Surface tension of indium-tin-gallium melts

Thermophysical Properties of the Liquid Ga–In–Sn Eutectic Alloy

“…The available surface tension data of liquid Ga–In–Sn alloys comprising our results and literature data ,,− including a review by Keene dedicated to Sn-based solders exhibit a significant scatter. Specific measurements concerning the surface tension of the GaInSn eutectic alloy were only reported in refs , , and .…”

“…Several authors reported a nonlinear behavior of the surface tension polytherms . Dadashev et al suggested a temperature dependence of the surface tension of In–Ga, Ga–Sn, and Ga–In–Sn melts being far from a linear relation. These authors investigated the aforementioned systems over a wide temperature range by using the maximum bubble pressure method and considered ternary alloys with a Ga-content higher than 25 at.…”

The force of impacting rain

“…1b. In order to obtain a larger signal, even at modest speed or small radius, we choose a liquid denser than water: an eutectic gallium-indium-stain alloy (Ga : In : Sn; 62 : 22 : 16 wt%) commonly called Galinstan, 22 recently used for studying impact dynamics. 23 This liquid metal at ambient temperature is six times denser than water (r ¼ 6359 kg m À3 ) and has a viscosity of 2 mPa s, close to that of water.…”

On Spontaneous Dispersion as a Cause of Microstratification of Metal Melts

“…Researchers used in situ high-energy X-ray diffraction, thermal expansion, and heat capacity measurements, along with ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, to provide both experimental and theoretical evidence for the existence of a liquid-liquid transition in a eutectic GaInSn melt at approximately 550 K. This transition is mainly associated with the aggregation of In and Sn atoms. [45] This work is based on experimental and calculated data on the surface tension of Ga-In and Ga-Sn melts [46][47][48][49]. The interfacial surface tension at the boundaries of dispersed particles (Liquid 1) and the melt (Liquid 2) is calculated with the assumption of complete wetting (19).…”