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WHEN copper alloys containing more than 2 per cent aluminium were heated for many hours at a red heat (800°–900° C), no oxide scales were formed. In cases where several per cent of this element was added, the alloys even retained their characteristic golden yellow lustre, which is a very remarkable fact. Elements such as tin, zinc, nickel, manganese, magnesium, iron, etc., when added to copper do not produce this effect.
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G. P. Thomson, Proc. Roy. Soc., A, 128, 649; 1930. C. A. Murison, Phil. Mag., 17, 96; 1934.
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IITAKA, I., MIYAKE, S. Oxide Film of Alloys containing Small Percentages of Aluminium. Nature 136, 437 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136437a0
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