Surface Modification of a-Fe Metal Particles by Chemical Surface Coating

The structure of a-Fe metal magnetic recording particles coated with silane coupling agents have been studied by TEM, FT-IR, EXAFS, Mossbauer. The results show that a close, uniform, firm and ultra thin layer, which is beneficial to the magnetic and chemical stability, has been formed by the cross-linked chemical bond Si-O-Si. And the organic molecule has chemically bonded to the particle surface, which has greatly affected the surface Fe atom electronic structure. Furthermore, the covalent bond between metal particle surface and organic molecule has obvious effect on the near edge structure of the surface Fe atoms.     

Surface Modification of α-Fe Metal Particles by Chemical Surface Coating

The structure of α-Fe metal magnetic recording particles coated with silane coupling agents have been studied by TEM, FT-IR, EXAFS, Mossbauer. The results show that a close, uniform, firm and ultra thin layer, which is beneficial to the magnetic and chemical stability, has been formed by the cross-linked chemical bond Si-O-Si. And the organic molecule has chemically bonded to the particle surface, which has greatly affected the surface Fe atom electronic structure. Furthermore, the covalent bond between metal particle surface and organic molecule has obvious effect on the near edge structure of the surface Fe atoms.     

Dendritic Deposition of NH_4CI Crystals with Free Surface as Simulations of Surface Solidification of Materials

As a simulation of surface solidification of materials,quasi-two dimensional dendritic deposition ofammonium chloride(NH_4Cl)crystals from an aqueous solution film with free surface byvapourization was investigated by the in- situ observation technique.The depositing morphologiesof NH_4Cl crystals are faceted and of growth laws differing from the three-dimensional case.Underlow supersaturation,faceted dendrites formed,whereas the anisotropy in growth kinetics decreaseswith the increase of supersaturation.When vapourizing rate(supersaturation)is not very low,oscillations of growth rate.tip-radius and second arm spacing of the dendrites were observed.It issuggested that this dynamic phenomenon is attributed to the correlation between theconvection-transfer effect induced by the surface tension gradient of solution film.and the drivingforce for deposition.     

Study of Iron-based Surface Composite Materials

new surface infiltrating composite technique has been developed to obtain metal and ceramic composite layer on the surface of metal by traditional casting method. It has been shown that with the new method, a composite layer with a thickness of 2-5 mm can be obtained. The ceramic particulates distribute uniformly in the matrix. The composite layer is very favorable to wear resistance and thermal resistance situations     

Surface tension of γ-TiAl-based alloys

Within the Integrated Project IMPRESS, funded by the EU, a concerted action was taken to determine the thermophysical properties of a γ-TiAl-based alloys, suitable for casting of large turbine blades for aero-engines and stationary gas turbines. The challenge was to develop a castable alloy, free of grain refiners and susceptible to heat treatment. Owing to the high reactivity of this class of alloys, many difficulties were encountered to process the liquid phase in a crucible. This prevented also the measurements of specific heat, viscosity and electrical conductivity in the liquid phase. However, surface tension and density could be measured using container-less techniques. For the surface tension determination, both the oscillating droplet method by the electromagnetic levitation as well as a combined method using two methodologies in one test (i.e. the pendant drop and sessile drop) by an advanced experimental complex that has been designed for investigations of high temperature capillarity phenomena were applied. All the quantities have been obtained as a function of temperature, in some cases also in the undercooled liquid. In this article, we report a comparative discussion on the results obtained for the surface tension of Ti–Al–Nb and Ti–Al–Ta alloys, together with the corresponding theoretical values calculated by thermodynamic models.     

Surface Yielding of Metals by X-ray Diffraction

Surface yielding of metallic material was measured with strain gage and X-ray diffraction methods.The results show that.when the residual stress in the transverse direction is involved,the surface yieldstrength should be evaluated with biaxial Mises criterion.For a medium carbon high strength steel,the yield strength of the bulk material is 581 MPa and the surface yield strengths for 0.05% and0.1%plastic strain are about 436 MPa and 463 MPa respectively.The 0.05% yield strength willapproximately increase to 788 MPa after shot peening.In the early stage of plastic deformation,strain hardening in the surface layer is quite different from that of the bulk sample.     

Laser Surface Hardening of 9CrSi Steel

The effects of laser hardening parameters such as beam power,beam diameter and scanning rate on microstructure and mardness of 9CrSi steel were investigated.The microstructure of the surface layer of 9CiSi steel was changed from pearlite to martensite,retained austenite and carbide by laser hardening .The depth of the hardened layer increased with increasing laser energy density and the surface hardeness increased by 3-5times as high as the untreated steel.The laser hardened surface had good wear resistance due to martensite and carbide in the surface layer.The wear mode at low speed was abrasive,while the wear mode at high speed was adhesive.     

A Study of the Spread Surface of Polymeric Dispersions of Eudragit®

The rheology of non-Newtonian fluid systems is complex. Their experimental study is difficult because of the existence of many dependent variables. In the present work, a mathematical equation is proposed to calculate the spread surface from a simple viscosimetric study in a theoretical way. It was determined for multiple parameters. The spread surface has to be marked because of its direct relation to the shear stress; this fact enabled us to connect one variable dependent on the compression deformation with another dependent on the shear deformation. At the same time, the viscoelastic phenomenon can be evidenced by applying this mathematical equation.     

The Innovation of Surface Damage Detectionof Metallic Members

1In~uctionAtthefirStinternationalexoelectIDnconferencein1956,J.Kramersuggestedthefollowingdefinition[I]."Exoelectronsareelectronseasttedfromsolidsduringtransitionsfromhigh-ertOlowerenergystates".Sincethistheorywasraised,universalconcernsovertheapplic...     

Surface tension of liquid4He nearT λ

The surface tension of liquid⁴He in the neighborhood of the transition temperature was measured with very high precision by the surface-wave resonance method. The derivative of the surface tension with respect to temperature decreases by 21.1±0.8 mdyn/cm K as the temperature is increased from T – 20 mK to T + 20 mK. The regular part of the surface tension near T is considered to consist of two parts, a ripplon contribution _R and a bulk contribution _B. In the present analysis, the singular part exists only below T, and is proportional to (T – T)^1.3±0.1. This behavior seems to be related to the Bose-Einstein condensate or the superfluid density.     

Surface Cracking of Ferrites in Hot Isostatic Pressing

1.IntroductionIn recent ten years full density ceramicshas been developed to meet the needs inelectronic industry and other applications.HIP process offers a more convenient wayto prepare high density materials[1—5].The fully densified ferrites have beenused as digital magnetic head.If the densityafter sintering is high enough,it could be     

Surface Infiltrating Composite of Fe-base Metal and Ceramics

1.IntroductionMetal matrix composites consist of afamily of advanced materials which mayhave attractive properties including highstrength,high specific modulus,lowcoefficient of thermal expansion,good wearresistance,and attractive high temperature     

Surface Degradation of Bulk AlN+Al Nano-composites

Bulk AlN + Al nanocomposite materials were Synthesized by sintering the compacts of AlN and Al nanoparticles, which were produced by an active plasma-metal reaction method. The sudeces of as-prepared nanocomposite was investigated by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS).Results show the surfaces are much degraded and the degradation products are alumina(Al2O3),boehmite(AIOOH), bayerite(AI(OH)3) layer. The mechanism of degradation behaviour in moist environment was also discussed     

Mechanical and Wear Properties of Nanostructured Surface Layer in Iron Induced by Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment

A porosity-free and contamination-free surface layer with grain sizes ranging from nanometer to micrometer in Fe samples was obtained by surface mechanical attrition treatment (SMAT) technique. Mechanical and wear properties of the surface layer in the SMATed and annealed Fe samples were measured by means of nanoindentation and nanoscratch tests, respectively. Experimental results showed that the hardness of the surface layer in the SMATed Fe sample increased evidently due to the grain refinement. The elastic moduli of the surface layers in the SMATed and annealed Fe samples were unchanged, independent of grain size in the present grain size regime. Compared with the original Fe sample, the wear resistance enhanced and the coefficient of friction decreased in the surface layer of the SMATed Fe sample.     

Surface Reaction of TiAl with Water Vapor and Oxygen

The interaction of water vapor and oxygen with TiAI-based alloy has been studied with Auger electron spectroscopy and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The results indicate that both surface reactions initiate at a very short exposure (about 6×10-7 Pa·s) and the oxides Al2O3 and TiO2 form in the surface reactions. In the oxidizing reaction, the water vapor reacts firstly with Al, and then reacts with Ti after certain exposure. The surface reaction of Al with water vapor may be responsible for the environmental embrittlement at room temperature in TiAI-based alloy.     

Surface engineering of Ti–O films by photochemical immobilization of gelatin

Crystalline Ti–O films were prepared by unbalanced magnetron sputtering and the structure was confirmed by XRD. An organic layer of 3-aminopropylphosphonic acid (APP) was first introduced on the Ti–O films by self-assembling. The stability of the APP on Ti–O films was confirmed by XPS and FTIR analysis. Simultaneously, azido group was introduced in gelatin molecule to act as photoreactive point. The derivated gelatin was spin-coated onto the self-assembled layer and immobilized by UV irradiating. Chemical patterned surface was obtained by using a photomask when irradiating and confirmed by sirius red staining and surface profile analysis. Measured by surface profilometer, the thickness of the immobilized gelatin was about 5–20 nm. The adhering of human endothelial EVC304 cells on APP modified surface was enhanced in the cell culture test. Moreover, the adherence and growth of cells were prior on gelatin-immobilized region visually seen on the patterned surface. This result indicated gelatin-immobilized Ti–O surface can serve as a biocompatible biomaterial for endothelialization.     

Evaluation of Surface Cracks Using Magnetic Flux Leakage Testing

The magnetic field distribution characteristics of surface cracks with various widths are discussed based on finite element (FEM) results.The crack depth was 0.20 mm ,the width range was from 0.02 to 1.00mm .The results showed that crack width and lift-off( the distance between surface and sensor )will influence singals.Discussed in this paper is the influence of various lift-off parameters on the peak to peak values of the normal component in magnetic flux leakage testing .The effects can be applied to evaluate surface breaking cracks of different widths and depths.An idea is presented to smooth narrow, sharp crack tips using alternating current (AC) field magnetization.     

Phenomenological Anisotropic Study of Surface Finish in Pack Rolling

A phenomenological anisotropic model has been presented for the surface roughness modeling of pack rolling. The model is an assembly of grains in different orientations and sizes. The grain size is assumed to be in log-normal distribution. To model the macro anisotropic mechanical behavior of the grains induced by the slip deformation, the grains are assumed as isolated anisotropic units. The units have different mechanic behavior, and depend on the crystallographic orientations and the external loading as well as the interaction of the adjunctive grains. In the paper, the material properties of the grains are assumed as uniform distributions. The roughness of the contact surfaces depends on the distribution types and the scatters of the distributions. It is found that the initial roughness of the contact surfaces has a little influence on the surface roughness when the rolling deformation is large. The comparison between the phenomenological model and crystallographic model shows that the phenomenological model can also give out a reasonable result, while it only takes much less CPU time. The agreement between the single sheet model and the pack rolling model shows that in a certain degree the pack rolling model can be replaced by the single sheet model to decrease the CPU time.     

Influence of Surface Nano-structured Treatment on Pack Boriding of H13 Steel

In order to lower the boriding temperature of hot work steel H13, method of surface mechanical attrition treatment （SMAT）, which can make the grain size of the surface reach nano-scale, was used before pack boriding. The growth of the boride layer was studied in a function of boriding temperature and time. By TEM （transmission electron microscopy）, SEM （scanning electron microscopy）, XRD （x-ray diffraction） and microhardness tests, the grain size, thermal stability of the nano-structured （NS） surface and the thickness,appearance, phases of the surface boride layer were studied. Kinetic of boriding was compared between untreated samples and treated samples. Results showed that after SMAT, the boride layer was thicker and the hardness gradient was smoother. Furthermore, after boriding at a low temperature of 700℃ for 8 h, a boride layer of about 5 μm formed on the NS surface. This layer was toothlike and wedged into the substrate, which made the surface layer combine well with the substrate. The phase of the boride layer was Fe2B. Research on boriding kinetics indicated that the activation energy was decreased for the treated samples.