In order to study the effect of Al_(2)O_(3) nanoparticles in the cavitation-based strengthening process of magnesium alloys,the impact of a micro-jet generated by bubble collapse has been considered.The strengthening ...In order to study the effect of Al_(2)O_(3) nanoparticles in the cavitation-based strengthening process of magnesium alloys,the impact of a micro-jet generated by bubble collapse has been considered.The strengthening mechanism is based on the transfer of the energy of cavitation due to bubble collapse to Al_(2)O_(3) particles,which then undergo collision with the surface of the sample.The hardness,surface morphology,element content and chemical state of the strengthened samples have been analyzed by microhardness tests,SEM(scanning electron microscopy)and XPS(X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy)techniques.The results show that:after 5 min of strengthening,nanoparticles can be found on the surface of the sample through SEM.Combined with XPS tests,the content of Al_(2)O_(3) in the sample can be significantly increased,indicating that Al_(2)O_(3) particles penetrate into the surface and increase its hardness by 29.1 HV.展开更多
基金the University Natural Science Research Programme of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.18KJB460028)Project of Xuzhou University of Technology(Grant No.XKY2019215)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20180177)the Xuzhou Science&Technology Project(Grant No.KC18014).
文摘In order to study the effect of Al_(2)O_(3) nanoparticles in the cavitation-based strengthening process of magnesium alloys,the impact of a micro-jet generated by bubble collapse has been considered.The strengthening mechanism is based on the transfer of the energy of cavitation due to bubble collapse to Al_(2)O_(3) particles,which then undergo collision with the surface of the sample.The hardness,surface morphology,element content and chemical state of the strengthened samples have been analyzed by microhardness tests,SEM(scanning electron microscopy)and XPS(X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy)techniques.The results show that:after 5 min of strengthening,nanoparticles can be found on the surface of the sample through SEM.Combined with XPS tests,the content of Al_(2)O_(3) in the sample can be significantly increased,indicating that Al_(2)O_(3) particles penetrate into the surface and increase its hardness by 29.1 HV.
