Crystal growth and properties of trinickel boride, Ni3B

Single crystals of Ni3B (orthorhombic, cementite structure) were grown by the Czochralski method at 1080–1090°C, using a pyrolytic BN crucible in a vacuum environment. Crystals up to 1.5 cm in diameter and 5 cm long were prepared at growth rates of 1–2 cm/h. Oriented sections were tested for hardnes...

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Published inJournal of crystal growth Vol. 67; no. 3; pp. 556 - 558
Main Authors Finch, C.B., Cavin, O.B., Becher, P.F.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.08.1984
Elsevier
Subjects
Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Growth from melts; zone melting and refining
Materials science
Metals, semimetals and alloys
Methods of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth
Physics
Specific materials
Structure of solids and liquids; crystallography
Crystal growth
Transition metal Alloys
Alloys
Crystallization
Czochralski method
Hardness
Experimental study
Single crystal
Binary alloy
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Summary:Single crystals of Ni3B (orthorhombic, cementite structure) were grown by the Czochralski method at 1080–1090°C, using a pyrolytic BN crucible in a vacuum environment. Crystals up to 1.5 cm in diameter and 5 cm long were prepared at growth rates of 1–2 cm/h. Oriented sections were tested for hardness, Young's moduli, and fracture toughness. Chemical analyses confirmed the crystals to be >99.8 wt% Ni3B, with 0.1 wt% C as the major impurity.
ISSN:0022-0248
1873-5002
DOI:10.1016/0022-0248(84)90050-2