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J. Phys. IV France
Volume 113, January 2004
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| Page(s) | 101 - 104 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/jp4:20040022 | |
J. Phys. IV France 113 (2004) 101
DOI: 10.1051/jp4:20040022
Chemical behaviour of iron base substrates in liquid Mg-Zn alloys
J.C. Viala, D. Pierre, F. Bosselet, M. Peronnet and J. BouixLaboratoire des Multimatériaux et Interfaces, UMR CNRS 5615, Université Lyon I, 69622 Villeurbanne Cedex, France
Abstract
The chemical reactivity between solid iron base substrates and magnesium melts containing zinc has been investigated at 1000 K.
Characterization by OM, SEM and EPMA of the interfacial zones formed after 65h heating in a magnesium melt with 7.7 wt% of
zinc added revealed a strong bonding between the iron substrates and the light alloy. Indications were obtained for the occurrence
of some dissolution-recrystallization at the solid/liquid interface. A 8-10
m thick
Fe(Al,Si) reaction layer was observed to have formed at the substrates surface but zinc was not detected in this reaction
layer. Thermodynamic considerations based on chemical activities are developed to account for that a priori surprising chemical
behaviour.
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