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The Solubility of Nickel in Sodium by a Tracer Technique

T. A. Kovacina, R. R. Miller

Nuclear Science and Engineering / Volume 10 / Number 2 / June 1961 / Pages 163-166

Technical Paper / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NSE61-A25953

The solubility of nickel in liquid sodium of known purity under static near isothermal conditions was determined by a radioactive technique using nickel-63 as the tracer. The solubility varied from .004 to 0.20 parts per million over the temperature range 200–600°C.