Electrical conductivity of NaF-AlF3 melts was measured by continuously varying cell constant(CVCC) technique. Relationships between equivalent conductivity at 990-1 030 ℃ and temperature and composition, and relationship between equivalent conductivity activation energy and composition of the melts were then studied on the basis of two-step decomposition mechanism of AlF63-. According to the changes of molar fractions of different anions in NaF-AlF3 melts, courses of dependence of equivalent conductivity and its activation energy on composition were analyzed. The results show that the influence of temperature on equivalent conductivity of the melts is small in the researched temperature range, and equivalent conductivity increases with increasing the molar fraction of AlF3; there is a minimum point in the activation energy—composition curve when molar fraction of AlF3 is 0.29.
A PGSTAT 30 and a BOOSTER 20A were used to measure cell impedance.Electrical conductivity was gained by the Continuously Varying Cell Constant Technique.Electrical conductivity of KCl was measured for comparison.The results prove that the method is reliable and accurate.The electrical conductivity of Na3AlF6-AlF3-Al2O3-CaF2-LiF(NaCl)system was studied by this method.Activation energy of conductance was obtained based on the experiment results.The experiments show that electrical conductivity is increased greatly with NaCl and LiF added.Increasing 1%LiF(mass fraction)results in corresponding increase of 0.0276 S/cm for superheat condition of 15℃.For NaCl,it is 0.024 S/cm.Electrical conductivity is increased by 0.003 S/cm with 1℃temperature increase.The electrical conductivity is lower than that predicted by the WANG Model and higher than that predicted by the Choudhary Model.
