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Surface tension of binary and ternary aluminium alloys of the systems Al-Si-Mg and Al-Zn-Mg

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The surface tension and density of liquid binary and ternary aluminium alloys of the systems Al-Si-Mg and Al-Zn-Mg (Si, Mg and Zn contents less than 19, 8 and 20 wt %, respectively) have been measured by means of the maximum bubble pressure method. A semi-empirical theory, which relates the surface tension to bulk thermodynamic properties, is used to calculate the surface tension of the binary alloys and discuss the experimental data. For the ternary alloys, the present results indicate that in the range of compositions explored here, the properties of the ternaries can be obtained from those of the binaries. Comparison with results previously reported by other authors is made.

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  1. Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidad de Alicante, Apartado 99, E-03080, Alicante, Spain

    J. Goicoechea & E. Louis

  2. Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo, Industria Española del Aluminio, Apartado 25, E-03080, Alicante, Spain

    C. Garcia-Cordovilla, E. Louis & A. Pamies

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Goicoechea, J., Garcia-Cordovilla, C., Louis, E. et al. Surface tension of binary and ternary aluminium alloys of the systems Al-Si-Mg and Al-Zn-Mg. J Mater Sci 27, 5247–5252 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/PL00020247

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