The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

The Journal of
the Korean Journal of Metals and Materials

Monthly
  • pISSN : 1738-8228
  • eISSN : 2288-8241

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Title Validity of the Sessile Drop Test of the Molten Al-Mg Alloys on SiO2 under Various Atmospheres
Authors 장형민(Hyung Min Jang); 이창면(Chang Myeon Lee); 이준호(Joon Ho Lee); 이재훈(Jae Hoon Lee); 이재철(Jae Chul Lee)
Page pp.383-390
ISSN 1738-8228(ISSN), 2288-8241(eISSN)
Keywords wetting; contact angle; atmosphere; sessile drop; Al alloys
Abstract The effects that processing atmospheres and alloy composition have on the wetting characteristics of Al-Mg alloys on the SiO2 substrate were investigated by measuring the wetting angles. It was observed that the wetting behavior of the Al-Mg alloys on the SiO2 substrate vary depending on the Mg content of the alloys and atmospheres. The results showed that the contact angle decreases with increasing Mg content, angle is generally larger in the N2 atmosphere than in the Ar atmosphere. We discussed the validity of the results obtained from the wetting test on the basis of recent theories and the results observed from the actual penetration tests. (Received January 9, 2009)