Multidisciplinary optimization of gas-quenching process

Distortion as a result of the quenching process is predominantly due to the thermal gradient and phase transformations within the component. Compared with traditional liquid quenching, the thermal boundary conditions during gas quenching are relatively simple to control. By adjusting the gas-quenching furnace pressure, the flow speed, or the spray nozzle configuration, the heat-transfer coefficients can be designed in terms of both the component geometry and the quenching time. The purpose of this research is to apply the optimization methodology to design the gas-quenching process. The design objective is to minimize the distortion caused by quenching. Constraints on the average surface hardness, and its distribution and residual stress are imposed. The heat-transfer coefficients are used as design variables. DEFORM-HT is used to predict material response during quenching. The response surface method is used to obtain the analytical models of the objective function and constraints in terms of the design variables. Once the response surfaces of the objective and constraints are obtained, they are used to search for the optimum heat-transfer coefficients. This process is then used instead of the finite-element analysis. A one-gear blank case study is used to demonstrate the optimization scheme.     

浸渗工艺对SiC/Al复合材料残余气孔率的影响

采用无压浸渗法制备了SiC/Al复合材料,从浸渗动力学和工艺方法的角度探讨了浸渗保温时间和降温方式对复合材料的残余气孔率的影响。结果表明:随着保温时间的适当延长,能有效地降低复合材料的残余气孔率;连续降温优于分段降温,有利于降低SiC/Al复合材料的残余气孔率。     

Dynamic response of Ti3SiC2 under shock compression up to 112 GPa

Ti₃SiC₂ is of interest due to its unique dual nature reminiscent of both brittle ceramics and ductile metals at ambient conditions. In this work, plate-impact experiments have been performed to study the dynamic behavior of Ti₃SiC₂ under shock compression up to 112 GPa by using laser velocity interferometer and electric pin techniques. Hugoniot elastic limits (HEL), spall strength, and Hugoniot equations of state have been obtained based on measured particle velocity profiles and shock wave velocities. The ratio of spall strength to HEL for Ti₃SiC₂ is larger than brittle ceramics but smaller than metals. This result indicates that the dual nature of Ti₃SiC₂ remains at least up to 10 GPa. On the other hand, the linearity of the Hugoniot equation of state, $D=6.9\text{0}1(22)+1.153(53)u_{\text{p}}$, suggests that the initial structure of Ti₃SiC₂ should be stable up to 112 GPa, in contrast to the result reported by Jordan et al. [J. Appl. Phys., 93 (2003) 9639].     

Effects of coating thickness and residual stresses on the bond strength of ASTM C633-79 thermal spray coating test specimens

Wire-arc-sprayed nickel-aluminum is widely used in the aircraft industry for dimensional restoration of worn parts and as a bond coat for thermal barrier coatings and other top coats. Some repair applications require thick coatings, which often result in lower bond strength. A mechanism being investigated to ex-plain this decrease in bond strength is the free edge effect, which includes both coating residual stresses and coating thickness. The layer-removal method was used to determine experimentally the residual stresses in wire-arc-sprayed nickel-aluminum coatings of different thicknesses. Bond strength evalu-ations were performed using an improved ASTM C 633-79 test specimen. Finite-element analysis and fracture mechanics were used to investigate the effects of coating thickness and residual stress state on coating bond strength.     

谈谈水泥土挡墙的合理计算

阐述了水泥土挡墙在工程基坑支护中的作用,并结合工程实例,对水泥土挡墙的合理计算模型进行了探讨。     

Experimental Study of Microstructure Evolution during Tempering of Quenched Steel and Its Application

LARGE-SIZED FORGINGS are usually intensivelyquenched to obtain the desired microstructuredistribution,high strength and hardness.Becauseresidual stresses are high in quenched large-sizedforgings,tempering processes follow quenchingprocesses to reduce the residual stress and obtain goodmechanical properties.Several differentmicrostructures are generated in quenched steelforgings,such as martensite,bainite and retainedaustenite.Modeling of microstructure evolution inquenched steel during …     

串联法氧化铝生产中的合流脱硅

合流脱硅是简化联合法生产流程、降低能耗的有效措施。因此。国内外业界做了大量卓有成效的工作。串联法的工艺特点，更宜于采用合流脱硅。试验结果表明，串联法采用常压合流脱硅流程可以达到所需要的硅量指数。文中还对合流脱硅的硅量指数、合流点、合流脱硅温度、赤泥种子和添加石灰乳等问题进行了讨论。     

漏电保护器投运难题的解决方案

分析剩余电流动作保护装置的常见故障,编制常见故障排查口袋书,采取简单易懂、能按图索骥的快速查找方法,破解剩余电流动作保护装置投运难题.     

An atomistic-continuum inhomogeneous material model for the elastic bending of metal nanocantilevers

The equivalent elastic modulus of nanocantilever can be obtained using atomistic simulation. However, the use of this modulus to predict the bending of nanocantilever results in significant error compared with direct atomistic simulation. The error originates from the surface effect. In our current work, the nanocantilever is considered as an inhomogeneous continuum material. The distributions of materials parameters at the cross-section, such as atomistic elastic constants, are calculated from atomistic simulations. These atomistic-information-based materials parameters are used as inputs to continuum model. A numerical example case validates the presented model and methodology. To correctly predict the structure-property relations of elemental nano-structures are very important for the design of nano-devices. Our continuum model includes nano-effects and provides another way to study nanomechanics.