It is well established that damage introduced at the surface of beryllium during machining operations can lower its mechanical properties. Tensile tests were conducted to illustrate this on beryllium presently being used for parts in the W79 program and similar to the new powder-processed beryllium specified for production (tentative specification MEL 76-001319). The objective of this study is to quantitatively illuminate the importance of controlling machining damage in this particular grade of powder-processed beryllium.
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DOE contract number: W-7405-ENG-48 OSTI Identifier 7345525 Research organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States).