Improvements of the structural,thermal, and mechanical properties of structural adhesive with functionalized boron nitride nanoparticles

Investigations on the production and development of nanoparticle-reinforced polymer materials have been attracted attention by researchers. Various nanoparticles have been used to improve the mechanical, chemical, thermal, and physical properties of polymer matrix composites. Boron compounds come to the fore to improve the mechanical and thermal properties of polymers. In this study, mechanical, thermal, and structural properties of structural adhesive have been examined by adding nano hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) to epoxy matrix at different percentages (0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5%). For this purpose, nano h-BN particles were functionalized with 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES) to disperse the h-BN nanoparticles homogeneously in epoxy matrix and to form a strong bond at the matrix interface. Two-component structural epoxy adhesive was modified by using functionalized h-BN nanoparticles. The structural and thermal properties of the modified adhesives were investigated by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersion X-ray spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, and thermogravimetric analysis techniques. Tensile test and dynamic mechanical analysis were performed to determine the mechanical properties of the adhesives. When the results obtained from analysis were examined, it was seen that the nano h-BN particles functionalized with APTES were homogeneously dispersed in the epoxy matrix and formed a strong bond. In addition that, it was concluded from the experimental results that the thermal and mechanical properties of adhesives were improved by adding functionalized nano h-BN particles into epoxy at different ratios.     

Structural,thermal, and mechanical properties of silanized boron carbide doped epoxy nanocomposites

In the presented study, the structural, thermal, and mechanical properties of the nanocomposites were investigated by doping silanized hexagonal boron carbide (h-B₄C) nanoparticles in varying proportions (0.5%, 1%, 2%, 3%, 4%, and 5%) into the epoxy resin by weight. For this purpose, the surfaces of h-B₄C nanoparticles were silanized by using 3-(glycidyloxypropyl) trimethoxysilane (GPS) to improve adhesion between h-B₄C nanoparticles and epoxy matrix. Then, the silanized nanoparticles were added to the resin by ultrasonication and mechanical stirring techniques to produce nanocomposites. The bond structure differences of silanized B₄C nanoparticles (s-B₄C) and nanoparticle doped composites were investigated by using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersion X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) technique was used to examine the distribution of nanoparticles in the modified nanocomposites. Differential scanning calorimetry and thermogravimetric analysis techniques were used to determine the thermal properties of the neat and s-B₄C doped nanocomposites. The tensile test and dynamic mechanical analysis were performed to determine the mechanical properties. When the experimental results were examined, changes in the bonding structure of the s-B₄C nanoparticles doped nanocomposites and significant improvements in the mechanical and thermal properties were observed. The optimum doping ratio was determined as 2% by weight. At this doping ratio, the T_g, tensile strength and storage modulus increased approximately 18%, 35%, and 44% compared to the neat composite, respectively.     

Influence of the Workpiece Stiffness on the Electromagnetic Sheet Metal Forming Process into Dies

Electromagnetic sheet metal forming is a high speed forming process using pulsed magnetic fields to form metals with high electrical conductivity such as aluminum. Thereby, workpiece velocities of more than 300 m/s are achievable, which can cause difficulties when forming into a die. The kinetic energy, which is related to the workpiece velocity, must be dissipated in a short time slot when the workpiece hits the die; otherwise undesired effects, for example rebound can occur. One possibility to handle this shortcoming is to locally increase the stiffness of the workpiece. A modal analysis is carried out in order to determine the stiffness of specific regions of the workpiece so that an estimation concerning the feasibility of the desired geometry is possible in advance without doing cost and time consuming experiments. Thereby, the desired geometry of the workpiece will be fractionized in significant sectors. This approach has to define the internal force variables acting on the cutting edge, which are required to constrain the numerical model. Finally, a method will be developed with the objective of calculating the stiffness of each sector. The numerical results will be verified by experiments. This article was presented at Materials Science & Technology 2006, Innovations in Metal Forming symposium held in Cincinnati, OH, October 15-19, 2006.     

Enhanced Oxygen Diffusion Along Internal Oxide–Metal Matrix Interfaces in Ni–Al Alloys During Internal Oxidation

A study of the internal oxidation of dilute Ni–Al alloys in an NiO/Ni Rhines pack was performed at 800, 1000, and 1100°C. Considerable deviations from the classical internal oxidation model have been observed. The rate of internal oxidation depends not only on the concentration of the alloying element but also on its nature, which contributes to determining the size, shape, orientation and distribution of the internal oxide precipitates. For instance, the precipitates in the Ni–Al alloys are continuous rods, arranged in a cone-shaped configuration that extends from the surface to the internal oxide front. The observed depths of internal oxidation for the various concentrations of aluminum are discussed and related to the morphologies of the internal oxide precipitates. The apparent N^(s) _oD_o values determined from internal oxide penetrations increase with increasing solute content in the alloy. It is postulated that diffusivity of oxygen is enhanced along the internal oxide–metal matrix interface compared with that in the metal matrix.     

Gas Source Molecular Beam Epitaxy Growth of Si_(1-x)Ge_x/Si Alloys

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Al、V微合金高强度船板的研究

采用Gleeble-1500热模拟试验机测试了2种微合金钢(Al、Al V)经1150℃加热、20％压缩变形条件下的显微组织状态，结果表明，Al、V复合强化的试验钢以2℃／s速度冷却时，钢中出现针状铁素体。冷却速度为5℃／s时出现贝氏体，而Al强化钢中出现针状铁素体的冷速要达到5℃／s，因此建议生产含V钢时冷速控制在1～5℃／s。     

一起变压器油气在线监测装置报警故障的分析及处理

鉴于一起220 k V变压器油气在线监测装置的报警故障,对变压器油的色谱数据进行了分析,对2号主变压器进行吊罩检查,结果表明:故障因变压器梯级绝缘垫块结构设计存在缺陷,在运行中逐步造成垫块松动、脱落所致,并提出了处理措施。     

改进的软件错误报告自动分类算法

软件错误报告的自动分类能够节省大量人力和时间,然而用户提交的错误报告主观性较强,对错误报告的描述较随意,造成自动分类的效率低下。为此,基于传统的词频-逆向文件频率( TF-IDF )算法,结合文档内词条频度与词条在同类别及不同类别文档中的分布情况,提出2种特征降维的改进算法,降维后再对词条进行权值处理,进一步提高特征降维的效果。实验结果表明,应用该算法得到的错误报告自动分类在精确率、召回率、F1值和准确度等指标上比现有算法都有明显提高。     

基于W5300的外系统等效器设计

针对飞行器测试实验阶段需要对飞行器各种信号进行模拟,以配合测试系统的工作,设计了一种基于以太网传输接口、以FPGA为控制核心的外系统等效器.该等效器采用W5300实现以太网与上位机进行通信,命令下发至主控板FPGA进行解析转发,来控制协调各个功能板产生需要的信号,包括27路直流信号、17路状态信号、15路脉冲信号以及3路正弦交流、平台力矩电流、数字串口、马达电源等信号.与其他设备联试结果显示,该等效器可靠性高且功能稳定,已成功应用于某航天测试系统.