Table 1 Overview of predictions from the analytical model

From: Thermodynamic assessment of evaporation during molten steel testing onboard the International Space Station

Atmosphere

No. of cycles

Shielding factor

Predicted mass loss (mg)

Fe

Cr

Ni

Vacuum

3

-

3.14

3.63

0.33

Helium

25

\(\frac{1}{171}\)

0.17

0.20

0.01

Argon

26

\(\frac{1}{427}\)

0.40

0.45

0.04

Total

54

-

3.72

4.29

0.39