IMPROVED VANADIUM-BASE ALLOYS. Bimonthly Report No. 1 for December 1, 1959-January 31, 1960

Technical Report · Mon Feb 22 23:00:00 EST 1960

OSTI ID:4132086

Rajala, B R; Van Thyne, R J

Research for the previous year is reviewed and work projected for the current year is outlined; this investigation is to develop sheet alloys with improved elevatedtemperature strength. Promising V-Ti-Nb-X, V-Zr-Nb-X, and V-Nb- X alloys were prepared, fabricated into sheet, and tensile tested at room temperature and at 2000 and 2200 deg F. Specimens were protected by an inert atmosphere at the elevated temperature because of lack of oxidation resistance. The V-5 wt.% Ti-20 wt.% Nb alloy exhibits a tensile strength of 33,400 psi at 2200 deg F, a value comparable on a density-corrected basis to the best sheet alloys for this temperature. (auth)

• Research Organization: Illinois Inst. of Tech., Chicago. Armour Research Foundation
• NSA Number: NSA-14-025928
• OSTI ID: 4132086
• Report Number(s): ARF-2191-1; AD-234613
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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DENSITY
FABRICATION
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REPORT
SHEETS
TEMPERATURE
TENSILE PROPERTIES
TITANIUM ALLOYS
VANADIUM ALLOYS
ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS