Thermodynamic study of oxygen in liquid lead tin alloys

Jacob, KT and Jeffes, JHE (1971) Thermodynamic study of oxygen in liquid lead tin alloys. In: Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy, 80 . C79-86.

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Abstract

The activity coefficients of oxygen in liquid lead-tin alloys have been measured between 550 and 1100°C by use of solid oxide galvanic cells Pt, Ni-NiO I Zr02 Solid electrolyte I 0 (Pb + Sn), Cermet, Pt Pt, Fe-FeO I Zr02 Solid electrolyte I O(Pb + Sn), Cermet, Pt Alcock and Richardson's quasi-chemical equation, with the coordination number of atoms set to 2, is found to predict successfully the activity coefficients of oxygen in these alloys.The relative partial molar enthalpy and entropy of oxygen ?t 1 atom per cent in the alloys have been calculated from ttva variation of the activity coefficient with temperature. The addition of tin to an unsaturated solution of oxygen in lead is shown to decrease significantly both the partial molar enthalpy and entropy of oxygen. As the measurements were restricted to a narrow range between 750-1100'C in lead-rich alloys, however, the pronounced variation of the partial molar enthalpy of oxygen with temperature at constant alloy composition predicted by the quasi-chemical model could not be verified.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Transactions of the Institution of Mining and Metallurgy
Department/Centre:	Division of Mechanical Sciences > Materials Engineering (formerly Metallurgy)
Date Deposited:	07 Dec 2011 04:58
Last Modified:	07 Dec 2011 04:58
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/42451

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