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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title = {Beryllium},
author = {},
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}
}
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