Thermal expansion of rare earth metals

A high temperature dilatometric investigation of the rare earth metals was undertaken as part of a broad program of study of these elements, the ultimate goal being better understanding of metals in general. The more immediate goal, in addition to determining the coefficients of expansion quantitatively, was to detect evidence of any crystalline transformations which may occur and particularly to cast some light on certain high temperature transitions already discovered in several of these metals. The rare earth metals included in this investigation were lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, erbium, and ytterbium

Thermal expansion of rare earth metals

A high temperature dilatometric investigation of the rare earth metals was undertaken as part of a broad program of study of these elements, the ultimate goal being better understanding of metals in general. The more immediate goal, in addition to determining the coefficients of expansion quantitatively, was to detect evidence of any crystalline transformations which may occur and particularly to cast some light on certain high temperature transitions already discovered in several of these metals. The rare earth metals included in this investigation were lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, erbium, and ytterbiumo</p

U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Report ISC-831

High temperature dilatometric investigation of the rare earth metals undertaken as part of a broad program of study of these elements, the ultimate goal being better understanding of metals in general