Oxidation of An Aluminum‐3 Per Cent Magnesium Alloy in the Temperature Range 200°–550°C
Oxidation of An Aluminum‐3 Per Cent Magnesium Alloy in the Temperature Range 200°–550°C
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200°–550°C 温度范围内 3% 铝镁合金的氧化
DOI:
10.1149/1.2428764
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发表时间:
1958
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W. Smeltzer
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W. Smeltzer
A study of the oxldation and magnesium evaporation kinetics has been carried out on an aluminum-3% magnesium alloy. A metallographic examination of the surface oxide films produced was included. The alloy was oxidation resistant to 200~ At temperatures greater than 350~ the oxidation rate was initially inversely proportional to the oxide film thickness, transforming to a constant rate for long exposures. Selective oxidation of magnesium caused formation of aluminum inclusions in the surface oxide. These inclusions imparted a black discoloration to the alloy surface. Magnesium evaporated from the alloy in a vacuum at temperatures greater than 350~ after an induction period, the duration of which was dependent on the temperature. A comparison of the magnesium evaporation and alloy oxidation rates demonstrated that the oxide film offered resistance to oxidation of the metal.It has been shown in previous investigations that oxide film structures on alloys containing up to 10% Mg are dependent on the mode of heating, and final temperatures attained as amorphous oxide formed at room temperature may crystallize into v-alumina or MgAl~ O, and MgO (i, 2). Magnesia forms rapidly on these alloys if they are exposed to steam (3-6). The surface of the AI-Mg alloy is discolored gray to black by high temperature oxidation and it has been suggested that this effect is associated with the MgO content of the oxide film (2). This discoloration is decreased by volatilization of NaBF~ into the oxidizing atmosphere(7), pre-exposure of the alloy to HF (3), or small additions of Be to the metal (5, 8). Although Al forms an oxide film highly resistant to oxidation (9, i0), Al additions increase the oxldation rates of Mg (ii, 12). For the converse case, additions of Mg to Al, information is not available. Hence, in this investigation the oxidation rates of an A1-3% Mg alloy in pure oxygen have been investigated. Some results of studies on Mg evaporation rates from the alloy and metallographic examination of the oxide films are also included.