Experimental Crystallization of Synthetic V-bearing Steelmaking Slag with Al2O3 Doped

The phenomenon of crystallization was implemented in the synthetic V-bearing steelwork slag based on the composition of factory slag from the Masted Co., and the possibility of undercooling as a technique to precipitate V-concentration phase was demonstrated. The effect of 20wt% Al2O3 additive introduced into the slag on intensifing the precipitation was also investigated. X-ray diffraction analysis ( XRD ) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) were used to investigate the slag after heat treatment. It is demonstrated that gehleaite and grossite are the major crystalline phases. Whitlockite with a high content of V2O5 ( called V-concentration phase hereafter) nucleates homogeneously and hetergeneously and grows with decreasing undercooling. At 1548 K, the crystals of V-concentration phase grow up as the duration of time, with a medium grain size of 25μm at 300 rain holding time.     

Synthesis ofNanocrystalline RuO2（60%）-SnO2（40%） Powders by Amorphous Citrate Route

Nanometer RuO2-SnO2 was synthesized by the citrate-gel method using RuCl3, SnCl4 as cation sources, citric acid as complexing agent and anhydrous ethanol as solvent. The structures of the derived powders were characterized by thermogravimetric and differential thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscope, and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller surface area measurement. The pure, fine and amorphous powders was obtained at 160℃. The materials calcined at above 400 ℃ were composed of rutile-type oxide phases having particle sizes of fairly narrow distribution and good thermal resistant properties. By adding SnO2 to RuO2, the Ru metallic phase can be effectively controlled under a traditional temperature of preparation for dimensional stable anode.     

Synthesis of Cordierite by Decomposition of Metal Nitrates on the Surface of Carbon Black Powder

Cordierite precursor was obtained through a process, which inwolved the decomposition of metal nitrates on the surface of ultrafine carbon black pouder between 100-300℃ and the gasification of the carbon black at higher temperature in air ,the average size of the particles,which were heat-treated at 700℃ for 10h is about 1020nm,and the specific surface area is about 129m^2/g,the experimental restults show that the ultrafine particles of cordierite precursor can be produced by this process.the precursor potcder was cacined at different temperatures.X-ray diffraction examination indicates the β-quartz is crystallized from the amorphous matrixaround 850℃ firstly and then MgO-Al2O3 spinel and α-cordierite appears.Above 1000℃.MgO-Al2O3spinel and cristobalite disappear gradnally and form an intermediate phase(sapphirine)At aronmd 1300℃.the main phase is α-cordierite,and no other phase is detected.     

Preparation and sintering of nano Fe coated Si3N4 composite powders

Fe/Si₃N₄ composite powder was synthesized by the heterogeneous precipitation-thermal reduction process, and then pressed into flakes under a pressure of 10 MPa. Flakes were sintered by pressureless and hot-pressing at 1 600 °C under 0.1 MPa N₂. The chemical composition, phases and microstructure of composite powder and sintered flakes were investigated by energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show that the structure of composite powders is Si₃N₄ coated by nano Fe. The crystal phases of sintered flakes by pressureless are Fe(Si) compound, SiC and Si₃N₄. The crystal phases of the sintered samples by hot-pressing are Fe, Fe(Si) compound and Si₃N₄. It is found that crystal phases flakes obtained by pressureless and hot-pressing are very different. Foundation item: Project(50804016) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

Fabrication of Ti2AlC by Spark Plasma Sintcring from Elemental Powders and Thermodynamics Analysis of Ti-M-C System

A ternary-layered carbide Ti2AlC material could be synthesized by spark plasma sintering（SPS） technology using elemental powder mixture of Ti, Al and active carbon. By means of XRD and SEM, phases were identified and microscopically evaluated. The experimental results show that the main phase in the product was fully crystallized Ti2AlC with small particle size when sintered at 1200℃. The synthesis temperature of SPS was 200-400℃ lower than that of hot pressing （HP） or hot isostatic pressing （HIP）. Through thermodynamics calculations, the mechanism of Ti2AlC was studied by calculating changes of Gibbs free energy of reactions.     

Si_3N_4的结构状态对放电等离子烧结制备Sialon陶瓷的影响

以纳米非晶-Si3N4、微米α-Si3N4、微米AlN、纳米Al2O3和纳米Y2O3为初始原料,采用放电等离子烧结工艺制备了Sialon陶瓷。通过调整配方中Si3N4对应原料的种类,研究了不同结构的Si3N4对合成Sialon陶瓷的影响。通过XRD和SEM对试样的物相和显微结构进行了表征,同时测试了试样的体积密度、抗弯强度、断裂韧性和维氏硬度。实验结果表明,配方中的Si3N4全部采用α-Si3N4,经SPS烧结后可获得α/β-Sialon陶瓷,当用纳米非晶-Si3N4逐步替换α-Si3N4时,所合成的Sialon陶瓷中的α-Sialon晶相的相对含量减少;当全部采用纳米非晶-Si3N4时,则试样中仅含有β-Sialon相。     

Synthesis of polycrystalline Yb:Gd3Ga5O12 nanopowders by homogeneous precipitation method

The Ytterbium doped gadolinium gallium garnet [Yb³⁺:Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂, Yb:GGG] precursor powders were synthesized via homogeneous precipitation method using Yb₂O₃, Ga₂O₃, Gd₂O₃ and ammonium bicarbonate [NH₄HCO₃] as precipitator, and ammonium sulfate [(NH₄)₂SO₄] as additive. The evolution of phase composition and micro-structure of the powders were characterized by — TG DTA, XRD, IR, and TEM. The results indicate that all precursor powders completely transform to Yb:GGG phase by calcining at 900 °C for 8 h, the resultant powders are well dispersed and have smaller particle size approximately 80 nm owing to the electrostatic effect.     

Si3N4-doped Zr50Al15Ni10Cu25 glassy alloy by mechanical alloying and sintering process

Zr₅₀Al₁₅Ni₁₀Cu₂₅ amorphous powder was synthesized by mechanical alloying. The effect of Si₃N₄ addition on the crystallization behavior of the alloy during sintering process was studied. Thermal stability of the powders was performed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The phase and microstructure of the powders and bulk specimens sintered were determined by X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results show that, introducing 0.05% (mass fraction) Si₃N₄ can enhance the crystallization activation energy of the Zr₅₀Al₁₅Ni₁₀Cu₂₅ amorphous powders, which indicates that Si₃N₄ addition has hindrance effect on forming crystals from Zr₅₀Al₁₅Ni₁₀Cu₂₅ amorphous powder. However, 0.10% Si₃N₄ results in the decrease of the crystallization activation energy, which makes its crystallization process easy to occur.     

Influence of crucible material on the microstructure and properties of iron rich glass-ceramics

Slag glass melting is usually performed on a laboratory scale in crucibles, which are economically viable tools for the production of slag glass-ceramics. In this work, quaternary CaO-Al₂O₃-MgOSiO₂ (CAMS) glass-ceramics were prepared by melting the tailing of Bayan Obo mine tailing, blast furnace slag, and fly ash in alumina and graphite crucibles. The effect of the crucible material on the microstructure and properties of the glass-ceramics was investigated using differential scanning calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy. Results indicated that the contents of Al₂O₃ and Fe₂O₃ in the initial glass were significantly changed by the corrosion of the alumina crucibles during the glass melting process and by the reducing action of the graphite crucibles. The main crystal phases of glass-ceramics melted in alumina crucibles and graphite crucibles were Ca (Mg, Fe, Al) (Si, Al)₂O₆, coesite and Ca (Mg, Al) (Si, Al)₂O₆, respectively. According to these findings, we conclude that the microstructure and properties of the glass-ceramics are affected by the crucibles.     

Effect of Heat Treatment on Crystallization of Nd:YAG Ceramics

(Nd0.01 Y0.99 )3 Al5 O12 nano-sized powders were synthesized by low temperature combustion (LCS),using Nd2 O3 ,Y2 O3 ,Al(NO3)3 ·9H 2 O,ammonia water and citric acid as starting materials.The powders were characterized by TG-DTA,XRD,FT-IR,ICP and TEM,respectively.The grain sizes were calculated by the Scherrer’s formula using the full width at half maximum(FWHM)of YAG(420)crystal plane diffraction lines. The study focused on crystallization of ceramics at different heat treatment temperatures.The experimental results show that crystallizing temperature of YAG is 850℃,and the intermediate crystal phase YAP,appearing during heat treatment,transforms to YAG cubic crystal phase at the temperature of 1 050℃.The particle size of the powders synthesized by LCS is nano-sized.With the temperature increasing,the mean grain sizes raise,the stand deviations keep almost at the value of 2.0 and the lattice parameters decrease.The grains mainly grow by grain boundary diffusion.The lattice parameter expansion is caused by an increase of the repulsive dipolar interactions on surfaces of crystallites.     

Gasification kinetic modelling of Victorian brown coal chars and validity for entrained flow gasification in CO_2

The gasification kinetic modelling of two Victorian brown coal(Yallourn and Maddingley) chars and the validity for entrained flow gasification were investigated in this study. The study was conducted in a thermogravimetric analyzer(TGA) at 750–1100 ℃, 30%–90% CO_2 concentration using different char particle sizes within 20–106 mm. It was found that random pore model and modified volumetric model are applicable for TGA results, but volumetric model and grain model are not. The effect of particle size under106 mm on gasification rate is very limited. Activation energies of Maddingley char and Yallourn char in CO_2 gasification are 219–220 and 197–208 k J/mol, respectively. The pre-exponential factors are in the same order of magnitude, and they increased as particle size decreased. A mathematical model was developed to predict carbon conversion over time for entrained flow gasification of Victorian brown coal chars at 1000–1400 ℃.     

Phase transformation of nano-grained W(Co, C) composite powder and its phase constitute

1 INTRODUCTION Nano-grained WC-Co cemented carbides with high toughness and high hardness have drawn extensive attention of hard metal industry[1?2]. There are two key processes for the fabrication of this high performance alloy[3?4]. One is the preparation of nanometer WC-Co composite powders, the other is the effective control of grain growth during sintering. At present, great technical breakthrough has been achieved in the preparation of nanometer powders. The typical methods of na…     

Resource utilization of slag from desulphurization and slag skimming: A comprehensive recycling process of all components

In order to make the slag from desulphurization and slag skimming (SDSS) to be comprehensively recycled and utilized, a combined process of beneficiation and building materials preparation was proposed to recover iron from SDSS, meanwhile to apply the remaining slag tailings as cement admixture. From this process, three iron-rich products were recovered in stages by clean gravity - magnetic separation, slag tailings were left. Slag powder was prepared by ultrafine grinding of slag tailings. The stability, setting time and cement mortar strength of the slag tailings cements (STC) which were mixed with Portland cement and slag powder were studied respectively. The results showed that a proper overall performance still could be obtained at the slag powder content of 30%. Chemical composition analysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, metallographic microscope and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis were employed to assess the characteristics of the SDSS and the products obtained from the whole process. The results indicated that the three iron-rich products could be used as a raw material for steelmaking and ironmaking and the relatively large amount of calcium silicate (C₂S) and tricalcium silicate (C₃S) in the slag tailings make the addition of slag powder into the Portland cement feasible.     

Microwave absorbing properties of high titanium slag

Microwave absorbing properties of high titanium slag were investigated by using microwave cavity perturbation technique. High titanium slag containing more than 90% TiO₂ was prepared by carbothermal reduction of ilmenite. The temperature rise curve of high titanium slag in microwave heating process was obtained. Crystalline compounds of high titanium slag before and after microwave irradiation were obtained and characterized by X-ray diffractometry (XRD). Effects of particle size of high titanium slag and mixtures of high titanium slag with different mass fractions of V₂O₅ on microwave absorbing properties were investigated systematically. The results show that high titanium slag has good microwave absorption property; untreated high titanium slag mainly consists of crystalline compounds of anatase and iron titanium oxide, while the microwave-irradiation treated one is mainly composed of crystalline compounds of rutile and iron titanium oxide. Synthetic anatase is transformed completely into rutile at about 1 050 °C for 20 min under microwave irradiation. High frequency shift and low amplitude of voltage make high titanium slag an ideal microwave absorbent. 180 μm of particle size and 10% mass fraction of V₂O₅ are found to be the optimum conditions for microwave absorption. Foundation item: Project(2007CB613606) supported by the Major State Basic Research and Development Program of China; Project(50734007) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China     

Preparation of microsized single-crystalline Co_3O_4 by high-temperature hydrolysis

Microsized single-crystalline Co3O4 has been synthesized by high-temperature hydrolysis of CoCl2·2H2O at 600 °C.The samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results reveal that the as-prepared powders are microsized single-crystalline Co3O4 with cubic spinel structure.An increase in the high-temperature hydrolysis time results in the evolution of particle shapes from cube to quasi-sphere,and then to octahedron...     

采用凝胶注模工艺低温合成锶掺杂的锰酸镧粉体

以氧化物和碳酸盐为原料,采用凝胶注模工艺成功合成了固体氧化物燃料电池的阴极材料:(La_0.8Sr_0.2)_0.9MnO_3-δ(LSM).利用TGA、DTA和XRD等测试手段分析煅烧温度对所得粉体结晶相组成的影响.研究结果表明:由于凝胶湿坯体在干燥过程中三维有机网络结构发生强烈收缩使得原料粉体颗粒紧密接触,这有利于固相扩散反应的进行,因此凝胶注工艺合成的粉体完全形成钙钛矿结构晶相的温度比传统固相反应法合成的粉体低了近150℃.此外,还研究了凝胶注模工艺合成的LSM粉体制备的LSM阴极在不同温度下烧结后的电化学催化性能.     

Co-precipitation/hydrothermal synthesis of BiFeO<Subscript>3</Subscript> powder

A coprecipitation/hydrothermal route was utilized to fabricate pure phase BiFeO3 powders using FeCl3·6H2O and Bi（NO3）3·5H2O as starting materials, ammonia as precipitant and NaOH as mineralizer. The synthesized powders were characterized by XRD, SEM and DSC-TG analysis. In the process, single-phase BiFeO3 powders could be obtained at a hydrothermal reaction temperature of 180 ℃, with NaOH of 0.15 mol/L, in contrast to 200 ℃ and 4 mol/L for conventional hydrothermal route. Meanwhile, the micro-morphology of synthesized BiFeO3 powders changed with different reaction temperatures and concentrations of NaOH. The N6el temperature, Curie temperature and decomposition temperature of the synthesized BiFeO3 powders were detected to be 301 ℃, 828 ℃ and 964 ℃, respectively. The hydrothermal reactions mechanism to fabricate BiFeO3 powders were discussed based on the in-situ transformation process.     

微波加热含锌粉尘的物相形貌特征及还原过程研究

含锌粉尘和煤粉按质量比4∶1混合形成混合粉.采用化学分析和扫描电镜对混合粉的成分和物相进行分析,研究大气常压下微波加热还原混合粉在不同时间下的显微物相形貌特征以及混合粉的还原过程.结果表明:微波加热7 main时,混合粉物相中出现金属铁相、浮氏体相和渣相;随时间的延长,金属铁相逐渐增大、浮氏体相逐渐减小、渣中的锌含量逐...     

Preparation and optical properties of Er<Superscript>3+</Superscript>: Na<Subscript>2</Subscript>O-Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>-SiO<Subscript>2</Subscript> transparent glass-ceramics

Na₂O-Al₂O₃-SiO₂ glass-ceramics doped with Er³⁺ ions were synthesized by the conventional melt quenching technique at a low melting temperature. The samples were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV-vis-NIR scanning spectrophotometry, and fluorescence spectrometry. The results show that the main crystalline phase of glass-ceramics is nepheline.The best heat-treatment process is at 520 °C for 2 h. Because the up-conversion luminescence and near infrared luminescence properties of glass doped with Eu³⁺ are studied in detail.     

超细CuSn20合金粉末的烧结及性能研究

以机械混合法和雾化法制备的CuSn20合金粉末为研究对象,分别利用金相显微镜、X射线衍射仪和布氏硬度计对冷压成形并在750℃烧结的样品进行了显微组织、物相组成和硬度的观察与测量;分析了粉末制备方法、冷压和烧结工艺对烧结试样组织和性能的影响。结果表明,以雾化法制备的超细CuSn20合金粉末为原料,进行30MPa模压成形、750℃瞬时烧结,可获得均匀、致密的微观组织,试样的主相为α-Cu固溶体,复压后硬度达到124.73HBS。