Wettability of high-temperature melts under microgravity and ground gravity conditions
Abstract
<p indent="0mm">The physical characteristics of the material could not be accurately observed due to the effect of gravity which hides some experimental phenomena of the material surface and interface. So, it is greatly significant to study the influence mechanism of microgravity on the melt wetting behavior and solid/liquid interface reaction. In this paper, the wetting behaviour of high-temperature melts, especially of Sn-based alloys, and the reaction properties on the melt/substrate interface were summarized. Comparing with related research and experimental results under normal gravity and microgravity conditions, the high-temperature melt wetting characteristics in both satellite microgravity environment and ground environment are summarized. This paper provides a theoretical reference for future space microgravity experiments and analysis.</p>
