An Optical Study of Oxidation of Copper during Isothermal Heating in Air

Genziro Mima, Toshimi Yamane, Mitsuzi Matsubara
1969 Transactions of the Japan Institute of Metals  
The oxide layer thickness was obtained from the change in the amount of reflection light on the surface of copper oxidized in air during isothermal heating. A maximum and a minimum were observed in the amount of reflection light on the copper The thickness of the oxide layer was calculated from equations obtained by Macsman using the optical constants of Cu2O. The thickness thus obtained was in good agreement with that by weight measurements.
doi:10.2320/matertrans1960.10.318 fatcat:a3rdfhgyvbedjdslredzobd53u