WC/Co纳米复合粉质量特性的研究

本文探讨了喷雾转换法制备WC/Co纳米复合粉的生产工艺特点、粉末的物理化学特性以及在超细合金中的应用效果。各方面的实验数据表明:WC/Co复合粉中WC碳化完全、粒度细而均匀,钨钴元素达到分子级均匀混合,Co对WC形成纳米级包覆,粉末颗粒外形多呈球状,球体由部分合金化的WC/Co粒子聚合而成,粒子之间存在明显的烧结颈,其亚晶尺寸在100nm以下。复合粉经强化球磨后制取的超细合金较传统工艺制备的合金的WC相晶粒更加均匀,具有更好的物理力学性能和更高的使用寿命。即使不添加抑制剂,复合粉制备的合金仍具有晶粒细而均匀的特点。     

EFFECTS OF SIZE COMBINATION AND CONTACTING STATE OF RAW POWDER PARTICLES ON SPARK PLASMA SINTERED ULTRAFINE CEMENTED CARBIDES

本文采用亚微米WC粉和纳米Co粉、亚微米WC粉和高能球磨后具有纳米晶组织的微米级Co粉这两种具有不同粒径匹配的混合粉末作为原料粉末，利用放电等离子烧结（SPS）技术制备超细晶WC-10Co硬质合金。对不同原料粉末的SPS过程及烧结试样的显微组织和性能进行了系统的对比分析。实验结果表明，以两种混合粉末为原料均获得了平均晶粒尺寸在200nm以下的超细硬质合金材料，其中，采用亚微米WC粉和高能球磨的微米级Co粉利用SPS技术制备的材料相对密度达到98%以上，硬度达到HRA94.5，断裂韧性达到13.50MPa•m1/2，表明具有优良的综合性能。而采用亚微米WC粉和纳米Co粉利用SPS技术制备出的超细晶硬质合金的组织均匀性和性能较差。根据SPS技术的特殊烧结机理，对采用不同粒径匹配和结合状态的WC和Co混合粉末的SPS致密化机制进行了分析。     

VC添加量对纳米晶硬质合金的制备及性能影响

以钨钴氧化物、炭黑和VC为原料,采用原位还原碳化法制备WC-Co复合粉末,将复合粉末进行放电等离子烧结致密化制备WC-Co硬质合金块体材料。研究了不同VC添加量的复合粉末和块体材料的相组成、显微组织和性能,结果表明:VC的添加量对复合粉末的相组成、合金的晶粒尺寸和性能具有重要的影响,原料中添加2.0%VC(质量分数)时可获得平均晶粒尺寸为101 nm,相组成仅为WC和Co且具有高硬度和良好韧性的硬质合金块体材料。     

预处理工艺对放电等离子烧结超细晶WC-Co硬质合金组织和性能的影响

采用不同粒度的WC粉与超细Co粉混合得到初始粉末,利用直接放电等离子烧结(SPS)技术和一种包括真空预处理和SPS烧结的新制备方法,研制超细晶WC-Co硬质合金块体.结果表明,两种不同粒度匹配的混合粉末经真空预处理后SPS烧结得到的试样较直接SPS烧结试样的硬度稍有降低,但断裂韧性得到提高,尤其是抗拉强度得到显著提高.对试样显微组织和性能分析表明,混合粉末的真空预处理工艺对SPS烧结WC-Co硬质合金具有重要作用:去除混合粉末吸附气体,消除Co池,同时保证WC晶粒不发生明显长大.     

高能球磨制备纳米WC-Co复合粉末及其SPS烧结

本文采用高能球磨法制备纳米结构WC-Co粉末,并采用放电等离子体烧结方法(SPS)对该纳米粉末进行致密化。使用X射线衍射、SEM等手段分析了高能球磨对WC-Co复合粉末中WC晶粒尺寸和粒度的影响。发现经过90h左右的高能球磨,WC-Co的粉末粒度可以达到300nm左右,而WC的晶粒尺寸可以细化到8nm左右。经过SPS烧结后,合金中的WC相的晶粒尺寸可以保持在300nm左右,而Co多以fcc结构出现。     

矿用硬质合金WC晶粒均匀性及板状形貌异常长大的控制

针对矿用硬质合金对微观结构均匀性的要求,以WC-Co硬质合金为研究对象,研究了WC原料、球磨工艺、钴含量、碳含量、添加剂、烧结温度等因素对WC晶粒均匀性的影响,制备了14组合金试样,通过对烧结后合金的微观结构观察,分析研究了以上因素对WC晶粒均匀性的影响。其中重点分析了硬质合金微观组织中WC晶粒呈板状形貌异常长大的原因。研究结果表明:球磨过程中产生的细小WC数量越多,越易于出现板状晶;硬质合金中板状晶的出现与钴含量、烧结温度、抑制剂、球磨时间、WC原始粒度都有密切关系;WC粒度增加、钴含量降低、球磨时间减少、烧结温度降低和添加抑制剂均可提高WC晶粒的均匀性并降低合金中出现板状晶的可能性。     

WC-Co复合粉形貌遗传特性及粒度分布研究

以偏钨酸铵、可溶钴盐、有机碳为原料,经喷雾转化、煅烧、低温还原碳化制备WC-Co复合粉。对前驱体、复合粉物相组成、WC晶粒度、微观形貌、平均粒度及分布进行研究。结果表明:复合粉由WC和Co两相组成,WC晶粒度约为60 nm;前驱体粉末呈空壳球形结构,部分颗粒破裂;经煅烧后,形貌未发生明显变化;再经还原碳化处理,颗粒表面产生大量孔隙,形貌与前驱体相似,具有很好的形貌结构遗传特性;复合粉平均粒度比前驱体略有减小且粒度分布更窄;溶液浓度、给料速度越大,离心转速越小,则平均粒度越大;进气温度对粒度影响很小。     

原位合成WC-6Co复合粉末制备超细YG6硬质合金

将原位合成WC-6Co复合粉末采用干袋式冷等静压压制成型(压制压力1×10~8 Pa、保压时间15 s),将压制好的坯料采用低压烧结炉烧结(烧结温度1360℃、烧结时间40 min、加压5 MPa、保温保压时间20 min),烧结制备超细YG6硬质合金,对合金的形貌、金相组织及物理力学性能进行分析。结果表明:原位合成WC-6Co复合粉末制备的超细YG6硬质合金,晶粒异常长大,WC平均晶粒尺寸为0.8μm,硬度HV_(30)为(21500±100) MPa,较传统超细YG6X硬度高。再将WC-6Co复合粉末采用滚动湿磨、压力式喷雾干燥、掺成型剂、挤压成型、低压烧结等工序制备超细YG6硬质合金,研究不同晶粒长大抑制剂配比、球磨时间、挤压压力、烧结温度对合金性能的影响。结果表明:添加0.3%VC、0.8%Cr_3C_2(质量分数),湿磨48 h,挤压压力24 MPa,烧结温度1340℃,制备的超细YG6硬质合金WC晶粒均匀,无异常长大的WC晶粒,WC平均晶粒度尺寸0.4μm,呈多边形,外形较圆。强度、硬度最高,抗弯强度TRS为(2250±20) MPa、硬度HV30为(22600±100) MPa。断口形貌为沿晶断裂,沿WC与WC晶界断裂或WC与Co晶界断裂。     

原始WC粉末粒度组成对超细硬质合金组织及性能的影响

分别采用两种工艺制备的Fsss粒度相近的WC粉末为原料,在不同球磨时间下制备WC-10%Co-0.3%Cr_3C_2-0.5%TaC试样于1 450℃下烧结,对比两种合金的微观结构和常规性能。结果表明:采用粒度分布较窄、不含WC团聚颗粒的WC粉末为原料,经10 h球磨就能得到微观组织结构均匀的超细硬质合金;采用粒度分布较宽、含有大量WC团聚颗粒的WC粉末为原料,需要50 h球磨才能得到微观结构较为均匀的超细硬质合金,球磨时未被破碎的WC团聚颗粒烧结时会长大为WC晶粒团聚体,或者是粗大WC晶粒,会降低合金的抗弯强度值;原始粉末粒度组成对超细硬质合金的矫顽磁力、密度和硬度影响较小。     

W+Co+C(碳黑)制备板状晶硬质合金及其性能研究

采用经球磨扁平化处理的W粉末为原料,添加适量Co、C(碳黑)、成型剂及纳米W粉制备板状晶硬质合金,研究了烧结温度、时间和添加纳米W粉,对板状晶硬质合金显微组织结构和性能的影响。结果表明,球磨预处理中颗粒W粉末可获得扁平化程度高的薄片状W粉末,以其为原料制备的WC-12%Co(质量分数)板状晶合金相对密度达97%,合金硬度呈现出明显的各向异性;添加纳米W粉或提高烧结温度、延长烧结时间,均有利于压坯烧结收缩致密化,生成更多的板状WC晶粒。     

Effects of Post-weld Heat Treatment on Microstructure,Mechanical Properties and the Role of Weld Reinforcement in 2219 Aluminum Alloy TIG-Welded Joints

In as-welded state, each region of 2219 aluminum alloy TIG-welded joint shows diff erent microstructure and microhardness due to the diff erent welding heat cycles and the resulting evolution of second phases. After the post-weld heat treatment, both the amount and the size of the eutectic structure or θ phases decreased. Correspondingly, both the Cu content in α-Al matrix and the microhardness increased to a similar level in each region of the joint, and the tensile strength of the entire joint was greatly improved. Post-weld heat treatment played the role of solid solution strengthening and aging strengthening. After the post-weld heat treatment, the weld performance became similar to other regions, but weld reinforcements lost their reinforcing eff ect on the weld and their existence was more of an adverse eff ect. The joint without weld reinforcements after the post-weld heat treatment had the optimal tensile properties, and the specimens randomly crack in the weld zone.     

The First Phase of the SRIF Industrialized Base in ＂West Area＂ Has Been Put into Operation

After nearly two years＇ tense construction, the first phase of industrialized base of Shenyang Research Institute of Foundry （SRIF）, located at the Tiexi Casting and Forging Industrial Park in the west of Tiexi District, has now been completed and formally put into operation.     

Thermodynamics Study on the Decomposition of Chromite with KOH

Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, has proposed a method for oxidative leaching of chromite with potassium hydroxide. Understanding the mechanism of chromite decomposition, especially in the potassium hydroxide fusion, is important for the optimization of the operating parameters of the oxidative leaching process. A traditional thermodynamic method is proposed and the thermal decomposition and the reaction decomposition during the oxidative leaching of chromite with KOH and oxygen is discussed, which suggests that chromite is mainly destroyed by reactions with KOH and oxygen. Meanwhile, equilibrium of the main reactions of the above process was calculated at different temperatures and oxygen partial pressures. The stable zones of productions, namely, K2CrO4 and Fe2O3, increase with the decrease of temperature, which indicates that higher temperature is not beneficial to thermodynamic reactions. In addition, a comparison of the general alkali methods is carried out, and it is concluded that the KOH leaching process is thermodynamically superior to the conventional chromate production process.     

Influence of Heat Treatment on Damping Behaviour of the Magnesium Wrought Alloy AZ61

The effect of isochronal heat treatments for 1h on variation of damping, hardness and microstructural change of the magnesium wrought alloy AZ61 was investigated. Damping and hardness behaviour could be attributed to the evolution of precipitation process. The influence of precipitation on damping behaviour was explained in the framework of the dislocation string model of Granato and Lücke.     

Effect of Rare Earth Doping on Impedance,Modulus and Conductivity Properties of Multiferroic Composites:0.5(BiLa_xFe_(1-x)O_3)–0.5(PbTiO_3)

The Lanthanum-doped bismuth ferrite–lead titanate compositions of 0.5(Bi LaxFe1-xO3)–0.5(Pb Ti O3)(x = 0.05,0.10,0.15,0.20)(BLxF1-x-PT) were prepared by mixed oxide method.Structural characterization was performed by X-ray diffraction and shows a tetragonal structure at room temperature.The lattice parameter c/a ratio decreases with increasing of La(x = 0.05–0.20) concentration of the composites.The effect of charge carrier/ion hopping mechanism,conductivity,relaxation process and impedance parameters was studied using an impedance analyzer in a wide frequency range(102–106Hz) at different temperatures.The nature of Nyquist plot confirms the presence of bulk effects only,and non-Debye type of relaxation processes occurs in the composites.The electrical modulus exhibits an important role of the hopping mechanism in the electrical transport process of the materials.The ac conductivity and dc conductivity of the materials were studied,and the activation energy found to be 0.81,0.77,0.76 and 0.74 e V for all compositions of x = 0.05–0.20 at different temperatures(200–300 °C).     

Quantitative Analysis of the Crystallographic Orientation Relationship Between the Martensite and Austenite in Quenching–Partitioning–Tempering Steels

The orientation relationships(ORs)between the martensite and the retained austenite in low-and medium-carbon steels after quenching–partitioning–tempering process were studied in this work.The ORs in the studied steels are identified by selected-area electron diffraction(SAED)as either K–S or N–W ORs.Meanwhile,the ORs were also studied based on numerical fitting of electron backscatter diffraction data method suggested by Miyamoto.The simulated K–S and N–W ORs in the low-index directions generally do not well coincide with the experimental pole figure,which may be attributed to both the orientation spread from the ideal variant orientations and high symmetry of the low-index directions.However,the simulated results coincide well with experimental pole figures in the high-index directions{123}_(bcc).A modified method with simplicity based on Miyamoto’s work was proposed.The results indicate that the ORs determined by modified method are similar to those determined by Miyamoto’method,that is,the OR is near K–S OR for the low-carbon Q–P–T steel,and with the increase of carbon content,the OR is closer to N–W OR in medium-carbon Q–P–T steel.     

Growth Kinetics of Single Inclusion Particle in Molten Melts

On the basis of the single-particle framework, a new theory on inclusion growth in metallurgical melts is developed to study the kinetics of inclusion growth on account of reaction and collision. The studies show that the early growth of inclusion depends on reaction growth and Brawnian motion collision, and where the former is decisive, the late growth depends on turbulence collision and Stokes＇ collision, and where the former is dominant; collision growth is very quick during the smelting process, lessened in the refining process, but nearly negligible in the continuous casting process.     

Theoretical Analysis for the Motion and Temperature of Melt Droplets in Spray Degassing Process

The motion of melt droplets in spray degassing process was analyzed theoretically. The height of the treatment tank in spray degassing process could be determined by the results of theoretical calculation of motion of melt droplets. To know whether the melt droplets would solidify during spraying process, the balance temperature of melt droplets was also theoretically analyzed. Then proof experiments for theoretical results about temperature of melt droplets were carried. In comparison, the experimental results were nearly similar to the calculation results.     

Using Finite Element and Contour Method to Evaluate Residual Stress in Thick Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Welded by Electron Beam Welding

This work was to reveal the residual stress profile in electron beam welded Ti-6Al-4V alloy plates(50 mm thick) by using finite element and contour measurement methods.A three-dimensional finite element model of 50-mmthick titanium component was proposed,in which a column–cone combined heat source model was used to simulate the temperature field and a thermo-elastic–plastic model to analyze residual stress in a weld joint based on ABAQUS software.Considering the uncertainty of welding simulation,the computation was calibrated by experimental data of contour measurement method.Both test and simulated results show that residual stresses on the surface and inside the weld zone are significantly different and present a narrow and large gradient feature in the weld joint.The peak tensile stress exceeds the yield strength of base materials inside weld,which are distinctly different from residual stress of the thin Ti-6Al-4V alloy plates presented in references before.     

Microstructures and Tensile Properties of Ultrafine-Grained Ni–(1–3.5) wt% SiC_(NP) Composites Prepared by a Powder Metallurgy Route

Silicon carbide nanoparticle-reinforced nickel-based composites(Ni–Si CNP),with a Si CNPcontent ranged from1 to 3.5 wt%,were prepared using mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering.In addition,unreinforced pure nickel samples were also prepared for comparative purposes.To characterize the microstructural properties of both the unreinforced pure nickel and the Ni–Si CNPcomposites transmission electron microscopy(TEM) was used,while their mechanical behavior was investigated using the Vickers pyramid method for hardness measurements and a universal tensile testing machine for tensile tests.TEM results showed an array of dislocation lines decorated in the sintered pure nickel sample,whereas,for the Ni–Si CNPcomposites,the presence of nano-dispersed Si CNPand twinning crystals was observed.These homogeneously distributed Si CNPwere found located either within the matrix,between twins or on grain boundaries.For the Ni–Si CNPcomposites,coerced coarsening of the Si CNPassembly occurred with increasing Si CNPcontent.Furthermore,the grain sizes of the Ni–Si CNPcomposites were much finer than that of the unreinforced pure nickel,which was considered to be due to the composite ball milling process.In all cases,the Ni–Si CNPcomposites showed higher strengths and hardness values than the unreinforced pure nickel,likely due to a combination of dispersion strengthening(Orowan effects) and particle strengthening(Hall–Petch effects).For the Ni–Si CNPcomposites,the strength increased initially and then decreased as a function of Si CNPcontent,whereas their elongation percentages decreased linearly.Compared to all materials tested,the Ni–Si CNPcomposite containing 1.5% Si C was found more superior considering both their strength and plastic properties.