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The Ignition Behavior of a Ternary Mg–Sr–Ca Alloy
Author(s) -
Villegas-Armenta Luis Angel,
Pekguleryuz Mihriban Ozden
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.201901318
Subject(s) - materials science , alloy , oxide , ternary operation , ignition system , metallurgy , composite number , ternary alloy , substrate (aquarium) , volume (thermodynamics) , surface area to volume ratio , chemical engineering , analytical chemistry (journal) , composite material , thermodynamics , chemistry , chromatography , physics , computer science , engineering , programming language , oceanography , geology
In this work, a Mg–Sr–Ca alloy is evaluated for ignition resistance. The simultaneous use of Sr and Ca results in an ignition temperature increase of ≈110 °C compared to pure Mg. This is attributed to the formation of a compact oxide scale due to the modification of the native MgO scale. A new parameter, the effective Pilling–Bedworth ratio (EPBR), which is the molar volume ratio between the oxide formed and the substrate alloy, is developed. The EPBR of the composite oxide forming on the Mg–Ca–Sr alloy is found to be greater than 1, resulting in a protective scale due to the increased volume occupied by the oxide at the surface. In the solid state, the oxide scale is rich in CaO, with the SrO contribution being minimal. In the liquid state, SrO contribution increases.