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HIGH-TEMPERATURE MATERIALS PROGRAM. Progress Report No. 29, Part A

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4110416· OSTI ID:4110416

One to 10 hour stress-rupture and creep tests of arcmelted molybdenum TZM at 2000 and 2200 deg C in a hydrogen atmosphere show this material to be stronger than arcmelted molybdenum. This difference is decreased as the temperature is increased, When tested at 2600 deg C, powder metalhirgy W--25Re (at.%), sintered at 2400 deg C, has a higher rupture strength in hydrogen than in argon. Heat treatment at 2800 deg C prior to stress-rupture testing yields similar results at 2600 deg C in hydrogen or argon. The correlation of the stress-rupture time (t/sub R/) and minimum creep rate (mcr) data yields the empirical relationship t/sub R/ x mcr = c (c is a constant) for the refractory metals, tungsten, molybdenum, tantalum, and some of their alloys with W-25Re being a notable exception. The development program on fabricating high-quality W- -25Re alloys has shown that the agglomeration of fine tungsten powders must be prevented to minimize tungsten agglomerates in finished sheet. The fabrication of an elevated-temperature cartridge for irradiating refractory metals was completed. Creep-rupture testing of irradiated cold-worked tungsten flat specimens continued Several specimens were annealed at 1900 deg C for 1 hour and please delete the above abstract---finite, neutron-irradiated iron specimens. A Monte Carlo calculation was used to compute the number of primary knock-on atoms produced per incident neutron and their energy spectrum. (auth)

Research Organization:
General Electric Co. Advanced Technology Services, Cincinnati
DOE Contract Number:
AT(40-1)-2847
NSA Number:
NSA-18-007121
OSTI ID:
4110416
Report Number(s):
GEMP-29A
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English