Thermal behavior of zirconia-dop ed mullite gel fibers

The zirconia-doped mullite gel fibers were prepared via a sol-gel method.The thermal behaviors of the gel fibers during pyrolysis were investigated by means of thermal gravitydifferential scanning calo...     

Effect of boehmite sol on the crystallization behavior and densification of mullite formed from a sol–gel precursor

Hybrid mullite sol was synthesized from an aqueous solution of aluminum nitrate (AN), aluminum isopropoxide (AIP) and tetraethylorthosilicate (TEOS), doped with boehmite sol with different ratios. Pressureless sintering of the xerogel was carried out at different temperatures in the presence of boehmite doping. The xerogel and sintered powder were characterized by FTIR, TG-DSC, XRD, SEM and bulk density. The addition of boehmite caused the formation of metaphase spinel (6Al2O3·SiO2) crystal before the appearance of mullite phase, which could lead to the formation of amorphous phase and suppress the premature formation of mullite. Both of these effects improve the densification of mullite. A maximum density about 98% of the theoretical density (TD, 3.01 g/cm3 ) of mullite could be obtained for 5 wt% boehmite addition at 1200 1C pressureless sintering.     

高稳定性氧化铝-二氧化硅溶胶的制备及在莫来石纤维上的应用

以仲丁醇铝、正硅酸乙酯为原料,制备了铝硅混合溶胶,干法拉丝制备了凝胶纤维,高温热解烧结得到莫来石纤维,研究了溶胶的稳定性以及热处理过程中相演变的过程.研究发现,加入乙酰乙酸乙酯,使其与铝离子螯合,可以有效防止铝溶胶的沉淀,显著改善溶胶的稳定性;聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVP)作为成纤助剂显著改善了溶胶的稳定性以及拉丝性能. FTIR、XRD、SEM、TG及DTA分析表明,利用该方法获得的溶胶属于单相溶胶.利用该溶胶制备的凝胶纤维在热处理过程中不形成氧化铝或者二氧化硅结晶相,而是在980℃直接形成莫来石,得到致密、细晶的莫来石纤维.     

Effects of Ru on microstructure stability and mechanical properties of Ni_3Al single crystal alloy

The effect of Ru on microstructure stability and stress rupture properties of a Ni_3Al single-crystal alloy was investigated. The experimental results showed that the addition of 2%Ru(mass fraction) improved the microstructure stability due to the restraint of harmful Y-NiMo phase formation during the thermal exposure at the high temperature above 1 000℃.And the reason may be that the addition of Ru increased the degree of Mo supersaturation in bothγandγ' phases,and hence suppressed the precipitation of ...     

Fabrication and morphology of NbCx-C composite three-dimensinal netted fibers

The raw materials were commercial powders of Nb₂O₅ (99.95%), reactive carbon (99.99%), NaCI (99.95%) and sucrose (99.94%). By the carbothermal method, the NbC_x (x= 0.98)-C composite three-dimensional netted fibers were prepared in graphite resistance furnace in 0.1 MPa/N₂ ambient atmosphere at temperature from 970 to 1 120°C. The diameters of composite three-dimensional netted fibers are 12–38 μm, the hole circumferences of netted fibers are 0.22–2.2 mm and the hole diameters are 70–701 μm. The process conditions for fabricating NbC_x-C composite three-dimensional netted fibers and related morphology, composition and crystal structure of NbC_x-C composite netted fibers were investigated in detail.     

Properties improvement of SPEEK based proton exchange membranes by doping of ionic liquids and Y2O3

The membranes of sulfonated poly(etheretherketone) with 65％ sulfonation degree were prepared by doping of Y2O3 and ionic liquids,such as 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazole tetrafluoroborate (EB) or 1-butyl-3-me...     

A Novel Polymethyl Methacrylate （PMMA）TiO2 Nanocomposite and Its Thermal and Photic Stability

A new kind of polymethyl methacrylate （PMMA）-TiO2 nanocomposite was synthesized through polymerization. The thermal and photic stability of this PMMA TiO2 nanocomposites were investigated. The as prepared samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, UV-Vis spectroscopy, differential thermal analysis （DTA） and the photo-induced weight loss, The results show that the photostability of the PMMA-TiO2 nanocomposite is higher than that of the pure PMMA under UV-light irradiation, The weight loss of the pure PMMA reaches 30 % after 300 h UVirradiation, while the composite only 0.3% under the identical experimental condition. The glass transition temperature （TR） of pure PMMA is only 80℃, while the Tg of the composite reaches 258℃. Compared with pure PMMA, the thermal stability of the composite is greatly enhanced.     

Modulation structure stability of heat-treated Co/C and CoN/CN soft X-ray multilayers

Modulation structure stability of Co/C and CoN/CN soft X ray multilayers has been investigated by X ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. The graphitization of the amorphous carbon layers in Co/C multilayers causes a period expansion of 12% at annealing temperatures below 400℃. An enormous period expansion (～40%) induced by the crystallization and agglomeration of Co layers has been observed at 500℃. While the period expansion of CoN/CN multilayers is only 4% at 400℃. The interface pattern of the CoN/CN multilayers still exists even if they were annealed at 700℃. The relatively good thermal stability of CoN/CN multilayers can be attributed to the suppression of the formation of the sp 3 bonding and, at annealing temperatures higher than the phase transition temperature of 420℃ (from hcp to fcc), the coexistence of hcp and fcc Co structures through doping nitrogen.     

Effect of heat treatment on microstructures and properties of a novel Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy for oil drilling

In view of the special requirements for strength, heat resistance and corrosion resistance of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy for oil drilling, the Al-6.2 Zn-2.5 Mg-1.6 Cu alloy was prepared by increasing Cu content on basis of Russian Series 1953 alloy. The effect of heat treatment on the microstructures and properties of the alloy was characterized by optical microscope(OM), scanning electron microscope(SEM) and transmission electron microscope(TEM), and investigated by tensile test at room temperature, thermal exposure test and corrosion test. The results show that the strength after T6 aging treatment exhibit a decrease trend as an increase of the solution temperature from465 °C to 480 °C. After the solution treated by the rate of 470 °C/1 h, second phases dissolve into the matrix very well and the strength property reaches optimum. The alloy has better comprehensive properties treated by a solution treatment of 470 °C/1 h and then followed by an aging treatment of 120 °C/24 h + 170 °C/1 h + 120 °C/24 h. Under the aging state, the precipitated phases inside the grains are suitable in size, while on the grain boundary distribute discontinuously and the precipitate-free zone is obvious. Besides, the alloy still maintain high tensile properties. The yield strength, tensile strength and elongation are 650 MPa, 686 MPa,12.0%, respectively. The yield strength retention after heat exposure is 92%. The alloy has good corrosion resistance and the exfoliation corrosion degree. The average corrosion rate in the H_2S and CO_2 environment is 0.0024 mm/a, which is far less than the required 0.12 mm/a. It is insensitive to H_2S and CO_2 environments.     

Elastic anomalies near phase transitions of lead-free （Na,Bi）TiO3 and （Ba,Zr）TiO3 ferroelectric ceramics

We have investigated the temperature dependence of elastic modulus for various ferroelectric ceramics in the temperature range of 20–90°C.The Na0.5Bi0.5TiO3(NBT)ceramics has a phase transition at 200°C,thus exhibits minimal change in elastic modulus up to 90°C,while the elastic modulus of the BaZr0.07Ti0.93O3(BZT-7)shows 12.5%change at the phase transition temperature of70°C and that of the BaZr0.15Ti0.85O3(BZT-15)ceramics shows 34.6%change at the phase transition temperature of60°C.The variations of elastic modulus will affect the temperature stability of devices made by these lead-free ferroelectric ceramics.     

Rapid reactive synthesis of TiAl3 intermetallics by thermal explosion and its oxidation resistance at high temperature

Porous TiAl₃ intermetallics were synthesized from Ti-75 at.% Al elemental powder mixtures using an energy-saving and rapid reactive method of thermal explosion (TE). The results demonstrated that the actual temperature of the compact climbed rapidly from 673 °C to 1036 °C within 24 s, indicating that an obvious TE reaction occurred during sintering process. The video graphs suggested that the TE in Ti–Al system behaved instant occurrence and overall heating whether from axial or radial direction. The silver wires and NaCl particles that pressed on the surface of the sample disappeared due to the heavy heat released during TE reaction. Only pure TiAl₃ phases were synthesized in TE products and the open porosity of 55.4% was easy to obtain. After high-temperature treatment at 1000 °C, large amounts of sintering-neck formed and then improved the compressive strength of porous TiAl₃ materials. Moreover, the mass gain curve of porous TiAl₃ intermetallics oxidized at 650 °C for 120 h exhibited the parabolic oxidation rate law. XPS analysis confirmed that the strong O 1s peak was 531.4 eV which was the typical binding energy of Al₂O₃. Therefore, the excellent oxidation resistance of porous TiAl₃ foams would be considered as good candidate materials for prolonging the service life at high temperatures.     

Fabrication and thermal stability of Ni-P coated diamond powder using electroless plating

Ni-P coated diamond powder was fabricated successfully by using electroless plating. Effects of active solutions, plating time, reaction temperature, and the components of the plating bath on the Ni-P coating were investigated systematically. Moreover, a study on the thermal stability of Ni-P coated diamond under various atmospheres was performed. The results indicate that Pd atoms absorbed on the diamond surface as active sites can consequently enhance the deposition rate of Ni effectively. The optimized plating bath and reaction conditions improve both the plating speed and the coverage rate of Ni-P electroless plating on the diamond surface. Compared to the diamond substrate, the diamond coated with Ni-P films exhibits very high thermal stability and can be processed up to 900℃ in air and 1300℃ in protective atmosphere such as H₂.     

Preparation, structure, and properties of polyurethane foams modified by nanoscale titanium dioxide with three different dimensions

TiO2-based nanosheets (TiNSs), TiO2-based nanotubes (TiNTs) were prepared by hydrothermal processing, and polyurethane foams with TiO2 nanopowders (P25), TiNSs and TiNTs were synthesized by free-rising foaming method. The Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra show that the addition of titanium dioxide does not affect the chemical structure of polyurethane foam. However, microscope observations show that PU/TiNSs composite foams have more uniform cells and the average aperture smaller than that of pure poly-urethane foams. According to the results of thermal analysis, the PU/TiNSs composite foams have better thermal stability, the temperature of decompostion occurring with a maximum weight loss rate is about 30 ℃ higher than that of pure PU foams. The decompostion temperatures are 167 ℃ and 148 ℃ for the PU/P25 composite foams and the PU/TiNTs composite foams respectively, which are lower than that of pure PU foams. Moreover, with the addition of the fillers, the sound absorption property also has changed; the addition of TiNSs improved the sound absorbing property efficiently. The better thermal stability and sound absorption of PU/TiNSs composite foams are mainly due to the uniform cells diffuse and smaller aperture.     

二氧化硅气凝胶的性能受热过程的影响

成功地以水玻璃为硅源,经乙醇溶剂替换及六甲基二硅醚和盐酸的混合液对SiO₂湿凝胶表面基团改性后,常压干燥制备出低密度、高比表面积、超疏水、低热导率的高性能SiO₂气凝胶块体.SiO₂气凝胶在室温至400℃附近具有稳定的疏水性能,460℃附近气凝胶由疏水型完全转变成亲水型.重点研究了室温至400℃之间,SiO₂气凝胶的微观结构和物理性能受热处理过程的影响.SiO₂气凝胶即使经过400℃高温热处理后,仍能保持优异的疏水性能、较高的比表面积和较低的热导率等.     

硅溶胶改性杨木纤维的工艺及性能

为了改善木纤维的尺寸稳定性,以硅溶胶-凝胶法制备木纤维/二氧化硅复合材料。结果表明：改性后杨木纤维的质量增加率随溶胶浓度的下降而减小,但溶胶粒子更易进入细胞壁中;为保持木材孔隙结构,采用抽真空的方法将纤维表面和细胞腔中过剩溶胶抽出,木纤维质量增加率先增加后减少;通过扫描电镜能谱仪分析,硅基本处于细胞壁位置;傅里叶变换衰减红外光谱分析显示处理后的木纤维中有Si—O—Si键生成。硅溶胶改性后,杨木纤维板的尺寸稳定性得到一定程度的提高。     

Microstructure and oxidation resistance of SiC–MoSi2 multi-phase coating for SiC coated C/C composites

In order to improve the anti-oxidation of C/C composites, a SiC–MoSi2multi-phase coating for SiC coated carbon/carbon composites(C/C)was prepared by low pressure chemical vapor deposition(LPCVD) using methyltrichlorosilane(MTS) as precursor, combined with slurry painting from MoSi2 powder. The phase composition and morphology were analyzed by scanning electron microscope(SEM) and X-ray diffraction(XRD) methods, and the deposition mechanism was discussed. The isothermal oxidation and thermal shock resistance were investigated in a furnace containing air environment at 1500 1C. The results show that the as-prepared SiC–MoSi2coating consists of MoSi2 particles as a dispersing phase and CVD–SiC as a continuous phase. The weight loss of the coated samples is 1.51% after oxidation at 1500 1C for 90 h, and 4.79% after 30 thermal cycles between 1500 1C and room temperature. The penetrable cracks and cavities in the coating served as the diffusion channel of oxygen, resulted in the oxidation of C/C composites, and led to the weight loss in oxidation.     

Fabrication and properties of aluminum silicate fibrous materials with <Emphasis Type="Italic">in situ</Emphasis> synthesized K<Subscript>2</Subscript>Ti<Subscript>6</Subscript>O<Subscript>13</Subscript> whiskers

To improve their mechanical and thermal insulation properties, aluminum silicate fibrous materials with in situ synthesized K₂Ti₆O₁₃ whiskers were prepared by firing a mixture of short aluminum silicate fibers and gel powders obtained from a sol-gel process. During the preparation process, the fiber surface was coated with K₂Ti₆O₁₃ whiskers after the fibers were subjected to a heat treatment carried out at various temperatures. The effects of process parameters on the microstructure, compressive strength, and thermal conductivity were analyzed systematically. The results show that higher treatment temperatures and longer treatment durations promoted the development of K₂Ti₆O₁₃ whiskers on the surface of aluminum silicate fibers; in addition, the intersection structure between whiskers modulated the morphology and volume of the multi-aperture structure among fibers, substantially increasing the fibers' compressive strength and reducing their heat conduction and convective heat transfer at high temperatures.     

Phase stability and thermal conductivity of ytterbia and yttria co-doped zirconia

Rare earth oxides doping has been extensively investigated as one of the effective methods to lower thermal conductivity of 4.55 mol% Y2O3stabilized ZrO2(YSZ) thermal barrier coatings(TBCs).In the present work,5–6 mol% Yb2O3and Y2O3co-doped ZrO2ceramics were synthesized by solid reaction sintering at 1600 1C.The phase stability of the samples after heat treatment at 1500 1C was investigated.Yb2O3and Y2O3co-doped zirconia,especially when Yb2O3/Y2O3≥1,contained less monoclinic phase than single Yb2O3or Y2O3phase doped zirconia,indicating that co-doped zirconia was more stable at high temperature than YSZ.The thermal conductivity of the 3 mol% Yb2O3+3 mol% Y2O3co-doped ZrO2was 1.8 W m 1K 1at 1000 1C,which was more than 20% lower than that of YSZ.     

溶胶-凝胶法制备二氧化硅陶瓷纤维的研究

以正硅酸乙酯(Si(OC2H5)4,TEOS)为原料,盐酸为催化剂制备二氧化硅(SiO2)溶胶,与二醋酸纤维素(SCA)成纤助剂均匀混合制备纺丝液,干法纺丝制备连续SiO2凝胶纤维,最后在空气中热解得到SiO2纤维.SCA显著提高了纺丝液的稳定性,在室温下保存24 h以上也不发生显著变化,克服了普通溶胶在可纺丝黏度范围内稳定性差、可纺丝时间短的缺点.研究了不同H2O/TEOS比例对可纺性的影响.结果表明,当摩尔比为3/1时,纺丝液具有优良的纺丝性,同时实现溶胶稳定性和陶瓷产率的合理优化.通过X射线衍射、扫描电子显微镜、力学性能测量对纤维进行了表征.     

Magnetic properties and thermal stability of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet with Dy-Ni additive

A sintered(Nd_(0.8)Pr_(0.2))_(30.7)FebalB_(0.98)Cu_(0.2) magnet with 3% intergranular Dy_(85)Ni_(15) additive is prepared to study the magnetic properties and thermal stability of the Nd-Fe-B magnet. The results show that the magnet with or without additive obtains its optimum comprehensive magnetic properties at the sintering temperature of 1 030 ℃ and 1 040 ℃, respectively. The maximum coercivity of the magnet with additive reaches 15.16 k Oe, while that of the magnet without additive is just 11.88 k Oe. Further investigation on microstructure indicates that the grains of the magnet with additive form a modified "core shell" structure. Adding Dy_(85)Ni_(15) can significantly enhance the coercivity of Nd-Fe-B magnet and thus decrease its coercivity temperature coefficient.