wettability

Noun

Meaning

wettability (usually uncountable, plural wettabilities)

The ability of a solid surface to reduce the surface tension of a liquid in contact with it such that it spreads over the surface and wets it.

Examples

Alloying element roles Different elements serve different roles in the solder alloy: * Antimony is added to increase strength without affecting wettability. Source: Internet

The bulk modulus of superhard phase nanotubes is 462 to 546 GPa, even higher than that of diamond (420 GPa for single diamond crystal). citation Wettability The surface wettability of CNT is of importance for its applications in various settings. Source: Internet

Burgess currently is working to differentiate chemical sensing from surface tension sensing, which he notes can be done because it is a wettability threshold and not a surface tension threshold. Source: Internet

The surface chemistry is moving the location of the threshold in terms of surface tension or wettability, relative to another surface chemistry somewhere else. Source: Internet

Tin-rich solders also readily dissolve silver; for soldering silver metallization or surfaces, alloys with addition of silvers are suitable; tin-free alloys are also a choice, though their wettability is poorer. Source: Internet

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