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Physical metallurgy and magnetic behavior of Cd stabilized bcc (beta)Gd alloys

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6888636· OSTI ID:6888636
As a continuation of the research on bcc Gd-Mg alloy system by Herchenroeder and Gschneidner, the metastable bcc Gd-Cd alloys were studied with the emphasis on their metallurgical and magnetic properties. An essentially single phase alloy could be retained for Cd concentrations from 15 at. % Cd to 19 at. % Cd, which is in the vicinity of the eutectoid composition of {beta}Gd in the Gd-Cd system. The lattice constants obtained for these alloys were used to determine the lattice constant of pure bcc Gd by extrapolation to 0 at. % Cd. Good agreement between this extrapolated value and that obtained from Gd-Mg alloys by using the same method suggested the validity of such extrapolation method. Thermal stability of these metastable bcc Gd-Cd alloys was examined by using differential thermal analysis (DTA).
Research Organization:
Ames Lab., IA (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/ER
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-82
OSTI ID:
6888636
Report Number(s):
IS-T-1474; ON: DE91000196
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English