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Oxidation of copper alloys studied by analytical transmission electron microscopy cross-sectional specimens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Mari Honkanen ,
Minnamari Vippola  and
Toivo Lepistö
Mari Honkanen*
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland
Minnamari Vippola
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland
Toivo Lepistö
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science, Tampere University of Technology, FIN-33101 Tampere, Finland
*
a)Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: [email protected]
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Abstract

In this work, the oxide structures of three polycrystalline copper grades, unalloyed oxygen-free (OF) copper and alloyed CuAg and deoxidized high-phosphor (DHP) copper, were studied using cross-sectional analytical transmission electron microscopy (AEM) samples. The oxidation treatments were carried out in air at 200 and 350 °C for different exposure times. The detailed oxide layer structures were characterized by AEM. At 200 °C, a nano-sized Cu2O layer formed on the all copper grades. At 350 °C, a nano-sized Cu2O layer formed first on the all copper grades. After longer exposure time at 350 °C, a crystalline CuO layer grew on the Cu2O layer of the unalloyed OF-copper. In the case of the alloyed CuAg- and DHP-copper, a crystalline and columnar shaped layer, consisting of Cu2O and CuO grains, formed on the nanocrystalline Cu2O layer. At 350 °C, the unalloyed copper oxidized notably slower than the alloyed coppers, and its oxide structures were different than those of the alloyed coppers.

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CuOxidationTransmission electron microscopy (TEM)
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 23 , Issue 5 , May 2008 , pp. 1350 - 1357
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2008

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