Evaluation on Effectiveness of CVD and PVD Coated Tools during Dry Machining of Incoloy 825

With wide applications of nickel-based superalloys in strategic fields, it has become increasingly necessary to evaluate the performance of different advanced cutting tools for machining such alloys. With a view to recommend a suitable cutting tool, the present work investigated various machinability characteristics of Incoloy 825 using an uncoated tool, chemical vapor deposition (CVD) of a bilayer of TiCN/Al₂O₃, and physical vapor deposition (PVD) of alternate layers of TiAlN/TiN-coated tools under varying machining conditions. The influence of cutting speed (51, 84, and 124 m/min) as well as feed (0.08, 0.14, and 0.2 mm/rev) was comparatively evaluated on surface roughness, cutting temperature, cutting force, coefficient of friction, chip thickness, and tool wear using different cutting tools. Although the CVD-coated tool was not useful in decreasing surface roughness and temperature, a significant reduction in cutting force and tool wear could be achieved with the same coated tool under a high cutting speed of 124 m/min. On the other hand, the PVD-coated tool outperformed the other tools in terms of machinability characteristics. This might be attributed to the excellent antifriction and antisticking property of TiN and good toughness due to the multilayer configuration in combination with a thermally resistant TiAlN phase. Adhesion, abrasion, edge chipping, and nose wear were the prominent wear mechanisms of the uncoated tool, followed by the CVD-coated tool. However, remarkable resistance to such wear was evident with the PVD TiAlN/TiN multilayer-coated tool.     

A novel approach for high precision rapid potentiometric titrations: application to hydrazine assay

We propose a high precision rapid personal computer (PC) based potentiometric titration technique using a specially designed mini-cell to carry out redox titrations for assay of chemicals in quality control laboratories attached to industrial, R&D, and nuclear establishments. Using this technique a few microlitre of sample (50-100 μl) in a total volume of ~2 ml solution can be titrated and the waste generated after titration is extremely low comparing to that obtained from the conventional titration technique. The entire titration including online data acquisition followed by immediate offline analysis of data to get information about concentration of unknown sample is completed within a couple of minutes (about 2 min). This facility has been created using a new class of sensors, viz., pulsating sensors developed in-house. The basic concept in designing such instrument and the salient features of the titration device are presented in this paper. The performance of the titration facility was examined by conducting some of the high resolution redox titrations using dilute solutions--hydrazine against KIO(3) in HCl medium, Fe(II) against Ce(IV) and uranium using Davies-Gray method. The precision of titrations using this innovative approach lies between 0.048% and 1.0% relative standard deviation in different redox titrations. With the evolution of this rapid PC based titrator it was possible to develop a simple but high precision potentiometric titration technique for quick determination of hydrazine in nuclear fuel dissolver solution in the context of reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel in fast breeder reactors.     

Model of inertial spreading and imbibition of a liquid drop on a capillary plate

We outline a low‐order Lagrangian model for the inertial dynamics of spreading and imbibition of a spherical liquid cap on a plane featuring independent cylindrical capillaries without gravity. The analysis predicts the relative roles of radial and axial kinetic energy, reveals the critical Laplace number beyond which the drop oscillates, and attributes the exponent of the initial power‐law for contact patch radius vs. time to the form of capillary potential energy just after the liquid sphere touches the plate. © 2017 American Institute of Chemical Engineers AIChE J, 63: 5474–5481, 2017     

Transformation of flexural gravity waves by heterogeneous boundaries

The transformation of flexural gravity waves due to wave scattering by heterogeneous boundaries is investigated under the assumption of the linearized water-wave theory. The heterogeneous boundaries include step-type bottom topography as well as heterogeneity in the material property of a floating ice-sheet. By applying the generalized expansion formulae along with the corresponding orthogonal mode-coupling relations, the boundary-value problem (BVP) is reduced to linear system of algebraic equations. The system of equations is solved numerically to determine the full solution of the problem under consideration. Energy relations are derived and used to check the accuracy of the computational results of the scattering problem. Explicit relations for the shoaling and scattering coefficients due to the change in water depth and heterogeneous ice-sheet are derived. These derivations are based on the law of conservation of energy flux under the assumptions of the linearized shallow-water theory. The change in water depth and the structural characteristics of the medium significantly contribute to the change in the scattering and shoaling coefficients and the deflection of the structure. The present results are likely to play a significant role in the analysis of flexural gravity-wave propagation in problems of variable topography for which a direct computational approach is being utilized.     

Ureidosulfocoumarin Derivatives As Selective and Potent Carbonic Anhydrase IX and XII Inhibitors

Owing to severe allergic reactions (anaphylaxis) and resistance exhibited by sulfonamide-based carbonic anhydrase (CA) inhibitors, non-classical or non-sulfonamide CA inhibitors are gaining increased attention by medicinal chemists. In this context, we report the design and synthesis of 30 new non-sulfonamide sulfocoumarin derivatives as CA inhibitors. They were investigated against hCA I and II (cytosolic isozymes) as well as hCA IX and XII (transmembrane, tumor-associated enzymes). All compounds showed prominent selectivity for the tumor-associated isoenzymes hCA IX and XII over the cytosolic isoenzymes hCA I and II. Among all synthesized compounds, 1-(2,2-dioxidobenzo[e][1,2]oxathiin-6-yl)-3-(o-tolyl)urea( 5 j )and1-(3-fluorophenyl)-3-(8-methoxy-2,2-dioxidobenzo[e][1,2]oxathiin-6-yl)urea( 5 q )were found to be more potent and to have better inhibition constant values against hCA IX than the standard acetazolamide (AAZ), with K_i values of 23.6 and 23.3 nM, respectively. All other compounds were found to be active under K_i=920 nM against hCA IX and XII.This study provides a new perspective for the future development of non-sulfonamide derivatives as selective CA inhibitors.     

Phosphomolybdic acid dispersed in the micropores of sulfate treated Zr-pillared clay as efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the synthesis of β-aminocarbonyl compounds in aqueous media

Zr-pillared clay (Zr-P) was synthesized by insertion of zirconium oxyhydroxy clusters into clay interlayer and subsequent thermal activation. The Zr-P materials were treated with sulfuric acid to graft sulfate ions onto the zirconia nanopolliars. The sulfate grafted Zr-Pillared clay (SZr-P) was used as support for phosphomolybdic acid (PMA/SZr-P). The synthesized materials were characterized by XRD, IR, UV–Vis, SEM and sorptometric techniques. The expansion of the clay lattice as a result of pillaring was confirmed from X-ray diffraction study. The interlayer space was found to be retained in the PMA/SZr-P material. All pillared clay materials show Type-I sorption isotherm typical of microporous materials. The IR spectra of the pillared clay materials show the presence of acidic and non-acidic hydroxyl groups. The structural integrity of the phosphomolybdic acid in the clay matrix was ascertained from the IR and UV-Vis spectroscopy. The PMA/SZr-P material was used as an efficient catalyst for the one pot synthesis of β-aminocarbonyl compounds by Mannich reaction in aqueous media. The multicomponent condensation of aryl aldehyde, amines and ketones using PMA/SZr-P material afforded a variety of β-aminocarbonyl compounds in excellent yield and purity under ambient conditions. The protocol developed in this investigation using the PMA/SZr-P material was found to be advantageous in terms of simple experimentation, preclusion of toxic solvents, recyclable catalyst and high yield and purity of the products.     

Electrical properties of rare earth based tungsten bronze vanadates

Barium based tungsten bronze (TB) oxides having high dielectric constant and low loss, can be effectively used as transducers, actuators, capacitors and also in memory devices. All these characteristics stimulated the researchers to replace toxic and hazardous lead based materials by barium based TB materials from industry. In the present research work, polycrystalline samples of Ba4SrRTi3V7O30 (R=Dy, Sm, La) were synthesized by a high temperature solid state reaction technique. Preliminary structural (X-ray diffraction) analyses of these compounds showed the formation of single-phase orthorhombic structures at room temperature having average crystallite size of the order of some nanometer for all the compounds. The scanning electron micrographs (SEM) provided information on the quality of the samples and showed more or less homogeneous distribution of grains over the entire surface of the samples. Detailed dielectric study in a wide temperature range (30-500℃) showed ferro to para phase transition for Dy and Sm substituted samples whereas no such transition was observed for La substituted samples. Both the grain and grain boundary resistances exhibited negative temperature coefficient of resistance behavior much like semiconductors. The dc conductivity of all the compounds obeyed Arrhenius relation.     

Novel hyperbranched waterborne polyurethane‐urea/silica hybrid coatings and their characterizations

Thermally resistant and mechanically stable novel hyperbranched waterborne polyurethane‐urea/silica hybrid coatings were prepared by using 3‐aminopropyltriethoxysilane as a coupling agent with SiO₂ as a crosslinker. The extent of hydrogen bonding was investigated to show a dependence on SiO₂ concentration, which increased the glass transition temperature of the polymers with increasing SiO₂ concentration. Thermal decomposition profiles and the corresponding stability data suggest two‐step decomposition for the hybrids; further, their stability increased with increasing concentration of SiO₂.Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

Microtribology and Friction-Induced Material Transfer in Layered MoS2 Nanoparticles Sprayed on a Steel Surface

Frictional performance of molybdenum disulfide (MoS₂) particles sprayed on a substrate is investigated in a ball-on-disc tribometer. The ability of large (~2 μm) and small (~50 nm) particles to generate low-friction transfer film is investigated with a view to elucidate the requirement for film formation. Particle migration, particle stability in the contact region, oxidation potential, and particle adhesion to the substrate are explored within a span of operating parametersp; normal load, and sliding velocity. It is found that the larger particles are able to migrate to the contact to raise a homogeneous but nonuniform low-friction transfer film that flows plastically to yield large contact areas, which aid in wear protection. Within the present load and speed range, the inability of small particles to stay in the contact region and undergo basal slip militates against the formation of a low-friction transfer film.