Abstract
A series of measurements on the temperature dependence (20–700°C) of the diamagnetic susceptibility of several gamma‐phase brasses are reported. At room temperature the susceptibility is a linear function of composition, in agreement with previously reported work. At higher temperatures, however, this linearity no longer holds, the departure being greater at the higher temperatures. At the copper‐rich end of the phase the susceptibility increases with temperature, while at the zinc‐rich end the reverse is true, and the susceptibility is sensibly constant near the theoretical composition Cu5Zn8. The bearing of these results on the Bloch theory of metals is discussed.

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