Surface Tension: Al-Cu and Ag-Al-Cu

The surface tension thermophysical property data is included with the TCS Al-based Alloy Database (TCAL) as of version 7 (TCAL7).

Al-Cu

The surface tension of Al-Cu liquid alloys at 1520 K is shown.

Calculated surface tension of Al-Cu at 1520 K along with experimental data

Figure 1: Calculated surface tension of Al-Cu at 1520 K along with experimental data from [2009Sch].

Ag-Al-Cu

The surface tension of Ag-Al-Cu liquid alloys are measured by Brillo [2014Bri] by electromagnetic levitation technique. Three isoplethal sections are shown.

Calculated surface tension of an Ag-Al-Cu alloy at 1273 K along with experimental data

Figure 2: Calculated surface tension of an Ag-Al-Cu alloy at 1273 K along with experimental data from [2010Bri].

References

[2009Sch]  J. Schmitz, J. Brillo, I. Egry, R. Schmid-Fetzer, Surface tension of liquid Al–Cu binary alloys. Int. J. Mater. Res. 100, 1529–1535 (2009).

[2010Bri] J. Brillo, Y. Plevachuk, I. Egry, Surface tension of liquid Al–Cu–Ag ternary alloys. J. Mater. Sci. 45, 5150–5157 (2010).

[2010Fim]  P. Fima, N. Sobczak, Thermophysical Properties of Ag and Ag–Cu Liquid Alloys at 1098K to 1573K. Int. J. Thermophys. 31, 1165–1174 (2010).

[2014Bri] J. Brillo, G. Lauletta, L. Vaianella, E. Arato, D. Giuranno, R. Novakovic, E. Ricci, Surface Tension of Liquid Ag–Cu Binary Alloys. ISIJ Int. 54, 2115–2119 (2014).