Thermophysical Properties of Molten Stainless Steel Containing 5 mass % B4C. (2nd September 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fukuyama, Hiroyuki; Higashi, Hideo; Yamano, Hidemasa
• Is Part Of: Nuclear technology. Volume 205:Number 9(2019)
• Page Start: 1154
• Page End: 1163
• Publication Date: 2019-09-02
• Subjects: Density -- surface tension -- normal spectral emissivity -- heat capacity -- thermal conductivity; Nuclear engineering -- Periodicals; Nuclear engineering; Nuclear Physics; Periodicals; Periodicals; 621.48
• DOI: 10.1080/00295450.2019.1578572
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1943-7471

Abstract

Abstract: An electromagnetic levitation technique performed in a static magnetic field was used to measure density, surface tension, normal spectral emissivity, heat capacity, and thermal conductivity of molten 316L stainless steel (SS316L) and SS316L that contained 5 mass % B4 C. The addition of 5 mass % B4 C to the SS316L yielded reductions of 111 K, 6%, 19%, and 6% in the liquidus temperature, density, normal spectral emissivity, and thermal conductivity at the liquidus temperature of the SS316L, respectively. The heat capacity increased by 5% with this addition. Although the addition of 5 mass % B4 C had no clear effect on the surface tensin, sulfur dissolved in the SS316L caused a significant decrease in the surface tension.