title: Stress gradient in solid methane at high pressures.
abstract: The magnitude of the axial pressure gradient at 77 degrees K (11 percent per centimeter) in solid methane compressed along one axis for applied pressures up to 10 kilobars was determined by comparing the electrical resistance of a pair of doped tellurium pressure gages with that of a set of single-crystal gages made of high-purity bismuth. The existence of the pressure gradient revealed the causes of deformation in metal tensile specimens embedded in solid methane and cycled to high pressure.
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Stajdohar
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Hettwer
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: McCann