THE FABRICATION OF BERYLLIUM,

Abstract

This state-of-the-art report is concerned with the fabrication of beryllium and its alloys into space vehicle structures. The report summarizes currently used methods for fabricating the metal into sheets, rods, and other forms. Some of the difficulties that have been encountered in various aspects of fabrication, especially regarding the inherent brittleness of the metal, are enumerated along with the means that have been used to circumvent these problems. The survey includes 102 references to articles and papers in the unclassified literature, most of them having been published since 1960. The data on beryllium prior to 1960 have been covered in two reports issued by the Defense Metals Information Center, DMIC Reports 106 and 168. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 28, 1964
Accession Number
AD0464975

Entities

People

  • A. F. Gerds
  • Francis W. Boulger

Organizations

  • Battelle Memorial Institute

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beryllium
  • Brittleness
  • Fabrication
  • Literature
  • Material Forming Processes
  • Materials Processing
  • Mechanical Working
  • Metals
  • Spacecraft
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Library and Information Science
  • Metallurgy
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space