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ONE of the important factors in determining the boundaries of man's conquest of Nature and of space is the rate of reaction of metals and other materials with oxygen. Thus, the design of furnaces and central stations using coal depends on the rate of oxidation of coal particles, and the design of space-vehicles for re-entry depends on the rates of oxidation of carbon, tungsten, molybdenum and other high-temperature materials. A comparison of the absolute rates of oxidation of tungsten, molybdenum and carbon is very enlightening since volatile reaction products are formed during oxidation at high temperatures.
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Gulbransen, E. A., Andrew, K. F., and Brassart, F. A. (in the press).
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Gulbransen, E. A., Andrew, K. F., Brassart, F. A., and Blackburn, P. E., WADC-TR-59-575 Part II Contract AF33 (616)-7888, July 1962 (in the press).
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GULBRANSEN, E. High-temperature Oxidation of Tungsten, Molybdenum and Carbon. Nature 198, 82–83 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/198082b0
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