NASA NTRS · 19940000507
Preventing Supercooling Of Gallium
Abstract
Principle of heterogeneous nucleation exploited to prevent gallium from supercooling, enabling its use as heat-storage material that crystallizes reproducibly at its freezing or melting temperature of 29 to 30 degrees C. In original intended application, gallium used as heat-storage material in gloves of space suits. Terrestrial application lies in preparation of freezing-temperature reference samples for laboratories. Principle of heterogeneous nucleation also exploited similarly in heat pipes filled with sodium.
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Massucco, Arthur A., Wenghoefer, Hans M., Wilkins, Ronnie. 1994-09-01. Preventing Supercooling Of Gallium. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19940000507
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