Some peculiarities of the diamond micro-powder sintering

Diamond micro-powders of 28/20 μm mean particle size were sintered under conditions of high pressure of 6.0 and 8.0 GPa at temperatures of 1600, 1700, and 1800 °C during various sintering times, aiming to obtain polycrystalline compacts with required strength. The experiments were carried out by using an anvil type high pressure device with toroidal concavity of 13.5 mm diameter. It was obtained samples with 4.5 mm diameter and 5.0 mm height. It was plotted the polycrystalline diamonds density dependency as a function of the process duration under the above mentioned sintering conditions. The kinetics of powder consolidation was studied by X-ray diffraction, which allowed the establishment of the correlation between the (3 3 1) plane enlargement of diamond and the structural transformations that took place during sintering. Another objective was the study of the graphitization kinetics of diamonds under the action of the sintering parameters. It was concluded that over the established consolidation mechanisms, also acts the partial shear mechanism.     

Micro-ERDA studies of hydrogen in polycrystalline CVD diamond windows

The incorporation of hydrogen in thick polycrystalline chemical vapour deposition diamond plates has been studied by elastic recoil detection with a 2.8 MeV He⁺ microbeam. Hydrogen-rich inclusions of lateral dimensions 50–100 μm have been found and analysed quantitatively by depth resolved hydrogen area maps and line scans. The laterally averaged hydrogen content and its depth profile were also characterized by the ¹H(¹⁵N, γ)¹²C reaction. The observed hydrogen-rich inclusions correlate with features visible in optical microscopy but not with the optically visible crystallite topography.     

Microstructure and growth of ZnTe films

The microstructure and growth of ZnTe films deposited onto glass and freshly cleaved NaCl substrates are carefully studied by a TEM. Effect of different stimulator on the grain growth is also described.     

Effect of polycrystalline mullite fibers on the properties of vitrified bond and vitrified CBN composites

The effect of polycrystalline mullite fibers (PMFs) on the properties of vitreous bonds and vitrified CBN composites was investigated. The results show that the addition of PMFs can increase the porosity of composites and reduce the fluidity of binders. The vitrified composites incorporating 6.4 wt% PMFs display excellent mechanical strength, which is enhanced by 21.2% compared with that of composites without PMFs sintered at the optimal sintering temperature. Meanwhile the thermal expansion coefficient of vitrified bond reduces from 6.256×10⁻⁶ °C⁻¹ to 4.805×10⁻⁶ °C⁻¹ with increasing fraction of PMFs. The improvement of mechanical strength is associated with the change of cracking mechanisms of the composites with fibrous crystals and the existence of several observed mechanisms, including fiber pull-out, fiber bridging and rupture.     

人造金刚石聚晶粘结剂的研究

对Ｓｉ－Ｔｉ－Ｂ、Ｓｉ－Ｎｉ－Ｂ,Ｓｉ（Ｎｉ－Ｔｉ）－Ｂ三种金刚石聚晶粘结剂进行了结比性研究。分析了各种元素和粘结中入量对聚晶性能的影响,探讨了成分、组织、结构对人造金刚石聚晶性能的影响。     

Room-temperature growth of high-purity titanium nitride by laser ablation of titanium in a nitrogen atmosphere

Thin films of titanium nitride (TiN) were deposited on glass substrates by KrF excimer laser ablation of titanium over a very broad nitrogen pressure range with different target–substrate distances at room temperature. The as-deposited TiN thin films were analyzed by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. It was found that the as-deposited thin films are normally a mixture of TiN and metallic titanium, and the TiN-to-Ti ratio of the as-deposited thin film depends on both the nitrogen pressure and the target–substrate distance. High-purity TiN thin films can be obtained only in a very narrow deposition parameter range. A compound parameter (the product of the nitrogen pressure and the target–substrate distance) is proposed to optimize the deposition of high-purity TiN thin films, and the possible mechanism is also discussed. It was also revealed that the as-deposited TiN thin films are polycrystalline with an average grain size of about 20 nm.     

On the role of plastic deformation during the mild wear of alumina

Polycrystalline -alumina was worn against Mg-partially stabilized zirconia (Mg-PSZ), using water lubrication, a sliding speed of 0.24 m/s and a load of 10 N. Differential wear between grains (maximum 33 nm) and fine (0.3–1.9 μm diameter) abrasive grooves were found on the worn surface. TEM of back-thinned samples indicated widespread dislocation flow at the surface, heterogeneously distributed between grains, and largely associated with abrasive grooves. Those grains standing proud of the surface invariably contained extensive dislocation damage. The dominant slip system was pyramidal ( , , and ) although occasional basal slip was also found. No prism slip was observed. The pyramidal slip planes were concentrated at angles of 6–33° to the worn surface. Basal slip was frequently associated with basal twinning on planes at 72–73° to the worn surface. Dislocation pile-ups at grain boundaries often coincided with grain boundary cracking. The extent of damage from abrasive grooves varied from grain to grain and was dictated by crystallographic orientation more than the grain height. No evidence of mechanical damage was found in those grains that had suffered the highest wear, indicating that material removal had been controlled by tribochemical mechanisms. The origin of the differential wear between grains is considered and the implications of the experimental observations on the time-dependent transition to severe wear in aluminas are discussed.     

国产DCS在大型多晶硅生产装置中的应用

多晶硅是太阳能光伏产业和电子工业的基础原料,其发展前景光明。随着国内集散控制系统(DCS)的不断成熟和完善,国产DCS逐步打破了国外DCS长期在多晶硅行业的垄断局面。本文在阐述了1500吨/年多晶硅生产装置中的生产工艺基础上,基于国产ECS-100DCS控制系统完成DCS总体设计和关键控制方案,针对工艺特点提出了多种模式自动控制方案、安全联锁保护、智能设备信息集成方案等,这些成果在1500吨/年多晶硅生产装置上得到成功应用。     

A multiscale mechanics approach for modeling textured polycrystalline thin films with nanothickness

A multiscale method is proposed for calculating elastic constants of textured polycrystalline thin films of nanothicknesses. In this method the molecular simulation and finite element method are hierarchically employed. The elastic constants for each single crystal are first calculated through the simulations of on- and off-axis tension tests of the single crystal using molecular statics. Subsequently, the constitutive relations for the single crystal are used in conjunction with a finite element code to study the macro-mechanical deformation and stresses in textured polycrystalline nanofilms. The result indicates that both film thickness and grain size influence the macro-Young's modulus and Poisson's ratio of the nanofilm. Specifically, for nickel, the value of the macro-Young's modulus decreases as film thickness decreases and increases as grain size decreases. The value of the macro-in-plane Poisson's ratio increases as the thickness decreases or grain size increases.     

The optimal diamond wheels for grinding diamond tools

Grinding is the most suitable process for manufacturing good quality diamond tools. In this paper, diamond wheels have been studied. From the grinding of polycrystalline diamond (PCD) insets, the effects of certain factors such as the bonding material, the grit size and structure of a diamond wheel have been investigated. It is concluded that vitrified bond diamond wheels are the most suitable for grinding PCDs and the recommended grit size is mesh number 1000, which can get a good surface quality within an appropriate time. The wheel structure is another important factor. Rougher wheels (mesh #800, #1000) with the softer grade scale P yield a higher material removal rate (MRR) than scale Q. However, a finer wheel (mesh #1200) needs a tougher structure to promote its grinding ability and to have a higher MRR.