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Materials Science and Engineering of Powder Metallurgy  2021, Vol. 26 Issue (2): 147-154    DOI:
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Effect of K2SO4 space-holder on pore structure of NiCu alloy porous membrane
FENG Luli1, YU Linping2, GAN Qingzhan1, GAO Haiyan1, HE Yuehui1
1. State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy, Central South University, Changsha 410083, China;
2. School of Chemistry and Biology Engineering, Changsha University of Science & Technology, Changsha 410114, China;
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Abstract  The Ni-K2SO4 mixed powder, in which Ni element powder is the raw material, and K2SO4 powder is the space-holder, is added into the polyvinyl butyral (PVB) ethanol solution to make a slurry, which is coated on the Cu foil. NiCu alloy porous membrane was prepared basing on Kirkendall effect by vacuum sintering. The influence of K2SO4 contenton on area shrinkage, permeability, pore size, macro and micro morphologies of porous membrane and the influence of K2SO4 on the pore structure of porous membranes at different temperatures were investigated. The effect mechanism of K2SO4 on pore structure of the porous alloy membrane during sintering process was also studied. The results show that with the increase of w(K2SO4) in Ni-K2SO4 mixed powder, the permeability of porous membrane first increases and then decreases. When the mass fraction of K2SO4 is lower than 40%, with the increase of K2SO4 content, the shrinkage rate of the film decreases and the permeability increases. The maximum permeability is 2 361 m3/(m2·h·kPa). The maximum pore diameter of the sample with little change is about 45 µm. When the w(K2SO4) is more than 40%, the permeability and pore diameter of the porous film both decrease obviously. When the w(K2SO4) is more than 60%, the permeability of the film layer is lower than that of the lower limit of the test instrument. Proper amount of K2SO4 can improve the permeability of porous alloy membrane through hindering sintering densification based on the space occupying effect in the Ni coating, but excessive amount of K2SO4 will block the diffusion of Cu atoms to Ni powder layer, which makes it difficult to form through-pores on the Cu foil, resulting in a significant decrease in permeability.
Key wordsK2SO4      porous membrane      NiCu alloy      permeability      pore diameter      space-holder     
Received: 18 December 2021      Published: 07 May 2021
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FENG Luli,YU Linping,GAN Qingzhan, et al. Effect of K2SO4 space-holder on pore structure of NiCu alloy porous membrane[J]. Materials Science and Engineering of Powder Metallurgy, 2021, 26(2): 147-154.
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