Solubility of Nitrogen in Liquid Chromium and Chromium-Iron Alloys

Abstract
The solubility of nitrogen in liquid chromium and chromium-iron alloys has been studied by a sampling method at the temperatures of 1550°1780°C and under 0.041.0 atm of nitrogen. The free energy of solution and the activity of nitrogen in liquid chromium and chromium-iron alloys were determined by applying the interstitial model for the experimental results. The results obtained are summerized as follows: (1) Nitrogen dissolved in liquid chromium and chromium-iron alloys upto 50% Fe does not obey Henry's law, and solubility of nitrogen in liquid chromium is given by the following equation. log K(Z)=5515/T-3.193, K(Z)=aN/√PN2NZN/√PN2 (2) Activity coefficients of nitrogen based on pure liquid chromium are expressed as follows : log ψNN(cr)=(4235/T-1.513)·YN YNFeN(cr)=1.80·YFe YFecrN(Fe)=(-13765/T+3.10)·XCr XcrfcrN(Fe)=(-148/T+0.033)·[%Cr] [%Cr]N and ZN are the mole ratio and the lattice ratio of nitrogen in liquid metal respectively.

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