The Reduction in Weight of Structurally Important Aircraft Components by Controlled Coldworking During Manufacture

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This paper is concerned with a suggested technique whereby light alloys, already possessing high mechanical properties due to heat-treatment, may have these properties further enhanced by the judicious use of cold-work. It is proposed that in the search for methods of reducing the weight of important aircraft components, the question of mechanical properties in general, and ductility in particular, should be reconsidered from an unorthodox angle.