Aging and thermal behavior of a PVA/Al microspheres slurry for aluminizing purposes

► Aging and thermal behavior of a slurry containing Al microparticles characterized. ► Stablity and decomposition phenomena underlined by FTIR, DSC and DTA/TGA. ► No effect of Al particle size on the stability of the slurry with time/temperature. ► Properties of the slurry adequate for aluminizing purposes.