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Advanced Image Analysis of the Surface Pattern Emerging in Ni3Al Intermetallic Alloys on Anodization
- Source :
- Frontiers in Materials, Vol 3 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media SA, 2016.
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Abstract
- Anodization of Ni3Al alloy is of interest in the field of industrial manufacturing, thanks to the formation of protective oxide layer on the materials working in corrosive environments and high temperatures. However, homogeneous surface treatment is paramount for technological applications of this material. The anodization conditions have to be set outside the ranges of corrosion and burning, which is the electric field enhanced anodic dissolution of the metal. In order to check against occurrence of these events, proper quantitative means for assessing the surface quality have to be developed and established. We approached this task by advanced analysis of scanning electron microscope images of anodized Ni3Al plates. The anodization was carried out in 0.3 M citric acid at two temperatures of 0 and 30°C and at voltages in the range of 2 12 V. Different figures can be used to characterize the quality of the surface, in terms of uniformity. Here, the concept of regularity ratio spread is used for the first time on surfaces of technological interest. Additionally, the Minkowski parameters have been calculated and their meaning is discussed.
- Subjects :
- anodization
Materials science
Scanning electron microscope
Materials Science (miscellaneous)
Alloy
Intermetallic
Minkowski functionals
02 engineering and technology
engineering.material
010402 general chemistry
lcsh:Technology
01 natural sciences
Corrosion
Anodic aluminum oxide
Electric field
Pattern arrangement
Materials
lcsh:T
Anodizing
Fast Fourier Transform
Metallurgy
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
self-organization
0104 chemical sciences
engineering
0210 nano-technology
Layer (electronics)
Voltage
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 22968016
- Volume :
- 3
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Materials
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....ee67ceac2f6d5e371c68d67ecef4d3ee