Predicting visual similarity between colour palettes

This work is concerned with the prediction of visual colour difference between pairs of palettes. In this study, the palettes contained five colours arranged in a horizontal row. A total of 95 pairs of palettes were rated for visual difference by 20 participants. The colour difference between the palettes was predicted using two algorithms, each based on one of six colour-difference formulae. The best performance (r² = 0.86 and STRESS = 16.9) was obtained using the minimum colour-difference algorithm (MICDM) using the CIEDE2000 equation with a lightness weighing of 2. There was some evidence that the order (or arrangement) of the colours in the palettes was a factor affecting the visual colour differences although the MICDM algorithm does not take order into account. Application of this algorithm is intended for digital design workflows where colour palettes are generated automatically using machine learning and for comparing palettes obtained from psychophysical studies to explore, for example, the effect of culture, age, or gender on colour associations.     

A dense and compact laser cladding layer with solid metallurgical bonding significantly improved corrosion resistance of Mg alloy for engineering applications

Although Mg alloy attracts great attention for engineering applications because of high specific strength and low density, low corrosion resistance limits its extensive use. In this study, Mg–Al–Zn–Mn alloy was treated via a laser cladding process to generate a dense and compact laser cladding layer with solid metallurgical bonding on the substrate for improving corrosion resistance, effectively hindering the corrosion pervasion into Mg alloy. The corrosion current density declined from 103 μA/cm² for Mg alloy to 13 μA/cm² for the laser cladding layer in NaCl aqueous solution. Moreover, the laser cladding layer was slightly corroded in comparison with Mg alloy in NaCl aqueous solution. Besides, the microhardness of the cladding layer reached a mean value of 170.5 HV, 3.1 times of Mg alloy (56.8 HV) due to the in situ formation of hardening intermetallic phases. Wear resistance of laser cladding layer was also obviously improved. These results demonstrated that the laser cladding layer obviously enhanced anticorrosion property of Mg alloy for engineering applications.     

强织构铝合金残余应力检测技术研究

在铝合金轧板的残余应力研究中，由于其强烈的轧制织构，无法使用常规的X射线sin2 ψ法进行残余应力分析。以2A97铝锂合金轧制板材为研究对象，使用X射线衍射法测量材料的取向分布函数，结合Ruess、Voigt、Neerfeld-Hill模型，从理论上计算不同假设条件下材料的宏观弹性常数，得到材料表面的宏观残余应力。实验结合盲孔法进行对比验证，结果表明Neerfeld-Hill模型的残余应力分析结果与盲孔法所测结果相互吻合，建立织构材料的宏观残余应力分析方法。     

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The cover image is based on the Research Article Observer‐Based Cooperative Distributed Fault‐tolerant Model Predictive Control with Imperfect Network Communication and Asynchronous Measurements by Guannan Xiao and Fei Liu, https://doi.org/10.1002/rnc.4994 .

     

大冶铜绿山矿区周边土壤—水稻中镉赋存状态及转化迁移规律研究

通过对大冶铜绿山矿区周边农田土壤、水稻系统采样分析表明,农田土壤中全量Cd的浓度范围为0.42～1.63 mg/kg,平均值为0.88 mg/kg,土壤中全量Cd含量与易利用态和中等结合态含量有较高的相关系数,相关系数0.8。在水稻籽实(大米)镉积累预测方面,选取土壤中全量Cd、pH、CEC、有机质建立的数学模型能较好地预测大米中Cd的累积。     

Anchoring single Pt atoms on hollow Ag3VO4 spheres for improved activity towards photocatalytic H2 evolution reaction

The high cost of noble metal catalysts has been a great bottleneck for the catalyst industry. Using the noble metal at a single-atom level for catalytic applications could dramatically decrease the cost. The impacts of single Pt atoms on the photocatalytic performance of Ag₃VO₄ have been investigated and reported. In this report, single Pt atoms were anchored on the surface of Ag₃VO₄ (AVO) as a cocatalyst, and the resultant composite photocatalyst has been studied for photocatalytic H₂ production from water driven by visible light. The as-prepared AVO particles are hollow nanospheres in the monoclinic phase with a bandgap of 2.20 eV. The light absorption edge of AVO/Pt is slightly red-shifted compared to that of the pristine AVO, indicating more visible light absorption of AVO/Pt. The XPS peaks of Ag, V, and Pt exhibit a significant shift after AVO and Pt get into contact, suggesting the strong interaction between the surface Ag and V atoms, and single Pt atoms. After 3-h illumination, the photocatalytic H₂ evolution amount from AVO/Pt is improved up to 1400 μmol, which is 2.8 times that on the bare AVO. Such efficient photocatalytic H₂ evolution on AVO/Pt is still maintained after five reaction cycles. The better photocatalytic performance of AVO/Pt has been attributed to the more efficient visible light utilization and the lower interfacial charge transfer resistance, as demonstrated in the DRS and EIS spectra. The presence of the surface Pt atoms also leads to a higher amount of reactive radicals, which could efficiently promote the surface redox reactions.     

链轨节用钢15B36Cr的开发与试制

淮钢采用90 t顶底复吹转炉-LF-RH-200 mm×200 mm连铸-连轧工艺流程试生产了2炉Φ60 mm链轨节用钢15B36Cr(/%:0.30～0.37C、0.15～0.30Si、1.20～1.50Mn、≤0.040P、≤0.0505、0.20～0.40Cr、≤0.25Ni、≤0.35Cu、≤0.06Mo、0.0005～0. 0030B)。通过加严影响淬透性化学成分,控制出钢碳≥0.08%,转炉有效挡渣和下渣检测系统控制下渣,LF炉铝粒和电石渣面脱氧,RH最低真空度处理20～30 min,结晶器电磁搅拌、末端电磁搅拌和连铸低过热度保护浇铸等工艺措施,15B36Cr钢的化学成分稳定控制在内控范围内,除了B粗以外,其他类型非金属夹杂物级别全部控制在1.0以内,淬透性控制在较窄的范围内,试制钢种关键技术指标达到客户和预期设计要求。     

A first-principles investigation on mechanical and metallic properties of titanium carbides under pressure

The titanium carbides are potential candidates to achieve both high hardness and refractory property. We carried out a structural search for titanium carbides at three pressures of 0 GPa, 30 GPa and 50 GPa. A phase diagram of the Ti-C system at 0 K was obtained by elucidating formation enthalpies as a function of compositions, and their mechanical and metallic properties of titanium carbides were investigated systematically. We also discussed the relation of titanium concentration to the both mechanical and metallic properties of titanium carbides. It has been found that the average valence electron density and tractility improved at higher concentrations of titanium, while the degree of covalent bonding directionality decreased. To this effect, the hardness of titanium carbide decreases as the content of titanium increases. Our results indicated that the titanium content significantly affected the metallic properties of the Ti-C system.     

基于AD9851的高频高压脉冲发生器设计

当前脉冲发生器里的脉冲形成器件,大部分是用火花气隙（spark gap）和高压电子开关（high voltageswitch）.采用火花气隙充当脉冲形成器件有很多弊病：（1）火花气隙在低于1kV时,在机械和电气上不稳定,所以对低于2kV的试验电压要通过分压器来得到.