Dross Particles in Hot-Dip Zn-Al-Si Bath

In-situ high-temperature phase stability

In-situ synchrotron XRD reveals the phase composition and stability of the intermetallic phase in the dross at the actual bath operating temperature, providing fundamental data to optimize coating quality.

Qu, Dongdong · Gear, M. R.C. · Gu, Qinfen · Setargew, Nega · Renshaw, Wayne A. · Stuart, McDonald · StJohn, David Henry · Nogita, Kazuhiro

Materials 2023

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In-situ synchrotron XRD determined lattice and CTE of τ5c-Al20Fe5Si2(+Zn) from 30°C to 660°C

Phase formation and stability determined