Thermophysical properties of platinum group metals in their liquid undercooled and superheated phases

Paul François Paradis, Takehiko Ishikawa, Junpei T. Okada

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Abstract

This review briefl y describes the vacuum electrostatic levitation furnace developed by JAXA and the associated non-contact techniques used to measure the density, the surface tension and the viscosity of materials. The paper then presents a summary of the data taken with this facility in the equilibrium liquid and non-equilibrium liquid phases for the six platinum group metals (pgms): platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium over wide temperature ranges that include undercooled and superheated phases. The presented data (density, surface tension and viscosity of Pt, Rh, Ir, Ru and Os and density of Pd) are compared with literature values.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124-136
Number of pages13
JournalJohnson Matthey Technology Review
Volume58
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Metals and Alloys
  • Electrochemistry

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