A Quantitative Study on the Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Orientation of Titanium Hydride in Electrochemically Hydrogenated Pure Titanium

The electrochemical hydrogen charging of pure titanium and its alloys has been investigated previously, while how a subsequent annealing treatment affects the type of hydride and its orientation relationship with matrix is not clear. In the present study, a quantitative study on the microstructure and orientation of titanium hydrides during electrochemical hydrogen charging and subsequent annealing treatment was carried out using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction. The results show that δ-hydride is the main in both the electrochemically hydrogenated sample and the subsequent annealing treated sample. After electrochemical hydrogen charging for 48 h, the surface is mainly composed of dense δ-hydride with a thickness of approximately 42 μm, the orientation relationship between α-matrix and δ-hydride follows only the orientation relationship of OR2, {0001}_α//{1$\overline{1}$1}_δ, $\langle 1\overline{2}10\rangle_{\alpha }$//$\langle 110\rangle_{\delta }$ and an interface plane $\{ 10\overline{1}3\}_{\alpha }$//$\{ 1\overline{1}0\}_{\delta }$. Besides OR2, a part of hydrides show an orientation relationship of OR1 with the matrix after annealing, {0001}_α//{001}_δ, $\langle 1\overline{2}10\rangle_{\alpha }$//$\langle 110\rangle_{\delta }$ and an interface plane of $\{ 10\overline{1}0\}_{\alpha }$//$\{ 1\overline{1}0\}_{\delta }$. It is further found that the relative frequency of OR1and OR2 is closely related to annealing duration. Under an argon atmosphere at 450 °C, the frequencies of OR1 and OR2 are nearly balance with an annealing time of 12 h, while OR1 becomes to be the predominant one with a relative frequency of 96.5% after annealing for 96 h. The mechanism for the evolution of orientation relationship of hydrides with annealing time was discussed.     

Surface Structures and Their Relative Stabilities of Orthorhombic YAlO3: A First-Principles Study

First-principles energetics calculations were performed to investigate the structures and relative stabilities of six low miller-index surfaces of orthorhombic YAlO₃ (YAP). The stoichiometric YAP (100) and (001) were predicted to have the lowest surface energies of 1.91 and 1.96 J/m², respectively. Using a thermodynamic defect model, non-stoichiometric YAP surface energies were further predicted as a function of ${P}_{{\text{O}}_{2}}$(${P}_{{\text{O}}_{2}}<1\ \mathrm{atm}$) and temperature (T). All the results were combined to construct the surface phase diagrams at T = 300 and 1400 K, revealing the strong correlation of the surface stabilities of YAP with its surface stoichiometry.     

Improving the Mechanical Properties of Mg-Gd-Y-Ag-Zr Alloy via Pre-Strain and Two-Stage Ageing

In this study, we investigated the effects of single-stage ageing (SSA), two-stage ageing (TSA), 2% pre-strain + single-stage ageing (P2%SSA) and 2% pre-strain + two-stage ageing (P2%TSA) on the mechanical properties of as-extruded Mg–8Gd–3Y–0.5Ag–0.5Zr alloy (E alloy). Compared with the SSA treatment, the TSA treatment increased the number density of $\beta ^{\prime}$ phase. The P2%SSA and P2%TSA treatments generated the $\gamma ^{\prime}$ phase and chain-like precipitates in addition to the $\beta ^{\prime}$ phase. The contributions of these ageing treatments to the alloy strengthening can be ranked as P2%TSA > P2%SSA > TSA > SSA, because the increments in the tensile yield strength were estimated to be 199 MPa > 148 MPa > 144 MPa > 110 MPa. Different from the traditional strengthening of $\beta ^{\prime}$ phase in the E + SSA and E + TSA alloys, the composite precipitates comprising the $\beta ^{\prime}$ phase, $\gamma ^{\prime}$ phase and chain-like precipitates in the E + P2%SSA and E + P2%TSA alloys provided better combined strengthening effect. The $\beta ^{\prime}$ phase was still dominated in the strengthening effect of the composite precipitates. Owing to the higher number density of $\beta ^{\prime}$ phase in the composite precipitates, the E + P2%TSA alloy exhibited the better mechanical performance as compared with the E + P2%SSA alloy. Finally, the E + P2%TSA alloy had the ultimate tensile strength of 452 MPa, the tensile yield strength of 401 MPa and elongation to failure of 3.3%.     

Detailed Structures and Formation Mechanisms of Well-Known Al_(10)RE_2Mn_7 Phase in Die-Cast Mg-4Al-4RE-0.3Mn Alloy

The detailed structures and the corresponding formation mechanisms of the well-known Al_(10)RE_2Mn_7 phase in the conventional die-cast Mg–4Al–4RE–0.3Mn alloy were thoroughly investigated using transmission electron microscopy(TEM). The results indicate that the Al_(10)RE_2Mn_7 phase ordinarily contains both normal (111) twins and orientation twins.Both detailed TEM observations and density functional theory calculations indicate that the Al_(10)RE_2Mn_7 phase is transferred from the Al_8REMn_4 phase following an orientation relationship as [010]_(Al_8REMn_4)//[101]_(Al_(10)RE_2Mn_7) and (101)_(Al_8REMn_4)//(110)_(Al_(10)RE_2Mn_7). Moreover, forming orientation twins in the Al_(10)RE_2Mn_7 phase is attributed to the blurry regions at incoherent twin boundaries in the Al_8REMn_4 phase. Finally, these formed orientation twins result in the (111) twins in the Al_(10)RE_2Mn_7 phase.     

Formation of Face-Centered Cubic Phase in Ti35 Alloy Under In Situ Heating Transmission Electron Microscopy

A thermally induced hexagonal close-packed (HCP) to face-centered cubic (FCC) phase transition was investigated in an α-type Ti35 alloy with twinned structure by in situ heating transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and ab initio calculations. TEM observations indicated that the HCP to FCC phase transition occurred both within matrix/twin and at the twin boundaries in the thinner region of the TEM film, and the FCC-Ti precipitated as plates within the matrix/twin, while as equiaxed cells at twin boundaries. The crystallographic orientation relationship between HCP-Ti and FCC-Ti can be described as: $\left\{ {111} \right\}_{{{\text{FCC}}}} //\left\{ {0002} \right\}_{{{\text{HCP}}}} \;{\text{and}}\; < 110 >\,_{{{\text{FCC}}}} //\, <1\overline{2} 10>\,_{{{\text{HCP}}}}$. The HCP to FCC phase transition was accomplished by forming an intermediate state with a BB stacking sequence through the slip of partial dislocations. The formation of such FCC-Ti may be related to the thermal stress and temperature. Ab initio calculations showed that the formation of FCC-Ti may also be related to the contamination of interstitial atoms such as oxygen.     

Pressure dependencies of copper oxidation for low- and high-temperature parabolic laws

Studies of the oxidation kinetics of copper have been conducted in the thin-film range at temperatures of 383–398 K and in the oxygen pressure range of 0.278–21.27 kPa; whereas in the thick-film regime at 1123 K, studies have been conducted in the oxygen pressure range of 2.53–21.27 kPa. Furthermore, the effect of continuously impressed direct current with oxygen pressure variation in Wagner's parabolic range has been studied also in order to have a better understanding of the effective charge on the migrating species. In the low-temperature range, the rate constant, k_P ∝ \(P_{O_2 }^{1/4} \) , suggesting that the migration of neutral vacancies in the growing film predominates. At high temperature, 1123 K, in the Wagnerian regime, the observed approximate pressure dependencies of the parabolic rate constants are the following: $$\begin{gathered} {\text{k}}_{\text{p}} (normal oxidation) \propto \sim {\text{P}}_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} }^{{\text{1/7}}} \hfill \\ {\text{k}}_{\text{p}} (sample cathodic) \propto \sim {\text{P}}_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} }^{{\text{1/5}}} \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ and $${\text{k}}_{\text{p}} (sample anodic) \propto \sim {\text{P}}_{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}} }^{{\text{1/10}}} $$ .     

Mechanical and Corrosion Behavior of a Biomedical Mg-6Zn-0.5Zr Alloy Containing a Large Number of Twins

The strong texture of Mg alloys can lead to strong tension–compression yield asymmetry and corrosion anisotropy, and this will consequently affect the effectiveness of hard tissue implants. A biomedical Mg–6Zn–0.5Zr alloy containing a large number of {10$\overline{1}$2} primary twins and {10$\overline{1}$2}–{10$\overline{1}$2} secondary twins is successfully prepared by cross compression. The dual twin structure not only removes the tension–compression yield asymmetry completely, but effectively reduces the corrosion anisotropy without compromise of corrosion resistance. The difference between the largest corrosion rate and smallest one is ~ 1.2 times compared to ~ 1.6 times of the original materials. It is found that the reduced corrosion anisotropy is related to re-distribution of crystallographic orientations by twins.     

Relationship of Ca, B, and AlP in Al–12.6Si alloy

P modification has been widely used in Al-Si piston industry, but trace of Ca element has great influence on the P modification efficiency. In this work, it is found that primary Si can be heterogeneously nucleated by AlP in near eutectic Al-12.6Si alloy, but Ca element may destroy the P modification efficiency, whereas the addition of B can recover the P modification efficiency in near eutectic Al-12.6Si alloy with high Ca containing. The microstructure transformation was related to the reaction of Ca, B, and AlP. According to the thermodynamic calculation, Ca may react with AlP and form Ca3P2 compound in Al-Si alloy, whereas, when B was added into the melt, AlP could be reformed. The reaction of Ca, B, and AlP can be shown as follows: 2AlP +3Ca→Ca3P2+2Al; Ca3P2+18B+2Al→3CaB6+2AlP. In addition, with B added into the Al-12.6Si alloy with Ca and P addition, the mechanical properties were improved compared with single Ca and/or P addition.     

Interdiffusion in <Emphasis Type="Italic">L</Emphasis>1<Subscript>2</Subscript>-Ni<Subscript>3</Subscript>Al Alloyed with Re

Ternary interdiffusion in L1₂-Ni₃Al with ternary alloying addition of Re was investigated at 1473 K using solid-to-solid diffusion couples. Interdiffusion flux of Ni, Al, and Re were directly calculated from experimental concentration profiles and integrated for the determination of average ternary interdiffusion coefficients. The magnitude of main interdiffusion coefficients and was determined to be much larger than that of the main interdiffusion coefficient A moderate tendency for Re to substitute for Al sites was reflected by its influence on interdiffusion of Al, quantified by large and positive coefficients. Similar trends were observed from ternary interdiffusion coefficients determined by Boltzmann-Matano analysis. Profiles of concentrations and interdiffusion fluxes were also examined to estimate binary interdiffusion coefficients in Ni₃Al, and tracer diffusion coefficients of Re (5.4 × 10⁻¹⁶ ± 2.3 × 10⁻¹⁶ m²/s) in Ni₃Al.     

Diffusion Research in BCC Ti-Al-Ni Ternary Alloys

Interdiffusion in BCC phase of Ti-Al-Ni ternary system was investigated at 1473 K (1200 °C) by employing the diffusion-couple technique. The raw composition profiles resulting from interdiffusion treatment and retrieved from EMPA were first analytically represented by error function expansion (ERFEX), and the ternary interdiffusion and impurity diffusion coefficients were then extracted by the Whittle-Green and generalized Hall methods, respectively. The obtained main interdiffusion coefficients \( \tilde{D}_{\text{AlAl}}^{\text{Ti}} \) and two cross coefficients, i.e. \( \tilde{D}_{\text{AlNi}}^{\text{Ti}} \) and \( \tilde{D}_{\text{NiAl}}^{\text{Ti}} \), were found to increase with increasing composition of diffusing species, whereas the values of \( \tilde{D}_{\text{NiNi}}^{\text{Ti}} \) show no noticeable compositional dependence. The impurity diffusivities \( \tilde{D}_{{{\text{Al}}\left( {\text{Ti - Ni}} \right)}}^{*} \) and \( \tilde{D}_{{{\text{Ni}}\left( {\text{Ti - Al}} \right)}}^{*} \) increase with decreasing the Ni and Al compositions, respectively. The results imply that Al diffusion in β Ti-Al-Ni alloys would occur via an ordinary vacancy diffusion mechanism, whereas Ni diffusion, at least one order magnitude faster than Al, very likely benefits from interstitial diffusion as Fe and Co anomaly diffuse in BCC Titanium alloys.     

Transformations of Carbides During Tempering of D3 Tool Steel

The studies were performed on D3 tool steel hardened after austenitizing at 1050 °C during 30 min and tempering at 200-700 °C. Based on the diffraction studies performed from the extraction replicas, using electron microscopy, it was found that after 120-min tempering in the consecutive temperatures, the following types of carbides occur: $$ 200\;^\circ {\text{C}} \to \upvarepsilon + \upchi + {\text{ Fe}}_{ 3} {\text{C}},\quad 3 50\;^\circ {\text{C}} \to \upvarepsilon + \upchi + {\text{ Fe}}_{ 3} {\text{C,}} $$ $$ 500\;^\circ {\text{C}} \to \upchi + {\text{ M}}_{ 3} {\text{C }} + {\text{ M}}_{ 7} {\text{C}}_{ 3} ,\quad 600\;^\circ {\text{C}} \to \upchi + {\text{ M}}_{ 3} {\text{C }} + {\text{ M}}_{ 7} {\text{C}}_{ 3} , $$ $$ 700\;^\circ {\text{C}} \to {\text{M}}_{ 3} {\text{C }} + {\text{ M}}_{ 7} {\text{C}}_{ 3} . $$ Apart from higher mentioned carbides, there are also big primary carbides and fine secondary M₇C₃ carbides occurring, which did not dissolve during austenitizing.     

Gibbs Energy of Formation of MnO: Measurement and Assessment

Based on the measurements of Alcock and Zador, Grundy et al. estimated an uncertainty of the order of ±5 kJ mol⁻¹ for the standard Gibbs energy of formation of MnO in a recent assessment. Since the evaluation of thermodynamic data for the higher oxides Mn₃O₄, Mn₂O₃, and MnO₂ depends on values for MnO, a redetermination of its Gibbs energy of formation was undertaken in the temperature range from 875 to 1300 K using a solid-state electrochemical cell incorporating yttria-doped thoria (YDT) as the solid electrolyte and Fe + Fe_1 − δO as the reference electrode. The cell can be presented as

Phase Equilibria in the System Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>-CaO-CoO and Gibbs Energy of Formation of Ca<Subscript>3</Subscript>CoAl<Subscript>4</Subscript>O<Subscript>10</Subscript>

An isothermal section of the system Al₂O₃-CaO-CoO at 1500 K has been established by equilibrating 22 samples of different compositions at high temperature and phase identification by optical and scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and energy dispersive spectroscopy after quenching to room temperature. Only one quaternary oxide, Ca₃CoAl₄O₁₀, was identified inside the ternary triangle. Based on the phase relations, a solid-state electrochemical cell was designed to measure the Gibbs energy of formation of Ca₃CoAl₄O₁₀ in the temperature range from 1150 to 1500 K. Calcia-stabilized zirconia was used as the solid electrolyte and a mixture of Co + CoO as the reference electrode. The cell can be represented as: From the emf of the cell, the standard Gibbs energy change for the Ca₃CoAl₄O₁₀ formation reaction, CoO + 3/5CaAl₂O₄ + 1/5Ca₁₂Al₁₄O₃₃ → Ca₃CoAl₄O₁₀, is obtained as a function of temperature: /J mol⁻¹ (±50) = −2673 + 0.289 (T/K). The standard Gibbs energy of formation of Ca₃CoAl₄O₁₀ from its component binary oxides, Al₂O₃, CaO, and CoO is derived as a function of temperature. The standard entropy and enthalpy of formation of Ca₃CoAl₄O₁₀ at 298.15 K are evaluated. Chemical potential diagrams for the system Al₂O₃-CaO-CoO at 1500 K are presented based on the results of this study and auxiliary information from the literature.     

黄芪总甙的抗炎作用及其作用机制探索

目的 探索黄芪总甙(AST) 的抗炎作用及其作用机制。方法 采用大鼠角叉菜胶气囊炎症模型, 测定渗出液量、中性白细胞游出数、蛋白质、PGE₂、IL-8、NO、PLA₂含量以及$\mathop{{O}}_{2}^{{\mathop{}_{\ ·}^{-}}}$的生成量。结果 AST40、80 mg·kg^-1 可使角叉菜胶诱导大鼠气囊炎症的渗出液量、中性白细胞游出数、蛋白质含量显著减少, 降低渗出液及中性白细胞中PLA₂活性,减少渗出液中IL-8 含量及中性白细胞$\mathop{{O}}_{2}^{{\mathop{}_{\ ·}^{-}}}$的生成。AST 也可明显减少渗出液中PGE₂、NO 的含量。结论 AST 的抗炎作用机理与其降低血管通透性和抑制白细胞游出、降低PLA₂活性、减少IL-8、PGE₂、NO 等炎症介质的产生与抑制氧自由基生成有关。     

Sulfidation properties of Fe-Al alloys at 1173 K in H2S-H2 atmospheres

The sulfidation kinetics and morphological development of reaction products are reported for Fe-9 and 18 at.% Al alloys exposed at 1173 K to H₂S-H₂ atmospheres at sulfur pressures in the range 10^–1–10³ Pa. The Fe-9 Al alloy sulfidized parabolically at Pa giving rise to a duplex scale composed of an outer Al-doped FeS layer and an inner FeS + FeAl₂S₄ lamellar layer and to an internal sulfidation zone containing Al₂S₃ precipitates. The Fe-18 Al alloy which was sulfidized at .     

High-Temperature Structural Stabilities of Ni-Based SingleCrystal Superalloys Ni–Co–Cr–Mo–W–Al–Ti–Ta with Varying Co Contents

It has been recently pointed out that the compositions of industrial alloys are originated from cluster-plus-glueatom structure units in solid solutions. Specifically for Ni-based superalloys, after properly grouping the alloying elements into Al, Ni-like(■), r-forming Cr-like(■) and c-forming Cr-like(■), the optimal formula for single-crystal superalloys is established [Al–Ni_(12)](Al_1■~_(0:5) ■_(1:5)). The Co substitutions for Ni at the shell sites are conducted on the basis of the first-generation single-crystal superalloy AM3, formulated as [Al–■_(12)Co_x](Al_1Ti_(0.25)Ta_(0.25)Cr_1W_(0.25)Mo_(0.25)), with x = 1.5, 1.75, 2 and 2.5(the corresponding weight percents of Co are 9.43, 11.0, 12.57 and 15.71, respectively). The900 ℃ long-term aging follows the Lifshitz–Slyozov–Wagner theory(LSW theory), and the Co content does not have noticeable influence on the coarsening rate of c0. The microstructure and creep behavior of the four(001) single-crystal alloys are investigated. The creep rupture lifetime is reduced as Co increases. The alloy with the lowest Co(9.43 Co) shows the longest lifetime of about 350 h at 1050 ℃/120 MPa, and all the samples show N-type rafting after creep tests.     

Kinetics and mechanism of high-temperature sulfidation of an Fe-23.4Cr-18.6Al Alloy in H2S-H2 atmospheres

Sulfidation of an Fe-23.4Cr-18.6Al (at.%) alloy was investigated in H₂S-H₂ atmospheres, Pa, at 973 K. It was found over this pressure range that sulfidation after an early transient period followed the parabolic rate law, being diffusion controlled. An investigation was carried out of the scales formed during early transient sulfidation over the sulfur pressure range Pa. Fully developed scales were multilayered consisting of an inner compact layer of equiaxed grains, an intermediate layer of equiaxed and columnar grains exhibiting a small degree of porosity, and an outer porous layer of distinct plates and needles. The grains of the inner and intermediate layers contained quarternary sulfide phases. The following phases were identified: spinels (CrFe)Al₂S₄ and (FeAl)Cr₂S₄, hexagonal (FeCr)Al₂S₄, (CrAlFe)₂S₃, and (CrAlFe)₅S₆. The plates and needles were composed of hexagonal (FeCr)Al₂S₄ and (CrAlFe)₂S₃ at and 10^–5 Pa from which pyrrhotite, FeS, grew at .