In the present paper, the results from investigations regarding interfacial tensions present at the borders of a liquid aluminum alloy and two selected melted fluxes (mixtures of salts) are presented. The fluxes feature solidification characteristic curves that are very close to each other as well as differentiated chemical compositions. For the comparative investigations, the so-called surface property index (WS) is calculated for both fluxes with the use of the ion theory of slags. The investigations of the interfacial tensions were conducted on a stand that enabled the measurement of the force values accompanying the tearing-off of the probe from the interfacial surface. A very clear relationship between the interfacial tension values and the WS index values that characterize both fluxes was found. An increase in the WS index value resulted in an increase in the investigated interfacial tension values. It was also found that, in both cases under investigation, an increase in the system temperature value resulted in an increase of the values of the interfacial tensions present within. In the conclusion, we state that the metallurgical treatments (for instance, the recycling of the cast metal composite materials by way of component separation) should be conducted with the use of salt mixtures (fluxes) characterized with WS index and melting temperature values as low as possible.

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Assessment of usAbIlIty of molten sAlt mIxtures In metAllurgy of AlumInum Alloys And recyclIng of composIte mAterIAls bAsed on the mAtrIx of Al AlloysOcena przydatnOści stOpiOnych mieszanin sOli w metalurgii stOpów aluminium i recyklingu materiałów kOmpOzytOwych na OsnOwie stOpów alEffectiveness of the slags used in metallurgy of aluminum alloys and in recycling of composite materials containing these alloys depends on their surface properties at the phase boundaries they are in contact with. An index of surface properties of molten mixtures of slag-forming salts has been formulated. Its calculated values are compared with measured results of surface tension (liquid -atmosphere) and interfacial tension (liquid -liquid) in the considered systems. It was found that the index can be helpful for purposes of proper choice of the mixtures of slag-forming salts used both in Al alloys metallurgy and in recycling of composite materials based on the matrix of Al alloys.Keywords: Fluxing agents, slags, Al alloys, refining and recycling, surface properties Skuteczność żużli stosowanych w metalurgii stopów aluminium i recyklingu kompozytów z udziałem tych stopów, zależy od ich właściwości powierzchniowych na granicach faz, z którymi mają kontakt. Opracowano wskaźnik właściwości powierzchniowych stopionych mieszanin soli żużlotwórczych, a jego wyliczone wartości porównano z wynikami pomiarów napięć powierzchniowych (ciecz-atmosfera) i międzyfazowych (ciecz-ciecz) dla badanych układów. Stwierdzono, że wskaźnik ten może być przydatny w doborze mieszanin soli żużlotwórczych stosowanych zarówno w metalurgii stopów Al, jak i recyklingu materiałów kompozytowych na osnowie stopów Al.

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