Effect of rhenium alloying on lattice dilation of the Group VI-A refractory metals

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a n o m a l o u s e f f e c t s of l a r g e r h e n i u m additions on the r o o m t e m p e r a t u r e d u c t i l i t y of the Group V I - A e l e m e n t s , c h r o m i u m , m o l y d b e n u m , and t un g s t en , it is of i n t e r e s t to c o n s i d e r w h e t h e r or not unusual l a t t i c e d i l a t io n s m a y be p r e s e n t that m i g h t c o n t r i b u t e to this effect. The l a t t i c e p a r a m e t e r s of v a r i o u s W - R e and C r - R e b c c s o l i d solution a l l o y s w e r e m e a s u r e d using the D e b y e - S c h e r r e r method. The s t a r t i n g m a t e r i a l s , which a n a l y z e d to b e t t e r than 99.98 wt pct pure with l e s s than 20 ppm i n t e r s t i t i a l content, w e r e double a r c m e l t e d into 3000-g W - R e ingots or into 60-g C r - R e buttons. The W - R e a l l o y s w e r e e x t r u d e d into b a r s t o c k while the C r - R e buttons w e r e r o l l e d into s h e e t . C h e m i c a l a n a l y s e s w e r e run to d e t e r m i n e the a c t u a l r h e n i u m content, Table I. The a l l o y s w e r e filed to obtain p o w d e r s p e c i m e n s (-60 m e s h ) . A f t e r the r e m o v a l of any i r o n p a r t i c l e s , the p o w d e r s w e r e a n n e a l e d f o r 1 hr at 10 -s t o r r at a t e m p e r a t u r e of 1500~ (2732~ f o r the W - R e a l l o y s and 1150~ (2100~ f o r the C r - R e a l l o y s . No ch an g es in the i n t e r s t i t i a l c o n t e n t s w e r e d e t e c t e d by this t r e a t me n t . The l a t t i c e s p a c i n g s w e r e d e t e r m i n e d using a D e b y e - S c h e r r e r c a m e r a with S t r a u m a n i s - t y p e loading. ~ Copper r a d i a t i o n f i l t e r e d by n i c k e l foil was e m p l o y e d in t h e s e d e t e r m i n a t i o n s . G r e a s e d s i l i c a g l a s s f i b e r s upon which the v a r i o u s p o w d e r s w e r e a p p l ie d y i e l d e d dilute s a m p l e s for e x a m i n a t i o n . The t e m p e r a t u r e d u r i n g the e x a m i n a t i o n s was held within 5~ yielding r e s u l t s well within • The h i g h e s t angle r e f l e c t i o n s (400) w e r e used in d e t e r m i n i n g the l a t t i c e p a r a m e t e r s . ~ T a b l e I l i s t s the m e a s u r e d p a r a m e t e r s for the v a r i o u s W - R e and C r - R e alloys examined. F i g . 1 i l l u s t r a t e s the W - R e and C r - R e l a t t i c e data of T ab l e I. The l i m i t s of s o l i d solution a r e quite ap p a r e n t in this f i g u r e , i n d i c a t e d by the i n t e r s e c t i o n of

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