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Density and surface tension of heavy liquid-metal coolants: Gallium and indium

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The density and surface tension of liquid high-purity gallium and indium as a function of temperature were studied. The sessile drop method was used to obtain these parameters. Experiments were carried out from the melting points to ∼1300 K in a high vacuum. The confidence error of the experiments was 0.5 and 1% for density and surface tension, respectively. The results of this research are compared with recommended reference data in the literature.

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  1. Institute of Metallurgy, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    V. P. Chentsov

  2. Institute of Solid State Chemistry, Ural Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences, Yekaterinburg, Russia

    V. G. Shevchenko

  3. Joint Institute for High Temperatures, Moscow, Russia

    A. G. Mozgovoi

  4. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia

    M. A. Pokrasin

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Original Russian Text © V.P. Chentsov, V.G. Shevchenko, A.G. Mozgovoi, M.A. Pokrasin, 2011, published in Perspektivnye Materialy, 2011, No. 3, pp. 46–52.

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Chentsov, V.P., Shevchenko, V.G., Mozgovoi, A.G. et al. Density and surface tension of heavy liquid-metal coolants: Gallium and indium. Inorg. Mater. Appl. Res. 2, 468–473 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1134/S2075113311050108

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