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Some properties of low-vapor-pressure braze alloys for thermionic converters

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OSTI ID:5787124
Density, dc electrical resistivity, thermal conductivity, and linear thermal expansion are measured for arc-melted rod-shaped samples of binary eutectics of Zr, Hf, Ru, Nb, Ir, Mo, Ta, Os, Re, and W selected as very-low-pressure braze fillers for thermionic converters. The first two properties are measured at 296 K for Zr-21.7 at.% Ru, Zr-13 wt % W, Zr-19 wt % W, Zr-22.3 at.% Nb, Nb-66.9 at.% Ru, Hf-25.3 wt % Re, Zr-25.7 at.% Ta, Hf-22.5 at.% W, and Nb-35 wt % Mo. The last property is measured from 293 K to 2/3 melting point for specified alloys of different compositions. Resistivities of 0.000055 to 0.000181 ohm-cm are observed with the alloys having resistivities about ten times that of the less resistive constituent metal and about three times that of the more resistive constituent metal, except for Zr-19 wt % W and Nb-35 wt % Mo (greater resistivities). Thermal expansion coefficients vary from 0.000006 to 0.0000105/K. All brazes exhibit linear thermal expansion near that of their constituent metals.
OSTI ID:
5787124
Report Number(s):
CONF-780552-
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English