Importance of Low-Temperature Melt-Mixing on the Construction of Stereocomplex Crystallites with Superior Nucleation Efficiency in Asymmetric Poly(l-lactide)/Poly(d-lactide) Blends

The nucleation efficiency (NE) of stereocomplex crystallites (SCs) formed in asymmetric poly(L-lactide)/poly(D-lactide) (PLLA/PDLA) blends is generally unsatisfactory because the competition between stereocomplexation and chain mixing involved in the melt-mixing process can cause low formation efficiency and even severe aggregation of SCs. Herein, it is attempted to achieve high-efficient formation of finely dispersed SCs particles by designing a unique melt-mixing procedure, where the mixing of PLLA with 0.75 wt% PDLA is first performed at elevated temperatures (far above the melting temperature of SCs) to allow the homogeneous mixing of PLLA/PDLA chains and then at a low temperature (slightly above that of homocrystallites) to permit the full stereocomplexation of the premixed chains. It is found that the SCs formed in the blends exhibit unexpectedly low NEs (e.g., 54.5%), much inferior to that (73.6%) in the counterpart without undergoing premixing. This is because the introduction of premixing leads to a remarkable deterioration in the amount of SCs particles formed, despite decreased particle size, highlighting that the direct mixing at low temperatures of 170–180 °C (about 20–30 °C lower than that used in common melt-processing of PLA) is more effective for the construction of SCs with superior NE. The mechanisms for these striking findings are discussed.     

Stereocomplex Crystallization Induced Significant Improvement in Transparency and Stiffness–Toughness Performance of Core-Shell Rubber Nanoparticles Toughened Poly(l-lactide) Blends

Toughening modification of poly(l -lactide) (PLLA) with rubber particles is often realized at the cost of transparency, mechanical strength, and modulus because high rubber loadings are generally required for toughening. In this work, a promising strategy to simultaneously improve the transparency and stiffness–toughness performance of poly(butyl acrylate)-poly(methyl methacrylate) (BAMMA) core-shell rubber nanoparticles toughened PLLA blends by utilizing the stereocomplex (SC) crystallization between PLLA and poly(d -lactide) (PDLA) is devised. The results reveal that the construction of SC crystallites in PLLA matrix via melt-mixing PLLA/BAMMA blends with PDLA can prevent BAMMA nanoparticles from aggregation and promote them to form network-like structure at lower contents. As a result, not only higher toughening efficiency with less rubber contents but also superior transparency is achieved in the PLLA/PDLA/BAMMA blends as compared with the PLLA/BAMMA ones where large aggregated BAMMA clusters are formed. Moreover, the outstanding reinforcement of SC crystallites network for PLLA can impart an enhanced tensile strength and modulus to PLLA/PDLA/BAMMA blends, thus improving the stiffness–toughness performance of PLLA/PDLA/BAMMA blends to a higher degree. This work demonstrates that SC crystallization is a promising solution to solve the contradiction between transparency and mechanical properties and then obtain superior comprehensive performances in rubber toughened PLLA blends.     

Influences of mullite fibers on mechanical and thermal properties of silica-based ceramic cores

Mullite fibers composite silica-based ceramic cores were successfully prepared by injection molding. The effects of mullite fibers on the mechanical and thermal properties of ceramic cores were investigated. The results indicated that the linear shrinkage was significantly decreased and the porosity was gradually increased with the increase of mullite fibers. In addition, the flexural strength for the room temperature and the simulated casting temperature of 1500°C was increased to a maximum value when the content of mullite fibers was about 1 wt.%, and then decreased with the increase of mullite fibers. The mullite fibers of 1 wt.% presented excellent mechanical properties with a linear shrinkage of .65%, a porosity of 6.96%, and a flexural strength of 17 MPa at room temperature and 34.83 MPa at the simulated casting temperature of 1500°C. Besides, the change in microstructure and properties in various contents of mullite fibers were analyzed.     

非贵金属电解水催化剂改性研究进展

氢能作为理想的二次能源,具有能量密度高、清洁无污染等特点,在能源转型过程中将发挥极为重要的作用。电解水制氢被认为是获取氢能最有潜力的绿色工艺,而高效电催化剂是制约电解水制氢快速发展的关键。贵金属催化剂具有优良的电催化性能,但由于成本和储量问题严重限制其推广应用,因而开发低成本高活性的非贵金属催化剂逐渐成为研究热点。为提高非贵金属催化剂的电催化性能,需要对其进行一系列的改性优化工作。综述了近几年国内外非贵金属电解水催化剂的改性研究进展,详细介绍了几何构造（一维、二维、三维结构）和电子调控（组成优化、晶面调控、缺陷构造、杂原子掺杂等）两种非贵金属催化剂的改性方法,并对今后非贵金属电解水催化剂改性发展方向进行了展望。     

Electrochemical characteristic of chemical-mechanical polishing of copper with oxide passive film

1　INTRODUCTIONThankstoitslowresistivityandhighelectromi grationresistance ,copperappearstobeaverypromisingsubstituteforaluminumininterconnec tions[1] .However ,copperisverydifficulttopattern ,andonlychemical mechanicalpolishing (CMP)tech nologycanresolvethisproblem[2 ] .CMPwasinitiallyinvestigatedandopenedoutfrom 1980soverseas[3] ,anditisthebestandonlyglobalplanarizationtech nologyatpresent ,butkeepsholdofbusinesssecretsallthetime .Fayolleetal[2 ] researchedCMPprocessofcopperwhereFe(…     

氧化薄膜对锆-4合金表面性能的影响

为了研究氧化薄膜对Zr-4合金表面性能的影响,对样品分别进行了350℃和400℃各10 min,15 min,20 min和25 min氧化.结果发现,不同条件下氧化生成的样品表面呈现不同的颜色.小角掠射X射线衍射分析(GAXRD)表明,生成的氧化物为非化学计量的六方相氧化锆.样品在0.5 mol/L的H2SO4溶液中进行电化学试验发现,氧化后样品的耐电化学腐蚀性能有所提高.而用纳米压痕仪试验的结果表明,氧化后样品有较高的纳米硬度和较低的弹性模量,意味着氧化后样品可能有更好的耐磨性.400℃氧化样品对合金性能的提高优于350℃氧化样品.     

Effects of can parameters on canned—forging process of TiAl base alloy（Ⅱ）——Mechanical behavior

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红外测温技术在离心复合铸造轧辊生产上的应用

本文分析了离心复合铸造轧辊生产过程中离心机停机温度和时间对轧辊质量的影响 ,提出了用先进的红外测温技术来预报停机温度和时间 ,以实现微机监控适时停机 ,保证轧辊内外层熔合良好 ;同时指出了红外测温技术在离心复合铸造轧辊生产上的应用前景     

NaZr2(PO4)3晶体的水热合成与表征

用水热法在较低温度较短时间内制备了NaZr2(PO4)3晶体,对其合成机制进行了讨论,采用XRD,SEM,IR,TEM和BET等方法对制备的样品进行了表征.结果表明,所合成的NaZr2(PO4)3晶体具有良好的结晶度,尺寸分布在100nm～400nm之间,晶体平均孔隙直径为7.566nm.与沸腾回流法相比较表明,此水热法是更为有效的合成方法.     

LC9铝合金热扭转晶粒细化

ＬＣ９铝合金在７７３Ｋ热扭转中显微组织由粗大的柱状晶转变为细等轴晶。研究表明：其晶粒细化的过程为：位错的聚集；亚晶网络的形成；亚晶界面两侧晶体位向差的增加；亚晶界转变为晶界。从而细晶网络形成。