Refinement mechanism of in-situ Al4C3 particles on AZ91 magnesium alloys

The effects of SrCO3 on the microstructure of AZ91 magnesium alloy were investigated by OM, SEM, EDS, XRD and DTA analyses. The results show that AZ91 magnesium alloy with 1.0% SrCO3 addition has the best refining effect at 730 ℃ for 20 min, the average size of the α-Mg grain in AZ91 matrix alloy is reduced from about 91 μm to 58 μm, with reduction of about 36%. Based on the analysis results of EDS, binding energy, and Gibbs free energy, it is evident that the grain is refined because of the generation of A14 C3 particles which can be used as the crystal nucleus of the magnesium alloy when SrCO 3 is added. Owing to the generation of A14C3 in AZ91 magnesium alloy, the grain boundary is pined and the grain growth is inhibited. In the accession to the Al4C3, small subcooling temperature difference leads to the formation of fine grain microstructure in alloy melt. Fine grain microstructure in AZ91 alloy melt with the addition of SrCO3 can be obtained on the condition of lower undercooling temperature according to the DTA analysis results.     

Calculation of thermodynamic parameters of Mg-Al-Y alloy

By means of Miedema formation enthalpy model with Toop model, the excess free-energy, enthalpies of formation, excess entropies and activity values of all components of Mg-Al-Y ternary alloy were calculated with computer programming. The experimental results show that enthalpies of formation, excess freeenergy and excess entropies of the ternary alloy are negative in the whole content range, the minimum values at 1 123 K are all obtained at x Al=55%, x Y=45%, x Mg=0%, which are-37.969, –30.961 kJ/mol and-6.24 J/(mol·k) respectively. Activity curves show that the activity values of Al and Y in Mg-Al-Y ternary alloy rapidly decrease with the decrease of molar fraction, the values of which are very small when the molar fraction decreases to 0.4. It means that there is a strong interaction between Al and Y and stable compounds can be form in the Mg-Al-Y ternary alloy system.     

高温合金IN690管材挤压损伤模拟

采用有限元软件对高温合金IN690管材挤压损伤进行预测,研究挤压速度对损伤的影响规律,得到不同的挤压条件下的挤压阈值。不同挤压速度下损伤的变化随着挤压速度变化呈现先增大后减小的趋势。模拟摩擦系数为0.01、0.05、0.1、0.2条件下的损伤,在摩擦系数为0.01时,坯料表面比较光滑,损伤比较轻;摩擦系数为0.2时,表面凹凸不平,损伤严重。     

Effect of rare earth samarium addition on the kinetics of precipitation in AI-Cu-Mn casting alloy

The mechanical properties of Al-Cu-Mn casting alloy mainly depend on the morphology, distribution, size, and number ofθ′（Al2Cu） precipitates. In this study, we have analyzed the effect of rare earth samarium （Sm） addition on the kinetics of precipitation in the Al-Cu-Mn casting alloy by using differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy. Thermal ef-fect peaks that are attributed to the formation and the dissolution of Guinier-Preston （GP） zone andθ′phase were identified from the DSC curves. The activation energy ofθ′formation was calculated by using both the Kissinger method and the analytical model, and the corre-sponding results were compared. Results suggest that the activation energy ofθ′formation in Al-Cu-Mn alloy is dramatically higher than that in Al-Cu-Mn-Sm alloy. Accordingly, it is concluded that the addition of rare earth Sm decreases the activation energy ofθ′formation and promotes the formation ofθ′precipitates.     

Anodic behavior and microstructure of Al/Pb-Ag-Co anode during zinc electrowinning简

In order to study the anodic behavior and microstmctures of A1/Pb-Ag-Co anode during zinc electrowinning, by means of potentiodynamic investigations, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and X-ray diffraction （XRD） analyses, the mechanism of the anodic processes playing on the surface of A1/Pb-0.8%Ag and A1/Pb-0.75%Ag-0.03%Co anodes prepared by electro-deposition from methyl sulfonic acid bath for zinc electrowinning from model sulphate electrolytes have been measured. On the basis of the cyclic voltammograms obtained, information about the corrosion rate of the composite in PbO2 region has been concluded. The microstructures were also observed by means of SEM and XRD which showed Pb-0.75%Ag-0.03%Co alloy composite coating has uniform and chaotic orientation tetragonal symmetry crystallites of PbSO4, but Pb-0.8%Ag alloy composite coating has well-organized orientation crystallites of PbSO4 concentrated in the certain zones after 24 h of anodic polarization. It is important that Al/Pb-0.75%Ag-0.03%Co anode oxide film consists of non-conductive dense MnO2 and PbSO4 and a, fl-PbO2 penetrated into which, in fact, are the active centers of the oxygen evolution after 24 h of anodic polarization.     

TM-Gd合金系非晶形成能力的热力学研究（I）

在Co-Gd二元系合金体系的热力学优化评估的基础之上,应用CALPHAD （ CALculation of PHAse Diagram）技术,研究此二元非晶合金的玻璃形成能力。本文分析了700 K、800 K时Co-Gd合金中各元素含量对非晶形成能力的影响,预测了非晶形成的最优成分,计算过冷液相中的结晶相形成驱动力。通过与部分实验和非晶共晶点准则的比较可见,本文所做的热力学分析对此二元合金的非晶制备具有一定的理论指导意义。     

Mechanical,electrical, and thermal expansion properties of carbon nanotube-based silver and silver-palladium alloy composites

The mechanical, electrical, and thermal expansion properties of carbon nanotube（CNT）-based silver and silver–palladium（10：1, w/w） alloy nanocomposites are reported. To tailor the properties of silver, CNTs were incorporated into a silver matrix by a modified molecular level-mixing process. CNTs interact weakly with silver because of their non-reactive nature and lack of mutual solubility. Therefore, palladium was utilized as an alloying element to improve interfacial adhesion. Comparative microstructural characterizations and property evaluations of the nanocomposites were performed. The structural characterizations revealed that decorated type-CNTs were dispersed, embedded, and anchored into the silver matrix. The experimental results indicated that the modification of the silver and silver–palladium nanocomposite with CNT resulted in increases in the hardness and Young＇s modulus along with concomitant decreases in the electrical conductivity and the coefficient of thermal expansion（CTE）. The hardness and Young＇s modulus of the nanocomposites were increased by 30%？40% whereas the CTE was decreased to 50%-60% of the CTE of silver. The significantly improved CTE and the mechanical properties of the CNT-reinforced silver and silver–palladium nanocomposites are correlated with the intriguing properties of CNTs and with good interfacial adhesion between the CNTs and silver as a result of the fabrication process and the contact action of palladium as an alloying element.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ31 alloy ingot fabricated by semi-continuous casting

The AZ31 alloy ingot with diameter of 110 mm and length of 3500 mm was fabricated successfully. The compositions and microstructure morphologies of the ingot at different locations were performed, which indicated that the chemical composition distributed homogeneously through the whole alloy ingot and the average grain size increased from the surface to the center. The results of the EDS and element face-scanning illustrated that the eutectic compounds mainly consisted of fl-Mg17Al12 and a small amount of fl-Mgl7（AlZn）12. Furthermore, slight improvements of the strength and ductility were observed from the center to the surface along the axial direction of the alloy ingot, while both the strength and elongation to failure of the samples along the radial direction are higher than that along the axial direction. The fine grain strengthening was the main contributors to the strength of the as-casted AZ31 alloy.     

Effects of Al and Sn on electrochemical properties of Mg-6%Al-1%Sn （mass fraction） magnesium alloy as anode in 3.5%NaCl solution

Mg-6%Al-1%Sn（mass fraction） alloy is a newly developed anode material for seawater activated batteries. The electrochemical properties of Mg-1%Sn, Mg-6%Al and Mg-6%Al-1%Sn alloys are measured by galvanostatic and potentiodynamic tests. Scanning electron microscopy（SEM） with energy dispersive spectrometry（EDS） is used to characterize the microstructures of the experimental alloys. The results show that the Mg-6%Al-1%Sn alloy obtains more negative discharge potential（-1.38 V（vs SCE）） in hot-rolled condition. This is attributed to the fine dynamically recrystallized grains during the hot rolling process. After the experimental alloys are annealed at 473 K for 1 h, the discharge potentials of Mg-6%Al-1%Sn alloy are more negative than those of Mg-6%Al alloy under different current densities. After annealing at 673 K, the discharge potentials of Mg-6%Al-1%Sn alloy become more positive than those of Mg-6%Al alloy. Such phenomenon is due to the coarse grains and the second phase Mg2 Sn. The discharge potentials of Mg-1%Sn shift positively obviously in the discharge process compared with Mg-6%Al-1%Sn alloy. This is due to the corrosion products pasting on the discharge surface, which leads to anode polarization.     

由二元合金相图提取无限稀活度系数（英文）

提出了由二元相图提取定温下无限稀活度系数的方法,分别在正规溶液和Richardson假设条件下,计算了31个二元液态合金体系两组元无限稀活度系数,并与相应的实验值比较,所获得的平均相对误差为:共晶体系为23.2%和20.7%;含固溶体体系为19.4%和18.3%;含化合物体系为39.5%和46.1%;分层体系为25.8%和14.3%.结果表明:由共晶相图、含固溶体相图提取无限稀活度系数,有效性较好,由含化合物相图提取无限稀活度系数有效性较差.引入Richardson假设后,对计算值的精度有所提高.研究表明,运用二元相图提取无限稀活度系数方法提取二元合金体系无限稀活度系数是可行的.