Effects of RE,V,Ti and B composite modification on the microstructure and properties of high chromium cast iron containing 3% molybdenum

The effects of RE, V, Ti and B on the microstructure and properties of high chromium cast iron containing 3% molybdenum under as-cast and heat treatment conditions were investigated with the method of comparing experiments. The results show that with the increase of RE content, the primary austenite of high chromium cast iron is obviously refined. The morphology of carbide is changed from netlike and lath to small multiangular isolated blocks or massive blocks, the isolated degree of carbide is improved obviously, and the size is significantly refined. The addition of V and B into high chromium cast iron can refine the microstmcture, reduce coarse columnar crystals and make the carbide smaller and uniform. Through composite modification with RE, V, Ti and B, the hardness, wear resistance and impact toughness of high chromium cast iron are increased conspicuously. After heat treatment, the hardness of high chromium iron is increased significantly, but the toughness and wear resistance do not show great improvement.

Control of Fracture Behavior of Carbon Fiber/Pitch-based CarbonMatrix Composites with Microspace Modification Concept

Theoretical consideration was conducted on a relation between pore diameter and interfacialarea between pores and fibers when pores uniforinly distribute in C/C composites. It was shownthat bonding at the fiber/matrix interface apparently decreased with decreasing a pore diameter,and consequently a new idea of microspace modification concept was proposed for controllingfracture behavior of C/C composites. Four types of C/C composites with various pore structureswere fabricated by hot-pressing, and their fracture behavior was investigated by three pointbending tests. The fracture behavior of the C/C composites was changed from brittle one topseudo ductile one with decreasing the pore diameter. This result supported the validity of themicrospace modification concept proposed in this paper.

FUTURE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS FOR GAS TURBINE

A comprehensive survey was made of various candidate high temperature materials for gas turbine use, and their relative merits and drawbacks were assessed. It is shown that superalloys, fine-tuned, will be persistent for the next few decades, to be followed up by high temperature intermetallics. For advanced ceramics, the problems of reliability and cost will have to be solved before they can be used in critical parts of engines.So are C/C composites with their oxidation problem. Surface modification and development of thermal barrier coatings can effectively overcome many problems of gas turbine materials and these technologies should be emphasized.

Modification of a magnetic carbon composite for ciprofloxacin adsorption

A magnetic carbon composite, Fe3O4/C composite, was fabricated by one-step hydrothermal synthesis, modified by heat treatment under an inert atmosphere（N2）, and then used as an adsorbent for ciprofloxacin（CIP） removal. Conditions for the modification were optimized according to the rate of CIP removal. The adsorbent was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction measurements, vibrating-sample magnetometry,scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and N2adsorption/desorption isotherm measurements. The results indicate that the modified adsorbent has substantial magnetism and has a large specific area, which favor CIP adsorption. The effects of solution p H, adsorbent dose, contact time, initial CIP concentration, ion strength, humic acid and solution temperature on CIP removal were also studied. Our results show that all of the above factors influence CIP removal. The Langmuir adsorption isotherm fits the adsorption process well, with the pseudo second-order model describing the adsorption kinetics accurately. The thermodynamic parameters indicate that adsorption is mainly physical adsorption. Recycling experiments revealed that the behavior of adsorbent is maintained after recycling for five times. Overall, the modified magnetic carbon composite is an efficient adsorbent for wastewater treatment.

Preparation of a Crosslinked Chitosan Coated Calcium Sulfate Whisker and Its Reinforcement in Polyvinyl Chloride

A calcium sulfate whisker （CSW） coated with glutaraldehyde crosslinked chitosan （GACS） was prepared to reinforce polyvinyl chloride （PVC） in this study. The results show that the optimum concentration of both chitosan （CS） and glutaraldehyde （GA） is 0.05 wt%. The tensile strength, impact strength, flexural modulus and vicat softening temperature of the PVC composite with 12 wt% of modified CSW are in- creased by 1 Z5%, 40.4%, 0.8% and 3.8% compared with those of the PVC composite with 12 wt~ of unmodified CSW, and by 2.9%, 42.4%, 2Z1% and 6.8% compared with those of pure PVC, respectively. The dynamic mechanical analysis results indicate that the modified CSW/PVC composite exhibits much higher storage modulus and glass transition temperature than those of unmodified CSW/PVC composite and pure PVC. In addition, the modified CSW/PVC composite also demonstrates good thermal properties with a high rapidest decomposition temperature （Trvd） and char residue. The scanning electron microscopy images of tensile-fractured surfaces show that the modified CSW has a strong interfacial adhesion with PVC matrix.