Effect of Rare Earths—Treated Glass Fiber on Impact Wear—Resistance of Metal—Plastic Multilayer Composites

The friction and wear properties under impact load and dry friction conditions of metal-plastic multilayer composites fillde with glass fiber,treated with rare earth elements,were investigated,The worn surfaces were observed and analyzed by scanning electron microscopy(SEM).It shows that applying rare earth elements surface modifier to treat the glass fiber surface can enhance the interfacial adhesion between the glass fiber and polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE),as well as promote the interface properties of the composites,This helps to form a uniflrmly distributed and high adhesive trandfer film on the counterface and abate the friction between the composite and the counterface,As a result,the wear of compostite is greatly reduced.The composite exhibits execllent friciton properties and impact wear-resistance.     

Effect of Rare Earths on Tribological Properties of Carbon Fibers Reinforced PTFE Composites

Carbon fibers （CF） were surface treated with air-oxidation and rare earths （RE）, respectively. The effect of RE surface treatment on tensile strength and tribological properties of CF reinforced polytetrafluoroethylene （PTFE） composites was invest/gated. Experimental results revealed that RE was superior to air ox/dation in improving the tensile strength, elongation, and the tensile modulus of CF reinforced PTFE （CF/PTFE） composite. Compared to the untreated and air-oxidated CF/PTFE composite, the RE treated composite had the lowest friction coefficient and specific wear rate under a given applied load and reciprocating sliding frequency. The RE treatment effectively improved the interfacial adhesion between CF and PTFE. With strong interfacial coupling, the carbon fibers carried most of the load, and direct contact and adhesion between PTFE and the counterpart were reduced, accordingly the friction and wear properties of the composite were improved.     

Impact Wear Properties of Metal-Plastic Multilayer Composites Filled with Glass Fiber Treated with Rare Earth Element Surface Modifier

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Effect of rare earths surface treatment on tribological properties of carbon fibers reinforced PTFE composite under oil-lubricated condition

The effect of rare earths （RE） surface treatment of carbon fibers （CF） on tribological properties of CF reinforced polytetrafluoroethylene （PTFE） composites under oil-lubricated condition was investigated. Experimental results revealed that RE treated CF reinforced PTFE （CF/PTFE） composite had the lowest friction coefficient and wear under various applied loads and sliding speeds compared with untreated and air-oxidated composites. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） study of carbon fiber surface showed that, after RE treatment, oxygen concentration increased obviously, and the amount of oxygen-containing groups on CF surfaces were largely increased. The increase in the amount of oxygen-containing groups enhanced interfacial adhesion between CF and PTFE matrix. With strong interfacial adhesion of the composite, stress could be effectively transmitted to carbon fibers; carbon fibers were strongly bonded with VITE matrix, and large scale rubbing-off of PTFE be prevented, therefore, tribological properties of the composite was improved.     

Evaluation of Tribological Performance of PTFE Composite Filled with Rare Earths Treated Carbon Fibers under Water-Lubricated Condition

Carbon fibers （CFs） were surface treated with air-oxidation, rare earths （RE） after air-oxidation, and rare earths, respectively. Erichsen test was conducted to study the interfacial adhesion of PTFE composites filled with carbon fibers treated with different treatment methods. Tribological properties of the PTFE composites, sliding against GCr15 steel under water-lubricated condition, were investigated on a reciprocating ball-on-disk UMT-2MT tribometer. The worn surfaces of the composites were examined using scanning electron microscopy. Experimental results reveal that RE treatment is superior to air oxidation in promoting tribological properties of CF reinforced PTFE （CF/PTFE） composite. The friction and wear properties of PTFE composite filled with RE treated CF are the best of the PTFE composites. RE treatment is more effective than air oxidation to improve the tribological properties of CF/PTFE composite owing to the effective improvement of interfacial adhesion between carbon fibers and PTFE matrix.     

Bi_2WO_6 doped with rare earth ions:Preparation,characterization and photocatalytic activity under simulated solar irradiation

Rare-earth modification Bi_2 WO_6 composites(RE/Bi_2 WO_6) were studied by experimental performance and theory computation based on the different 4 f orbits of selected rare earth elements(La,Ce,Gd,and Yb).The prepared RE/Bi_2 WO_6 was characterized by XRD,SEM/TEM,XPS,UV-vis DRS,and N_2 adsorption to learn their physical-chemical properties.Azo dye Rhodamine B(RhB) was photodegraded as a target pollutant to investigate the photocatalytic activity of prepared RE/Bi_2 WO_6 composites.The results of experiment and computation show that four rare earth elements with different electron configurations retain the phase and morphology of Bi_2 WO_6 and enhance the removal efficiency of RhB under simulated solar irradiation.The optimum doping contents are 0.01%,0.05%,0.05% and 0.01% for La-,Ce-,Gd-,and Yb-doped Bi_2 WO_6,respectively.However,light rare earth La and Ce doped composites indicate some difference in visible light adso rption capacity and mineralization on RhB co mpared with heavy rare earth Gd and Yb doped composites.Both La/Bi_2 WO_6 and Ce/Bi_2 WO_6 possess larger pore size and higher mineralization ability than Gd/Bi_2 WO_6 and Yb/Bi_2 WO_6 under the same experimental conditions while Gd/Bi_2 WO_6 and Yb/Bi_2 WO_6 show stronger red shift to the visible light due to the more 4 f electrons.The hole oxidation plays a major role in the photodegradation of RhB by all RE/Bi_2 WO_6.     

Effects of RE on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of Hot-Extruded AZ31 Magnesium Alloy

Effects of rare earth (RE) additions on microstructure and mechanical properties of the wrought AZ31 magnesium alloy were investigated. The results show that, by adding 0.3%, 0.6% and 1.0% RE elements, the as-cast microstructure can be refined, and the as-cast alloys‘ elongation and tensile strength can be improved. After extrusion, the alloy with 0.3 % and 0.6% RE additions obtain a finer microstructure and the best mechanical properties, but the alloy with 1.0% RE addition has the coarse A1-RE compound particles in grain boundaries which decreased elongation and tensile properties. Usually, Rare earth (RE) elements were used to improve the creep properties of aluminium-containing magnesium pressure die cast alloys at elevated temperatures. In this paper, it is also found that the high temperature strength of extruded materials can be increased by RE elements additions.     

Fibridization Effect on the Mechanical Behavior of PA66/PTFE Blend Based Fibrous Composites

The use of natural fiber along with the glass fiber in polymer composites is one of the present material combinations for automotive industries. This article deals with the hybrid effect of 10 wt% short glass fibers (SGF) and 10 wt% short basalt fibers (SBF) on the mechanical behavior of 80 wt% PA66/20 wt% Teflon (PA66/PTFE) blend. These composite materials were prepared by melt mixing method, by using twin screw extruder followed by injection molding. The mechanical performance of the composite materials was tested as per ASTM method. The experimentally determined mechanical properties were tensile behavior, flexural behavior and impact behavior. Hardness and density of the blended composites were also studied. Experimental results revealed that the effect of hybrid short fibers on the blend greatly enhanced the mechanical behavior. Increase in tensile strength and flexural strength by 33% and 57% respectively and 6% reduction in elongation was exhibited by the blend due to the hybrid effect of fibers. The synergistic effect between the fibers and the matrix blend improved the mechanical behavior. The strain rate of the hybrid composites was deteriorated due to the hybrid effect. The enhancement of load carrying capacity by 17.35, 8.5 and 36% was exhibited by SGF, SBF and hybrid fiber filled PA66/PTFE blend composites respectively. The impact strength of the hybrid composites was reduced due to the brittle nature of the hybrid filled composites. Fiber fracture, fiber pull out and fiber misalignment were the certain mechanisms observed during mechanical performance. The fractured surfaces were analyzed through Scanning Electron Microscopy photographs.     

Surface Characteristics of Rare Earth Treated Carbon Fibers and Interfacial Properties of Composites

Effect of rare earth treatment on surface physicochemical properties of carbon fibers and interfacial properties of carbon fiber/epoxy composites was investigated, and the interfacial adhesion mechanism of treated carbon fiber/epoxy composite was analyzed. It was found that rare earth treatment led to an increase of fiber surface roughness, improvement of oxygeaa-containing groups, and introduction of rare earth element on the carbon fiber surface. As a result, coordination linkages between fibers and rare earth, and between rare earth and resin matrix were formed separately, thereby the interlaminar shear strength （ILSS） of composites increased, which indicated the improvement of the interfacial adhesion between fibers and matrix resin resulting from the increase of carboxyl and carbonyl.     

硅灰石纤维与二硫化钼填充改性聚四氟乙烯复合材料的性能研究

通过粉末冶金方法制备了硅灰石纤维(WF)与二硫化钼(Mo S2)填充改性聚四氟乙烯(PTFE)复合材料,研究了WF含量对WF-Mo S2/PTFE复合材料的拉伸、硬度与摩擦磨损性能的影响,并用扫描电镜对复合材料的摩擦面进行了分析。结果表明:添加WF和Mo S2后,复合材料的硬度提高;断裂伸长率相比于纯PTFE平均降低70%;WF质量分数超过7%后,复合材料的抗拉强度逐渐降低。加入WF后,复合材料的摩擦因数迅速提高,同时磨损进一步降低。通过扫描电镜分析发现,WF在摩擦面上优先承受载荷,减少基体PTFE与对偶面的摩擦,进而降低磨损量;Mo S2颗粒在摩擦过程中容易磨损,其碎屑在摩擦面起到润滑作用。Mo S2的质量分数为18%,WF质量分数为7%时,WF-Mo S2/PTFE复合材料的磨损量较低,同时摩擦因数也较小。     

稀土A356合金电泳涂装膜层性能研究

研究了稀土A356合金中稀土含量对A356合金阴极电泳涂装膜层物理、化学性能的影响．结果表明：添加适量的稀土，可使合金组织细化、表面光洁度提高、易于进行磷化处理；而且生成的磷化膜致密、柔韧性及电泳涂层性能好．稀土的最佳含量为0．05％．     

Influence of Rare Earth on Property of Low Chromium Semi-Steel

Itisnoticeablethatthelowchromiumsemi steelhashighhardnessandabrasionresistance[1] .However,thematerialhaslowductility ,owingtothereticulatedistributionofcarbide ,whichrestrictsitsapplications .Therefore ,itisnecessarytoim provethecomprehensivepropertiesforpotentialap plications .Thecomprehensive propertiesoflowchromiumsemi steelcanbeimprovedbyaddingrareearths (RE)becauseREcanchangethemorphologyofcarbideandnon metallicinclusions ,refinegrainsize,purifyandstrengthen grainboundaryandsoon[2 -5] …     

Application of Lanthanum in High Strength and High

China is quite poor in argent resource. Roughly 80% of this industrial argent is imported every year. In order to improve the situation, we took advantage of rare earth (RE) mineral resource and successfully developed the non-argent Lanthanum-tellurium-copper alloy as a substitute for industry argent-copper. In our research, we were able to successfully apply rare earth lanthanum to copper alloy. The defects as porosity, inclusion, etc. originating from nonvacuum melting processing were controlled. Fine grain was obtained. Meanwhile, the comprehensive properties of the copper alloy, such as strength, conductivity and thermal conductivity were improved. The research results in increasing conductivity and thermal conductivity by 5% and 15%, respectively, while the tensile strength is increased by 6% higher than Ag-Cu alloy. The anti-electric corrosion property is good, and there is no argent-cadmium steam population originating from the electric arc effect. The addition of lanthanum further reduces the content of oxygen and hydrogen.The optimum quantity of the addition of RE lanthanum in the copper alloy is 0.010%～0.020%.     

废旧镍氢电池负极板中稀土的回收

采用湿法冶金工艺,回收废旧镍氢电池负极板中的稀土（RE）元素,用硫酸浸出负极板中的有价金属,分析硫酸浓度、浸出温度、浸出时间等因素对稀土元素浸出率的影响,在硫酸浓度为2.0 mol/L、浸出温度为60℃、浸出时间120 min下,RE的浸出率为92.31%.采用磷酸二异辛酯（P204）为萃取剂萃取浸出液中的稀土,当P204在煤油中的比率为20%时,萃取率为92.86%.用硫酸钠沉淀溶液中的稀土,浸出液中稀土元素回收率可达98.78%.采用XRD和SEM分析表征回收的稀土氧化物的物相和表面形貌,结果表明,回收产物为铈系稀土氧化物,为立方晶系,呈面心立方结构,表面形貌为棱柱形.     

Influence of rare earths addition on residual stress of Fe-based coating prepared by brush plating technology

The effect of rare earths(La, Ce and Pr) addition on residual stress in iron coatings prepared by brush plating was investigated. The results showed that the addition of rare earth transformed the residual stress in the coating from tensile to compressive. To relieve the residual stress, on the one hand, RE elements segregated at the grain boundaries which restricted the coalescence of the grains and provided more capability of grain deformation. On the other hand, RE elements could purify detrimental element and absorb hydrogen atoms in the coating. Among the three rare earths, elements lanthanum showed the most significant effect on surface morphology and residual stress.     

Influence of Rare Earth Elements on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Cast High-Speed Steel Rolls

The influence of rare earth （RE） elements on the solidification process and eutectic transformation and mechanical properties of the high-V type cast, high-speed steel roll was studied. Test materials with different RE additions were prepared on a horizontal centrifugal casting machine. The solidification process, eutectic structure transformation, carbide morphology, and the elements present, were all investigated by means of differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） and scanning electron microscopy energy dispersive spectrometry （SEM-EDS）. The energy produced by crack initiation and crack extension was analyzed using a digital impact test machine. It was found that rare earth elements increased the tensile strength of the steel by inducing crystallization of earlier eutectic γ-Fe during the solidification process, which in turn increased the solidification temperature and thinned the dendritic grains. Rare earth elements with large atomic radius changed the lattice parameters of the MC carbide by forming rare earth carbides. This had the effect of dispersing longpole M C carbides to provide carbide grains, thereby, reducing the formation of the gross carbide and making more V available, to increase the secondary hardening process and improve the hardness level. The presence of rare earth elements in the steel raised the impact toughness by changing the mechanism of MC carbide formation, thereby increasing the crack initiation energy.     

稀土铜铬锆合金性能的研究

本文研究了稀土含量和时效处理对铜铬锆合金性能的影响。结果表明:稀土含量增加,合金的硬度、晶粒尺寸增大,适量的稀土含量可提高合金的导电率。时效温度增加,合金的导电率提高,但对合金硬度的影响有个最佳值。最后还给出了最佳的热处理工艺。     

Effects of rare earth on inclusions and corrosion resistance of 10PCuRE weathering steel

The types,morphologies and distributions of nonmetallic inclusions in Cu-P weathering steels with and without rare earth were analyzed through a quantitative image analyzer,scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)attached to SEM.Solid-soluble content of rare earth in the steels was analyzed by non-aqua electroanalysis and ICP.The results showed that rare earth modified the types and the morphologies of inclusions in the weathering steels.The small spherical rare earth oxysulfides and rare earth sulphides replaced the elongated MnS inclusions in the RE weathering steels.The rare earth inclusions dispersedly distributed and most inclusions were smaller than 2 μm in size.The optimum content of RE was 0.0065%-0.016% for 10PCuRE weathering steels containing about0.002% oxygen and 0.004% sulfur.Solid-soluble content of rare earth in steels was(14-20)x 10-6,which can act as a micro-alloying element.The corrosion resistance of 10PCuRE weathering steels and Q235 were studied by dry-wet cyclic immersion test.Their corrosion rates were obtained respectively.The polarization curves and pitting corrosion behaviors of weathering steels with and without rare earth were measured by electrochemical methods.The corrosion resistance of Cu-P weathering steels was improved by adding an appropriate amount of rare earth.Less and fewer rare earth inclusions largely decreased pitting susceptibility and rate of pit propagation.The pitting potential and the resistance against pitting corrosion of the RE weathering steel were significantly improved due to the modification of rare earth to inclusions.     

稀土元素在09CuPTiRE钢板中的作用

研究了不同稀土、硫含量耐大气腐蚀钢09CuPTiRE热轧板的夹杂物特征和性能.研究发现,在耐腐蚀钢中,稀土的加入可使硫化物明显改性,改善钢的低温冲击韧性.当钢中稀土硫比RE/S=1.1时,钢的强度、屈强比及低温冲击韧性等性能最佳.     

金刚石复合片中稀土硬质合金基片的制备

采用共沉淀法制备含稀土的碳化物粉或含稀土的钴粉，通过真空烧结制成金刚石复合片用稀土硬质合金基片，并进行了性能的测定；研究了真空烧结过程中真空度对合金组织结构的影响。结果证明，稀土元素的加入使合金的平均抗弯强度提高了27％，而对硬度、密度无明显影响；可以通过控制硬质合金真空烧结过程中的真空度来调整合金的组织结构。