The relation between the parabolic rate constants for the internal oxidation of binary alloys in terms of weight gain or thickness

A calculation of the parabolic rate law for internal oxidation in binary alloys expressed in terms of weight gain shows that its dependence on the concentration of the most-reactive component is different from that predicted by the classical Wagner treatment for the rate constant expressed in terms of thickness of the internal oxidation zone. It is shown that the ratio between the two rate constants for a given system is a very sensitive function of the concentration of the reactive element in the alloy.     

Mechanical nondiscoloring and antistretching photonic crystal films based on Zn2+ coordination and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose

Mechanical nondiscoloring and antistretching photonic crystal (PC) films, especially those with stable structure colors during deformation, have great potential applications in wearable display devices, decoration, and packaging. Here, PC films with antistretching and invariant structural colors during deformation were prepared, by combining Zn²⁺ coordinated elastic material and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) with polystyrene@silica (PS@SiO₂) colloidal crystals. The PC films release energy by forming local fractures at a microscopic level during the straining process but the lattice spacing and effective refractive index of the local array do not change. According to the Bragg law, the structure color remains unchanged. The introduction of HPMC gave the PC films excellent tensile properties, and the maximum tensile strength reached 10 MPa. And after 100 times of stretching, bending and compression cycles, the structural color remained unchanged.     

Effect of hollow glass beads on density and mechanical properties of silicone rubber composites

In this work, low density hollow glass beads (HGB)/silicon rubber (SR) composites were prepared by solution method and flocculation process. The prepared samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, tensile test, and friction test. The results show that the densities of SR composites decrease from 1.140 to 0.792 g/cm³ with the addition of HGB. By comparing theoretical density with true density, it can be estimated that the ratio of shattered HGB increase from 8.79% to 24.76%. Especially, the mechanical properties of SR composites were improved by surface modification of HGB. By adding surface-modified HGB at 5 and 10 wt%, the tensile strengths of SR composites were enhanced by 17.8% and 28.2%, respectively. In addition, tear strength, shore A hardness, compression set, and friction property were significantly ameliorated. Furthermore, the mechanism of surface-modified HGB in mechanical properties was analyzed.     

A Cross-sectional Study on the Relationship Between Homocysteine and Lipid Profiles Among Chinese Population from Hunan

Previous studies have explored the relationship between homocystein (Hcy) and lipid profiles. However, the results from these studies have been inconsistent. The current study investigated the correlation between Hcy and lipid profiles in Chinese community-based population. The participants were composed of 4012 Chinese people aged 30–92 years old, who were recruited from rural and urban communities in the Hunan Province. Non-parametric test and logistic regression were used to examine the distribution of Hcy and lipid profiles (triglyceride [TG], total cholesterol [TC], low-density lipoprotein cholesterol [LDL-C], high-density lipoprotein cholesterol [HDL-C]) and the relationship between them. The median age of subjects was 54.50 years old, and 40.98% were male. Median Hcy was 13.20 μmol/L, and 35.39% had hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy). Median TG was 1.51 mmol/L, TC was 4.77 mmol/L, LDL-C was 2.62 mmol/L, and HDL-C was 1.27 mmol/L. In multivariable logistic regression analysis, HHcy was associated with high levels of TG (OR_male = 2.240, p < 0.001; OR_female = 2.539, p < 0.001), TC (OR_male = 2.237, p < 0.001; OR_female = 2.202, p < 0.001), and LDL-C (OR_male = 1.413, p = 0.010; OR_female = 1.617, p < 0.001) in the different sexes population and low level of HDL-C in females (OR = 1.326, p = 0.023) after adjusting for confounders. HHcy was independently associated with an increasing risk of low HDL-C among females. The regression analysis showed that HHcy was also associated with hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, and high level of LDL-C in males and females from Chinese community-based population, which provides a basis for the treatment and prevention of abnormal lipid metabolism.     

Improvement of SiC_p Reinforced Cast AluminiumComposites by the ROC Method

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脉冲磁场下铝合金定向凝固磁场分布数值模拟

采用ANSYS 8.0有限元分析软件对铝合金脉冲磁场定向凝固磁场分布作了数值模拟,得到了凝固过程中的磁场分布状态.结果表明:在试样中心附近磁感应强度较强,而在端部较弱.模拟结果和实验测得结果相符合.通过数值模拟,不仅可以初步了解凝固过程中的磁场分布状态,而且有助于进一步研究凝固组织细化的原因.     

The Internal Oxidation of Ternary Alloys II: The Coupled Internal Oxidation of the Two Most-Reactive Components Under Intermediate Oxidant Pressures

The kinetics of the coupled internal oxidation of the two most-reactive components in the scaling of ternary alloys under oxidant pressures below the stability of the oxide of the most noble component are examined using a number of simplifying conditions which allow to develop an approximate analytical treatment. The precipitation of the two oxides may occur either at a single front or at two different fronts of internal oxidation. The former case corresponds to a unique solution for all the parameters involved in the process. On the contrary, the existence of two fronts of internal oxidation yields a finite range of possible solutions for the oxidation kinetics as well as for all the other relevant parameters. Even though the present treatment does not allow to predict which solution will be adopted by a real system, it is possible to set limits to the values of the parameters yielding physically-acceptable solutions. After considering a general case, the treatment is applied to a real system already examined experimentally.     

The Internal Oxidation of Ternary Alloys I: The Single Oxidation of the Most-Reactive Component Under Low Oxidant Pressures

The internal oxidation of the most-reactive component C of ternary A–B–C alloys by a single oxidant is examined assuming a gas-phase oxidant pressure below the stability of the oxides of the other two components. The precipitation of the most-stable oxide leaves behind a matrix composed of a binary alloy of the two less-reactive components, whose composition affects the solubility and diffusivity of the oxidant within the region of internal oxidation, with an effect on the reaction kinetics. Approximate relations between these properties are proposed and used to predict the kinetics of internal oxidation of C under the assumption of parabolic rate law. The results obtained for the ternary alloys are compared with the behavior of binary A–C and B–C alloys with the same C content. A new important factor in establishing the difference between the internal oxidation in ternary A–B–C alloys and in binary A–C and B–C alloys under a fixed gas-phase oxygen pressure and C content is the ratio between the concentrations of A and B in the bulk ternary alloy.     

放电等离子烧结Fe3B／（Pr,Tb）2Fe14B块体纳米晶双相复合永磁体的性能

采用放电等离子烧结技术将非晶Pr4.2Tb0.3Fe78B17.5薄带制备成块状纳米晶复合磁体。研究了烧结条件对磁体密度、微观结构和磁性能的影响。结果表明，烧结温度的升高可使磁体得到高致密度，但同时由于其晶粒长大，结果导致磁性能的恶化。在最佳烧结条件下得到磁体的磁性能为Br=1．02T，JHc=220kA／m。磁体具有较好的微观结构，平均晶粒尺寸为20nm。     

Spline-based automatic path generation of welding robot

This paper presents a flexible method for the representation of welded seam based on spline interpolation. In this method, the tool path of welding robot can be generated automatically from a 3D CAD model. This technique has been implemented and demonstrated in the FANUC Arc Welding Robot Workstation. According to the method, a software system is developed using VBA of SolidWorks 2006. It offers an interface between SolidWorks and ROBOGUIDE, the off-line programming software of FANUC robot. It combines the strong modeling function of the former and the simulating function of the latter. It also has the capability of with on-line robot. The result data have shown its high accuracy and strong reliability in experiments. This method will improve the intelligence and the flexibility of the welding robot workstation.