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I. A Vacuum X-Ray Diffractometer for High Temperature Studies. II. An Investigation of the Allotropic Transformation of Titanium

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Willens, Ronald Howard (1961) I. A Vacuum X-Ray Diffractometer for High Temperature Studies. II. An Investigation of the Allotropic Transformation of Titanium. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/W8TJ-XN31. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04112011-155942415

Abstract

A vacuum high temperature x-ray diffractometer has been designed and constructed to study metals, sensitive to oxygen and nitrogen contamination, up to 1200°C. The factors which affect the accuracy of the diffractometer method and the proper choice of extrapolation functions are discussed. It is shown that this instrument can determine lattice parameters with an accuracy of one part in forty thousand. The thermal expansion of titanium has been investigated to 650°C and the c/a parameter is found to increase rapidly above 400°C. This variation of c/a is correlated with other properties of titanium to formulate a band model. On the basis of this model it is shown that the electrons can give an appreciable positive contribution to the free energy as the transformation temperature is approached and it is proposed that this is the main factor causing the instability of the low temperature modification of titanium.

Item Type:Thesis (Dissertation (Ph.D.))
Subject Keywords:(Engineering Science and Physics)
Degree Grantor:California Institute of Technology
Division:Engineering and Applied Science
Major Option:Engineering
Minor Option:Physics
Awards:Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award, 2018
Thesis Availability:Public (worldwide access)
Research Advisor(s):
  • Duwez, Pol E.
Group:Caltech Distinguished Alumni Award
Thesis Committee:
  • Unknown, Unknown
Defense Date:1961
Record Number:CaltechTHESIS:04112011-155942415
Persistent URL:https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechTHESIS:04112011-155942415
DOI:10.7907/W8TJ-XN31
Default Usage Policy:No commercial reproduction, distribution, display or performance rights in this work are provided.
ID Code:6306
Collection:CaltechTHESIS
Deposited By: Tony Diaz
Deposited On:13 Apr 2011 16:36
Last Modified:22 Nov 2023 00:40

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