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An Investigation Of The Internal Friction Of Manganese-Copper Alloys, Ed. (Edward) Sickafus
An Investigation Of The Internal Friction Of Manganese-Copper Alloys, Ed. (Edward) Sickafus
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"Internal friction is defined as the ability of a vibrating solid to convert its mechanical energy of vibration into heat, even when completely isolated from its surroundings. (1) The most familiar manifestation of internal friction is the damping of a freely vibrating body, such as a torsional pendulum. Another example would be the increased width of the resonance peak observed when a nonelastic body is forced to vibrate over a spectrum of frequencies.(2) Internal friction manifests itself in numerous ways, and we will here be concerned with the first example cited and the potency of data gained in studying the …