THE THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF THE SYSTEMS NB-H, V-H AND TA-H

Abstract

The equilibrium pressure method was employed to determine the solubility of H in Group VB metals in the temperature range 250 to 650 C, and for H pressures extending up to one atmosphere. Only a single solid solution phase was found throughout the experimentally investigated regions. In all three systems, however, the shape of the low-temperature isotherms clearly indicated the existence of two-phase immiscibility intervals. For all conditions, H was more soluble in Nb than it is in Ta or V. The solubility in Ta is higher than in V except for higher compositions, where the reverse is true. The maximum H solubility limits are independent of temperature and correspond to the atomic ratio 0.89 for Nb and V and 0.71 for Ta. Partial phase diagams constructed for the three systems include the proposed boundaries of the heterogeneous two-phase region. The thermodynamic properties determined from the experimental data were in good agreement with those calclated from the statistical model.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1960
Accession Number
AD0282433

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  • Ewald Veleckis

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  • Illinois Institute of Technology

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  • Agreements
  • Atmospheres
  • Boundaries
  • Experimental Data
  • Intervals
  • Isotherms
  • Low Temperature
  • Solid Solutions
  • Solubility
  • Thermodynamic Properties

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