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Title: THE EFFECTS OF STRAIN RATE AND HYDROGEN CONTENT ON THE LOW TEMPERATURE DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR OF COLUMBIUM. Period covered: December 1959 through December 1960

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4837523

The strain rate and temperature dependencies of the low temperature deformation behavior of fine grained arcmelted niobium, 1 ppm hydrogen were evaluated for tensile strain rates of 0.005, 0.10 and 6.0 in./in./min. The effect of 1, 9, and 30 ppm H on the mechanical behavior was investigated at 25 to -195 deg C, using a tensile strain rate of 0.005/ min. The existence of a hydrogen-dislocation interaction was confirmed by: calculation of an apparent activation energy for the early stages of low temperature deformation; observation of a hydrogen induced strain aging peak at -50 deg C, for 30 ppm H; and observation of a serrated stressstrain curve at 25 deg C in coarse grained niobium containing 89 ppm H. (auth)

Research Organization:
Aeronautical Systems Div. Materials Central, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
NSA Number:
NSA-15-032550
OSTI ID:
4837523
Report Number(s):
WADD-TR-61-44
Resource Relation:
Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English