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Electrical conductivity of ZnCl2-ZrCl4 molten mixtures

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The temperature and composition dependences of the electrical conductivity of ZnCl2-ZrCl4 molten mixtures characterized by high saturated vapor pressures have been measured for the first time.

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Original Russian Text © A.B. Salyulev, A.M. Potapov, N.I. Moskalenko, 2014, published in Rasplavy, 2014, No. 5, pp. 13–20.

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Salyulev, A.B., Potapov, A.M. & Moskalenko, N.I. Electrical conductivity of ZnCl2-ZrCl4 molten mixtures. Russ. Metall. 2015, 97–102 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0036029515020123

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