The Oxidation of Metals

FY 1985 status report on feasibility assessment of copper-base waste package container materials in a tuff repository

“…The presence of moisture In oxygen has a somewhat beneficial effect on the oxidation resistance of copper In "dry" and "moist" oxygen at low temperatures (100-256°C) (Campbell and Thomas, 1947). This effect has been noted by other researchers and at higher temperatures.…”

“…Host Important, Campbell and Thomas (1947) have shown that the low-temperature (194-256°C) oxidation resistance of copper Is markedly Improved by adding magnesium, beryllium, and aluminum. Reportedly, the oxidation rate of copper can be reduced to an Insignificant value by adding about 8 wtJ4 aluminum (Mshlmura, 1938;Sanderson and Scully, Villi. An aluminum bronze containing 7 wt% aluminum has an oxidation rate instant of 1 x 10" 11 g 2 /cm*/h at 400°C.…”

Copper and Copper Alloys

“…In particular, the cubic law applies at intermediate temperatures [269,279] for which the Cabrera-Mott mechanism would account [280].…”

A STUDY OF COPPER OXIDATION AND SOME IRRADIATION EFFECTS. Final Report

“…region where the Wagner theory can be applied. Campbell and Thomas (8) suggest that a cubic rate law is satisfactory for . copper between 100° and 256°C.…”