Properties of Electroless Ni–B and Ni–P/Ni–B Coatings Formed on Stainless Steel

In this study, Ni–P/Ni–B duplex coatings and Ni–B single layer were deposited on 410 stainless steel by the electroless process. The surface morphology and cross section observations were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy and optical microscopy. The results showed that by using the Ni–high P layer under the Ni–B deposit, the hardness value was increased. Also, the surface roughness of Ni–high P/Ni–B duplex coating was lower than the surface roughness of the Ni–B single layer. In addition, by using the Ni–high P layer as an intermediate layer prior to Ni–B coating, the surface morphology could be compressed. The mass loss diagram and the worn surfaces indicated that the Ni–high P/Ni–B duplex coating was the best wear resistant among the other coatings.     

超塑性奥氏体-铁素体双相不锈钢00Cr25Ni7Mo3N的研制

通过电弧炉-电渣重熔工艺开发研制了成分为(%):0.021C,24.16Cr,7.21Ni,2.87Mo,0.17N,0.48Cu超塑性双相不锈钢00Cr25Ni7Mo3N。试验结果表明,00Cr25Ni7Mo3N超塑性双相不锈钢的耐孔蚀性和耐缝隙腐蚀性远高于传统的304L和316L奥氏体不锈钢。在变形温度960℃、应变速率2×10^-3/s时,00Cr25Ni7Mo3N超塑性双相不锈钢的最高延伸率为960%,该钢超塑性变形的均匀性优于TC4钛合金,可显著减轻构件的重量。     

00Cr21Ni2Mn5N双相不锈钢的高温变形

采用Gleeble-3800热/力模拟实验等方法研究了00Cr21Ni2Mn5N奥氏体-铁索体双相不锈钢(LDSS)在温度为850～1150℃、应变速率为5～50s^-1,压下量60%的热变形行为及组织变化。结果表明,00Cr21Ni2Mn5N双相不锈钢的流变应力随温度的增加而降低,随应变速率的增加而增加,该钢的软化机制与Zener-Hollomon(Z)参数有关,00Cr21Ni2MnSN双相钢的表观应力指数为4.82,热变形表观激活能(Q)为219 kJ/mol     

六方氮化硼(hBN)表面镀镍对Ni-Cr/hBN固体自润滑材料性能的影响

为了改善六方氮化硼(hBN)固体润滑剂和Ni-Cr合金基体之间的润湿性,采用硝酸镍分解-氢还原法制备Ni包覆hBN粉末(即Ni/hBN粉末).分别用Ni/hBN粉末和未包覆的hBN粉末作为固体润滑剂制备(Ni-Cr)/hBN自润滑复合材料,研究hBN粉末表面包覆Ni对该复合材料组织和性能的影响.结果表明:与hBN相比,...     

氮合金化对马氏体不锈钢00Cr13Ni4Mo回火性能的影响

测定了控氮00Cr13Ni4Mo(S13-4N)与低氮00Cr13Ni6Mo(S13-6)的性能,对比分析了氮元素对00Cr13Ni4Mo的强度、韧性、耐蚀性的影响。力学性能测试结果表明,回火温度≤550℃时,控氮的S13-4N比低氮的S13-6的强度更高,韧性更低;回火温度≥550℃时,规律逐渐变得相反;S13-4N在450℃左右出现回火脆性现象。电化学测试结果表明,S13-6的耐点蚀性能优于S13-4N。XRD和EBSD结果表明,两种钢在550℃以上温度回火时出现逆变奥氏体,600℃附近含量达到最大值,此时的韧性最佳,S13-6中的逆变奥氏体总量多于S13-4N,但形态不同。分析认为:氮比镍稳定奥氏体的能力强,而镍形成逆变奥氏体的能力则更强,逆变奥氏体的含量和稳定性对韧性的影响很大;S13-4N的450℃回火脆性主要是由于碳化物和氮化物的析出引起的。     

Corrosion Resistance and Semiconducting Properties of Passive Films Formed on 00Cr13Ni5Mo2 Supermartensitic Stainless Steel in Cl- Environment

The semiconducting properties of passive films grown on 00Crl3Ni5Mo2 supermartensitic stainless steel were investigated in comparison with conventional 2Cr13 martensitic stainless steel. Cyclic vohammetry and electro- chemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS） were used for the studies. 00Crl3NiSMo2 steel exhibited a good corrosion resistance performance, attributing to its passive capability. The results of Mott-Schottky analysis demonstrated n- type semiconductors for the passive films with doping densities of about 1020- 1021 cm -3, and the thickness of space- charge layers was also calculated. The experimental results confirmed that Mo plays an important role in improving the corrosion resistance of 00Crl3Ni5Mo2 steel due to its impact on the doping density.     

Effect of Ni/（La＋Mg） Ratio on Structure and Electrochemical Performance of La-Mg-Ni Alloy System

As the alloy with the most suitable Ni/(La+ Mg) ratio has higher capacity and good cycle stability,theeffects of Ni/(La+Mg) ratios on the electrochemical performances of the La0.80 Mg0.20 Nix (x= 3.5 to 5.0) alloys have been investigated to find the most suitable Ni/(La+ Mg) ratio.The results of XRD and SEM observations show that the phase composition of the alloys varies with different Ni/(La+Mg) ratios.When Ni/(La+Mg) is notmore than 4.25,all the alloys contain LaNi5 and (La,Mg)2Ni7 phases,in addition,the LaMg and (La,Mg)Ni3 phases exist in the x=3.5 and 3.75 alloys,respectively.The LaMg2Ni9 phase exists in the x=4.25 alloy.There are the LaNi5 and LaMg2 Ni9 phases in the x= 4.5,4.75,and 5.0 alloys.The phase abundance and cell volume change with different Ni content.When the Ni/(La+Mg) ratio is not more than 4.25,the alloys possess excellent activation capability,however,the activation capabilities of the alloys decrease with a further increase in the Ni/(La+Mg)ratio.With increasing the Ni/(La+ Mg) ratio,the maximum discharge capacities,the medium voltages,and the cycle stabilities of the alloys first increase and then decrease.When the Ni/(La+Mg) ratio is 3.75,the corresponding alloyhas the maximum discharge capacity among all the alloys.However,the cycle stability of the Ni/(La+ Mg)= 4.0 alloy is better than that of the others.     

Interfacial IMC Layer and Tensile Properties of Ni-Reinforced Cu/Sn–0.7Cu–0.05Ni/Cu Solder Joint: Effect of Aging Temperature

Thermal aging behavior on the intermetallic compounds (IMCs) layer and mechanical properties of Cu/Sn–0.7Cu/Cu and Cu/Sn–0.7Cu–0.05Ni/Cu joints has been investigated from aging temperature of 60–180 °C for 100 h. Layer thickness increases as aging temperature rose for both the joints. Mechanical properties deteriorates with increase in aging temperature. After aging at 180 °C, any signs of ductile fracture surface with a large amount of dimples are absent. Instead, an intergranular fracture surface is obtained for both the joints, indicating that the process transformes from ductile to brittle behavior. However, brittle Cu₃Sn layer is observed between Cu₆Sn₅ layer and Cu substrate for Cu/Sn–0.7Cu/Cu joint after aging at 60 °C, while (Cu, Ni)₃Sn IMC layer is detected until aged at 140 °C for Cu/Sn–0.7Cu–0.05Ni/Cu. Compared with Cu/Sn–0.7Cu/Cu joint, the interfacial morphology directly changes from scallop-shaped into layer-shaped structure with lower Gibbs free energy, and the layer thickness is obviously suppressed after addition of Ni particle. Excellent mechanical properties, including UTS, elongation, and hardness, are obtained for Cu/Sn–0.7Cu–0.05Ni/Cu because of the slight increase in layer thickness and dense layer-shaped interfacial morphology. Thermal aging reliability is enhanced for the Cu/Sn–0.7Cu–0.05Ni/Cu solder joint after doping with 0.05 wt% Ni particle.     

气氛控制烧结制备17M/(10NiO-NiFe2O4)金属陶瓷的抗氧化性能研究

采用等温热重法,测试了冷压-烧结和气氛控制烧结两种方法制备的17M/(10NiO-NiFe2O4)(M=Cu和Ni)金属陶瓷惰性阳极的高温抗氧化性能。考察了氧化温度和氧化时间对17M/(10NiO-NiFe2O4)金属陶瓷氧化行为的影响,并对其氧化产物层微观结构进行了分析。结果表明,气氛控制烧结有利于提高金属陶瓷材料的抗氧化性,表面的致密氧化层能够有效阻挡氧的向内扩散。17Cu/(10NiO-NiFe2O4)金属陶瓷材料表面氧化层中的Cu的质量分数占到37.58%比过渡层中11.28%高,说明Cu有向表面迁移后再氧化的现象。     

高应变率下00Cr23Ni4N双相不锈钢的热变形行为

 采用Gleeble-3800热力学模拟试验机对00Cr23Ni4N双相不锈钢进行了高温压缩试验,研究了其在900～1150℃、5～50s-1条件下的热变形行为,并利用Sellars双曲正弦模型建立了峰值流变应力与Zener-Hollomon（Z参数）之间的关系。研究结果表明,00Cr23Ni4N双相不锈钢的高温流变应力随变形温度的升高、应变速率的减小显著降低;在变形温度为1100～1150℃,材料均表现出良好的热加工性能;通过回归分析,00Cr23Ni4N双相不锈钢的应力指数为2.6,热变形激活能为263.4kJ/mol,Z参数能较好地描述该钢种的流变行为。     

Effect of Ti cap layer thickness on microstructures and magnetic properties of Ti/Ni/Ti films

Nanogranular Ti(3 nm)/Ni(30 nm)/Ti(t nm )(t=1,3,5,7,10) films were prepared by facing magnetron sputtering from Ti and Ni onto glass substrates at room temperature.The structural and magnetic properties of films strongly depended on the Ti layer thickness.X-ray diffraction(XRD) patterns of all as-deposited films showed strong FCC Ni(111) peak.Vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM) measurements indicated that the perpendicular coercivity of the Ti(3 nm)/Ni(30 nm)/Ti(3 nm) film reached about 36 kA/m.With the increase of Co layer thickness,coercivity(Hc) first increased and then decreased.The grain size and magnetic clusters slightly increased and the value of roughness(Ra) was smallest at t=3 nm.     

Effect of Aging Temperature on the Microstructure and Shear Strength of SAC0307-0.1Ni Lead-Free Solders in Copper Joints

This paper presents an investigation of the effects of aging temperature on the microstructure and shear strength of SAC0307-0.1Ni/Cu solder joints. Single-overlap shear solder joints were aged for 1 h at 80, 130, and 180°C. The microstructure of the interface between the solder and the Cu substrate contained phase of the intermetallic compounds (IMCs) (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 formed along the interface. The shape of scallop-like (Cu,Ni)6Sn5 IMCs changed to the long dendrite and grew larger at the interface of solder joints after increased aging temperature. In addition, a phase of particle-like Ag3Sn IMCs was formed in the solder matrix. The growth of the interfacial IMC layer in the solder joints increased with increasing the aging temperature. The thickness of this layer was controlled by diffusion mechanism. The shear strength of the as-reflowed solder joints was greater than that of the aged solder joints, and the shear strength of all the aged solder joints decreased with increasing the aging temperatures. Therefore, the aging temperature mainly affected the thickness of the interfacial layer of IMCs and the shear strength of the solder joints.     

Ti3Al对TiCu15Ni15钎料组织的影响

分别以0％，25％，50％，75％，100％比例的Ti3A1替换TiCu15Ni15中Ti，对所得的钎料进行组织形貌及成分分析。研究结果表明：钎料合金由先结晶低Cu，Ni含量相和后结晶的高Cu，Ni含量相组成，随TiaAl增加。低Cu，Ni含量相减少，高Cu，Ni含量相增加，同时由于Nb含量增加，背散射图像发生变化，先结晶相由灰色逐渐变为亮白色，后结晶相成分偏析增加，先结晶高Nb相为灰色，后结晶低Nb相为黑色，至5^#合金形态发生显著变化，灰色相由块团状变为短条或片状，其中央为白色边缘为灰色，这将引起性能变化。     

Phase structure and hydrogen storage properties of LaMg3.93Ni0.21 alloy

The phase structure and hydrogen storage property of LaMg3.93Ni0.21 alloy were studied.XRD and SEM results exhibited that LaMg3.93Ni0.21 alloy consisted mainly of LaMg3,La2Mg17 and LaMg2Ni phases;after hydriding/dehydriding process,all the three phases transformed,La3H7 phase existed and the actual hydrogen absorption phases were Mg and Mg2Ni phases.Pressure-composition-temperature (P-C-T)measurement showed that the reversible hydrogen storage capacity of LaMg3.93Ni0.21 alloy was 2.63 wt.%,and the absorption time for reaching 90%of the storage capacity was 124 s at 523 K,and it was 1850 s for deabsorbing 90%of the maximum dehydrogen capacity.The hydriding process of LaMg3.93Ni0.21 alloy followed the nucleation and growth mechanisms.The enthalpy and entropy for hydriding and dehydriding reactions of the Mg phase in LaMg3.93Ni0.21 alloy were calculated to be-66.38±1.10 kJ/mol H2,-100.96±1.96 J/(K·mol)H2 and 68.50±3.87 kJ/mol H2,98.28±5.48 J/(K·mol)H2,respectively.A comparison of these data with those of MgH2(-74.50 kJ/mol H2,-132.30 J/K·mol H2)suggested that the hydride of LaMg3.93Ni0.21 alloy was less stable than MgH2.The existence of La hydride and synergetic effect of multiphase led to higher reversible hydrogen storage capacity and better kinetic property at lower temperature for LaMg3.93Ni0.21 alloy.     

Stress-induced martensite formation in Cu−Al−Ni alloys

A study has been made of superelasticity and the strain-memory effect in Cu?Al?Ni alloys in the composition range 14 wt pct Al and 2 to 3 wt pct Ni. These alloys have a bcc structure on quenching and show a low temperature martensitic transformation which is responsible for both the superelastic and strain-memory effects. Tests on both single and polycrystalline specimens showed that the maximum superelasticity occurred close toA _s. At higher temperatures the effect gradually decreased, whilst at lower temperatures it decreased very quickly. The magnitude of the effect was large in single crystal specimens (>5.8 pct), but small in polycrystal specimens (<1.5 pct). The superelastic effect was caused by stress-induced martensite (SIM). Two types of SIM were observed; thin plates of thermoelastic martensite which were always reversible, and wide plates of burst-type martensite. This burst-type martensite was responsible for the major portion of SIM, and whether it was reversible or not on removal of the stress controlled the amount of superelasticity observed. The strain-memory effect occurred on deformation either in the martensitic state (temperature <M _f) or in the temperature range where the martensite once formed was stable (temperature close toM _s). Deformation caused reorientation of the martensite plates and when the specimen was heated, the martensite disappeared and the specimen reverted back to its original shape. This effect was explained on the basis of development of martensite plates of favorable orientation on stressing.     

Stress asymmetry of stoichiometric NiAl single crystals

The yield stress properties of stoichiometric NiAl single crystals were investigated in terms of crystal orientation, temperature and the deformation mode. The calculated critical resolved shear stress (CRSS) was a strong function of crystal orientation, temperature and the deformation mode whether tension or compression. The CRSS was, in a wide range of experimental conditions, higher in the sequence of {110}〈100〉, {100}〈100〉 and {hk0}〈100〉 slips. The CRSS in compression was higher particularly at low temperatures than the CRSS in tension. The tension-compression asymmetry on the CRSS was understood qualitativelys being due to the effect of the normal stress on the core structure of a 〈001〉 dislocation and a 〈111〉 dislocation. It was suggested that a compressive normal stress makes the core configuration more sessile, resulting in the increased stress effectively at low temperatures.     

Investigation of Interfaces by Atom Probe Tomography

We investigated the thermodynamic and transport properties of buried interfaces with atom probe tomography. Owing to the 3D subnanometer resolution and single atom sensitivity of the method, it is possible to obtain composition profiles with high accuracy both along or normal to the interfaces. We have shown that the width of the chemical interface between the Fe and Cr system follows the Cahn–Hilliard relation with a gradient energy coefficient of 1.86 × 10^?22 J nm². Sharpening of the Ni/Cu interface as a result of kinetic control was directly observed. We investigated the grain boundary and triple junction transport in Fe/Cr and Ni/Cu. Cr segregation enthalpy into Fe triple junctions was found to be 0.076 eV, which falls in between the surface (0.159 eV) and grain boundary (0.03 eV) segregation enthalpies. In the investigated 563 K to 643 K (290 °C to 370 °C) range, Ni transport is 200 to 300 times faster in the triple junctions of Cu than in the grain boundaries. The diffusion activation enthalpy in the triple junctions is two-thirds that of the grain boundaries (0.86 and 1.24 eV, respectively). These investigations have shown that triple junctions are defects in their own right with characteristic segregation and diffusion properties: They are preferred segregation sites and can be considered as a diffusion shortcut in the grain boundary network.     

Processing,microstructure, and properties of laser-clad Ni alloy FP-5 on Al alloy AA333

This article describes the results of laser cladding Ni alloy FP-5 on Al alloy AA333, microstructure and crystal structure characterization, and properties of the clad evaluated by Vickers hardness measurement and wear testing. Direct cladding of Ni alloy on Al alloy creates brittle Ni _x Al _y compounds in the interface, which make the interface very brittle, and result in cracking at the interface. The compound formation is avoided by introducing an intermediate layer of Cu or bronze. The cracking tendency of the clad is prevented by preheating the substrate to 673 K. The microstructure and crystal structure of the clad and interface are investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Five phases in the clad layer (including three new phases) and two phases in the interface are identified by convergent beam electron diffraction (CBED) and selected area diffraction (SAD) studies. The mechanical properties of the laser-clad Ni alloy are evaluated by Vickers hardness measurements and wear testing, which show superior results over Cu- and Fe-based alloys.     

Segregation to and structure of [001] twist grain boundaries in CuNi alloys

The segregation, thermodynamic, and structural properties of [001] twist boundaries in CuNi alloys have been examined within a wide range of misorientations and temperatures. Cu always segregates to the boundary. The concentration of the first layer adjacent to the boundary increases monotonically with misorientation and no obvious cusps are observed. All other thermodynamic properties vary smoothly with the misorientation, with the exception of the vibrational entropy of the boundaries without segregation. The unsegregated vibrational entropy shows a large peak at the misorientation corresponding to the Σ17 boundary and two minima around the Σ13 and Σ5 boundary orientations. The concentration distribution within the plane of the grain boundaries can be described by the same structural unit model established for [001] twist boundaries in pure materials. Regions of large tensile stress show greater segregation than do regions of compressive stress. Regions of large shear stress tend to show reduced segragation compared with regions of small shear stress.     

Effect of Ti cap layer thickness on microstructures and magnetic properties of Ti/Ni/Ti films

Nanogranular Ti (3 nm)/Ni(30 nm)/Ti(t nm) (t=1, 3, 5, 7, 10) films were prepared by facing magnetron sputtering from Ti and Ni onto glass substrates at room temperature. The structural and magnetic properties of films strongly depended on the Ti layer thickness. X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns of all as-deposited films showed strong FCC Ni(111) peak. Vibrating sample magnetometer (VSM) measurements indicated that the perpendicular coercivity of the Ti (3 nm)/Ni (30 nm)/Ti (3 nm) film reached about 36 kA/m. With the increase of Co layer thickness, coercivity (H_c) first increased and then decreased. The grain size and magnetic clusters slightly increased and the value of roughness (R_a) was smallest at t=3 nm.