The evolution of the surface oxide film along the depth direction of typical aluminum alloy under mediumtemperature brazing was investigated by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). For the alloy with Mg con...The evolution of the surface oxide film along the depth direction of typical aluminum alloy under mediumtemperature brazing was investigated by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). For the alloy with Mg content below 2.0wt%, whether under cold rolling condition or during medium-temperature brazing process, the enrichment of Mg element on the surface was not detected and the oxide film was pure Al2O3. However, the oxide film grew obviously during medium-temperature brazing process, and the thickness was about 80 nm. For the alloy with Mg content above 2.0wt%, under cold rolling condition, the original surface oxide film was pure Al2O3. However, the Mg element was significantly enriched on the outermost surface during medium-temperature brazing process, and MgO-based oxide film mixed with small amount of MgAl2O4 was formed with a thickness of about 130 nm. The alloying elements of Mn and Si were not enriched on the surface neither under cold rolling condition nor during mediumtemperature brazing process for all the selected aluminum alloy, and the surface oxide film was similar to that of pure aluminum, which was almost entire Al2O3.展开更多
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51005163 and No.51275351)Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,Ministry of Education of China
文摘The evolution of the surface oxide film along the depth direction of typical aluminum alloy under mediumtemperature brazing was investigated by means of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). For the alloy with Mg content below 2.0wt%, whether under cold rolling condition or during medium-temperature brazing process, the enrichment of Mg element on the surface was not detected and the oxide film was pure Al2O3. However, the oxide film grew obviously during medium-temperature brazing process, and the thickness was about 80 nm. For the alloy with Mg content above 2.0wt%, under cold rolling condition, the original surface oxide film was pure Al2O3. However, the Mg element was significantly enriched on the outermost surface during medium-temperature brazing process, and MgO-based oxide film mixed with small amount of MgAl2O4 was formed with a thickness of about 130 nm. The alloying elements of Mn and Si were not enriched on the surface neither under cold rolling condition nor during mediumtemperature brazing process for all the selected aluminum alloy, and the surface oxide film was similar to that of pure aluminum, which was almost entire Al2O3.
