Numéro
J. Phys. IV France
Volume 06, Numéro C8, Décembre 1996
ICIFUAS 11
Eleventh International Conference on Internal Friction and Ultrasonic Attenuation in Solids
Page(s) C8-111 - C8-114
DOI https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:1996821
ICIFUAS 11
Eleventh International Conference on Internal Friction and Ultrasonic Attenuation in Solids

J. Phys. IV France 06 (1996) C8-111-C8-114

DOI: 10.1051/jp4:1996821

Non-Linear Effects in the Snoek Relaxation of Nb-O

E.B. Hermida1, 2, 3 and F. Povolo1, 2, 3

1  Departamento de Física, Fac. de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Pabellón I, Ciudad Universitaria, 1428 Buenos Aires, Argentina
2  Unidad de Actividad Materiales, Comisión Nacional de Energía Atómica, Av. del Libertador 8250, 1429 Buenos Aires, Argentina
3  Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET), Buenos Aires, Argentina


Abstract
Internal friction peaks measured as a function of temperature or frequency have been associated to non-linear processes only after studying how the amplitude of the applied stress affects the relaxation process. Here it is demonstrated that the partial derivative of the internal friction with respect to the frequency at constant temperature is a useful tool to determine that non-linear effects are involved. This analysis applied to actual data of the Snoek relaxation in Nb-O, reveals that at high interstitial contents non-linear effects appear.



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