Re: [CR] Hiduminium

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Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2007 01:21:45 -0500
From: Marcus Coles <marcoles@ody.ca>
To: CLASSIC RENDEZVOUS <classicrendezvous@bikelist.org>
Subject: Re: [CR] Hiduminium
References: <c29.26dca047.3494b447@aol.com>
In-Reply-To:


Stronglight49@aol.com wrote:
> I had only heard of the term Hiduminium in the context of GB alloy stems.
> The Reynolds "Bailey" handlebar stamped with this name aroused my curiosity.
> It seems this was a common name for duraluminum (duraluminium, dural) alloy
> equivalent .
>
> Here is a link for anyone interested in the typical properties of the alloy:
>
> http://www.goodfellow.com/csp/active/static/E/Dural.HTML
>
>
> BOB HANSON, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, USA
>
>
> Hiduminium was/is a brand name of various aluminum alloys from High Duty Alloys Ltd in England. IIRC mostly a supplier to the aircraft industry.

Marcus Coles
London, Ontario, Canada