Aluminium–copper alloys
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Aluminium–copper alloys are aluminium alloys that consist largely of aluminium and a small percentage of copper as the main alloying elements. Important variants also contain additives of magnesium, i
Fire-damaged Duralumin cross brace from the Zeppelin airship Hindenburg (DLZ129) salvaged from its crash site at Lakehurst Maxfield Field, NJ on May 6, 1937
Complete alloy phase diagram
Corrosion of duralumin
Duralumin sample from the 1931 airship USS Akron (ZRS-4)
Alloy
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An alloy is a mixture of chemical elements of which in most cases at least one is a metallic element, although the word is also sometimes used for mixtures of elements; herein only metallic alloys are
Aluminium–copper alloys
…Aluminium–copper alloys (AlCu) are aluminium alloys that consist largely of aluminium (Al) and a small percentage of copper (Cu) as the main alloying elements. Important variants also contain additives of magnesium, iron, nickel and/or silicon (AlCu(Mg, Fe, Ni, Si)). Often manganese is also included to increase…
From left to right: three alloys (beryllium copper, Inconel, steel) and three pure metals (titanium, aluminium, magnesium)
Liquid bronze, being poured into molds during casting
A brass lamp
A gate valve, made from Inconel