Or just use a thicker layer of another metal that doesn't melt? Iron is super cheap, but if you need high atomic number then there is ferro tungsten iron alloy (predominantly tungsten), there is also lead glass that melts >600°C
On 25 November 2011 14:14, <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Nachricht ---- > Von: vorl bek <[email protected]> > An: [email protected] > Datum: 25.11.2011 14:50 > Betreff: Re: [Vo]:Andrea Rossi Working with Domenico Fioravanti on > Electrical Power from E-Cat > >> Aussie Guy quotes Rossi: >> >> > >> > ?Actually, we have found a breakthrough with a primary fluid >> > with which the reactors remain stable when we make steam at 450 >> > Celsius. >> >> Since lead melts at 327 Celsius, is there some lead alloy that >> would keep it solid at 450? >> > Most alloys have lower melting points than their components. > Melting is not a problem, if the lead is encapsuled. It would even be > possible to use the molten lead as a heat transfer medium and thermal buffer. > Tungsten could do it, but it is expensive. > > Peter > >
