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A Guide to Aerospace Materials by ScribdTranslations is a document available to read on EtoBox.
The document describes the most commonly used materials in the aerospace industry. It explains that the earliest materials were wood and steel, but that now aluminum, titanium, and composite materials are primarily used due to their greater strength and lower weight. It describes the most common characteristics and alloys of aluminum, such as duralumin, and also briefly mentions titanium and composite materials, noting their introduction in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s respectively.
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