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Cu–Sb Solder Alloy by Combustion Synthesis: Structural Characterization and Magnetic Properties

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Lead-free Cu–Sb solder alloys of nominal composition Cu–20 at % Sb were fabricated by SHS and electrothermal explosion (ETE) and characterized by XRD, SEM, and vibrating sample magnetometry (VSM). Combustion products were found to represent a mixture of δ-Cu11Sb3, β-Cu3Sb, and Cu. The ETE and SHS methods were recommended as a facile route to synthesis of Cu–Sb intermetallics.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to Prof A. Benaldjia, Department of Physics, Badji-Mokhtar University, Annaba, Algeria, for synthesis of the samples. We also acknowledge the members of group L3M-Annaba, Dr. S. Leboub, M. Mittri, and H. Zedouri, for taking SEM pictures and EDX measurements.

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Hamdi, S., Hafs, A. & Hafs, T. Cu–Sb Solder Alloy by Combustion Synthesis: Structural Characterization and Magnetic Properties. Int. J Self-Propag. High-Temp. Synth. 30, 30–35 (2021). https://doi.org/10.3103/S1061386221010040

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