Surface tension of melts of binary alkali element systems: The sodium-cesium system

Experimental data are presented for the surface tension of melts of the sodium-cesium system in the liquid state, obtained by the large drop method on samples prepared from high-purity components. It is shown that cesium in melts exhibits very high surface activity, attaining in extreme cases ∼3000...

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Published in:Bulletin of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Physics 2012-09, Vol.76 (9), p.1045-1047
Main Authors: Alchagirov, B. B., Arkhesov, P. Kh, Taova, T. M., Khonovov, Kh. B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Binary systems
Cesium
Extreme values
Hadrons
Heavy Ions
Melts
Nuclear Physics
Physics
Physics and Astronomy
Proceedings of the XVII Russian Symposium on Scanning Electron Microscopy and Analytical Methods of Investigation Applied for Solid States Physics
Sodium
Surface tension
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Summary:Experimental data are presented for the surface tension of melts of the sodium-cesium system in the liquid state, obtained by the large drop method on samples prepared from high-purity components. It is shown that cesium in melts exhibits very high surface activity, attaining in extreme cases ∼3000 mN/(m at %). Our results verify data of the activity ratio of cesium in melts with sodium and correlates with the basic criteria for surface activity in binary metal melts.
ISSN:1062-8738
1934-9432
DOI:10.3103/S1062873812070040