Published November 17, 1986 | Version v1
Journal article

Undercooling of pure metals in a containerless, microgravity environment

  • 1. Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37235

Description

The 105-m drop tube at NASA/Marshall Space Flight Center has been used in a series of undercooling experiments on pure metals. Ti, Zr, Nb, Mo, Rh, Hf, Ta, and Pt were undercooled 17--20% of the melting temperature in a containerless, microgravity environment. Ir and Ru were undercooled to 13% T/sub m/. Sample sizes ranged from 175 to 880 mg

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Journal Volume
49
Journal Issue
20
Series
Appl. Phys. Lett.
Journal Page Range
1342-1344
ISSN
0003-6951
CODEN
APPLA

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
18026868
Subject category
S36: MATERIALS SCIENCE;
Descriptors DEI
COOLING; HAFNIUM; MELTING; METASTABLE STATES; MOLYBDENUM; NIOBIUM; NUCLEATION; PLATINUM; RUBIDIUM; SOLIDIFICATION; TANTALUM; TITANIUM; ZIRCONIUM
Descriptors DEC
ALKALI METALS; ELEMENTS; ENERGY LEVELS; EXCITED STATES; METALS; PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS; PLATINUM METALS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS