Magnetic properties and magnetization behavior of SmCo-based magnets with TbCu7-type structure

The nanocrystalline magnets with nominal compositions of Sm1-xLuxCo6.8Zr0.2(x=0,0.2,0.4,0.6)were prepared directly by the intensive milling.The effects of Lu content on the phase structure,the magnetic properties,and magnetization behaviors were also investigated.The XRD patterns of the as-milled samples showed a single SmCo7 phase with TbCu7 structure.Lu addition was proved to result in relevant improvements in the microstructure and magnetic properties,especially in the maximum energy product(BH)max.It was shown that a higher maximum energy product and coercivity of about 17.47 kJ/m3 and 473.45 kA/m were obtained in the sample with x=0.2.From the analysis of the magnetization reversal behavior,it was found that a stronger intergrain exchange coupling interaction was observed in the samples with Lu-doping.From the studies of the coercivity mechanism,it was shown that nucleation model was the dominant magnetization reversal process at the elevated temperature.     

Evaluation of Microstructure and Magnetic Properties in Non-oriented Electrical Steel Strained by Tension

The effects of deformation on the microstructure and magnetic properties of non-oriented electrical steels were investigated.Box-annealed electrical steel sheets were deformed by tension at four different strains:3%,8%, 12% and 25%.The internal grain misorientation caused by tensile deformation was measured by electron backscat-tering diffraction (EBSD)with grain orientation spread (GOS)as an indicator of the lattice distortion.The experi-mental results showed that the average GOS value increases with the strain.The microstructure and crystallographic texture of deformed samples did not show a significant change in samples strained below 25%.However,the mag-netic properties were strongly affected:coercivity was directly proportional to the square root of the GOS value and energy losses increased as the strain level was increased.     

Microstructure and properties of Sm-substituted BiFeO3 ceramics

Bi1-xSmxFeO3 （x=0.00-0.15） ceramics were synthesized by sol-gel technique with rapid liquid phase sintering process to study the effects of samarium （Sm） substitution on their microstructure and properties. X-ray diffraction （XRD） and Raman studies showed that the structure of BiFeO₃ was changed from rhombohedral to orthorhombic at the samarium substitution concentration about x=0.10. The SEM investigation suggested that the Sm substitution hindered the grain growth. Magnetic measurements showed that all the samples studied had a weak ferromagnetism, and the ferromagnetic property of BiFeO3 was improved by Sm substitution due to the suppressed or broken cycloid spin structure caused by the changes in the crystalline structure and size effect. The leakage current was found to be reduced with increasing Sm concentration. The dielectric and ferroelectric measurements showed that dielectric constant, dielectric loss and ferroelectric properties were strongly dependent on the Sm content, Sm substitution could significantly improve the dielectric constant, remnant polarization and decrease the dielectric loss due to the significant decrease of the electric leakage of the samples.     

Preparation and characterization of LSO-SDC composite electrolytes

The properties of LSO-SDC composite electrolytes prepared by the mixed powder with different LSO/SDC mass ratios were studied. The apatite-type lanthanum silicates La10Si6O27(LSO) and Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9(SDC) were synthesized via sol-gel process and glycine-nitrate process(GNP), respectively. The phase structure, microstructure, relative density, thermal expansion properties and oxygen ion conductivity of the samples were investigated by means of techniques such as X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), Archimedes method, dilatometer, and AC impedance spectroscopy. The results showed that SDC addition to the samples could enhance the density of the samples. However, the LSO-SDC composite electrolyte sintered at 1550 oC was over sintering when the SDC content was 50 wt.%. At the lower content of SDC(0–10 wt.%), the decrease of conductivity was predominantly attributed to the reducing concentration of carriers. However, the conductivities of the composite electrolytes increased with the increasing SDC content(10 wt.%–40 wt.%) because of the enhanced percolation of highly conductive SDC component in the microstructure of composite electrolytes. In addition,the dependence of conductivity on p(O2) showed that LSO-SDC composite electrolytes were stable in the examined range of p(O2).     

Electrical and CO-sensing properties of NdFe_(1–x)Co_xO_3 perovskite system

NdFe1–xCoxO3 (x=0.0–0.5) powders were prepared by a sol-gel citric method. X-ray diffraction was used to confirm the phase composition of the powders. All the samples are orthorhombic structure. The unit cell volume and grain size decreased with an increase of Co content x. The conduction type of the NdFe1–xCoxO3 perovskite oxides changed with the increasing Co content x. When x<0.3, the oxides showed p-type conduction behavior, and then changed to n-type when x>0.3. All the sensors presented higher respons...     

Warm Deformation of Low Carbon Steel Using Forward Extrusion-Equal Channel Angular Pressing Technique

A combination of extrusion and equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) was used to deform a plain low carbon steel. This process consists of two successive deformations by extrusion and ECAP in a single die (Ex-ECAP). Cylindrical samples were heated to predefined temperatures (650 and 850 ℃) and then pressed through a die channel with crosshead speed of 10 mm/s. Microstructure and resultant mechanical properties of processed material were studied. The results showed that pressing temperature has a significant effect on the resultant microstructure. While at 650 ℃, the cold worked structure with elongated ferrite grains were obtained, and at 850 ℃ the microstructure consisted of elongated ferrite grains and very fine grains at their boundaries as a consequence of continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) of ferrite phase. Also at 850 ℃, a particular microstructure consisted of cold worked ferrite and static recrystallized grains on shear bands was obtained.     

Preparation and Characterization of W-Type Hexaferrite Doped with La

A series of W-type ferrites with the composition ofBal-xLaxCo2Fe16O27（where, x =0.0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20 and 0.25） were prepared by solid-state reaction method. The structure transformations of the ferrites were examined by XRD, DTA-TG and XPS, and the microwave-absorbing properties were investigated by evaluating the permeability and permittivity of materials（μτ,ετ, ）. The results showed that the phase-transition temperature increased with the addition of La^3＋ content, and a single-phase was formed at 1250℃ at last. Microwave properties were obviously improved as a result of the substitution of La^3＋ for Ba^2＋ at the frequency range of 0.5 - 18.0 GHz.     

As cast acicular ductile aluminum cast iron

 The effects of 2.2% Ni and 0.6% Mo additions on the kinetics, microstructure and mechanical properties of ductile aluminum cast iron were studied in the as-cast and tempered conditions. Test bars machined from cast to size samples, were used for mechanical and metallurgical studies. The results showed that the addition of Ni and Mo to the base iron produces an upper bainitic structure resulting in an increase in strength and hardness. The same trend was shown when the test bars tempered from 300oC in the range of 300 to 400oC. The elongation increased with increasing the temperature from 300 to 400oC. The carbon content of the retained austenite also increased with increasing temperature. The results also showed that the kinetics, microstructure and mechanical properties of this iron are similar to Ni-Mo alloyed silicon ductile iron.     

Microstructure and magnetic properties of bulk magnets Nd_(14-x)Fe_(76+x)Co_3Zr_1B_6(x=0,0.5,1) prepared by spark plasma sintering

Melt-spun ribbons with nominal composition of Nd14-xFe76+xCo3Zr1B6(x=0,0.5,1) were consolidated into isotropic bulk magnets by spark plasma sintering method.It was found that the Nd content and sintering temperature had significant influence on the density and magnetic properties of the sintered magnets.Homogeneous microstructure and fine grain(50-100 nm) were obtained when sintering below 700 ℃,and the initial magnetization curve showed that the coercivity was controlled by the pinning mechanism.However,ab...     

Influence of Lanthanum on Tribological Properties and Microstructure of Laser Clad B ＋ Fe ＋ Si Composite Coatings

The effects of rare earth ferrosilicon on the microstructure and anti-wear properties of laser-clad Fe-based alloy coating were investigated. The composition of Fe, B4C and rare earth ferrosillcon powders with different contents of lanthanum were clad onto a 45 # carbon steel substrate. Microstructural features, chemical compositions, phase structure,hardness, friction and wear properties by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron microscopy (XPS),hardness tester, block-on-ring friction and wear tester of the clad coating were determined. Experimental results show that the friction coefficient of the clad coating doped with rare earth ferrosilicon is reduced while the wear resistance of clad coating doped with rare earth ferrosilicon is enhanced. When the content of lanthanum increases to 1.92%, the clad coating shows the best anti-wear ability, and as the content of lanthanum exceeds 1.92%, the wear weight loss increases quickly. The rare earth ferrosilicon to be doped in the clad coatings helps to disperse the boride phase (Fe2B, FeB, B4C)particles and refine the grain of boride phase. The enhancement of clad coating‘s wear resistance is due to the existence of dispersed boride phases.     

Structural Analysis and Magnetic Properties of Gd-Doped Li-Ni Ferrites Prepared Using Rheological Phase Reaction Method

A series of Gd-doped Li-Ni ferrites with the formula of LiNi0.5GdxFe2-xO4 where x = 0.00 - 0.08 in steps of 0.02, were prepared by thermolysis of oxalate precursors obtained by rheological phase reaction. The structure, morphology, and the magnetic properties of the samples were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction （XRD）, atomic force microscopy （AFM） and a vibrating sample magnetometer （VSM）. A single spinel phase was obtained in the range of x = 0.00 - 0.04. The lattice parameters of the Gd-doped samples were larger than that of pure Li-Ni ferrite, and increased in the range of 0.00 ≤ x ≤ 0.04, then decreased up to x = 0.08, because of the formation of the secondary phase （Gd- FeO3）. All samples were spheric particles with an average size of about 100 nm, but agglomerated to some extent. The hysteresis loops indicated that the saturation magnetization decreased gradually with increasing Gd content, while the variation of coercivity was related to the microstructure of the Gd-doped samples.     

Energy transfer and frequency upconversion in Er~（3＋）-Yb~（3＋） codoped oxy-fluoro-tungstosilicate glasses

Er3+-Yb3+ codoped oxy-fluoro-tungstosilicate glasses with infrared-to-visible frequency upconversion luminescence were prepared by melting quenching in air.The effects of Er3+ doping on the optical properties of the samples were measured by means of techniques such as optical absorption spectra and photoluminescence spectra.The results showed that intense green and red signals centered at 546 and 665 nm,corresponding to the 4S3/2 → 4I15/2 and 4F9/2 → 4I15/2 transitions of Er3+ by a multiphoton stepwise phonon-assisted excited-state absorption process,respectively,were simultaneously observed by exciting the samples with a diode laser operating at 980 nm at room temperature.The upconversion process was found very sensitive to Er3+ content at a constant Yb2O3 content of 5 mol.%.With the increase of Er3+ content from 0.5% to 1.5%,the upconversion intensity increased gradually.Further increasing of Er3+ content to 3.0% resulted in a significant fluorescence quenching.Moreover,the possible upconversion mechanisms were discussed based on the energy-matching conditions and the quadratic dependence on excitation power.     

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.     

Influence of Boron Content in Iron Oxide on Performance of Mn-Zn Ferrites

The ferrites of PC30 (Mn-Zn ferrites) were prepared by using a dry processing route. The effect of Mn-Zn ferrites doped with H3BO3 was investigated on the basis of microstructure analysis. The results of the samples doped with H3BO3 less than 5×10-5 showed that the doping had no significant effect on power loss, initial permeability, fine grain microstructure, and density of Mn-Zn ferrites. With the further increase in H3BO3 doping (up to 1×10-4), the microstructure of Mn-Zn ferrites is in the critical state between fine grain and "sandwich", and the initial permeability and density of Mn-Zn ferrites begin falling quickly; the increased H3BO3 doping also results in deteriorated power loss properties. Thus, the control of the boron content in iron oxide is of utmost importance for the quality of Mn-Zn ferrites in producing process.     

Microstructure and Wear Properties of Fe-based Amorphous Coatings Deposited by High-velocity Oxygen Fuel Spraying

Fe-based powder with a composition of Fe_(42.87)Cr_(15.98)Mo_(16.33)C_(15.94)B_(8.88)(at.%)was used to fabricate coatings by high-velocity oxygen fuel spraying.The effects of the spraying parameters on the microstructure and the wear properties of the Fe-based alloy coatings were systematically studied.The results showed that the obtained Fe-based coatings with a thickness of about 400μm consisted of a large-volume amorphous phase and some nanocrystals.With increasing the fuel and oxygen flow rates,the porosity of the obtained coatings decreased.The coating deposited under optimized parameters exhibited the lowest porosity of 2.8%.The excellent wear resistance of this coating was attributed to the properties of the amorphous matrix and the presence of nanocrystals homogeneously distributed within the matrix.The wear mechanism of the coatings was discussed on the basis of observations of the worn surfaces.     

Phase and microstructure of TbCuT-type SmFe melt-spun powders

The SmxZr0.3Fe9.1-xCo0.6(x=0.8,0.9,1.0) powders were prepared by melt-spun method with different quenching velocities.The phase and microstructure were studied by X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The Th2Zn17-type structure of the as-cast state changed to TbCu7-type after quenching to a rotating molybdenum roll under certain velocity,and the formation of TbCu7-type phase was strictly depending on the Sm content and roll speed.The SEM morphology showed that the Fe-rich zone was typically fish-bone structure and TEM diffraction pattern indicated the nano-scale crystal size with TbCu7-structure when x=0.9,and FCC type γ-Fe on the basis of α-Fe formed in the non-equilibrium solidification could be detected by selected area electron diffraction(SAED) indexing in the x=0.8 samples.     

Distribution Characteristics and Reinforcing Behavior of (Ti,Nb)C Reinforced Particle in the Coating Fabricated by Laser Rapid Cladding

(Ti,Nb)C reinforced Fe-based laser coatings were prepared with normal and high scanning velocities of the laser beam.The distribution characteristics of reinforced particles in the coatings were investigated.The mechanical properties of coatings were tested.The results showed that the morphologies of the microstructure and the reinforced particle changed dramatically at high solidification rate due to rapid laser processing compared with that prepared by normal processing.Two kinds of particles were observed in the coating.One was(Ti,Nb)C multiple carbide particle with the size of micron and sub-micron scales,in which a mass of dislocations were found.Another was nano-sized particle includingα-Fe and(Ti,Nb)C obtained by rapid solidification.The microstructure of the coatings was highly refined and a large number of twin crystals were found in matrix.The results of mechanical properties test revealed that the wear resistance of the coating was improved by rapid laser processing,compared with that of the coating prepared with normal speeds.The above-mentioned conclusion indicated that rapid laser cladding can promote not only the processing efficiency but also the mechanical properties of the coating.     

Magnetic properties of samarium and gadolinium co-doping Mn-Zn ferrites obtained by sol-gel auto-combustion method

Mn-Zn ferrites doped with different contents of Sm~(3+) and Gd~(3+) ions were prepared by sol-gel auto-combustion method and characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR), thermogravimetric analysis(TG), X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM). When samples were calcined in a relatively low temperature below 1100 °C, secondary phases(α-Fe_2O_3) could be identified. Therefore, in order to acquire pure and better crystallinity, the suitable calcining temperature of powders was selected at 1200 °C. It was also found that all the samples consisting of ferrite phases of typical spinel cubic structure and average crystallite sizes between 31.5 and 38.2 nm were obtained after calcining at 1200 oC for 4 h. The lattice parameters increased almost linearly with increasing Sm content. A dense microstructure was obtained after sintering at 1250 °C for 4 h. Through the analysis of magnetic properties, hysteresis loops for all the samples were narrow with low values of coercivity and retentivity, indicating the paramagnetic nature of these samples. And saturation magnetization Ms strongly depended on the type of additive to reach a maximum of 47.99 emu/g for x=0.015, which showed a great promise for hyperthermia applications.     

A New Resource-Saving, High Chromium and Manganese Super Duplex Stainless Steels 29Cr-12Mn-2Ni-1Mo-xN

 A new family of resource-saving, high chromium and manganese super duplex stainless steels (DSSs), with a composition in mass percent, % of Cr 0.29, Mn 0.12, Ni 2.0, Mo 1.0, and N 0.51-0.68, has been developed by examining the effect of N on the microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion properties. The results show that these alloys have a balanced ferrite-austenite relation. The austenite volume fraction decreases with the solution treatment temperature, but it increases with an increase in N content. The increases in nitrogen enhance the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and reduce the ductility of the material slightly. The pitting corrosion potential increases first and then decreases with an increase in nitrogen content when the amount of N arrives to 0.68%. The yield stress and ultimate tensile strength of solution-treated samples were more than 680 and 900 MPa, the elongation of experimental alloys are higher than 30%, respectively, what is more, the pitting potentials were beyond 1100 mV.     

HPHT synthesis and electrical transport properties of SmxCo4Sb12

Samarium-filled skutterudites SmxCo4Sb12(x=0.5,1.0) skutterudite thermoelectric(TE) materials with enhanced power factor were prepared by high-pressure and high-temperature(HPHT) technique.The microstructure properties were characterized with X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.The electrical resistivities and Seebeck coefficients of those samples were measured in the temperature range of 300-723 K,and the samples of SmxCo4Sb12 showed n-type conduction.The Seebeck coefficient in absolute valu...