Restricted accessMoreSectionsView PDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack Citations ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InRedditEmail Cite this article Bellizia Giulio, Megaridis Constantine M., McNallan Michael and Wallace David B. 2003A capillary-jet instability method for measuring dynamic surface tension of liquid metalsProc. R. Soc. Lond. A.4592195–2214http://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2002.1098SectionRestricted accessA capillary-jet instability method for measuring dynamic surface tension of liquid metals Giulio Bellizia Giulio Bellizia Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, M/C 251, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607‐7022, USA Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author , Constantine M. Megaridis Constantine M. Megaridis Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, M/C 251, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607‐7022, USA Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author , Michael McNallan Michael McNallan Department of Civil and Materials Engineering, M/C 246, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607‐7022, USA Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author and David B. Wallace David B. Wallace MicroFab Technologies, 1104 Summit Avenue, Plano, TX 75074, USA Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author Giulio Bellizia Giulio Bellizia Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, M/C 251, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607‐7022, USA Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author , Constantine M. Megaridis Constantine M. Megaridis Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, M/C 251, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607‐7022, USA Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author , Michael McNallan Michael McNallan Department of Civil and Materials Engineering, M/C 246, University of Illinois at Chicago, 842 West Taylor Street, Chicago, IL 60607‐7022, USA Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author and David B. Wallace David B. Wallace MicroFab Technologies, 1104 Summit Avenue, Plano, TX 75074, USA Google Scholar Find this author on PubMed Search for more papers by this author Published:08 September 2003https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2002.1098AbstractAn oscillating‐capillary‐jet method is presented for the measurement of dynamic surface tension of liquids, and in particular, metal melts, which are susceptible to rapid surface degradation, as caused by adsorption of surface‐active elements. The experimental technique captures the evolution of jet swells and necks <I>continuously</I> along the jet‐propagation axis, thus adding temporal information to each image. This method is used in conjunction with an existing linear, axisymmetric, constant‐property model to determine the variation of the instability growth rate, and, in turn, surface tension of the liquid as a function of surface age measured from the exit orifice. The conditions investigated focus on a time window of 2–4 ms from the jet orifice. The surface properties of the eutectic 63% Sn‐37% Pb solder alloy are investigated in a nitrogen atmosphere containing controlled amounts of oxygen (from 8 to 1000 ppm). The capabilities and advantages, as well as the limitations of the method are discussed in the context of the rapid physical and chemical processes affecting molten‐metal capillary‐jet instability and break‐up. 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