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The objective of the work was to nondestructively examine the effects of thermal cycling on properties (e.g., torsional velocity and electrical resistance) of graphite/aluminum (Gr/A1) precursor wire. Precursor wires were periodically heated at selected temperatures for various periods of time; the exact heating period being dependent on the test temperature. Wires were tested in the as-received condition and after each thermal excursion. Changes occurred in both the torsional velocity and the resistance; although at different rates and to different extents. Subsequent longitudinal velocity tests run on the heat treated sections of the wires showed little if any changes in the longitudinal velocities.
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Bertram, A.L., Prout, J.H., Reed, R.W. (1983). Nondestructive Evaluation of the Thermal Cycling Effects on Graphite/Aluminum Precursor Wire. In: Thompson, D.O., Chimenti, D.E. (eds) Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation. Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data, vol 2A. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3706-5_45
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