γ ? α2 Phase transformation in fractured high temperature stress rupture Ti-48Al-2Nb(at.%)

The ₂ phase transformation in fractured high temperature stress rupture Ti-48Al-2Nb(at.%) alloy has been studied by analytical electron microscopy. ₂ and phases were found at grain boundaries. ₂ layers that suspended in layers and interfacial ledge higher than 2d ₍₁₁₁₎ at /₂ interfaces were observed in the lamellar grains. These facts indicated that ₂ phase transformation and dynamic recrystallization have occurred during high temperature stress rupture deformation. It can be concluded that deformation induced ₂ phase transformation and dynamic recrystallization resulted in the presence of particles at grain boundaries. A structural and compositional transition area between deformation-induced ₂(or ) and its adjacently original (or ₂) phases was found by HREM and EDS and is suggested as a way to transform between and ₂ phase during high temperature stress rupture deformation. The transition area was formed by slide of partial dislocations on close-packed planes and diffusion of atoms.     

Nonlinear asymptotic theory of hypersonic flow past a circular cone

Summary The hypersonic small-disturbance theory is reexamined in this study. A systematic and rigorous approach is proposed to obtain the nonlinear asymptotic equation from the Taylor-Maccoll equation for hypersonic flow past a circular cone. Using this approach, consideration is made of a general asymptotic expansion of the unified supersonic-hypersonic similarity parameter together with the stretched coordinate. Moreover, the successive approximate solutions of the nonlinear hypersonic smalldisturbance equation are solved by iteration. Both of these approximations provide a closed-form solution, which is suitable for the analysis of various related flow problems. Besides the velocity components, the shock location and other thermodynamic properties are presented. Comparisons are also made of the zeroth-order with first-order approximations for shock location and pressure coefficient on the cone surface, respectively. The latter (including the nonlinear effects) demonstrates better correlation with exact solution than the zeroth-order approximation. This approach offers further insight into the fundamental features of hypersonic small-disturbance theory.Notation a speed of sound - H unified supersonic-hypersonic similarity parameter, - K hypersonic similarity parameter, M - M freestream Mach number - P pressure - T temperature - S entropy - u, v radial, polar velocities - V freestream velocity - shock angle - cone angle - density - density ratio, /() - ratio of specific heats - polar angle - stretched polar angle, / - (), (), () gage functions     

Thermal transport properties of helium near the superfluid transition. II. Dilute3He-4He mixtures in the superfluid phase

Measurements of the average thermal conductivity _exp hQ/T and of the thermal relaxation time to reach steady-state equilibrium conditions are reported in the superfluid phase for dilute mixtures of³He in⁴He. Hereh is the cell height,Q is the heat flux, andT is the temperature difference across the fluid layer. The measurements were made over the impurity range 2×10^–9<X(³He)<3×10^–2 and with heat fluxes 0.3<Q<160 µW/cm². Assuming the boundary resistanceR _b , measured forX<10^–5, to be independent ofX over the whole range ofX, a calculation is given for _exp. ForQ smaller than a well-defined critical heat fluxQ _c (X) X ^0.9, _exp is independent of Q and can be identified with the local conductivity _eff, which is found to be independent of the reduced temperature = (T–T)/T for –10^–2. Its extrapolated value at T is found to depart forX10^–3 from the prediction X ^–1 , tending instead to a weaker divergence X ^–a witha0.08. A finite conductivity asX tends to zero is not excluded by the data, however. ForQ >Q _c (X), a nonlinear regime is entered. ForX10^–6, the measurements with the available temperature resolution are limited to the nonlinear conditions, but can be extrapolated into the linear regime forX2×10^–7. The results for _exp(Q),Q _c (X), and _eff(XX) are found to be internally consistent, as shown by comparison with a theory by Behringer based on Khalatnikov's transport equations. Furthermore, the observed relaxation times (X) in the linear regime are found to be consistent forX>10^–5 with the hydrodynamic calculations using the measured _eff(X). ForX<10^–5, a faster relaxation mechanism than predicted seems to dominate. The transport properties in the nonlinear regimes are presented and unexplained observations are discussed.     

Complex microstructural changes in as-cast eutectoid Zn-Al alloy

Phase transformations and microstructural changes of an as-cast eutectoid Zn-Al alloy (ZnAl₂₂Cu₂) were investigated during isothermal holding. The typical dendritic structures consisted of _s phase as a core with the edge of decomposed _s phase and decomposed _s in the interdendritic regions. A series of complex phase transformations was observed. Both decompositions of _s and _s were determined at an early stage of ageing and a four-phase transformation, _f+T+, was observed at the boundaries of _f phase and the phase, instead of clearly observed at the boundaries of phase, in a solution-treated Zn-Al alloy during prolonged ageing.     

Direct and inverse heat-conduction problems for a semiinfinite rod for a partial outflow of heat through the surface

Analytical solutions of the direct and inverse problems of nonstationary heat conduction in a thin semiinfinite rod are given for the case of radiative heat fluxes at the lateral surfaces and a partial outflow of heat by convection and radiation through the end of the rod.Notation thermal diffusivity - x₁ coordinate along the length of the rod - t₁ time - t=t₁/d² dimensionless time (Fourier number) - x=X₁/d relative coordinate - T_o initial temperature - Boltzmann constant - Sk=aT_c ³d/ Stark number - Bi=d/ reduced Biot number - emissivity Translated from Inzhenero-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 47, No. 1, pp. 148–153, July, 1984.     

Experimental study of the boundary between single-phase convection and boiling in underheated cryogenic liquids

The effect of pressure and underheating on the position of the boundary between heat-transfer regimes in liquid helium and hydrogen is investigated.Notation q heat flux - p pressure - =T_s–T underheating - T_s saturation temperature - T temperature of liquid - T=T_wa – T T_s=T_wa – T_s - T_wa temperature of heat-emitting surface - A,a, B, b, C constants - m, n indices - Nu Nusselt number - Ra Rayleigh number - thermal conductivity - coefficient of cubical expansion - kinematic viscosity - g acceleration - standard deviation Indices 01 conditions of convection-boiling transition - 02 conditions of boiling-convection transition Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 5–11, January, 1982.     

Phase decomposition in extruded Zn-Al based alloy

Ageing characteristics of an extruded eutectoid Zn-Al based alloy were investigated using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy techniques. The extruded alloy consisted of Al rich phase and Zn rich _E and phases. The original cast eutectoid Zn-Al alloy was extruded at 250 °C. Both supersaturated _s and _s phase decomposed during extrusion and appeared as fine and coarse lamellar structures. The _E and phases particles formed in the original interdendritic region. It was found that two Zn rich phases _E and decomposed sequentially during ageing at 170, 140 °C. The decomposition of the _E phase occurred as a discontinuous precipitation in the early stage of ageing and the decomposition of the phase took place in a four phase transformation: + T + in the prolonged ageing. Two typical morphologies of the decomposition of the Zn rich phases _E and were distinctive in back-scattered scanning electron microscopy.     

Dielectric Dispersion in Yttrium and Erbium Formate Dihydrate Crystals

The dielectric properties of Y(HCOO)₃ · 2H₂O and Er(HCOO)₃ · 2H₂O are studied. The frequency dependences (0.01 Hz to 20 kHz) of the real () and imaginary () parts of dielectric permittivity ( = – i) are shown to follow a fractal scaling law for the dielectric response of solids. In the tan versus temperature curves, a number of maxima are revealed in a narrow temperature range. The experimental data are used to evaluate the activation energies of relaxation processes. The observed anomalies are assumed to be associated with changes in the dynamics of protons in hydrogen bonds.     

Preparation of superconducting Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu-O ceramics by the sol-gel method

Superconducting Bi-(Pb)-Sr-Ca-Cu-O ceramics were prepared through the sol-gel method using an aqueous solution of metal acetates containing acetic acid and tartaric acid. The conditions of gelation and conversion of gel to Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_x phase were studied by thermal analysis, infrared absorption spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction technique. It was found that transparent gels were obtained from the solutions containing tartaric acid, with a molar ratio of C₄H₆O₆/Cu of about 0.4. The gel matrix was assumed to be composed of carboxylate anions and metal cations. A gel of molar composition BiSrCaCu = 2223 was decomposed to CaCO₃, CaO, CuO and Bi_1-x Sr_xO_y (x = 0.2 to 0.3) at low temperatures of 270 to 600 ° C and produced Bi₂Sr₂CaCu₂O_x phase at 800 ° C via complex intermediate states. A rapid cooling of the heated product increasedT _c (end) in the gel of molar composition BiSrCaCu = 2223, while a slow cooling increasedT _c (end) in the lead-containing gel of molar composition BiPbSrCaCu = 1.850.351.92.03.1. The latter showedT _c (onset) at 115 K andT _c (end) at 105K.     

The formation of α-Al2O3 from θ-Al2O3: The relevance of a “critical size” and: Diffusional nucleation or “synchro-shear”?

The coarsening of -Al₂O₃ crystals to a 'critical size' is often interpreted as the first step in the shear nucleation of -Al₂O₃. The existence of this so-called critical size has also been used to explain the observation that -Al₂O₃ nuclei are generally twice as large as the crystals in the -Al₂O₃ matrix. This paper discusses the important issues in the nucleation of -Al₂O₃ from -Al₂O₃. A few key experiments are also presented to clarify the nucleation process. It is concluded that a critical -Al₂O₃ crystal size is not a prerequisite for -Al₂O₃ nucleation, but is primarily a result of the incubation time required to produce -Al₂O₃ nuclei by diffusional nucleation. It is proposed that the large observed -Al₂O₃ crystal size also does not result from a shear nucleation event in a 'critical size' -Al₂O₃ crystal, but is due to the intrinsically low -Al₂O₃ nucleation density, together with rapid growth of -Al₂O₃ after nucleation.w     

Breakup of an anomolously viscous liquid film in a centrifugal force field

An equation is obtained for the breakup radius with consideration of tipping moments and Laplacian pressure forces acting on the liquid ridge at the critical point.Notation K, n rhenological constants - density - surface tension - r current cup radius - R maximum cup radius - r_c critical radius for film breakup - ¯r=¯r=r/R dimensionless current radius - ¯r_c=r_c/R dimensionless critical radius - ₀, _c actual and critical film thicknesses - current thickness - R_r ridge radius - h₀ ridge height - h current ridge height - ₀ limiting wetting angle - current angle of tangent to ridge surface - angle between axis of rotation and tangent to cup surface - angular velocity of rotation - q volume liquid flow rate - v₁ and v meridional and tangential velocities - =4vv _lm/r,=4v_m/r dimensionless velocities - M moments of surface and centrifugal forces - M_v moment from velocity head - p_r pressure within ridge - P_vm pressure from velocity head - p_m, p_pm pressures from centrifugal force components tangent and normal to cup surface - deviation range of breakup radius from calculated value - ¯r_max, ¯r_min limiting deviations of breakup radius - _c angle of tangent to curve _c/°₀=f(¯r) at critical point - t random oscillation of ratio _c/_c Translated from Inzhenerno-Fizicheskii Zhurnal, Vol. 39, No. 1, pp. 51–56, July, 1980.     

Effect of crystalline phase, orientation and temperature on the dielectric properties of poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF)

The effect of crystalline phase, uniaxial drawing and temperature on the real () and imaginary () parts of the relative complex permittivity of poly (vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) was studied in the frequency range between 10² and 10⁶ Hz. Samples containing predominantly and phases, or a mixture of these, were obtained by crystallization from a DMF solution at different temperatures. phase samples were also obtained from melt crystallization and from commercial films supplied by Bemberg Folien. Different molecular orientations were obtained by uniaxial drawing of and phase samples. The results showed that the crystalline phase exerts strong influence on the values of and , indicating that the _a relaxation process, associated with the glass transition of PVDF, is not exclsively related to the amorphous region of the polymer. An interphase region, which maintains the conformational characteristics of the crystalline regions, should influence the process decisively. The molecular orientation increased the values of for both PVDF phases and modified its dependence with temperature over the whole frequency range studied. The influence of the crystallization and molecular orientation conditions on the dc electric conductivity (_dc) were also verified. The value of _dc was slightly higher for samples crystallized from solution at the lowest temperature and decreased with draw ratio.     

On internal stress and activation volume in polymers

The two-site model is developed for the analysis of stress relaxation data. It is shown that the product of d In (– )/d and (- _i) is constant where is the applied stress, _i is the (deformation-induced) internal stress and = d/dt. The quantity d In ( )/d is often presented in the literature as the (experimental) activation volume, and there are many examples in which the above relationship with (- _i) holds true. This is in apparent contradiction to the arguments that lead to the association of the quantity d In (– )/d with the activation volume, since these normally start with the premise that the activation volume is independent of stress. In the modified theory presented here the source of this anomaly is apparent. Similar anomalies arise in the estimation of activation volume from creep or constant strain rate tests and these are also examined from the standpoint of the site model theory. In the derivation presented here full account is taken of the site population distribution and this is the major difference compared to most other analyses. The predicted behaviour is identical to that obtained with the standard linear solid. Consideration is also given to the orientation-dependence of stress-aided activation.     

Transport property and battery discharge characteristic studies on 1−x(0.75Agl∶0.25AgCl)∶ xAl2O3 composite electrolyte system

Various experimental studies on a new fast Ag⁺ ion-conducting composite electrolyte system: (1–x) (0.75Agl0.25AgCl)xAl₂O₃ are reported. Undried Al₂O₃ particles of size <10 m were used. The conventional matrix material Agl has been replaced by a new mixed 0.75Agl0.25AgCl quenched and/or annealed host compound. Conductivity enhancements 10 from the annealed host and 3 times from the quenched host obtained for the composition 0.7(0.75Agl0.25AgCl)0.3Al₂O₃, can be explained on the basis of the space charge interface mechanism. Direct measurements of ionic mobility as function of temperature together with the conductivity were carried out for the best composition. Subsequently, the mobile ion concentration n values were calculated from and a data. The value of heat of ion transport q* obtained from the plot of thermoelectric power versus 1/T supports Rice and Roth's free ion theory for superionic conductors. Using the best composition as an electrolyte various solid state batteries were fabricated and studied at room temperature with different cathode preparations and load conditions.     

On the nano-size intergrowth of Sr4Fe6O13±δ and (Sr1?xLax)FeO3?δ phases in the mixed conductor Sr3.6La0.4Fe6Oz

The microstructures of mixed-conducting Sr₄Fe₆O_13±, and Sr_3.6La_0.4Fe₆O _z (nominal composition) have been studied by electron microscopy. The lanthanum free material shows a microstructure containing mainly Sr₄Fe₆O_13±, with some 5 vol% Sr_1–y La _y Fe₁₂O₁₉embedded as micron-size inclusions. The lanthanum-containing material revealed a significantly different microstructure consisting of 20 vol% micron-size Sr_1–y La _y Fe₁₂O₁₉embedded in 40 vol% (Sr_0.85La_0.15)FeO_3–tetragonal perovskite, and 40 vol% of plate-shaped nano-scale intergrowths between (Sr_1–x La _x )FeO_3–and Sr₄Fe₆O_13±phases. Domains with dimensions of 20–50 nm are observed in the tetragonal perovskite when viewed along its fourfold axis. From compositional analysis it is concluded that there is little or no solubility of La in the Sr₄Fe₆O_13±phase. The observed microstructure is important input in explaining the significant effect of La addition on the transport properties of Sr₄Fe₆O_13±materials.     

Mössbauer studies of α″-Fe16N2 and α′-Fe8N films

Conversion-electron Mössbauer spectra of epitaxial -Fe₁₆N₂ and -Fe₈N films have been studied and their differences are discussed in detail. The Mössbauer spectrum of -Fe₁₆N₂ can be decomposed into three subspectra, which correspond to the 4d, 8h and 4c sites. The Mössbauer spectrum of -Fe₈N can be fitted using four spectra based on a nitrogen-atom-random-distribution model. The average hyperfine field is larger (3%) for -Fe₁₆N₂ than for -Fe₈N, which is approximately consistent with a 4.1% enhancement of the magnetic moments for -Fe₁₆N₂. The iron moments tend to locate in the film plane for -Fe₁₆N₂ and to arrange perpendicularly to the film plane for -Fe₈N.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of rapidly quenched L20 and L20+L12 alloys in Ni-Al-Fe and Ni-Al-Co systems

Ductile L2₀-type wires and+L1₂-type duplex wires with high strengths and large elongation in the Ni-Al-Fe and Ni-Al-Co ternary systems have been manufactured directly from the liquid state by an in-rotating-water spinning method. The wire diameter was in the range 80 to 180m and the average grain size was 2 to 4m for the wires and 0.2 to 1.0m for the+ wires. _y, _f and _p of the wires were found to be about 360 to 760 MPa, 560 to 960 MPa, and 0.2 to 5.5%, respectively, for the Ni-Al-Fe system, those of the+ wires were about 395 to 660 MPa, 670 to 1285 MPa, and 3.5 to 17%, respectively, for the Ni-Al-Fe system, and about 260 to 365 MPa, 600 to 870 MPa, and 4.0 to 7.0%, respectively, for the Ni-Al-Co system. Cold-drawing caused a significant increase in _y and _f and the values attained were about 1850 and 2500 MPa, respectively, for Ni-20Al-30Fe and Ni-25Al-30Co wires drawn to about 90% reduction in area. The high strengths, large elongation and good cold-workability of the melt-quenched and+ compound wires have been inferred to be due to the structural change into a low-degree ordered state containing a high density of phase boundaries, suppression of grain-boundary segregation and refinement of grain size.     

Thermal Conductivity of the Four-Leg Spin-Ladder System La2Cu2O5 Single Crystal

We have investigated the magnetic susceptibility, , and the thermal conductivity, , in magnetic fields for the four-leg spin-ladder system La₂Cu₂O₅ single crystal. The in a magnetic field parallel to the ladder exhibits a kink at 130 K in correspondence to the magnetic ordering. The along the ladder exhibits a peak at 25 K and a shoulder at 14 K, which are probably related to the thermal conductivity due to magnons, _magnon, and that due to phonons, _phonon, respectively. The perpendicular to the ladder, on the other hand, exhibits only one broad peak related to _phonon. The observed large anisotropy of has been explained based upon the anisotropy of _magnon.     

Phase relation in titanium-aluminide alloy — an X-ray study

Results of X-ray diffraction studies on titanium aluminides stabilized by niobium, vanadium and molybdenum are reported to establish a phase relation in the Ti-25Al-10Nb-3V-1Mo at% (Ti-25-10-3-1) alloy. It is shown that the composition of the phases probably deviated slightly from ideal stoichiometry Ti₃Al for ₂ and Ti₂AlNb for -type; its partial ordering in of the -phase type and the phase relation is 64% -type and 36% ₂ phase.     

Subsolidus phase relations in the ZnS-In2S3 system: 600 to 1080° C

Eleven ternary compounds were synthesised, of which nine are new. The seven most ZnS-rich compounds form a series. Each has a primitive hexagonal lattice witha=3.85±0.01 Å. Thec-dimension varies from 37.47 Å (39 ZnS8 In₂S₃) to 18.63 Å (18 ZnS8 In₂S₃) with a periodicity of 3.14 Å which can be related to a decrease in the ZnS content. One of the four remaining compounds (12 ZnS8 In₂S₃) is triclinic, but at least two polytypes are present. The more common variety has the parameters:a=3.86 Å,b=15.48 Å,c=3.54 Å,=90° 16,=120° 02 and=89° 47. The structure of the other polytype and of compounds 17 ZnS:8 In₂S₃ and 10 ZnS8 In₂S₃ have not been determined. Stoichiometric ZnIn₂S₄ has a rhombic hexagonal lattice (a=3.86 Å,c=36.95 Å). This ternary compound which has been synthesised previously is the only one to show appreciable solid solution. Approximately 2 mole % ZnS is soluble in ZnIn₂S₄ at 600° C; this increases to 8 mole % at 1080° C.