Observations on the Influence of Hydrogen on the Sintering of an Al-2Mg Alloy

  • Schaffer, G.B. (Division of Materials, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland) ;
  • Yao, J.Y. (Division of Materials, School of Engineering, The University of Queensland)
  • Published : 2006.09.24

Abstract

Hydrogen, in even small quantities, is extremely deleterious to the sintering of aluminium. Understanding the cause of this effect is complicated by the multiple interactions that occur in multi-component systems. In this work, we examine the sintering rsponse of Al-2Mg (a simplified system) in pure nitrogen and nitrogen-hydrogen using dilatometry, differential scanning calorimetery, thermogravimetry and metallography.

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