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Effect of dissolved oxygen on the grain size of annealed pure copper and Cu-Al alloys

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The grain growth restraint which occurs far in advance of the aluminum oxide front during the internal oxidation of Cu-Al alloys is shown to be a result of oxygen in solid solution. Studies show that oxygen in solid solution in pure copper restrains grain growth.

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  1. F. N. Rhines: A Metallographic Study of Internal Oxidation in the Alpha Solid Solutions of Copper. AIME Trans., 1940, vol. 137, p. 246; Metals Technology, February 1940.

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  1. Metallurgy & Ceramics Research Dept. Research Laboratory, General Electric Co., Schenectady, USA

    D. L. Wood

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TP 4407E. Manuscript, May 22, 1956. New Orleans Meeting, February 1957.

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Wood, D.L. Effect of dissolved oxygen on the grain size of annealed pure copper and Cu-Al alloys. JOM 9, 406–408 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03397887

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