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Synthetic Metallic Meteorites
Author(s) -
Buddhue John Davis
Publication year - 1948
Publication title -
contributions of the meteoritical society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1945-5100
pISSN - 0096-2805
DOI - 10.1111/j.1945-5100.1948.tb00038.x
Subject(s) - meteorite , nickel , cobalt , metal , metallurgy , materials science , astrobiology , physics
Previous successful attempts to synthesize metallic meteorites are reviewed. The author also has been successful in synthesizing an octahedrite containing 27.7% nickel. Other alloys were prepared containing various amounts of iron, nickel, and cobalt, and 2 of these showed poorly developed Widmanstätten figures. The composition, heat treatment, hardness, and, in some cases, specific gravity of these alloys are given.