Behavior of Young's Modulus of Beta-Brass Single Crystals at Low Temperature

Abstract

Young's modulus for seven single crystals of beta-brass has been measured at liquid oxygen, and dry ice and acetone temperatures. The reciprocals of the moduli in different directions in the crystal lattice were found to vary linearly with temperature down to -183°C and the anomalous behavior of these quantities, observed at room temperature, persisted.