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Duralumin

Scope note

An alloy consisting of 95.5 parts of aluminum to 3 parts of copper, 1 of manganese, and 0.5 of magnesium that after age-hardening is comparable in strength and hardness to soft steel. W

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300010939

Broader Terms used

aluminum alloy

Term used for

dural

Created

13yrs ago

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