Undercooling of pure metals in a containerless, microgravity environment
- 17 November 1986
- journal article
- Published by AIP Publishing in Applied Physics Letters
- Vol. 49 (20), 1342-1344
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.97372
Abstract
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% Tm. Sample sizes ranged from 175 to 880 mg.Keywords
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