A Zr52.5Cu18Ni14.5Al10Ti5 bulk metallic glass toughened with a commercially available spring-shaped steel wire has been produced by centrifugal casting. The addition of the steel spring significantly affects shear band nucleation and propagation through the blockage, deflection and multiplication of shear bands at the glass–spring interface. As a result of the more homogeneous distribution of the plastic strain, the room temperature plasticity increases from 0.9% for the monolitic glass to about 4% for the glass–spring composite. Given the low volume fraction of the spring used in the composite (4.2 vol.%), these results demonstrate the extreme effectiveness of the steel spring for improving the plasticity of the metallic glass. 相似文献
In the present study, creep properties of as-cast Mg-5Al-5Ca-2Sn(AXT552) alloy were investigated by means of a GWT304 creep testing machine at temperatures of 175 °C and 200 °C in the stress range of 35-90 MPa. Results show that creep rates increase with applied stress at an identical temperature. Creep strain at 100 hours is 0.0518% and 0.083% at creep conditions of 175°C/75 MPa and 200°C/60 MPa, respectively, which is comparable to MRI230 D and much lower than most of AX series alloys. By the observation and analysis for samples before and after creep tests using a Shimadzu XRD-7000 type X-ray diffractometer(XRD) and a Hitachi S-3400 N type scanning electron microscope(SEM), it was found that Al_2Ca(C15) phase precipitated out of C36 phase or matrix. The cavity formation and connection at the interface of soft matrix and hard intermetallics caused the propagation of cracking along the eutectic phase during creep process and dislocation accommodated grain/phase boundary sliding is expected to be the dominant creep mechanism. 相似文献
Fe-based bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) with high boron content have potential application as a coating material used in the framework for storing spent nuclear fuels to support their safe long-term disposal. The high glass forming ability (GFA) and large supercooled liquid region are therefore required for such Fe-based BMGs in either the glassy powder fabrication or the subsequent coating spraying. In order to meet these requirements, the influence of Nb content on the GFA of Fe57Cr10Zr8B18Mo7−xNbx (x=1–5, at.%) alloys was investigated, as Nb has positive roles in GFA and thermal stability of BMGs. The results indicate that a fully amorphous phase in the as-cast samples with 3 mm in diameter is obtained for both the Fe57Cr10Zr8B18Mo5Nb2 and Fe57Cr10Zr8B18Mo4Nb3 alloys. The corresponding supercooled liquid regions of the two BMGs are 78 K and 71 K, respectively. The mechanism for improving their GFA was analyzed based on the principle of metal solidification, the parameters for glass formation and thermal properties of the alloys. The compression strength and Vicker’s hardness of the two BMGs are 1,950 MPa and 1,310 HV, 2,062 MPa and 1,180 HV, respectively. The developed BMGs with high B content, good GFA, and very high hardness can be used as coating materials to the framework for spent nuclear fuels.
To promote the viability of commercial solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC), developing novel oxygen electrodes with high electrochemical activity is essential. Herein, a series Ruddlesden-Popper oxides, Sr3?xLaxFe2O7?δ (SLFx), are successfully synthesized and evaluated as potential cathode materials for SOFC. The oxygen desorption behavior, electrochemical activity and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) kinetics of the SLFx cathodes are systematically discussed. The Sr2.9La0.1Fe2O7?δ (SLF10) cathode exhibits highest oxygen vacancy concentration and excellent electrocatalytic performance, as evidenced by a low polarization resistance of 0.14 Ω cm2 and high maximum power density of 0.77 W cm?2 at 700 °C. From electrochemical impedance spectra and distribution of relaxation times analysis, the oxygen adsorption/desorption process is the rate-limiting step toward ORR at the cathode interface. Furthermore, SLF10 shows considerable polarization overpotentials in both SOFC and solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC) modes, indicating that SLF10 is a promising bifunctional electrode for electrocatalytic oxygen reaction. 相似文献