Effect of Sn on the Color and Tarnishing of Cu-Mn-Zn Alloys

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Abstract: parameters such as L*, a* and b* are selected to describe the surface color of alloys while the color difference (ΔE*) is used to evaluate the color stability. The results show that with the increase of Sn, the color change of Cu-Mn-Zn alloys is greatly reduced and the corrosion resistance in the synthetic sweat is improved dramatically. However, up to 4.4wt pct Sn does not change the color of Cu-Mn-Zn alloys much. XPS and AES are employed to analyze the tarnished surface. It is proved that a Sn enriched film is formed and Sn takes the form of Sn oxide. This thin and protective oxide film can prevent alloy from further tarnishing

Key words: Sn, Cu-Mn-Zn alloys, Color, Tarnishing

Yuping ZHANG, Jinxu ZHANG, Jiansheng WU. Effect of Sn on the Color and Tarnishing of Cu-Mn-Zn Alloys[J]. J Mater Sci Technol, 2003, 19(02): 144-146.

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