High cycle fatigue behaviour of Ti–6Al–4V alloy at elevated temperatures

High cycle fatigue behaviour of Ti–6Al–4V alloy was studied at 623 K and 723 K. Fatigue strength decreased at elevated temperatures compared with at ambient temperature. In the short life regime, fatigue strength was lower at 723 K than at 623 K, but in the long life regime it was nearly the same at both temperatures. At elevated temperatures, cracks were generated earlier at applied stresses below the fatigue limit at ambient temperature, indicating lowered crack initiation resistance. Small cracks grew faster at elevated temperatures than at ambient temperature, which became more noticeable with increasing temperature. After allowing for the elastic modulus, small cracks still grew faster at elevated temperatures.     

Thermophysical properties of a Ti–44%Al–8%Nb–1%B alloy in the solid and molten states

The families of titanium aluminide intermetallic alloys have attractive high temperature mechanical properties which make them potential candidate materials for a wide range of applications, particularly in the aeronautic and automobile sectors. The development of appropriate manufacturing techniques is an essential stage in the engineering exploitation of these materials, e.g., Induction Skull Melting is one of the techniques which needs to be optimised for the casting of titanium aluminides. Research is underway to develop a computer model of this process but data are required for the key thermophysical properties. Pulse-heating techniques have been used to measure properties for the Ti–44Al–8Nb–1B system. Rectangular samples have been prepared and are resistively heated as part of a fast capacitor discharge circuit. Time-resolved measurements with sub-μs resolution of currents through the specimen were made with a Pearson probe current monitor using the induction principle. Voltages across the specimen were determined with knife-edge contacts and voltage dividers, and radiance temperatures of the sample were measured with a pyrometer. These measurements allow the calculation of specific heat and dependencies between enthalpy, electrical resistivity and temperature of the alloy up into the liquid phase. Data for thermal diffusivity have been obtained by using the Wiedeman–Franz relation. The results are compared with those obtained using DSC and the four-probe method to measure the temperature dependence of the resistivity.     

Application of optical transmission interferometry for in-situ structural investigations of titanium dioxide sputter-deposited coatings

Titanium dioxide coatings (from 0.1 to 1.5 μm thick) have been dc sputter-deposited on glass slides from titanium targets in various Ar-O₂ reactive gas mixtures. Deposition rate and optical properties were controlled in-situ by optical transmission interferometry (OTI) with an optical fibre located behind the glass substrate in order to perform a real-time control of transmittance of the growing film. Thus, it is possible to determine in-situ the optical indices (n, k) and the thickness of the as-deposited film by using a simple simulation, developed on Matlab software. The optical properties of the films were investigated in relation to their structure, which depends on the sputtering conditions adopted. In particular, the effects of the sputtering pressure (working pressure and oxygen partial pressure), the discharge power and the substrate location into the reactor are investigated in detail. Films structure is assessed by standard grazing incidence X-ray diffraction (XRD).     

Photocatalytic treatment of water-soluble pesticides by photo-Fenton and TiO2 using solar energy

The technical feasibility and performance of photocatalytic degradation of four water-soluble pesticides (diuron, imidacloprid, formetanate and methomyl) have been studied at pilot scale in two well-defined systems of special interest because natural-solar UV light can be used: heterogeneous photocatalysis with titanium dioxide and homogeneous photocatalysis by photo-Fenton. The pilot plant is made up of compound parabolic collectors (CPCs) specially designed for solar photocatalytic applications. Experimental conditions allowed disappearance of pesticide and degree of mineralisation achieved in the two photocatalytic systems to be compared. In order to assure that the photocatalytic results are consistent, hydrolysis and photolysis tests have been performed with the four pesticides. The initial concentration tested with imidacloprid, formetanate and methomyl was 50 and 30 mg/l with diuron, and the catalyst concentrations were 200 mg/l and 0.05 mM with TiO₂ and iron, respectively. Total disappearance of the parent compounds and 90% mineralisation have been attained with all pesticides tested, methomyl being the most difficult to be degraded with both treatments. First-order rate constants, initial rate, time necessary for mineralising 90% of the initial TOC and hydrogen peroxide consumption were calculated in all cases, enabling comparison both of treatments and of the selected pesticide reactivity.     

Photocatalytic effect of carbon-modified n-TiO2 nanoparticles under visible light illumination

The present research focused on wet process synthesis of visible light active carbon-modified (CM)-n-TiO₂ nanoparticles and their photocatalytic activity. The CM-n-TiO₂ was synthesized by hydrolysis of TiCl₄ in the presence of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide and also in the presence of glucose and sodium hydroxide. UV–vis spectra, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and FT-IR were used to characterize these photocatalysts. It was found that the CM-n-TiO₂ nanoparticles synthesized by hydrolysis with tetrabutylammonium hydroxide or with sodium hydroxide and glucose when subjected to extended aging and subsequent calcinations absorb well into the visible to near infrared region up to 800 nm and exhibit enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity on degradation of 4-chlorophenol. CM-n-TiO₂ synthesized using glucose as the carbon source generated 13-fold increase in the initial rate of photodegradation of 4-chlorophenol compared to those by regular n-TiO₂, whereas, it increased only eight-fold when tetrabutylammonium hydroxide was used as the carbon source.     

新试剂2-(2''''-苯并噻唑偶氮)-1,8-二羟基-3,6-萘二磺酸与钛(Ⅳ)和 CTMAB 形成三元络合物显色反应的研究

在阳离子表面活性剂ＣＴＭＡＢ存在下，２－（２′－苯并噻唑偶氮）－１，８－二羟基－３，６－苯二磺酸与钛（Ⅳ）在ｐＨ３．５～４．５范围内发生高灵敏的显色反应，形成一种蓝色的三元胶束络合物，其最大吸收波长位于６５０ｎｍ，表观摩尔吸光系数ε＝１．２２×１０５·Ｌ·ｃｍ－１。络合物中钛（Ⅳ）与显色剂的组成比为１：２，钛含量在０～８．０μｇ／２５ｍＬ范围内符从比尔定律。间用于铝合金中微量钛的测定，结果满意。     

TiO2粉末的悬浮体系石油烃类化合物光催化降解

在半导体ＴｉＯ２粉末的悬浮体系中光催化降解了不同链长的脂肪烃：正辛烷、癸烷、十二烷、十四烷、十六烷，以及石油烃类化合物０＃柴油。比较了氧气、氮气、氢气对降解速率的影响，并对反应机理做了初步探讨。研究结果表明，在ＴｉＯ２粉末的悬浮体系中可以有效地进行石油烃类化合物的光催化降解。     

Micromilling of Lamellar Ti6Al4V: Cutting Force Analysis

The aim of this article is to study the influence of a Ti6Al4V microstructure on cutting forces during the micromilling process. Samples were annealed above the β-transus at three different temperatures—1020, 1050, 1080°C—and then cooled in a furnace, air, and water, in order to produce different Widmastätten microstructures. Micromilling tests were carried out on heat-treated samples, and the cutting forces were measured by means of a load cell. The results were correlated to the sample microstructures, which were thoroughly investigated by means of an optical microscope, X-ray diffraction, and microhardness measurements.

The highest cutting forces were observed for soft and ductile furnace-cooled samples, suggesting that the most important factor affecting workability is the material ductility, while hardness is a less relevant parameter.     

Synthesis of TiO2 nanopellet by TiCl4 as a precursor for degradation of RhodamineB

In the present investigation in order to promote TiO₂ pellet structure and its photocatalytic activity, two new precursors were synthesized in the powder and sol forms, using sol–gel method with precipitation of TiCl₄. Since TiO₂ pellets are normally synthesized by the commercial TiO₂ powder (DegussaP25), in this investigation and in the first step a new synthesized TiO₂ powder was produced and compared with DegussaP25. Subsequently, two types of pellet were made by the new synthesized powder and titania sol. The characterization of the synthesized TiO₂ powder and pellet were performed by XRD, FT-IR, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The result showed that by the new procedure utilized here, without using any additive not only the surface area of the produced TiO₂ powder has been increased, but also the crystalline phase is completely in the anatase form. It was also found that the synthesized pellets by the sol precursor had better morphological structure than the synthesized pellets by theTiO₂ powder (either DegussaP25 or new synthesized powder). Ultimately, in order to evaluate photocatalytic activity of TiO₂ powders and pellet, degradation of RhodamineB was tested.