Abstract
Henri Étienne Sainte-Claire Deville (1818-1881) is well known for his work on metallurgy, on the separation and preparation of many metals on a large scale and in a very pure state, and developing the concepts and principles of the dissociation of gases. He was the first to prepare N2O 5 in crystalline state and to develop an inexpensive process for the industrial manufacture of sodium and aluminum. Among the many metals he separated successfully are silicon, magnesium, platinum, indium, osmium, manganese, and chromium. His development of the platinum-iridium alloy led to its adoption for manufacturing the meter and kilogram standards.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 117-128 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Apr 2004 |
Keywords
- Aluminum
- Deville
- Dissociation
- Indium-rhodium alloy
- Magnesium
- Metric standards
- Silicon
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering