Abstract
Stress inhomogeneities in a vibrating body give rise to fluctuations in temperature, and hence to local heat currents. These heat currents increase the entropy of the vibrating solid, and hence are a source of internal friction. The general theory of this internal friction is here developed. The simplest example of stress inhomogeneity is that occurring in the transverse vibrations of reeds and wires. Explicit formulae are obtained for reeds and wires, and the effect is calculated of crystal orientation in single crystal specimens. Microscopic stress inhomogeneities arise from imperfections, such as cavities, and from the elastic anisotropy of the individual crystallites. The internal friction due to spherical cavities is calculated. The internal friction due to elastic anisotropy is investigated for cubic metals, and is found to be greatest for lead, least for aluminum and tungsten.
Keywords
Thermoelastic dampingAnisotropyMaterials scienceInternal frictionInternal heatingInternal stressTungstenCrystalliteCondensed matter physicsTransverse planeCrystal (programming language)Stress (linguistics)MechanicsPhysicsComposite materialThermodynamicsThermalOpticsMetallurgy
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Clarence Zener
(1938).
Internal Friction in Solids II. General Theory of Thermoelastic Internal Friction.
Physical Review
, 53
(1)
, 90-99.
https://doi.org/10.1103/physrev.53.90
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- 10.1103/physrev.53.90