Abstract
This study is devoted to investigation of spreading of a hypo-eutectic Al 8Si system over a flat Al surface. Wetting kinetics was studied using a real time in situ monitoring of the triple line movement facilitated by a hot-stage microscopy system under controlled atmosphere. Analysis of the validity of the classic Tanner's law correlation developed for inert wetting systems is performed. A good agreement of the power relationship between the triple line location and time was established. The dispersion of the n-power exponent magnitude is between 9 and 13, with an average value of 11.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2241-2244 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Materials Letters |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue number | 15 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 31 2008 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported in part by the Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation through grant KSEF-829-RDE-007 and National Science Foundation through grant DMI-9908319.
Keywords
- Aluminum
- Brazing
- Wetting
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering