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Effect of filler metal composition on the strength of yttria stabilized zirconia joints brazed with Pd-Ag-CuOx

Journal Article · · Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 39(9):2095-2105
The Ag-CuOx system is of interest to be used to be used as an air braze filler metal for joining high temperature electrochemical devices. Previous work has shown that the melting temperatures can be increased by adding palladium to Ag-CuOx and it is expected that this may aid high temperature stability. This work compares the room temperature bend strength of joints made between yttria-stabilized zirconia (YSZ) air brazed using Ag-CuOx without palladium and with 5 and 15mol% palladium additions. It has been found that in general palladium decreases joint strength, especially in low copper oxide compositions filler metals. At high copper oxide contents, brittle fracture through both copper oxide rich phases and the YSZ limits joint strength.
Research Organization:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (US)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76RL01830
OSTI ID:
939009
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-56438; AA1510100
Journal Information:
Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 39(9):2095-2105, Journal Name: Metallurgical and Materials Transactions. A, Physical Metallurgy and Materials Science, 39(9):2095-2105 Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 39; ISSN 1073-5623; ISSN MMTAEB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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