The aging process at room temperature was studied by tracing the specific heat-temperature curves of various alloys containing 4,5,6,8,12 and 15 wt%Sn. (1)In the alloys of higher concentration than about 8%Sn, the heat of resolution of tin into solid lead (
Q cal/mol) increases to its final value in two stages with aging time
t. The rate of the 1st stage could not be obtained. On the other hand, the kinetic law for the 2nd stage seems to be represented as follows ;
p=
K\sqrt
t+
C, where
p is the precipitation fraction given by the ratio of the heat of resolution
Qt at aging time
t and the heat of resolution
Qf at the final time of aging.
K and
C are constants determined by the constituent of the alloy. The value of the rate constant,
K, decreases with decrease of tin content, and seems to become zero at about 6%Sn. (2) The specific heat temperature curves of the alloys attaining equilibrium at room temperature cannot be explained by the solubility curve given in the literature.
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