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SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF TITANIUM ZIRCONIUM BASED ALLOYS FOR CAPACITOR USE PETER CORWIN SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE ADVISOR : PROFESSOR GERHARD WELSCH DEPARTMENT OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY MAY, 2013 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES We hereby approve the thesis/dissertation of Peter Corwin Master of Science candidate for the ________________________________degree *. Gerhard Welsch (signed)_______________________________________________ (chair of the committee) John Lewandowski ________________________________________________ Mark DeGuire ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ 12-04-1012 (date) _______________________ *We also certify that written approval has been obtained for any proprietary material contained therein. Contents List of Tables 3 List of Figures 4 Acknowledgments 6 Abstract 7 Chapter 1 Introduction 8 Objectives 9 Characterization of Ti-Zr Binary Alloys 9 Testing of Eutectic T-Zr-Be Metallic Glass 10 Anodic Film Behavior 10 Chapter 2 Background 11 2.1 Motivation for a Non-Tantalum Capacitor Material 11 2.2 Titanium-Zirconium Binary Alloys 12 2.3 Metallic Glasses 13 Chapter 3 Experimental Procedures 16 3.1 Material Synthesis 16 3.1.1 Alloy producti