Abstract
Although magnesium lithium base alloys have several desirable properties, they also possess certain undesirable characteristics, one of which is the tendency to overage at 150° to 200°F. This problem is discussed in the paper. Recently developed alloys, described in the paper, have stability of properties at 200°F nearly equal to that of commercial magnesium alloys.
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AIME Chicago Meeting, October 1950.
TP 2961 E. Discussion (2 copies) may be sent to Transactions AIME before Dec. 15, 1950.
The work described in this paper was sponsored by the Navy Department, Bureau of Aeronautics under Contracts Nos. NOa(s) 9526 and NOa(s) 10026. The period this work covered was Jan. 1, 1949, to April 1, 1950.
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Frost, P.D., Kura, J.G. & Eastwood, L.W. Aging characteristics of magnesium-lithium base alloys. JOM 2, 1277–1282 (1950). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03399145
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