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Grp.#2: Branden Temew Jonathan Chuaunsu Kirk Tan Matthew Tan. DURALUMIN. What is DURALUMIN?. Formerly a light silvery metal discovered by Humphry Davy. Discovered and patented as duralumin in 1910 by Alfred Wilm.
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Grp.#2: Branden Temew Jonathan Chuaunsu Kirk Tan Matthew Tan DURALUMIN
What is DURALUMIN? • Formerly a light silvery metal discovered by Humphry Davy. • Discovered and patented as duralumin in 1910 by Alfred Wilm. • Its materials may be copper, manganese, magnesium, aluminum and sometimes silicon.
Properties of DURALUMIN • Hard • Lightweight • Ductile • Workable in its normal state
Uses of DURALUMIN Aircraft • It is used on the aircrafts vody parts.
Laptops • It is used for the parts of a laptop especially the back.
Furnitures • Some furnitures have duralumin on them.
Cars • Duralumin are used for some car parts.
Sources • http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/174106/duralumin • http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/duralumin.aspx • http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/duralumin • http://duralumin.askdefine.com/ • http://www.yourdictionary.com/duralumin • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duralumin • http://www.google.com/imghp