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Effect of Ga on the Wettability of CuGa10 on 304L Steel

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In the present work, the effect of Ga on the wetting behavior of the Cu-rich braze filler CuGa10 (wt pct, Cu90.8Ga9.2 at. pct) on the steel 304L was investigated. For this, the macroscopic and microscopic effects governing the wetting of pure Ga, pure Cu, and CuGa10 alloy (wt pct) on the austenitic steel were analyzed and compared. Contact angle and surface tension measurements were carried out by means of the sessile drop technique, and, in addition, the phase formation at the interface was determined. Pure liquid Ga spreads on 304L, which supposedly is related to the formation of intermetallic Fe-Ga phases growing into the liquid Ga. Depending on the annealing time, FeGa3 and Fe14.5Ga12 were identified. In contrast, CuGa10 as well as pure Cu shows secondary wetting on the steel surface. Especially, liquid Cu prefers spreading laterally and vertically along the grain boundaries of the steel substrate. In spite of rather similar mechanisms, CuGa10 wets 304L steel at lower rate than pure Cu above the liquidus temperature.

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The authors acknowledge financial support from Umicore AG & Co. KG and stimulating discussions with F. Heringhaus, H. Müller, H. Wendrock, and M. Stoica. The authors also thank S. Donath, M. Frey, A. Voss, B. Opitz, B. Bartusch, C. Mix, K. Schröder, C. di Vincenzo, and R. Fuchs for technical assistance.

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  1. Institute for Complex Materials (ICM), IFW Dresden, Helmholtzstraße 20, 01069, Dresden, Germany

    Frank Silze (Ph.D. Student), Ivan Kaban (Researcher), Uta Kühn (Department Head), Jürgen Eckert (Director) & Simon Pauly (Researcher)

  2. Technische Universität Dresden, Institut für Werkstoffwissenschaft, 01062, Dresden, Germany

    Jürgen Eckert (Director)

  3. Umicore AG & Co. KG, Rodenbacher Chaussee 4, 63457, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany

    Gunther Wiehl (R & D Programm Manager)

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Silze, F., Wiehl, G., Kaban, I. et al. Effect of Ga on the Wettability of CuGa10 on 304L Steel. Metall Mater Trans B 46, 1647–1653 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11663-015-0331-0

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