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Title: Beryllium

Abstract

In the last 50 years, beryllium has risen from a geological curiosity to become an important industrial metal. Its high strength, light weight and high thermal conductivity make it valuable in both defense and commercial applications, It is lighter than aluminum, has a higher tensile strength and melting temperature than both magnesium and aluminum, and exhibits the highest elasticity and strength-to-weight ratio of the light metals. These features, as well as beryllium`s high beat capacity and unusual nuclear properties, caused beryllium to be dubbed the {open_quotes}wonder metal{close_quotes} in the 1950s and early 1960s.

Publication Date:
OSTI Identifier:
226655
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Elements
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 1; Journal Issue: 4; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1992
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; BERYLLIUM; SUPPLY AND DEMAND; IMPORTS; DIAGRAMS

Citation Formats

. Beryllium. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
. Beryllium. United States.
. 1992. "Beryllium". United States.
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abstractNote = {In the last 50 years, beryllium has risen from a geological curiosity to become an important industrial metal. Its high strength, light weight and high thermal conductivity make it valuable in both defense and commercial applications, It is lighter than aluminum, has a higher tensile strength and melting temperature than both magnesium and aluminum, and exhibits the highest elasticity and strength-to-weight ratio of the light metals. These features, as well as beryllium`s high beat capacity and unusual nuclear properties, caused beryllium to be dubbed the {open_quotes}wonder metal{close_quotes} in the 1950s and early 1960s.},
doi = {},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/226655}, journal = {Elements},
number = 4,
volume = 1,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
}