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An ion microprobe study of the tensile failure of A Pt-Rh-W alloy

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An ion microprobe has been used to identify silicon as the embrittling agent responsible for the tensile failure of a Pt-30Rh-8W alloy. Silicon was found to be segregated on the grain boundaries of the alloy, and to have a concentration gradient along them from the outer surfaces toward the interior of the sample.

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  1. Analytical Chemistry Division and Metals and Ceramics Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 37830, Oak Ridge, Tennesse, (USA)

    W. H. Christie, D. H. Smith & H. Inouye

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Christie, W.H., Smith, D.H. & Inouye, H. An ion microprobe study of the tensile failure of A Pt-Rh-W alloy. J. Radioanal. Chem. 32, 85–97 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02517742

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