A Novel Instrument for the Measurement of the Thermal Conductivity of Molten Metals. Part II: Measurements

New measurements of the thermal conductivity of molten mercury, gallium, tin, and indium are reported up to 750 K. The measurements are performed in a novel transient hot-wire instrument described elsewhere. The present experimental technique overcomes problems of convection, and it is shown that it operates in an absolute way in accord with a theoretical model. The uncertainty of the thermal conductivity results is estimated to be ± 2%, which is superior to that achieved in most earlier work. The low uncertainty of the present experimental results has allowed us to test the only significant theory for the thermal conductivity of molten metals, which relates this property to the electrical conductivity. The pattern of results among the four metals indicates that further theoretical developments would be warranted.     

Coinage Metals in the Nanometer Length Scale

Cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC)-stabilized gold organosol in toluene has been prepared by using a two-phase (water-toluene) extraction of AuCl₄^- followed by its reduction with sodium borohydride in the presence of the surfactant, CPC. The surfactant-stabilized gold nanoparticles were exploited to examine their optical properties when exposed to various solvent systems by measuring the changes in the localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) spectrum.     

Towards the Development of a New Iron Age

Steel in its various forms is the most widely utilized metallic alloy and comprises over 80 % by weight of all metallic alloys in industrial use.^[1] The development of steel microstructures is based on manipulation of a very specific solid/solid state transformation called an eutectoid transformation (i.e. γ_austenite → α_ferrite+ Fe₃C_cementite). The control of this transformation is the primary factor resulting in wide variety of microstructures and resulting properties found in commercial steel alloys. However, the full benefit of its main constituent, iron has never been realized. Based on the metallic bonding in iron, the theoretical tensile strength has been calculated to be 13.2 GPa but ultra high strength steels, even today, only achieve maximum tensile strength levels from 1 to 1.5 GPa. Thus, our modern technological society has been established utilizing approximately only ～ 10 % strength level of iron. Here we demonstrate that a high level of strength (6.2 GPa) and strength to weight ratio of 8.3 × 10⁴/m³ may be obtained in iron‐based alloys by their solidification into metallic glasses, as well as, by employing another solid state transformation called glass devitrification.     

加压氰化全湿法处理低品位铂钯浮选精矿工艺研究

针对前期研究提出的浮选精矿先经湿法预处理而后再加压氰化浸出铂族金属的全湿法新工艺，变动预处理反应过程各种工艺参数，考察了预处理对铜、镍氧化浸出以及对后续铂、钯氰化浸出指标的影响。试验结果表明，浮选精矿经预处理后不仅可有效回收浮选精矿中的铜等有价值有色金属，而且有利于后续加压氰化提取铂钯等贵金属。新工艺实现了全湿法直接处理低品位铂钯硫化浮选精矿的创新。     

超细镍粉的化学还原制备及其分散剂的作用

采用溶液还原法，以硫酸镍为原料，水合肼为还原剂制备了超细和纳米镍粉。研究了不同分散剂对镍粉粒度和粒度分布的影响。X射线衍射结果表明，所得粉末为纯Ni相，晶粒尺寸约13nm；激光粒度分布测试结果表明，Ni粉粒度分布较窄，中位径集中在0．7～0．8μm，最大粒径不超过2．0μm。透射电镜照片显示粉末近球形，一次颗粒粒径在50～100nm之间，有轻微团聚。改变分散剂种类（PVP、PEG1500、PEG20000、CTAC）和用量可使超细镍粉的比表面积在3．24～57．88m^2／g间变化。     

碳化钨/钴热喷涂粉末和涂层的研究进展

热喷涂传统碳化钨/钴金属陶瓷作为耐磨涂层已得到广泛的应用。近几年来,纳米结构涂层的热喷涂研究成为新的发展趋势。本文总结了传统和纳米结构 WC/Co热喷涂粉末的制备方法及其性质对涂层性能的影响因素,分析了涂层的微观结构和脱碳机理,简述了热喷涂纳米结构及纳米结构 微米结构 WC/Co涂层的研究进展,并指出了其发展方向。     

世界再生金属生产现状与趋势

介绍了世界废钢铁、再生铝、再生铜、再生铅锌、再生贵金属等的生产现状，指出了再生金属产业的广阔前景。