A model for multicomponent diffusion in oxide melts

A general flux equation for multicomponent diffusion in oxide melts is presented. An explicit method was developed to calculate the gradients of single-ion activities from those of oxides with the constraints of local equilibrium and electroneutrality. This resolves ambiguity in quantifying the thermochemical driving force for ionic diffusion. A model equation for multicomponent ionic diffusion was derived within the framework of non-equilibrium thermodynamics by de Groot and Mazur. The proposed model takes empirically measurable quantities as input variables, so the diffusion calculations are consistent with thermochemical data, as furnished by the CALPHAD (CALculation of PHAse Diagrams) method, as well as ionic mobility measurements. Although the model is derived for oxides, it can be applied to diffusion in other concentrated liquid electrolytes, such as chloride and fluoride melts. Formulas for multicomponent ionic diffusion in various reference frames are presented with respect to mole fraction.     

Application of annexation principle of thermodynamic property of In-Pb-Sb and In-Bi-Pb melts

Based on the principle of annexation and phase diagrams, the structural units of In-Pb-Sb and In-Bi-Pb melts were determined, and their calculating models of mass action concentrations were formulated. Calculated results agree well with practical values, which in turn show that the models deduced can reflect the structural realities of corresponding melts and the principle of annexation is applicable not only to some binary metallic melts, but also to ternary metallic melts.     

Kinetics of DyNi2 film growth by electrochemical implantation

Electrochemical implantation was performed at Ni electrodes to form DyNi₂ films at 0.55 V (vs. Li⁺/Li), 0.62 V, and 0.70 V for 0.5-5.0 h in a molten LiCl-KCl-DyCl₃ (0.50 mol%) system at 700 K. It was found that the DyNi₂ films grew linearly with time with coulomb efficiency of about 100%. The obtained growth rates were higher at more negative potentials, i.e., 0.47 μm min⁻¹ at 0.55 V, 0.32 μm min⁻¹ at 0.62 V, and 0.14 μm min⁻¹ at 0.70 V. On the analogy of the metal oxide growth, the observed rapid and linear growth of DyNi₂ films may be explained by the existence of the outer and inner DyNi₂ layers.     

熔体的粘度，亚稳相，相变和相图——Ⅲ．合金液相相图

对Sn（x）Bi（1-x）11种组分（x=0.10％，20％…80％，90％，100％）的熔体的粘度进行了测量，给出了它们的相变点Tt，相区和相参数；根据这些参数作出了一个二元合金液相相图；为了表明相区的划分和每个相区的结构特征提出两种相图的形式；第1，温度一组分（T-X）图，第2，结构-组分（df-x）图。     

聚酯装置熔体过滤器的国产化改造

熔体过滤器为聚酯装置关键设备,其国产化问题一直未能解决。该文通过对天津分公司200kt/a聚酯装置熔体过滤器改造方案的介绍,探讨了其国产化条件,分析了国产熔体过滤器的结构特点,并与进口过滤器进行了对比,提出了一些看法。     

Influence of pre-oxidation on the hot corrosion of Ti3SiC2 in the mixture of Na2SO4-NaCl melts

Polycrystalline Ti₃SiC₂ suffered from serious hot corrosion attack in the mixture of 75wt.%Na₂SO₄ + 25wt.%NaCl melts at 850 °C. In order to improve the hot corrosion resistance of this material, pre-oxidation treatment was conducted at 1200 °C in air for 2 h. A duplex oxide scale with an outer layer of TiO₂ and an inner layer of a mixture of TiO₂ and SiO₂ was formed during the pre-oxidation. Because the outer oxide layer of the pre-oxidation treated specimens could inhibit hot corrosion process, they exhibited good hot corrosion resistance in the mixture of 75wt.%Na₂SO₄ + 25wt.%NaCl melts at 850 °C for 50 h. However, during the hot corrosion the outer layer of TiO₂ would degrade gradually. Once the outer layer damaged, the hot corrosion rate increased sharply, the corrosion behavior was similar to Ti₃SiC₂ corroded under the same conditions. The microstructure and phase compositions of the hot corrosion samples were investigated by SEM/EDS and XRD.     

Spherical Yttrium Aluminum Garnet Embedded in a Glass Matrix

Containerless processing was used to investigate the glass-forming behavior of Al₂O₃–Y₂O₃ glass. The amorphous bulk samples were obtained at compositions with 25–37.5 mol% yttria when the melt was cooled at a cooling rate of ∼250 K/s. Although small spherical particles (∼10 μm) with the same composition of the matrix were detected in the amorphous samples with 32.5–37.5 mol% yttria, the microfocus X-ray diffraction result indicated that the small spherical particles were crystalline Y₃Al₅O₁₂ garnet (YAG), rather than being amorphous. This observation suggested that small YAG particles could not grow larger after their nucleation, because of the high viscosity at high undercooling and the high cooling rate, which would graze the nose of the continuous cooling temperature diagram of YAG.     

交联聚乙烯/丙烯酸/蒙脱土纳米复合材料的制备与表征

在制备交联聚乙烯／蒙脱土纳米复合材料的过程中,利用交联聚乙烯的特征,通过在与蒙脱土熔融复合的过程中加入单体丙烯酸作为相容剂,制得交联聚乙烯／蒙脱土纳米复合材料。用XRD、TEM进行表征,并对材料的力学性能进行测试。结果显示：复合材料的拉伸强度与原基材相比有所上升,而冲击强度有所下降。     

Thermoplastic extrusion—the mechanism of the formation of extrudate structure and properties

Systems processed by thermoplastic extrusion can be regarded as heterophase polymer melts of incompatible water-plasticized biopolymers. In the process of thermoplastic extrusion, proteins and polysaccharides are melted at high pressure and temperature below the temperature region of their thermal decomposition. Dispersed particles of these systems can be deformed in flow. The mixed-melt anisotropic structure, formed in flow, is fixed by rapid conversion of the melt jet that lets the extruder die from a viscous state to a rubber-like state and then to a glassy state caused by cooling and drying. Incompatibility of proteins and polysaccharides in their water-plasticized melt mixtures impacts on structure formation and texturization during thermoplastic extrusion. Presented at the 20th ISF World Congress and 83rd AOCS Annual Meeting and Expo, May 10–14, 1992, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.     

Experimental studies on extrudate swell behavior of PS and LLDPE melts in single and dual capillary dies

Extrudate swell behavior of polystyrene (PS) and linear low‐density polyethylene (LLDPE) melts was investigated using a constant shear rate capillary rheometer. Two capillary dies with different design configurations were used, one being a single flow channel and the other being a dual flow channel. A number of extrudate swell related parameters were examined, and used to explain the discrepancies in the extrudate swell results obtained from the single and dual flow channel dies, the parameters including output rate and output rate ratio, power law index, wall shear rate, wall shear stress, melt residence time, pressure drop induced temperature rise, flow channel position relative to the barrel centerline, and the flow patterns. It was found in this work that the power law index (n value) was the main parameter to determine the output rate ratio and the extrudate swell between the large and small holes for the dual flow channel die: the greater the n value the lower the output rate ratio and thus decreased extrudate swell ratio. The differences in the extrudate swell ratio and flow properties for PS and LLDPE melts resulted from the output rate ratio and the molecular chain structure, respectively. The extrudate swell was observed to increase with wall shear rate. The discrepancies in the extrudate swell results from single and dual dies for a given shear rate were caused by differences in the flow patterns in the barrel and die, and the change in the melt velocities flowing from the barrel and in the die to the die exit. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 87: 1713–1722, 2003