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Shear elasticity of mixed cyanide orientational glass

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Four mixed crystals of KBr:KCN and NaCN:KCN, complemented by KCN, have been investigated by torque-shear measurements. The real and imaginary parts of the shear compliance ${\mathit{s}}_{44}$ at a measuring frequency of 2 Hz have been determined. Zero-field-cooling--field-cooling--remanent-shear-strain cycles have been performed. For (KBr${)}_{0.47}$(KCN${)}_{0.53}$ the creep after zero-field cooling and the elastic aftereffect after field cooling have been followed within a time window from 0.1 to ${10}^{4}$ s. Results on the nonlinear part of the shear compliance have been obtained. It is shown that the field-cooled strain represents the static limit of the elastic response. The results are discussed in reference to pure KCN and to spin glasses.