INTERNAL OXIDATION BEHAVIOR OF Pd-40Ag-1M(M=Zr,Y)ALLOYS

The internal oxidation behavior of Pd-40Ag-1M(M=Zr,Y)alloy wires has been studied inair at 800—1200℃.The relationship between the internal oxidation depth ξ and the reactiontime t can be expressed as ξ= Kt~n,where n=0.5—0.75.The higher the temperature,thelarger the value of n is.The active elements Zr and Y show different internal oxidationcharacters.For the alloys eontaining Zr,the oxidation rate along the grain boundaries isabout twice as high as that in grains,and“lateral oxidation”exists along the grainboundaries.For the alloys containing Y,the oxidation rates in grains and along the grainboundaries are roughly the same,and there is no“lateral oxidation”along the grain bounda-ries.The activation energies of both alloys are in the range of 120—150kJ/mol.Some prop-erties for oxidized alloys were studied.The mechanisms of the internal oxidation were dis-cussed.