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Melting vs solidification of a pure metal analyzed by DSC

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OSTI ID:323436
 [1]; ; ; ;  [2]
  1. Univ. de Barcelona (Spain)
  2. Univ. Autonoma de Barcelona, Bellaterra (Spain). Dept. de Fisica
The aim of the present paper is to analyze the melting/solidification of pure metals resulting from non-equilibrium conditions. Attention is focused on the direct measurement of the calorimetric signal obtained under isothermal hold of the sample at a temperature close to the equilibrium melting temperature T{sub m}, which results in both melting of an overheated solid and solidification of an undercooled melt. The non-equilibrium transformations are monitored by DSC under isothermal regime, with previous continuous heating/continuous cooling of the sample. The dependence of the calorimetric signal on thermodynamic factors, {Delta}H and {Delta}G, is explored. Here {Delta}H and {Delta}G are, respectively, the melting enthalpy and Gibbs free energy difference between the crystal and the liquid. IN particular, the results of the investigation performed on the melting/solidification behavior of pure In and Pb are presented.
OSTI ID:
323436
Report Number(s):
CONF-971201--
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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