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Kinetics of interlayer formation on polycrystallineα-Al2O3/copper-titanium alloy interface

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Copper-titanium alloys are known to wet an alumina surface. Traditionally, contact angles are used as measurable parameters to monitor the progress of wetting. Contact angle is a measure of the thermodynamic equilibrium at the interface. For reactive wetting systems, it is well known that the interfacial properties vary as a function of time. In the present study, kinetics of reaction were studied by monitoring the rate of interfacial phase formation. An immersion apparatus was built for this purpose. The extent of reaction was measured both by a simple surface compositional analysis and by interfacial reaction layer thickness measurements. The reaction layer exhibited a parabolic growth with an associated activation energy of 180 to 230 kJ/mole. A speculative growth mechanism is proposed based on the experimental observations and the information available in the literature.

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  1. Center for Welding and Joining Research, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, 80401, Golden, CO

    P. R. Chidambaram (Research Assistant Professor), G. R. Edwards (Director) & D. L. Olson (Professor)

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Chidambaram, P.R., Edwards, G.R. & Olson, D.L. Kinetics of interlayer formation on polycrystallineα-Al2O3/copper-titanium alloy interface. Metall Mater Trans A 25, 2083–2090 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02652309

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