一种新型钛合金半固态锻造后的断裂行为研究

以新型钛合金Ti14为对象,对比研究常规和半固态锻造合金经不同时间热暴露后的室温拉伸性能,探讨热暴露后的断裂行为及其断裂机制。结果表明,半固态锻造试样热暴露后的强度均明显高于常规锻造试样,而塑性略低于常规锻造试样。常规锻造试样宏观断口三要素清晰可见,断口由细小的韧窝组成,韧窝密度较大;半固态锻造试样纤维区模糊,剪切唇区较大,断口为韧窝和解理的混合型断口,并伴随少量二次裂纹的出现。析出相的尺寸、形态、分布的差异是导致两种锻造态合金热暴露后断裂机制改变的主要原因。     

氢对TA16钛合金性能影响研究

研究氢对TA16钛合金显微组织、氢脆行为和应力腐蚀行为的影响,以及TA16钛合金在8.5 MPa高温碱性水中的吸氢性能。结果表明,氢在TA16钛合金中形成面心立方的δ相氢化物TiHx(x=1~2)。在室温条件下,TA16钛合金氢脆敏感性随着合金中的氢含量的增加而增大;在8.5 MPa高温碱性水中,TA16钛合金的应力腐蚀敏感性随着合金中氢含量的增加而增大,但合金中氢的体积浓度小于350 mL/m3时,合金的应力腐蚀敏感指数小于0.2。在8.5 MPa高温碱性水中,TA16钛合金的吸氢量随着浸泡时间的增加而增大,浸泡13 000 h后,TA16钛合金的吸氢体积浓度小于50 mL/m3,合金表面形成的由TiO、TiO2和Ti2O3组成的致密氧化膜。     

钛合金表面激光重熔镍包石墨涂层的研究

为了提高钛合金的表面耐磨性能,以镍包石墨粉末作为预涂材料,先热喷涂到Ti-6A l-4V基底表面,再采用激光技术进行重熔处理,获得了质量良好的增强涂层。通过XRD、SEM和EDS对涂层组织进行分析,结果表明:涂层的微观组织为固熔了少量Ti元素的镍基,含有大量的TiC增强相。这些TiC增强相呈现发达的枝晶状形态,是在激光重熔过程中原位反应生成的。显微维氏硬度测试表明:激光重熔涂层的硬度达到HV1200,是钛合金基底硬度的3倍。     

可燃材料对自燃型诱饵剂红外辐射性能的影响

为提高某种金属粉(代号TZ)与氟橡胶为基的自燃型诱饵剂的红外辐射强度,采用药剂中添加钛(Ti)粉、硼(B)粉的方法,借助红外热像仪对诱饵剂燃烧及红外辐射特性进行了实验研究。结果表明,添加Ti粉、B粉均能够减少诱饵剂燃烧时间,提升其红外辐射性能。Ti粉和B粉添加比例分别为8%和10%时,诱饵剂燃烧时间最短,Ti粉能够把诱饵剂燃烧时间从60 s减少至40 s,B粉可将其减少至32 s;且此比例下诱饵剂的燃烧温度、红外辐射亮度和辐射强度均达到极值。这说明燃烧剂的加入可以有效提高诱饵剂的辐射性能,B粉的影响要大于Ti粉对诱饵剂辐射性能的影响。     

Reticulate Dual‐Nanowire Aerogel for Multifunctional Applications: a High‐Performance Strain Sensor and a High Areal Capacity Rechargeable Anode

Nanowire aerogels (NWAs) are highly versatile and used in many applications. However, most synthesized NWAs are composed of single components that may produce unsatisfactory aggregated performance in mechanical strength, conductivity, and electrochemistry. To address this issue, a reticulate dual‐nanowire aerogel (rDNWA) composed of FeS₂ nanowires and carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via a simple solvothermal method is synthesized. The rDNWA possesses excellent compressibility (modulus of 1.32 MPa), good conductivity (0.65 S cm^?1), and high porosity (>98%). It can be applied as a high‐performance strain sensor with good sensitivity (Gauge Factor = 1.69) and enhanced stability. It can be densified to yield a high areal capacity of 10.0 mAh cm^?2 and a high mass loading of 14.4 mg cm^?2 after 100 cycles. As a freestanding anode for lithium ion battery (LIB), it exhibits a high specific mass capacity of 1031 mAh g^?1 after 100 cycles at a current density of 100 mA g^?1 and retains it to 729 mAh g^?1 at a current density of 500 mA g^?1 after 400 cycles. The outstanding overall performance of the hybrid aerogel is derived from the synergistic effect of intertwined CNTs and FeS₂ nanowires and can be extended to fabricate NWAs with novel multifunctional capabilities.     

A Marine‐Inspired Hybrid Sponge for Highly Efficient Uranium Extraction from Seawater

Marine sponges are used as biomonitors of heavy metals contamination in coastal environment as they process large amounts of water and have a high capacity for accumulating heavy metals. Here, inspired by the unique physical and physiological features of marine sponges, a surface engineered synthetic sponge for the highly efficient harvesting of uranium from natural seawater is developed. An ultrathin poly(imide dioxime) (PIDO)/alginate (Alg) interpenetrating polymer network hydrogel layer is uniformly wrapped around the skeleton of a melamine sponge (MS) substrate through a simple dipping–drying–crosslinking process, providing the hybrid MS@PIDO/Alg sponge with excellent uranium adsorption performance and sufficient mechanical strength to withstand the harsh conditions of practical applications. The maximum adsorption capacity reaches 910.98 mg‐U g‐gel^‐1 for the PIDO/Alg hydrogel layer and 291.51 mg‐U g‐sponge^‐1 for the whole hybrid MS@PIDO/Alg sponge in uranium‐spiked natural seawater. The adsorption capacity measured after 56 d of exposure in 5 tons of natural seawater is evaluated to be 5.84 mg‐U g‐gel^‐1 (1.87 mg‐U g‐sponge^‐1). This novel approach shows great promise for the mass production of high‐performance sponge adsorbent for uranium recovery from natural seawater and nuclear waste.     

Protein‐Enabled Layer‐by‐Layer Syntheses of Aligned,Porous‐Wall,High‐Aspect‐Ratio TiO2 Nanotube Arrays

An aqueous, protein‐enabled (biomimetic), layer‐by‐layer titania deposition process is developed, for the first time, to convert aligned‐nanochannel templates into high‐aspect‐ratio, aligned nanotube arrays with thin (34 nm) walls composed of co‐continuous networks of pores and titania nanocrystals (15 nm ave. size). Alumina templates with aligned open nanochannels are exposed in an alternating fashion to aqueous protamine‐bearing and titania precursor‐bearing (Ti(IV) bis‐ammonium‐lactato‐dihydroxide, TiBALDH) solutions. The ability of protamine to bind to alumina and titania, and to induce the formation of a Ti–O‐bearing coating upon exposure to the TiBALDH precursor, enables the layer‐by‐layer deposition of a conformal protamine/Ti–O‐bearing coating on the nanochannel surfaces within the porous alumina template. Subsequent protamine pyrolysis yields coatings composed of co‐continuous networks of pores and titania nanoparticles. Selective dissolution of the underlying alumina template through the porous coating then yields freestanding, aligned, porous‐wall titania nanotube arrays. The interconnected pores within the nanotube walls allow enhanced loading of functional molecules (such as a Ru‐based N719 dye), whereas the interconnected titania nanoparticles enable the high‐aspect‐ratio, aligned nanotube arrays to be used as electrodes (as demonstrated for dye‐sensitized solar cells with power conversion efficiencies of 5.2 ± 0.4%).     

Large‐scale Synthesis of Urchin‐like Mesoporous TiO2 Hollow Spheres by Targeted Etching and Their Photoelectrochemical Properties

A versatile targeted etching strategy is developed for the large‐scale synthesis of urchin‐like mesoporous TiO₂ hollow spheres (UMTHS) with tunable particle size. Its key feature is the use of a low‐temperature hydrothermal reaction of surface‐fluorinated, amorphous, hydrous TiO₂ solid spheres (AHTSS) under the protection of a polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) coating. With the confinement of PVP and water penetration, the highly porous AHTSS are selectively etched and hollowed by fluoride without destroying their spherical morphology. Meanwhile TiO₂ hydrates are gradually crystallized and their growth is preferentially along anatase (101) planes, reconstructing an urchin‐like shell consisting of numerous radially arranged single‐crystal anatase nanothorns. Complex hollow structures, such as core–shell and yolk–shell structures, can also be easily synthesized via additional protection of the interior by pre‐filling AHTSS with polyethylene glycol (PEG). The hollowing transformation is elucidated by the synergetic effect of etching, PVP coating, low hydrothermal reaction temperature, and the unique microstructure of AHTSS. The synthesized UMTHS with a large surface area of up to 128.6 m² g^‐1 show excellent light‐harvesting properties and present superior performances in photocatalytic removal of gaseous nitric oxide (NO) and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion as photoanodes for dye‐sensitized mesoscopic solar cells.     

Solution Processing Route to Multifunctional Titania Thin Films: Highly Conductive and Photcatalytically Active Nb:TiO2

This paper reports the synthesis of highly conductive niobium doped titanium dioxide (Nb:TiO₂) films from the decomposition of Ti(OEt)₄ with dopant quantities of Nb(OEt)₅ by aerosol‐assisted chemical vapor deposition (AACVD). Doping Nb into the Ti sites results in n‐type conductivity, as determined by Hall effect measurements. The doped films display significantly improved electrical properties compared to pristine TiO₂ films. For 5 at.% Nb in the films, the charge carrier concentration was 2 × 10²¹ cm^?3 with a mobility of 2 cm² V^–1 s^–1 . The corresponding sheet resistance is as low as 6.5 Ω sq^–1 making the films suitable candidates for transparent conducting oxide (TCO) materials. This is, to the best of our knowledge, the lowest reported sheet resistance for Nb:TiO₂ films synthesized by vapour deposition. The doped films are also blue in colour, with the intensity dependent on the Nb concentration in the films. A combination of synchrotron, laboratory and theoretical techniques confirmed niobium doping into the anatase TiO₂ lattice. Computational methods also confirmed experimental results of both delocalized (Ti⁴⁺) and localized polaronic states (Ti³⁺) states. Additionally, the doped films also functioned as photocatalysts. Thus, Nb:TiO₂ combines four functional properties (photocatalysis, electrical conductivity, optical transparency and blue colouration) within the same layer, making it a promising alternative to conventional TCO materials.