Grain boundary liquid grooving process takes place during the contact of solid phase with the melt. The liquid bismuth network formation along grain boundaries (GBs) and triple junctions (TJs) was investigated in copper polycrystalline samples. The in situ experimental observation technique of Bi penetration through the Cu plate was used. The temperature dependencies of GB and TJ effective penetration depths were determined. The effect of the GB and TJ diffusion on the liquid channels growth mechanism was discussed.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.