HIGH TEMPERATURE OXIDATION OF COPPER

Abstract

The oxidation of Cu at higher temperatures lead to considerable loss due to sealing. This necessiated the study, on behaviour of Cu at higher temperature in the oxidizing environment. Cu is used in form os strips which are formed by cold rolling operation. Could rolling will lead to deformation. The extent of reduction will effect the morphology of crystals and extent of residual stresses in the rolled material. In the presnet work an attempt has been made to investigate the effect of degree of reduction by cold rolling on the oxidation behaviour of pure Cu in lower as well as higher temperature ranges i.e. 400°, 450°, 500°, 600°, 700°, 800°, 900°C respectively.