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Reactive wetting in metal-metal systems.

Liang Yin1, Bruce T Murray, Shun Su

  • 1Department of Mechanical Engineering, State University of New York, Binghamton, NY 13902-6000, USA.

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High temperature reactive wetting involves distinct stages. Researchers identified an early spreading regime preceding kinetic roughening, crucial for understanding metal joining processes.

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Area of Science:

  • Materials Science
  • Physical Chemistry
  • Surface Science

Background:

  • Wetting and spreading are critical in high-temperature metal joining.
  • Reactive wetting differs significantly from inert wetting.
  • Existing research primarily focuses on a later reactive wetting regime.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To present an overview of reactive wetting.
  • To introduce and provide evidence for an early time regime in reactive wetting.
  • To investigate kinetic roughening in high-temperature reactive systems.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental investigation of high-temperature reactive metal-metal systems.
  • Analysis of wetting and spreading dynamics.
  • Quantitative characterization of interface morphology and kinetic roughening.

Main Results:

  • An early time regime of reactive wetting was identified, characterized by spreading without macroscopic interfacial morphological changes.
  • This early regime precedes the more commonly studied reactive wetting stage.
  • Kinetic roughening was observed and quantitatively characterized, showing similarities to room temperature systems.

Conclusions:

  • Reactive wetting is a multi-stage process with distinct physicochemical phenomena dominating at different times.
  • The newly identified early time regime is critical for understanding the initial stages of wetting and spreading.
  • Understanding these sequential regimes enhances knowledge of high-temperature joining processes.