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Title: Chemical thermodynamics as a predictive tool in the reactive metal brazing of ceramics

Journal Article · · Metallurgical Transactions, A
 [1];  [2]
  1. Edison Welding Inst., Columbus, OH (United States)
  2. Ohio State Univ., Columbus, OH (United States)

Thermodynamics have long been applied to the understanding of the reactive wetting phenomena in metal-ceramic joining. The authors postulate the existence of a ``solvent effect`` due to the interaction between the reactive element addition and the brazing alloy. This effect plays a significant role in reactive wetting. By taking this effect into account, more realistic reactivities of different reactive element additions into a given brazing base alloy are predicted. Irreversible thermodynamics are also used to characterize the driving forces for reactive metal-ceramic joining.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
78416
Journal Information:
Metallurgical Transactions, A, Vol. 26, Issue 6; Other Information: PBD: Jun 1995
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English