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Aluminum alloy has high strength for cryogenic parts.(METALS/POLYMERS/CERAMICS)

Advanced Materials & Processes,  September, 2006  

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A super-high-strength aluminum alloy that can improve the performance and capability of aerospace components, specifically for cryogenic rocket engine applications, has been developed by scientists at the Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio.

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The alloy has specific strength and ductility characteristics that surpass those of the alpha titanium alloy currently in rocket engine turbopump impellers. It is also significantly less expensive, more resistant to hydrogen embrittlement, and is 38% lighter ...

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