Application of face centred cubic TiB powder as conductive filler for electrically conductive adhesives

Face centred cubic（FCC） TiB ceramic powder synthesized by Ti-boronizing method was used as conductive filler to make ceramic electrically conductive adhesives（ECAs） with the polymer matrix.Electrically conductive properties of the ceramic ECAs were studied.The bulk electrical resistivity varied with the powder content of the FCC-TiB in ECAs.The FCC-TiB filled ECAs also showed the percolation behavior that usually occurred for the metal-filled ECAs,the percolation threshold was located at the content of 60%FCC-TiB.A minimum value of 0.1 Ω·cm was obtained at a content of 75%FCC-TiB.In order to check the reliability of mechanical property,tensile test was done to measure the shear strength,and the shear strength dropped with increasing the content of FCC-TiB powders.It is about 12.26 MPa at the content of 70%TiB powders.The Cu filled ECAs were also prepared for comparison.The properties of the oxidation resistance of the two ECAs were evaluated.The results show that the ceramic ECAs have excellent oxidation resistance and better stability compared with the Cu filled ECAs.

Preparation of PbTiO_3 Conductive Powders and Coatings

La2O3 and Ce2O3 were penetrated into PbTiO3 to obtain conductive powders, and then they were mixed with polyurethane and butyl acetate to prepare conductive coatings. The results showed that the electric property of modified PbTiO3 powders was improved by penetration of La2O3 and Ce2O3. XRD patterns showed that some new compounds such as La2Ti6O15, CeTi21O38 and Pb0.634La0.209Ti0.948O2.284 were formed, which led to the rapid increase of conductivity. The resistivity of modified PbTiO3 powders decreased to 3.88 Ω·m. The coatings using modified PbTiO3 powders as fillings also had a good conductivity. When the PbTiO3 powders were 10% and antisettle agent (bentonite) content was 0.50%, and mass ratio between polyurethane and butyl acetate was 1.05, the surface resistivity of the coatings fell down to 1.3×108 Ω·m. This kind of conductive coatings could be used in electromagnetic shielding.

Preparation of rare-earth-modified medical stone powders and their application as conductive fillers

Traditional metal conductive fillers are expensive and prone to oxidation. Thus, the development of new conductive powders as fillers is urgently needed. A novel gaseous penetration technology was adopted to prepare La-doped medical stone powders(La-MSPs), which are inexpensive mesoporous materials, as a new kind of conductive filler material. The prepared La-MSPs attained a resistivity of 450 ?·m and were used as a filler to prepare conductive coatings with epoxy resin as the resin matrix. The influence of the La-MSPs dosage on the resistance and hardness of the coatings was also determined. The resistance and the hardness both decreased with increasing filler dosage. Finally, the optimum recipe of the conductive coatings with the most suitable fillers dosage(55 wt%) was obtained. The hardness and resistance of the coatings with 55 wt% La-MSPs were HV 4 and 5.5 × 10~7 ?, respectively.

Preparation and characterization of nanometer-sized barium titanate powder by complex-precursor method

A new complex-precursor method was proposed to prepare nanometer-sized BaTiO3 powder. Firstly,Ti2O(O2)2(ta)24-complex ions were prepared by the reaction of H2O2,Ti4+ and ta3-(ta=C6H6O6N3-) with a desirable amount of surface active agent,and then the Ba2Ti2O(O2)2(ta)2·2H2O precursor was obtained by reaction between Ti2O(O2)2(ta)24-and Ba2+. Finally,the precursor was annealed at 800 ℃ for 2 h to obtain BaTiO3 powder. The morphology,the particle size distribution,the purity and the molar ratio of Ba to Ti of BaTiO3 powder were investigated systematically by TEM,XRD,IR,Raman and chemical analysis,respectively. The results show that the BaTiO3 powders with the grain size of about 40 nm have a tetragonal crystalline structure at room temperature and a spherical morphology.

Effect of Curing Procedure on the Properties of Copper-Powder-Filled Conductive Adhesives

By means of testing the shear strength with single lap joint, measuring electrical resistivity for cured products and the curing strain with strain gauges, the effect of cure parameters on the properties of HT1012 conductive adhesive filled with copper powder was investigated, and the residual stress in the conductive adhesives was also estimated. The experimental results show that the properties such as shear strength of the adhesives, electrical resistivity of products as well as the residual stress of cured HT 1012 copperfitted conductive adhesive were evidently affected by curing temperature and time. The diagrams of scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and Fourier transform infrared （FT-IR） were also used to determine the properties. The higher mechanical property was achieved under the condition of curing the adhesive 3 h at 60 ℃ as the density of the hydrogen links or linkages existed in the adhesive was relatively higher and the lower electrical resistivity occurred at 80 ℃.

Electrochemical migration behavior of Ag-plated Cu-filled electrically conductive adhesives

The electrochemical migration (ECM) behavior of the electrically conductive adhesives (ECAs) filled with pure Ag powder or Ag-plated Cu composite powder with varied Ag:Cu ratios was investigated under the condition of applying constant voltage and distilled water environment.ECM resistance was determined from the current-time curves.The microstructure and composition of ECM dendrite products were analyzed by SEM/EDS and XRD.It was found that the ECM resistance of Ag-plated Cu composite powder-filled ECAs was evidently higher than that of pure Ag powder-filled ECAs.The Ag:Cu ratio of composite powder in ECAs had notable influence on ECM resistance,which was enhanced with the decrease of Ag:Cu ratios.The composition of dendrites formed between cathode and anode during ECM process was not uniform for Ag-plated Cu-filled ECAs.An ECM inhibiting mechanism of Ag-plated Cu composite powder was proposed according to analysis of the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy,Tafel plot and dendrite composition.

THE MECHANISM FOR NANOMETER-SIZED TiC SYNTHESIZING BY MECHANICAL & THERMAL ACTIVATION PROCESSING

A novel process for synthesizing nano-ceramics powders, named mechanical & therm al activation processing, is discussed in the present paper. It is a processing based on thermal activation in liquid phase (molten salt) after mechanical activ ation. The nanometer-sized TiC particles (15-20nm) have been synthesized by the method, and analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscop e (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersion X-ray (EDX) sp ectroscopy. An interface interaction between liquid (molten salt) and solid (fin al product particles) phases plays a dominating role for the control of product particles size. The mechanism for the formation of nanometer-sized TiC particles has been discussed.

A Prediction Model of Effective Thermal Conductivity for Metal Powder Bed in Additive Manufacturing

In current research,many researchers propose analytical expressions for calculating the packing structure of spherical particles such as DN Model,Compact Model and NLS criterion et al.However,there is still a question that has not been well explained yet.That is:What is the core factors affecting the thermal conductivity of particles?In this paper,based on the coupled discrete element-finite difference(DE-FD)method and spherical aluminum powder,the relationship between the parameters and the thermal conductivity of the powder(ETC_(p))is studied.It is found that the key factor that can described the change trend of ETC_(p) more accurately is not the materials of the powder but the average contact area between particles(a_(ave))which also have a close nonlinear relationship with the average particle size d_(50).Based on this results,the expression for calculating the ETC_(p) of the sphere metal powder is successfully reduced to only one main parameter d_(50)and an efficient calculation model is proposed which can applicate both in room and high temperature and the corresponding error is less than 20.9%in room temperature.Therefore,in this study,based on the core factors analyzation,a fast calculation model of ETC_(p) is proposed,which has a certain guiding significance in the field of thermal field simulation.

Effect of processing parameters on the microstructure and thermal conductivity of diamond/Ag composites fabricated by spark plasma sintering

Diamond/metal composites with 50 vol.% diamond have been produced by spark plasma sintering（SPS） using pure Ag as a matrix and diamond particles as reinforcement.Three kinds of powder mixing processes were used to prepare the mixture of diamond/Ag powders：dry mixing without milling medium,wet mixing and magnetic blending.Subsequently,they were all consolidated by SPS at various processing parameters to produce bulk diamond/Ag composites.Then samples were heat treated in order to obtain a higher thermal conductivity.The effect of processing parameters on the morphologies of the mixed powders,the microstructure and the thermal conductivity of the composites were investigated by comparing the experimental data.It reveals that particles were easy to agglomerate and the distribution of mixed powders was inhomogeneous by dry mixing method,and wet mixing method is too complex.The most favorable mixing process is magnetic blending by which the powders can be homogenously mixed and the composites prepared by optimized SPS processing parameters can obtain the highest relative density and the best thermal conductivity among the composites prepared by different processes.The magnetic blending diamond/Ag composites even have a 23% increase in thermal conductivity compared with pure silver sintered by SPS.

Mechanism of low thermal conductivity of xonotlite-silica aerogel nanoporous super insulation material

In an effort to incorporate the low thermal conductivity of the silica aerogel and the superior structure strength of the xonotlite,a composite material of these two was produced. It was synthesized under vacuum condition and dried by supercritical drying technique. The thermal conductivity of the new material,which is at 298K with the gas pressure ranging from 1.01×10^5 to 1×10^-2 Pa,was measured using the transient hot-strip method. The mechanism of the low thermal conductivity was studied. The results indicate that the low thermal conductivity mainly results from the significant decrease of gaseous thermal conductivity of the new material due to the restriction of the motion of gas molecules in its fine structures. The formation of the fine structures is because the new material takes the pore structure of the silica aerogel which consists of mainly nanometer-sized pores.

Relation between powder size and electrolyte properties in nano YSZ system

YSZ (yttria stabilized zirconia) electrolyte properties made from different sizes of nano powders were investigated. As a result, the sample marked KD with the smallest size (10 nm) of first particles and the sample marked TH with narrow distribution and the smallest median diameter Mmed of 0.49μm have the best sintering properties and the highest electrical conductivity. There is a very well correlation between the density and the electrical conductivity of YSZ, that is, the samples with a higher density have a higher electrical conductivity. The area resistance of YSZ electrolyte made in the experiment, such as TH of 0.483 Ω·cm2, is much lower than that of the sample D of 1.300 Ω·cm2 made in Germany at 850℃. The complex resistance of YSZ electrolyte made in the experiment at the grain, grain boundary and electrode in the range of 300-750℃ decreases greatly compared to the sample made in Germany by shown in the complex impedance plot.

Effects of heat treatment on the properties of powder injection molded AlN ceramics

The effects of two different heat-treatment atmospheres,nitrogen atmosphere and reducing nitrogen atmosphere with carbon,on the properties of Y2O3-doped aluminum nitride（AlN） ceramics were investigated.The AlN powder as a raw material was synthesized by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis（SHS） and compacts were fabricated by employing powder injection molding technique.The polymer-wax binder consisted of 60 wt.% paraffin wax（PW）,35 wt.% polypropylene（PP）,and 5 wt.% stearic acid（SA）.After the removal of binder,specimens were sintered at 1850°С in nitrogen atmosphere under atmospheric pressure.To improve the thermal conductivity,sintered samples were reheated.The result reveals that the heat-treatment atmosphere has significant effect on the properties and secondary phase of AlN ceramics.The thermal conductivity and density of AlN ceramics reheated in nitrogen gas are 180 W·m^-1·K^-1 and 3.28 g·cm^-3 and the secondary phase is yttrium aluminate.For the sample reheated in reducing nitrogen atmosphere with carbon,the thermal conductivity and density are 173 W·m^-1·K^-1 and 3.23 g·cm^-3,respectively,and the secondary phase is YN.

Influences of dehydrating process on properties of ATO nano-powders

Sb-doped SnO2 （ATO） nanometer powders were synthesized by hydrolysis of alkoxides, using SnCl4·5H2O and SbCl3 as raw materials. Some dehydrating processes, such as n-butanol/xylene mixed solvent heterogeneous azeotropic distillation, organic dehydrating agent and other dehydrating processes, were used to treat the wet colloids for preparing nonagglomerated ATO nanoparticles. The influences of dehydrating processes on the particle size, agglomeration and resistance were investigated using X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and Brunauer-Emmet-Teller （BET）. It is indicated that the dehydrating methods have great influences on the products properties, and that n-butanol/xylene mixed solvent heterogeneous azeotropic distillation processing and organic dehydrating agent can effectively remove the residual H2O molecules in wet colloids, and be used to prepare powders with high surface areas, about 85.32 m2/g, low agglomeration and good conductivity.

Compressive Mechanical and Heat Conduction Properties of AlSi10Mg Gradient Metamaterials Fabricated via Laser Powder Bed Fusion

Metamaterials are defined as artificially designed micro-architectures with unusual physical properties,including optical,electromagnetic,mechanical,and thermal characteristics.This study investigates the compressive mechanical and heat transfer properties of AlSi10Mg gradient metamaterials fabricated by Laser Powder Bed Fusion(LPBF).The morphology of the AlSi10Mg metamaterials was examined using an ultrahigh-resolution microscope.Quasi-static uniaxial compression tests were conducted at room temperature,with deformation behavior captured through camera recordings.The findings indicate that the proposed gradient metamaterial exhibits superior compressive strength properties and energy absorption capacity.The Gradient-SplitP structure demonstrated better compressive performance compared to other strut-based structures,including Gradient-Gyroid and Gradient-Lidinoid structures.With an apparent density of 0.796,the Gradient-SplitP structure exhibited an outstanding energy absorption capacity,reaching an impressive 23.57 MJ/m^(3).In addition,heat conductivity tests were performed to assess the thermal resistance of these structures with different cell configurations.The gradient metamaterials exhibited higher thermal resistance and lower thermal conductivity.Consequently,the designed gradient metamaterials can be considered valuable in various applications,such as thermal management,load-bearing,and energy absorption components.

Development of Powder Metallurgy （PM） Compacted Cu-TaC Electrodes for EDM

The main aim of this paper is to investigate the properties of Cu-TaC electrodes produced by Powder Metallurgy （PM） method. The design of Experiment （DOE） method was used to plan the investigation. Two different compositions of the powders （Cu-TaC with 30 and 55 % wt TaC） were used. The major properties which determine suitability of electrodes for Electro Discharge Machining （EDM） are electrical conductivity, therrnal conductivity and to some extent density. These properties were measured for the green compacted electrodes, analyzed and compared with their sintered counterparts. This is the initial stage to determine the suitability or otherwise of the compacted electrodes. The results showed that the compacted electrodes in green form can be suitable for EDM, since the electrical conductivities are very high （94.96-189.92Ω^-1m^-1）. The thermal conductivity is good （29.70-33.20W/m K）. The density ranges between 6.13 and 9.80 g/cm3. The sintered electrodes were found to be unsuitable at the specified conditions, because they became non-conductive electrically after sintering. Current efforts are geared towards improving these properties for the sintered ones and also determining their optimum levels.

Synthesis of LaF_3 superfine powder by microwave heating method

LaF3 superfine powder was synthesized from La（CH3COO）3 and NH4F by micro wave heating method,using ethanol or pure water as dispersants respectively. Th e results of XRD and SEM indicate that the superfine powder has high purity,reg ular particle shape and narrow distribution of granularity. The granularity of t he best sample is in the range of 100200 nm.The influence of different dispersants on the crystal degree and microstructure was discussed. After the su perfine powder was formed into a slice at pressure of 2560 MPa,its ele ctrochemical impedance spectroscopy was tested by electrochemical impedance spec troscopy（EIS） measurement. The result shows that the grain refining of LaF3 po wder increases its ionic conductivity. Compared with traditional preparation met hods of LaF3 powder,the advantages of microwave heating method were summarize d.

ATO-TiO_(2)浅色导电粉体的可控制备及性能研究

浅色导电材料因其较低的电阻率,优异的装饰特质迅速发展,运用在传感、电子信息、机械制造、通讯、电磁屏蔽等诸多领域。锑掺杂二氧化锡和二氧化钛(ATO-TiO_(2))纳米复合材料不仅具有半导体性质,并且颜色浅、可染性好,同时具有优异的化学稳定性和热稳定性。然而其制备过程中容易团聚,导致导电性能较差。因此,制备过程中均匀分散,同时兼具优异的导电性能是目前研究需要迫切解决的科学问题。采用共沉淀的方法,制备了ATO-TiO_(2)浅色导电材料,分析了包覆复合过程中不同改性剂、Sb_(x)Sn_(1-x)O_(2)∶TiO_(2)复合比和干燥方式对ATO-TiO_(2)浅色导电材料的物相组成、微观形貌、电学性能等微观结构形貌及宏观理化性能的影响,实现了可控制备并得到了最佳制备的工艺路线。

碳纤维和EPS颗粒对RPC性能的影响

研究了不同掺量(0、0.2%、0.3%、0.4%、0.5%、1.0%)的碳纤维(CF)全取代钢纤维(SF)对活性粉末混凝土(RPC)工作性的影响,优选出了适宜CF掺量;在此基础上,研究了EPS颗粒掺量(10%、20%、30%、40%、50%)对掺CF的RPC(CF-RPC)工作性、力学性能、干表观密度和导热系数的影响,并与同EPS颗粒掺量条件下掺SF的RPC(SF-RPC)性能进行了对比。结果表明:CF的适宜掺量为0.3%;随着EPS颗粒掺量的增加,CF-RPC试件的扩展度先增大后减小,抗压强度、抗折强度、干表观密度和导热系数均降低,韧性提升;与掺EPS的SF-RPC试件相比,掺EPS的CF-RPC试件的抗压强度较低,但韧性较好,干表观密度和导热系数均较低。

直流电下导电沥青混凝土非线性导电行为研究

导电沥青混凝土中非线性导电行为的导电机制尚不明确。基于实验室制备的碳纤维(CF)–碳纤维粉(CFP)导电沥青混凝土,通过测试外力场对导电沥青混凝土电阻率的关系,结合线性随机电阻网络模型、动态随机电阻网络模型和非线性随机动态电阻器模型,研究导电沥青混凝土非线性导电行为,明确非线性导电行为的导电机制。结果表明:随着碳纤维掺量、油石比和压力的增加,电阻率呈现明显且相似的非线性下降趋势,其中,碳纤维粉掺量的增加导致电阻率先下降后上升;不同掺量的导电沥青混凝土伏安特性曲线均呈现非线性特征;在强电场作用下,导电相材料本身的非线性导电行为和绝缘态部分载流子通道导通引起的非线性导电行为共同导致了碳纤维–碳纤维粉导电沥青混凝土的非线性导电行为,并证明在电场作用下导电沥青混凝土存在隧道效应。

俄歇电子能谱测试中非导电粉末样品的荷电效应及消除方法

俄歇电子能谱在分析绝缘样品时,要得到正确的谱图,荷电效应是一个重要的影响因素。本文选取Al_(2)0_(3)粉末为例,提出了俄歇电子能谱分析Al_(2)0_(3)粉末样品的制样方法,通过对比几种减少荷电效应的实验,选取了以覆盖铝导电膜的方法进行实验。此方法流程简便、高效,降低了因荷电效应的影响,通过对Al203的标准摩尔比进行匹配,得到了比较好的匹配度。此方法检测结果较好。