氧化钪在冰晶石-氧化铝体系中的溶解性能研究

通过三因子一次正交回归实验设计，测定了在Na3AlF6-3%MgF2-3% CaF2体系中，Sc2O3溶解度随分子比、温度和Al2O3添加量变化的函数关系。研究表明，减少氧化铝添加量和升高温度均有利于Sc2O3在熔盐中的溶解，分子比对Sc2O3溶解度的影响主要体现在与Al2O3添加量的交互作用，通常情况下分子比对Sc2O3溶解度的影响不大。在现代点式下料电解槽的操作条件下，Sc2O3的溶解度可以达到3％-5％，完全能够满足电解铝钪合金的需要。     

金属陶瓷5Cu/(10NiO-NiFe2O4)在KF(K3AlF6)-AlF3-Al2O3 熔体中的电解腐蚀

采用粉末冶金技术,制备出组成为5Cu/(10NiO-NiFe-2O-4)的金属陶瓷惰性阳极,并对其在电解质KF(K-3AlF-6)-AlF-3-Al-2O-3熔体中的电解腐蚀行为进行了研究.实验结果表明,对于添加KF或K-3AlF-6的电解质组成,电解质中杂质元素浓度在电解初期相对稳定,而后呈上升趋势;由于铝热还原反应的加剧,电解后阳极腐蚀严重;与传统电解质组成相比,采用低温电解质有利于减缓NiFe-2O-4基金属陶瓷惰性阳极的腐蚀,但需提高熔体导电能力和解决电解过程阴极结壳等问题.     

Microstructure and properties of Al2O3-Al(Si) and Al2O3-Al(Si)-Si composites formed byin situ reaction of Al with aluminosilicate ceramics

Al₂O₃-Al(Si) and Al₂O₃-Al(Si)-Si composites have been formed byin situ reaction of molten Al with aluminosilicate ceramics. This reactive metal penetration (RMP) process is driven by a strongly negative Gibbs energy for reaction. In the Al/mullite system, Al reduces mullite to produce α-Al₂O₃ and elemental Si. With excess Al (i.e., x > 0), a composite of α-Al₂O₃, Al(Si) alloy, and Si can be formed. Ceramic-metal composites containing up to 30 vol pct Al(Si) were prepared by reacting molten Al with dense, aluminosilicate ceramic preforms or by reactively hot pressing Al and mullite powder mixtures. Both reactive metal-forming techniques produce ceramic composite bodies consisting of a fine-grained alumina skeleton with an interpenetrating Al(Si) metal phase. The rigid alumina ceramic skeletal structure dominates composite physical properties such as the Young’s modulus, hardness, and the coefficient of thermal expansion, while the interpenetrating ductile Al(Si) metal phase contributes to composite fracture toughness. Microstructural analysis of composite fracture surfaces shows evidence of ductile metal failure of Al(Si) ligaments. Al₂O₃-Al(Si) and Al₂O₃-Al(Si)-Si composites produced byin situ reaction of aluminum with mullite have improved mechanical properties and increased stiffness relative to dense mullite, and composite fracture toughness increases with increasing Al(Si) content. This article is based on a presentation made in the “In Situ Reactions for Synthesis of Composites, Ceramics, and Intermetallics” symposium, held February 12–16, 1995, at the TMS Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, under the auspices of SMD and ASM-MSD (the ASM/TMS Composites and TMS Powder Materials Committees).     

Crystallization Behaviors of CaO-SiO2-Al2O3-Na2O-CaF2-(Li2O-B2O3) Mold Fluxes

The effects of basicity (CaO/SiO₂), B₂O₃, and Li₂O addition on the crystallization behaviors of lime-silica-based mold fluxes have been investigated by non-isothermal differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), field emission scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), and single hot thermocouple technique. It was found that the crystallization temperature of cuspidine increased with increasing the basicity of mold fluxes. The crystallization of wollastonite was suppressed with increasing the mold flux basicity due to the enhancement of cuspidine crystallization. The addition of B₂O₃ suppresses the crystallization of mold flux. The crystallization temperature of mold flux decreases with Li₂O addition. The size of cuspidine increases, while the number of cuspidine decreases with increasing mold flux basicity. The morphology of cuspidine in mold fluxes with lower basicity is largely dendritic. The dendritic cuspidine in mold fluxes is composed of many fine cuspidine crystals. On the contrary, in mold fluxes with higher basicity, the cuspidine crystals are larger in size with mainly faceted morphology. The crystalline phase evolution was also calculated using a thermodynamic database, and compared with the experimental results determined by DSC and XRD. The results of thermodynamic calculation of crystalline phase formation are in accordance with the results determined by DSC and XRD.     

Computer study of structure, thermodynamic, and electrical transport properties of Na3AlF6-Al2O3 and CaF2-Al2O3 melts

Structure, thermodynamic, and electrical transport properties of Na₃AlF₆-Al₂O₃ and CaF₂-Al₂O₃ melts were examined by molecular dynamics. Ionic models were constructed for Na₃AlF₆-Al₂O₃ and CaF₂-Al₂O₃ melts at 1283 and 2000 K, respectively. It was found that in the Na₃AlF₆-Al₂O₃ melts, stable aluminum-fluorine-oxygen groups are formed. Although bonds between F⁻ and Al³⁺ ions in the first coordination shell are weaker than between O²⁻ and Al³⁺ ions, very stable negatively charged AlF ₆ ³⁻ groups are formed at low oxygen concentrations in the Na₃AlF₆-Al₂O₃. This results in migration of aluminum to the anode in an external electric field. In the CaF₂-Al₂O₃ melts, positively charged aluminum-oxygen groups dominate. This results in migration of aluminum to the cathode at almost all Al₂O₃ concentrations. Therefore, in Na₃AlF₆-Al₂O₃ melts, the Al³⁺ ion as a component of the complex anion has a negative partial conductivity and the O²⁻ ion has positive partial conductivity; in CaF₂-Al₂O₃ melts, Al³⁺ has a positive transport number while O²⁻ has a negative transport number.     

Characterization and tribological behavior of cast In-Situ Al (Mg,Mo)-Al2O3 (MoO3) composite

Aluminum alloy—based cast in-situ composite has been synthesized by dispersion of externally added molybdenum trioxide particles (MoO₃) in molten aluminum at the processing temperature of 850 °C. During processing, the displacement reaction between molten aluminum and MoO₃ particles results in formation of alumina particles in situ and also releases molybdenum into molten aluminum. A part of this molybdenum forms solid solution with aluminum and the remaining part reacts with aluminum to form intermetallic phase Mo(Al_1−x Fe _x )₁₂ of different morphologies. Magnesium (Mg) is added to the melt in order to help wetting of alumina particles generated in situ, by oxidation of molten aluminum by molybdenum trioxide, and helps to retain these particles inside the melt. The mechanical properties of the cast in-situ composite, as indicated by ultimate tensile stress, yield stress, percentage elongation, and hardness, are relatively higher than those observed either in cast commercial aluminum or in cast Al-Mo alloy. The wear and friction of the resulting cast in-situ Al(Mg,Mo)-Al₂O₃(MoO₃) composites have been investigated using a pin-on-disc wear testing machine under dry sliding conditions at different normal loads of 9.8N, 14.7N, 19.6N, 24.5N, 29.4N, 34.3N, and 39.2 N and a constant sliding speed of 1.05 m/s. The results of the current investigation indicate that the cumulative volume loss and wear rate of cast in-situ composites are significantly lower than those observed either in cast commercial aluminum or in cast Al-Mo alloy, under similar load and sliding conditions. Beyond about 30 to 35 N loads, there appears to be a higher rate of increase in the wear rate in the cast in-situ composite as well as in cast commercial aluminum and cast Al-Mo alloy. For a given normal load, the coefficient of friction of cast in-situ composite is significantly lower than those observed either in cast commercial aluminum or in cast Al-Mo alloy. The coefficient of friction of cast in-situ composite increases gradually with increasing normal load while those observed in cast commercial aluminum or in cast Al-Mo alloy remain more or less the same. Beyond a critical normal load of about 30 to 35 N, the coefficient of friction decreases with increasing normal load in all the three materials.     

Processing, microstructure, and mechanical properties of cast In-Situ Al(Mg, Ti)-Al2O3(TiO2) composite

In-situ particle-reinforced aluminum alloy-based cast composites have been synthesized by solidification of the slurry obtained by dispersion of externally added titanium dioxide (TiO₂) particles in molten aluminum at different processing temperatures. Alumina particles (Al₂O₃) form in situ through chemical reaction of TiO₂ particles with molten aluminum. Simultaneously, the chemical reaction also releases titanium, which dissolves into molten aluminum and results in the formation of intermetallic phase Ti(Al_1−x ,Fe _x )₃ during solidification. Increasing the processing temperature increases (1) the amount of elongated as well as blocky intermetallic phase Ti(Al_1−x ,Fe _x )₃, (2) the proportion of alumina particles in the reinforcing oxides, and (3) the porosity content in the resulting cast in-situ composite. The difference in particle content and porosity between the top and the bottom of the cast ingot increases with increasing processing temperature. The hardness of the cast in-situ composite is significantly more than that of the matrix alloy due to the presence of reinforcing particles, but the hardness is greatly impaired by the presence of porosity at the top of the cast ingot. The percent elongation of the cast in-situ composite decreases with increasing processing temperature possibly due to increasing porosity as well as an increasing amount of elongated intermetallic phase, which affects the percent elongation of the matrix alloy. The tensile and yield stresses of the cast in-situ composite decreases with increasing processing temperature again due to increasing porosity, which affects the ultimate tensile stress more than the yield stress. In the cast in-situ composite containing 3.31 ± 0.77 vol pct of porosity, the Brinell hardness is about 6 times its yield stress. The estimated yield stress of the cast in-situ composite at zero porosity as given by the linear least-squares fit appears to increase with particle content at a significantly higher rate than that predicted by the shear-lag model.     

Distribution equilibria of Pb and Cu between CaO-SiO2-Al2O3 melts and liquid copper

The distribution equilibria of lead and copper between CaO-SiO₂-Al₂O₃ melts and liquid copper were measured at 1623 K under a controlled H₂-CO₂ atmosphere. The distribution ratios were plotted against the oxygen partial pressure, and reasonable oxide forms dissolved in the melts were estimated from the slopes of the plots. The activity coefficients of lead oxide (PbO) and cuprous oxide (CuO_0.5) increased with increasing slag basicity, defined by X _CaO/X _SiO2. The temperature dependence of the activity coefficients of lead oxide and cuprous oxide was also measured.