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Polycrystalline gamma plutonium's elastic moduli versus temperature

Journal Article · · Journal of the Acoustical Society of America
OSTI ID:962371

Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy was used to measure the elastic properties of pure polycrystalline {sup 239}Pu in the {gamma} phase. Shear and longitudinal elastic moduli were measured simultaneously and the bulk modulus was computed from them. A smooth, linear, and large decrease of all elastic moduli with increasing temperature was observed. They calculated the Poisson ratio and found that it increases from 0.242 at 519 K to 0.252 at 571 K. These measurements on extremely well characterized pure Pu are in agreement with other reported results where overlap occurs.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396
OSTI ID:
962371
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-09-01644; LA-UR-09-1644
Journal Information:
Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Journal Name: Journal of the Acoustical Society of America; ISSN JASMAN; ISSN 0001-4966
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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