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Impurity effects on the creep of polycrystalline magnesium and aluminum oxides at elevated temperatures. Technical progress report, December 19, 1972--December 18, 1973

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4347708· OSTI ID:4347708

Nabarro- Herring creep was conclusively identified as the mechanism for the creep in oxygen of polycrystalline MgO doped with 0.53 cation % iron or less. At higher dopant levels both Nabarro-Herring creep and Coble creep contribute to creep deformation in air. An analytical procedure was developed to estimate from the creep data of polycrystalline, iron-doped MgO diffusion constants for Mg and O grain boundary diffusion and Mg lattice diffusion. The creep in air at l500 deg C of coarse-grained iron-doped, (0.53 cation %) polycrystalline MgO consists of (a) viscous, NabarroHerring creep and (b) a nonviscous dislocation process that is independent of grain size. Nabarro- Herring creep was identified in pure polycrystalline Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/. In iron-doped (1 cation %), polycrystalline Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ both Nabarro- Herring and Coble diffusional creep processes contribute to creep deformation. (auth)

Research Organization:
Utah Univ., Salt Lake City (USA). Div. of Materials Science and Engineering
NSA Number:
NSA-29-018003
OSTI ID:
4347708
Report Number(s):
COO--1591-24
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English