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Thermophysical properties of silicate slags

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The optimization of metallurgical processes requires reliable data of the slag phase. This paper focuses on three properties that are relevant to heat and mass-transfer calculations — viscosities,thermal diffusivities, and surface tensions of silicate melts. A brief account of the experimental techniques used for the measurements of these properties, with special reference to the work carried out in the Division of Metallurgy, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, are presented, along with the advantages and limitations. As these properties are structure-oriented, the impact of structure on these properties is also presented. The paper is intended as a state-of-the-art review of the subject.

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    Ragnhild E. Aune (Research associates), Miyuki Hayashi (Research associates), Keiji Nakajima (Visiting professor) & Seshadri Seetharaman

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Aune, R.E., Hayashi, M., Nakajima, K. et al. Thermophysical properties of silicate slags. JOM 54, 62–69 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02709753

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