BST-BSL体系的烧结行为和介电性能

采用草酸盐共沉淀工艺制备高反应活性Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3(BST)粉体,添加适量的B2O3-SiO2-Li2O(BSL)为烧结助剂,采用传统陶瓷制备工艺制备BST-BSL复相陶瓷。用扫描电镜(SEM)和X射线衍射(XRD)分别研究BST-BSL的微观形貌和相组成,并测试BST-BSL的介电性能参数。结果表明:添加的少量B2O3-Li2O-SiO2在烧结过程中与BST主晶相发生复杂的化学反应,使BST的烧结温度由1 350℃降低到1 000℃以下;B2O3-Li2O-SiO2的添加大幅改善BST的介电常数温度稳定性,引入的非铁电第二相对BST铁电性的‘稀释作用’使BST-BSL的可调率降低,但由于烧结助剂的添加量少,使BST-BSL在1 kV/mm外加偏场下的可调率仍在5%以上。     

化学共沉淀工艺制备钛酸锶钡纳米粉体

以硝酸钡、硝酸锶、草酸和钛酸丁酯为原料,采用草酸盐共沉淀法制备草酸氧钛锶钡(BSTO,Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO(C2O4)2·4H2O)前躯体粉体,将该前躯体800℃煅烧4h得到钛酸锶钡(BST,Ba0.6Sr0.4TiO3)纳米粉体。用差热分析仪研究BSTO的热分解过程,用X射线衍射仪(XRD)和扫描电镜(SEM)研究钛酸锶钡粉体的相组成和微观形貌。结果表明:BSTO前驱体的热分解过程可以分为失去结晶水、草酸氧钛跟(TiO(C2O4)22-)分解和BST结晶化3个阶段;所制备的钛酸锶钡粉体为高纯立方晶相,粉体呈类球状,平均粒径约为100nm。     

Repair of damaged aluminum truss joints of highway overhead sign structures using FRP

An innovative repair technique is introduced for aluminum truss-type highway overhead sign structures, using fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) sheets. The welded k-joints are typically subjected to excessive fatigue-induced cracking under the effects of wind and moving traffic. The repair technique proposed in this paper utilizes longitudinal FRP layers bonded to the diagonals and wrapped around the main chord to form alternating v-patterns, followed by additional circumferential layers for anchorage. Eight tests were conducted on four full-scale specimens. Weld lines at the junction between diagonals and main chord were ground to simulate a 90% loss of joint strength. After repair, diagonals were loaded to failure in tension. The study showed that full strength of the welded joints was restored using carbon-FRP sheets. Only 70% of joint strength was restored when using glass-FRP. The strengthening technique is particularly sensitive to quality control during installation. A field application using the proposed technique was successfully completed by the New York State Department of Transportation for a cracked aluminum truss over Route 88 in NY State.     

Selective removal of gallium (III) from aqueous solutions containing zinc or aluminum using sodium di-(n-octyl) phosphinate

Gallium was removed selectively from aqueous solutions containing zinc or aluminum using sodium di-(n-octyl) phosphinate as a ligand (NaL). At low pH or low mole ratios, the gallium was removed by complexation with the ligand as GaL(3(S)), while the zinc or the aluminum remained in the solution. Nearly complete separation of gallium was obtained. By increasing the amount of ligand or by increasing the pH, the zinc or aluminum remaining in the solution was then removed as a solid complex: ZnL(2(S)) or AlL(3(S)), respectively. At a pH between 1.5 and 2 and a mole ratio ligand to total metals of 0.75 for zinc solutions and 1.0 for aluminum solutions, more than 98% of the gallium was selectively removed with a high molar selectivity, alpha(Ga/Zn) and alpha(Ga/Al), respectively. Over 95% of gallium was recovered from the solid GaL(3(S)) complex by treatment of the complex with a 3M NaOH solution and diethyl ether. The gallium was concentrated in the aqueous solution to 4 times its initial concentration and the ligand was extracted into the ether phase. After evaporation of the ether, 95% of the ligand was regenerated in its sodium form as a solid.     

Penetration equations for ogive-nose rods into aluminum targets

We present penetration equations for rigid, ogive-nose, rod projectiles that penetrate aluminum targets at normal impact. Comparisons of depth of penetration data and predictions from a previously published penetration equation derived from spherical, cavity-expansion methods show excellent agreement for striking velocities to 1800 m/s. We then identify a small parameter in the penetration equation, perform a power-series expansion, and obtain approximate penetration equations. These approximate equations are very accurate for striking velocities to 1300 m/s and display clearly the dominant problem parameters.     

Static and low-velocity impact behavior of sandwich beams with closed-cell aluminum-foam core in three-point bending

In this paper, the response and failure of sandwich beams with aluminum-foam core are investigated. Quasi-static and low-velocity impact bending tests are carried out for sandwich beams with aluminum-foam core. The deformation and failure behavior is explored. It is found that the failure mode and the load history predicted by a modified Gibson's model agree well with the quasi-static experimental data. The failure modes and crash processes of beams under impact loading are similar to those under quasi-static loading, but the force-displacement history is very different. Hence the quasi-static model can also predict the initial dynamic failure modes of sandwich beams when the impact velocity is lower than 5 m/s.     

Characterization of prompt flash signatures using high-speed broadband diode detectors

Impact flash is a brief, intense flash of light released when a target is impacted by a hypervelocity particle. It is caused by emissions from a jet of shocked material which is thrown from the impact site. Impact flash phenomenology has been known for decades, and is now being considered for applications where remote diagnostics are required to observe and diagnose impacts on satellites and space craft where micrometeoroid and orbital debris impacts are common. Additionally, this phenomena and remote diagnostics are under consideration for missile defense applications. Currently, optical signatures created from hypervelocity impact can be utilized as the basis for detectors (spectrometers, pyrometers), which characterize the material composition and temperature. More recent interest has focused on study of hypervelocity impact generated debris and the physics of the associated rapidly expanding and cooling multiphase debris cloud. To establish this capability technically in the laboratory, we have conducted a series of experiments on a two-stage light gas gun at impact velocities ranging from 6 to 19 km/s, which is representative for light emissions resulting from hypervelocity impacts in space. At these high impact velocities jetting is no longer the dominant mechanism for observed impact flash signatures. The focus of this work is to develop fast, inexpensive photo-diodes for use as a reliable prompt flash, and late time radiating debris cloud diagnostic to: (a) characterize material behavior in the shocked and expanding state when feasible; (b) ascertain scaling of luminosity with impact velocity; (c) determine the temperature of the impact flash resulting from radiating emissions when multiple silicon diodes are used in conjunction with narrow band pass filtering at specific wavelengths as a pyrometer. The results of these experiments are discussed in detail using both a metallic target, such as aluminum, and an organic material such as Composition-B explosive.     

Texture evolution and fraction of favorably oriented fibers in commercially pure aluminum processed to 16 ECAP passes

Texture evolution in 1050 commercial purity aluminum severely deformed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) is investigated by electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD). Pole figures and orientation distribution function (ODF) plots are generated for samples processed to 1, 2, 4, 8, 12 and 16 passes. The processing was done using route B_C, in which the samples were rotated by 90° in the same sense between subsequent pressings. Two different sized scans were performed on the flow plane of the processed samples. The orientations constituting the favorably oriented fibers are depicted and crystal orientation maps are generated. The spatial distribution of grains having these orientations are revealed through these maps. The fraction of the main texture fibers for a 5° spread around the specified orientations is experimentally calculated and a quantitative idea on the evolution of texture is presented. The results ascertained that the texture intensity around the main fibers generally weakens with number of ECAP passes.     

Effect of deformation temperature on microstructure evolution in aluminum alloy 2219 during hot ECAP

The effect of deformation temperature on microstructure evolution during equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) was studied in a coarse-grained aluminum alloy 2219 in a wide temperature interval from 250 to 475 °C. The structural changes taking place during ECAP up to strains of 12 are classified into the following three stages irrespective of deformation temperatures: i.e. (1) an incubation period for formation of the embryos of deformation bands (DBs) at low strains; (2) development of large-scale DBs followed by grain fragmentation at moderate strains; (3) rapid development of new grain at high strains. Microstructure development in stages 1 and 2 is hardly influenced by temperature, while that in stage 3 is most significantly affected at higher temperature. An increase in the pressing temperature leads to decreasing the volume fraction of new grains and increasing the average grain size in stage 3. This can be attributed to relaxation of strain compatibility between grains due to frequent operation of dynamic recovery and grain boundary sliding at higher temperature. The mechanism of grain refinement is discussed in detail.     

Structure and hardness of surface of Al18B4O33w/Al composite by laser surface melting

As a new material, aluminum borate whisker reinforced aluminum composites have attracted interest and have been considered for a wide range application because of their high specific strength, high modulus and low cost. The study included a detailed characterization of the laser melting surface in terms of microstructures, phase analysis and a ratio of Al₂O₃ (the decomposition products of whiskers during laser process) and Al in intensity with tests parameters as an indication of Al₂O₃ distribution. Microhardness of the laser layer was also studied in detail. The results indicated that the most of γ-Al₂O₃ exists at the bottom of the laser pool, which led to a maximum value in the hardness be obtained. Microhardness of the laser layer was improved to 294 Hv as compared to 178 Hv of the as-cast composite, because of the existence of Al₂O₃ particles, solid solution hardness and the grain refinement of the laser layer following rapid quenching associated with the process.