X-Ray Analysis of Beta-Brass after Quenching
- 1 August 1968
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 39 (9) , 4336-4338
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1656970
Abstract
The effect of quenching on the crystal structure of beta‐brass was investigated by x‐ray diffraction techniques. A special apparatus was used to obtain a very rapid quench. Samples of beta‐brass powder inside a beta‐brass single‐crystal holder were quenched from eight different temperatures ranging from 100° to 550°C in water and brine at 25°C. Some samples were also quenched in water directly without the holder. X‐ray examination provided no evidence for the formation of antiphase domains or for a large amount of disorder. The long‐range order parameter of quenched beta‐brass has a value of 1.0 with an experimental uncertainty of 20%. There was some evidence that stacking faults might be formed by the quenching process. Diffusion of zinc from the beta‐brass to form zinc and copper phases along with the beta‐brass was observed in samples quenched from above 400°C.This publication has 4 references indexed in Scilit:
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