The certification of oxygen in non-ferrous metals. Part 9 : Oxygen in lead (2nd part)

COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES community reference bureau The certification of oxygen in non-ferrous metals Part 9 : Oxygen in lead (2nd part) COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES community reference bureau The certification of oxygen in non-ferrous metals Part 9 : Oxygen in lead (2nd part) (BCR Project No 13) Dr J. PAUWELS Joint Research Centre Central Bureau for Nuclear Measurements Geel, Belgium Directorate-General Research, Science and Education 1978 EUR 5933 EN Published by the COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES Directorate-General 'Scientific and Technical Information and Information Management' Bâtiment Jean Monnet LUXEMBOURG LEGAL NOTICE Neither the Commission of the European Communities nor any person acting on behalf of the Commission is responsible for the use which might be made of the following information A bibliographical slip can be found at the end of this volume © ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels-Luxembourg, 1978 Printed in Belgium ISBN 92-825-0259-7 Catalogue number : CD-NV-77-015-EN-C 1. TECHNICAL CONSIDERATIONS Knowledge of the oxygen content of molten lead is most important to the recovery- and refinement of this metal. Minor quantities of oxygen in solid lead will be enough to exercise an appreciable influence on its technological properties and corrosion beha­viour (Ref. 1).