Dealloying of Cu-Mg-Ca alloys

The chemical dealloying of Cu-Mg-Ca alloys in free corrosion conditions was investigated for different alloy compositions and different leaching solutions. For some of the precursor alloys, a continuous, pure fcc copper with nanoporous structure can be obtained by dealloying in 0.04 M H2SO4 solution...

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Autores: Mbarek Wael, Ben, Pineda Soler, Eloi|||0000-0002-1871-3848, Escoda, Lluïsa, Suñol Martinez, Juan Jose, Khitouni, Mohamed
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/127473
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/127473
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/met8110919
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Amorphous substances
Metallic glasses
amorphous materials
metallic glasses
biocompatible materials
corrosion
nanoporous copper
Substàncies amorfes
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Sumario:The chemical dealloying of Cu-Mg-Ca alloys in free corrosion conditions was investigated for different alloy compositions and different leaching solutions. For some of the precursor alloys, a continuous, pure fcc copper with nanoporous structure can be obtained by dealloying in 0.04 M H2SO4 solution. Superficial nanoporous copper structures with extremely fine porous size were also obtained by dealloying in pure water and 0.1 M NaOH solutions. The dealloying of both amorphous and partially crystalline alloys was investigated obtaining bi-phase nanoporous/crystal composites with microstructures depending on the precursor alloy state. The fast dissolution of Mg and Ca makes the Cu-Mg-Ca system an ideal candidate for obtaining nanoporous copper structures with different properties as a function of different factors such as the alloy composition, the quenching process, and leaching conditions.