Aluminum alloys containing magnesium 2 to 12% gain weight during melting at 750°C for 180min in the air-15%CO
2 mixture less than in air. The fact may be caused not by decrease in O
2 partial pressure in the atmosphere but by an oxidation inhibition effect of CO
2. When the Al-10%Mg alloy is melted in the air containing various concentrations of CO
2 at 700° to 850°C, the oxidation inhibition effect of CO
2 is related to the stable period observed after surface film formation in an early stage of holding. The stable period is prolonged in the air containing higher concentration of CO
2 at a constant temperature, and is shortened at elevated temperatures. Both high purity and commercial purity CO
2 in the atmosphere reduce the oxide on the Al-10%Mg alloy melted at 750°C.
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