Effect of Cooling Rate on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of K465 Superalloy

 K465 superalloy, as a material for production of turbine nozzle, shows high mechanical properties as well as microstructure stability in critical and severe service conditions. The alloy gains its appropriate microstructure and strength through solid solution strengthening mechanism. Heat treatment parameters such as: time and temperature of homogenization, partial solution and aging temperatures, and cooling rate from solid solution affect the microstructure of the alloy. Among these parameters cooling rate from solid solution is the most effective. Therefore, in this study the effect of cooling rate on microstructure and mechanical properties (tensile and stress properties) were investigated. For this purpose, three different cooling rates were applied on the cast K465 specimens after solution treatment at 1210℃ for 4 h. Microstructures of the specimens then were studied using optical and electron microscopy. Also, tensile tests were performed at room temperature and stress rupture tests were performed under the condition of 975℃ and 230 MPa. It was found out that with increasing cooling rate the size of the γ' precipitates decreases and the mechanical properties of specimens increases. Also, it was shown that the shape and volume fraction of primary γ' particles are largely influenced by the cooling rate following solution treatment at 1210℃ for 4 h.     

硼酸盐晶须增强聚乙烯复合材料及其热中子屏蔽性能研究

以硼酸镁(Mg2B2O5)和硼酸铝(Al4B2O9)晶须作为中子吸收体与高密度聚乙烯(HDPE)复合,制备了硼酸盐晶须/HDPE复合材料。讨论了影响材料力学性能及屏蔽性能的因素,并与常用的碳化硼(B4C)屏蔽材料进行了对比。实验结果表明:3种复合材料对热中子的屏蔽效果为B4CMg2B2O5Al4B2O9,复合材料对热中子的屏蔽率均随吸收体含量和材料厚度的增加而增大,当硼酸镁晶须/HDPE复合材料的厚度为15.76mm时,材料对热中子的屏蔽率可达86.58%。晶须/HDPE复合材料的拉伸强度随晶须含量的增加而增大,当硼酸镁晶须的含量为9.1%时,复合材料的拉伸强度可达24.39 MPa,和碳化硼/HDPE复合材料相比,硼酸盐晶须更能增强HDPE基屏蔽材料的力学性能。     

Research on the danger of fires in oil tanks with sulfur

Hydrogen sulfide reacts with the corrosion product Fe₂O₃ in oil tanks to form ferrous sulfide. The reaction is highly exothermic and the heat release can cause incandescence of the ferrous sulfide. This pyrophoric oxidation can ignite flammable hydrocarbon in oil tanks. In this paper, the simulated production process of pyrophoric ferrous sulfide in oil tanks, the rate of the oxidation reaction and other influencing factors for oxidation of ferrous sulfide are studied. The possibility of the oil tank fire being caused by the pyrophoric oxidation of ferrous sulfide is then analyzed.     

高强页岩轻集料混凝土的力学性能

目的探索影响高强页岩轻集料混凝土力学性能的主要因素,为制备高强页岩轻集料混凝土提供依据.方法配制高强度页岩轻集料混凝土,并利用微观手段观察页岩轻集料混凝土微观结构特征.选择水胶质量比0.34～0.38、砂率38%和粉煤灰掺入量10%,提前预湿轻集料和选用高强度等级的页岩轻集料.结果配制出28 d抗压强度为55～60 MPa的页岩轻集料混凝土.水胶质量比、砂率、粉煤灰掺入量对轻集料混凝土的抗压强度有着不同程度地影响.页岩轻集料混凝土抗压强度随着水胶质量比减少而增大;合理砂率为38%和最佳的粉煤灰掺量10%.结论轻集料本身的强度对配制高强度等级轻集料混凝土起到非常重要的作用,同时通过预湿轻集料可以有效提高轻集料混凝土的后期强度.