S U B J E C T IN D E X .
Abbreviations used in te x t, 652.
Abrasion. See Wear.
Abrasives, boron carbide, 524.
Accumulator plates, m an u factu re , 50.
Acetic acid, corrosion by. See Corrosion.
Acetylene, In te rn a tio n a l A cetylene Assoc, proceedings, 374; see also Welding.
Acid resistant materials, 124. See also un d er nam es of alloys.
Acids. See u n d er nam es of acids, &
Corrosion.
Admiralty bronze. See A llo ys : Bronzes.
Admiralty gun-metal. See A llo y s : Gun- metal.
Adnic. See Alloys.
Adsorption, kinetics, 548, 550.
of gases. See Oases, & u n d e r nam es of gases & m etals,
theory, 557.
Aerometer. See Laboratory apparatus.
Aeroplanes. See Aircraft.
Age-hardening, 0, 228, 346, 375.
nomenclature, 126.
phenomena, 175.
precipitation-, 170; & secondary stru c tu re, 575; effect of com pn. & grain- size, 575.
review, 236.
serrated discontinuity on load-extension diagram, 6.
Age-hardening of—
Aluminium alloys, 69, 167, 458; p r e cipitation-, 119.
Aluminium-copper alloys, 5 6 2 ; effect of additions, 562 ; effect of tita n iu m , 487.
A luminium -m agnesium -zinc alloys, 367, 537.
Beryllium-copper alloys, effect of p h o s
phorus, 225.
Copper alloys, 458.
Copper-nickel-silicon alloys, 232.
Copper-silver alloys, effect of nickel, 567 ; p recip itatio n -, 489.
Duralumin, ra te , 231.
Lead alloys, 233.
Nickel-bronzes, 171.
Silumin contg. m agnesium , 231.
Aircraft,
construction, sa fety & design, 155.
constructional materials, 51. See also A lloys, & u n d er nam es of m etals, hulls & floats, re p a ir & up k eep , 502.
metal construction, book, 2 2 0. parts, finishing, 207, 632 ; form ing, 103.
pistons, inspection, 435.
propellers, m an u f., 205.
Albanoid. See A lloys.
Alchemists in a r t & lite ra tu re , book, 109.
VOL. 1 .
Alclad, h e a t-tre a tm e n t. See Heat-treat- ment.
Aldrey. See Alloys.
Alferon. See Alloys.
Alfol,
fire-protection properties, tests, 637.
heat insulation, 271, 528.
use in shipbuilding, 47.
Alkali metals (see also u n d e r nam es of alk ali m etals),
binding forces, 13, 348.
crystals, op tical a b so rp tio n , th eo ry , 558.
detection. See A nalysis.
films, elect.-resistance, 229 ; photoelect.
p ro p erties, 229, 410.
optical properties, 5, 338.
production, 543.
thermoelectric effects, 116.
Alkali solutions, corrosion by. See Corrosion.
Alkaline earth metals (see also u n d er nam es of alkaline e a rth m etals), detection. See A nalysis.
production, 543.
Allotropy (see also u n d e r nam es of m etals), investigation b y secondary electron
em ission, 558.
ALLOYS & COMPOUNDS—
acid-resisting. See A cid-resistant m a terials & u n d e r nam es of c o n sti
tu e n t m etals ; see also Corrosion.
action of acids, b eh av io u r of carbides
& silicides, 169.
analysis. See A n a ly sis.
atomic arrangement, effect of th e rm a l a g ita tio n , 384.
binary, c a sta b ility , 518 ; v a p o u r p re s sures & activ ities, 1 1.
castability, 457, 518.
chemistry, book, 536.
coinage, a n c ie n t Chinese, 74.
compositions, list, 125, 172, 346 372, 495, 531, 575.
constitution, in v estig atio n , 90, 91 ; in v estig atio n , m agnetic, 197, 298 ; in v e stig a tio n , X -ra y , 90.
corrosion. See Corrosion.
corrosion-resistant. See Corrosion-re
sistant m aterials, u n d e r nam es of c o n s titu e n t m etals, & also Cor
rosion.
crystal structure, book, 536.
dental. See A lloys : D ental alloys.
deposition. See D eposition.
electrical conductivity, 346 ; c alcu la
tio n , nom ogram s, 577.
electrical resistance, calcu latio n , nom o- g ram s, 577.
endurance limit, effect of corrosion, 236.
2u
654
Alloys & compounds—
equilibrium, effect of g rain bo u n d aries, 232.
eutectic, cry stallizatio n , 1 1 ; slowly- cooled, a b n o rm a l stru c tu re s, 420;
s tru c tu re , effect of r a te of cooling, 494 ; te rn a ry , c ry stallizatio n , 420 ; viscous p ro p erties, 573.
eutectoid, m echanism of p h ase tr a n s fo rm atio n s, 346.
ferromagnetic. See Ferromagnetic materials.
fluidity, 419.
for die-casting, 98, 145.
for electric furnaces, r e p o rt of A.S.T.M . c tte e ., 124.
for electrical heating elements, analysis.
See A nalysis-, eo m p n ., 7 2 ; creep, 72 ; elect, resistan ce, 74 ; life te s ts , 72, 73, 418, 4 5 5 ; m ech. p ro p erties, 7 2 ; o x id atio n , 7 4 ; p h y s. p r o p erties, 7 2 ; p ro p erties, 7 4 ; re p o rt of A.S.T.M . c tte e ., 124; th e rm a l expansion, 74.
for electrical resistances, book, 158;
change in specific resistan ce w ith te m p ., 571; com pns., 5 7 1 ; m an u f., 2 3 5 ; p h y s. p ro p erties, 571 ; re p o rt of A .S.T.M . c tte e ., 124; tem p .- resistan ee const., A.S.T.M . m eth o d of te s t, 199; th erm o elect, pow er, A.S.T.M . m e th o d of te s t, 436.
for hot-rolling, d e tn . of in te rv a l of p la stic ity , 628.
for oil plant, 245.
for oil pumps, te s t d a ta , 273.
for watch springs, p ro p erties, 640.
fusible, sa fe ty plugs, failure, 469.
y-phase, th e o ry , 237.
grain-refinement b y p eritectic reaction, 175, 575.
graphitized, p ro d n ., 568.
hardness, calculation, nom ogram s, 577.
heat-resistant. See Heat-resistant m aterials, & u n d e r nam es of c o n s titu e n t m etals.
Hume-Rothery rule, 128.
hydrogen swelling, 482.
in sugar factory, 217.
intermediate phases, e n tro p y , 1 1. intermetallic compounds, b in ary , conen.
of v alen cy electrons, 297 ; q u a te r n a ry , 297 ; su p erco n d u c tiv ity , 176.
investigation, m eth o d s, book, 2 2 2
(review).
light. See A llo ys : A lu m in iu m alloys, M agnesium alloys, & u n d e r n am es of alloys,
liquid, diffusion & c u rre n t flow, 576; surface tension, 123.
low-melting point, use, 51.
magnetic, in telephone in d u stry , 639.
magnetic properties & chem . com pds., 419.
paramagnetic properties, in te r p re ta tio n , 576.
parting limits, 175.
periodic structures, 168, 314.
polymorphic transformations, te m p e ra tu re , th e o ry , 496.
Alloys & compounds—
porosity, 174.
quaternary, c a lcu latio n of liquidus p o in ts, 296; g rap h ical re p re se n ta tio n , 1 1.
rolled & a n n ealed , d ire c tio n a lity , 298.
segregate structures. See W idm an- statten structure.
single crystals. See Single crystals.
solid, reactio n s, 443.
solid solutions, d ilu te , elect, properties, 5 6 6 ; fo rm atio n , 4 9 7 ; su p e r
s a tu ra te d , effect of p p tn . a fte r cold- w ork, 7 5 ; th e o ry , 5 7 6 ; th e rm o d ynam ics, 237.
structure, sub-m icroscopic differences b etw een c a s t & re c ry stn . condi
tio n s, 77.
superconductivity, 166, 176, 297.
super-hard. See A llo ys : Super-hard, T an ta lu m carbide, Tungsten carbide,
&c., & u n d e r n am es of a llo y s : Carboloy, Pobedit, W idia, &c.
tensile properties a t te m p , of liquid helium , 116.
ternary, calcu latio n of solidus and liq u id u s p o in ts, 2 9 6 ; calculation of soly. lim its, 2 96; castability, 457 ; c o n stru c tio n of equilib. diagr., 125 ; equilib. d ia g r., representation, 297.
thermal analysis (w here th e re are seg reg atin g c o n stitu e n ts), 252.
thermal conductivity, 346.
transformations in solid sta te , 175;
po ly m o rp h ic, 4 9 4 ; stu d y by se co n d ary electro n em ission, 288.
ultra-light. See A llo ys : Dowmetal, Elelctron, M agnesium alloys, &c.
welding. See Welding.
Admiralty bronze. See A llo ys : Bronzes.
Admiralty gun-m etal. See A llo y s : Oun- metal.
Adnic, p ro p erties, 341.
Albanoid, c astin g . See Casting.
Aldrey (see also A llo ys : A lu m in iu m - m agnesium —silicon alloys),
cables, b e h a v io u r a f te r 5 years’
exposure, 545 ; in E u ro p e , tonnage, 2 15; w orking co n d itio n s, 215, 326.
composition, 291.
electrical resistance, effect of alloying process, 564.
heat-treatment. See Heat-treatment.
mechanical properties, 291.
Alferon, 346.
Almasilium, composition, 291.
mechanical properties, 291.
Almelec,
composition, 291.
mechanical properties, 291.
Alpax (Silumin) (see also A llo ys:
A lu m in iu m -s ilic o n alloys, Copper- S ilu m in , S ilu m in —B eta, S ilu m in - Oamma, &c.),
book, 402.
castability, 457, 518.
Alloys & compounds—
Alpax,
chill-castings, cost & w eight com pared w ith cast iron, 96.
containing magnesium, age-harden- able, 231.
corrosion. See Corrosion o f S ilu m in . die-castings, cost & w eig h t com pared
w ith cast iron, 96.
effect of additions, 381.
fluidity, 419.
limitations, 381.
mechanical properties, 291, 381.
melting. See M elting o f S ilu m in . metallography, tech n iq u e, 420.
modified, phys. p ro p erties, 96.
physical properties, 291.
preparation, 437 properties, tab les, 46.
sand-castings, cost & w eig h t com p ared w ith cast iron, 96.
thermal expansion, 311.
Alsia, 291.
Alsimin, com pn., 291.
A l u m i n i u m alloys (see also A lloys : Aldrey, A l m a s i l i u m , Almelec, A l pa x (S ilu m in), A lu sil, Anticorodal, A v i o n a l , Birmabright, B . S . - S e e - wasser, Cera- lu m in , Chlu-
m in , D uralum in , Euteclal, H elu m in , Hibbo, H ydronalium , K .S.-Seew asser, Lautal, L o -E x , M agnalium , N .C .A . alloy, “ Y "-a llo y, &c. ),
age-hardening. See Age-hardening.
airscrews, forgings, & sta m p in g s, B rit. A ir M inistry specifications, 440.
analysis. See A nalysis.
anodic oxidation. See A nodic oxida
tion.
as substitutes fo r copper & nickel &
th e ir alloys, 635.
books, 159 (review), 220, 473 (review).
boring. See Boring.
buckling strength to a x ia l loading, 7.
cast, fu tu re tre n d , 213.
castability, 457.
casting. See Casting.
castings fo r tra m c a r bodies, 325 ; influence of cross-sectional a re a , 561.
coating b y dip p in g in m o lten salts, 427.
commercial, p ro p erties & p a rtic u la rs , 46.
containing nickel, h a rd e n a b le , 486.
corroded, p ro tectio n from fu rth e r a tta c k , 502.
Corrosion. See Corrosion.
corrosion-resistance, 499.
cylinder heads, 466.
Alloys & compounds—
Aluminium alloys,
cylinders, req u irem en ts, 527.
damping capacity, effect of a lte rn a tin g torsional stresses, 231, 292.
die-casting. See Die-casting.
die castings, A.S.T.M . specifications, 2 1 2 .
dilatometric study, 7.
drilling. See Drilling.
effect of additions, 487.
effect of chromium. See A lloys : A lu m in iu m —chromium alloys.
effect of manganese, 227. See also A llo y s : A lu m in iu m -co p p er—m angan
ese alloys, &c., &e.
effect of molybdenum, 169.
effect of nickel, 69. See also A llo ys:
A lu m in iu m -n ic k e l alloys, &c.
elastic hysteresis, 414.
elastic properties, effect of tem p ., 415.
electrical conductivity, 168, 292.
electrode potentials of s tru c tu ra l co n stitu en ts, 582.
enamelling. See Enam elling.
extrusion. See E x trusion.
fatigue, 340.
fluxes. See Fluxes.
for aero engines, p ro p erties, 527.
for aircraft con
struction, 46.
for pistons, 8, 46;
ad v an tag es, 527 ; c o m p a r a t i v e v a l u e , 5 2 7 ; com pns., 225 ; p ro p erties, 225.
forging. See Forging.
forgings, B ritish sta n d a rd specifica
tions, 157, 212; fu tu re tre n d , 213.
future, 8.
hardenable, h e a t evolution & m e c h a n ism of tran sfo rm atio n , 69.
hardeners, p ro d n ., 619.
hardness, 341; a t elev ated te m p ., 561.
heat evolution, 69.
heat-treatment. Seo Heat-treatment.
hot-working, 437.
hydroplane hulls & floats, r e p a ir &
u p k eep , 502.
in automobile bodywork, 527.
in automobile construction, 215.
in bridges, 215, 326, 369.
in chemical industry, effect of th e rm a l co n d u ctiv ity , 118.
in Diesel engines, 106, 640.
in I.C. engines, 271.
in mineral oil industry, 636.
in railway coaches, 325, 326, 528.
in sewage plant, 465.
in shipbuilding, 47, 106, 271, 369, 640 ; riv e te d su p e rs tru c tu re , 47.
in vehicle construction, 46, 214, 215, 369.
ingots for sa nd-casting, A.S.T.M . specifications, 2 1 2.
internal stresses in quenched, 380.
ALLOYS
A llo y sy stem s a re in d e x e d in th e order of th e c o n s titu e n t w hose in itia l le tte r com es first in th e a lp h a b e t, e.g. A lu m in ium -copper, Copper-nickel, T in -z in c , a n d w ith o u t r e g a rd to p e rcen tag e com posi
tio n . T ra d e nam es of allo y s are in se rte d in a lp h a b e tic a l order.
656
Alloys & compounds—
Aluminium alloys,
LIV. See A lloys : Lautal.
lead-sprayed, for a c cu m u lato r p la te s, 47.
machining. See M achining.
mechanical properties, ta b le s, 46.
mechanical treatment, R u ssian facto ry , 265.
melting. See M elting.
metallography, book, 534 ; tech n iq u e, 420.
microstructure, 225.
milling. See M illing.
No. 132. See A llo y s : L o -E x . painting. See P ainting.
permanent set, 124, 614.
pistons, 271; design, 398; d etectio n of cracks, 4 3 5 ; failures, 4 67;
I n v a r in se rts, 467; m an u f., 46, 456 ; te m p . & design, 636 ; testin g , 467.
precipitation-hardening. See Age- hardening.
propeller blades, aero ., m an u f., 205.
Protalizing. See Protalizing.
protection, 245; a g a in st sa lt solns., 589; see also A nodic oxidation, Deposition, M odified B auer-Vogel process, P a in tin g , Protalizing,
Varnishing, &c.
quenched, in te rn a l stresses, 380.
quenching. See Quenching.
R.R. See A lloys : 11. R . alloys.
rail coaches, 637.
reaming. See Beam ing.
reflecting power, 377.
rivets, 323; B rit. A ir M inistry specification, 462.
Tollable, book, 372.
rolling. See Rolling.
Russian works, 274.
sand-cast, A.S.T.M. speciflcations, 212 ; bars, tran sv erse te s ts , 514; B rit.
A ir M inistry speciflcations, 636;
tensile p ro p erties co m p ared w ith ca st iron & steel, 537.
scrap, rem elting, 146.
service characteristics, A.S.T.M . re p o rt, 532.
shear strength, tab les, 46.
sheet, p ro p erties, book, 5 3 2 ; U .S.
speciflcations, 326.
sliding properties, 527.
soldering. See Soldering.
solid solutions, su p e rsa tu ra te d , effect of p p tn . a fte r cold-w ork, 75.
stamping. See Stam ping.
strip, U .S. specifications, 326.
structural analysis b y X -ra y s a fte r h e a t-tre a tm e n t, 447.
structural elements, ap p ro x . stre n g th s, 47 ; selection, 46.
tanks for tra n s p o rt of liquids, 214.
technology, books, 282 (review), 333.
tensile properties a t e lev ated tem p s., 561.
thermal expansion, 167; of castings, book, 644.
thermal measurements, 69, 167.
Alloys & compounds—
Aluminium alloys, trade marks, 46.
turning. See T urning.
uses, 213, 636.
varnishing. See Varnishing.
very pure, c o n s titu tio n , review of A m erican in v estig atio n s, 564.
welding. See Welding.
wheel centres for railw ays, 636.
wire, p ro d n ., 263.
wire alloy 3. See A llo ys : Aldrey.
Y. See A llo ys : Y -alloy.
Aluminium -antim ony alloys, elect, c o n d u c tiv ity , 168.
Aluminium antimony maguesium alloys, c o n s titu tio n , 69.
A lum inium -arsenic alloys, elect, con
d u c tiv ity , 168.
Aluminium AW 15, p ro p erties, 495.
Aluminium -barium alloys, co n stitu tio n , 168.
Aluminium -beryllium alloys, reflecting pow er, 377.
Aluminium-beryllium-copper alloys, p ro p e rtie s, 225.
A lum inium -bism uth alloys, elect, con
d u c tiv ity , 168.
Aluminium-brasses, casting. See Casting.
Alum inium -“ bronzes ” (see also Alloys : A lu m in iu m —copper alloys), casting. See Casting.
commercial forms, 70.
constitution, /¡-tran sfo rm a tio n , 238;
see also A llo ys : A lu m in iu m - copper alloys.
corrosion. See Corrosion.
die-casting. See Die-casting.
die-castings, B rit. A ir M inistry speci
fications, 327.
effect of heat-treatment, 126.
for valve seats, B rit. A ir M inistry specification, 467.
foundry practice, 32.
graphitized, p ro d n ., 568.
heat-treatment. See Heat-treatment.
manufacture, 70, 144.
melting. See M elting.
microstructure, 70.
paint, covering c a p a c ity , 637 ; see also A lu m in iu m .
permanent set, 124, 614.
powders, e v a lu a tio n , 466.
properties, 120.
rational use, 120, 619.
tensile properties a t low te m p s., 175.
uses, 120.
window frames, m a n u f., 48.
working properties, 70.
Aluminium cadmium alloys, elect, con
d u c tiv ity , 168.
Aluminium -cadm ium -m agnesium alloys, c o n s titu tio n , 417.
Aluminium carbide, cry stallin e, h e a t of fo rm a tio n , 161.
Alum inium -chrom ium alloys, constitution, 168.
electrical conductivity, 168.
Alum inium -cobalt alloys, elect, con
d u c tiv ity , 168.
657
Alloys & compounds—
A lu m in iu m -co b a lt-iro n alloys, con sti
tu tio n , 69.
A lum inium -copp er a lloys (see also
A llo y s : A lu m in iu m—“ bronzes ” ),
age-hardenin g. See A g e-h ardening.
cast, influence of cross-sectional area,
561.
castability, 144.
constitution, 562 ; /3-phase tran sform ations, 176, 238, 5 6 6 ; eutectoidal decom pn. of /3 solid solns., 292 ; in term ediate phase in hypereuteetoi- dal alloys, 565 ; n atu re of f}'-phase,
5 6 5 ; solid soly. of copper, X -ray study, 238.
CuA12, electrode potentials, 582.
corrosion. See C o rro sio n .
creep lim it, effect of alternatin g torsional stresses, 231, 292.
dam ping capacity, effect of altern atin g torsional stresses, 231, 292.
diffusion, 443.
electrical conductivity, 168.
fatigue, 435.
fluidity, 419.
hardeners, prodn., 619.
hardness, 516.
quenched, tem pering effect, 69, 231.
recrystallization & cry stal recovery after cold-w ork, 12.
segregation, effect of gases, 486.
therm al expansion, 167, 311.
A lu m in iu m -cop p er-iron alloys (see also
A llo y s : C o rr ix ),
solid solubility o f copper, 119.
therm al expansion, 167.
A lu m in iu m -co p p er-iro n -n ick el alloys,
age-hardenable, 120.
A lu m in iu m -co p p er-m a g n esiu m alloys, bending stren gth, 233.
constitution, 71, 233, 493.
corrosion. See C o rro sio n . density, 71, 233, 492.
electrical condu ctivity, 71, 233, 492.
fatigue, 71, 233, 435, 492.
forging tests, 233, 492.
hardness, 71, 492.
shrinkage in m ould, 518.
tensile properties, 233, 49*2.
therm al condu ctivity, 71, 233.
therm al expansion, 492.
u ltra-light, phys. p roperties, 71,
233.
A lum inium - copper - m a g n esiu m - m an - ganese alloys,
bars, rods, shapes, & w ire, U .S .
specifications, 326.
plates & sheet, U .S. specifications, 326.
A lu m in iu m -co p p er-m a n g a n ese alloys
(see also A llo y s : H e u s le r’s a llo ys), constitu tion, 290.
crystal structure, 128, 177, 579.
ferro-m agnetism , 177, 579.
m agnetic properties, 128.
A lu m in iu m -co p p er-n ick el alloys, properties, 570.
th erm al expansion, 167.
A lloys & compounds—
A lu m in iu m -co p p er-silico n alloys (see also A llo y s : L a u ta l),
a g ein g , artificial, 414; phenom ena, 414.
castin gs, B rit. A ir M inistry specifica
tions, 440.
con stitu tion, 414.
effect o f heat-treatm ent, 414.
effect of quen ch ing & ag ein g , 414.
forgin g tem perature, 414.
A lu m in iu m -co p p er-zin c alloys. See
A llo y s : A lu m in iu m -b ra s se s.
A lu m in iu m -g a lliu m alloys, constitution, 119.
A lu m in iu m -g o ld alloys, crystal stru cture of AuA12, 579.
A lu m in iu m -iro n alloys, castability, 7.
ca stin g . See Casting.
con stitu tion , 7, 169; X -ray stud y , 177.
corrosion. See C o rro sio n . corrosion -resistan ce, 7.
density, 562.
electrical condu ctivity, 168.
electrical resistan ce, 380, 562.
im p act strength, 562.
F eA l3, electrode potentials, 582 ; stru ctu re, X -ray d etn ., 578.
m agn etic transform ation point, effect of nickel, 71.
oxidation, 304, 589.
p h ysical properties, peculiarities, 380.
tensile properties, 7, 562.
th erm al expansion, 167, 562.
wires, m ech. properties, 562.
A lu m in iu m -iro n -ca rb o n a lloys, con stitu tio n , 562.
A lu m in iu m -ir o n -m a n g a n e se alloys, con
stitu tio n , 486.
A lu m in iu m -ir o n -n ic k e l alloys, bars, forgings & stam pings, B rit.
A ir M inistry specifications, 467.
con stitu tio n , 71.
th erm al expansion, 167.
A lu m in iu m -la n th a n u m alloys, cry stal stru ctu re of L aA l4, 299.
A lu m in iu m -lea d a lloys, elect, conduc
tiv ity , 168.
A lu m in iu m -lith iu m alloys, age-hardened, properties, 563.
con stitu tio n , 563.
p h ysical properties, 563.
A lu m in iu m -m a g n esiu m alloys (see also
A llo y s : B irm a b rig h t), castab ility, 144.
constitu tion , 169, 417 ; solid soly. of alum inium , 417; solid soly. of m agnesium , 563 ; solid soln. fo r
m atio n, 497 ; X -ray d etn . of solid soln. range, 234.
creep lim it, effect of altern atin g torsional stresses, 231, 292.
corrosion. See C o rro sio n .
dam ping cap acity, effect of altern atin g torsional stresses, 231, 292.
electrical cond u ctivity, 168 ; effect of quenching & ageing tem p ., 291, 341.
endu ran ce properties, effect of q uen ch ing & ageing tem p ., 291, 341,
658
A lloys & com pounds—
A lum inium -m agn esium a lloys, fa tig u e, 435.
oxidation, 383, 569.
properties a t elevated tem p ., 477.
reflectivity, 377, 487.
sh eets, B rit. A ir M inistry specifications,
shrin kage, 440. in m ould, 518.
solid solu tion s, hom ogenized, tensile properties, 234.
tem p er-h ard en ing, 417.
ten sile properties, effect of quenching
& ageing tem p ., 291, 341.
vibration stren gth, effect of quenching
& ageing tem p ., 291, 341.
A lu m in iu m — m a g n esiu m — m a n g a n ese a lloys (soe also A llo y s : K . S . —See~
w asser), fa tig u e, 340.
A lu m in iu m - m a g n esiu m - silico n alloys
(see also A llo y s : A ld r e y),
a ctio n o f acids, 169.
con stitu tio n , transform ations in solid sta te , 290.
A lum inium m agn esium zin c alloys, age-hard enin g. See A g e-h ardening . con stitu tion , 417 ; tran sform atio ns in
solid state , 291.
corrosion. See C o rro sio n . properties, 343.
A lu m in iu m -m a n g a n ese alloys,
bars, rods, shapes, & w ire, U.S.
specifications, 326.
con stitu tion , 169.
corrosion. See C o rro sio n . electrical conductivity, 168.
properties a t elevated tem p s., 477.
sheet, A .S.T.M . specifications, 2 1 3 ; B rit. A ir M inistry specifications, 326.
strip, B rit. A ir M inistry specifications,
A lum inium m an ganese silicon 326. alloys,
deoxidizers for steels, thesis, 376.
A lu m iu iu m -m a n g a n e se -z in c a lloys, con stitu tio n , thesis, 537.
A lu m in iu m -n eo d y m iu m alloys, c ry stal stru ctu re of N dA l, 127.
A lu m in iu m -n ick el alloys, con stitu tion , 563.
electrical condu ctivity, 168.
fluidity, 419.
for exh au st va lv e seats, B rit. A ir M inistry specifications, 467.
grain-refin em en t, 175.
N iA l3, electrode potentials, 582.
th erm al expansion, 167.
A lu m in iu m -silico n alloys (see also
A llo y s : A lp a x (S ilu m in), &e.),
action of acids, 169.
B ritish ch em ical standard, 433.
casting. See C asting.
ca stin g s, B rit. A ir M inistry specifica
tions, 326, 635.
con stitu tion , 291, 487 ; solid soly. of silicon, 564.
creep-lim it, effect of a ltern atin g to r
sional stresses, 231, 292.
dam ping capacity, effect of altern atin g torsional stresses, 231, 292.
A lloys & com pounds—
A lu m in iu m -silico n a llo y s, electrical con d u ctivity, 168.
electrolytic production, 600.
fa tig u e , 435.
fluidity, 419.
for pistons, 8.
m icrostructure, 291.
p iston s, design & trea tm e n t, 398.
preparation, 291.
properties, 291.
reflectivity, 377, 487.
sh eets, B rit. A ir M inistry specifica
tions, 440.
surface-h ard ened, 291.
th erm al expansion, 167.
u ses, 291.
A lu m in ium -silico n silver alloys, reflect
ing pow er, 377.
A lu m in iu m -silv e r a lloys,
c o n stitu tio n , 7, 2 9 6 ; n atu re of solid soln., 296, 564.
e lectrical con d u ctivity, 168.
reflectivity, 377, 487.
A lu m in iu m -tin a llo y s, elect, conduc
tiv ity , 168.
A lu m in iu m -tita n iu m alloys, a n a ly sis. See A n a ly s is . bib liography, 564.
preparation, 564.
A lu m in iu m -v a n a d iu m a lloys, elect, con
d u ctiv ity , 168.
A lu m in iu m -z in c a lloys,
co n stitu tio n , decom pn. of |8-phase, 7 ; eutecto id ald eco m p n ., 7 ; m etastable /3-phase, 346, 381 ; X -ray stud y , 127.
d ie-ca stin g s, dim ensional changes, 346,
381.
electrical con d u ctivity, 168.
fluidity, 419.
A lu sil, 291.
A m a lg a m s. See M e rc u ry alloys.
A n ticorod al, castab ility, 457.
corrosion. See C o rro sio n . p h ysical properties, tables, 69.
uses, 69.
A n ti-frictio n allo y s (see also A llo y s : B e a rin g a llo y s , W hite m etals, &c.,
& u n d er nam es of con stitu ent m etals),
a n a ly sis. See A n a ly s is . refinin g. See R e fin in g .
A n tim o n y a llo y s. See A llo y s : Babbitt m etals, B e a rin g a llo ys, W h ite metals,
&c.
A n tim o n y -b ism u th a llo y s, constitution,
231.
A n tim o n y -b ism u th -le a d a llo y s, anodes, b eh avio u r on electrodepn. of Cr, thesis, 402.
A n tim o n y -c a d m iu m a llo y s, castab ility, 457.
c o n stitu tio n , 415.
electrica l resista n ce, 415.
th erm oelectric pow er, 415.
A n tim o n y -c a d m iu m -z in c a llo y s, b ea r
ings, te sts, 344.
A n tim o n y -co p p er a llo y s, constitution,
296,
Alloys & compounds—
A n tim o n y -c o p p er -lea d -tin alloys, re m oval of copper, 815.
A n tim o n y -co p p er-tin a lloys. See P e w ter, &c.
A n tim o n y -iro n a lloys, con stitu tio n, 415.
A n tim o n y -lea d alloys, bearing, effect of zinc, 71.
castability, 457.
c onstitu tion, 10 ; eutectic, 487 ; X - ray stu d y , 238.
corrosion. See C o rro sio n . electrical condu ctivity, 10.
hardness, 172.
refining. See R e fin in g .
storage battery grids, effect of cor
rosion, 568.
structure, refining, 343.
A n tim o n y -lea d -so d iu m a llo y s, 343.
A n tim o n y -lea d -tin alloys, com pression stren gth, 172.
freezin g tem peratures, 174.
A n tim o n y -lea d -z in c alloys, bearing, d is
adv antag es, 71.
A n tim o n y -m a g n esiu m alloys, constitu tion, 234.
crystal structure, 128.
A ntim ony—silico n alloys, lattice const., 300.
A n tim o n y -tin alloys,
com pounds, X -ray stud y , 172.
grain-refin em en t, 175.
hardness, 172.
A rgentan, corrosion. See C o rro sio n . A rsenic-copper alloys, con stitu tio n, 296.
A rsenic-lead alloys, superconductivity,
176.
A rsen ic-m a g n esiu m alloys, crystal stru c tu re, 128.
A rsen ic-tin alloys, con stitu tio n, X -ray study, 420.
Ashberry m etal, 419.
A vesta m etal, corrosion. See C o rro sio n . A vional. See A llo y s : D u r a lu m in .
B.R. 50,
com position, 10.
m agn etic properties, 10.
B .S .-S eew asser, m ech. p roperties, tables,
46.
Babbitt m etals (see also A llo y s : B e a rin g a llo y s, W hite m etals, &
under nam es of co n stitu en t m etals),
analysis. See A n a ly s is . graphitized, p ro d n ., 568.
standards, R ussian, 273.
upper critical poin ts, 443.
B arium -m ercury alloys, density, 493.
electrical condu ctivity, 493.
viscosity, 493.
B arium -n ickel alloys,
electron -em ittin g surfaces, p ro d n ., 493.
properties, 493.
therm ionic em ission , 10.
B a riu m -tin -v a n a d iu m a lloys, catalysts, arsenic poisoning, 572.
Bearing a lloys (see also A llo y s : B a bbitt m etal, B ro n z es, O itterm etall, Satco, W hite m etals, &c., & u n d er nam es of con stitu ent m etals),
A lloys & compounds—
B earing a llo y s,
analysis. See A n a ly s is . book , 60 [review ).
bronze, m ech. properties, 9 ; su b stitu tio n of lead for tin, 9 ; therm al expansion, 2 3 2 ; see also A l lo y s : B ronzes.
com position s, 529 ; list, 345.
con stitu tion , 5 2 9 ; see also under nam es of con stitu ent m etals,
failure in D iesel engines, 529.
friction a t various speeds, formulae, 10.
graphited, 638.
hardness, 297.
history, 573.
lead-b ase, com pns., list, 3 4 5 ; effect of zinc, 7 1 ; high-copper, w orking,
102 ; properties, 10 ; review , 419 ; tests, 494.
lead -b ron ze, th erm al expansion, 232.
le a d -tin , com pression stren g th , 172.
le a d -tin base, thesis, 58, 172.
m eltin g. See M eltin g . properties, 529.
selection and testing, 272.
tin -b a se, hardness a t elevated tem ps., effect of lead, 9, 3 4 5; properties,
10 ; review , 419 ; tests, 494, 534.
upper critical points, 443.
w hite m etal, com parison, 344 ; G erm an specifications, 216 ; m ech. properties a t various tem ps., 71.
Berrydur-copper, 640.
B eryllium a lloys, 467.
h eat-treatm en t. See Heat-treatm ent.
in w a tch -m a k in g , 327.
u ses, 399.
vacuu m m elted, properties, 170.
B er y lliu m -" bronzes ” (see also B e ry l- liu m r-cop p er a llo ys),
corrosion. See C o rro sio n . elastic m od ulus, tem p, coefi., 125.
B erylliu m -cop p er alloys,
a ge-h a rd en in g . See A g e-h ardening . c a stin g . See C a sting .
con stitu tion , 161, 225, 232.
e lectrical cond u ctivity, 292.
foundry practice, 120, 488.
hardness, 566.
h ea t-trea tm en t. See H eat-treatm ent.
m an ufactu re, 232.
m ech a n ica l properties, 120, 488.
ph ysical properties, 120, 488.
properties, 70, 170, 232.
ten sile properties, 566.
th esis, 58, 161.
u ses, 70, 120.
w ear, 488.
w orkability, 566.
B er y lliu m -c o p p er -tin a lloys, properties,
225.
B er y lliu m -c o p p er -z in c a lloys, p roperties,
225.
B ery lliu m -iro n a lloys, pro p erties, 225.
B erylliu m —iron—n ick el a lloys, properties,
225.
B er y lliu m -n ick el alloys, corrosion. See C o rro sio n . properties, 225,
660
A lloys & compounds—
B ery lliu m -silv er alloys, con stitu tio n , 444.
tarn ish -resistan ce, 444.
B irm abright, castings, B rit. A ir M inistry specifications, 326.
B irm asil, 291.
B ism u th alloys (see also A llo y s : M a t r ix a llo y, &c. ),
eu tectic, slow ly-cooled, abnorm al stru ctures, 420.
sin g le crystals. See S in g le crystals.
B ism u th -ca d m iu m a lloys, eutectic, effect of ra te of cooling on stru ctu re, 494.
B ism u th -c a d m iu m -le a d alloys,
eu tectic, cry stn., 420 ; effect of ra te of cooling on stru ctu re, 494.
B ism u th -c a d m iu m -le a d -tin a llo y s, e u tectic, effect of ra te of cooling on stru ctu re, 494.
B ism u th -c a d m iu m -tin alloys,
eu tectic, cry stn., 420 ; effect of ra te of cooling on stru ctu re, 494.
B ism u th -lea d alloys, castability, 457.
eutectic, effect of ra te of cooling on stru ctu re, 494.
sin g le crystals. See S in g le crystals.
B ism u th -le a d -tin a lloys, c astability, 457.
B ism u th -lith iu m alloys, con stitu tio n, 382.
B ism u th -m a g n esiu m alloys, con stitu tion , 234.
crystal structure, 128.
electrical conductivity, 234.
oxidation, 383.
B ism u th -silic o n alloys, la ttic e con stan ts, 300.
B ism u th -tin alloys, castability, 457.
density, 124.
electrical resistance, 124.
eu tectic, effect of ra te of cooling on stru ctu re, 494 ; extru ded , viscous properties, 573.
H all effect, 124.
single crystals. See S in g le crystals.
th erm oelectric power, 124.
Borides,
crystal structure, 127.
pure high-m elting p oin t, prepn. and properties, 575.
B orium , 398. See also T u n g ste n carbide.
B rass(es) (see also A llo y s : A lu m in iu m - brasses, L ea d -b ra sse s, M a ng a nese—
brasses, M u n tz m etal, N ic k e l- brasses, T u n g u m , &e., & u nd er nam es of con stitu ent m etals), a-, needle-like, 171 ; rolled, directional
p roperties, 298, 420, 496 ; w ork- h ardening, dependence on tem p ., 490.
fi-, slip-bands and tw in-like stru ctu res, 347.
A dm iralty, condenser tu bes & ferrule stock, A.S.T.M . specifications, 468.
a lu m in iu m -. See A llo y s : A l u m in iu m -b ra sse s.
a nalysis. See A n a ly s is ,
A lloys & com pounds—
B rass(es),
a n n ea lin g . See A n n e a lin g . ca stin g . See C a stin g . ca stin g s, design, 33.
cem en tation . See Cem entation.
ch a in s, m anuf., 523.
c old -w ork in g. See C o ld -w o rk in g . co lo u rin g . See C o lo u rin g .
con d en ser tu bes & ferrule stock, A .S.T.M . specifications, 468.
co n stitu tio n , fi-transform ation, 91, 232, 490, 567 ; effect of m anganese, 2 33 ; p p tn . of a from fi, 171;
see also A llo y s : C o p p e r-z in c alloys.
corrosion. See C o rro sio n .
crystal structure of d raw n tu b e, 347.
cups, ears on, 205.
d eep-d raw in g. See D ra w in g . deform ation capacity, effect of poly-
axial state s of stress, 614.
d eoxidation. See D eo xid a tio n . deposition . See D e p o sitio n . d ie-ca stin g . See D ie -ca stin g . d ie-ca stin g s, properties, 98, 438.
effect of alu m in iu m . See A llo y s : A lu m in iu m -b ra s s e s .
effect o f iron. See A llo y s : C o pper- ir o n - z in c alloys.
effect o f lea d . See A llo y s : L e a d - brasses.
effect of m a n g a n ese. See A llo y s : M anganese—brasses.
effect of n ic k e l. See A llo y s : N ic k e l- brasses.
effect of silico n . See A llo y s : S ilic o n - brasses.
effect of tem peratu re, 71.
ela stic lim it, 416 ; effect of tem p., 71.
elastic m odulus, 29 ; tem p , coeff., 125.
ela stic properties, effect of cold- w ork, 171.
enduran ce lim it, effect of cold-work
& annealing, 171.
extru sion . See E x t ru s io n . fa tig u e, 157, 171, 361.
flu xes. See F lu x e s . graphitized, pro d n ., 568.
hardness, 416, 516; a t high tem ps., 631; effect of tem p ., 7 1 ; periodic changes, 117 ; relatio n of B rinell
& scleroapope num bers, 199.
h e a t-trea tm en t. See Heat-treatm ent.
hot-d efo rm a tio n , cap acity , 232.
im p a ct stren gth , effect of tem p ., 71.
in ch em ica l industry, effect of therm al co n d u ctiv ity , 118.
in tern a l stress, etch ing m eth od for revealing, 613; in d raw n tubes,
122, 172.
iron in , 171.
le a d -. See A llo y s : L ea d -b ra sse s.
m ach in ab ility of free-cu ttin g rod , 206.
m a ch in in g . See M a c h in in g . m a n g a n e se -. See A llo y s : M a n g a n cse -
brasses.
m e c h a n ic a l properties, 171, 416;
effect of o xid atio n , 416 ; effect of tem p ., 71.
m eltin g . See M e ltin g .
