Thermal and kinetic properties of light rare earth metals near high temperature structural transition points

The effect of RE-rich phase on the thermal conductivity of U–Zr–RE alloys

“…Temperature relationships of the thermal conductivity have been reported for RE such as Ce and Nd [13,14]. These show that thermal conductivity for Ce and Nd fall in a similar range.…”

FCRD Advanced Reactor (Transmutation) Fuels Handbook

“…Heat capacity of Ce liquid between 1700 and 2500 K [404] C p = 18.7747 + 3.3867x10 -3 xT + 2.7240x10 7 xT -2 where C p is constant-pressure heat capacity in J/mol•K, T is temperature in K, and T is between 1700 and 2500 K Figure 100. Heat capacity of Ce (references [400,403] and Equation 84 through Equation 87). Data of Spedding et al for γ-Ce is dashed to make it possible to see values from Konings and Beneš.…”

“…Three research groups have published measurements of the incremental enthalpy of La at temperatures above 300 K [396-398], although one of them (reference [397]) indicated that their data was not suitable for determinations of heat capacity. Other research groups have published more direct measurements of heat capacity from a variety of instruments [399][400][401][402]. The reported heat capacities vary widely for some phases, and heat capacities determined from incremental enthalpy measurements are consistently below those from other sources.…”

“…Experimental measurements of incremental enthalpy or heat capacity of Nd at temperatures above 300K have been published by Jaeger et al [407], Kurichenko et al [400], Spedding and colleagues [403], and Atalla [399]. There is generally good agreement about the heat capacity of α-Nd below ~1000 K. Agreement about the heat capacity of α-Nd at higher temperatures, the heat capacity of β-Nd, and the heat capacity of the liquid is less good.…”

“…The thermal conductivity of Nd at temperatures above ~300 K has been measured by a number of research groups using a variety of techniques [16,399,400,441,[443][444][445]449]. Room-temperature conductivities agree to within ~0.02 W/cm-K, and higher-temperature thermal conductivities for solid phases agree to within ~0.05 W/cm-K.…”