Lead/thallium alloy

According to our interpretation the lead-thallium alloys in the range 0-75 atomic percent thallium have the structure Pb(Pb, Tl)3, and between 75 and 87-5 atomic percent thallium they have the structure Pb(Pb, TlJTlg. The values of a0 shown in Fig. 2 indicate that at 75 atomic percent thallium there is nearly complete order, corresponding to the compound PbTl3. 

We have found it possible to formulate a simple treatment of the lead-thallium alloys that accounts satisfactorily for the existence of a maximum in melting-point displaced from the composition PbTls of the ordered structure, and that also accounts in a reasonably satisfactory way for the shapes of the liquidus and solidus curves throughout the range 0—75 atomic percent thallium (Fig. 1). The maximum in these curves occurs at a composition near that for a compound Pb2Tl3 or a compound PbTl2. If either of these compounds existed, it would have to be considered as forming solid solutions with lead and with thallium. The data, however, give no evidence for the existence of such compounds. 

Lead/thallium alloys which show good resistance against acids multicomponent alloys such as Pb/Sb/Sn/Tl may be used as carrier materials. 

When freshly exposed to air, thallium exhibits a metallic luster, but soon develops a bluish-gray tinge, resembling lead in appearance. A heavy oxide builds up on thallium if left in air, and in the presence of water the hydride is formed. The metal is very soft and malleable. It can be cut with a knife. Twenty five isotopic forms of thallium, with atomic masses ranging from 184 to 210 are recognized. Natural thallium is a mixture of two isotopes. A mercury-thallium alloy, which forms a eutectic at 8.5% thallium, is reported to freeze at -60C, some 20 degrees below the freezing point of mercury. 

Pig. 1. The phase diagram of the alloy system lead-thallium taken from Hansen (1936). 

In conclusion, we note that deposition of submono- and monolayers of adatoms is the most controllable and reliably predictable method of obtaining metallic nanodimension compositions. At least two or three kinds of adatoms can be deposited in a strictly layer-by-layer fashion on single-crystal substrates [217], and mixed adlayers can also be obtained. The combined deposition of adatoms and phase deposits of metals [217] is even more promising. Among the metals, HTSC components such as lead, thallium, bismuth, and copper rank among the most thoroughly studied adatomic systems. Electrodeposition methods are also applied to the technological preparation of conventional superconductors based on Nb-Sn alloys [218]. 

In analogous reactions arylmetal compounds of thallium (ArTICl, addition of Tl-Na alloy, Nesmeyanov and Makarova, 1952), of tin (Ar2SnCl2, addition of Sn, Nesmeyanov et al., 1936), of lead (Ar4Pb, Pb-Na alloy, Nesmeyanov and Makarova, 1954 Nesmeyanov et al., 1954) were obtained (yields up to 80% with Hg, 10-40% with the other metals). Tetravalent metal salts often react to give a mixture of partially arylated metal chlorides (ArwMCl4 , n = 1 to 3). Waters (1939) was one of the few chemists outside Nesmeyanov s school who worked on that subject (arylation of lead). 

Alloys of lead and thallium have a structure based upon cubic closest packing from 0 to about 87-5 atomic percent thallium. The variation of the lattice constant with composition gives strong indication that ordered structures PbTl, and PbTl, exist. In the intermediate ranges, solid solutions of the types Pb(Pb,Tl)a and Pb(Pb,Tl)TlB exist. Interpretation of interatomic distances indicates that thallium atoms present in low concentration in lead assume the same valence as lead, about 2-14, and that the valence of thallium increases with increase in the mole fraction of thallium present, having the same value, about 2-50, in PbTls and PbTl, as in pure thallium. A theory of the structure of the alloys is presented which explains the observed phase diagram,... 

Alloy samples weighing either 100 or 25 g. were prepared by melting weighed amounts of lead and thallium together. The c. p. granular test lead, free from silver, gold and bismuth (Fisher Scientific Company), was indicated by spectroscopic examination to contain approximately 0-005 % iron, 0-001 % thallium and 0-001 % copper. The thallium used was supplied by the Varlacoid Company. Spectroscopic examination showed the presence of approximately 0-01 % lead, 0-005 % iron, and 0-001 % copper. 

A reasonable interpretation can be given to the curve of Fig. 2, with its two discontinuities in slope namely, that there exist ordered phases PbTls and PbTl,. Direct evidence from the intensities of X-ray reflections is not obtained for ordering in this case, because of the approximate equality in / values of lead and thallium. We can, however, discuss the probable structures of the ordered phases. The powder patterns given by these alloys show no splitting of lines. We estimate that the... 

In connection with a discussion of alloys of aluminum and zinc (Pauling, 1949) it was pointed out that an element present in very small quantity in solid solution in another element would have a tendency to assume the valence of the second element. The upper straight line in Fig. 2 is drawn between the value of the lattice constant for pure lead and that calculated for thallium with valence 2-14, equal to that of lead in the state of the pure element. It is seen that it passes through the experimental values of aQ for the alloys with 4-9 and 11-2 atomic percent thallium, thus supporting the suggestion that in these dilute alloys thallium has assumed the same valence as its solvent, lead. 

The bimolecular reduction of aromatic nitro compounds, depending on reaction conditions, may produce azoxy compounds, azo compounds, hydrazo compounds (1,2-diarylhydrazines), benzidines, or amines. Whereas the reduction with zinc and sodium hydroxide leads to azo compounds, zinc and acetic acid/acetic anhydride produces azoxy compounds. Other reducing agents suggested are stannous chloride, magnesium with anhydrous methanol, a sodium-lead alloy in ethanol, thallium in ethanol, and sodium arsenite. 

Welcher et al. [ 10] have described the direct determination of trace quantities of lead, bismuth, selenium, tellurium and thallium in high-temperature nickel alloys using electrothermal atomisation. 

Thermodynamic Analysis of Binary Liquid Alloys of Group II B, Metals-II. The Alloys of Cadmium with Gallium, Indium, Tin, Thallium, Lead and Bismuth. Acta Met. 6, 233 (1958). 

Indium is a soft, bluish metal that is used in some alloys with silver and lead to make good heat conductors. Most indium is used in electronics. Thallium is a soft, heavy metal that resembles lead. It is quite toxic and has no important practical uses as a free metal. 

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