The chloride stress-corrosion cracking behavior of stainless steels under different test methods

Chloride-induced stress-corrosion cracking (SCC) is one of the failure modes of stainless steels. Highly alloyed austenitic stainless steels S32654, S31254, and N08028, and duplex grades S32750 and S31803 possess much improved resistance to SCC compared with S30400 and S31600 steels. With the development of a database, SSData, experimental data collected from calcium chloride tests, autoclave tests, and drop evaporation tests were evaluated. Stress-corrosion cracking data generated by autoclave tests agreed well with the practical service conditions and can be used to discriminate alloys for SCC resistance in sodium chloride solution. Drop evaporation test data can be used in situations where evaporation may occur and cyclic loading may be involved. The SCC resistance of alloys under each method increased with increasing molybdenum equivalent Mo + 0.25Cr + 0.1Ni. For a given alloy, the testing result depends on the stress state and environment; different test methods can give different ranking orders concerning SCC resistance. The performance of duplex stainless steels in a chloride-containing environment at higher temperatures was not as good as expected when dynamic loading was involved.     

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。     

Al的添加对Gd-Co合金的影响

用X射线衍射、扫描电镜和磁性测量等方法研究了Al的添加对Gd-Co合金的影响。研究结果表明：在一定范围内掺杂Al导致GdCo2、GdCo5和Gd2Co17晶格常数增大，但仍保持各自的晶体结构；Al的添加使GdCo2和Gd2Co17的居里温度降低，但是对于GdCo2却是先增后减。该结论为寻找新的磁性材料提供了有价值的参考。     

Rapid determination of the fracture toughness of metallic materials using circumferentially notched bars

Three types of material whose fracture toughness tests were previously performed by using circumferentially notched bars, namely (1) a dual-phase steel with three different morphologies; (2) an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-wrought alloy; and (3) Al-Si-cast alloys with three different Si contents, were investigated in terms of accuracy and reliability of the testing method. Also, the advantages of using circumferentially notched bars for fracture toughness determination of metallic materials were discussed. With the help of stress concentration factors, which are associated with the bluntness of the notch, correction factors for the fracture toughness calculations are derived. The corrected fracture toughness values are found to be close to the uncorrected ones, implying that the testing procedure is reliable.     

Oscillating Cup Viscosity Measurements of Aluminum Alloys: A201, A319 and A356

An oscillating cup viscometer was developed to measure the absolute viscosities of molten metals. Previous experiments established the capability of the apparatus to characterize the viscosities of molten nickel-based superalloys. However, modifications to the instrument and its theoretical analysis were required for reliable measurements on molten aluminum alloys, presumably due to their lower densities and lower viscosities. The theoretical literature for the fluid flow inside an oscillating cup is reviewed, and a working equation without any correction factor is developed for the improved viscometer. Some design parameters of the viscometer that directly affect the accuracy of viscosity estimation by using the working equation are discussed. A special vertical furnace was adopted to uniformly heat a longer cylindrical sample (10 mm inner diameter and 120 mm length) with a temperature difference of less than 2°C over the sample length. The measuring procedure was also improved to get more accurate motion parameters. It is estimated that the working equation and improved instrument provide an uncertainty of less than 4%. In addition, applications and experimental data are presented for pure aluminum and three aluminum alloys: A201, A319, and A356.     

Electroplating of nickel-cadmium alloys from alkaline solutions

The electroplating of Ni-Cd alloy coatings was carried out from alkaline baths (pH 10). For comparison, electroplating of the parent metals, Ni and Cd, was performed individually under the same conditions. The cathodic current efficiency for codeposition was high and decreased with increasing current density. The codeposition process is an anomalous type of plating with Cd being the preferentially deposited metal. The Ni content in the deposits increased with increasing current density. This increase in Ni content improves the corrosion resistance and microhardness of the deposits. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the deposits consist of a mixture of Ni, β, γ, γ¹ phases.     

形状记忆合金薄膜的研究与发展

形状记忆合金是智能结构研究中重点开发的传感和驱元件材料之一。然而ＳＭＡ体材料响应速度较慢，在一五程度上限制了它的应用。ＳＭＡ薄膜弥补了这一缺陷，且更易于智能能结构集成化。本文介绍了国内外关于ＳＭＡ薄膜研究的现状。并展望了未来发展。     

Crack growth in aluminium alloy sheet material under flight-simulation loading

Crack propagation tests were carried out on 2024-T3 sheet specimens to study the effects of omitting low-amplitude cycles from the gust-dominated TWIST load sequence (MiniTWIST) and the removal of small load ranges from the manoeuvre-dominated FALSTAFF load sequence (short FALSTAFF). In other tests high-amplitude loads of TWIST and MiniTWIST were truncated at different levels. The results are compared with data from similar test programmes, including crack initiation. Attention is paid to unstationary crack growth retardation and a transient retardation during initial crack growth started by an artificial crack.     

镍代钴矿用硬质合金的新进展

概述了镍代钴矿用硬质合金的国内外进展情况．     

制备W－Ni－Cu钨合金的热解还原法工艺探讨

用硝酸镍、氯化铜与乙酸镍、乙酸铜的溶液分别与钨粉混合，干燥，经热解还原法制备的Ｗ－Ｎｉ－Ｃｕ钨合金，其技术指标均可满足使用要求。文章分析、讨论了这两种工艺特性及存在的问题。采用硝酸镍、氯化铜代镍、铜所制备的钨合金，在热解还原过程中产生大量有毒气体、严重的污染环境。乙酸镍、乙酸铜代镍和铜制备的钨合金，在热解还原过程中较好地解决了对环境及产品的污染问题，并保持了热解还原工艺的特性。