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Title: Peculiarities of changes of some physicomechanical characteristics of monoisotopes {sup 10}B, {sup 11}B and natural {beta}-boron

Journal Article · · Journal of Solid State Chemistry
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  1. F. Tavadze Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Georgian Academy of Sciences, 15, Al. Kazbegi Avenue, Tbilisi 0160 (Georgia)
  2. Advanced Materials Lab., National Institute for Materials Science 1-1, Namiki 305-0044, Tsukuba (Japan)

Real structure and some physicomechanical characteristics of the samples of natural beta-rhombohedral boron B as well as of its {sup 10}B and {sup 11}B monoisotopes have been studied. It was shown that the influence of {sup 10}B and {sup 11}B isotopes on physicomechanical properties of boron had a different character. In particular, the samples enriched with {sup 11}B had high values of microhardness, shear modulus (SM) and elastic limit if compared to those of boron, while the samples enriched with {sup 10}B monoisotopes were characterized with high values of thermal expansion coefficient (TEC) and thermal conductivity; lattice parameters a and c increased by the sequence: {sup 11}B, B, {sup 10}B. It was established that TEC, thermal conductivity, microhardness, SM and shear elastic limit increased in all samples at annealing for 5 h at 1500 deg. C regardless of isotope content. - Graphical abstract: Temperature dependence of the SM in the samples of natural boron B, {sup 10}B and {sup 11}B monoisotopes.

OSTI ID:
20905462
Journal Information:
Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Vol. 179, Issue 9; Conference: 15. international symposium on boron, borides and related compounds, Hamburg (Germany), 21-26 Aug 2005; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2006.05.024; PII: S0022-4596(06)00309-4; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0022-4596
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English