Radiance temperatures (at 658 and 898 nm) of niobium at its melting point

Year: 1993

Authors: Righini F., Bussolino GC., Rosso A., Spisiak J.

Autors Affiliation: CNR Istituto di Metrologia

Abstract: Radiance temperatures (at 658 and 898 nm) of niobium at its melting point were measured by a pulse-heating technique. A current pulse of subsecond duration was imparted to a niobium strip and the initial part of the melting plateau was measured by high-speed pyrometry. Experiments were performed with two techniques and the results do not indicate any dependence of radiance temperature (at the melting point) on initial surface or system operational conditions. The average radiance temperature at the melting point of niobium is 2420 K at 658 nm and 2288 K at 898 nm, with a standard deviation of 0.4 K at 658 nm and 0.3-0.6 K at 898 nm (depending on the technique used). The total uncertainty in radiance temperature is estimated to be not more than +/-6 K. The results are in good agreement with earlier measurements at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (USA) and confirm that both radiance temperature and normal spectral emissivity (of niobium at its melting point) decrease with increasing wavelength in the region 500-900 nm.

Journal/Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THERMOPHYSICS

Volume: 14 (3)      Pages from: 495  to: 510

KeyWords: high-speed pyrometry; high temperature; melting; niobium; normal spectral emissivity
DOI: 10.1007/BF00566048

Citations: 5
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