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Solubility of Oxygen in Alpha Iron

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The solubility of oxygen in a iron has been determined in the range between 700° and 900°C. The solubility is a function of temperature and varies from about 0.008 pct oxygen at 700°C to about 0.03 pct at 900°C. The heat of solution is approximately +15,500 cal per mol.

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  1. Research Laboratory, General Electric Co., Schenectady, USA

    A. U. Seybolt (Member AIME)

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Discussion on this paper, TP 3726E, may be sent, 2 copies, to AIME by Jan. 1, 1955. Manuscript, Nov. 12, 1953. Chicago Meeting, November 1954.

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Seybolt, A.U. Solubility of Oxygen in Alpha Iron. JOM 6, 641–644 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03398887

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