Essential aspects of controlling the oxygen content of molten tin in engineering applications

Materials and Design

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 168-178

  Bolind, Alan Michael ^a,b   Shivprasad, Aditya Prahlad ^a,c   Frazer, David ^a   Hosemann, Peter ^a  

^a Etcheverry Hall MCI 730   (United States)

^b JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Liquid metal; Oxygen control; Oxygen sensor; Tin

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; LIQUID METALS; OXYGEN; OXYGEN SENSORS;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN CONTENTS; ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS; LIQUID METAL ENVIRONMENT; MOLTEN TIN; OXYGEN CONTENT; OXYGEN CONTROL; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS AND KINETICS;

TIN;

EID: 84879242230     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2013.04.096     Document Type: Article

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