Abstract
The loss of ductility of leaded steel when tested in tension at elevated temperatures is an example of embrittlement by a liquid metal in a system of major technological significance. Although leaded steels have been produced and employed for over thirty years because of their excellent machining characteristics, this lead-embrittlement was only recently documented and studied in any detail (1).
Based on part of the research work undertaken by w. R. Warke and Kent L. Johnson in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Ph.D. degree at Illinois Institute of Technology.
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Army Tank Automotive Command, Warren, Michigan, under Contract No. DA-20-113-AMC-10820(T) and the THEMIS office, Department of the Army, Contract No. D-AAA-25-69-C-0608 through the Frankford Arsenal, Philadelphia, Pa.
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Warke, W.R., Johnson, K.L., Breyer, N.N. (1970). Liquid Metal Embrittlement of Steel by Lead and Lead Alloys. In: Draley, J.E., Weeks, J.R. (eds) Corrosion by Liquid Metals. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-1845-3_23
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