抄録
RF discharge argon plasma was utilized to thermal annealing of stranded aluminum alloy wire under atmospheric pressure (AP). Experimental results demonstrated that, in additional to surface cleaning, the AP plasma could also be applied to effectively treating the bulk of a material by using the thermal energy of the plasma. Dependences of the mechanical properties of the wire, the wire temperature, and the energy efficiency on annealing time and gas flow rate were investigated. Heating mechanism in the RF plasma annealing process was proposed.
