Insights into low-carbon hydrogen production methods: Green,blue and aqua hydrogen

The primary aim of this study is to provide insights into different low-carbon hydrogen production methods. Low-carbon hydrogen includes green hydrogen (hydrogen from renewable electricity), blue hydrogen (hydrogen from fossil fuels with CO₂ emissions reduced by the use of Carbon Capture Use and Storage) and aqua hydrogen (hydrogen from fossil fuels via the new technology). Green hydrogen is an expensive strategy compared to fossil-based hydrogen. Blue hydrogen has some attractive features, but the CCUS technology is high cost and blue hydrogen is not inherently carbon free. Therefore, engineering scientists have been focusing on developing other low-cost and low-carbon hydrogen technology. A new economical technology to extract hydrogen from oil sands (natural bitumen) and oil fields with very low cost and without carbon emissions has been developed and commercialized in Western Canada. Aqua hydrogen is a term we have coined for production of hydrogen from this new hydrogen production technology. Aqua is a color halfway between green and blue and thus represents a form of hydrogen production that does not emit CO₂, like green hydrogen, yet is produced from fossil fuel energy, like blue hydrogen. Unlike CCUS, blue hydrogen, which is clearly compensatory with respect to carbon emissions as it captures, uses and stores produced CO₂, the new production method is transformative in that it does not emit CO₂ in the first place. In order to promote the development of the low-carbon hydrogen economy, the current challenges, future directions and policy recommendations of low-carbon hydrogen production methods including green hydrogen, blue hydrogen, and aqua hydrogen are investigated in the paper.     

Characterization of Austempered Ductile Iron Through Barkhausen Noise Measurements

The outstanding mechanical properties of austempered ductile irons (ADI) are linked to the microstructure of the matrix obtained by subjecting a ductile iron with an appropriate composition to a heat treatment called austempering. Then the microstructure of the matrix consists of bainitic ferrite with different volume fractions of retained austenite. The aim of this work is to use the magnetic Barkhausen noise (MBN) as a nondestructive method for characterizing the microstructure of ADI. First, it is shown that the amplitude and position of the peak-shaped MBN response is quite sensitive to the microstructure of the matrix of ductile irons. Thus each type of constituent (equiaxial ferrite, pearlite, martensite or bainite) exhibits a typical response and, in turn, it can be identified from the MBN response. Furthermore, a good correlation is found between MBN signal parameters and ADI heat treatment parameters, indicating that MBN is also quite sensitive to fine evolutions of the microstructure of ADI. MBN peak position is especially sensitive to the type of bainite, whereas peak amplitude is linked to the progress of the bainite reaction. Hence MBN measurements appear to be a powerful tool to assess some important microstructural features of ADI castings.     

Quantitative analysis of Ni effect on CCT diagrams of novel air-cooled bainite steels using artificial neural network models

The quantitative effect of Ni content on continuous cooling transformation （CCT） diagrams of novel air-cooled bainite steels was analyzed using artificial neural network models. The results showed that Ni may retard the high- and medium-temperature transformation and martensite transformation. The results conform to the materials science theories.     

Pre-bainitic Transformation in Fe-Ni Alloy

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预转变马氏体对GCr15钢贝氏体转变动力学的影响SCIEI

本文利用磁性法和膨胀法研究了GCr15钢M_s点以下贝氏体转变动力学以及不同温度预转变马氏体对240℃等温时贝氏体转变动力学的影响。试验结果表明,过冷奥氏体在M_s点以下等温过程中首先形成变温马氏体,继而转变为下贝氏体。随着等温温度的降低和预淬马氏体数量的增加,应力促发作用有助于贝氏体转变的加速,200℃左右其孕育期最短。但是,当温度继续下降、预淬马氏体超过一定数量之后,贝氏体转变却愈趋困难,此外,M_s点以下不同温度的预转变马氏体对随后240℃等温时贝氏体转变动力学影响的研究结果,也具有相同的特性。     

贝氏体相变理论进展近况

近年来贝氏体相变理论三个学派的研究工作均有明显进展，有些观点渐趋接近，有些观点依然存在严重分歧，各自都有亟待澄清的难题。各派间在学术上的批判反批判旨在指明探索方向和途径，发展理论，这已充分为当今相变理论研究进展事实所证明。     

应变速率对中碳低温贝氏体钢强塑性的影响

摘要：为探索低温贝氏体钢的断裂行为,研究应变速率对低温贝氏体钢TRIP效应的影响,采用不同应变速率的拉伸试验对低温贝氏体钢的强塑性进行研究。利用扫描电镜（SEM）、透射电镜（TEM）及X射线衍射（XRD）等试验方法对低温贝氏体钢的微观组织、断口形貌及裂纹走向进行表征。结果表明,随着应变速率的提高,试验钢的屈服强度由771MPa上升至806MPa,抗拉强度由1554MPa上升至1606MPa,断后伸长率由13.5%下降至9.0%。主要原因是高应变速率拉伸引发的绝热温升抑制了残余奥氏体的马氏体相变,对试验钢塑性造成负面影响。     

TEMPERED BAINITE EMBRITTLEMENT IN SOME STRUCTURAL STEELS

The variations of microstructures and mechanical properties of steels 15CrMnMoV,18Mn2CrMoB,18Cr2Ni4W,30CrMnSi,30CrMnSiNi2 and 40CrMnSiMoV,which weretempered at different temperatures after austempering and continuous cooling at given rates,have been investigated.Based on the experimental results,the behaviour and mechanism oftempered bainite embrittlement(TBE)have been discussed.Finally,the theoretical and prac-tical basis for selecting the optimum tempering temperature of steels with bainite structure af-ter heat treatment are proposed.     

HG70钢的焊接性分析

从焊接结合性能和焊接使用性能两方面对HG70钢的焊接性进行了系统地研究。在拘束焊接条件下，采用E6015-DI型焊条，试验钢板的冷裂纹率为零，说明焊接结合性能良好。焊接接头的拉伸、硬度和冲击韧性试验结果表明，粗晶区的硬度高而韧性低，回火区的强度低，细晶区具有良好的综合力学性能。微观组织分析结果表明，焊接接头形成了马氏体、粒状贝氏体、粒状组织等多种形态的组织。结合组织特点及其分布，对焊接接头的力学性能进行了讨论。     

40CrNiMo钢轴开裂原因分析

通过对40CrNiMo钢轴取样进行化学成分分析、硬度检测和金相高低倍观察,结合钢轴断口形貌检验,分析讨论了钢轴产生开裂的原因,并针对原因提出了改进措施。结果表明:芯部存在较严重的带状组织偏析是导致钢轴开裂的主要原因,调质热处理过程中形成的上贝氏体进一步降低了材料性能,促进了裂纹形成和扩展。