Improving the wettability of 2024 aluminium alloy by means of cold plasma treatment

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 214, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 232-242

  Polini, W ^a   Sorrentino, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aluminium alloy; Cold plasma; Glow discharge plasma; Wettability

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; COATINGS; CORROSION RESISTANCE; GLOW DISCHARGES; PLASMA THEORY; STRESS ANALYSIS;

COLD PLASMA TREATMENT;

ALUMINUM ALLOYS;

EID: 0038547958     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4332(03)00359-3     Document Type: Article

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