The Wear Process of PTFE Coatings Under Vacuum Conditions

The wear process of PTFE coatings sliding against GCr15-bearing steel ball under vacuum conditions was investigated,and the hardness of the PTFE coatings on both sides of wear track was measured. The experimental results showed that the friction coefficient of the PTFE coatings increases with the increase of sliding distance under different sliding velocities. And the friction coefficient of the PTFE coatings increases with the increase of sliding distance under different sliding loads. The wear rate of PTFE coatings decreases with the increase of sliding distance. And the majority of the wear produced during the whole wear process of PTFE coatings sliding against GCr-15 steel ball comes from the early period of friction. The hardness of PTFE coatings on both sides of wear track increases as the distance increases and distributes symmetrically around the wear track. Scanning electron microscope( SEM) was utilized to investigate the worn surface of PTFE coating. It was found that the worn surface of PTFE coating is characterized by sever plastic deformation and spalling of the PTFE coating. The edge of wear track is characterized by micro cracking.

Direct oxygen removal from titanium aluminide scraps by yttrium reduction

Titanium aluminum(TiAl)scraps with a high oxygen content were treated with yttrium(Y)in a liquid chemical deoxidization process for recycling.The Gibbs free energy and the equilibrium constant of the deoxidization reaction were calculated,and the effects of the yttrium content and the system pressure on the oxygen content in the product were determined.The results showed that the oxygen in TiAl scraps could be removed by yttrium,and the oxygen content of the deoxidized TiAl scraps had only 10%of the original content after deoxidization.Furthermore,the oxygen content of the deoxidized TiAl scraps was decreased with the increase of yttrium addition.The higher the chamber pressure,the greater the oxygen content in the final TiAl alloys.These results were consistent with calculated values.The microstructure of the deoxidized alloys was akin to that of the original material;however,Y_(2)O_(3) particles were observed in the deoxidized alloys.

Thermodynamic modeling of ZrO_(2)−CaO−TiO_(2)system

The phase diagram of ZrO_(2)−CaO−TiO_(2)system was essential for the development of photocatalytic materials and refractory materials.In this work,the ZrO_(2)−CaO−TiO_(2)system was accessed by using the CALPHAD method.The substitutional solution models were used to describe liquid and solid solution phases,the sub-lattice models were used to describe ternary compounds,and then the thermodynamic parameters were obtained by the least square method combined with literature experiment results.The acquired thermodynamic parameters were used to calculate the isothermal sections of the ZrO_(2)−CaO−TiO_(2)system at 1473 and 1673 K.There existed a good agreement between experimental and predicted phase relationships,the experimental points which were inconsistent with calculated results may be attributed to experimental errors and the sluggish kinetics of cations for ZrO_(2)-based materials.In order to further verify the validity of the database,the thermodynamic parameters were also used to simulate the thermodynamic properties(specific heat capacity,enthalpy,and entropy)of CaZrTi_(2)O_(7) within 5%errors.Good consistency demonstrated that the present thermodynamic database was self-consistent and credible.