Aluminium: Its History, Occurrence, Properties, Metallurgy and Applications, Including Its Alloys |
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... Potassium . Caustic Potash . Potassium chloride . Sodium . Aluminium - sodium double chloride . Silicon . Si Fe . Iron . • Cu . Copper . TEMPERATURES . Unless stated otherwise , all temperatures given are in Centi- grade degrees ...
... Potassium . Caustic Potash . Potassium chloride . Sodium . Aluminium - sodium double chloride . Silicon . Si Fe . Iron . • Cu . Copper . TEMPERATURES . Unless stated otherwise , all temperatures given are in Centi- grade degrees ...
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... potassium and sodium together · Weldon's calculation of the cost of sodium ; Making of sodium in New York City , N. Y .; Castner's Ameri- can patent process Claims made in Castner's patent Reduction of sodium by electricity , Mierzinski ...
... potassium and sodium together · Weldon's calculation of the cost of sodium ; Making of sodium in New York City , N. Y .; Castner's Ameri- can patent process Claims made in Castner's patent Reduction of sodium by electricity , Mierzinski ...
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... potassium . Oerstedt , in 1824 , believed he had isolated aluminium . He decomposed anhy- drous Al2C16 by K amalgam , and he obtained , along with some KCl , an amalgam which decom- posed by heat furnished him a metal resembling tin ...
... potassium . Oerstedt , in 1824 , believed he had isolated aluminium . He decomposed anhy- drous Al2C16 by K amalgam , and he obtained , along with some KCl , an amalgam which decom- posed by heat furnished him a metal resembling tin ...
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... potassium placed in platinum boats , Wöhler obtained the metal in small , malleable globules of metallic appearance , from which he was able to determine the principal properties of aluminium . But the metal thus obtained was scarcely ...
... potassium placed in platinum boats , Wöhler obtained the metal in small , malleable globules of metallic appearance , from which he was able to determine the principal properties of aluminium . But the metal thus obtained was scarcely ...
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... potassium or sodium , of which only the former was known at that time . Moreover , potassium cost then 900 fr . per kilo , was extremely dangerous , and gave only a small return of aluminium . Deville succeeded in advantageously ...
... potassium or sodium , of which only the former was known at that time . Moreover , potassium cost then 900 fr . per kilo , was extremely dangerous , and gave only a small return of aluminium . Deville succeeded in advantageously ...
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acid alkali alloy of aluminium alum alumina aluminium bronze aluminium chloride beauxite brittle calcining carbonic oxide cast cent charcoal charge Chem chemical clay color condenser containing cooling copper corundum Cowles Bros crucible cryolite cupelled decomposed deposit Deville Deville's dissolved double chloride earthen crucible easily electricity electrodes electrolysis experiments fluoride fluorspar flux formed Fremy furnace fused fusible fusion give globules grammes grms heated to redness hydrochloric acid hydrogen ingot iron kilos layer malleable manufacture mass melted method Mierzinski minium mixed mixture NaCl nitric acid obtained operation oxide patent placed porcelain potassium pounds powder precipitated producing aluminium properties pulverized pure aluminium quantity reaction red heat reduced residue retort reverberatory furnace Salindres salt silicon silver slag soda sodium sodium fluoride solder solution Stohman sulphate sulphide sulphur temperature tion Tissier tube vapor vessel volatile washing Wöhler zinc
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