Wettability, reactivity and interfaces in the Gd/TiO2 system

High-temperature interaction of liquid Gd in contact with dense, polycrystalline TiO2 substrate, was investigated. Wettability and reactivity tests were carried out at two different temperatures (1362°C and 1412°C) in flowing ga...

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Wetting behavior of Si-13.5B alloy on polycrystalline h-BN-based substrates

In this work, for the first time the results of an experimental evaluation of the high temperature behavior of molten Si-B alloy in contact with refractory materials at temperatures up to 1750°C, under static argon atmosphere (p = 850-900 mbar...

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A comparison of various imaging modes in scanning electron microscopy during evaluation of selected Si/refractory sessile drop couples after wettability tests at ultra-high temperature

In this work, FEI SciosTM field emission gun scanning electron microscope (FEG SEM) equipped with a unique combination of analytical and imaging detectors was utilized to examine structure and chemistry of selected Si/refractory couples...

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High-temperature interaction of molten vermicular graphite cast iron with Al2O3 substrate

The wetting behavior and reactivity between molten cast iron (originally vermicular graphite cast iron, containing in wt. %: 3.70 C, 2.30 Si, 0.44 Mn, 0.054 P, 0.017 Mg, 0.015 S) and commercial polycrystalline alumina (Al2O3 ...

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