Hydrothermal synthesis of hydroxyapatite coating on the surface of medical magnesium alloy and its corrosion resistance

The early corrosion control of biomedical magnesium alloy is an important measure to determine its good performance during implantation into human body. The deposition of calcium phosphate biological coating is the most effective solution at present. In this paper, hydroxyapatite (HAP) coating was hydrothermal synthesized on the surface of AZ31B magnesium alloy, and the influence mechanism of hydrothermal synthesis temperature, time and solution concentration was investigated. The synthesis conditions and deposition mechanism of hydroxyapatite coating without DCPA (CaHPO₄) were proposed. The surface morphology of the coating was observed by field emission electron scanning microscope (FESEM). The types and contents of microelements in the material were analyzed by energy disperse spectroscopy (EDS). Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was used to analyze the functional group information of the coating surface. The corrosion resistance of different experimental groups was studied by electrochemical test. The results showed that when the calcium phosphate solution concentration was 0.1 ?mol/L and the calcium/phosphorus ratio was 1.67, the coating had better morphology structure and corrosion resistance, and the calcium/phosphorus ratio of HAP crystals reached 1.58, the epit of the prepared AZ31B-HAP coating by bare metal increased from ?1.51 ?V to ?1.18 ?V, the impedance value reached 1.0 ?× ?10⁵ ?Ω?cm², and the early corrosion of magnesium alloy substrate was effectively delayed.     

Effect of Nb on the corrosion behavior of continuous bulk metallic glass-coated steel wire composites

(Zr_41.2Ti_13.8Cu_12.5Ni₁₀Be_22.5)_100?xNb_x (at%, x=0 and 8) bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) were coated on the surface of Q195 steel wires by a continuous coating process. The potentiodynamic polarization tests of these BMGs were conducted in 3.5wt% NaCl aqueous solution. It is found that the addition of 8at% Nb into Zr_41.2Ti_13.8Cu_12.5Ni₁₀Be_22.5 alloy results in the improvement of corrosion resistance with the pitting potential of ?52 mV, the open circuit potential of ?446 mV, and the corrosion current density of 9.86×10?6 mA/cm2. This may be attributed to that Nb is beneficial to passivate and stabilize Zr and Ti.     

电力输电杆塔用Q235钢聚硅氧烷复合涂层的大气腐蚀行为

采用喷涂法在Q235钢表面涂覆聚硅氧烷复合涂层,在重工业污染区、人口密集区、一般工业区、乡村定居区4个220kV变电站大气环境中自然暴露15个月,采用伏安法、交流阻抗法等研究其腐蚀行为。结果表明,重工业污染区变电站的腐蚀电流密度从3.849 5×10~(-12) A/cm~2增加到15个月的2.257 2×10~(-10) A/cm~2;而人口密集区变电站的腐蚀电流密度值先从1.640 1×10~(-10) A/cm~2降低到6个月的5.736 5×10~(-11) A/cm~2,后增加到15个月的3.929 9×10~(-10) A/cm~2。结合自腐蚀电位和涂层阻抗,聚硅氧烷复合涂层在不同环境中耐蚀性顺序为:人口密集区乡村定居区一般工业区重工业污染区。     

玻璃鳞片在酚醛环氧乙烯基酯树脂防腐涂料中的应用

通过浸泡失重率、水蒸气透过率、孔洞率、交流阻抗技术（EIS）和机械性能测试等方法,研究了玻璃鳞片在酚醛环氧乙烯基酯树脂防腐涂料中的作用。结果表明,在防腐涂料中C型玻璃鳞片具有良好的耐蚀性;同时在喷涂型涂料中,选择200目玻璃鳞片较好。在3.5%NaCl溶液中浸泡120d后,玻璃鳞片与酚醛环氧乙烯基酯树脂的质量比为30/100的涂层电阻仍然10.9Ω·cm²以上,比未添加乙烯基酯树脂的涂层电阻高2个数量级,涂层电容稳定为8.40×10^-11F/cm²左右。     

Thermoluminescence of Al2O3 crystals grown by temperature gradient techniques

Color center concentrations of the Al2O3 crystal grown by temperature gradient techniques were calculated from Gaussian fits to absorption spectra. The concentrations for F- and F + -centers at 204, 232, and 255 nm were determined to be 1.361×10 17 , 0.098×10 17 , and 0.325×10 17cm-3 , respectively. Studies have shown that the thermoluminescence (TL) glow curve exhibits a prominent 450 K peak that matches well the first-order fitting curve. The thermal activation energy E and frequency factor s of the trap were determined to be 0.94456±0.00545 eV and 5.8703×10 11 s-1 . With this theoretical analysis, a simple one-trap/one-center TL model is presented to provide a theoretical explanation of the TL process.     

Corrosion resistance and thermal stability of sputtered Fe44Al34Ti7N15 and Al61Ti11N28 thin films for prospective application in oil and gas industry

Fe-and Al-based thin-film metallic glass coatings (Fe₄₄Al₃₄Ti₇N₁₅ and Al₆₁Ti₁₁N₂₈) were fabricated using magnetron co-sputtering technique, and their corrosion performances compared against wrought 316L stainless steel. The results of GI-XRD and XPS analyses demonstrated amorphous structure and oxide layer formation on the surface of the fabricated thin films, respectively. The potentiodynamic (PD) polarization test in chloride-thiosulfate (NH₄Cl ​+ ​Na₂S₂O₃) solution revealed lower corrosion current (I_corr) (0.42 ​± ​0.02 ​μA/cm² and 0.086 ​± ​0.001 ​μA/cm² Vs. 0.76 ​± ​0.05 ​μA/cm²), lower passivation current (I_pass) (1.45 ​± ​0.03 ​μA/cm² and 1.83 ​± ​0.07 ​μA/cm² Vs. 1.98 ​± ​0.04 ​μA/cm²), and approximately six-fold higher breakdown potential (E_bd) for Fe- and Al-based coatings than those of wrought 316L stainless steel. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) of both films showed 4- and 2-fold higher charge transfer resistance (R_ct), 7- and 2.5-times higher film resistance (R_f), lower film capacitance values (Q_f) (10 ​± ​2.4 ​μS-s^acm^-2, and 5.41 ​± ​0.8 ​μS-s^acm^-2 Vs. 18 ​± ​2.21 ​μS-s^acm^-2), and lower double-layer capacitance values (Q_dl) (31.33 ​± ​4.74 ​μS-s^acm^-2, and 15.3 ​± ​0.48 ​μS-s^acm^-2 Vs. 43 ​± ​4.23 ​μS-s^acm^-2), indicating higher corrosion resistance of the thin films. Cyclic Voltammetry (CV) scan exhibited that the passive films formed on the Fe- and Al-based coatings were more stable and less prone to pitting corrosion than the wrought 316L stainless steel. The surface morphology of both films via SEM endorsed the CV scan results, showing better resistance to pitting corrosion. Furthermore, the thermal analysis via TGA and DSC revealed the excellent thermal stability of the thin films over a wide temperature range typically observed in oil-gas industries.     

Corrosion study of resorbable Ca60Mg15Zn25 bulk metallic glasses in physiological fluids

The corrosion activity of amorphous plates of Ca_(60)Mg_(15)Zn_(25)alloy was investigated.The biocompatible elements were selected for the alloy composition.The electrochemical corrosion and immersion tests were carried out in a multi-electrolyte fluid and Ringer's solution.Better corrosion behavior was observed for the samples tested in a multi-electrolyte fluid despite the active dissolution of Ca and Mg in Ringer's solution.The experimental results indicated that reducing concentration of NaCl from 8.6 g/dm~3for Ringer's solution to 5.75 g/dm~3caused the decrease of the corrosion rate.The volume of the hydrogen evolved after 480 min in Ringer's solution(40.1 ml/cm~2)was higher in comparison with that obtained in a multi-electrolyte fluid(24.4 ml/cm~2).The values of opencircuit potential(E_(OCP))for the Ca_(60)Mg_(15)Zn_(25)glass after 1 h incubation in Ringer's solution and a multielectrolyte fluid were determined to be-1553 and-1536 m V vs.a saturated calomel electrode(SCE).The electrochemical measurements indicated a shift of the corrosion current density(j_(corr))from 1062μA/cm~2for the sample tested in Ringer's solution to 788μA/cm~2for the specimen immersed in a multi-electrolyte fluid.The corrosion products analysis was conducted by using the X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The corrosion products were identified to be CaCO_3,Mg(OH)_2,CaO,MgO and Zn O.The mechanism of corrosion process was proposed and described based on the microscopic observations.The X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR)also indicated that Ca(OH)_2,CaCO_3,Zn(OH)_2and Ca(Zn(OH)_3)_2·2H_2O mainly formed on the surface of the studied alloy.     

Improvement of pitting corrosion resistance for Al-Cu alloy in sodium chloride solution through equal-channel angular pressing

Significant corrosion resistance improvement was achieved in solid-solution treated(T4) Al-Cu alloy after severe grain refinement through equal-channel angular pressing.The bulk ultrafine-grained Al-Cu alloy with grain sizes of 200-300 nm has higher pitting potential(elevated by about 34 mV,SCE) and lower corrosion current density(decreased by about 3.88μA/cm~2) in polarization tests than the as-T4 alloy,and increased polarization resistance(increased by about 5.7 kΩ·cm~2) in electrochemical impendence s...     

Photocatalytic activity of ferric oxide/titanium dioxide nanocomposite films on stainless steel fabricated by anodization and ion implantation

A simple surface treatment was used to develop photocatalytic activity for stainless steel. AISI 304 stainless steel specimens after anodization were implanted by Ti ions at an extracting voltage of 50 kV with an implantation dose of 3 × 1015 atoms·cm?2 and then annealed in air at 450℃ for 2 h. The morphology was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The microstructure was characterized by X-ray diffraction and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue solution was carried out under ultraviolet light. The corrosion resistance of the stainless steel was evaluated in NaCl solution (3.5 wt%) by electrochemical polarization curves. It is found that the Ti ions depth profile resembles a Gaussian distribution in the implanted layer. The nanostructured Fe₂O₃/TiO₂ composite film exhibits a remarkable enhancement in photocatalytic activity referenced to the mechanically polished specimen and anodized specimen. Meanwhile, the annealed Ti-implanted specimen remains good corrosion resistance.     

Conductive and corrosion behaviors of silver-doped carbon-coated stainless steel as PEMFC bipolar plates

Ni–Cr enrichment on stainless steel SS316L resulting from chemical activation enabled the deposition of carbon by spraying a stable suspension of carbon nanoparticles; trace Ag was deposited in situ to prepare a thin continuous Ag-doped carbon film on a porous carbon-coated SS316L substrate. The corrosion resistance of this film in 0.5 mol·L-1 H₂SO₄ solution containing 5 ppm F- at 80℃ was investigated using polarization tests. The results showed that the surface treatment of the SS316L strongly affected the adhesion of the carbon coating to the stainless steel. Compared to the bare SS316L, the Ag-doped carbon-coated SS316L bipolar plate was remarkably more stable in both the anode and cathode environments of proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and the interface contact resistance between the specimen and Toray 060 carbon paper was reduced from 333.0 mΩ·cm2 to 21.6 mΩ·cm2 at a compaction pressure of 1.2 MPa.     

The voltammetric behavior of concanavalin a at bare silver electrode and analytical application

The voltammetric behavior of concanavalin A at the bare silver electrode is described. Cyclic voltammograms show a pair of well-defined redox peaks for concanavalin A in the medium of phosphate buffer(pH=7.0) with electrochemical reaction rate constant ofK ₂=0.053 s^?1 and electron transfer number ofn=2. Moreover, both the oxidation currents and the reduction currents have linear relationship with concanavalin A concentrations in the range of 1.0×10^?6～2.0×10^?5 mol/L, which can be used as an analytical method for determining concanavalin A concentration.     

Al/Pb-WC-ZrO2复合电极材料的电化学性能研究

 研究了电镀液中固体微粒质量浓度及工艺条件对Al/Pb-WC-ZrO₂复合电极材料的表面化学组成及稳态析氧极化曲线的影响规律,对上述工艺条件进行了优化,优化后的工艺条件如下:WC:50 g/L,ZrO₂:40g/L,温度:20℃,电流密度:1.5 A/dm²,电沉积时间:2 h.所获得Al/Pb-WC-ZrO₂复合电极材料的析氧动力学参数为:a=771 mV,b=140 mV,i⁰=3.11×10^-6A·cm^-2,并且电极的析氧过电位为η=1 009 mV,复合镀层中WC和ZrO₂质量分数分别为10.02%和3.55%.     

Magnetic records of heavy metal pollution in urban topsoil in Lanzhou, China

This study is a systematic analysis of the magnetic characteristics and heavy metal elements in soil samples collected from Lanzhou City,China.The 117 surface soil samples were measured to study the feasibility and effectiveness of environmental magnetism for evaluating heavy metal pollution in urban soils.Results of the study indicate that low-coercivity magnetite dominates the magnetic properties in the samples.The high values of the soil magnetic mineral concentration parameters and low values of magnetic particle size parameters are distributed throughout the northern area of Xigu District,the industrial zones of the eastern section of Chengguan District and the districts of the narrow sections connecting Chengguan District and the other three districts;these parameters are fundamentally consistent with the distribution of the high values of the Pollution Load Index and Nemerow Pollution Index.Semi-quantitative studies which use the environmental magnetic method to monitor pollution of heavy metals(such as As,Cr,Cu,Ni,Pb,Zn,and Fe) have shown that when xlf≤35×10-8 m 3 kg-1,it is unpolluted;when 35≤xlf <150×10-8 m3 kg-1,it is moderately polluted to unpolluted;when 150≤xlf <365×10-8 m 3 kg-1,it is moderately polluted;when 365≤xlf <750×10-8 m3 kg-1,fd %<2.7 and ARM /SIRM<0.2×10-3m A-1,it is moderately to highly polluted;when xlf ≥750×10-8 m3 kg-1,xfd %<2.7 and xARM/SIRM<0.2×10-3m A-1,it is highly polluted.The region of moderately to highly polluted distribution is caused by industry and vehicles,showing that the change of pollution in Lanzhou City bears the trend of "vehicle emission + industrial".     

Novel multiferroicity in orthorhombic SmCrO3

This paper reports the ferroelectricity in antiferromagnetic SmCrO_3 with a reasonably large value of spontaneous electric polarization(70μC/cm~2mC cm~(-2)at 50 K)based on the measurement of pyroelectric current.The experimental results showed that the temperature of the onset of polar order was evidently higher(about220 K)than the Neel temperature(T_N=197 K)in the magnetodielectric studies.The calculated magnetodielectric effect(MDE)value was explicitly negative with maximum|MDE|values of about 3.6%around 230 K.The absence of a convincing signature in MDE at antiferromagnetic ordering temperature T_Nindicated the absence of magnetoelectric coupling around this temperature regime.The results further confirmed that the onset of polar order can be attributed to the structural distortion,rather than the canted noncollinear magnetic structure.     

InAsSb thick epilayers applied to long wavelength photoconductors

InAs_0.052Sb_0.948 epilayers with cutoff wavelengths longer than 8 μm were successfully grown on InAs substrates using melt epitaxy (ME). Scanning electron microscopy observations show that the interface between the epilayers and substrates is flat, indicating the good quality of the epilayers, and the thickness of the epilayers is 40 μm. Photoconductors were fabricated using InAs_0.052Sb_0.948 thick epilayers grown by ME. Ge optical lenses were set on the photoconductors. At room temperature, the photoresponse wavelength range was 2–10 μm. The peak detectivity D_λp* reached 5.4 × 109 cm·Hz1/2·W?1 for the immersed detectors. The detectivity D* was 9.3 × 108 and 1.3 × 108 cm·Hz1/2·W?1 at the wavelength of 8 and 9 μm, respectively. The good performance of the uncooled InAsSb detectors was experimentally validated.     

Effect of Ce addition on hot corrosion behaviours of a cast γ′-strengthened Co–Al–W–Mo–Ta–B alloy at 800 ​°C

Hot corrosion behaviours of a novel Co–9Al-4.5W-4.5Mo–2Ta-0.02B alloy doped with 0.01, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2 ?at% Ce exposed at 800 ?°C in a solution of 75%Na₂SO₄/25%NaCl were investigated. The alloys comprised a coherent γ-Co_SS/γ′-Co₃(Al, W) microstructure (0.01Ce and 0.05Ce alloys) and κ-Co₃(W, Mo) precipitates (0.1Ce and 0.2Ce alloys) at grain boundaries. Hot corrosion kinetics curves demonstrated the parabolic time dependency profile with two stages: the first parabolic stage is within the beginning ～50 ?h corrosion and follows by the second parabolic stage. With an increasing nominal Ce content the weight gain of the alloy significantly decreased from approximately 70.1 ?mg ?cm^?2 (0.01Ce) to 40.8 ?mg ?cm^?2 (0.2Ce) when exposed for 100 ?h. A two-layer corrosion scale formed, and the scale was composed of an outer layer of Co₃O₄ oxide with spinel compounds of CoAl₂O₄, CoWO₄and CoSO₄, and an inner γ/needle-like Co₃W/sulphide layer adhered to the substrate. Heavy spallation of the corrosion scale occurred in the 0.01Ce～0.1Ce alloys, however, spallation was slight in the 0.2Ce alloy. The excellent corrosion resistance of the 0.2Ce alloy could be attributed mainly to the formation of continuous Al₂O₃ lines in the corrosion scale, as well as the prolongation of the incubation period of the corrosion product spallation.     

Influence of yttrium on the structure and magnetostriction of Fe83Ga17 alloy

Polycrystalline Fe₈₃Ga₁₇ alloy rods with various amounts of yttrium were prepared by high vacuum induction melting. It is found that yttrium addition has a significant effect on the structure and magnetostriction of Fe₈₃Ga₁₇ alloy. The small addition of yttrium alters the solidification character and the grain shape of Fe₈₃Ga₁₇ alloy, and as a result, columnar grains with the ??100?? preferential direction are produced. Yttrium addition improves the magnetostrictive performance of the as-cast Fe₈₃Ga₁₇ alloy. The magnetostriction values of the as-cast alloy with 0.32at% and 0.64at% yttrium addition go up to 119×10^?6 and 137×10^?6 under 15 MPa compressive stress, respectively. The energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) result shows that almost all of the yttrium atoms exist in the Y₂Fe_17?x Ga _x phase. A small amount of this kind of secondary phase cannot obviously increase the saturate magnetic field.     

Synthesis, structure and ethylene polymerization behavior of titanium complexes [C3H6（N = CH-Ar-O）2]TiCl2

Early transition metal catalysts containing twophenoxy-imine ligands, called FI catalysts which havevery high potential to become a new generation of olefinpolymerization catalysts, are new-type catalysts whichhave attracted much attention in recent years[1—3]. Many ofthem display activities comparable to those of the metal-locene catalysts and, in some cases, behave as living po-lymerization catalysts of α-olefins. Brookhart and Gibsonet al.[4,5] recently reported separately series of Schi…     

Highly stable N-containing polymer-based Fe/Nx/C electrocatalyst for alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cell applications

A cost-effective electrocatalyst with high activity and stability was developed. The Fe-Nx and pyridinic-N active sites were embedded in nitrogen-doped mesoporous carbon nanomaterial by carbonization at high temperature. The electrocatalyst exhibited excellent electrochemical performance for the oxygen reduction reaction, with high onset potential and half-wave potential values (E_onset = 1.10 ?V and E_1/2 ?= ?0.944 ?V) than 20 ?wt % Pt/C catalyst (1.04 and 0.910 ?V). The mass activity of the Schiff base network (SNW) based SNW-Fe/N/C@800° electrocatalyst (0.64 ?mA ?mg^?1 @ 1 ?V) reached about half of the commercial Pt/C electrocatalyst (1.35 ?mA ?mg^?1 @ 1 ?V). The electrocatalyst followed the 4-electron transfer mechanism due to very low hydrogen peroxide yield (H₂O₂ ?< ?1.5%) was obtained. In addition, this electrocatalyst with dual active sites showed high stability during cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry measurements. More importantly, the electrocatalyst also demonstrated the power density of 266 ?mW ?cm^?2 in the alkaline anions exchange membrane fuel cell (AEMFC) test, indicating its prospective application for fuel cells.     

Graphite-polypyrrole coated 316L stainless steel as bipolar plates for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

316L stainless steel (SS 316L) is quite attractive as bipolar plates in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). In this study, graphite-polypyrrole was coated on SS 316L by the method of cyclic voltammetry. The surface morphology and chemical composition of the graphite-polypyrrole composite coating were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). A simulated working environment of PEMFC was applied for testing the corrosion properties of graphite-polypyrrole coated SS 316L. The current densities in the simulated PEMFC anode and cathode conditions are around 3×10-9 and 9×10-5 A·cm-2, respectively. In addition, the interfacial contact resistance (ICR) was also investigated. The ICR value of graphite-polypyrrole coated SS 316L is much lower than that of bare SS 316L. Therefore, graphite-polypyrrole coated SS 316L indicates a great potential for the application in PEMFC.