ISSN: 1003-6326
CN: 43-1239/TG
CODEN: TNMCEW

Vol. 25    No. 8    August 2015

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Oxidation kinetics of oxide film on bubble surface of aluminum foams produced by gas injection foaming process
Yu-tong ZHOU1, Yan-xiang LI1,2
(1. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China;
2. Key Laboratory for Advanced Materials Processing Technology, Ministry of Education,
Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
)
Abstract: In the range of 620-710 °C, air was blown into A356 aluminum alloy melt to produce aluminum foams. In order to study the influence of temperature on the thickness of oxide film on bubble surface, Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) was used. Based on the knowledge of corrosion science and hydrodynamics, two oxidation kinetics models of oxide film on bubble surface were established. The thicknesses of oxide films produced at different temperatures were predicted through those two models. Furthermore, the theoretical values were compared with the experimental values. The results indicate that in the range of 620-710 °C, the theoretical values of the thickness of oxide film predicted by the model including the rising process are higher than the experimental values. While, the theoretical values predicted by the model without the rising process are in good agreement with the experimental values, which shows this model objectively describes the oxidation process of oxide film on bubble surface. This work suggests that the oxidation kinetics of oxide film on bubble surface of aluminum foams produced by gas injection foaming process follows the Arrhenius equation.
Key words: aluminum foam; gas injection foaming process; oxide film; oxidation kinetics
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