Viscosities of molten fluxes depend on their composition and temperature. Since the viscosities of fused fluxes have an important influence on operation of fusion welding and brazing, we measured the vis cosities of KCL-LiCL and KCL-NaCL systems by damped oscillation method with platinum disc.
Since the flow of liquid is a rate process, the viscosity has been treated as such and the activation energy for viscous flow was calculated from equation I.
lnη/ρ=(Nh/M
avge
-ΔS‡/R)e
ΔH‡/RH=Ae
Evis/RT ………………………………………(1)
η : viscosity, ρ : density of molten flux
M
avg : molecular weight of molten flux,
A . constant,
E
vis : activation energy for viscous flow,
The results obtained are summarized as follows.
1. KCL-LiCL system
The isotherms of viscosities against molar composition for system showed negative deviation from addi tivity and a minimum value of viscosity was recognized at 58 mole per cent LiCL. The activation energy for viscous flow showed negative deviation from additivity.
2. KCL-NaCl system
The isotherms of viscosities showed negative deviation from additivity and a minimum value of viscosity was recognized at 70 mole per cent NaCL.
The activation energy showed positive deviation from additivity in the range of 0-40 mole per cent NaCL and showed negative deviation in the range of 40-100 mole per cent NaCL.
These deviations are caused by the interaction of molecules, and the activation energy for viscous flow of molten fluxes mixture may be represent by the equation 2.
E
m=x
13E
A+3x
12x
2E
A⋅+3x
1x
22E
B⋅x
23E
B ……………………………………(2)
X
1 : mole fraction of A.
X
2 : mole fraction of B.
E
A : activation energy of pure A.
E
B : activation energy of pure B.
E
A. : activation energy for interactions of
two molecules of A and one of B.
E
B. : activation energy for interactions of two molecules of B and one of A.
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