METHOD OF EXPLORING BINARY BARIUM-LITHIUM ALLOY AND DEVICE FOR ITS IMPLEMENTATION Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC G01N33/20 G01N1/28 

FIELD: metallurgy.

SUBSTANCE: batch samples of the alloy under study are used in the method, they are placed in the first, the second and the third crucibles or substrate that are placed inside the respective first, the second and the third electric furnace of the measuring unit, in an inert atmosphere of the sealed box, the second component in the form of the barium batch, after every addition to the crucible, blades of the stirring device are introduced, the melt of liquid lithium is mixed, until the fragments of the barium batch Ba_m, this operation is repeated until the last fragment of the barium batch is dissolved, after 20-30 minutes of the electric furnace operation at a temperature of up to 400°C melting is completed, melt of Ba_mLi_n is poured into a mould, crystallised, the ingot is removed from the mould, separated into samples that are placed in the insulating container of wax, the vessel is moved from the box to the measuring unit, the samples are recovered in the crucibles of the measuring unit and explored. A research complex for exploring binary alloy of barium and lithium is also described.

EFFECT: ability to ensure the determination of the physical properties of the alloy melt, the acceleration, simplification and reduction in the cost of experiments, the preservation and uniformity of the melt samples without changing its physicochemical properties throughout the exploration until their completion, a reduction in fumes.

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