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Effect of Chemical Composition on the Corrosion Resistance, Microstructure, Hardness and Electrical Conductivity of the Ge–In–Sn Alloys

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This paper presents the results of experimental and analytical testing of the ternary Ge–In–Sn system. Experimental part includes results of the corrosion resistance, microstructure, hardness and electrical properties of the selected ternary Ge–In–Sn alloys. The prepared alloys were tested using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) method, scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectrometry (SEMEDS), hardness and electrical conductivity tests. For the obtained values of hardness and electrical conductivity, a mathematical model was used in order to determine the properties of the alloy in the entire range of the composition. The results of the Brinell hardness test show that the Ge80In10Sn10 ternary alloy has the highest hardness of all tested ternary alloys, 254.2 MN/m2. While, results of the electrical conductivity test show that the Ge10In10Sn80 ternary alloy has the highest conductivity of all tested ternary alloys and the highest corrosion resistance. Calculated isothermal section at 25°C, were confirmed with XRD and EDS results.

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This work has been supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (project No. 51950410600) and the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia (Grant No. OI172037). The research presented in this paper was done with the financial support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of the Republic of Serbia, within the funding of the scientific research work at the University of Belgrade, Technical Faculty in Bor, according to the contract with registration number 451-03-68/2020-14/ 200131.

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  1. Faculty of Technical Science, Department of Technological engineering, University of Prishtina in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovska Mitrovica, Serbia

    M. Zečević, A. Djordjević & D. Minić

  2. Elixir Group, Hajduk Veljkova 1, Šabac, Serbia

    N. Tosković

  3. Faculty of Technology, University of East Sarajevo, East Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina

    D. Tošković

  4. Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, University of Kragujevac, Kraljevo, Serbia

    M. Kolarević

  5. Faculty of Engineering Management, University Union-Nikola Tesla, Belgrade, Serbia

    V. Ristic

  6. Technical Faculty Bor, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

    Ž. Tasić

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Translated from Metallurg, Vol. 66, No. 11, pp. 95–106, November, 2022. Russian https://doi.org/10.52351/00260827_2022_11_95.

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Zečević, M., Tosković, N., Djordjević, A. et al. Effect of Chemical Composition on the Corrosion Resistance, Microstructure, Hardness and Electrical Conductivity of the Ge–In–Sn Alloys. Metallurgist 66, 1452–1470 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11015-023-01460-0

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