Title

Dispersion-Strengthened Vanadium Alloys

Date

1963

Identifier

AD0404100

AD0404100

Abstract

Arc-melting and powder metallurgy techniques are used to incorporate fine, refractory dispersants in vanadium-columbium base alloys in order to improve their long-time, elevated-temperature strength properties. Solution annealing and aging studies of arc-melted alloys containing hafnium or zirconium in combination with carbon indicate that the hafnium carbide phase is more stable. The hydride process was used to obtain powders of V-60w/o Cb-1w/o Ti, to which fine oxide or carbide powders were added. After blending, cold- compacting, sintering at 2800 F, and annealing at 2000 and 2400 F, specimens containing alumina and thoria exhibited a high degree of reactivity with the alloy base. Improved stability was noted in the alloys containing ceria, lanthana, yttria, hafnium carbide, and zirconium carbide.

Date Issued

1963-05-08

Extent

13

Corporate Author

Armour Research Foundation

Corporate Report Number

B6007-2

AD Number

AD-404 100

Contract

N600 19 59567

Distribution Conflict

No

Index In

U.S. Government Research Reports, Vol. 38, No. 16, p. 89

Index Price

$1.60

Distribution Classification

1

DTIC Record Exists

Yes

Report Availability

Not available via Contrails

Type

report