Design and fabrication of Si3N4/(W,Ti)C graded nano-composite ceramic tool materials

Si₃N₄/(W, Ti)C graded nano-composite ceramic tool materials with different thickness ratios and number of layers were fabricated by hot pressing technology. The flexural strength, fracture toughness and hardness of the sintered composites were tested and the microstructure and indention cracks were observed. The experiment results showed that the five-layer graded nano-composites with a thickness ratio of 0.2, which were sintered under a pressure of 30 MPa at 1700 °C in vacuum condition for 45 min, had the optimum comprehensive mechanical properties with a flexural strength of 1080.3 MPa, a hardness of 17.64 GPa, and a fracture toughness of 10.87 MPa·m^1/2. The formation of elongated β-Si₃N₄ grains contributes to the favorable mechanical properties. The graded structure can induce residual compressive stress in the surface layer and enhance the mechanical properties. The strengthening and toughening mechanisms are a synergistic effect of intergranular and transgranular fracture, crack bridging and deflection.     

富CoCr含量CoCrNiAlTi中熵合金的高温强韧化行为及微观机制

本工作研究了富CoCr含量的CoCrNi基中熵合金的高温力学性能及其变形机制。研究发现,经过热锻以及时效热处理,成分为Co_33.3Cr_30.6Ni_26.1Al₅Ti₅ (at%)中熵合金在600～800℃的温度范围内具有优异的瞬时拉伸性能。特别是,在700℃条件下出现反常屈服,屈服强度高达为944 MPa,拉伸塑性为16%,优于大多数镍基以及钴基高温合金。通过X射线衍射(XRD)、扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)和三维原子探针(3D-APT)等手段,发现高体积分数的多主元γ′[(Ni,Co,Cr)₃(Al,Ti)]相的有序强化以及晶界处生成的多主元富(Co,Cr)面心立方相(fcc)结构相引起的晶界强化是该合金在高温条件下实现强韧化的主要因素。     

Microstructure and Properties of Micro-Alloyed Mg-2.0Nd-0.2Sr by Heat Treatment and Extrusion

Magnesium (Mg) and its alloys have broad application prospects in the fields such as biomedical materials and automobile manufacturing. A micro-alloyed Mg-2.0Nd-0.2Sr (wt.%) magnesium alloy is designed and obtained through semicontinuous casting. The evolution of microstructures and tensile properties are investigated with different heat treatments and extrusion treatments. The grain sizes decrease significantly after extrusion, thus changing the fracture mode during the tensile testing process. The ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield strength (YS) and elongation (EL) of the properly processed extrusion alloy (referred to as MNS-E2) reach to 247 MPa, 228 MPa and 24%, respectively. The dramatical improvement of mechanical properties results from the refined grains and interactions between dislocations and precipitates. Some nanoparticle bands blocking the slippage and movement of dislocations are also found in the MNS-E2 alloy. The above causes combined result in an integrated effect of grain boundary strengthening, dislocation strengthening, precipitation strengthening and nanoparticle band strengthening. The contribution of strengthening mechanisms of MNS-E2 alloy consists of grain boundary with around 96 MPa, dislocations with around 3.4 MPa, precipitation strengthening with around 45 MPa and the nanoparticle band with around 18 MPa, respectively.     

微量Y(0.2 wt.%)对铸造Mg-Sn合金热变形行为影响

采用MTS-CMT5105电子万能试验机,在温度为250~400℃、初始应变速率为10_-4~10_-1s_-1,最大变形量为40%的条件下,对铸态Mg-2.5Sn(wt.%)和Mg-2.5Sn-0.2Y(wt.%)合金进行压缩变形。结合真应力-应变曲线、峰值应力、显微组织、本构方程、DMM加工图,研究了微量Y(0.2 wt.%)对铸造Mg-Sn合金热变形行为的影响。结果表明：微量Y的添加,在较低应变速率时,会使Mg-Sn合金热压缩峰值应力增加30%以上;但在较高应变速率时,却对其影响不大。会改变合金塑性变形机制的控制方式,即由扩散控制变为位错的滑移和攀移。会抑制动态再结晶。会降低功率耗散系数,扩大加工失稳区。     

采煤机调高油缸失效分析及改进措施

通过对调高油缸失效形式的理论分析,找出了解决油缸失效形式的措施,改进了液压锁的结构,保证了煤矿生产的顺利进行。     

“三专”“两闭锁”技术在小煤矿中的应用

执行《煤矿安全规程》,保证安全供电,对变压器、开关、线路做到专用,装备风电闭锁与瓦斯电闭锁装置,确保安全生产。     

利用DSF型单向锁改进MXA-300型采煤机调高系统

山西潞安环保能源开发股份有限公司王庄煤矿在 6 10 5工作面使用DSF型单向锁对MXA - 30 0型采煤机的调高系统进行了改造 ,很好地预防了其在运转过程中常出现的摇臂下滑、自落现象 ,为工作面正常生产创造了条件。     

GSP气化工艺煤粉锁斗下料问题分析及优化

结合神宁集团50万t/a煤基烯烃项目气化炉运行情况,分析了GSP气化工艺煤粉锁斗下料的常见问题,从日常运行维护和检修技改方面,提出了建议和优化措施:严格控制煤粉指标、优化工艺设计、把控检修质量和规范操作等。通过采取相应措施,基本稳定了煤粉锁斗下料,较好解决了煤粉系统波动的问题。     

Injury Mechanisms of Lactic Acid Bacteria Starter Cultures During Spray Drying: A Review

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) starter cultures can be processed by many drying techniques, among which spray drying has great potential. However, injuries of LAB during spray drying lead to a low survival rate. The microbial injuries of LAB during spray drying are specifically induced by dehydration inactivation, thermal inactivation, and balance between the two. To reduce the drying temperature, new drying techniques based on spray drying were tried; that is, low-temperature vacuum–spray drying and spray–freeze drying.     

Influence of hBN content on mechanical and tribological properties of Si3N4/BN ceramic composites

Silicon nitride materials containing 1–5 wt% of hexagonal boron nitride (micro-sized or nano-sized) were prepared by hot-isostatic pressing at 1700 °C for 3 h. Effect of hBN content on microstructure, mechanical and tribological properties has been investigated. As expected, the increase of hBN content resulted in a sharp decrease of hardness, elastic modulus and bending strength of Si₃N₄/BN composites. In addition, the fracture toughness of Si₃N₄/micro BN composites was enhanced comparing to monolithic Si₃N₄ because of toughening mechanisms in the form of crack deflection, crack branching and pullout of large BN platelets. The friction coefficient was not influenced by BN addition to Si₃N₄/BN ceramics. An improvement of wear resistance (one order of magnitude) was observed when the micro hBN powder was added to Si₃N₄ matrix. Mechanical wear (micro-failure) and humidity-driven tribochemical reaction were found as main wear mechanisms in all studied materials.