Experimental values for Nickel and Palladium in gas state resistivity limits

Abstract Metals in various phases, including the gas state, can be obtained using a pulsed wire explosive system. If experimental system is properly configured, sufficient metal gas can be obtained to estimate the limits of its electrical resistivity in later phases of the discharge, complementing solid and liquid state measurements of the same parameter. This article presents for the first time those experimental limits for the metals Palladium and Nickel. Obtained values for Palladium maximum limits are in the range from 0.25 to 1.25 10 −3 Ω · m, meanwhile Nickel obtained maximum ranges go from 0.3 to 1.5 10 −3 Ω · m.