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The wetting characteristics and surface tension of some ni-based alloys on yttria, hafnia, alumina, and zirconia substrates

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Sessile drop experiments were carried out in order to measure surface tensions and to investigate wetting characteristics of some Ni-based alloys on various ceramic substrates. The liquid-vapor surface tension (γLV) was found to be 1.764 N/m for pure Ni, 1.45 ± 0.11 N/m for Ni-20 pct Cr, 1.29 ± 0.06 N/m for Ni-20 pct Cr-1 pct Al, and 1.31 ± 0.09 N/m for Ni-20 pct Cr-4 pct Al. The commercial alloys UD520, UD718, UD720, and WASPALOY* showed non-wetting behavior on zirconia but wetting tendency on alumina substrates. Ni-20 pct Cr-1 pct Al showed non-wetting behavior on alumina, hafnia, and yttria substrates whereas Ni-20 pct Cr and Ni-20 pct Cr-4 pct Al were observed to be non-wetting on hafnia but wetting on yttria and alumina substrates. All the systems that exhibited wetting behavior were found to be non-wetting in the beginning; however, wet-ting improved with time. The wetting characteristics were apparently related to impurification of droplets during measurements, which is reflected in the solidification structure, rather than to the presence of oxides on the surface.

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  1. Department of Metallurgical Engineering, The University of Alabama, 35487, Tuscaloosa, AL

    C. S. Kanetkar (Graduate Research Assistant), A. S. Kacar (Graduate Research Assistant) & D. M. Stefanescu (Professor)

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Kanetkar, C.S., Kacar, A.S. & Stefanescu, D.M. The wetting characteristics and surface tension of some ni-based alloys on yttria, hafnia, alumina, and zirconia substrates. Metall Trans A 19, 1833–1839 (1988). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02645152

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