duralumin

[ doo-ral-yuh-min, dyoo- ]

/ dʊˈræl yə mɪn, dyʊ- /

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noun

an alloy of aluminum that is 4 percent copper and contains small amounts of magnesium, manganese, iron, and silicon: used for applications requiring lightness and strength, as in airplane construction.

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Origin of duralumin

1905–10; <Latin dūr(us) hard + alumin(um)

Words nearby duralumin

durable, durable goods, durable press, durain, dural, duralumin, dura mater, duramen, Duran, durance, Durand

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How to use duralumin in a sentence

Fighting to keep themselves erect, they slammed the heavy duralumin portal to and fastened it.
The Revolt of the Star Men|Raymond Gallun
But duralumin, probably, a very light, strong alloy; and what I have here is a hunting knife with a can-opener on one end!
Astounding Stories, July, 1931|Various
Duralumin is four or five times as strong as aluminum and yet weighs but little more.
Inventions of the Great War|A. Russell (Alexander Russell) Bond
The duralumin factory is capable of meeting all Zeppelin requirements.
Zeppelin|Harry Vissering

They were through, penetrating solid crystal, masonry, steel and duralumin girders.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, December 1930|Various

British Dictionary definitions for duralumin

Duralumin

/ (djʊˈræljʊmɪn) /

noun

trademark a light strong aluminium alloy containing 3.5–4.5 per cent of copper with small quantities of silicon, magnesium, and manganese; used in aircraft manufacture

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