Monte Carlo simulation of hydrogen absorption in palladium and palladium–silver alloys

A modified Monte Carlo (MC) simulation was performed to investigate the hydrogen absorption behavior in Pd and Pd–Ag alloys of the composition Pd_xAg_1−x (x=0.7–0.8) under H₂ pressure (0.1 MPa) at different temperatures. The present method employed can consider the dissociative adsorption of hydrogen molecule and the subsequent absorption of hydrogen atom by formalizing the relationship between the pressure of hydrogen molecule and hydrogen atom. The potential parameters were determined to reproduce the solution enthalpy of hydrogen in pure metals. The results are in good agreement with experimental findings as well as previous theoretical studies. We confirmed that our method is useful to simulate the absorption of hydrogen in metals and alloys.     

Decreasing miscibility with greater heterogeneity in ternary polymer blend: poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate), poly(α‐methyl styrene) and poly(4‐methyl styrene)

A ternary blend system comprising poly(cyclohexyl methacrylate) (PCHMA), poly(α‐methyl styrene) (PαMS) and poly(4‐methyl styrene) (P4MS) was investigated by thermal analysis, optical and scanning electron microscopy. Ternary phase behaviour was compared with the behaviour for the three constituent binary pairs. This study showed that the ternary blends of PCHMA/PαMS/P4MS in most compositions were miscible, with an apparent glass transition temperature (T_g) and distinct cloud‐point transitions, which were located at lower temperatures than their binary counterparts. However, in a closed‐loop range of compositions roughly near the centre of the triangular phase diagram, some ternary blends displayed phase separation with heterogeneity domains of about 1 µm. Therefore, it is properly concluded that ternary PCHMA/PαMS/P4M is partially miscible with a small closed‐loop immisciblity range, even though all the constituent binary pairs are fully miscible. Thermodynamic backgrounds leading to decreased miscibility and greater heterogeneity in a ternary polymer system in comparison with the binary counterparts are discussed. © 2003 Society of Chemical Industry     

Effect of heat treatments on tensile properties and microstructures of wrought Mg−Zn−Zr-RE alloys

The effect of heat treatments on the tensile properties and microstructures of wrought Mg–Zn–Zr-Rare earth alloys MB25 and MB26 have been studied in this paper. It was shown that the homogenization of the cast ingots decreased the strength of the extruded bars because some grain boundary phases were dissolved during the process of this treatment, while the ageing treatment of the extruded bars increased the strength due to the dispersive precipitation of MgZn₂ phase. The quenching + ageing treatments of the extruded bars decreases the strength and plasticity because of the growing up of the grains.Abbreviations ED electron diffraction - GB grain boundary - RE rare earth - TEM transmission electron microscope     

含钡合金在钢液中的脱氧行为研究

在MoSi2炉上采用MgO质坩蜗对钢管进行了含钡合金脱氧行为的研究。实验中钡系合金主要选取SiAUBa、SiCaBa、SiAlBaCa、SiAlBeCaSr及用于钙处理的SiCa包芯线，选用Al作为对比脱氧剂，考察了钡系合金脱氧的全氧含量，脱氧产物的分布、尺寸和形貌，探讨了钡系合金脱氧和对夹杂物变性作用的机理。     

过共晶Al－Si合金共生区激光表面处理

用２ｋＷ连续ＣＯ２激光对过共晶Ａｌ－１８Ｓｉ合金以不同能量密度和扫描速度进行快速熔凝处理。用扫描电镜、电子微区分析仪分析了微观结构。从计算机对Ａｌ－Ｓｉ合金ｆ－ｎｆ系统的非平衡理论计算所得的共生区及实验结果的分析可见，当能量密度和扫描速度决定的凝固条件处于共生区中部时，过共晶Ａｌ－Ｓｉ合金激光表面处理可以得到共晶间距低于２００ｎｍ的完全共晶结构。     

过共晶铝硅合金细化初晶硅的研究

研究了ZL8604过共晶铝硅合金初晶硅细化剂和加入方式与加入量以及影响细化效果的冶铸工艺因素,实验结果达到了技术指标要求。     

Electrochemical Investigation on the Formation of Dy-Fe Alloy in Molten Chlorides

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GH871 合金的蠕变断裂机制

对采用AIM+ESR和VIM+ESR工艺冶炼的GH871合金在650 ℃的蠕变性能及特征的研究表明,与用AIM+ESR工艺冶炼的GH871合金相比,用VIM+ESR工艺冶炼的GH871合金在蠕变断裂过程中裂纹萌生的形式(包括裂纹形状及形成时间)和裂纹扩展至裂纹连接所需的时间均表现出明显韧化的特征.     

Surface Position-Resolved Thermophysical Properties for Metallic Alloys

Thermophysical properties are collective measures of a material to transport dynamical quantities of physical nature on its surface or through the bulk. As such, the exact nature of couplings between particles in a many-body assembly of building block atoms or molecules sensitively determines their values. The couplings between nearest neighbors are the product of the local elemental composition and the material phase. In this study, thermal cycling of a four-element Wood’s alloy specimen brings out cadmium-rich patches to the top surface of the specimen. An assembly of such patches leads to depth-dependent deviations of elemental composition from that of the bulk. Surface-layer atoms are driven to form a high temperature laser-produced plasma (LPP), and time-resolved spectroscopy of their emissions show the variability of elemental composition over surface positions as well as over depth from the surface. These thermal history-driven composition anomalies contribute to significant variability in the measured values of spectral emissivity and thermal diffusivity.     

镁合金表面喷铝防腐蚀层的微观组织分析

在AZ91D镁合金表面热喷铝，用以提高其表面的耐腐蚀性能。采用SEM，EPMA等方法对AZ91D表面喷铝扩散层的组织进行了仔细的观察与分析，发现在防腐蚀层上有大量的Mg17Al12相存在，且呈决状及非连续片状分布。经显微硬度测定，喷铝层硬度较镁合金基体高；腐蚀后这种相凸出于基体，比镁合金基体有较好的耐腐蚀性能。