Effect of Atmosphere Conditions on the Brittleness of NaCl
- 1 November 1959
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Journal of Applied Physics
- Vol. 30 (11) , 1731-1732
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1735044
Abstract
Contrary to the results of previous investigators, it has been found that molecular O2 and N2 have no effect on the ductility of rock salt single crystals. Also, it has been found that air-aged crystals are brittle in summer and are ductile during a major fraction of the time in winter. Ductile rock salt crystals have been made brittle by subjecting them to ozone, NO, and atomic oxygen atmospheres. It is believed the ozone content of the atmosphere is responsible for the reported effects on brittleness. Other embrittling agents have been found.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Effect of Surface Conditions on Room‐Temperature Ductility of Ionic CrystalsJournal of the American Ceramic Society, 1958
- Gases in rocksalt and the Joffé effectActa Metallurgica, 1956