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Effect of Coating Thickness on Wetting Behavior of Nickel-Coated Alumina by Molten Aluminum

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Understanding the effect of coating thickness on the wetting behavior of metal melts and ceramics can help rationalize the design of coatings. The wetting behavior and interfacial phenomena of liquid aluminum on alumina, Ni-coated alumina, and bulk nickel at 700 °C were investigated by the sessile drop technique. The wettability of aluminum on Ni-coated alumina with the thicker film is better than that on bulk nickel. Nickel film deposited on alumina improved the wettability with aluminum and promoted the formation of the precursor film. An interesting phenomenon was found that the liquid precursor film is unstable during wetting, and new small separated droplets are formed in the precursor film.

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The authors acknowledge the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 50704001).

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Xu, Q., Lin, H. & Liu, H. Effect of Coating Thickness on Wetting Behavior of Nickel-Coated Alumina by Molten Aluminum. J. of Materi Eng and Perform 31, 8261–8269 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-022-06837-x

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