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Development of neodymium and Er3Ni regenerator materials. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6079969

Neodymium and Er3Ni powders were produced and examined as possible candidates for use as regenerator matrices in the regenerative heat exchanger of the Gifford-McMahon cycle refrigerator. In the case of Er3Ni, crushed powders were brittle and angular in shape, molten salt produced spheres were heavily oxidized, and gas atomized powder had a low yield (3%) and a large fraction of hollow particles. Neodymium powder, which was produced by the rotating electrode method, was smooth and spherical in shape and had a high yield (15%) of solid particles.

Research Organization:
David Taylor Research Center, Bethesda, MD (United States). Ship Materials Engineering Dept.
OSTI ID:
6079969
Report Number(s):
AD-A-241592/5/XAB; DTRC/SME--91/50
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English