Local orders,lattice distortions,and electronic structure dominated mechanical properties of (ZrHfTaM1M2)C (M = Nb,Ti, V)

High-entropy carbides (HECs) are regarded as potential candidate structural materials with attractive mechanical properties due to their ultra-high hardness. It is essential to reveal the atomic and electronic basis for strengthening mechanism in order to develop the advanced HECs. In the present work, C (M = Nb, Ti, V) are selected as case studies. The effects of transition metals (M) on the lattice parameters, bulk modulus, enthalpy of formation, electron work function (EWF), and bonding morphology/strength of HECs are comprehensively studied by first-principles calculations. It is found that the lattice parameters, equilibrium volumes, and bulk modulus of HECs are improved with the increase of M atomic volumes. The atomic-size differences among various groups of elements not only result in the lattice mismatch/distortion but also contribute to the formation of weak spots. In the view of bonding charge density, the electron redistributions caused by the coupling effect of the lattice distortion and valance electron differences can be revealed obviously, which identify the different bonding strength. Moreover, in terms of EWF, the proposed power-law-scaled hardness of HECs is validated and matches well with those reported theoretical and experimental results, providing a strategy to design advanced HECs with excellent mechanical properties.     

高速气流室温固相反应制备超细碳酸钙的研究

采用高速气流使氯化钙和碳酸钠在反应器中摩擦活化产生新的反应活化点,再通过撞击固定靶产生迅速的能量交换而发生化学反应,实现了高速气流下室温固相反应制备超细碳酸钙.应用XRD,DTA和SEM对其进行了表征和粒径分析,结果显示原料转化率达100%,制备的碳酸钙颗粒平均尺寸为0.5μm。     

添加碳化钛对超细Ti(C,N)-Ni金属陶瓷显微结构和力学性能的影响

用传统粉末冶金法制备了添加碳化钛(TiC)的Ti(C,N)基金属陶瓷.为了得到超细晶粒的显微结构,主要硬质相[Ti(C,N),TiC和TiN]的初始粉末粒度为纳米、亚微米级.通过扫描电子显微镜观察,发现了一种新的白芯/灰壳结构,揭示了其形成机制.此外,通过能谱仪分析,获得了各相的化学成分.用X射线衍射仪并通过计算得出了各相的点阵参数.对室温下该材料的力学性能进行了测试,并尝试把它们与金属陶瓷的原始成分和显微结构的特点联系起来.     

反溶剂重结晶法制备萘普生超细微粒

在溶剂(丙酮)-反溶剂(水)体系下,采用反溶剂重结晶法制备了超细萘普生微粒。研究了不同溶剂-反溶剂体积比、重结晶温度、表面活性剂用量及陈化条件对重结晶产物粒径和形貌的影响。采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、表面吸附(BET)、红外光谱(IR)、X射线衍射(XRD)等检测手段对原料药和重结晶产物进行了对比分析。实验结果表明,当溶剂与反溶剂体积比为1:20,重结晶温度为4～8℃,表面活性剂聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)的质量分数为0.5%～1.0%,60℃下陈化2 h时。可得到短径300～500 nm,长径1～2μm的超细萘普生粉体。重结晶所得产物的晶型和物理性质均未发生变化,但粒度显著减小,形貌趋于规整且比表面积增加至原料药的5.3倍。     

Fabrication and Microstructure Characterization of Ti3SiC2 Synthesized from Ti/Si/2TiC Powders Using the Pulse Discharge Sintering (PDS) Technique

Ti/Si/2TiC powders were prepared using a mixture method (M) and a mechanical alloying (MA) method to fabricate Ti₃SiC₂ at 1200°–1400°C using a pulse discharge sintering (PDS) technique. The results showed that the Ti₃SiC₂ samples with <5 wt% TiC could be rapidly synthesized from the M powders; however, the TiC content was always >18 wt% in the MA samples. Further sintering of the M powder showed that the purity of Ti₃SiC₂ could be improved to >97 wt% at 1250°–1300°C, which is ∼200°–300°C lower than that of sintered Ti/Si/C and Ti/SiC/C powders using the hot isostatic pressing (HIPing) technique. The microstructure of Ti₃SiC₂ also could be controlled using three types of powders, i.e., fine, coarse, or duplex-grained, within the sintering temperature range. In comparison with Ti/Si/C and Ti/SiC/C mixture powders, it has been suggested that high-purity Ti₃SiC₂ could be rapidly synthesized by sintering the Ti/Si/TiC powder mixture at relatively lower temperature using the PDS technique.     

Cemented backfill technology based on phosphorous gypsum

Physical-chemical properties of phosphorous gypsum, proportion and cemented mechanism of slurry with gypsum as aggregate were studied to remove the harms of gypsum pile, combining with difficult problems of excessive mined-out gobs, enormous ore body under roadway and low recovery ratio of Yongshaba Mine, Kaiyang Phosphor Mine Group, Guizhou Province, China. An appropriate backfill system and craftwork were designed, using shattering milling method to crush gypsum, double-axles mixing and strong activation mixing way to mix slurry, cemented slurry and mullock backfill alternately process. The results show that gypsum is fit for backfilling afterwards by adding fly ash, though it is not an ideal aggregate for fine granule and coagulate retardation. The suggested dosage (the mass ratio of cement to fly ash to gypsum) is 1:1:6–1:1:8 with mass fraction of solid materials 60%–63%. Slurry is transported in suspend state with non-plastic strength, and then in concretion state after backfilling. The application to mine shows the technology is feasible, and gypsum utilization ratio is up to 100%. Transportation and backfill effect is very good for paste-like slurry and drenching cemented slurry into mullock, and the compressive strength and recovery ratio are 2.0 MPa and 82.6%, respectively, with the maximum subsidence of surface only 1.307 mm. Furthermore, the investment of system is about 7×10⁶ yuan (RMB), only 1/10 of that of traditional paste backfill system. Foundation item: Project (2006BAB02A03) supported by the National Key Technology Research and Development Program; Project (08MX16) supported by Mittal Scientific and Technological Innovation Projects of Central South University during 2008     

粗晶硬质合金强度和致密度影响因素的研究

针对粗晶WC-Co硬质合金的成分和工艺优化要求,运用正交实验设计,考察了含碳量、烧结工艺、钴含量、镍含量、球磨球料比和球磨时间对试样抗弯强度和体积收缩率的影响。研究表明,烧结制度是影响抗弯强度的最主要因素;其次是碳含量与烧结工艺的交互作用、Co含量与球磨时间的交互作用。烧结工艺是影响体积收缩率的最主要因素。     

多目标条件下矿山充填材料配比优化实验

为准确确定某铁矿尾砂胶结充填材料最优配比,分别选择制浆水性、砂灰质量比和料浆质量浓度与充填体强度、料浆坍落度和料浆泌水率作为尾砂胶结充填材料配比优化的影响因素和充填性能评价指标.基于响应面–满意度函数耦合理论,采用Box-Behnken实验设计方法开展13组不同充填配比实验,构建充填性能评价指标的响应面函数,研究各影响因素与目标响应量的相关关系及多目标条件下的最优充填材料配比.结果表明,制浆水性对响应量影响不显著;砂灰质量比对充填体强度影响极显著;坍落度受料浆质量浓度、砂灰质量比影响较显著;砂灰质量比和料浆质量浓度对料浆泌水率的影响均极为显著,且二者之间存在极显著的交互作用.该矿尾砂胶结充填材料最优配比为:制浆水性为海水,砂灰质量比为8.44:1,料浆质量浓度为72%,该配比条件下对应的响应量预测结果为:充填体28 d龄期单轴抗压强度为2.00 MPa,料浆塌落度为27.15 cm,料浆泌水率为7.35%,与验证实验结果基本吻合,为现场工业实验提供强有力的理论支撑.     

用水量对胶凝砂砾石抗压强度的影响

胶凝砂砾石材料是一新型筑坝材料,拥有广阔的发展前景。用水量是影响胶凝砂砾石强度的重要因素。通过抗压强度试验分析用水量对胶凝砂砾石抗压强度的影响,得出:最优用水量随胶凝材料掺量的增大而增大,随砂率的增大而增大,最优用水量为85~125 kg/m~3;最优水胶比随胶凝材料用量的增加而减小,随龄期的增加呈减小的趋势,最优水胶比为0.95~1.35。用水量对抗压强度的影响仅次于水泥用量,在施工过程中,应将其作为胶凝砂砾石材料的一项重要参数来控制,以保证胶凝砂砾石材料的性能。     

Theoretical analysis of a new segmented anchoring style in weakly cemented soft surrounding rock

According to the tensile failure of rock bolt in weakly cemented soft rock, this paper presents a new segmented anchoring style in order to weaken the cumulative effect of anchoring force associated with the large deformation. Firstly, a segmented mechanical model was established in which free and anchoring section of rock bolt were respectively arranged in different deformation zones. Then, stress and displacement in elastic non-anchoring zone, elastic anchoring zone, elastic sticking zone, softening sticking zone and broken zone were derived respectively based on neural theory and tri-linear strain softening constitutive model of soft rock. Results show that the anchoring effect can be characterized by a supporting parameter b. With its increase, the peak value of tangential stress gradually moves to the roadway wall, and the radial stress significantly increases, which means the decrease of equivalent plastic zone and improvement of confining effect provided by anchorage body. When b increases to 0.72, the equivalent plastic zone disappears, and stresses tend to be the elastic solutions. In addition, the anchoring effect on the displacement of surrounding rock can be quantified by a normalization factor δ.