A moisture-sensitive diisocyanate liquid is microencapsulated within a metal shell measuring less than 2 μm thick and 50 μm in diameter. This mild synthesis takes place through a series aqueous processing steps that occur at or near room temperature. Through a combination of emulsification, interfacial polymerization, and electroless plating, one can microencapsulate moisture- or air-sensitive chemicals within a metal seal. The liquid-filled metal microcapsules promise a number of advantages compared to conventional polymeric microencapsulation, including improved mechanical properties and improved barrier properties to gases and organic molecules.
Exposure of undoped Fe(Al) and Fe(Al)+Cr ferritic alloys in laboratory air at 900-1,000°C resulted in significant internal attack after 5,000 h, including oxides and underlying nitrides. In the most severely attacked alloys, kinetics based on mass gain and maximum penetration depth were linear; also, the deepest penetrations were a significant fraction of the specimen thickness, and were thicknessdependent. Little internal attack was observed at 700-800°C where these compositions may be used as coatings. The extent of internal attack did not decrease with increasing Al or Cr content which may indicate that rather than classical internal oxidation this attack is related to the permeation of N through a defective external scale. No internal attack was observed in alloys doped with Y, Zr, Hf or Ti where the substrate-alumina scale interface was flatter.
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