The internal-friction spectrum of high-purity polycrystalline and sing
le-crystal iron is studied at 5, 10 and 30 MHz, over the temperature r
ange 50-250 K. The results lead to the following conclusions: the temp
erature of the peak is essentially independent of the orientation; the
temperature of the peak decreases with deformation and then starts to
increase slightly with further deformation; the peak height increases
with increasing deformation. Measurements on polycrystalline iron sub
jected to successive doses of neutron and gamma irradiation showed a r
eduction in the relaxation strength by increasing the irradiation dose
s.