Thermal and radiative characteristics of oxyfluoride glass singly doped with lanthanide ions

Rare earths-doped oxyfluoride glasses based on germanium oxide and lead fluoride were prepared from commercial raw materials. The glasses with general composition of 50GeO2-(50-x-y)PbO-yPbF2-xLnF3 (Ln=Pr3+-Yb3+), contained different concentrations of optically active dopants (x=0.2 mol.% and 2 mol.%) and PbF2 (y≤15 mol.%). The differential thermal analysis (DTA) was used to determine both thermal characteristic and thermal stability properties of the glasses in the function of the kind of dopant, its concentration, and a glass composition. Characteristic glass temperatures such as glass transition temperature (Tg), glass crystallization temperature (Tc) and temperature corresponding to the maximum of the crystallization rate (Tpc) were evaluated. On the basis of obtained results, the thermal stabilities of glasses under study were evaluated using various thermal stability criteria (Dietzel factor ?T, Saad-Poulain factors H' and S). It was found that the increase in rare earth fluoride contents influenced thermal characteristics when the characteristic temperatures of the individual glass was shifted towards higher values. The effect of the PbF2 content and the kind of rare earth impurity on the glass stability was observed. Absorption spectra of lanthanide-doped glasses were measured at room temperature and used to determine the phenomenological intensity parameters Ωt and next, to estimate radiative properties of lanthanide ions in this matrix. Radiative transition probabilities of luminescent states of Ln3+, branching ratios and radiative lifetimes were determined. The variation of the Ωt along the lanthanide series was presented and discussed.     

Process optimization of electroless copper plating and its influence on electrochemical properties of AB5-type hydrogen storage alloy

The amount of Cu coating by chemical plating was investigated based on quadratic regression orthogonal experimental design being adapted to the variation law of temperature,pH value and Ni2+concentration,and the relevant regression equation was expressed as y=2.1609+0.5295×10-3T2-0.0342P2-0.0265N2+0.0023TP+0.0020TH+0.0199PN-0.0959T+0.3814P-0.2073N.The results showed that the deposition rate augmented with the increasing in temperature,pH value and Ni2+concentration.The experimental parameters of the optimal coating were temperature 75 ℃,pH value 8.5 and Ni2+concentration 1.2 g/L.The electrochemical tests indicated that the cycle stability increased from 60.66% to 75.58%,indicating that the treated alloy exhibited better corrosion resistance.     

天铁热力风机升级改造方案设计

通过对天铁集团高炉现状、风机现状的分析,提出了对热力厂风机升级改造的规划,确定了实施方案.该方案实施后将彻底改变风机渐进式改造的现象,使新高炉的备用机组发挥更大的作用,可增加现有高炉的风压、风量,使现有高炉的产量、冶炼强度进一步提高.     

Recent progress report on DNA B-Z transition modulated by rare earth-amino acid complex and Alzheimer's disease amyloid beta

Rare earth dements have unique physical, magnetic, luminescent and catalytic properties. They have been successfully used as medicine and probes in luminescent resonance energy transfer (LRET) for bioassays, as well as reagents for diagnosis in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In this progress report, we will focus on recent progress on how rare earth amino complexes bind to DNA and change DNA structure, especially on DNA B-Z transition induced by rare earth amino acid complex and its potential impact on Alzheimer's disease (AD).     

Numerical Simulation on Inclusion and Bubble Entrapment in Solidified Shell in Model Experiment and in Mold of Continuous Caster With DC Magnetic Field

A model experiment investigating entrapment of inclusions and bubbles on the solidified shell was performed using molten steel,and the conditions for inclusion and bubble entrapment and mechanism of entrapment were studied.The results were applied to the flow behavior in the casting mold of a continuous caster.At the solid-liquid interface,entrapment of inclusions is greatly reduced by the existence of a low velocity flow,e.g.,0.05m/s.The above-mentioned interfacial flow velocity dependency of inclusion entrapment is considered to be largely influenced by changes in the thickness of the concentration boundary layer,which depend on the interfacial flow velocity.Specifically,bubbles and inclusions which enter the concentration boundary layer are drawn to the solid-liquid interface by a suction force which is several orders larger than the Saffman’s force.In addition to the above-mentioned suction force,the so-called cleaning effect is determined by fluid-dynamic forces such as drag force,etc.which act on particles,and furthermore,by resident time of particles at the solid-liquid interface,which depends on the solidification rate.In a FC mold with a 2-stage electromagnetic brake,flotation of bubbles entrained in the jet flow from the nozzle is accelerated with the large DC magnetic field.This is attributed to the braking effect of the DC field on the nozzle jet and the upward flow by the buoyancy of the bubbles.As a result,the interfacial flow velocity can be normalized by increasing the strength of the magnetic field,and entrapment of large bubbles and inclusions can be reduced.     

Influence of Controlled Rolling and Cooling Process on the Mechanical Properties of Low Carbon Cold Forging Steel

In the present paper,controlled rolling and cooling processing was conducted by using a laboratory hot rolling mill.The influence of different processing parameters on the mechanical properties of low carbon cold forging steel was investigated.The results show that the faster cooling after the deformation (especially in low temperature rolling conditions) leads to the refinement of the ferrite grain.The specimen exhibits very good mechanical properties owing to the finer ferrite grains.The pearlite morphologies can also affect the mechanical properties of low carbon cold forging steel.The mechanical properties increase with decreasing final cooling temperature within the range from 650℃ to 570 ℃ due to the finer interlamellar spacing of pearlite colony.The mechanical properties of the specimens with fast cooling after the conventional rolling are not only better than those of the specimens with slow cooling after low temperature rolling,but also almost similar to those of the specimens with fast cooling after low temperature rolling.It is suggested that fast cooling after high temperature rolling (the conventional rolling) process would be of important industrial value.     

The LIMMCAST Program at HZDR:Modelling of Fluid Flow and Transport Phenomena in the Continuous Casting Process

Model experiments with low melting point liquid metals are an important tool to investigate the flow structure and related transport processes in melt flows relevant for metallurgical applications.We present the new experimental facility LIMMCAST for modelling the continuous casting process of steel using the alloy SnBi at temperatures of200-400℃.The parameters of the facility and the dimensions of the test sections will be given,and the possibilities for flow investigations in tundish,submerged entry nozzle and mould will be discussed.In addition,the smaller set-up Mini-LIMMCAST will be presented,which works with the room-temperature liquid alloy GaInSn.The main value of cold metal laboratory experiments consists in the capabilities to obtain quantitative flow measurements with a reasonable spatial and temporal resolution.New ultrasonic and electromagnetic techniques for measuring the velocity in liquid metal flows came up during the last decade allowing for a satisfying characterisation of flow quantities in the considered temperature range up to 400℃.First results from LIMMCAST and Mini-LIMMCAST will be presented covering the following phenomena:fully contacfless electromagnetic tomography of the flow in the mould,flow monitoring by a multitude of ultrasonic sensors,and analysis of the flow in the mould under the influence of an electromagnetic brake:intensification of the flow turbulence contrary to the expected flow damping,injection of argon bubbles through the stopper rod:occurrence of pressure oscillations.     

汽车零件强度、寿命与可靠性分析与模型

The elasto-plastic stress/strain behavior of an automobile rear axle was analyzed by three-dimension finite element method.Based on the stress in critical area where fatigue crack appears,the fatigue life of the welded structure was predicted using the critical shear stress plane criterion.To improve the fatigue property of the rear-axle,the welding-seam was strengthened by both pellet spraying and plasma melting,and evident improvement was experimentally illustrated.Based on the viewpoint that a complex component is also a system in the respect of reliability assessment and statistical dependence among component failures(i.e.the so call"common cause failure")is inherent for system under stochastic load environment,a system-level load-strength interference model was presented and the reliability of the rear axle was estimated as a system,instead of a component.     

铝土矿、氧化铝和电解铝产业链市场及利润流向

本文主要介绍近几年铝土矿、氧化铝和电解铝产业链的市场和利润流向演变以及未来发展形势.     

提高轧制重轨BS75A成材率的措施

介绍了武钢大型厂生产重轨BS75A时,利用现有设备,通过不断研究,找到了一条提高重轨(BS75A)生产成材率的方法,并取得了较好的经济效益.     

导数分光光度法测定铝材着色槽液中微量铝

提出了用一阶导数分光光度法测定铝材着色槽液中微量铝的方法 ,结果表明 ,在 pH5.0～ 7.0之间 ,乳化剂OP存在下 ,Al与铬天青S(CAS)形成稳定络合物 ,测定 6 33.0nm处的导数值 ,选择性大为提高 ,该方法用于铝材着色槽液中微量铝的测定 ,结果令人满意。     

钢中酸溶名和全铝的光谱测定

本文利用原子发射光谱法定量测定中低合金钢中的酸溶铝和全铝。对测定铝的分析条件、样品制备、校准曲线的拟合等问题进行了讨论。本方法全铝的分析范围为0．001％－1．00％。     

Contact allergy to aluminium in 2 brothers

A 10-year-old boy reacted to aluminium Finn Chambers during routine patch testing. Further patch tests with aqueous aluminium chloride confirmed contact allergy to aluminium. The boy's 8-year-old brother also reacted to aluminium Finn Chambers. Both boys had suffered from a scaling eruption on their face and limbs since infancy.     

Formation of aluminium nitride during sintering of powder injection moulded aluminium

Abstract

A detailed transmission electron microscopy study of the structure of aluminium nitride formed during sintering of powder injection moulded aluminium is presented. A polycrystalline layer formed on Al particle surfaces exposed to a nitrogen atmosphere. This layer consisted of fine, rod-like crystallites of hexagonal AlN typically aligned normal to the Al surface. A double layer of AlN separated by a thin layer of Al was observed at the interfaces between Al grains. In this report, the structure of the nitride is characterised and its influence on sintering is discussed.     

实施“煤电铝”联营走出了一条加快铝工业发展的新路子

文章介绍了神火铝电公司实施“煤电铝”联营后,促进了资源的合理配置,提高了电解铝企业的市场竞争力和抗风险能力,并有利于综合利用和环境保护。     

多品种氢氧化铝产品的开发和应用

非冶金用氢氧化铝被称为多品种氢氧化铝。多品种氢氧化铝有着广泛的用途和较好的经济效益。本文介绍了多品种氢氧化铝产品的生产技术开发和应用,同时着重介绍了中州铝厂多品种氢氧化铝产品的开发和生产。     

国内外铝热连轧技术的发展趋势

引用了大量数据和资料，结合国内铝板带的市场情况、生产存在问题和面临的形势，对比研究了国内外铝板带供坯和热轧技术发展差异。     

2001年我国铝工业的生产经营情况分析

文章分析了当前我国铝工业仍继续保持较快发展势头,产量增长,效益改善,出口增长,市态较好的基本状态,同时分析、指出了在面对世界铝工业的生产全球化和竞争全球化的大趋势,我国铝工业亟待需要进行产业结构的战略性调整。     

Further information on aluminium inhalation in silicosis

OBJECTIVES: In previous studies, a significant reduction in biological activity of quartz by the surface chemistry of aluminium was noted. Aluminium lactate inhalation one month after quartz exposure significantly suppressed silicosis. In a recent study, it was noted that aluminium inhalation failed to alter the silicosis process after disease was recognised by standard chest radiography in the first year after monthly treatment. METHODS: That study was extended with the same groups of sheep, the aluminium treated group received weekly aerosol of 100 mg of aluminium lactate for an additional two years. All sheep were evaluated at three-month intervals by chest radiography, lung function, and lung lavage. RESULTS: The sheep with silicosis had significantly reduced lung functions, increased cellularity, phospholipids, and hyaluronan. These changes persisted for several years without significant differences between the silicotic sheep with or without the aluminium aerosol treatment. CONCLUSION: Aluminium aerosol treatment of silicosis after radiographic recognition of disease and the end of exposure did not alter the disease process.     

The effect of aluminium hydroxide orally on calcium, phosphorus and aluminium metabolism in normal subjects

1. Five normal subjects were given 100 ml of aluminium hydroxide gel per day for 28 days. 2. The phosphorus balance became more positive in one subject, less negative in two and changed from negative to positive in the other two subjects. This was accompanied by a rise in the concentration of the fasting morning plasma phosphorus. Calcium balance did not change. 3. The normal subjects absorbed 0-3-3-6 mmol of aluminium/day, which is significantly less than that absorbed by five patients with chronic renal failure, three of whom were studied before, and two after, the observations on the normal subjects had been completed. 4. In a further five normal subjects on 100 ml of aluminium hydroxide gel/day the 08.00 hours concentration of plasma phosphorus did not fall, though there was a fall at 11.00, 14.00 and 17.00 hours.