Literature Survey On Synthesis Properties And Applications Of Selected Boride Compounds

A comprehensive review of the literature was made to assist in providing background information needed for future work concerning boride materials. The materials reviewed included solid bodies of TiB2, ZrB/2, HfB2, VB2, NbB2, TaB2, CrB2, and ThB4. Information is presented on synthesis, properties, and applications of the selected boride compounds, including selected abstracts and articles. This documentary search, by showing many gaps and wide scatter where information is available, demonstrates the need for the development of authoritative scientific information on borides applicable to future technological requirements.

Technical reports published by the Air Force Materials Laboratoy during the period 1 July 1962 - 30 June 1963 are abstracted herein. Reports on reseqrch conducted by the Air Force Materials Laboratory personnel as well as that conducted on contract are included. These reports cover basic and applied research in the materials area being conducted by the Metals and Ceramics Division, Non-metallic Materials Division, Materials Physics Division, Manufacturing Technology Division, and Materials Applications Division of the Air Force Materials Laboratory.

responsibility.) To Betty Edwards and Emily Copenhaver my thanks for what must have seemed endless typing, retyping and correcting of these bibliographies over a span of years. Availability of Documents U. S. Government contractor reports, usually identified by an alpha-numeric report number, can be purchased from National Technical Information Service U. S. Department of Commerce Springfield, Virginia 22151 and, often, on request from the issuing installation. USAEC reports are also available from International Atomic Energy Agency Kaerntnerring A 1010 Vienna, Austria National Lending Library Boston Spa England Monographs and reports of the National Bureau of Standards are for sale by Superintendent of Documents U. S. Government Printing Office Washington, D. C. 20402 Theses, listed as Dissertation Abstracts + number, are available in North or South America from University Microfilms Dissertation Copies P. O. Box 1764 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48106 and elsewhere from University Microfilms, Ltd. St. John's Road Tylers Green Penn, Buckinghamshire England Other Information Centers and New Journals New journals Information centers Field and and other sources serials Ultra purification 4, 8, 11, 13, 15, 16,19, 20, 9,11,15, 24, 31, 32 and 21, 28, 30, 32, 33, 42, 58, 59 crystal growth ix Preface Field Information centers New journals and and other -sources serials Characterization Miscellaneous 3,4, 8, 11, 13, 16, 19, 20, 1,3,4,8,11,15,17, 21, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 35, 24, 25, 28, 29, 30, 31, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 46, 53, 56, 32 58, 60, 61, 62