The migration of both isotopes towards the cold end of samples occurred and the heat of transport was greater for D than for H (table 163). The degree of thermotransport decreased with increasing temperature.
D.T.Peterson, M.F.Smith: Metallurgical Transactions A, 1982, 13[5], 821-5
Table 163
Heat of Transport of H and D in Ta
Temperature (C) | Isotope | H (kJ/mol) |
35 | H | 28.5 |
35 | D | 34.8 |
175 | H | 21.5 |
175 | D | 29.5 |