NASA NTRS · 19880006235
Atomic oxygen effects on metals
Abstract
The effect of specimen geometry on the attack of metals by atomic oxygen is addressed. This is done by extending the coupled-currents approach in metal oxidation to spherical and cylindrical geometries. Kinetic laws are derived for the rates of oxidation of samples having these geometries. It is found that the burn-up time for spherical particles of a given diameter can be as much as a factor of 3 shorter than the time required to completely oxidize a planar sample of the same thickness.
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Fromhold, Albert T.. 1987-11-01. Atomic oxygen effects on metals. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19880006235
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