Date of Award
5-8-1936
Degree Type
Bachelors Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science in Metallurgical Engineering
Department
Metallurgy
First Advisor
Dr. Curtis L. Wilson
Second Advisor
Professor J. U. MacEwan
Abstract
The use of zinc as a structural metal has been militated against by two of its properties, namely, its low tensile strength and its susceptibility to grain growth. The importance of these factors can be appreciated when it is realized that the tensile strength of coarsely crystalline cast zinc is 4,000 pounds per square inch, while finely crystalline cast zinc has a tensile strength of 12,000 pounds per square inch.
Recommended Citation
Wick, Oswald J., "The Control of the Grain Size of Zinc" (1936). Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970. 67.
https://digitalcommons.mtech.edu/bach_theses/67
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