This paper investigates a multi-resolution digital Earth model called PYXIS,which was developed by PYXIS Innovation Inc.The PYXIS hexagonal grids employ an efficient hierarchical labeling scheme for addressing pixels....This paper investigates a multi-resolution digital Earth model called PYXIS,which was developed by PYXIS Innovation Inc.The PYXIS hexagonal grids employ an efficient hierarchical labeling scheme for addressing pixels.We provide a recursive definition of the PYXIS grids,a systematic approach to the labeling,an algorithm to add PYXIS labels,and a discussion of the discrete Fourier transform on PYXIS grids.展开更多
Sc-addition can significantly enhance the performance of the micro-alloyed Al-Mg-Si-Sc alloys.However,the mechanisms by which the Sc element modifies the microstructure of the alloys are still unknown in many cases.He...Sc-addition can significantly enhance the performance of the micro-alloyed Al-Mg-Si-Sc alloys.However,the mechanisms by which the Sc element modifies the microstructure of the alloys are still unknown in many cases.Here,using atomic-scale transmission electron microscopy and atomic-resolution spectroscopy,we have revealed the microstructural differences between two age-hardened Al-0.5Mg-0.4Si(wt.%)alloys with and without Sc-addition.The first significant effect of Sc-addition on the precipitation microstructure of the Al-Mg-Si-Sc alloy is that Sc-atoms may distribute at theβ"-precipitate/Al-matrix interface and therefore accelerate aging kinetics at the initial stage of hardening.The second significant effect of Sc-addition is that in the transition from theβ"-hardened peak-age stage to theβ′-hardened late stage,Sc-atoms can greatly improve the stability of transitionalβ"/B'/β′composite precipitates by entering the B'-substructures and/or locating at the precipitate/Al interfaces.As such Sc-atoms effectively suppressβ"toβ'transformation and cross-sectional coarsening of bothβ"and composite precipitates,leading to much finer precipitate needles with smaller diameter but much larger length,as compared with those precipitate needles formed in the alloy without Sc-addition.Hence,the alloy with Sc-addition exhibits a much better thermal stability than that without Sc.展开更多
文摘This paper investigates a multi-resolution digital Earth model called PYXIS,which was developed by PYXIS Innovation Inc.The PYXIS hexagonal grids employ an efficient hierarchical labeling scheme for addressing pixels.We provide a recursive definition of the PYXIS grids,a systematic approach to the labeling,an algorithm to add PYXIS labels,and a discussion of the discrete Fourier transform on PYXIS grids.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52061003,U20A20274,51661003)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Province(2018GXNSFAA050012)+1 种基金the Science and Technology Major Project of Guangxi(No.AA17204036–1)the Guangxi Key Laboratory of Processing for Non-ferrous Metallic and Featured Materials(No.GXYSYF1803)。
文摘Sc-addition can significantly enhance the performance of the micro-alloyed Al-Mg-Si-Sc alloys.However,the mechanisms by which the Sc element modifies the microstructure of the alloys are still unknown in many cases.Here,using atomic-scale transmission electron microscopy and atomic-resolution spectroscopy,we have revealed the microstructural differences between two age-hardened Al-0.5Mg-0.4Si(wt.%)alloys with and without Sc-addition.The first significant effect of Sc-addition on the precipitation microstructure of the Al-Mg-Si-Sc alloy is that Sc-atoms may distribute at theβ"-precipitate/Al-matrix interface and therefore accelerate aging kinetics at the initial stage of hardening.The second significant effect of Sc-addition is that in the transition from theβ"-hardened peak-age stage to theβ′-hardened late stage,Sc-atoms can greatly improve the stability of transitionalβ"/B'/β′composite precipitates by entering the B'-substructures and/or locating at the precipitate/Al interfaces.As such Sc-atoms effectively suppressβ"toβ'transformation and cross-sectional coarsening of bothβ"and composite precipitates,leading to much finer precipitate needles with smaller diameter but much larger length,as compared with those precipitate needles formed in the alloy without Sc-addition.Hence,the alloy with Sc-addition exhibits a much better thermal stability than that without Sc.
