Sensor for measuring density of oxygen in molten metal
US4451350A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 1982 |
| Grant date | May 29, 1984 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2002 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N27/4118
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sensor comprising a solid electrolytic having oxygen ion conductivity to measure the amount of oxygen in molten metal by forming an oxygen concentration cell in which the solid electrolytic element is coated on the surface thereof with mixture which is composed of Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 powders and metallic fluoride powders such as MgF.sub.2 or CaF.sub.2. The present coating does not exfoliate at immersing the sensor into the molten metal and fully maintains wettability of the solid electrolytic element 1 and the molten metal, and since it does not hinder oxygen ion conductivity of the solid electrolytic element 1, the sensor rapidly reaches up to the thermal and electrical equilibrium state, thereby to obtain satisfactory emf wave.
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