Masters Theses
Abstract
"The purpose of this research was to study, by means of x-ray and metallographic analysis, a material reported to be zirconium cyanonitride.
The x-ray analysis had a three fold purpose, the determination of the symmetry of the constituents, the number of phases present, and the crystal structure type. Metallography was used to confirm some of the results obtained by x-ray analysis establishing certain definite phase relationships present in the microstructure.
The sample investigated contained three principal elements namely zirconium, nitrogen, and carbon. On the basis of constitution this work is a contribution toward the development of the three component equilibrum diagram Zr - N - C. The study of crystal structure and microconstituents of a system or portion of a system is of both fundamental and industrial importance because past experience has shown that the results of such studies have contributed much in the way of predicating the fundamental alloying nature of a system as well as general properties and optimum conditions necessary for heat treatment when some particular property is desired. For a study of high temperature properties, knowledge of constitution of a system is indispensible not only in metal systems, but also in the study of refractory materials.
This study has stimulated the interest of the author in the fundamentals of scientific investigation which is the basis of the solution of most metallurgical problems. The extreme importance of x-ray analysis together with the limitation in the study of both crystal structure and phase determination has been demonstrated as well as the necessity for modified polishing and etching procedures to reveal the representative microconstituents of the sample under investigation"--Introduction, pages 1-2.
Advisor(s)
Eppelsheimer, Daniel S., 1909-1988
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
Degree Name
M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering
Publisher
Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy
Publication Date
1952
Pagination
v, 80 pages
Note about bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-79).
Rights
© 1952 John T. Ballass, All rights reserved.
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
File Type
text
Language
English
Subject Headings
Zirconium alloys -- MetallurgyZirconium alloys -- Thermal propertiesX-ray spectroscopy
Thesis Number
T 1011
Print OCLC #
5149758
Electronic OCLC #
915160672
Recommended Citation
Ballass, John T., "X-ray studies of zirconium cyanonitride" (1952). Masters Theses. 2047.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/2047