Phase Transformations in Vapor-Quenched Molybdenum and Molybdenum Gold Alloys.

Abstract

Thin films of Mo and of metastable single-phased Mo-Au alloys were prepared by vapor-quenching and subjected to a variety of aging treatments while their microstructural characteristics were studied by high resolution microscopy and through electric resistance measurements. When aged above 400C the alloys transformed by a complex process which involved competition among internal precipitation, surface precipitation and evaporation of the gold. The transformation was associated with resistance changes that followed second order kinetics, and activation energies that tended to increase as the transformation progressed. Depending upon the quality of the vacuum and the temperature of deposition amorphous, fcc and bcc modifications of molybdenum were produced. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1974
Accession Number
AD0776970

Entities

People

  • G. Antwi-boateng
  • G. Meyrick
  • G. Pilkington

Organizations

  • Ohio State University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Alloys
  • Evaporation
  • Gold
  • Gold Alloys
  • Heat Of Activation
  • High Resolution
  • Molybdenum
  • Phase Transformations
  • Precipitation
  • Resistance
  • Thin Films
  • Transition Temperature
  • Vapors

Fields of Study

  • Materials science

Readers

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