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Effects of different atmospheres on the arc erosion behaviors of Ti3SiC2 cathodes

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The effects of ambient atmospheres on the arc erosion behaviors of Ti3SiC2 cathodes were investigated at 5.5 kV in argon, nitrogen, air, and oxygen. The mass loss of the cathodes increased in the order of argon, nitrogen, air, and oxygen and the morphologies were measured by 3D laser scanning confocal microscope with a gradual blooming phenomenon. Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy were employed to detect the components of erosion regions. The erosion-chemical products mainly consisted of TiNx in nitrogen, TiNx, TiO2 and SiO2 in air, TiO2 and SiO2 in oxygen. The arc energy was responsible for the arc erosion characteristics in different atmospheres.

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    ZiJue Zhou, Yi Feng, Hao Zhao & XueBin Zhang

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  3. School of Material and Chemical Engineering, Bengbu University, Bengbu, 233030, China

    XiaoChen Huang

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 51871085, 51571078), and the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province (Grant Nos. 1908085QE218, 1808085ME122).

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Zhou, Z., Feng, Y., Zhao, H. et al. Effects of different atmospheres on the arc erosion behaviors of Ti3SiC2 cathodes. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 64, 620–628 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-019-1552-x

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