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Variations in the cooling transitions of potassium nitrate

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Abstract

Because of questions concerning the suitability of potassium nitrate as a dynamic temperature standard for DTA, the relation between the experimental procedure and the resulting curves was ascertained for the Standard Reference Material KNO3. The material behaves differentlyon cooling in open pans than in cylindrical holders because confinement in the latter case initiates reversion to the room temperature form. Under the conditions of use as a dynamic temperature reference material, the curves are accurately reproducible.

Résumé

En raison de l'emploi du nitrate de potassium comme étalon de température en ATD, on a étudié l'influence des conditions d'expérience sur les courbes obtenues. Le comportement de ce corps est différent si on effectue le refroidissement dans des capsules ouvertes ou dans des creusets cylindriques. Dans ce dernier cas, le manque d'espace initie le retour à la forme stable delà température ambiante. Dans les conditions d'emploi comme matériau de température étalon, les courbes sont exactement reproductibles.

Zusammenfassung

Zur Überprüfung der Eignung von Kaliumnitrat als dynamische Temperatur-Eichsubstanz für die DTA, wurde der Zusammenhang des Versuchsvorganges und der erhaltenen Kurven für das Standard-Referenz-Material KNO3 untersucht. Die Substanz verhält sich bei der Kühlung in offenen Tiegeln und in zylindrischen Behältern unterschiedlich, da in letzteren die Begrenztheit die Reversion zur Zimmertemperatur-Form in Gang setzt. Unter den für das dynamische Temperatur-Referenz-Material gegebenen Bedingungen sind die Kurven gut reproduzierbar.

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Соотношение между ме тодикой проведения о пыта и полученными кривым и доказало пригодност ь нитрата калия в каче стве стандарта для ДТА при динамических температурных услов иях. Вещество по-разно му ведет себя при охлаждении в открытой ячейке и в цилиндриче ском держателе, превр ащаясь в последнем случае в фо рму, характерную для комнатной темпер атуры. Полученные кри вые надежно воспроизводимы

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One of us is indebted to the U. S. National Science Foundation for support of part of this study.

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Garn, P.D., Diamondstone, B.I. & Menis, O. Variations in the cooling transitions of potassium nitrate. Journal of Thermal Analysis 6, 623–630 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01911782

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