Abstract
An experimental study has been made to investigate the effect of argon and helium on the rate of evaporation of zinc and cadmium under one atmosphere pressure at temperatures ranging from 500 to 850°C. The experimental results were compared with the maximum rates calculated using the effusion formula as well as with values obtained using two different types of equations based on kinetic theory, diffusion theory, and empirical data. Equations have been derived for expressing the rate of evaporation of zinc and cadmium in both argon and helium as functions of temperature of the liquid zinc and cadmium. It was found that the rates of evaporation of zinc and cadmium were higher in helium than in argon, with the difference increasing with increasing temperature. It was also found that the experimental results obtained in argon agree with the calculated values better than those obtained in helium. © 1980 The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society - ASM Materials - The Materials Information Society.
Recommended Citation
P. C. Wu et al., "The Inert Gas Effect On The Rate Of Evaporation Of Zinc And Cadmium," Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 123 - 126, Springer; ASM International, Dec 1980.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02700446
Department(s)
Materials Science and Engineering
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
1543-1940; 0360-2133
Document Type
Article - Journal
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Citation
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text
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English
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Publication Date
01 Dec 1980
