RADIATION INDUCED OVERAGING OF A 2024-T3 ALUMINUM ALLOY

Abstract

Annealing experiments on both irradiated and unirradiated samples of a 2024-T3 Al alloy were followed by metallographic examination, hardness measurements and anal sis of X-ray back reflection patterns. The severely overaged condition of this alloy after neutron irradiation previously reported by Wallack (AD-215 540) is shown to be primarily radiation induced and not due only to a high ambient temperature. This overaging is attri uted to an excess vacancy concentration during irradiation equivalent to at least an additional 150 C in sample temperature. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0274716

Entities

People

  • Attwell M. Adair
  • Harold J. Garrett
  • Rollin E. Hook

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Aluminum
  • Aluminum Alloys
  • Annealing
  • Hardness
  • Measurement
  • Neutron Bombardment
  • Radiation
  • Reflection
  • X Rays

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

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