TEM and DFT investigation of CVD TiN/κ-Al2O3 multilayer coatings

This paper investigates the interfacial structure in hot-wall CVD TiN/κ-Al₂O₃ multilayer coatings using both HREM and DFT modeling. Two multilayers with different thicknesses of the TiN layers (50 and 600 nm) separating the κ-Al₂O₃ layers are analyzed. The general microstructure of the two multilayers is relatively similar. The TiN layer in the thicker TiN/κ-Al₂O₃ coating is thick enough to be several TiN grains high. This means that epitaxial columns, which are often found in the thinner TiN/κ-Al₂O₃ coatings, are not present. However, the orientation relationships at the TiN/κ-Al₂O₃ interfaces are the same in both multilayers. The HREM investigations show that κ-Al₂O₃ (001) planes can grow directly on flat (111) TiN faces, without any other phases or detectable amounts of impurities, such as sulphur, present. Where the TiN layers are more curved, γ-Al₂O₃ can be grown, at least partly stabilized by the cube-on-cube orientation relationship between γ-Al₂O₃ and the underlying TiN. The DFT calculations show very similar adsorption strengths for an O monolayer positioned on Ti-terminated TiC(111) and TiN(111) surfaces, with preferred adsorption in the fcc site. O adsorption on N-terminated TiN(111) is much weaker, with preferred adsorption in the top site. Calculated elastic-energy contributions yield a higher stability for κ-Al₂O₃ on TiN(111) than on TiC(111) and a higher stability for κ-Al₂O₃ than for α-Al₂O₃ on both TiC and TiN. This indicates that the observed higher stability of κ-Al₂O₃ on TiC(111) than on TiN(111) is not due to the lattice mismatch, while the preferred epitaxial growth of κ-Al₂O₃ over α-Al₂O₃ can be partly attributed to the mismatch.     

Interfacial energy and match of cold pressure welded Ag/Ni and Al/Cu

The technology of cold pressure welding was adopted to achieve the bonding of Al/Cu(limited soluble and forming compounds),Ag/Ni(hardly mutual soluble),and the relative state of interface was tested by HREM.The results indicate that stable interface is always corresponding to the low interfacial energy value;the stable interface is not coherent but partly-coherent because of the twisting of grain boundary caused by pressure,meanwhile existing dislocation.Namely,the interfacial match and other states under the condition of cold pressure welding are different from the situation that under the condition of thermal action.Moreover,theoretical analyses and calculation on the base of thermodynamics,crystallogeny ,solid physics etc,were discussed.     

Grain-size effects in the quasi-static fracture resistance of a thermally embrittled RPV steel (quenched and tempered microstructures)

The elastic-plastic fracture toughness and crack extension behavior under the quasi-static loading regimen of several thermally embrittled conditions of a nuclear reactor pressure vessel (RPV) steel were assessed on the basis of microstructural parameters. It was discovered that the bainite packet size is the fracture properties controlling parameter of single-phase quenched and tempered microstructures. Results were found in close agreement to those obtained in a parallel study with dual-phase annealed microstructures derived from the same low alloy steel. Similarly, it was concluded that a Hall-Petch type relationship correlates J-fracture mechanics criteria to the grain size.     

Ti-Al基合金中的Hall-Petch关系及影响因素分析

研究了全层片状组织Ti-Al基合金的室温拉伸性能与品团尺寸的关系。Ti-Al基合金的室温拉伸屈服强度和断裂强度与晶团尺寸成Hall-Petch关系。当合金中添加替代元素Cr和Nb时，其Hall-Petch斜率不变；而添加间隙元素C和B时，其Hall-Petch斜率增加。Ti-Al基合金的室温延伸率与晶团尺寸不满足Hall-Petch关系。     

TiAl 合金中的γ→α析出转变行为

研究了Ti-48Al和Ti-48Al—0．8B合金中的γ→α析出转变，分析了α析出相的生长形态、晶体学特征、生长动力学及α／γ相界面结构。结果显示α相从γ相中析出有两种方式：一种是从γ晶粒内沿{111}，晶面以片状形貌析出，且α相与γ基体保持共格位向关系；另一种则是在γ晶界上通过不连续析出转变，以不规则的块状形貌析出，并向着晶界一侧与之无位向关系的γ晶粒内生长。添加0．8％(摩尔分数)B能显著降低γ晶粒内片状α析出相的形核率，并抑制α相生长。HREM分析表明：片状α相是在γ相的堆垛层错上形核，并通过“台阶-凸起-扭折”机制生长；α／γ相界面上复杂层错的存在及台阶形核率低是片状α相沿厚度方向生长缓慢的主要原因。     

适用于扩展有限元裂缝计算的钢筋与混凝土粘结滑移关系

以定量分析钢筋与混凝土粘结滑移关系为目标,利用RCXFEHohai-P扩展有限元程序,计算采用不同粘结滑移公式时钢筋混凝土简支梁的最大裂缝宽度。结果表明,计算所得最大裂缝宽度各不相同,且都与《混凝土结构设计规范》(GB 50010—2010)所列最大裂缝宽度公式计算值存在差别。为此,基于GA-BP神经遗传网络,以规范最大裂缝宽度公式计算值为预测目标,反演得到适用于扩展有限元裂缝计算的粘结滑移公式,算例表明该公式能满足扩展有限元裂缝宽度计算要求。研究成果对提高扩展有限元裂缝分析的准确性具有一定的参考价值。     

Investigating dependencies in software requirements for change propagation analysis

ContextThe dependencies between individual requirements have an important influence on software engineering activities e.g., project planning, architecture design, and change impact analysis. Although dozens of requirement dependency types were suggested in the literature from different points of interest, there still lacks an evaluation of the applicability of these dependency types in requirements engineering.ObjectiveUnderstanding the effect of these requirement dependencies to software engineering activities is useful but not trivial. In this study, we aimed to first investigate whether the existing dependency types are useful in practise, in particular for change propagation analysis, and then suggest improvements for dependency classification and definition.MethodWe conducted a case study that evaluated the usefulness and applicability of two well-known generic dependency models covering 25 dependency types. The case study was conducted in a real-world industry project with three participants who offered different perspectives.ResultsOur initial evaluation found that there exist a number of overlapping and/or ambiguous dependency types among the current models; five dependency types are particularly useful in change propagation analysis; and practitioners with different backgrounds possess various viewpoints on change propagation. To improve the state-of-the-art, a new dependency model is proposed to tackle the problems identified from the case study and the related literature. The new model classifies dependencies into intrinsic and additional dependencies on the top level, and suggests nine dependency types with precise definitions as its initial set.ConclusionsOur case study provides insights into requirement dependencies and their effects on change propagation analysis for both research and practise. The resulting new dependency model needs further evaluation and improvement.     

2DPCA-SIFT:一种有效的局部特征描述方法

PCA-SIFT （Principal component analysis—scale invariant feature transform）方法通过对归一化梯度向量进行PCA降维,在保留特征不变性的同时,有效地降低了特征矢量的维数,从而提高了局部特征的匹配速度. 但PCA-SIFT中对本征向量空间的求解非常耗时,极大地限制了PCA-SIFT的灵活性与应用范围. 本文提出采用2DPCA对梯度向量块进行降维的特征描述方法. 该方法相比于PCA-SIFT,可以快速地求解本征空间. 实验结果表明:2DPCA-SIFT在多种图像变换匹配和图像检索实验中可以实现与PCA-SIFT相当的性能,并且从计算效率上看,2DPCA-SIFT具有更好的扩展性.     

一种改进的超宽条带噪声消除算法

针对高光谱遥感图像中的超宽条带噪声干扰现象,在深入研究高光谱图像特点和条带噪声产生机理的基础上,提出了一种新的基于最小序列值、小波变换和矩匹配相结合的滤波算法（OWM算法）。该算法主要包括灰度对比度处理、最小序列值处理、小波变换系数归零处理和矩匹配处理等四个步骤。用实际的高光谱图像进行了一系列的验证比较实验,获得了好的实验效果。实验结果表明OWM算法不仅能够有效滤除高光谱图像中的超宽条带噪声,而且还具有较好的普适性。     

自适应天线匹配低频RFID读写器设计

在工业现场、野外甚至水中,RFID读写器天线电特性参数将发生改变,导致阻抗不匹配和发射功率大幅下降,最终降低RFID读写器读写范围和效率。为了解决这个问题,构建了一个自适应天线匹配RFID读写器系统,该系统在基本读写器系统上增加了自适应电容匹配矩阵、正弦波均方根检测和模/数转换器。该系统通过依次配置电容矩阵,扫描天线发射信号幅度,检测出最佳匹配电容,实现天线阻抗的最佳匹配。通过实验表明,在一定范围内该系统能够实现自动的阻抗匹配,获取最大发射功率。