碳离子注入纯锆后在1 mol/L硫酸溶液中的腐蚀行为

为了研究碳离子注入对纯锆耐蚀性的影响,用MEVVA源对纯锆样品进行了1×1016ions/cm2至1×1017ions/cm2的碳离子注入,注入加速电压为40 kV.用X射线光电子能谱(XPS)和俄歇电子谱(AES)分析了注入样品表层元素的价态和深度分布.透射电镜(TEM)用来观察碳离子注入样品的微观结构;碳离子注入样品后相结构的变化用掠角X射线衍射(GAXRD)来检测.纯锆注入样品随后浸入1 mol/L的硫酸溶液中,测其极化曲线以评价其耐蚀性.发现碳离子注入极大地提高了纯锆基体的耐蚀行为,剂量越高,耐蚀性越好.最后,对碳离子注入导致纯锆基体腐蚀行为发生改变的机理进行了讨论.     

Copper-nickel superalloys as inert alloy anodes for aluminum electrolysis

The superalloys Cu-Ni-Al, Cu-Ni-Fe, and Cu-Ni-Cr were studied as anodes for aluminum electrolysis. The alloys were tested for corrosion in acidic electrolyte molten salt and for oxidation in both air and oxygen. The results showed that the Cu-Ni-Al anodes possess excellent resistance to oxidation and corrosion, and the oxidation rates of Cu-Ni-Fe and Cu-Ni-Al anodes were slower than those of pure copper or nickel. During electrolysis, the cell voltage of the Cu-Ni-Al anode was affected most by the concentration of alumina in cryolite molten salt. The Cu-Ni-Fe anode exhibited corrosion resistance in electrolyte molten salt. Comparatively, the Cu-Ni-Cr anode showed poor resistance to oxidation and corrosion. The testing found that further study is warranted on the use of Cu-Ni-Al and Cu-Ni-Fe as inert alloy anodes. For more information, contact Zhongning Shi, Northeastern University, School of Materials and Metallurgy, WenhuiRoad No. 3, Shenynag, Liaoning 110004 China; e-mail znshi@163.com     

Si复合Al2O3-SiC材料热机械性能的研究

通过应力-应变关系、高温抗折强度等高温试验，研究了金属硅复合Al2O3-SiC材料的热机械性能，结合SEM和XRD，对金属硅复合Al2O3-SiC材料高温显微结构和物相进行分析。结果表明：金属硅作为一个组元，不仅能缓解Al2O3-SiC材料由于热膨胀系数不匹配产生的内应力，而且使Al2O3-SiC材料兼具有金属塑性的特点，从而改善了Al2O3-SiC无机材料热机械性能。     

Properties of Induction Plasma Sprayed Iron Based Nanostructured Alloy Coatings for Metal Based Thermal Barrier Coatings

Metal-based thermal barrier coatings (MBTBCs) have been produced using high frequency induction plasma spraying (IPS) of iron-based nanostructured alloy powders. The study of MBTBCs has been initiated to challenge issues associated with current TBC materials such as difficult prediction of their “in-service” lifetime. Reliability of TBCs is an important aspect besides the economical consideration. Therefore, the study of MBTBCs, which should posses higher toughness than the current TBC materials, has been initiated to challenge the mechanical problems of ceramic-based TBCs (CBTBCs) to create a new generation of TBCs. The thermal diffusivity (TD) (α) properties of the MBTBCs were measured using a laser flash method, and density (ρ) and specific heat (C _p) of the MBTBCs were also measured for their thermal conductivity (k) calculation (k = αρ C _p).     

Advances in fabricating superplastically formed and diffusion bonded components for aerospace structures

Superplastic forming and diffusion bonding (SPF/DB) production hardware is being fabricated today for aerospace applications. Metal tooling is being used to bring the titanium sheets into contact so diffusion bonding can occur. However, due to material sheet and tooling tolerances, good bond quality is difficult to achieve over large areas. A better method for achieving DB is to use “stop-off” inside sealed sheets of titanium, which constitutes a pack, and then the pack is bonded using external gas pressure. A good method for heating the pack for this process is to use induction heating. Components using “stop-off” that were diffusion bonded first and then superplastically formed have shown much better bond quality than components that were produced using matched metal tooling. This type of tooling has been successful at bonding small areas as long as the exerted pressure is concentrated on the area where bonding is required. Finite element modeling is providing weight effect solutions for titanium SPF/DB aerospace structures. This paper was presented at the International Symposium on Superplasticity and Superplastic Forming, sponsored by the Manufacturing Critical Sector at the ASM International AeroMat 2004 Conference and Exposition, June 8–9, 2004, in Seattle, WA. The symposium was organized by Daniel G. Sanders, The Boeing Company.     

镧离子注入对纯锆抗高温氧化性能的影响

对纯锆表面注入了1×10~(16)ions/cm~2～1×10~(17)ions/cm~2的镧离子,并在500℃条件下进行了空气氧化增重研究。用XPS分析了注入的镧、锆的价态;用AES分析了镧锆氧三元素的深度分布;用0.3°小角X光掠射(GAXRD)分析了高温氧化时氧化锆的相转变。结果表明,纯锆表面注入La离子后,其抗高温氧化性能显著提高,且注入剂量越大效果越强,注入氧化膜以La_2O_3和ZrO_22种形式存在;由于La离子的注入,促使形成大量四方相氧化锆(t-ZrO_2),而且减少四方相氧化锆(t-ZrO_2)向单斜相氧化锆(m-ZrO_2)的转变,这是纯锆氧化速率降低的根本原因。     

原位模板法在铝基底上制备TiO2纳米管阵列薄膜

采用液相沉积法，将铝基多孔阳极氧化铝（AAO）模板浸入到（NH4）2TiF6溶液中，制备出高度有序的TiO2纳米管阵列薄膜，并在不同的温度下进行了热处理。用场发射扫描电子显微镜、透射电子显微镜和X射线衍射仪等手段对试样的微观形貌、结构及物相进行了表征。结果表明，TiO2纳米管的形貌依赖于AAO的特征，薄膜是由外径大约200nm，壁厚约40nm的TiO2纳米管阵列组成，薄膜厚度约25μm。原位模板法制备的TiO2纳米管阵列薄膜为非晶态，在400℃空气中焙烧2h转变为锐钛矿相TiO2。经过650℃焙烧仍保持纳米管结构，表现出较好的热稳定性。     

P型Sr0．5Co4-xFexSb12化合物的制备及高温热电性能

采用熔融法结合放电等离子烧结（SPS）技术合成了P型填充方钴矿化合物Sr0．5Co4-xFexSb12，并研究了Fe掺杂对该化合物高温热电性能的影响。采用X．射线衍射（XRD）及电子探针（EPMA）表征了化合物的物相及化学成分，在300～850K温度范围内测试了化合物的电导率、赛贝克系数和热导率，采用Vande Pauw方法测试了化合物的室温载流子浓度。实验结果表明，化合物的主要相组成为Sr0．5Co4-xFexSb12方钴矿相，同时含有少量FeSb2和CoSb2杂质相。化合物的赛贝克系数均为正值，表明为空穴导电。随着Fe掺杂量的增加，化合物的载流子浓度及电导率增加，赛贝克系数降低，晶格热导率降低，最小室温晶格热导率为1．97 Wm^-1K^-2。对于化合物Sr0．5Co2.32Fe1.68Sb12在850K时获得的最大热电性能指数ZT约为0．60。     

Improvement of wear resistance of plasma-sprayed molybdenum blend coatings

The wear resistance of plasma sprayed molybdenum blend coatings applicable to synchronizer rings or piston rings was investigated in this study. Four spray powders, one of which was pure molybdenum and the others blended powders of bronze and aluminum-silicon alloy powders mixed with molybdenum powders, were sprayed on a low-carbon steel substrate by atmospheric plasma spraying. Microstructural analysis of the coatings showed that the phases formed during spraying were relatively homogeneously distributed in the molybdenum matrix. The wear test results revealed that the wear rate of all the coatings increased with increasing wear load and that the blended coatings exhibited better wear resistance than the pure molybdenum coating, although the hardness was lower. In the pure molybdenum coatings, splats were readily fractured, or cracks were initiated between splats under high wear loads, thereby leading to the decrease in wear resistance. On the other hand, the molybdenum coating blended with bronze and aluminum-silicon alloy powders exhibited excellent wear resistance because hard phases such as CuAl₂ and Cu₉Al₄ formed inside the coating.     

A computational fluid dynamic analysis of gas and particle flow in flame spraying

The flame spraying process, which is a common industrial thermal spraying application, has been analyzed by means of three-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations. The process used at the Volvo Aero Corporation for the coating of fan and compressor housings has been modeled. The process uses the Metco 6P torch (Metco, Westbury, NY), which ejects a mixture of acetylene and oxygen at high speed through a ring of 16 orifices to form the flame. A stream of argon gas flowing through an orifice in the center of the ring carries a powder of nickel-covered bentonite through the flame to the spray substrate. The torch is cooled by a flow of air through an outer ring of 9 orifices. The simulation emulated reality closely by including the individual inlets for fuel, cooling air, and injected particles. The gas combustion was simulated as a turbulent, multicomponent chemically reacting flow. The standard, two-equation k-ε turbulence model was used. The chemical reaction rates appeared as source terms in the species transport equations. They were computed from the contributions of the Arrhenius rate expressions and the Magnussen and Hjertager eddy dissipation model. The first simulations included several intermediate chemical substances whose predicted concentration agreed favorably with measurements. Later, more simplified simulations incorporated only the global chemical reaction involving the initial and the final products, with corrections to the thermal properties being made to account for the missing intermediaries. The gas velocity and temperature fields predicted by the later simulations compared satisfactorily to those predicted by the earlier, more elaborate, ones. Therefore, the final simulations, which incorporated injected particles, were conducted employing the simplified model with only the global reaction. An in-house finite difference code was developed to calculate particle properties. Allowance was made for elliptical shapes, phase changes, and internal heat transfer with regard to the composite material. The particle velocities and temperatures predicted by the final simulations compared fairly well with experimental results obtained with the optical DPV2000 system.