Dental amalgam – the effect of the technology of alloy powder preparation on the corrosion behaviour and the release of mercury

Dental amalgams are based on a broad spectrum of materials differing in their chemical composition, metallurgical treatment, and in the way the initial alloys powders are prepared. In addition to their chemical composition, amalgams based on various powders differ in both their microstructure and the amount of mercury needed for preparation. All these facts may affect electrochemical processes occurring during their interaction with oral fluids, and also mercury release. While verifying the effect of the technology used for the preparation of the high‐copper ternary alloy powder on the properties of resulting amalgams, this study aimed at the mechanism of their interaction with a model saliva solution as well as mercury release was included. Measurements were done in a model saliva solution using standard electrochemical methods and exposition measurements. The interaction of individual types of amalgams with artificial saliva did not reveal any significant differences. The free corrosion potential of all these amalgams in an aerated solution settled in the range of values in which tin oxidation, resulting in a layer of insoluble corrosion producsts, turned out to be the dominant anodic process. The rate of mercury release was the lowest for amalgams based on a gas‐atomized alloy. The highest rate of mercury release, and also its dependence on time, was exhibited by lathe‐cut powder based amalgam. In addition to different volume fraction of the Ag‐Hg phase and the level of its tin alloying, this different behaviour may be explained by differences in the rate at which a layer of tin corrosion products acting as a barrier to mercury release is formed.     

基于AGR提取PD信号的应用研究

提出了一种从混合有色背景噪声环境提取变压器局部放电信号的方法一自适应高斯基表示。自适应高斯基表示是一种参数化最优联合时频分析工具，它能够有效地去除交叉项干扰，滤除有色噪声。系统运行中存在的服从高斯或非高斯分布的有色噪声．具有不满足细节小波分解系数趋于零的特性，不能有效地被小波分解滤除。基于信号匹配原则，通过自适应估计最优高斯基分解参数，将信号分解为最优高斯基函数的线性组合，滤除噪声，无限逼近原信号．弥补了局部放电信号检测精确性的不足。大量的仿真结果表明自适应高斯基表示是一个有效的局部放电检测方法，它将在电力系统局部放电信号检测中得到广泛的应用。     

Comparative topographic study of surface micro‐relief of primary martensite plates in shape memory alloys with different crystalline structures

The surface micro‐reliefs of primary martensite plates, representative for two shape memory alloys (SMAs) with different crystalline structures were compared from qualitative and quantitative point of view by scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy, respectively. Qualitative evaluations revealed larger widths and heights of the primary plates of ε hexagonal close packed (hcp) martensite, in an Fe‐Mn‐Si‐Cr‐Ni SMA than those of β₂′ orthorhombic (9R) martensite, in a Cu‐Zn‐Al SMA. Quantitative evaluations were based on systematic dimensional measurements of the width and height of primary plate profiles. The measurements were performed on one hundred and twenty five profiles, five on each martensite plate belonging to five typical groups of primary plates, with length above 50 micrometers, of both ε hcp and β₂′ 9R martensites. In order to compare the topographies of the two types of plates a statistical evaluation of the dimensional intervals of width and height of measured plates was performed.     

一种基于磁偶极子磁场分布理论的磁场干扰补偿方法

载体磁场对地磁场的干扰,一直是影响导航罗差、地磁测量的技术难题。为了提高适于地磁匹配定位需要的地磁测量精度,对如何消除载体固有磁场和感应磁场对地磁测量精度的影响进行了研究。应用磁偶极子磁场分布理论,推导了安装在载体上传感器所在位置的磁场组成,建立了利用理想传感器测量值计算地磁场的地磁测量模型;在分析磁场传感器测量误差的基础上,建立了综合考虑载体磁场干扰和传感器误差影响的地磁测量模型。该模型所含参数物理意义明确,可在任意姿态下实现对载体磁场和磁传感器误差进行综合补偿。实验证明,所建立的地磁测量模型具有较高的测量精度。     

Ingenieurwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen an der Hagia Sophia in Istanbul — Teil 1: Das Konstruktionsgefüge

Die Hagia Sophia in Istanbul ist eines der baugeschichtlich wichtigsten und ingenieurmäßig bemerkenswertesten Bauwerke der letzten 1500 Jahre. Aufgrund restauratorischer Sicherungsarbeiten und der damit verbundenen Einrüstung der Hauptkuppel war in den letzten Jahren die einmalige Gelegenheit gegeben, den geometrischen und materiellen Irregularitäten und Diskontinuitäten, die aus mehreren Teileinstürzen und Wiederaufbauten herrühren, mit Hilfe zerstörungsfreier geophysikalischer Untersuchungsverfahren nachzugehen. Damit konnte der heutige Bestand und Zustand der aus Ziegeln gemauerten Hauptkuppel und der aus Naturstein errichteten vier Hauptpfeiler intensiv erkundet werden. Die erlangten neuen Kenntnisse zum Konstruktionsgefüge erlaubten einerseits die Entwicklung differenzierter Berechnungsmodelle, mit deren Hilfe eine Aussage zum Lastfluss, den Spannungszuständen und dem Stabilitätsverhalten der Hagia Sophia möglich wurde und bieten andererseits Grundlage, um die Frage der Erdbebengefährdung mit einer der historischen Bedeutung des Gebäudes entsprechenden Zuverlässigkeit zu beantworten. Im vorliegenden ersten Teil des Berichtes zum DFG‐Projekt “Ingenieurwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen an der Hauptkuppel und den Hauptpfeilern der Hagia Sophia in Istanbul“ [1] wird über die Erkundungen am Bauwerk berichtet. Der im nächsten Heft erscheinende zweite Teil wird dann die Folgerungen, die sich daraus für das Tragverhalten und Tragvermögen des Gebäudes ergeben, zum Inhalt haben. Engineering Studies on the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul — Part 1: The Structural Characteristics. The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul is one of the most significant and remarkable buildings of the past 1500 years, both from an architectural history and an engineering point of view. Due to restoration work and the related scaffolding of the main dome, the past years have provided a unique opportunity to investigate the geometrical and material irregularities and discontinuities resulting from several partial collapses and rebuilding, by using nondestructive geophysical analytical methods. They allowed a thorough exploration of the present substance and condition of the main dome’s brick masonry and of the four main pillars built from natural stone. The new findings regarding the structural characteristics allowed, on the one hand, developing differentiated calculation models by means of which statements on load flow, stress states and stability behavior of the Hagia Sophia became possible and on the other, provided a basis for answering the question about the earthquake risks with a reliability corresponding to the historical significance of the building. The first part of the report on the DFG project “Engineering Studies on the Main Dome and Main Pillars of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul” describes the explorations of the building. The second part, which will appear in the next issue, will present the conclusions resulting for the structural behavior and structural capacity of the building.     

Ingenieurwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen an der Hagia Sophia in Istanbul — Teil 2: Zum Tragverhalten

Die Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, eines der bau‐ und kulturgeschichtlich wichtigsten und ingenieurmäßig bemerkenswertesten Bauwerke der letzten 1500 Jahre, war im Rahmen des DFG‐Projektes “Ingenieurwissenschaftliche Untersuchungen an der Hauptkuppel und den Hauptpfeilern der Hagia Sophia in Istanbul” [1] Gegenstand umfänglicher Forschungstätigkeit, erst zum Konstruktionsgefüge, dann zum Tragverhalten. Ein optimierter Einsatz zerstörungsfreier, geophysikalischer Untersuchungsmethoden ermöglichte erstmals eine umfassende Aussage zum Bestand und inneren Zustand der tragenden Bauteile, wie sie sich über die Jahrhunderte und mehrere Teileinstürze hinweg bis zum heutigen Tag entwickelt haben. Hierüber wurde im ersten Teil dieses Beitrages berichtet [15]. Der sich nun anschließende zweite Teil beschäftigt sich mit dem Tragverhalten der Hagia Sophia. Ausgehend von grundsätzlichen Überlegungen zum Lastfluss in Pendentifkuppeln werden die erarbeiteten neuen Kenntnisse über die Bauwerksstruktur in ihrer statischen Bedeutung bewertet, den bisherigen Berechnungsgrundlagen vergleichend gegenübergestellt und im Rahmen eigener Studien zum Lastfluss und Tragverhalten unter statischer Belastung eingesetzt. Hinsichtlich der Frage der Erdbebengefährdung wird ein Ausblick auf ein Anschlussprojekt gegeben, welches — auf den erzielten Forschungsergebnissen aufbauend — die dynamische Analyse der Hagia Sophia zum Inhalt hat. Engineering Studies on the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul — Part 2: On the Structural Behavior. The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul, which is one of the most important and remarkable buildings of the past 1500 years from the point of view of architectural and cultural history as well as from a civil‐engineering perspective, has been the object of extensive research — first, regarding its structure and then, its structural behavior as the subject of the DFG Project ”Engineering Studies of the Main Dome and Main Pillars of the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul”. The optimized use of non‐destructive, geo‐physical methods of examination allowed, for the first time, making comprehensive statements on the existing structure and the internal condition of the structural parts as they have developed over the centuries and through several partial collapses to this day. A report on this can be found in the first part of my article. This second part focuses on the structural behavior of the Hagia Sophia. Departing from fundamental deliberations on load flow in pendentive domes, the importance of the new findings about the structural characteristics for structural behavior is evaluated, compared to the bases for calculation used before, and used in the context of studies on load flow and structural behavior under a structural load. With regard to the issue of earthquake risk, an outlook is provided on a follow‐up project that will focus on a dynamic analysis of the Hagia Sophia, based on these research results.     

Beurteilungskriterien für sicherheitstechnische Prüfungen

Methods are presented which enable one to assess and compare the hazard potentials of different technical installations without the necessity of a detailed technical plant analysis. The basis is the energy content of the installation. In the case that energies with different impact mechanisms, e.g., pressure and heat, are to be compared, the probit method is used. In addition, the expected frequency of occurrence is included in the assessment. This is an approach which is already used in neighboring countries. It is foreseeable that it will gain importance in Germany as well. In the case of elevators the predator‐prey model is used to analyze the time series of accidents. The influence of errors in inspection and maintenance is put into evidence by comparison with the SIL classification.     

Mikrostrukturelle Veränderungen von Magnesium‐Druckgusslegierungen nach langzeitiger thermischer Beanspruchung

Microstructural Changes of Pressure Die Cast Magnesium Alloys after Long‐Term Thermic Loading The expansion of the application of pressure die cast magnesium alloys for automobiles requires the development of new alloys and the comprehensive assessment of available alloys on aggravated conditions, too. Such conditions are also given at higher temperatures, which can cause the creep of the material and lead to the component failure. Because the microstructural stability decisively depends on the thermic loading, this paper deals with the change of the microstructure and the hardness of the alloys AZ91, AM50 and AE42 after a long‐term annealing at 150 °C and 200 °C in comparison to the pressure die as‐cast condition. The results reveal clear differences of the microstructural stability of the alloys AZ91 and AM50 on the one hand and the alloy AE42 on the other hand. Due to the long‐term annealing at 150 °C the alloys AZ91 and AM50 show chiefly an intense precipitation of Mg₁₇Al₁₂ from the Al‐rich eutectic α‐phase. Furthermore at 200 °C, it is observed the coagulation and coarsening of these precipitates, too. The last appearances are connected with a weakening of the material. Regarding the alloy AE42, the changes of the precipitation state are not so intensely and do yet not lead to a microstructural weakening.     

Über den Zusammenhang zwischen dem Kohlenstoffgehalt in Stählen und der Härte des Martensits

About the interrelation between carbon content in steels and the martensite hardness The hardenability of steels, identified by the interrelation between carbon content and available maximum hardness in a full martensitic microstructure is important for decision in case of steel selection and optimal construction of components. In the industrial practice formulas for calculation were used, deduced from the classic statements of Hodge/Orehoski and Burns/Moore/Archer. But the calculated results are significantly different. For a more exactly view datas of the “Atlas zur Wärmebehandlung der Stähle” were used. The better results are to expect by using the formula of Just. The application is also important for case hardening. It can be concluded that a lower carbon content than 0,35 mass‐%, the value usual is used, is sufficient to arrive a limit hardness of 52.5 HRC or 550 HV for determination of the case hardening depth. This confirms with the investigations of the AWT‐Fachausschuß 5/AK4. There has been found a formula of interrelation between carbon content and martensite hardness that gives a curve identical with the curve from Burns/Moore/Archer.     

A study of centrifugal cast high boron high speed steel

In the present study a high‐boron high speed steel (HSS) roll material was designed. Many expensive alloy elements have been substituted by cheap boron alloy, and high‐boron high speed steel roll has been manufactured by centrifugal casting method. The microstructures, mechanical properties and wear resistance of centrifugal casting high‐boron high speed steel roll have been investigated by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X‐ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, hardness test, impact test and wear test. The results indicated that the solidification microstructures of high‐boron high speed steel roll consisted of M₂(B,C), (W,Mo)₂(B,C), M₃(B,C), M₂₃(B,C)₆ type borocarbides and martensite, a small amount of retained austenite. Borocarbides were continuously distributed over the grain boundary. After quenching from 1050 °C, local broken network appeared in partial borocarbides, and fine secondary borocarbide precipitated from the matrix. After tempering from 525 °C, the amount of precipitated borocarbide increased significantly. After heat treatment, the hardness of high‐boron high speed steel roll excelled 60 HRC, and its impact toughness excelled 8.0 J/cm². The single groove steel rolling amount of high‐boron high speed steel rolls increases by 500% than that of bainite cast iron roll, when the rolls are used in K₁ mill housing of bar mill.