The solubility of oxides in molten alloys
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THE SOLUBILITY P R O D U C T O x i d e - m e t a l solvent equilibria m a y be considered in t e r m s of Eq. [I]. MmO n = mM + nO.
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F o r t h e p u r p o s e o f the p r e s e n t d i s c u s s i o n , t h e d e p e n d e n c e of 7 0 a n d ~M on c o m p o s i t i o n w i l l be r e p r e s e n t e d by E q s . [5] a n d [6]. o M 2 yo In + °xo + + p O x L + po
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W h e r e t h e s t a n d a r d G i b b s e n e r g y o f f o r m a t i o n of MmOn i s m u c h l e s s t h a n t h a t of t h e o x i d e o f the p r i n c i p a l solvent metal, the oxide may be considered to be almost pure MmOn. By rearranging the equilibrium constant of Eq. [1] and replacing aM and ao with
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lO.Ol GEORGE R. St. PIERRE is Professor of Metallurgical Engineering, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 43210. Manuscript submitted July 1 5 , 1976. METALLURGICAL
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