Aqueous tape casting of yttria stabilized zirconia

Tape casting process was used to produce yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) substrates in an aqueous system with poly(vinylalcohol) (PVA) and glycerine as binder and plasticizer, respectively. Various compositions of YSZ slips with different amounts of PVA and glycerine and consequently different solid/liquid ratios were prepared. The influence of the slip composition on the rheological properties of the slips was studied. In addition, the effect of the slip composition on the properties of the green and sintered tapes was investigated. PVA and glycerine did not affect the dispersion properties of the YSZ powder. Glycerine additions enhanced the flexibility of the green tapes but also produced a decrease in the tensile strength. The increase in the PVA content increased the tensile strength but resulted in a markedly decrease in the green density of the tapes. A correlation between the green and sintered density was found. The anisotropic sintering shrinkage parallel and perpendicular to the casting direction increased with increasing the PVA content. The slip compositions with 5 wt% PVA produced green tapes with satisfactory tensile strength. They had the highest sintered density, the lower sintering shrinkage and the lesser shrinkage anisotropy.     

Study on Sintered Synthetic Hercynite Clinker

Special grade bauxite and roll scale were used as raw materials to investigate the influences of reducing atmosphere and firing temperature on sintering clinker. The results showed that: 1) The mixture of the materials could be sintered enough to synthesise hercynite under reducing atmosphere by adding reducing reagent ; 2) The hercynite dinker could be sintered to high density and the content of FeAl2O4 may attain 80～90% under the firing tempera-ture of 1550℃.     

用烧结刚玉研制再结合刚玉砖

介绍了以烧结刚玉和板状刚玉为原料试制再结合刚玉砖的生产工艺。同时，研究了不同原料、氧化铝微粉、外加物及工艺条件对制品性能的影响。     

烧结材料孔隙形态与分布对离子氮碳共渗层组织结构的影响

研究了烧结材料孔隙形态与分布对离子氮碳共渗层组织结构的影响。试验表明，随试样孔隙数量的增加，γ＇相含量和扩散层深度增加。由于试样的正压制面与侧压制面的孔隙形态及分布不同，导致化合物层深度和相组成不同。还观察讨论了氮原子在氮碳共渗层的分布状态。     

无芯感应炉炉衬寿命探讨

在铝电解槽阳极组装工序，作为化铁设备，无芯感应炉炉衬的使用好坏，不仅直接影响阳极组装，而且关系着现场设备及人身安全。本文总结了无芯感应电炉炉衬存在的一些问题，提出了预防措施及其解决办法，延长炉衬使用寿命，节约生产成本。     

有关烧结部件表面问题的几个案例

烧结钢部件在生产过程中，尤其是烧结之后其表面有时会出现针孔、孔洞及斑痕等缺陷。本文结合PM生产的实际过程，总结了影响部件表面问题的各种因素，并举例分析如何诊断各种不同的表面问题及其解决方案。     

Effect of average grain size and sintered relative density on the imaginary part – µ″ of the complex magnetic permeability of (Cu0.12Ni0.23Zn0.65)Fe2O4 system

The influence of the sintered microstructure on the electromagnetic properties of Cu-doped NiZn ferrites were investigated. Two of the main variables of the thermal cycle have been modified: the maximum sintering temperature and the dwell time at that temperature, or sintering time. The evolution of the imaginary part – µ″ of the complex magnetic permeability was studied as a function of relative density, grain size and amplitude of the grain size distribution of the sintered pieces. The results show that µ″ depends on the sintered microstructure and that there is a limiting value of the average grain size (~20–25 µm) from which the electromagnetic properties of these kinds of materials worsened significantly.     

Stress analysis of nano porous material using computed tomography images

Sintered silver materials possess an advantage that allows excellent bonding between chips and their substrate. Stress manifests as the materials resistance against external and internal forces, however during stress analysis the complex physical behavior caused by the forces and the nature of the material is often disregarded by researchers. This paper analyses the stress behavior of nano porous sintered silver in X and Y directions using finite element modelling. This study also focuses on observing the growth of the crack in samples in different directions. It is found that the occurrence of the cracks in the specimens starts at the peak stress point and the failure is observed at the largest void. It is also detected that the stress across the whole area of the model is regularly distributed in those samples which have relatively smaller voids. Thus, these samples have a better material integrity. In addition, this fact indicates that the material in these sample could hold higher levels of stress. Finally, the level of the stress and the possibility of failure in those samples that have smaller voids is found to be less than others.     

Zn基钎料钎焊烧结NdFeB与DP1180钢接头微观组织及性能

采用Zn-5Sn-2Cu-1.5Bi(ZSCB)钎料实现了烧结NdFeB永磁材料(NdFeB)与DP1180钢的钎焊连接。在惰性气氛控制的高频感应炉中进行钎焊,采用OM、SEM、EDS、微区XRD和NIM-2000H磁性测试仪等手段分析了接头界面的微观组织结构、NdFeB的磁性能和接头剪切强度。结果表明,NdFeB与ZSCB钎料形成Nd-Fe-Zn和Fe-Zn冶金结合,FeZn13和Fe3Zn10相在DP1180钢侧的界面处形成。焊接温度对NdFeB的磁性能影响较小。与传统方法的粘接相比,接头的剪切强度从32.50MPa提高到44.00MPa,提高了35.38%。由于NdFeB和ZSCB钎料之间的热膨胀系数差异很大,在接近NdFeB的反应层处产生较高的残余应力,导致接头从NdFeB界面处断裂。     

Microstructural design in LaCe misch-metal substituted 2:14:1-type sintered magnets by dual-alloy method

LaCe-based sintered magnets with different microstructural features and distinct rare earth elemental distribution were designed by dual-alloy method.The sample prepared by fine LaCe-containing powder and coarse LaCe-free powder possesses higher remanence(~13.41 kGs),whereas another sample prepared by fine LaCe-free powder and coarse LaCe-containing powder possesses higher coercivity(~5.67 kOe).Additionally,these samples are with the same nominal compositions and their elemental distribution features are obviously different in matrix grains respectively.Their remanence difference is mainly affected by the saturation magnetization difference caused by the distribution variation of the rare earth elements at the matrix phase.The coercivity difference is affected by the component of the grain boundary phase between the adjacent grains and the distribution variation of the rare earth elements at the matrix phase.These findings may provide a new prospect for the utilization of LaCe mischmetal in 2:14:1-type permanent magnets.