium
and silicon
conducts heat and electricity
electrical conduction - <aluminum, >steel
melting point: 650˚C
boiling point: much higher
loses 30% strength at 300˚C
Properties
used in the creation of Zeppelin and
architecture in the past
commonly used in aircraft construction
(AA2024)- strength and lightweight:
suspension, oxidizer, fuel tanks, skin,
engine, wheels
military – fighter craft; patronized by
Nazis
Application
Junker
Pictures:
http://www.rc-race-and-drift-japan.com/images/PNB18.jpg - pinion gear
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ZRS-4_USS_Akron_duralumin_sample_.jpg –
Akron duralumin
http://oxforddictionaries.com/view/entry/m_en_us1242551 - etymology
http://www.mschaumann.de/history/Die%20Geschichte%20des%20Aluminiums-
Dateien/image018.jpg
- Alfred Wilm pic
http://www.myaluminumsupply.com/cart/images/image029.png - AluAA2024
http://hugojunkers.pytalhost.com/_aircraft_/j4_a1.jpg - junker
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/graphics/alclad_alum.jpg- alclad
Information:
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0816393.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Wilm
http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/duralumin.aspx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duralumin
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091002233925AAfCrYG
Sources
http://www.writework.com/essay/duralumin