Introduction: "This is the eighth letter report on ARF Project C 127, entitled "Preliminary Studies of Scavenging Systems Related to Radioactive Fallout." This report covers the period from June 1 to August 1, 1959."

Introduction: "This is the ninth letter report on ARF Project C 127, entitled "Preliminary Studies of Scavenging Systems Related to Radioactive Fallout." This report covers the period from August 1 to October 1, 1959."

Introduction: "This is the tenth letter report on ARF Project C 127, entitled "Preliminary Studies of Scavenging Systems Related to Radioactive Fallout." This report covers the period from October 1 to December 1, 1959."

This is the summary report on the ARF Project C 127, entitled "Preliminary Studies Related to Radioactive Fallout", covering the period from April 1, 1959, to April 29, 1960.

A report about the determination of the properties and effectiveness of containment structures when subjected to shock or other loads of a transient nature.

Report discussing the progress made on various research programs at the Armour Research Foundation during the period from May to June 1962.

A report about 3 tasks which are undergone in this project. These tasks pertain to preparing computer codes for calculations of wave transmission in layered composites of materials, the performance of gas shock impingement experiments, and analyzing previously obtained experimental data using a liquid driven shock tube.

This document is the third in a series of progress report that records investigations of graphite bodies. Along with the report, two appendices are given to describe the different graphite bodies: "Synthetic Binders for Carbon and Graphite" and "High Temperature Physical Properties of Molded Graphites".

Quarterly report describing progress on a project to develop and evaluate high-temperature tungsten alloys. This report discusses experimentation with fabrication to improve thermal stability of tested combinations by further alloying.

From abstract: "This report summarizes the past year of study of fine, molded, multicrystalline graphites with particular reference to the interrelation among certain properties with the composition, fabricating techniques, and thermal treatments found to influence them."

A report about analyzing the responses of containment vessels, the effect of openings on the strength of containment vessels, bulging experiments on pressurized cylinders of finite length, and the development of the containment handbook.

A report that aims to resolve three problem areas. These solutions involve extending the incremental method to apply to the solution of cylinders with a rigid base and a hemispherical head, investigating shield-structure interaction, and the determination of the dynamic response of vessels with various end conditions.

A report about a project which aims to resolve three problem areas. The first problem pertains to a solution for a rigid-strain hardening material obeying the Mises yield condition, the second area relates to preparing the FORTRAN program for a solution of the simplified shield structure model, and the third area relates to computer programs for the response of spheres and infinite cylinders have been rewritten in FORTRAN.

This is the fourth quarterly report that documents a system of mass flow that can record measurements of homogeneous flow, slurries, highly corrosive fluids and multiphase fluids, additionally considering pressure drops, measuring external to the flow, ruggedness and reliability.

This is the fifth quarterly report that documents a system of mass flow that can record measurements of homogeneous flow, slurries, highly corrosive fluids and multiphase fluids, additionally considering pressure drops, measuring external to the flow, ruggedness and reliability.

"The magnetic properties of color centers were studied to obtain information regarding electron traps in insulators. Experiments designed to determine the equation governing the recovery of resonance after saturation were carried out. Relatively large samples were prepared by the method of additive coloration. KCl and RbCl crystals were used. Resonance saturation as a function of concentration was investigated and no significant dependence found. Measurements of the unsaturated susceptibility were made at liquid nitrogen and liquid helium temperatures. The bleaching of the F-center to form the B-band produced a different resonance. The equipment for observing the saturation and recovery of a portion of the resonance at 4 deg K is described. A theoretical examination was made of the interaction between the vibration of the ions around a negative-ion vacancy in an alkali halide and an electron trapped at that site. (M.C.G.)."

Abstract: "The electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) of color centers in additively colored KCl crystals is measured to observe the effects of optical bleaching at room temperature. Earlier measurements on the F-center are confirmed and the susceptibility is measured at 78 and 300 deg K over five decades of power, including the very low power region. The width and the saturation properties of the individual multiplets are studied in detail and the technique of making EPR measurements on inhomogeneously broadened lines is discussed. A calculation is presented which shows that a slight departure from a Lorentzian multiplet shape can account for the saturation data. The bleached crystals show a resonance which has a width of 35 gauss and a different rate of saturation than the F- center. This resonance is associated with the B-band which appears in the optical absorption."

A report intending to determine optimum beta-excited x-ray source designs which will demonstrate practical uses of the isotopic sources for medical and dental radiography, inspection of missile and airplane structures, and other nondestructive testing problems.

A report about the sirconium-iron-tin system and the details of melting and heat treating procedures for alloys of this system.

A report where the zirconium-iron-tin system was investigated up to the first compound in each binary system (ZrFe2 and Zr4Sn) between the temperatures 500° and 1100°C.

A report which explores areas in the vicinity of the intermetallic compounds of the sirconium-iron-tin system were studied in detail between the temperatures 500° and 1100ºC.

From abstract: "Transformation kinetics of binary U -Nb and ternary U-Nb-base alloys were investigated. Additions included zirconium, chromium, titanium, silicon, nickel, nnthenium, and vanadium. Encapsulated samples were given a homogenizstion anneal at 1000 or 1100/sup o/C, water-quenched from 906/sup o/C to retain the phase, and reheated to temperatures between 360 and 600/sup o/C. The metastability of the phase was examined by metallographic, hardness, resistometric, dilatometric and x-ray-diffraction techniques. The U -Nb system is characterized by a monotectoid decomposition of the high temperature allotrope at about 645/sup o/C to form alpha and ₂, a niobium-rich cubic structure. Decomposition in U-Nb and in most U-Nb-X alloys occurred by a continuous precipithtion of alpha from the body-centered cubic phase with a resultant enrichment in niobium of until the equilibrium ₂ composition was reached. In the U-Nb-Ti and U-Nb-V systems, alpha and /sub 2/ were coprecipitated. Annealing at 550 and 600/sup o/C produced decomposition products which, in most materials, originated at the grain boundaries; a fine precipitate which initiated throughout the matrix was observed at lower annealing temperatures. Increasing the niobium content resulted in greatly increased stability. The following elements added to a U-Nb base were found to retard transformation of the phase: zirconium, …

Abstract: "The niobium-oxygen equilibrium has been determined by metallographic examination of arc-cast alloys made of electron-gun-refined niobium metal and special purity niobium pentoxide. Two intermediate oxides, NbO and NbO2, melt without decomposition at 1945 C and 1915 C, respectively. Eutectic reactions exist between niobium and NbO and 1915 C and between NbO and NbO2 at 1810 C. Experimental supports a peritectic reaction between NbO2 and Nb2O5 1510 C. The maximum solid solubility of oxygen in niobium metal is 0.72 weight per cent."

Abstract: "The niobium-carbon system has been determined by X-ray and metallographic examination of sintered and arc-cast alloys. Two carbides exist: hexagonal Nb2C with a limited range of homogeneity, and cubic NbC with a solubility range from 8.25 to 10.25 weight per cent carbon. Dilute alloys freeze by eutectic reaction at 2230 C. The solubility of carbon in niobium is 0.80 at the eutectic temperature, but this decreases rapidly with temperature. Metallographic evidence indicates a peritectic reaction between melt, Nb2C, and NbC; alloys richer in carbon than NbC freeze by eutectic reaction."