A Case of Season Cracking in Low Karat Gold ? with Discussion on Low Karat Gold

The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
J. L. Christie
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The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers
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Jan 1, 1945

Abstract

A recent case of failure of a-low karat gold alloy by stress-corrosion cracking is of interest because it illustrates a principle frequently overlooked: the relation between high residual stress and high yield point. The alloy contained Gold, per cent 39.6 Copper, per cent 51.1 Silver, per cent 5.2 Nickel. per cent 3. 1 Zinc, per cent 1.0 Tension tests on the alloy showed the following:
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APA: J. L. Christie  (1945)  A Case of Season Cracking in Low Karat Gold ? with Discussion on Low Karat Gold

MLA: J. L. Christie A Case of Season Cracking in Low Karat Gold ? with Discussion on Low Karat Gold. The American Institute of Mining, Metallurgical, and Petroleum Engineers, 1945.

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