Wetting kinetics of a hypo-eutectic Al-Si system

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2241-2244
Number of pages4
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume62
Issue number15
DOIs
StatePublished - 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.

Funding

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.

FundersFunder number
U.S. Department of Energy Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment National Science Foundation National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaDMI-9908319
U.S. Department of Energy Chinese Academy of Sciences Guangzhou Municipal Science and Technology Project Oak Ridge National Laboratory Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment National Science Foundation National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center National Natural Science Foundation of China
Kentucky Science and Engineering FoundationKSEF-829-RDE-007
Kentucky Science and Engineering Foundation

    Keywords

    • Aluminum
    • Brazing
    • Wetting

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering

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