Synthesis and Characterization of Titanium Zirconium Based Alloys for Capacitor Use

This work seeks to characterize a series of Ti-Zr binary alloys and a ternary Ti-Zr-Be alloy as anode materials for electrolytic capacitors. Specifically, this work attempts to improve the electrical behavior by reducing leakage through anodically grown oxide film on binary alloys via microstructure modifications. It also examines creep of Ti25Zr38Be37 metallic glass for surface enhancement. A variety of mechanical and electrical properties were measured. Leakage current through the anodic dielectric was found to decrease with increasing zirconium content. Alloy treatments which produce concentration gradients (a, a+ß fields) increased dielectric leakage; treatments maintaining uniform composition (as cast, wrought) retain low dielectric leakage current. UTS was fit to a solid solution model which compares well with related literature. Estimates of viscosity for Ti25Zr38Be37 metallic glass were made at various temperatures and resulting surface texturing examined. Long term creep rate change was fit to exponential decay with a time constant of 7.9x103s.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Sciences (Engineering)

Level thesis:degree_level

masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Materials Science and Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies

Year dc:date

2013

Author dc:creator

• Corwin, Peter E.

Contributors dc:contributor

• Welsch, Gerhard

• Materials Science
• Metallurgy
• Titanium
• Zirconium
• Beryllium
• Ti
• Zr
• Be
• Metallic Glass
• Creep
• Leakage
• Microstructure

Statement dc:rights

• unrestricted
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Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1363616395

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:etd.ohiolink.edu:case1363616395