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The properties of some magnesium-lithium alloys containing aluminum and zinc

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The mechanical properties and the phase-temperature relationships of magnesium-lithium-aluminum, magnesium-lithium-zinc, and magnesium-lithium-aluminum-zinc alloys are presented. It is shown that the strengths of some of these alloys can be tripled by heat treating and aging but that the high strength is accompanied by brittleness and lack of stability.

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  1. Magnesium Laboratories, The Dow Chemical Co., Midland, Mich., USA

    Robert S. Busk (Member AIME), Donald L. Leman & John J. Casey

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AIME Chicago Meeting, October 1950.

TP 2890 E. Discussion (2 copies) may be sent to Transactions AIME before Dec. 15, 1950.

This work was made possible in part through the support of the Engineer Research and Development Laboratories, Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Contract Number W-44-009 eng 441.

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Busk, R.S., Leman, D.L. & Casey, J.J. The properties of some magnesium-lithium alloys containing aluminum and zinc. JOM 2, 945–951 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03399088

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