Deoxidation of copper phosphorus
Alloys of copper with different content of oxygen and phosphorus were prepared and studied using energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) in order to study the processes occurring during deoxidation of copper by phosphorous. Slag, formed on the surface of the melt, was studied by X-ray phase analysis and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Investigated the formation of low-melting liquid inclusions that form molten slag during deoxidation process on the surface of the melt. After solidification this slag consists of Cu,P0 4 and Cu,0. The deoxidation process of copper melt is possible only'' if distribution of phosphorus is homogeneous throughout the oxidized melt, provided the active mixing of the melt for a certain time.