The Variation of the Elastic Constants of Crystalline
Aluminum with Temperature between 63°K and 773°K

by Paul M. Sutton
Columbia University, New York, New York
April 28, 1953

The composite piezoelectric oscillator is employed to measure the adiabatic elastic moduli of crystalline aluminum over the temperature interval 63°K to 773°K. The data permit a valid extrapolation to 0°K. The Debye characteristic temperature of aluminum at 0°K, computed with these data, is 439°K. Various novel procedures designed to facilitate the use of the method are described.

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Physical Review – 15 August 1953
Phys. Rev. 91, 816–821-Issue 4
URL: http://link.aps.org/abstract/PR/v91/p816
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRev.91.816

Physical Review – 15 December 1958
Volume 112, Issue 6
URL: http://prola.aps.org/toc/PR/v112/i6#ERRATA

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