Oxidation Behavior of C/SiC Composite with CVD SiC-B4C Coating in a Wet Oxygen Environment

A two-layered self healing coating with a B₄C internal layer and a SiC external layer is prepared on C/SiC composite by chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Microstructure and component of the coating was analyzed by SEM, EDS, and XRD. Oxidation behavior of SiC-B₄C coated C/SiC composite was compared with SiC-SiC coated C/SiC in an environment of at 700°C, 1,000°C and 1,200°C for 100 h, respectively. It is demonstrated that the SiC-B₄C coating is more efficient to protect the composite from oxidation than SiC-SiC coating below 1,000°C due to the self healing behavior. After oxidized at 700°C for 100 h, the residual flexural strength of SiC-B₄C coated C/SiC is about 86%, and that of SiC-SiC coated is about 64%. While after oxidized at 1,200°C, the former is about 86% and the later is about 89%. This is due to the enhanced evaporation of B₂O₃ at higher temperature.     

Theory of second harmonic thermal-wave generation: One-dimensional geometry

The analysis of the thermal-wave second harmonic generation induced by the time-modulated heating of the material with temperature-dependent heat capacity C(T) and thermal conductivity k(T) is presented. The developed theory describes nonmonotonic behavior of the second harmonic amplitude in a semiinfinite medium. An enhanced spatial resolution of nonlinear photothermal imaging in materials with dominant role of the k(T) temperature dependence (i.e., for is predicted.On leave from International Laser Center, Moscow State University, 119899 Moscow, Russia.On leave from Jenoptik GmbH, Jena, Germany.     

Stability and direct conversion of mineral barite crystals in carbonated hydrothermal fluids

The pseudomorphic replacement of mineral barite (BaSO₄) crystals into barium carbonate was investigated in the present work by using carbonated alkaline hydrothermal fluids. Hydrothermal treatments were carried out over the temperature range from 150 up to 250 °C for intervals between 1 and 192 h, with different filling ratios (40–70%), and molar ratios of 1, 5, and 10. The reaction products were characterized by XRD and SEM techniques. The chemical reactivity of mineral barite crystals was markedly limited at temperatures below 200 °C, and only a tiny BaCO₃ layer on the surface of the original BaSO₄ crystal was formed on the crystal treated for 192 h. The rate of the pseudomorphic conversion of BaSO₄ into BaCO₃, was accelerated by increasing the reaction temperature and the molar ratio . Powder X-ray diffraction results showed that under hydrothermal conditions the replacement of ions by ions, in barite crystals was completed at 250 °C with a molar ratio = 10 for an interval of 192 h, resulting in the Witherite structure. The morphology of the completely converted BaCO₃ at 250 °C in a Na₂CO₃ solution for 192 h, showed that the conversion proceed without severe changes of the original shape and dimension of the original crystal, similar to that observed in mineral pseudomorphic replacement process.     

Defect structure of acceptor-doped calcium titanate at elevated temperatures

The defect structure of acceptor (Al or Cr)-doped polycrystalline calcium titanate was investigated by measuring the oxygen partial pressure dependence (at 10° to 10–18 atm) of the electrical conductivity at 1000 and 1050° C. The observed electrical conductivity data were proportional to for the oxygen pressure range < 10^–10 atm and proportional to for the oxygen pressure range ( 10^–7 atm. The conductivity values were observed to increase with the acceptor concentration in the p-type region with the shift in the conductivity minima towards lower oxygen partial pressure. The absolute value of the electrical conductivity in the acceptor-doped samples were lower in the n-type region compared to the values in the undoped CaTiO₃. Aluminium and chromium were found to be equally effective in acting as acceptor impurities in CaTiO₃. The defect chemistry of CaTiO₃ is dominated by the added acceptor impurities for the entire oxygen partial pressure range used in this investigation.     

Determination of standard Gibbs energies of formation of ternary oxides in the system Co-Sb-O by solid electrolyte emf method

An isothermal section of the phase diagram of the system Co-Sb-O at 873 K was established by isothermal equilibration and XRD analyses of quenched samples. The following galvanic cells were designed to measure the Gibbs energies of formation of the three ternary oxides namely CoSb₂O₄, Co₇Sb₂O₁₂ and CoSb₂O₆ present in the system.

Creep and densification during anisotropic sintering of glass powders

The isothermal sintering behaviour of a barium magnesium aluminosilicate glass powder at 930°C was investigated using a heating microscope. The cylindrical samples exhibited a variable shrinkage anisotropy during sintering. The shrinkage anisotropy ratio, defined as the ratio of the relative change of height and diameter, varied linearly between 0.3 and 0.98 with the relative volume shrinkage during densification. Shrinkage anisotropy caused creep deformation of the samples. The creep rate varied exponentially with the densification rate and the ratio of creep to densification rates, , decreased as densification proceeded. This is in disagreement with most previous studies, which show a constant value of during the densification. Overall, the study points out the relevance of variable shrinkage anisotropy and how it affects the densification behaviour of glass powders.     

Effect of gas composition on Si2N2O formation in the Si-C-N-O system

Formation of silicon oxynitride was observed during silicon nitride whisker synthesis from silica, carbon and nitrogen. The silicon oxynitride formation was limited to a bottom area of the charged powders and found both in whisker and powder. The possible reason for this localized Si₂N₂O formation is analysed, based on the effect of gas phase composition on the phase stability among β-Si₃N₄, β-SiC and Si₂N₂O. The phase stability is closely related to the ratio in the gas phase. To suppress Si₂N₂O formation, the ratio must be lower than that of the phase boundary in the Si₂N₄/Si₂N₂O equilibrium, whereas it must be higher than that of the phase boundary in the SiC/Si₂N₂O equilibrium. The formation of silicon oxynitride during silicon nitride whisker formation was caused most likely by fluctuation in the ratio in the gas phase surrounding the lower area.     

Hydrogen reduction of Cu-Mn-Fe-O spinel solid solutions

The crystal-chemical transformations accompanying the hydrogen reduction of Cu_xMn₁ - xFe₂O₄ (x = 0.2, 0.5, 0.8) solid solutions are investigated, and general equations describing these processes over the entire composition range (0 x 1) are derived. The results on the character of the processes involved differ radically from earlier findings. The equilibrium oxygen pressure is evaluated for the low-oxygen phase boundary of the spinel solid solutions throughout their stability region. For solid solutions, which are of practical interest, the data are well represented by the equation , which is of importance in controlled synthesis of single-phase materials in this system.Translated from Neorganicheskie Materialy, Vol. 41, No. 3, 2005, pp. 332–338.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2005 by E. Zinovik, M. Zinovik.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.This revised version was published online in April 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

Axialer Verlauf der Geschwindigkeit in Luft-Freistrahlen

Zusammenfassung Die bisher bekannten Beziehungen zur Berechnung des axialen Geschwindigkeitsverlaufs in isothermen Luft-Freistrahlen gelten nur für das Strahlende etwa im Gebiet von x/d>50, in dem die Reynoldszahl keinen Einflu? mehr auf den Geschwindigkeits-oder Impulsabfall hat. In dem Gebiet4<x/d<50 nimmt das Verh?ltnis mit wachsender Reynoldszahl bis zu einer Grenz-Reynoldszahl zu. Durch Definition einer axialen Halbwertl?nge x_0,5 (x_0,5=x bei ) wurde eine Beziehung gefunden, die den Einflu? der Reynoldszahl am Strahlanfang berücksichtigt. Mitteilung aus dem Engler-Bunte-Institut, Bereich Feuerungstechnik, der Universit?t Karlsruhe (TH), Direktor des Instituts: Prof. Dr.-Ing. R. Günther.     

Dynamics of Rotating Two-phase System Under Transversal Vibration

Mean dynamics of light granular matter in liquid in the rotating horizontal cylinder subjected to transversal vibrations is experimentally investigated. The excitation of outstripping and lagging azimuth motion of the interface with respect to the cavity is revealed at definite ratios of rotation and vibration frequencies ${\Omega _\upsilon } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\Omega _\upsilon } {\Omega_r }}} \right. \kern-0em} {\Omega _r }$ . The motion is generated by the inertial oscillations arising in the system in a resonant way. The formation of regular spatial structures on the interface is revealed at intensive outstripping motion. These structures have azimuth and axial periodicity and their shape depends on the type of inertial waves arising in the cavity. Intensity and direction of azimuth flows as well as shape of patterns on the granular matter–liquid interface are determined by the ratio $ {\Omega _\upsilon } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\Omega _\upsilon } {\Omega _r}}} \right. \kern-0em} {\Omega _r }$ . It is shown, that the lagging motion exists at $ {\Omega _\upsilon } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\Omega _\upsilon } {\Omega _r }}} \right. \kern-0em} {\Omega _r }<1$ , and the outstripping one exists at $ {\Omega _\upsilon } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{\Omega _\upsilon } {\Omega _r }}} \right. \kern-0em} {\Omega _r }>1 $ . Combined action of vibrations and rotation provides an efficient mechanism of mass transfer control, the intensity of mean flows in the cavity frame can be of the same order of magnitude as the rotation velocity.     

On the theory of flux gates with output at fundamental frequency

A parametric theory is developed of flux gates with an output at the fundamental frequency. General and particular design expressions were derived. Special emphasis is focussed on the effect of internal parametric amplification of the useful signal that makes possible detection and measurement of weak magnetic fields. The sources of internal flux gate noise were established and ways for their reduction are indicated. The practically achievable noise level was found to be . Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 3, pp. 54–60, March, 1999.     

Combined effect of partial calcination and sintering condition on low loss Mn-Zn ferrite

In order to achieve highly densified lower loss Mn-Zn ferrite materials, various powder processing routes have been under investigation. In this report, a lower sintering temperature with lower oxygen partial pressure and proper attrition milling duration are suggested. From the previous study, a partial calcination procedure was studied and an optimum partial calcination level was found. Accordingly, Mn_0.71Zn_0.22Fe_2.07O₄ ferrite was prepared by calcination with small amounts of CaCO₃, SiO₂, Nb₂O₅ and SnO₂. The partially calcined ferrites were made by calcining the mixture of the whole amount of ZnO and amount of Fe₂O₃ and Mn₃O₄ and sintering the mixture of the calcined powders and the remaining of Fe₂O₃ and Mn₃O₄. Initially, from the 40 min secondary milling and the partial calcination, lower temperature (1300°C) sintered samples showed a power loss of 340 mW cm^–3 at 90°C. Secondly, several milling durations showed secondary milling had a more profound effect on magnetic properties than primary milling. The 20 min primary and 90 min secondary milling showed lower core loss around 320 mW cm^–3 at 1300°C and 1250°C, suggesting the sintering temperature could be reduced to 1250°C. Thus, the proper sintering condition of lower oxygen partial pressure at 1250°C was studied. As a result, lower loss with higher density was realized.     

The wall energy and the critical current of an anisotropic high-temperature superconductor using modified Ginzburg-Landau theory

The modified Ginzburg-Landau theory (MGL) for strongly anisotropic high-temperature superconductors (HTS's) is reviewed, and the MGL equations are rederived and used in solving two important fundamental problems. The first one concerns the evaluation of the domain-wall energy problem by a complete solution of the derived equations. The modified free energy functional is used to calculate the maximum supercurrents in both HTS's and the conventional superconductors. Our calculations show that the surface energy vanishes at the critical value of the GL parameter , where 0M<1. Therefore, the transformation from type II to type I superconductivity is possible at temperatures very close to the transition critical one, at which (T) becomes zero. The generalized formulas of the superconducting current allowed us to calculate the maximum supercurrents for both the HTS's and the conventional one. The possible maximum currents are anisotropic and have higher values for HTS's. Our results are in good agreement with the related theoretical works as well as with the experimental data.     

A finite line crack in a pressurized spherical shell

The deformation of a thin sheet having initial spherical curvature is shown to be associated with that of an initially flat plate resting upon an elastic foundation. Using an integral formulation the coupled Reissner equations for a shell with a crack of length 2c are solved for the in-plane and Kirchhoff bending stresses, and, among other things, it is found that the explicit nature of the stresses near the crack point depends upon the inverse half power of the non-dimensional distance from the point e. The character of the combined extension-bending stress field near the crack tip is investigated in detail for the special case of a radial crack in a spherical cap which is subjected to a uniform internal pressure q_o and is clamped at the boundary \(\overline {\text{R}} = \overline {\text{R}} _{\text{o}}\). Pending a complete study of the solution, approximate results for the combined surface stresses near the crack tip normal and along the line of crack prolongation are respectively of the form

$$\sigma _y (\varepsilon ,0)|_{\nu = {1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 3}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} 3}} \approx 0.45\sqrt {{1 \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 \varepsilon }} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} \varepsilon }} \tfrac{{q_O R}}{h} + ...$$     

The crystallographic orientation relationship between Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> and MgAl<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript> in the composite material Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript>/Al–Mg–Si alloy

The formation mechanism of spinels on Al₂O₃ particles in the Al₂O₃/Al–1.0 mass% Mg₂Si alloy composite material has been investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in order to determine the crystallographic orientation relationship. A thin sample of the Al₂O₃/Al–Mg–Si alloy composite material was obtained by the FIB method, and the orientation relationship between Al₂O₃ and MgAl₂O₄, which was formed on the surface of Al₂O₃ particles, was discovered by the TEM technique as follows:

Three oxidation states and atomic-scale <Emphasis Type="Italic">p–n</Emphasis> junctions in manganese perovskite oxide from hydrothermal systems

Perovskite oxides have provided magical structural models for superconducting and colossal magnetoresistance, and the search for nano-scale and/or atomic-scale devices with particular property by specific preparations in the same systems has been extensively conducted. We present here the three oxidation states of manganese (Mn³⁺, Mn⁴⁺, Mn⁵⁺) in the perovskite oxide, La_0.66Ca_0.29K_0.05MnO₃, which most interestingly shows the rectifying effect as atomic-scale p–n junctions (namely FY-Junctions) of single crystals and films. The family of cubic perovskite oxides were synthesised by the so-called hydrothermal disproportionation reaction of MnO₂ under the condition of strong alkali media. The new concept of the atomic-scale p–n junctions, based on the ideal rectification characteristic of the p–n junctions in the single crystal, basically originates from the structural linkages of [Mn³⁺–O–Mn⁴⁺–O–Mn⁵⁺], where Mn³⁺ and Mn⁵⁺ in octahedral symmetry serve as a donor and an acceptor, respectively, corresponding to the localized Mn⁴⁺ .     

Bin width selection in multivariate histograms by the combinatorial method

We present several multivariate histogram density estimates that are universallyL ₁-optimal to within a constant factor and an additive term . The bin widths are chosen by the combinatorial method developed by the authors inCombinatorial Methods in Density Estimation (Springer-Verlag, 2001). The present paper solves a problem left open in that book.     

Electrical, magnetic and Mössbauer properties of cadmium - cobalt ferrites prepared by the tartarate precursor method

Six samples of the system Cd_1–x Co _x Fe₂O₄ were prepared by the tartarate precursor method with x = 0.0, 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8 and 1.0. The formation of ferrispinels were studied by X-ray powder diffraction, infrared spectroscopy, electrical conductivity, thermoelectric power, magnetic hysteresis, initial magnetic susceptibility and Mössbauer spectroscopy. The data of the temperature variation of the direct current electrical conductivity showed a definite kink (390°C) except x = 0.0 and 0.2, which corresponds to the ferrimagnetic to paramagnetic transitions. Magnetic properties of the samples with x 0.6 showed definite hysteresis loops. The observed low magnetic moment can be explained in terms of the non collinear spin arrangement. A well defined hyperfine Zeeman spectra are observed for samples with x 0.6 at room temperature and resolved into two sextets corresponding to octahedral and tetrahedral sites. The electrical, magnetic and Mössbauer properties suggest that, a canted spin arrangement upto x = 0.8 and Néel's configuration above this composition. The probable ionic configuration for the system is suggested as

Melting temperatures of some simple inorganic compounds: an approach by Lindemann's theory

By introduction of ionicity into Lindemann's one-phase theory on melting temperature, a semi-empirical formula for melting temperature of simple compounds, $$T_m \doteqdot {{f_i C_i } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{f_i C_i } {r_{AB} }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {r_{AB} }} + {{f_c C_c } \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{f_c C_c } {r_{AB^{2.5} } }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {r_{AB^{2.5} } }}$$ has been given, whereT _m,f _i,f _c andr _AB stand for melting temperature, ionicity, covalency and bonding distance, respectively.C _i andC _c are numerical factors which are common to a group of compounds of similar character (crystal structure, valency, etc). Application of Sanderson's ionicity scale to the formula shows good agreement with the observed melting temperatures of alkali halides. A good agreement is also obtained for single oxides. From application of the formula to alkali halides, it is suggested that an anion plays an important role in melting. Similarity ofC _i andC _c in alkali halides of NaCl structure and MO-type oxides of the same structure suggests that melting occurs at almost the same critical position in Lindemann's model for melting in both types of compound.     

On the contribution of the superconductor to the resistance of a superconductor-normal metal system

The problem of dc current flow through a superconductor-normal metal interface near the critical temperature T _c is considered. The equations for the Green's functions integrated with respect to the variable = v(p–p₀) are used to calcuate the resistance of the pure and dirty superconductor S. It is shown that the electric field E decays exponentially over a length % MathType!MTEF!2!1!+-% feaafeart1ev1aaatCvAUfeBSjuyZL2yd9gzLbvyNv2CaerbuLwBLn% hiov2DGi1BTfMBaeXafv3ySLgzGmvETj2BSbqefm0B1jxALjhiov2D% aebbfv3ySLgzGueE0jxyaibaiiYdd9qrFfea0dXdf9vqai-hEir8Ve% ea0de9qq-hbrpepeea0db9q8as0-LqLs-Jirpepeea0-as0Fb9pgea% 0lrP0xe9Fve9Fve9qapdbaqaaeGacaGaaiaabeqaamaabaabcaGcba% acbaGaa8xmamaaBaaaleaacaWFIbaabeaakiabg2da9iaacIcadaWc% gaqaaiaa-reacqaHepaDdaWgaaWcbaGaa8xzaaqabaacbiGccaGF0a% Gaa8hvaaqaaiabec8aWjabgs5aejaa-LcadaahaaWcbeqaamaaliaa% baGaa8xmaaqaaiaa-jdaaaaaaaaaaaa!49B4!\[1_b = ({{D\tau _e 4T} \mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {{D\tau _e 4T} {\pi \Delta )^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$2$}}} }}} \right. \kern-\nulldelimiterspace} {\pi \Delta )^{{\raise0.7ex\hbox{$1$} \!\mathord{\left/ {\vphantom {1 2}}\right.\kern-\nulldelimiterspace}\!\lower0.7ex\hbox{$2$}}} }}\] within the superconductor and at the S-N interface there is a jump of E [strictly speaking, E varies over the correlation length (T)]; here D is the diffusion coefficient, and _e is the energy relaxation time. The magnitude of the jump of E is of the order of or less than the value of E at the boundary of the S region. In the case of a pure superconductor this jump is caused by the Andreev reflection of quasiparticles at the S-N interface.