Preparation and thermoelectric transport properties of Ba-, La- and Ag- doped Ca3Co4O9 oxide materials

The Ba-, La- and Ag-doped polycrystalline Ca2.9M0.1Co4O9 (M=Ca, Ba, La, Ag) thermoelectric bulk samples were prepared via citrate acid sol-gel synthesis method followed by spark plasma sintering technique. The bulk samples were characterized and analyzed with regard to their phase compositions, grain orientations as well as microstructures. The high temperature thermoelectric transport properties of the bulk samples were studied in detail. All bulk samples were found to be single-phased with modified body texture. The electrical resistivity was modulated as a result of carrier concentration modification, however the carrier transport process was not influenced; the Seebeck coefficient was deteriorated simultaneously. The total thermal conductivity was remarkably reduced, on account of the decreasing of phonon thermal conductivity. The thermoelectric properties of the Ba-, La-, and Ag-doped bulk samples were optimized, and the Ba-doped Ca2.9Ba0.1Co4O9 system was found to have the highest dimensionless figure of merit ZT0.20 at 973K, which was remarkably higher than that of the un-doped sample.     

Effect of yttrium substitution on magnetic properties and microstructure of Nd-Y-Fe-B nanocomposite magnets

The phase evolution,microstructure and magnetic properties of Nd9-xYxFe72Ti2Zr2B15(x=0,0.5,1,2) nanocomposite ribbons were investigated.It was found that substitution of Y enhanced glass forming ability of the over-quenched ribbons and stabilized the amorphous phase during post annealing treatment.Appropriate content of Y substitution effectively refined the microstructure and enhanced the remanence of the annealed samples.The residual amorphous intergranular phase in the annealed sample improved the square...     

Variation microstructure and properties of X80 pipeline steel in the rapid induction tempering process

A self-developed electromagnetic induction-heating device was used to investigate the variation in the microstructure and properties of X80 pipeline steel in the rapid induction tempering process at different process parameters. The effects of the tempering condition on toughness,microstructure,size and distribution of precipitates of X80 pipeline steel were observed using a metallographic microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.Compared with the samples prepared via traditional tempering techniques,results showthat the samples prepared via rapid induction tempering had improved performances. When the heating temperature is 590 ℃,at a holding time of90 s,it was found that acicular ferrite was refined,carbonite precipitation was small,and precipitates were evenly distributed in the matrix. The low-temperature impact energy,also known as the impact absorption energy,at- 40 ℃ was found to be 430. 5 J for the rapid induction tempering samples and 323. 2 J for the traditionally tempered sample. The low-temperature impact energy at- 60 ℃ was found to be 351. 3 J for the rapid induction tempered sample and 312. 1 J for the tradition tempering sample.     

Humidity sensing properties of La^3＋ and K^＋ co-doped Ti0.9Sn0.1O2 thin films

The humidity sensing properties of La3+ and K+ co-doped Ti0.9Sn0.1O2 thin films were investigated. The humidity sensitive thin films were prepared by sol-gel method on alumina substrates. The sensing behaviors of thin films were inspected at different sintering temperatures by constructing a humidity-impedance measuring system. It was found that the addition of rare earth ion La3+ and alkali ion K+ was beneficial for improving the humidity sensitive properties of the samples and La0.003K0.5Ti0.9Sn0.1O2 sintered at 500 ℃ for 4 h showed the best humidity sensing properties. The impedance of this thin film decreased from 109 to 104 Ω with excellent linearity in the humidity range of 11%-95%. Narrow hysteresis loop, prominent stability and high sensitivity were obtained. The effects of dopant con-tent and doping mechanism on humidity sensitivity were also discussed in terms of segregation of rare earth ions at grain boundaries and granularity of crystalline and influence of K+ on the decrease in the intrinsic resistance of the materials, and increase in the number of wa-ter adsorption sites.     

Structural and superconducting properties in Y0.6Gd0.4Ba2（Nb）Cu3O7-y cuprates doped with niobium

Polycrystalline YBa2Cu3O7-y (YBCO) and Y0.6Gd0.4Ba2-xNbxCu3O7-y (YGBNCO) compounds with 0≤x≤0.225 were synthesized using standard solid state reaction technique. The structure for all samples was characterized by X-ray difference (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The transport properties were measured by the (FPP) method in the temperature range from 70 to 130 K. As the Nb content in the samples increased, a diffused phase indicating a niobium perovskite phase and a small amount of unidentified phase appeared. With the increase of Nb content, the superconducting transition temperature Tconset increased slowly with x≤0.125, and then it remained unchanged or slowly decreased with 0.125≤x≤0.225. It could be found that there was a slow decrease of zero-resistance temperature, Tcoffset, with the increase of Nb content. The larger transition width might result from the YBa2NbO6 phase, impurity and unidentified phases of the sample due to the Nb doping.     

ICP-AES Determination of Germanium in GdSiGe Series Alloys as Magnetic Refrigeration Material

The ICP-AES method for the determination of Ge in GdSiGe series alloys was studied.As the three main elements in the alloys,Gd,Si,and Ge differ greatly from each other in chemical properties,it was difficult to pretreat the sample.Two decomposition methods were compared,and a mixture of HNO3＋HF was used to decompose the sample and the effect of the HF amount on the sample decomposition was examined.The adsorption effect of GdF3 on Ge was discussed.Three GdSiGe series alloy samples were analyzed,and the RSDs of this method were in the range of 0.85%～2.66%.     

Structure and high-temperature electrochemical properties of La_（0.60）Nd_（0.15）Mg_（0.25）Ni_（3.3）Si_（0.10） hydrogen storage alloys

The structure and high-temperature electrochemical properties of the as-cast and annealed (940 °C, 8 h) La0.60Nd0.15Mg0.25Ni3.3Si0.10 hydrogen storage alloys were investigated. The X-ray diffraction revealed that the multiphase structure of the as-cast alloy with LaNi5 phase as the main phase was converted into a double-phase structure with La2Ni7 phase as the main phase after annealing. The surface morphology studied by scanning electronic microscope (SEM) showed that the annealed alloy had a much higher anti-corrosion ability than the as-cast alloy. Both alloys presented excellent activation characteristics at all test temperatures. The maximum discharge capacity of the as-cast alloy decreased when the test temperature increased, while the temperature almost had no effect on the annealed alloy. As the test temperature increased, the cyclic stability and charge retention of both alloys decreased, and these properties were improved significantly by annealing.     

Flow Control in Six-Strand Billet Continuous Casting Tundish With Different Configurations

A 1∶2.5 scale tundish model was set up in laboratory for a six-strand billet continuous casting tundish with different configurations to investigate fluid flow characteristics under different operational conditions by measuring residence time distribution curves.It was found that minimum residence time,maximum concentration time and average residence time of the three strands on the same side of the tundish with the former configuration under normal operation,that is,six strands were open,were small and non-uniform and the tundish had large dead volume fraction.Vortexes easily formed on the liquid surface in the pouring zone of the tundish.The fluid flow characteristics in the tundish with the optimal turbulence inhibitor and baffles were improved and became less non-uniform among the strands.Vortexes were not found on the pouring zone surface in the optimal tundish.For non-normal operation,that is,one strand was close,it was important to choose which strand to be closed for maintaining flow characteristics of the rest two strands.It was found from this investigation that fluid flow characteristics in the optimal configuration tundish with closing strand 2 were better than those with closing strand 3 on the same side.     

Structural,magnetic and electrical characterization of the La0.7Ca0.3Co1–xMnxO3（x=0,0.7 and 1） compounds prepared by a simple method

Structural, magnetic and electrical properties of the La0.7Ca0.3Co1–xMnxO3（x=0, 0.7 and 1） samples prepared by a simple method were systematically studied and it was found that the crystal structure was transformed from rhombohedral for La0.7Ca0.3CoO3（LCCO） and La0.7Ca0.3Co0.3Mn0.7O3（LCCMO） samples to orthorhombic for La0.7Ca0.3MnO3（LCMO） sample. The AC magnetic susceptibility measurements showed that LCCO sample underwent a transition from paramagnetic（PM） to ferromagnetic（FM） phase at Curie temperature, TC~155 K and below Curie temperature, the glassy ferromagnetism nature was observed. In LCCMO sample,clear evidence of spin glass（SG） state was observed at low temperature. PM-FM phase transition at about TC~260 K and long range FM order at low temperatures were observed in LCMO sample. Both the LCCO and LCCMO samples exhibited insulating behavior in the whole range of measuring temperature whereas the LCMO sample underwent a clear metal-insulator（MI） transition at about TMI~263 K, corresponding to Curie temperature. Metallic region of ρ（T） curve of the LCMO sample was fitted to the model of electron-electron and electron-magnon scattering. The charge carrier transport behavior in all the samples was compared based on polaronic models.     

Investigation on luminescence properties of Ln^3＋ doped Sr3EuMgSi2O8 （Ln=Dy, Er, Ho）

The luminescent properties of Sr2.97MgSi2O8:Eu2+0.01 phosphors were investigated with different Ln3+0.02(Ln3+:Dy3+,Er3+,Ho3+) co-dopants. The co-dopants had no influence on both the structure of the lattice and the position of the emission peak. However, the afterglow properties of samples were enhanced with different co-dopants. The afterglow duration of the Dy3+ co-doped sample was longer than that of the others. Furthermore, the co-doping samples had stronger thermoluminescence (TL) intensity and therefore longer afterglow duration. At last, the self-reduction of Eu3+→Eu2+ was observed in an silicate compound of Sr3-xMgSi2O8:xEu phosphor in air condition. This is the first time to show a blue long afterglow phosphor synthesized avoiding reducing atmosphere.     

Effects of annealing temperature on microstructure and hardness of (Cu60Zr30Ti10)98Y2 bulk metallic glass

(Cu60Zr30Ti10)98Y2 bulk metallic glass(Φ4 mm×70 mm) was obtained successfully by copper mould cooling and spraying-casting,and some samples were isothermally annealed at temperatures of 473 and 623 K,which was lower than the glass transition temperature(Tg) for 1 h.Microstructure and properties of as-cast and annealed samples were studied.Crystallization phases(Cu10Zr7 and CuZr) were observed in annealed samples,and the species and fraction of these phases increased with increasing annealing temperature.Mic...     

Effect of Annealing and Hot Rolling on Grain Boundary Segregation of Arsenic in an Mn-Steel Microalloyed by Ti,Cr and Nb

Steel samples with size of 10 mm×10 mm×5 mm were cut down from a hot-rolled Mn-steel microalloyed by Ti, Cr and Nb and produced by compact strip production (CSP) technology. The samples were annealed at 950 °C for different time firstly, and then hot rolled or cooled in the air, in water and in furnace, respectively. Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) was used to study the effects of annealing and hot rolling on the segregation of arsenic at grain boundary (GB) in the steel. The results indicated that a higher content of arsenic was found at grain boundaries than in the matrix when the steel was annealed at 950 °C for 2 h and then cooled to room temperature by water quenching. But the content of arsenic at grain boundaries was similar to that in the matrix when the steel was annealed at 950 °C for 2 h and then cooled to room temperature by furnace cooling. A longer holding time, such as 12 h and 36 h at 950 °C, resulted in a similar arsenic content at grain boundaries to that in the matrix of the steels. Hot rolling led to a similar content of arsenic at grain boundaries and within grains in the steels as well.     

Order-Strengthening in a nickel-base superalloy (hastelloy alloy S)

HASTELLOY* alloy s is a commercial, solid solu* HASTELLOY is a registered trademark of Cabot Corporation tion-strengthened, nickel-base superalloy developed for applications where oxidation resistance, low thermal expansion and retained ductility after long-time exposure at elevated temperatures are prerequisites. Its typical heat treatment consists of annealing at 1340 K (1950 °F) followed by air cooling to produce an essentially single phase material. When specimens from annealed heats were aged at 810 K (1000 °F) for 1000 to 8000 h and then tensile tested at room temperature, it was found that relative to the annealed condition, the 0.2 pct yield strength had nearly doubled while about 70 pct of the tensile elongation was retained. It is the objective of this note to report on the formation of a long-range ordered phase that caused the observed strengthening.     

热处理对LaFe_(11.2)Co_(0.7)Si_(1.1)B_(0.2)合金磁热效应的影响

在高温(1170℃)下对LaFe11.2Co0.7Si1.1B0.2合金进行0h,1h,3h,6h,24h和72h热处理,测量了其磁热效应,并利用XRD和SEM进行结构和相组织分析。结果表明合金铸态以α-Fe相为主,随着热处理时间增加,α-Fe相逐渐减少,而NaZn13相(1∶13相)增加,时间太长(72h)α-Fe相组织变大;磁热效应T-ΔTad曲线峰值也随着时间增加,在6h时达到最大值,之后下降,而居里点有所升高。     

退火对V-4Cr-4Ti合金微观组织结构的影响

为了解高温退火前后V-4%Cr-4%Ti(记为V-4Cr-4Ti,下同)合金微观组织结构的变化,将合金在1000～1400℃,1×10-2Pa条件下退火不同时间(1h或3h)后,利用透射电子显微镜(TEM)分析了退火前后合金中位错、层错及孪晶的形态。分析结果表明,铸态合金中含有少量的层错和孪晶,但位错密度较高。高温退火后合金中的位错密度降低,层错、扩展位错的密度增加。孪晶密度随退火温度和退火时间的增加而增加。1200℃退火合金中的层错呈现规则的平行排列,层错使得基体衍射点发生分裂;孪晶的孪生面为钒的{211}晶面。在1300℃/3h退火合金中观察到了由大量微孪晶和位错组成的类"马氏体"结构。     

退火对CoSb3块体热电性能的影响

采用烧结和退火工艺制备了CoSb3块体热电材料，并探讨了退火对热电性能的影响。用X射线衍射分析了样品的相组成，用电常数测试仪和激光热导仪测试了样品的热电性能。结果表明，退火前后样品具有相同的相组成，其电阻率随着温度的升高而降低，具有典型的半导体电学特征；在相同温度下退火样品的ZT值低于或近似于未退火的样品，因此退火对于提高和改善CoSb3块体材料的热电性能没有明显作用。     

简化42CrMo钢球化退火工艺的研究

 研究了42CrMo钢热轧材和Gleeble热模拟试样经球化退火处理后的组织。结果表明,试样在650~750 ℃大应变量(ε=12)下变形后保温300 s,再经700 ℃×2 h退火后的组织可达到热轧材长时间(≥16 h)退火的组织特征,且硬度低于HV 210。说明此工艺可明显缩短传统球化退火时间。     

Reduction Behaviour of Wüstite Doped with MgO

Compacts made from pure wüstite and compacts doped with 2% MgO were annealed at 1000°C for 3 hrs in 50%CO‐CO₂ gas mixtures. The annealed samples were isothermally reduced at 800‐1100°C in H₂ gas. Selected samples were isothermally reduced at 1000°C with pure CO and 50%H₂‐CO gas mixture to investigate the effect of gas composition on the reduction processes. The oxygen weight loss resulting from the reduction of the samples was recorded as a function of time. X‐ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), optical microscopy and porosity measurements were used to characterize the annealed and reduced samples. Magnesio‐wüstite (MgO·FeO) phase was formed during the annealing of MgO doped wüstite. The MgO·FeO in turn decreased the porosity of the annealed doped samples compared to pure wüstite compacts. The influence of temperature, gas composition and MgO content on the reduction behaviour and the morphology of the annealed samples was investigated. The values of the apparent activation energy were calculated from Arrhenius plots and correlated with the reduction mechanism. The reduction rate increased with reaction temperature. In doped compacts, the MgO·FeO phase was not completely reduced both at lower reduction temperature (800°C) and during reduction with pure CO. From the activation energy values, the initial reaction stage was controlled by the combined effect of chemical reaction and gas diffusion while solid state diffusion controlled the final stage of reduction. Morphologically, metallic iron was formed in different shape structures under the effect of MgO addition and reduction conditions.     

Defects in Fast-Neutron Irradiated Nitrogen-Doped Czochralski Silicon after Annealing at High Temperature

Fast-neutron irradiated nitrogen-doped Czochralski silicon (NCZ-Si) was annealed at 1100 ℃ for different time, then FTIR and optical microscope were used to study the behavior of oxygen. It is found that [Oi] increase at the early stage then decrease along with the increasing of anneal time. High density induced-defects can be found in the cleavage plane. By comparing NCZ-Si with Czochralski silicon (CZ-Si), [Oi] in NCZ-Si decrease more after anneal 24 h.     

磷对w（Si）0．4％无取向电工钢磁性能的影响

真空冶炼不同P含量的无取向电工钢,经热轧、冷轧和退火工艺制备成品样。结合磁性能检测、微观组织和织构分析,研究P元素对无取向电工钢磁性能的影响。结果表明,P的添加提高了基体的电阻率,降低了铁损。与此同时热轧组织改变,促进了{111}织构的形成,降低了磁感应强度。