Elastic constants and crystal anisotropy of titanium diboride

Journal Article · Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1997 · Applied Physics Letters

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.118791· OSTI ID:534430

Spoor, P S; Maynard, J D ^[1]; Pan, M J; Green, D J; Hellmann, J R ^[2]; Tanaka, T ^[3]

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1. Department of Physics, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (United States)
2. Center for Advanced Materials, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802 (United States)
3. National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials, Ibaraki 305 (Japan)

In this study, the elastic constants of a titanium diboride (TiB{sub 2}) single crystal were measured using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy. In contrast to previous work, the current results are consistent with the measured elastic constants of TiB{sub 2} polycrystals. In addition, the crystal anisotropy of TiB{sub 2} was examined. The current data show that the elastic properties of TiB{sub 2} are much more isotropic than previously considered. {copyright} {ital 1997 American Institute of Physics.}

• OSTI ID: 534430
• Journal Information: Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 70, Issue 15; Other Information: PBD: Apr 1997
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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