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Surface oxidation of a quasicrystalline Al–Cu–Fe alloy:No effect of surface orientation and grain boundaries onthe final state

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We have used x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Auger electron spectroscopy to examine the characteristics of oxides on two types of quasicrystalline Al–Cu–Fe samples. One type was formed by consolidation of powders, resulting in multiple grains with random surface orientations. The other was a single grain, oriented to expose a fivefold surface. Both were oxidized to saturation in a variety of environments at room temperature. We measured the elemental constituents that oxidized, the extent of oxygen-induced Al segregation, and the depth of the oxide. Under the conditions of our experiments, there was little, if any, significant difference between the two types of samples. Hence, surface orientation and bulk microstructure played little or no role on the final state of the oxide under these conditions.

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  1. P. J. Pinhero

    Present address: Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho Falls, Idaho, USA

  2. D. W. Delaney

    Present address: Motorola Inc., Semiconductor Products Sector, Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa, USA

    P. J. Pinhero

  2. Ames Laboratory, Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa, USA

    J. W. Anderegg

  3. Ames Laboratory, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa, USA

    D. J. Sordelet

  4. Ames Laboratory and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa, USA

    T. A. Lograsso

  5. Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa, USA

    D. W. Delaney

  6. Ames Laboratory and Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, 50011, Ames, Iowa, USA

    P. A. Thiel

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Pinhero, P.J., Anderegg, J.W., Sordelet, D.J. et al. Surface oxidation of a quasicrystalline Al–Cu–Fe alloy:No effect of surface orientation and grain boundaries onthe final state. Journal of Materials Research 14, 3185–3188 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1557/JMR.1999.0427

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