Smooth surface treated by low-pressure arc discharge

Low-pressure arc cleaning is a process for removing an oxide layer. Currently, chemical and mechanical processes are typically used to remove such layers. However, both methods present severe problems such as liquid wastes, dust, and noise. In the case of low-pressure arc cleaning, waste comes from only one place—the oxide layer. In addition, because the cathode spot has very high temperature, it is sufficient to remove the oxide layer. This paper describes the removal of the nanometer-thick oxide layer from a thin metal plate. The oxide layer was removed and a smooth surface whose respective arithmetical mean height (R_a) and average length of outline curve element (R_sm) are 0.04 and 6.4 μm was obtained using an oxide layer of 27 nm. Those results depend on the oxide layer thickness. Therefore, although the surface is cratered and rough after cathode spot treatment on the chemical oxide layer (6.7 nm), a smooth surface is obtainable after cathode spot treatment on the thermal oxide layer (27 and 157 nm).     

电化学还原法制备氧化铅纳米棒

本文介绍一种用电化学还原法制备氧化铅纳米棒的简单方法.实验中所用的电解液是混有氧氯化锆和三氯化钛的硝酸铅溶液,采用不锈钢片作为阴极和基底.在室温下,由直流电源供电,通过控制输出电流的大小在不锈钢片基底上沉积产物.氧化铅纳米棒的产生与电流密度有关,通过讨论,得出生成氧化铅纳米棒的最佳电流密度大小.用SEM、TEM、EDS和XRD对产物进行了表征.研究结果表明,所制备的氧化铅纳米棒是单晶结构.     

The surface cleanliness of 316 L + N stainless steel studied by SIMS and AES

Some cleaning methods for 316 L + N stainless steel including solvent cleaning, high temperature treatment in vacuo and gas discharge cleaning have been studied by SIMS and AES with a view to providing a clean vacuum chamber surface with low gas desorption under ion bombardment. After solvent cleaning the main surface contaminant was found to be C and its associated compounds. Laboratory investigations on small samples of stainless steel showed that clean surfaces could be obtained by heating in vacuo to 800°C followed by exposure to air and by argon or argon/10% oxygen discharge cleaning. Due to a cross contamination within the vacuum system, the 800°C treated chamber gave positive desorption coefficients under ion bombardment. The pure argon discharge cleaned chambers proved stable giving negative desorption coefficients up to 2200 eV ion energy even after several weeks storage between discharge treatment and installation. No results have yet been obtained on the stability of an argon/10% oxygen discharge cleaned vacuum chamber.     

不锈钢表面渗铜扩散复合处理合金层的抗菌性能研究

采用等离子表面合金化及辉光轰击热扩散复合处理技术在不锈钢表面进行了铜合金化处理. 利用薄膜密贴法对改性层的抗菌性能进行了测试. 通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、辉光放电光谱分析仪(GDOES)和X射线光电子能谱(XPS)等手段, 研究了铜合金层的微观组织、化学成分分布及抗菌前后表面铜的价态变化. 结果表明, 铜合金层对大肠杆菌(E. coli)和金黄色葡萄球菌(S. aureus)都展现了优良抗菌性能; 合金层表面铜约为5.7wt%, 合金层厚度约2.7 µm; 表面铜合金化不锈钢与菌液接触后, 不锈钢表面的铜元素以铜离子析出, 并且与试验菌种发生作用, 杀灭试验细菌.     

Origin of flakes on stainless steel heater

The corrosion resistance of AISI 321 stainless steel depends on the formation of thin and compact Cr₂O₃ oxide layer that protects the steel surface. But sometimes anomalies appear, that enable formation of the protective layer and the steel becomes sensitive to oxidation at elevated temperatures. In such a case, the oxide layer is not compact enough and the oxide fall off the surface. Presented are investigations of flakes on the surface of stainless steel heaters for household application. The flakes appeared during the first short time heating test of the heater. Analyses revealed that the flakes on the heaters originated from the hot rolling process. The rolled in hot cracks enabled the formation of the flakes on the surface of the heater.     

Using open atmospheric electric discharge for water purification from surface contamination with oil products

The characteristics of open atmospheric dc discharge between a liquid nonmetal cathode (tap water layer) and a metal anode have been studied. The effect of discharge on a layer of oil products (diesel fuel, lubricant oils) contaminating the liquid cathode surface was determined. The discharge current-voltage characteristics and the dependence of the cathode current density on the discharge current I were measured in the interval 20 mA ≤ I ≤ 300 mA for the discharge gap width varied within h = 2–10 mm. For h ≥ 4 mm and I ≥ 120 mA, the cathode current density and the interelectrode voltage are independent of the discharge current, which is characteristic of the normal glow discharge. Under the action of discharge, oil products in the contamination layer on the liquid cathode surface are partly decomposed and partly converted, after which the conversion products can be readily removed from the surface by mechanical methods. The efficiency of contaminant removal can reach 98%. Analysis of the conversion products showed that they are composed of polymer chains with variable length and structure involving oxygen-containing groups.     

Hydrogen distribution in titanium materials with low outgassing property

This paper addresses a hydrogen outgassing mechanism in titanium materials with extremely low outgassing property by investigating hydrogen atoms distribution in depth around the surface in a titanium material and stainless steel. The evacuation time dependence of depth profiles of positive hydrogen ions was measured by time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (TOF-SIMS). In the stainless steel, concentration of hydrogen atoms decreases slowly at the surface oxide layer, while it decreases rapidly in the bulk by vacuum evacuation. Thus, the surface oxide layer is considered to prevent hydrogen diffusions in the bulk. On the other hand, in the titanium material, hydrogen atoms show maximum concentration at the boundary between the surface oxide layer and the bulk titanium. Moreover, concentration of hydrogen atoms decreases rapidly at the surface oxide layer, while those decrease slowly in the deep region below the surface-bulk boundary by vacuum evacuation. It is suggested that the boundary between the surface oxide layer and bulk titanium plays a role of a barrier for bulk hydrogen diffusions. These facts give very low hydrogen concentration near the surface, which results in an extremely low outgassing rate in titanium materials.     

掺银离子TiO2薄膜的结构及与不锈钢基板的界面反应

采用溶胶-凝胶法在不锈钢表面制备掺银的TiO2薄膜,研究氧化处理对不锈钢表面Ag/TiO2抗菌薄膜组成和性能的影响,利用X-射线衍射谱(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和X-射线光电子能谱(XPS)等对经氧化处理和未经处理的不锈钢表面Ag/TiO2薄膜进行比较,研究薄膜的结构、界面反应特征及机制.发现:未经氧化处理的不锈钢由于其中的铁原子进入薄膜与TiO2反应形成钛酸铁固溶体薄膜;经氧化处理后不锈钢表面形成一层比较致密的氧化铁层,阻止了不锈钢内部的铁原子扩散进入薄膜与TiO2反应,表面同时形成钛酸铁和锐钛矿型的TiO2薄膜;锐钛矿型的TiO2与银离子反应形成钛酸银,既保持了银离子的高杀菌性能(样品的6小时抗菌率达到100%),同时又不至使金属银形成而使材料变色.在未经氧化处理的不锈钢表面,掺银TiO2薄膜中的银离子转化为单质银,抗菌性能低.     

Characteristics of the nitrided layer formed on AISI 304 austenitic stainless steel by high temperature nitriding assisted hollow cathode discharge

A series of experiments have been conducted on AISI 304 stainless steel using a hollow cathode discharge assisted plasma nitriding apparatus. Specimens were nitrided at high temperatures (520–560 °C) in order to produce nitrogen expanded austenite phase within a short time. The nitrided specimen was characterized by scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, potentiodynamic polarization and microhardness tester. The corrosion properties of nitrided samples were evaluated using anodic polarization tests in 3.5% NaCl solution. The nitrided layer was shown to consist of nitrogen expanded austenite and possibly a small amount of CrN precipitates and iron nitrides. The results indicated that rapid nitriding assisted hollow cathode discharge not only increased the surface hardness but also improved the corrosion resistance of the untreated substrate.     

Nitriding in cathodic cage of stainless steel AISI 316: Influence of sample position

Cathodic cage plasma nitriding is a new growth technique based on multiple hollow cathode effects. The samples are kept at a floating potential inside a cage that acts as a cathode and shields the samples from the cathodic potential. The aim of this work is to perform a systematic study of the properties of nitrided layers as a function of the distance from the nitriding sample surface to the cage wall using this technique. Cylindrical austenitic stainless steel AISI 316 samples were placed in different positions on an alumina plate inside the cathodic cage. The nitrided samples were characterized by optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction and microhardness measurements. The results show that the temperature inside the cage is nearly uniform and that the nitrided layers possess good physical properties and uniformity. Therefore, the differences in the nitrided layer thicknesses obtained at different positions must be due to particle flow reaching the sample surface, depending on how far the sample is from the cage walls.     

Ag/Cu共渗不锈钢表面的微观结构及抗菌性能研究

以银铜合金为靶材,利用辉光等离子体在AISI304不锈钢表面同时渗入银和铜,制备性能优良的抗菌不锈钢。对渗层的形貌、化学组成、耐蚀性能和抗菌性能进行了研究,结果表明,所得渗层在不锈钢表面分布均匀,Ag/Cu元素质量比为4.9∶3;不锈钢表面渗层腐蚀电位由-0.103V提高到0.07V,自腐蚀电流密度从1.66×10-7A/cm2降至5.813×10-9A/cm2,耐腐蚀性能有所提高;渗层对大肠杆菌和金黄色葡萄球菌的杀菌率均达100%。     

热网换热站不锈钢换热板点蚀的临界条件

热网二级换热站一般采用板式换热器,在其使役过程中不锈钢换热板一旦出现腐蚀穿孔,不但影响一次水水质,而且干扰换热器稳定运行,甚至影响居民供热,因此阐明换热板发生点蚀的临界条件对于科学设定水质控制标准和防止点蚀发生具有重要意义。为此,通过材料化学分析、XRD、SEM及电化学测试等方法对这一问题进行研究。结果表明:在65℃条件下,304不锈钢点蚀的临界Cl;浓度为125 mg/L,316L不锈钢点蚀的临界Cl;浓度为230 mg/L;不锈钢表面一旦形成垢层,表面会发生局部酸化,此时不锈钢更容易发生点蚀;运行过程中为了防止不锈钢换热板点蚀,不仅要严格控制循环水中Cl;浓度,还应防止换热板表面结垢或附着腐蚀产物。     

质子交换膜燃料电池不锈钢双极板无氰脉冲镀银

质子交换膜燃料电池不锈钢双极板直流氰化镀银,污染环境、耐蚀性不理想,为此,使用无氰脉冲镀银对不锈钢双极板进行了表面改性。采用XRD,SEM,界面接触电阻测试、模拟燃料电池环境腐蚀等方法,研究了无氰脉冲镀银对不锈钢双极极性能的影响。结果表明：无氰脉冲镀银改善了镀层的微观结构,其接触电阻为镀银处理前的1／10,同时腐蚀电流...     

Effect of gas composition on metal surface cleaning using atmospheric pressure microwave plasma

A microwave excited atmospheric pressure plasma source was manufactured and a cleaning experiment involving a stainless steel plate contaminated with organic oil was conducted, while considering the radical density in the Ar, Ar-O₂, and Ar-H₂O plasma. The most notable cleaning effect was confirmed when the plasma contained water molecules. While the existence of a unique spatial distribution of OH radical was demonstrated, the relevance of the cleaning effect and radical density was confirmed. The radical density distribution was examined by numerical computation using the experimentally obtained plasma parameter.     

扫描电镜在热轧板表面氧化铁皮分析中的应用

用扫描电镜(SEM)及能谱分析(EDS)、X射线衍射(XRD)等方法对精轧前采用及未采用除鳞系统(FSB)的两种工艺下的热轧板表面的氧化铁皮作了对比分析。结果表明，两种工艺下的热轧板表面氧化铁皮结构均由三种铁的氧化物FeO、Fe3O4和Fe2O3构成；在靠近基板到表层的氧化铁皮中三种铁的氧化物按FeO，Fe3O4和Fe2O3顺序逐渐增多，且内层的结构成分以氧化亚铁为主。FeO含量较少的氧化铁皮层与钢板基体结合比较疏松，容易去除。精轧前采用FSB除鳞系统工艺并不能显著缓解热轧板表面的氧化铁皮缺陷问题，通过对热轧生产工艺的优化调整可解决热轧氧化铁皮去除难的问题。     

活性炭纤维电极法处理含酚废水的研究

以活性炭纤维作为阳极,不锈钢板为阴极,采用电化学氧化法对模拟的含酚废水进行了处理.结果表明,该方法可以有效分解除去水中的苯酚,苯酚和COD的去除率均能达到95%以上,其最佳的操作条件为:pH值为3、进水苯酚浓度为500mg/L、电流密度为26mA/cm2、Na2SO4浓度为15g/L.同时,通过对比不同电极材料的降解效果,证明了具高比表面积的活性炭纤维作为电极材料,能充分将其导电、吸附、催化及稳定性能有效地结合起来,实现高效净化,具有良好的应用前景.     

低磁不锈钢表面处理工艺及防护涂层体系设计研究

研究了不同表面处理工艺对低磁不锈钢基材自身耐蚀性能及涂层附着性能的影响,通过电化学阻抗及耐阴极剥离性测试确定了适用于低磁不锈钢表面的防护涂层体系.研究结果表明,以棕刚玉为喷砂磨料对基材进行喷砂处理,不仅可以提高基材表面粗糙度,满足涂层高附着需求,同时可降低基材表面残留粒料对基材引起的电化学腐蚀.以环氧锌黄为底层的防护涂...     

Determining the parameters of electron traps in inhomogeneous layers by method of thermionic emission

Quasi-stationary nonlinear variation of the density of filled electron traps in the course of thermionic emission from the surface oxide layer on a metal cathode is theoretically described. Expressions for the electron affinity, energy, and density of electron traps in this dielectric layer are obtained. Numerical estimates of the electron trap parameters are obtained based on the results of measurements of the temperature dependence of thermionic emission from the porous surface oxide layer of an iron-nickel alloy.     

低铬铁素体不锈钢晶间腐蚀敏感性的测试方法及性能

研究了爆炸复合板复层06Cr13R低铬铁素体不锈钢的晶间腐蚀敏感性测试方法及性能。结果表明：电化学动电位扫描法（双环EPR法）适合用于爆炸复合板复层06Cr13R低铬铁素体不锈钢晶间腐蚀敏感性的检测,其试验结果与草酸电解侵蚀法对应较好;06Cr13R低铬铁素体不锈钢的晶间腐蚀敏感性与铬-镍奥氏体不锈钢不同,其晶间腐蚀敏感性出现在910℃正火处理后,甚至强制吹风急冷条件下也无法避免,而经过800℃退火处理后,其晶间腐蚀敏感性可减轻。     

Metal–ceramic composite layers on stainless steel through the combination of electrophoretic deposition and galvanic processes

The use of metal–ceramic composite layers is of considerable technical interest for many areas of application. The use of electrochemical processes makes it possible to realize coatings on stainless steel which combine the properties of the metals with those of ceramics in an outstanding manner. The process presented here is based on a combination of electrophoretic and electrolytic deposition. At the same time, a very high ceramic ratio is attained in comparison to electrolytic dispersion depositions. It was therefore possible to achieve both nickel–zirconium oxide as well as a copper–zirconium oxide coatings with strong adhesive bonds on stainless steel. A preliminary nickel plating or preliminary copper plating of the stainless steel substrate was first realized. A nanoscale zirconium oxide powder (Tosoh TZ-8Y) from an ethanolic suspension was then applied electrophoretically onto this layer and sintered to an open-porous layer with a porosity of 40–50%. After this, the metal was galvanically infiltrated into the pores. An annealing process was then carried out to improve the layer bonding. Solid-state physical tests reveal that a good material bonding of the composite layer onto the substrate occurred as a result of diffusion processes. Metal–ceramic composite layers can be produced through a combination of electrophoretic and electroplating technology with strongly bond on the substrate by a final heat treatment.