Environmentally assisted cracking of two-phase Fe-Mn-Al alloys in NaCl solution

Three two-phase Fe-Mn-Al alloys with nominal compositions, Fe-24Mn-9Al, Fe-27Mn-9Al-3Cr,. and Fe-27Mn-9Al-6Cr, were prepared in the solution-treated and cold-rolled conditions. The fractions of ferrite in the solution-treated condition were controlled at 46 to 60 pct, mainly by adjusting the carbon content and the relative amounts of Mn and Al. The ferrite fractions were reduced to 30 to 37 pct after 75 pct deformation by cold-rolling. Specimens were tensile tested at open circuit in aerated 3.5 pct NaCl solution at slow strain rates ranging from 4 × 10^-7 to 4 × 10^-5 s^-1 at room temperature. All of the alloys were quite susceptible to environmentally assisted cracking (EAC). The deformed specimens showed less susceptibility, presumably because the plasticity was already too limited. The EAC appeared to occur at or after the onset of plastic deformation. In this alloy system, the ferritic phase was less resistant to EAC than the austenitic phase, in contrast to the Fe-Cr-Ni stainless steels. The crack propagated preferentially through the ferrite grains or along the ferrite/austenite grain boundaries. The addition of up to 6 pct Cr did not improve the EAC resistance. Formerly Graduate Student, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Tsing Hua University     

Environmentally assisted cracking behavior of peak-aged 7010 aluminum alloy containing scandium

The 7010 Al alloy with and without addition of 0.25 wt pct Sc in peak-aged condition was examined for its environmentally assisted cracking (EAC) behavior. Slow strain rate testing (SSRT) per ASTM standard G129-00 was employed to investigate EAC. The base 7010 Al alloy showed 10 pct elongation, 9.9 pct reduction in area, and 561 MPa ultimate tensile strength (UTS), when tested in air. The ductility of the base alloy dropped to 3 and 3.3 pct in terms of elongation and reduction in area, respectively, when tested in 3.5 pct NaCl solution, showing its high susceptibility to EAC. On the other hand, the 0.25 wt pct Sc containing alloy showed a significant improvement in ductility not only in air but also in 3.5 pct NaCl solution, without any loss in the UTS. Thus, the 0.25 wt pct Sc containing alloy exhibited 13.4 pct elongation, 15.8 pct reduction in area, and 560 MPa UTS in air and 12.5 pct elongation, 16.4 pct reduction in area and 560 MPa UTS in 3.5 pct NaCl solution. The study for the first time shows that the high resistance to EAC of 7010 alloy can be imparted even in peak-aged condition by the addition of 0.25 wt pct Sc.     

Hydrogen assisted cracking of type 304 stainless steel

This paper reports a study of hydrogen assisted cracking in type 304 stainless steel. It shows that the most detrimental effect in increasing the susceptibility of the material to hydrogen cracking is the formation of martensite upon deformation. This is particularly damaging if the martensite is localized at the grain boundaries. With martensite present intergranular impurities such as phosphorus play a secondary role. As martensite becomes more difficult to form, the importance of impurities increases.     

Concept and procedure of the IRC test for assessing hydrogen assisted weld cracking

The self restraining Instrumented Restraint Cracking (IRC)-test enables the determination of weld joint reaction forces and -moments responsible for hydrogen assisted cracking. With help of continuous measurements during cooling of the weld, the effects of crack inducing parameters can be detected in detail. The IRC-test can be applied to procedure development and procedure qualification welding, making use of current fabrication practice at restraint intensities of the to-be-fabricated structure. It is easy to carry out and the results are quickly at hand.     

Does psi exist? Replicable evidence for an anomalous process of information transfer.

Most academic psychologists do not yet accept the existence of psi, anomalous processes of information or energy transfer (e.g., telepathy or other forms of extrasensory perception) that are currently unexplained in terms of known physical or biological mechanisms. It is believed that the replication rates and effect sizes achieved by 1 particular experimental method, the ganzfeld procedure, are now sufficient to warrant bringing this body of data to the attention of the wider psychological community. Competing meta-analysis of the ganzfeld database are reviewed, one by R. Hyman (see record 1986-05166-001), a skeptical critic of psi research, and the other by C. Honorton (see record 1986-05165-001), a parapsychologist and major contributor to the ganzfeld database. Next the results of 11 new ganzfeld studies that comply with guidelines jointly authored by R. Hyman and C. Honorton (see record 1987-12537-001) are summarized. Issues of replication and theoretical explanation are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Membrane transport of long-chain fatty acids: evidence for a facilitated process

In mammalian cells, membrane uptake of long-chain fatty acids is mediated by two separate components; a passive component that is a linear function of the concentration of free fatty acid in the extracellular medium and a saturable component that exhibits the characteristics of a protein-facilitated process. This review summarizes the body of work that has accumulated related to the mechanism of fatty acid transport. Evidence in support of a facilitated uptake process is presented with relation to the different cell types or membrane systems where it was collected. The evidence includes saturation kinetics, competition between different substrates, and sensitivity to a variety of inhibitors. Recent knowledge related to membrane proteins thought to be implicated in the uptake process is reviewed. Factors that may modulate uptake or alter the relative contribution of passive versus facilitated components are briefly discussed. These include the molar ratio of fatty acid to its physiological carrier, plasma albumin and the metabolic or hormonal milieu.     

Fabrication of aluminium foam through pressure assisted high frequency induction heated sintering dissolution process: an experimental observation

Abstract

A process based on powder metallurgy approach was developed to produce open celled aluminium foam. In the preparation of foam specimens, the Al powder and the NaCl (leaching agent) were dry mixed together in order to prepare a homogeneous mixture. The blended mixture was then subjected to pressure assisted sintering in which a pressure beyond atmospheric level is externally applied to the specimen during high frequency induction heated sintering. The embedded leaching agent was then dissolved in order to leave behind an open celled Al with the same chemical composition as that of the original Al powder. The final material is highly porous and has an interconnected porosity network. The structure of the resulting material has three levels of porosity (i.e. main cells, windows and microporosity). The X-ray diffraction analysis shows that, as the content of NaCl is increased to the volume fraction of 60%, no traces of NaCl presents in the foam.     

Overview of the drug approval process.

Reviewed a database sponsored by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that lists all clinical trials currently underway indicated that there are at least 400 investigational drugs in various stages of development for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, such as major depression, schizophrenia, Alzheimer's disease, and social anxiety disorder (NIH, 2002). Of the 65 new drugs approved in 2001, 10 were drugs for (CNS indications (S. Briggs et al., 2002). Given this level of activity, psychologists might benefit from an overview of the drug development process that would further their understanding of the dynamics involved in bringing a drug into the market. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The amnesia gradient: inadequate as evidence for a memory consolidation process

Rats were conditioned to fear a tone paired with shock to the feet. Retention tests 4 days later showed that consolidation had occurred. Other animals were not tested for retention at 4 days, but the tone was presented in order to reactivate their memories of the conditioning. An amnesia gradient was generated by low-intensity electrical stimulation of the amygdaloid complex at different intervals after the tone, but stimulation was without effect either when given to rats not previously conditioned or when given to conditioned rats without preceding memory reactivation. Thus, stimulation of the amygdaloid complex can can affect memory retrieval. Moreover, the data call into question the assumption that an amnesia gradient indicates that the memory consolidation process has been modified.     

NM450钢板折弯开裂原因分析

NM450钢在使用过程中的折弯开裂是影响其使用效率的主要因素之一.通过对开裂处取样,结合金相组织检验、扫描电镜、能谱分析和硬度检测结果,对开裂原因进行分析研究.研究结果表明,Mn、P等元素的偏析导致其组织结构上存在差异,从而在不同组织结合处产生裂纹源引起开裂;在裂纹处存在TiN和MnS夹杂聚集.MnS夹杂的聚集导致材料...     

液压支架用无缝钢管轧制开裂原因分析

在轧制27SiMn液压支架用无缝钢管的过程中,管体出现局部开裂,对管体的化学成分进行了检验,利用金相显微镜和扫描电镜对其进行微观分析.分析结果表明,连铸坯中存在较多的非金属夹杂物,破坏了钢基体组织的连续性,在轧制过程中,该部位的金属受力不均产生显微裂纹.再加热过程的快速升温,增大钢管沿壁厚方向的温度梯度,外表面由于相变收缩而产生切向拉应力,显微裂纹进一步扩展从而导致局部开裂.对夹杂物做定性分析,找出其来源,并提出相应的技术改进措施.     

Stress corrosion cracking of an Al-Li alloy

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) has been studied in an Al-Li alloy with variables of orientation of specimen, heat treatment, and applied potentials. The distribution of the electrochemical potential resulting from precipitate clusters was measured, and the hydrogen content on the specimen surface was detected. The results showed that the SCC susceptibility under the peakaged (PA) condition was higher than that under the natural (NA) and overaged (OA) conditions. The transverse (TL) specimen was more susceptible to SCC propagation than the longitudinal (LT) specimen. The SCC susceptibility and the hydrogen content on the specimen surface were dependent on the applied potentials. The hydrogen content increased when the applied potential changed to positive or negative directions. There was a critical hydrogen content, below which local anodic dissolution (LAD) plays an important role, above which hydrogen embrittlement (HE) plays an important role.     

Stress corrosion cracking of an Al-Li alloy

Stress corrosion cracking (SCC) has been studied in an Al-Li alloy with variables of orientation of specimen, heat treatment, and applied potentials. The distribution of the electrochemical potential resulting from precipitate clusters was measured, and the hydrogen content on the specimen surface was detected. The results showed that the SCC susceptibility under the peak- aged (PA) condition was higher than that under the natural (NA) and overaged (OA) conditions. The transverse (TL) specimen was more susceptible to SCC propagation than the longitudinal (LT) specimen. The SCC susceptibility and the hydrogen content on the specimen surface were dependent on the applied potentials. The hydrogen content increased when the applied potential changed to positive or negative directions. There was a critical hydrogen content, below which local anodic dissolution (LAD) plays an important role, above which hydrogen embrittlement (HE) plays an important role.     

Expectancy challenge and drinking reduction: Experimental evidence for a mediational process.

Substantial correlational evidence supports a causal (mediational) interpretation of alcohol expectancy operation, but definitive support requires a true experimental test. Thus, moderately to heavily drinking male college students were randomly assigned to 1 of 3 conditions in a pre–post design: expectancy challenge (designed to manipulate expectancy levels), "traditional" information, and assessment-only control. Expectancy challenge produced significant drinking decreases, compared with the other 2 groups. Decreases in measured expectancies paralleled drinking decreases in the challenge condition. Significant increases in alcohol knowledge in the traditional program were not associated with decreased drinking. These experimental findings support a causal (mediational) interpretation of expectancy operation. The implications for a cognitive (memory) model of expectancies and for prevention and intervention programs for problem drinking and alcoholism are discussed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Physical Maltreatment Victim to Antisocial Child: Evidence of an Environmentally Mediated Process.

The well-documented finding that child physical maltreatment predicts later antisocial behavior has at least 2 explanations: (a) Physical maltreatment causes antisocial behavior, and (b) genetic factors transmitted from parents to children influence the likelihood that parents will be abusive and that children will engage in antisocial behavior. The authors tested these hypotheses in the representative Environmental-Risk cohort of 1,116 twin pairs and their families, who were assessed when the twins were 5 and 7 years old. Mothers reported on children's experience of physical maltreatment, and mothers and teachers reported on children's antisocial behavior. The findings support the hypothesis that physical maltreatment plays a causal role in the development of children's antisocial behavior and that preventing maltreatment can prevent its violent sequelae. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Liquid assisted ventilation: an alternative ventilatory strategy for acute meconium aspiration injury

Evidence of surfactant inactivation by meconium has led to the use of exogenous surfactant therapy in the management of meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS). Liquid assisted ventilation has been shown to improve the cardiopulmonary function in lungs with high surface tension. We compared exogenous surfactant therapy with liquid assisted ventilation in the management of experimental acute meconium aspiration injury. Thirty-two newborn lambs were ventilated at peak inspiratory pressures of 13-16 cm H2O, positive end expiratory pressure of 3-4 cm H2O, fractional inspired oxygen concentration (FiO2) of 1.0, and a respiratory frequency range between 30 and 35 breaths/min. Baseline arterial blood gases, pulmonary function, and arterial blood pressure measurements were taken. All lambs were given 2-3 ml/kg of an unfiltered 25% meconium solution. Lambs were then randomized into either gas-ventilated meconium control, or one of three treatment groups: 1) surfactant; 2) partial liquid ventilation (PLV); or 3) total liquid ventilation (TLV) for 4 hours after meconium injury. All treated groups demonstrated a significant increase in arterial oxygenation (P < 0.05); surfactant and PLV-treated lambs demonstrated significantly decreased arterial PCO2 (P < 0.05). Compliance in all groups increased compared with injury values; compliance of the TLV group increased more than in all other treatment groups (P < 0.05). In addition, lung histology of the TLV group demonstrated clear, intact alveolar epithelium and homogeneously expanded alveoli, while no such improvement was evident in the other groups. These data suggest roles for both exogenous surfactant therapy and liquid assisted ventilation techniques in the management of MAS.     

生物质焦油催化裂解过程中二次焦油成分

以秸秆热解产生的焦油为原料,在固定床反应器实验台上进行了催化裂解实验,研究了反应温度和催化剂种类对生物质焦油的裂解反应产物——二次焦油成分的影响规律.在高铝砖作为催化剂作用下,随着温度的升高,二次焦油构成有芳香化的趋势,多环芳烃的种类和含量都在增加.反应温度的提高有利于焦油的深度转化,二次焦油产率降低;但是高温下生成的二次焦油芳化程度更高,更容易引起催化剂积炭失活.当反应温度为900℃时,碱性催化剂白云石和石灰岩作用下二次焦油成分相似,以复杂的大分子环烃为主,而且焦油成分种类减少到10种左右;酸性催化剂高铝砖作用下焦油成分仍然很复杂,有将近30种,除了含有大分子环烃外,还含有部分石蜡烃,芳香族种类很多,多以双环、三环以及四环的形式存在.