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INVESTIGATION OF DIFFUSION BARRIERS FOR REFRACTORY METALS. Progress Report No. 9, October 15, 1961-January 15, 1962

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4798006

Evaluation of the Mo -Rh, Mo -W, and W -Rh combinations for interdiffusion at 1700 deg C was completed. The WRe, W-Ru, W-Ir, W-Rh, and Ta - Ir base-barrier combinations as well as the Re-Rh and Ir-Rh barrier-coating combinations were evaluated for interdiffusion at 1800 deg C. Interdiffusion experiments at both temperatures indicated that the relative extent of interdiffusion in the promising combinations increases in the following orders: W- Os, W-Re, W -Ir, W-Ru, and W-Rh for W-base combinations; and Ta-Re, Ta-Os, Ta-Ru, and Ta-Ir for Ta-base combinations. The relative extent of interdiffusion appears to increase approximately with decreasing barrier melting point. The combinations selected as optimum now consist of the following: W -Re, W -Ru, W - Ir, Mo -W, Mo -Re, Mo -V, Ta-W, Ta-Re, Ta-Os, Ta-Ru, Cb -W, Cb -Re, Cb -Os, and Cb -Zr. Investigations of intermediate phase growth kinetics were started for W- Re. (auth)

Research Organization:
Manufacturing Labs., Inc., Cambridge, Mass.
NSA Number:
NSA-16-009207
OSTI ID:
4798006
Report Number(s):
NP-11348
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English