Microstructure and corrosion behavior of as-cast ADC12 alloy with rare earth Yb addition and hot extrusion

The effects of rare earth ytterbium(Yb)addition and hot extrusion on the microstructure and corrosion behavior of as-cast ADC12 were studied by optical microscopy(OM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS)and X-ray diffraction(XRD).The experimental results demonstrate that both the Si phase andβ-Al5FeSi phase in the alloy with 0.9 wt%Yb have been remarkably refined,and the Al3Yb intermetallic compound has also been obtained.The Si,β-Al5FeSi,and rare earth phases are further refined in the alloy at 0.9 wt%Yb and hot extrusion.The results of the immersion corrosion tests and electrochemical experiments show that the corrosion current density(8.56μA/cm2)of the alloy with 0.9 wt%Yb addition and hot extrusion is 50.6%lower than the untreated alloy(17.33μA/cm2),and the polarization resistance(9252Ω·cm2)was 71.3%higher than the untreated alloy(2654Ω·cm2).The corrosion in the cathode phase in the micro-battery was refined to varying degrees attributable to the addition of Yb and hot extrusion,where the cathode reaction in the corrosion process caused a decrease of the corrosion rate.

Effect of Yb_2O_3 additives on structure and transport properties of YBa_2Cu_3O_(7-δ)

The effects of Yb2O3 particles on the microstructure and transport properties of YBa2Cu3O7-δ(YBCO) were investigated through resistance-temperature(R-T),scanning electron microscope(SEM),X-ray diffraction(XRD) and the critical current density(Jc) versus applied magnetic field(Jc-B) measurements.YBCO powder with Yb2O3 additives was synthesized using standard solid state reaction technique.Rietveld refinements of X-ray diffraction showed that both Yb2O3 and YBCO phases coexisted in the products.The critical current density(Jc) exhibited a maximum at x=0.05 in YBCO+xYb2O3 systems.Moreover,small additions of Yb2O3 in YBCO could enhance Jc by applying the magnetic field,although the superconducting temperature(Tc) decreased monotonically with increasing additive content.The characteristic behavior of Jc might come from the counterbalance of two effects simultaneously,which was caused by the inhomogeneity of grains distribution in nano-scale and degradation on superconducting properties.