ISSN:
1551-2916
Source:
Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
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Physics
Notes:
The elastic properties of single-crystalline erbia (Er2O3) at room temperature have been investigated using resonant ultrasound spectroscopy. The three independent stiffness constants of anisotropic Er2O3 cubic type-C crystals have been measured. The values of the stiffness constants were c11= 256.4 GPa, c12= 146.8 GPa, and c44= 75.2 GPa. From the stiffness constants, the estimated values for dense polycrystalline erbia for Young's modulus, the shear modulus, the bulk modulus, and Poisson's ratio at room temperature were 179 GPa, 67 GPa, 183.3 GPa, and 0.337, respectively. The value of Young's modulus is a minimum along [001] and a maximum along [111]. The value of the shear modulus is independent of the direction in the (001) and (111) planes, whereas it decreases in (11¯0) from 75 GPa along [001] to 55 GPa along [110].
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1151-2916.2000.tb01542.x
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