Fluorescence drainage profiles of thin liquid films.
Fluorescence drainage-profiles of thin liquid films formed from Rhodamine solutions containing anionic, cationic and non-ionic surfactants have been investigated. It is found that the influence of system variables such as electrolyte concentration, dye concentration, film environment and solution viscosity can be evaluated by means of the profiles. The addition of sodium chloride leads to the expansion (non-ionic surfactant), or contraction (anionic surfactant) of the profiles. In the case of the cationic surfactant, it reduces the number of fringes in the profiles. The height of selected fringes changes linearly with dye concentration, and no fringes are observed when the films are submerged in non-polar solvents. The influence of solution viscosity on film thickness and drainage rate is demonstrated by the number and frequency of fringes in the profile. The formation of first and second "black films" from solutions containing varying concentrations of sodium chloride can be shown.
Formation constants for the complexes of 2-mercapto-3-phenylpropanoate with nickel(II) and hydrogen ions.
The system formed by 2-mercapto-3-phenylpropanoate (MPP), nickel(II) and hydrogen ions in 30% (v/v) ethanol-water at 25 degrees and I = 100mM (nitrate) has been characterized by means of glass-electrode potentiometry. Protonation constants for 2-mercapto-3-phenylpropanoate and formation constants for the complexes Ni(3)(MPP)(2-)(4) and Ni(MPP)(2-)(2) are reported.
Evolution of carbide precipitates in Hastelloy N joints during welding and post weld heat treatment
Abstract The effects of welding and post weld heat treatment (PWHT) on the morphology, composition and lattice parameter of the precipitates in the welding joints of Hastelloy N alloy have been investigated. Joint samples were prepared using a gas tungsten arc welding process with ERNiMo-2 fillers, and then solid-solution treated at 1100 °C for 20 min. After welding, eutectic M6C carbides can be observed in the heat affected zones (HAZ) and weld zones (WZ). These eutectic M6C carbides become spheroidized during the following PWHT. The concentration of Si decreases during the transformation from the primary ones to eutectic ones, and then increases during the spheroidizing process. The total concentration of Si + Cr in M6C carbides remains stable during welding and PWHT. At the same time, the heat leads to the outward diffusion of Mo from the M6C carbides, which results in a decrease of the lattice parameter.