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Word: minum (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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Next problem for metallurgists is to develop a beryllium alloy which is not brittle. While most aluminum-beryllium alloys will stand tensile (pulling) stresses of around 70,000 Ib. per square inch, they will support only slight bending stresses. Thin sheets of a 70-30 beryllium-alu-minum alloy will break like stiff cardboard...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: Beryllium | 7/28/1930 | See Source »

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