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On the formation of interfacial and internal voids inα-Al2O3 scales

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Microstructural observations were used as the basis for a discussion of the formation and growth of voids in alumina scales. Reactive-element additions to alloys and alloy desulfurization appear to inhibit the growth of interfacial voids, thus improving scale adhesion. This phenomenon is analyzed in terms of surface energies. In addition, a model is proposed for the formation of large internal voids in α-Al2O3 scales. These voids appear to be too large to form as a result of vacancy coalescence and are more frequently observed in scales not doped with a reactive element. The model is based on a growth mechanism where inward and outward growing ridges at scale grain boundaries eventually seal off and form internal voids.

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Pint, B.A. On the formation of interfacial and internal voids inα-Al2O3 scales. Oxid Met 48, 303–328 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01670505

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