Beryllium copper springs, electrical contacts, x-ray tube windows, non-sparking safety tools, structures in computers, aircraft
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Beryllium has hight fatigue resistance and is very light. The crystalline variety is very hard and is transparent to some infrared sections. It is easily penetrated by X-rays. Discovered in 1798 by Vauquelin.