Microstructure and properties of β-NiAl and its eutectic alloy with Cr and Mo additions

NiAl-0.3Ru and NiAl-30Cr-4Mo alloys were fabricated by arc melting method and then annealed at 1 423 K for 12 h. It has been revealed that NiAl-0.3Ru was in a single-phase with large grain size and NiAl-30Cr-4Mo consisted of multiple eutectic cells. Each cell consisted of alternating plates NiAl and Cr（Mo）. The compressive properties including the brittle-ductile transition temperature （BDTT） were tested. NiAl-0.3Ru and NiAl-30Cr-4Mo fractured with a little plastic deformation after yielding below the BDTT, and almost no fracture was found after large deformation up to 60% above the BDTT. Fractograph showed that at the room temperature, the fracture in NiAl-0.3Ru was intergranular and the NiAl-30Cr-4Mo in transgranular along the interface between fiNiAl and Cr （Mo）. The compressive properties of NiAl were obviously improved by eutectic alloying with Mo and Cr additions.     

Microstructures and mechanical properties of Al-Mg and Al-Zn-Mg based alloys containing minor scandium and zirconium

1　INTRODUCTIONAddingofminorMn ,Cr ,Ti,B ,Zr ,Sc ,Agintoaluminumalloyscanremarkablychangethemi crostructuresandpropertiesofaluminumalloys[18] .Amongthem ,theeffectofminorScandZrhasre ceivedspecialattention .Onthe 1stInternationalScandiumConferenceheldinMoscowin 1994 ,Rus sianmetallurgistsdescribedtheapplicationprospectofaluminumalloyscontainingScinaerospace ,aviation ,warshipsandnuclearindustry ,whichhasstimulatedmanyindustrialcountries’researchinterestinthiskindofalloys .Atpresent…     

Dissolution Behaviour and Electrodeposition of Strontium and its Alloys

The electromotive force(EMF)was determined by electrochemical method at 760～950℃ for the concen-tration cell:(Mo)Sr|SrCl_2,--Sr sat.||SrCl_2,--xSr|Mo. The dissolution behavior of Sr and alloyed strontium(i.e.Cu--Sr or Al--Sr) in molten salt containing SrCl_2 was studied. The electrolysis of SrCl_2 for production ofSr and its alloys(Al-Sr and Cu-Sr) was also conducted on the basis of electrochemical measurement. The disso-lution data so obtained well agree with the results from phase diagram.     

Microstructure and properties of modified and conventional 718 alloys

Continuing the effort to redesign IN718 alloy in order to provide microstructural and mechanical stability beyond 650 ℃, IN718 alloy was modified by increasing the Al, P and 13 contents, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of the modified alloy were compared with those of the conventional alloy by SEM and TEM. The precipitation of the grain boundaries of the two alloys is different. The Cr-rich phase, Laves phase and α-Cr phase are easily observed in the modified alloy. The γ＂ and γ＇ phases in the modified alloy are precipitated in a ＂compact form＂. The tensile strengths of the modified alloy at room temperature and 680 ℃ are obviously higher than those of the conventional one. The impact energy of the modified alloy is only about half of that of the conventional alloy. Ageing at 680 ℃ up to 1000 h lowers the tensile properties and impact energy of both the conventional and modified 718 alloys, except increasing the ductility at 680 ℃. It is concluded that the modified alloy is more stable than the conventional one.     

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Cooperative Exploration for Rare Metals Mine with JapanAt Zhanjing,Guangdong Province,three large-scale rare metals deposits have been found.Five kinds of ores including the titanic iron ores、zircon etc totalled 5.79 millions tonnes.Amongthem 3.10 Mt have been explored tentatively in respect of exploitative environment.The UnugturMountain copper-molybdenum mine,Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region,has been explored indetail;it is suggested that the reserves of copper are 560 kt,the molybdenum reserves are 200 kt.The Project of comprehensive Exploration of Rare Metals is carried out cooperatively by Chinaand Japan over six years.     

Intensifying digestion of diaspore and separation of alumina and silica

1　INTRODUCTIONDespitetheabundantdepositofbauxitesinChi na ,ofthosepredominantisthediasporictypewithhighalumina ,highsilicaandlowferricoxides .Thebauxitedeposit,withthemassratioofaluminatosil ica(A/S)between 4and 8,accountsfor 80 %ofallthebauxitedeposit.Thenatureofhighsilicacontentdeterminesthatthemainlyadoptedtechniquetopro ducealuminainChinashouldbeBayer sinteringcom binationprocessorevenpuresinteringprocess .Althoughadramaticadvancementinaluminaproductionhasbeenachievedandthetechnolo…     

Growth and Application of Chalcogenides of Lead and Related Compounds

Large grain, low-dislocation, high-quality single crystals of various Pb-salt compounds have been grownreproducibly by the Horizontal Unseeded Vapor Growth (HUVG) technique. The Tunable Diode Lasers withbetter performance have been made with such crystals. The annealing feature, dislocations and diffusion in thecrystals have also been investigated.     

Wear and corrosion resistance of laser remelted and plasma sprayed Ni and Cr coatings on copper

Nickel and chromium coatings were produced on the copper sheet using plasma spraying and laser remelting. The sliding wear test was achieved on a block-on-ring tester and the corrosion test was carried out in an acidic atmosphere. The corrosive behaviors of both coatings and original copper samples were investigated by using an impedance comparison method. The experimental results show that the nickel and chromium coatings display better wear resistance and corrosion resistance relative to the original pure copper sample. The wear resistance of the coatings is 8 - 12 times as large as original samples, and the wear resistance of laser remelted samples is better than that of plasma sprayed ones. The corrosion resistance of laser remelted nickel and chromium samples is better than that of plasma sprayed samples respectively. The corrosion rate of chromium coatings is less than that of nickel coatings, and the laser remelted Cr coating exhibits the least corrosion rate.     

Synthesis and purification of trialkyl compounds of gallium and indium

The research progress in trialkyl compounds of gallium and indium was discussed from two aspects, one was the chemical synthesis of the compounds and the other was the purification of them. There are three synthesis routes being reported in the first aspect, i.e. the route staring from pure metal, the route starting from the pure metal trihalides, and the electrochemical route. In the second aspect, the purifying methods of decomposition-distillation and zone refining were reviewed.     

Solid atomization technology and process of molten metal and alloy

A novel solid atomization technology,which using high velocity gas jet-stream rich in solid salt particles as atomization medium,was developed.The results show that using this novel atomization process can produce various metal and alloy powders with finer paricle size,finer microstructures and higher cooling rate than those powders produced by the conventional gas atomization technology.     

Microstructure and properties of honeycomb composite films containing Eu and Sn

Honeycomb composite films were prepared by breath figure method via a straightforward,one-step process by doping complex containing Eu or Sn into polystyrene-b-poly(acrylic acid) solution.Several key influencing factors,such as the concentration of the block polymer solution,the relative humidity of the environment and the amount of complexes,were investigated to control micropore size and tune film surface properties.The characteristics of the composite films were studied by scanning electron m...     

Raman spectra and structure study of silicate glasses and their liquids

Stress index of tetrahedron （SIT） was defined to describe the topological connectivities among various sili- con-oxygen tetrahedra （SiOT） in anionic clusters of binary silicate crystals, glasses, and melts. It was found that the value of SIT was well correlated with the wavenumber of Raman active symmetric stretching vibration of non-bridging oxygen of SiOT. The spatial fractional dimension of hyperfine structure was introduced while comparative analysis was made with the value of SIT. It can be concluded that the concepts of SIT, vibrational wavenumber, and spatial fractional dimension were inherently and holographically correlated and exhibit isomorphic representations of complex structure of binary silicates. Experimental Raman spectra of binary silicates with different alkali cations were investigated. It was demonstrated that alkali cations have little effect on the vibrational wavenumber of symmetric stretching of non-bridging oxygen （NBO） of SiOT, but remarkably affect its Raman active optical cross section, as was consensus resulted from ab initio calculation. It can also be concluded that the spatial fractional dimension of binary silicate is predominantly determined by the hyperfine structure of the anionic clusters and little affected by alkali cations, although the species of anionic clusters and their distributions were originally assigned by the content of alkali oxides. And Raman optical activity extinct effect of isolated SiOT at high basicity should be considered while being applied to quantitatively analysis.     

Debinding and sintering of warm compacted and binder-treated complex iron-base part

Regular elemental powders were used in warm flow compaction instead of the expensive micron-sized powders to fabricate cross-shaped parts. Debinding behaviors, sintering properties and shape consistency of the sintered parts were studied. Binder removal was accomplished by heating green compacts at intermediate temperatures with optimal heating rates until the debinding temperature was reached. Results show that by controlling debinding process, complex parts with good shape consistence can be obtained by warm compaction of binder-treated powder. Fine and shiny surface was obtained and no surface defect can be observed for sintered parts debinded at 2 ℃/min, while defect can be observed in sintered parts debinded at 4 ℃/min.     

Observation and theoretic analysis of gas-bubble formation and growth in water-model

The behavior of bubbles is observed with high-speed digital camera in water-model. It is found that each bubble has three processes： bubble formation, bubble coalescence and bubble division. Bubble shape is spherical firstly, then elliptical and spherical crown after coalescence, and spherical again after division. These phenomena are explained theoretically. And the bubble size is defined newly. The so-defined bubble size is measured through digital camera and LECO graphical analyzer. And the measured results are compared with those in literatures.     

Macro—and microstructural changes in hydrogenated TiMn2 and Ta

Binary TiMn2 alloys with various compositions were arc melted in an Ar atmosphere.These alloys consist of TiMn2 and a small amount of TiMn depending on alloy composition.Annealed Ti-59.4%Mn exhibits the greatest capacity for hydrogen absorption and the smallest degradation of capacity during repeated hydrogen absorption and desorption.No apparent macro-and microstructural chanes are observed in Ti-59.4%Mn by repeated hydrogenation of 30cycles.At Mn content higher than 59.4%Mn,the formation of nano-sized Ti-hydride and the lattice expansion due to retained interstitial hydrogen were confirmed in repeatedly hydrogenated alloys.Pulverized powders were refined in all the alloys with increasing the number of repeated hydrogenation cycles.Many onion-like cracks are introduced in annealed pure Ta with 100℃m equi-axed grains by holding at 1473K followed by furnace cooling to room temperature in a hydrogen atmosphere,but no crack is observed after holding at 1473K in a hydrogen atmosphere followed by furnace cooling in an Ar atmosphere.It is concluded that the surface activation is attained in a hydrogen atmosphere at 1473K and multiple cracking occurs by absorbing a large amount of hydrogen at lower temperature.Volume expansion and dislocations generated by hydrogenation and hydride formation are responsible for multiple cracking.Hydrogen-induced multiple cracking in Ta occurs in the following sequence:hydrogen absorption,lattice expansion,hydride formation,and crack nucleation and propagation.Powder fabrication of Ta by hydrogenation is discussed in comparison with the hydrogen pulverization of intermetallic alloys.     

Local atomic arrangements and their topology in Ni–Zr and Cu–Zr glassy and crystalline alloys

Different experimental techniques (X-ray diffraction, neutron diffraction with isotopic substitution, extended X-ray absorption spectroscopy) and theoretical methods (reverse Monte-Carlo simulation, molecular dynamics modelling, Voronoi analysis) were applied to elucidate the atomic structure of Ni–Zr and Cu–Zr alloys in glassy and crystalline states and to explain differences in the glass-forming abilities of the Ni₆₄Zr₃₆ and Cu₆₅Zr₃₅ compositions. Both glasses show similar strong topological ordering, but it is established that the degree of chemical ordering is much more pronounced in Ni₆₄Zr₃₆ glass than in Cu₆₅Zr₃₅ glass. The short-range atomic order and topology in the glassy and crystalline structures are remarkably different, and these differences are presumed to hinder crystal nucleation and growth, hence promoting glass formation upon fast cooling of the Ni₆₄Zr₃₆ and Cu₆₅Zr₃₅ liquid alloys. The larger differences observed for the Cu₆₅Zr₃₅ alloy in glassy and crystalline states are suggested to play a decisive role in increasing its bulk-glass-forming ability.     

The Friction and Wear Properties of CrN, Graphit-iC and Dymon-iC Coatings in Air and under Oil-lubrication.

NITRIDE COATINGS have always been the popularchoice for increasing the wear lifetime for industrialcomponents.TiN is the most widely accepted butrecently CrN has been gaining more interest due itsthermal stability and good performance in corrosiveenvironments.Knowledge of the tribologicalperformance of CrN coatings in dry and lubricatedconditions is still quite limited[1,2].Many authorshave studied the properties of diamond like carbon(DLC)films and how they perform in dry conditions[…     

High Temperature Corrosion and Protection of Titanium Alloys and TiAl Intermetallics

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Long-term cyclic oxidation behavior of uncoated and coated RE108 and IN939 at 980 and 870 °C

Very long-term cyclic oxidation behavior of Re108 and In939 with and without a protective coating was evaluated at 980 and 870 °C, respectively. Re108 and In939 without a protective coating began to show a rapid weight loss at 3000 h due to scale spallation, indicating the need for an oxidation protective coating for longer than thousands of hours of oxidative life. NiAl-base coatings of a vapor phase aluminide (VPA), a pack aluminide (CODEP), and a slurry paint aluminide (SERMALOY J) were applied on Re108 and In939. The VPA and CODEP on Re108 and all three coatings on In939 showed excellent cyclic oxidation resistance out to 10,000 h. Coated alloys were annealed in an inert atmosphere to determine the loss of Al from the coating into the alloy substrate through diffusion. The Al loss from the coating through diffusion was twice as great as the Al loss through oxidation after 10,000 h of cyclic exposure. The oxidation life of VPA-coated Re108 was estimated by calculating the amount of Al initially available for protective oxidation and the amount of Al lost through oxidation and diffusion.