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High-temperature wetting and interfacial interaction between liquid Al and TiB2 ceramic
The wetting behaviour and interfacial interactions between liquid Al and TiB2 ceramic have been studied by the sessile drop technique in the temperature range from 700 to 1400 °C. At about 800 °C, liquid Al start...
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Phase separation in monotectic alloys as a route for liquid state fabrication of composite materials
The mechanism of liquid–liquid phase separation and factors determining the solid-state microstructure of monotectic alloys are discussed. The effect of the cooling rate on the phase-separated morphology is sh...
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Gd–Ti monotectic alloys were studied in a wide temperature range by the sessile drop technique. The eutectic and monotectic transformations in Gd–Ti alloys upon heating were in situ monitored by a high-speed a...
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Comparison of the annealing behavior of thin Ta films deposited onto Si and SiO2 substrates
Structural changes at annealing temperatures (T an) of 500–1,100°C were investigated for thin Ta films which were sputter-deposited onto pure Si substrates and onto thermally oxidized Si. In the as-deposited stat...
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The phase formation of a Zr57Ti8Nb2.5Cu13.9Ni11.1Al7.5alloy has been investigated upon cooling from the melt at different quenching rates as well as upon annealing of as-cast specimens. The different samples are ...
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Preparation and phase transformations of melt-spun Al–Ge–Si brazing foils
A series of Al-Ge-Si alloys was melt spun into ribbons of about 40 μm thickness. The alloy compositions were selected so as to be suitable as filler metals with brazing temperatures <500°C. In the as-quenched ...
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The Effect of Iron and Oxygen Additions on the Properties of Zr-Al-Cu-Ni Bulk Metallic Glass Forming Alloys
The effect of iron and oxygen additions on the thermal stability of rapidly quenched amorphous Zr65Al7.5Cu17.5Ni10) was studied by x-ray diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry. With increasing Fe conte...
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Experimental equipment for X-ray diffraction at high temperatures is introduced and the possibility to directly observe the evolution of the atomic (geometric) structure as a function of temperature is discuss...
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Microanalytical and metallographic characterization of interactions between YBaCuO superconductors and various substrates
Annealed laminates of YBa2Cu3Oy films on AgPd, SnO2 and Pt substrates were investigated by metallography, EPMA, and XDA. Thin homogeneous layers of Ba2SnO4 and BaZrO3 (in case of a ZrO2 diffusion barrier onto one...