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Influence of oxygen partial pressure on microstructure and performance of oxidized Ag−Sn−In−Ni−Sb alloy

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  • a School of Materials Science and Engineering, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;

    b Key Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Materials Science and Engineering, Ministry of Education, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;

    c Ningbo Dongda Shenle Electrical Engineering Alloy Co., Ltd., Ningbo 315012, China

Online published: 2026-06-08

Abstract

The influence of oxygen partial pressure on the microstructure, element distribution, and physical properties of Ag−Sn−In−Ni−Sb alloy after oxidation was investigated by thermodynamic calculation, XRD, OM, EPMA, and AFM. The results show that the higher the oxygen partial pressure is, the more fully the alloy is oxidized, the smaller the oxide particle size is, the more uniform the microstructure is, and the better the physical properties of the oxidized samples are. The relative density of the sample oxidized at 0.9 MPa is 98.3%, the conductivity is 60.2% (IACS), and the hardness is HV 130.1. The NiSbSn intermetallic compound in Ag−Sn−In−Ni−Sb alloy is oxidized to six different oxide configurations. In addition, the relationships among oxygen partial pressure, oxide particle size and physical properties were established, and the influencing mechanism of oxygen partial pressure on microstructure was also discussed.

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Chun-ping WU, Le-jian YU, Shuang-xiang QI, Run-zhang HUANG, Qiong WU, Yun XIE, Zhou YI, Guo-fu XU . Influence of oxygen partial pressure on microstructure and performance of oxidized Ag−Sn−In−Ni−Sb alloy[J]. Transactions of Nonferrous Metals Society of China, 2026 , 36(5) : 1623 -1644 . DOI: 10.1016/S1003-6326(26)67051-3

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