Contributions of source and inhibitory mechanisms to age-related retroactive interference in verbal working memory.

Determining contributions of source-monitoring and inhibitory function to age-related forgetting has been an elusive goal for cognitive theorists. Five studies used a verbal working memory paradigm to examine mechanisms accounting for disproportionate retroactive interference (RI) experienced with adult aging. Participants distinguished studied target-word pairs from interfering pairs that were read aloud. Source-monitoring and inhibitory task components varied through manipulations of response requirements. RI effects were primarily due to source-monitoring failures rather than to inhibitory failures. Removing both source and inhibitory components eliminated age differences in RI. When source monitoring was emphasized, RI continued to be observed in all age groups but disproportionately for older adults. Process dissociation analyses of memory found recollection decreases and familiarity increases consistent with source failures. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

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。     

非化学计量LaNi5型储氢合金的性能

采用富La混合稀土与Ni、Co、Mg等元素组合，获得了一种非化学计量LaNi5型储氢合金、用金相、XRD和SEM-EDX等方法分析了该合金的组织结构，研究了合金的气相储氢特性以及电化学性能，结果表明：在1.6MPa氢压和温度29℃下，该合金的储氢量达到1.58%（质量分数），该合金的放电容量为380mAh/g。经300次循环后容量保持率为55%，该合金的基体是CaCu5型结构的LaNi5相，但有第二相（LaMg)Ni3析出，这种第二相的形成是导致该合金大容量的关键。     

原始组织及加热方式对Al-5.8wt%Cu合金熔化行为的影响

利用DSC分析手段，研究了具有3种不同凝固组织的Al-5.8wt%合金在7种不同加热方式下的熔化开始温度和熔化热，发现凝固组织中存在的非平衡共晶在加热过程中大部分扩散溶解，溶入基体，剩余部分参与共晶熔化，其熔化开始温度与组织状态无关，随加热速度的增大略有升高，溶解部分的体积分散与组织状态和加热方式有关，随加热时间和非平衡相表面积的增大而增大。     

钛合金的银脆,镉脆敏感性及其控制

利用慢应变速率拉伸技术（ＳＳＲＴ），并结合恒载实验，较全面地研究了Ｔｉ－６Ａｌ－４Ｖ合金的银脆行为、固态与液态镉脆行为，确定了应变速率、接触条件、热处理制度、试样取向、温度等因素对Ｔｉ－６Ａｌ－４Ｖ合金银脆与镉脆敏感性的影响，探讨了Ｎｉ阻挡层对控制Ｔｉ－６Ａｌ－４Ｖ合金和ＴＣ１１合金银脆开裂的作用。     

HSLA-80/100钢的焊接

对ＨＳＬＡ－８０／１００钢的焊接性、焊接材料及焊接工艺进行了综述，并指出了现存在的主要问题。     

铝合金高速船船体建造工艺

简述了ＬＦ１５和ＬＦ１６两种新型船用耐蚀可焊铝合金及其配套焊接材料在实船建造中的应用情况。阐述了铝合金全焊结构船体建造的关键技术及我国铝船体建造的３种方法     

施加复合电磁搅拌对A357合金微观组织的影响

在半固态加工技术中，电磁搅拌是最早应用于制备非枝晶浆料的方法之一，同时也是半固态触变压铸技术最早获得工业应用的重要技术基础之一。采用自行开发的电磁搅拌器，研究了多种不同电磁搅拌方式在不同工艺条件下，单独施加或复合施加对A357合金微观组织的影响。试验结果表明：单一施加旋转感应电磁搅拌时，浆料径向组织很不均匀；单一施加无芯感应电磁搅拌。当搅拌电流较小时，径向组织也不均匀，增大电流，浆料质量有明显改善；采用（旋转感应＋无芯感应）复合电磁场进行复合电磁搅拌时，可在电流较小时获得满意的浆料质量。     

Development of ultra light magnesium-lithium alloys

Magnesium-lithium alloys are among the lowest density metallic materials. Addition of lithium, with a relative density of 0·53, in magnesium reduces the density of the alloy significantly. Furthermore, addition of nearly 11 wt.% lithium converts hexagonal close packed structure of pure magnesium to a body centered cubic lattice, markedly improving formability of the alloy. The development of these alloys, however, had been hampered due to the high reactivity of lithium and magnesium in the molten state and also, due to poor creep resistance and instability of mechanical properties at room temperature. In an attempt to indigenize these ultra light alloys for possible applications in Indian satellite programme, detailed research work was initiated in DMRL. The difficulties associated with producing sound cast ingots have been overcome by controlling melting and casting parameters of these alloys. Extensive work has been done on structure-property correlation of alloys with varying lithium content and minor alloying additions. Based on these work, advanced magnesium-lithium alloys have been developed with improved tensile properties, room temperature stability and creep resistance. Wrought products (plates/sheets) of magnesium-lithium alloy have been supplied to ISAC, Bangalore and are being used in their INSAT-2 programme. This paper describes the systematic studies carried out in the laboratory to indigenize these ultra light alloys.