Abstract

The diffusivity and solubility of oxygen in metal specimens were determined from measurements of permeation through thin wall tubes containing oxygen and heated by electrical resistance. The permeating oxygen desorbed in vacuum as monoatomic oxygen and the flux was monitored mass-spectrometrically. A known helium leak rate and experimentally-determined sensitivities of the two gases were used for flow calibration. The diffusion coefficient of oxygen in pure platinum, calculated from the time lag to reach a steady state flux, is: {fx065-01} in the temperature range of 1435∮ to 1504°. The solubility of oxygen in pure platinum was obtained from the steady-state flux using the previously determined diffusivity. The solubility is proportional to p1/2O2 and at 1 atm of oxygen the solubility is: CsO = (0.2 ± 0.1) × 1012 exp {fx065-02}, wt pct. Small amounts of nickel, less than required for internal oxidation, had a negligible effect on the oxygen solubility and diffusivity in platinum alloys.

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