Interstitial precipitation in Fe-Cr-Al alloys

Two separate stages of precipitation have been identified during the aging of ternary Fel8Cr3Al and Fel8Cr5Al alloys at temperatures in the vicinity of 475 °C. The first stage involves the formation of interstitial precipitates resulting from C and N impurities; the second and slower stage is the formation of the Cr-rich α′ phase. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results show that carbonitride precipitation occurs preferentially at dislocations, stacking faults, and grain boundaries, and also uniformly through the matrix. Aging for times in excess of 400 hours at 475 °C promotes coarsening of the heterogeneous precipitates and dissolution of the uniformly distributed matrix particles. A resistometric analysis shows that the kinetics of the initial stages of precipitation can be described by a (time)^2/3 relation. This kinetic behavior is explained in terms of stress-assisted diffusion in the highly stressed matrix resulting from coherency strains accompanying carbonitride precipitation. Experimental values of the activation energy for the first stage reaction correlate closely with those reported for the interstitial diffusion of C and N in alpha iron.     

Cellular precipitation

A theory of cellular precipitation is developed that assumes the interlamellar spacing to be controlled by the nucleation of new precipitate lamellae in recesses that develop in the advancing grain boundary at a sufficiently large interlamellar spacing. The theory also assumes a grain-boundary diffusion mechanism of mass transport, the maximum possible departure from local equilibrium across the grain boundary, and a grain-boundary model developed by Hillert. Application of the theory to all existing data that are sufficiently complet gives values for grain-boundary diffusivities that are both reasonable and in accord with existing diffusitivity data. It also suggests strongly that the velocity of grain-boundary migration is much more strongly dependent on driving force than the linear dependence given in most current theories. The interlamellar-spacing criterion proposed here is in reasonably good agreement with existing experimental data and with the experimental observation of Tu and Turnbull. BRUCE E. SUNDQUIST, formely with the U.S. Steel Corp., E. C. Bain Laboratory for Fundamental Research     

Interlamellar spacing in discontinuous precipitation

After reviewing the behavior of a number of systems exhibiting discontinuous precipitation, the theoretical treatment of the process is discussed, with emphasis on the problem of the interlamellar (or inter-rod) spacing. The case of the minimum, or critical, spacing is discussed for lamellar and rod products, as is a possible criterion for the maximum accessible spacing. The problem of the optimal spacing is then addressed, mainly from an experimental point-of-view. Experimental data for Al-Zn and Mg-Al alloys are analyzed and related to the discussion. This paper is based on a presentation made at the symposium “Establishment of Microstructural Spacing during Dendritic and Cooperative Growth” held at the annual meeting of the AIME in Atlanta, Georgia on March 7, 1983 under the joint sponsorship of the ASM-MSD Phase Transformations Committee and the TMS-AIME Solidification Committee. formerly with the Department of Metallurgy and Materials Science, McMaster University.     

电位调控-硫化沉淀联合技术沉淀锌的实验研究

采用电位调控-硫化沉淀法对含Zn2+100 mg/L的矿山酸性废水进行深度处理.结果表明,采用10%石灰乳液为中和药剂预先除铁,其用量为7.5~14 mL/L,沉铁时间为30 min,铁的去除率可以达到80%以上;除铁后的溶液采用硫化法沉淀锌,以NaHS为硫化剂,pH值为3.4,PAM用量为1 mL/L,氧化还原电位控制在6~76 mV时,矿山酸性废水中的Zn2+的去除率达到96.85%以上.     

Evaluation of in vitro precipitation methods

As CD44 is believed to be a homing receptor involved in lymphoid trafficking and inflammatory responses, it is expected to be closely linked to transplant rejection. In this study, the expression of CD44 during liver transplant rejection was compared with the expression of lymphocyte-function associated antigen-1 (LFA-1) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), which play an essential role in cell interactions and the initiation of immune responses. Male Brown Norway (BN) and Lewis (LEW) rats were used as donors and recipients, respectively. Orthotopic liver transplantation (OLTX) was done using the cuff technique of Kamada and Calne. Animals were killed on days 3, 5, and 7 after OLTX, and a piece of tissue from each of the liver grafts was obtained. Immunohistochemical staining was used to investigate the expression of CD44, ICAM-1, and LFA-1. CD44 was strongly expressed in portal areas of the rejected liver, and LFA-1 and ICAM-1 were expressed mainly on sinusoids and hepatocytes. These findings indicate that CD44 is closely involved in lymphocyte infiltration, which is dominant in portal areas, and that lymphocyte infiltration during the rejection process may involve a homing mechanism.     

Discontinuous precipitation in aluminum-base zinc alloys

The kinetics of discontinuous precipitation in Al-21.6 at. pct. Zn and Al-22 at. pct. Zn-0.01 at. pct Sn alloys was determined by quantitative metallographic measurements on solution-treated and aged specimens. The growth rate of the discontinuous precipitate appears to be controlled by interfacial diffusion. It was found that the addition of a small amount of tin reduced the overall reaction rate. Nucleation of the discontinuous precipitate was confined to grain edges or boundaries, filling the available sites (site saturation) at a very early stage in the reaction. It was observed that a variation in quench rate markedly affected the growth rate of the precipitate and the site-saturating-dimensionality during a room-temperature aging treatment.     

Laves phase precipitation in Fe-Ta alloys

Development of an iron-base alloy hardened by particles of an intermetallic compound rather than a carbide is a desirable goal because of the greater thermal stability of such a dispersion. As a first step in the development of iron-base alloys hardened with the Laves phase, structural studies of binary Fe-Ta alloys have been undertaken. The structures of two phase Fe-Ta alloys have been studied by means of optical and transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron beam microprobe analysis, and scanning electron microscopy. The hardness change as a function of time at 600°, 700°, and 800°C has been determined for binary alloys with 1 at. pct Ta and 2 at. pct Ta in iron. Also, the uniaxial tensile strengths of solution treated, quenched, and aged samples have been determined. These studies suggest that the compound, Fe₂Ta, is isomorphous with the structure type, MgZn₂, (C14) and has a range of compositional homogeneity. The latter results correspond with the predictions of the Engel-Brewer correlation. Also, it has been found that precipitation occurs at grain boundaries, dislocations, and randomly throughout the matrix. Particles which form at dislocations have a (100)α habit plane; whereas a (110)α habit plane has been reported by others^1,3 for the hexagonal Laves phase in α iron. Hypereutectoid composition alloys quenched from the ö phase field have a completely retained § structure. Isothermal decomposition at 600°, 700°, and 800°C of alloys with the retained § structure results in a sizable hardness increase in 2 at. pct Ta alloys but only a modest increase in 1 at. pct Ta alloys. Brittle fracture of aged tensile specimens tested at room temperature reveals that the ductile-brittle transition temperature in tension is above room temperature.     

Radiation-induced solute segregation and precipitation in alloys

Solute segregation and precipitation in dilute alloys during irradiation have been studied by means of the Johnson-Lam kinetic model. The model is based on a combination of chemical reaction rates and diffusion equations for free defects, solutes, and bound defect-solute complexes. The enrichment of solute at sink surfaces and solute depletion in the matrix have been calculated as functions of temperature, damage rate, defect-solute bind-ing energy, and initial solute concentration. Using parameters appropriate for Be in Ni, significant solute segregation is found in the temperature range from 0.2 to 0.7 Υ_m. The temperature for maximum segregation is higher for the high displacement rates typically used in charged-particle bombardment experiments than for the low displacement rates used in fast-reactor irradiations. The solute concentration at the sink surface builds up at high temperatures, without surpassing the solubility limit, until a steady state is at-tained. However, at lower temperatures solute enrichment at sinks becomes larger and the solubility, in general, becomes lower. Precipitation will occur when the local solute concentration reaches that of the phase boundary. The solute concentration at the precipi-tate-matrix interface is determined by the solubility limit, and precipitation continues until the matrix is sufficiently solute-depleted to achieve a steep concentration gradient that will balance the defect-induced solute flow by back-diffusion. Hence, the steady-state matrix composition is determined by radiation conditions and is independent of the initial alloy composition when precipitation occurs. The solute depletion at steady state is more severe at low displacement rates than at high rates. The calculations are quali-tatively compared with recent experimental observations of the temperature and com-positional dependence of solute precipitation in the Ni-Be system. This paper is based on a presentation made at a symposium on “Radiation In-duced Atomic Rearrangements in Ordering and Clustering Alloys” held at the annual meeting of the AIME, Atlanta, Georgia, March 7 to 8, 1977, under the sponsorship of the Physical Metallurgy and Nuclear Metallurgy Committees of The Metallurgical Society of AIME.     

Discontinuous precipitation and coarsening in Al-Zn alloys

The morphology and kinetics of discontinuous precipitation (DP) and discontinuous coarsening (DC) in solution treated and isothermally aged Al-Zn alloys containing 39.3 and 59.3 at.% Zn have been investigated at temperatures ranging from 323 to 523 K by light microscopy, electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. At all aging temperatures the supersaturated α solid solution was observed to decompose rapidly by DP into a lamellar mixture of solute depleted α phase and β phase precipitate. DP occurred so rapidly in the 59.5 at.% Zn alloy that the heat of transformation raised the temperature of the alloy significantly. With further aging a slower DC reaction transformed the lamellar DP into a coarser lamellar structure of the same two phases; however, the composition of the α phase of the DC was closer to the equilibrium solvus composition than that of the DP. With still further aging a second, much slower DC reaction was observed to decompose the lamellar product of the first DC reaction in the 59.5 at.% Zn alloy into a still coarser lamellar structure. Analysis of the kinetics of both the DP and DC reactions showed them to be controlled by boundary diffusion in the advancing reaction interface. Reaction front migration rates for both DP and DC increased markedly with increasing Zn content. This increase seems to be associated partially with an increase in boundary diffusivity with increasing Zn content.     

Affinity precipitation of proteins

Affinity precipitation is being studied as a technique to be introduced at an early stage of downstream processing for the selective isolation of proteins. The technique utilizes a heterobifunctional ligand, which, in addition to having affinity for the target protein(s), possesses another function for controlling precipitation. The latter component is comprised of a polymer which can be made reversibly soluble and insoluble by altering a specific parameter such as pH or temperature. Different polymers of natural and synthetic origin have been used for this purpose. The soluble form of the ligand is used for the affinity binding step and precipitation is induced for obtaining separation of the affinity complex. Some of the polymers used in this laboratory include chitosan, alginate, Eudragit S-100 (copolymer of methacrylic acid and methyl methacrylate) and polyethyleneimine. Chitosan and alginate served as natural ligands for wheat germ agglutinin and pectinase, respectively. The aromatic dye Cibacron Blue 3GA coupled to Eudragit S 100 and polyethyleneimine way used for the affinity precipitation of some model enzymes such as lactate dehydrogenase and alcohol dehydrogenase. As prior removal of cell debris, etc., is essential for affinity precipitation, the possibility of integration of the technique with extraction in aqueous two-phase systems was also demonstrated.     

低碳贝氏体钢中的时效析出行为

测定了Cu-Nb-Cr-Mo系低碳贝氏体钢的时效硬度变化行为,在Gleeble-1500热模拟试验机上模拟了各钢种的蠕变行为,利用金相显微镜、TEM研究了不同钢种的微观组织与沉淀析出.结果表明,含铜钢在不同温度时效时会发生明显的时效硬化效应,在不同温度的蠕变曲线上会出现平台,平台现象是由于蠕变过程中出现了第二相析出,平台出现意味着开始了第二相析出,平台结束则析出过程结束.     

Bismuth precipitation in “monocrystalline” InBi

Single crystal InBi, grown at the 50/50 at. pct composition by horizontal gradient freeze or zone refining methods, was found to contain Bi or Bi-rich precipitates ranging in size from 20 nm to several ώm. This secondary phase is accommodated in the surrounding InBi matrix and grows at appreciable rates at room temperature. This rapid growth is explainable by the2/3T _M rule, where the melting point of InBi,T _M = 110.5 °C. Precipitation occurs even for very exact initial melt compositions. Qualitative modifications of the phase diagram in the region of 50 at. pct are proposed to explain these observations.     

The precipitation of epsilon-carbide in twinned martensite

Tempering of martensite has been investigated by means of thin foil electron microscopy in a high carbon steel, a high nickel steel, and a silicon steel. ε carbide has been unambiguously identified in each steel. It was found that the carbide was precipitated with the Jack orientation relationship: $$\begin{gathered} \left( {0001} \right)_\varepsilon \parallel \left( {011} \right)_{\alpha '} \hfill \\ \left( {10\bar 10} \right)_\varepsilon \parallel \left( {2\bar 11} \right)_{\alpha '} \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ In the silicon steel the ε carbide precipitated in the form of needles which grew with a \(\left[ {01\bar 10} \right]_\varepsilon \) close to \(\left[ {21\bar 1} \right]_{\alpha '} \) . This growth direction minimizes the surface energy of the needles, yet allows growth in a direction of low mismatch.     

碱性蛋白酶催化的Henry反应

Henry反应是一类重要的碳碳键形成反应.广泛用于各类天然产物和医药中间体合成中.使用碱性蛋白酶催化芳香醛和硝基甲烷之间的Henry反应,在室温的条件下,得到对应的产物,产率高达88%.