SEDL / STP / STP64-EB / STP42591S

A Case of Season Cracking in Low Karat Gold

Christie, J. L.
Metallurgical Manager, Handy & Harman, Bridgeport, Conn.

Pages: 4    Published: Jan 1945

Download this paper for $25 PDF (124K)          View License Agreement
Abstract

A recent case of failure of a low karat gold alloy by stress-corrosion cracking is of interest because it illustrates a principle frequently overlooked: the relation between high residual stress and high yield point.