1905–10; < Latin dūr ( us ) hard + alumin(um)
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We first built a two-inch chamber of duralumin and glass, with a diaphragm, actuated by compressed air, which could fully expand the chamber in five thousandths of a second.
From Scientific American • Jun. 28, 2012
It represented, said Wright, a revolutionary advance in the technique of working duralumin, which meant development of a cylinder head that will give U.S. planes speed, altitude, load and range superiority over the Axis.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he put in an aluminum alloy duralumin metal mast, painted white, sailors called it the "bean blower" and scornfully predicted that it would collapse in the first puff.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Perl plan is to build a 22-ft. duralumin fuselage shaped like a dirigible, hermetically sealed.
From Time Magazine Archive
The latest German airplane, the "Junker," was made entirely of duralumin.
From Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries by Slosson, Edwin E.
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