Enhanced recovery of high-purity Fe powder from iron-rich electrolytic manganese residue by slurry electrolysis

Iron-rich electrolytic manganese residue(IREMR)is an industrial waste produced during the processing of electrolytic metal manganese,and it contains certain amounts of Fe and Mn resources and other heavy metals.In this study,the slurry electrolysis technique was used to recover high-purity Fe powder from IREMR.The effects of IREMR and H2SO4 mass ratio,current density,reaction temper-ature,and electrolytic time on the leaching and current efficiencies of Fe were studied.According to the results,high-purity Fe powder can be recovered from the cathode plate,and the slurry electrolyte can be recycled.The leaching efficiency,current efficiency,and purity of Fe reached 92.58%,80.65%,and 98.72wt%,respectively,at a 1:2.5 mass ratio of H2SO4 and IREMR,reaction temperature of 60℃,electric current density of 30 mA/cm^(2),and reaction time of 8 h.In addition,vibrating sample magnetometer(VSM)analysis showed that the coercivity of electrolytic iron powder was 54.5 A/m,which reached the advanced magnetic grade of electrical pure-iron powder(DT4A coercivity standard).The slurry electrolytic method provides fundamental support for the industrial application of Fe resource recovery in IRMER.

Multiple factors influencing high-purity indium electrolytic refining

The effects of various contaminants in the electrolytic refinement of indium were investigated using a glow discharge mass spectrometer(GDMS).The effects of several factors such as the indium ion(In3+)concentration,the sodium chloride(NaCl)concentration,the current density,the gelatin concentration,the pH,and the electrode distance,were examined.Significant variations in impurity levels concerning gelatin concentration were observed.Both the gelatin and In3+concentration were moderately positively correlated with the Pb content.The Sb concentration was associated positively with the NaCl concentration,while the Ti concentration had an adverse correlation with the NaCl concentration.The Bi element content was positively linked to the electrode distance.As the current density increased,Cu,Pb,and Bi impurities initially rose and then eventually declined.Notably,a critical current density of 45 A·m^(-2) was identified in this behavior.

Artificial neural network-based method for discriminating Compton scattering events in high-purity germaniumγ-ray spectrometer

To detect radioactive substances with low activity levels,an anticoincidence detector and a high-purity germanium(HPGe)detector are typically used simultaneously to suppress Compton scattering background,thereby resulting in an extremely low detection limit and improving the measurement accuracy.However,the complex and expensive hardware required does not facilitate the application or promotion of this method.Thus,a method is proposed in this study to discriminate the digital waveform of pulse signals output using an HPGe detector,whereby Compton scattering background is suppressed and a low minimum detectable activity(MDA)is achieved without using an expensive and complex anticoincidence detector and device.The electric-field-strength and energy-deposition distributions of the detector are simulated to determine the relationship between pulse shape and energy-deposition location,as well as the characteristics of energy-deposition distributions for fulland partial-energy deposition events.This relationship is used to develop a pulse-shape-discrimination algorithm based on an artificial neural network for pulse-feature identification.To accurately determine the relationship between the deposited energy of gamma(γ)rays in the detector and the deposition location,we extract four shape parameters from the pulse signals output by the detector.Machine learning is used to input the four shape parameters into the detector.Subsequently,the pulse signals are identified and classified to discriminate between partial-and full-energy deposition events.Some partial-energy deposition events are removed to suppress Compton scattering.The proposed method effectively decreases the MDA of an HPGeγ-energy dispersive spectrometer.Test results show that the Compton suppression factors for energy spectra obtained from measurements on ^(152)Eu,^(137)Cs,and ^(60)Co radioactive sources are 1.13(344 keV),1.11(662 keV),and 1.08(1332 keV),respectively,and that the corresponding MDAs are 1.4%,5.3%,and 21.6%lower,respectively.

Use of various MgO resources for high-purity Mg metal production through molten salt electrolysis and vacuum distillation

A green and effective electrolytic process was developed to produce high-purity Mg metal using primary and secondary resources containing Mg O as a feedstock. The electrolysis of various Mg O resources was conducted using a Cu cathode in MgF2– LiF – KCl molten salt at 1043 K by applying an average current of 1.44 A for 12.5 h. The electrolysis of calcined North Korean magnesite and seawater Mg O clinker yielded Mg alloys of MgCu2and(Cu) phases with current efficiencies of 89.6–92.4%. The electrolysis of oxidized Mg O-C refractory brick, aged ferronickel slag, and ferronickel slag yielded Mg alloys of MgCu2and(Cu) phases with current efficiencies of 59.3–92.3%. The vacuum distillation of Mg alloys obtained was conducted at 1300 K for 10 h to produce high-purity Mg metal. After vacuum distillation, Mg metal with a purity of above 99.994% was obtained. Therefore, this study demonstrates the feasibility of the production of high-purity Mg metal from various Mg O resources using a novel electrolytic process with a Cu cathode, followed by vacuum distillation.

Minimizing pest aluminum in magnesium for the production of high-purity titanium

It is practically difficult to find titanium sponges with low and stable aluminum impurities on the market even though it is the precondition to prepare high-purity titanium. Analysis indicates that almost all the aluminum impurities in the titanium sponge are inherited from the magnesium used to reduce titanium tetrachloride. However, it remains elusive for decades why magnesium produced through the silicothermic reduction method contains a high content of aluminum impurities with large fluctuations. By recourse to thermodynamic calculations and comparative experiments, we demonstrate that fluorite, a material used as a catalyst in the silicothermic reduction method to produce magnesium, is the chief culprit for the pest aluminum and propose a mechanism to rationalize the observed phenomena. Our findings indicate that one practical way to produce qualified magnesium for the production of high-purity titanium is to abandon fluorite during the production of magnesium with the silicothermic reduction method.

Production of high-purity Mg metal from dolomite through novel molten salt electrolysis and vacuum distillation

In this study,a novel Mg production process for producing high-purity Mg metal from dolomite was developed.When the electrolysis of calcined dolomite was conducted using Cu cathode and C anode in MgF_(2)–LiF molten salt at 1083–1173 K by applying an average current of 1.42–1.46 A for 9.50–21.0 h,the current efficiency of 66.4–88.6%was obtained.The produced Mg alloys consisted of MgCu_(2)and Cu(Mg)or MgCu_(2)and CuMg_(2)phases,depending on the Mg concentration in the Mg alloy.When the electrolysis of calcined dolomite was conducted in MgF_(2)–LiF–CaF_(2)molten salt at 1083 K,the current efficiency was 40.9–71.4%,owing to undesired reactions such as electroreduction of Ca^(2+)or/and CO_(3)^(2−)ions.Meanwhile,the current efficiency increased from 40.9%to 63.2%by utilizing a Pt anode,because the occurrence of CO_(3)^(2−)ions in the molten salt was prevented.After vacuum distillation of the obtained Mg alloys at 1300 K for 10 h,Mg metal with a purity of 99.9996–99.9998%was produced.Therefore,the feasibility of this novel process for the production of high-purity Mg metal from dolomite was demonstrated.

Synthesis of high-purity silver nanorods with tunable plasmonic properties and sensor behavior

Through anisotropic Ag overgrowth on the surface of Au nanobipyramids(Au NBPs), high-purity and sizecontrolled Ag nanorods(Au/Ag NRs) are obtained by a simplified purification process. The diameters of the Au/Ag NRs are determined by the size of the as-prepared Au NBPs, and the lengths of the Au/Ag NRs are tunable using different amounts of Ag precursor in the growth solution. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering(SERS) studies using Rhodamine-6G(R6G) as a test molecule indicate that the Au/Ag NRs have excellent sensing potential. The tunable optical properties and strong electromagnetic effect of the Au/Ag NRs, along with their superior SERS signal enhancement, show that Au/Ag NRs are promising for further applications in plasmon sensing and biomolecular detection.

Si含量对汽车用铝合金组织和性能的影响

制备了不同Si掺杂质量分数的汽车用铝合金材料,通过XRD、OM、SEM、力学性能试验和摩擦磨损试验研究了Si质量分数对铝合金物相结构、显微组织、硬度、拉伸强度、磨损性能和磨损形貌的影响。结果表明,铝合金主要是由α-Al、Mg、Si以及第二相Mg_(2)Si和Mg_(17)Al_(12)组成,Si掺杂质量分数的增加细化了珊瑚状的α-Al相,第二相主要析出在晶界处。随着Si掺杂质量分数的增加,铝合金的拉伸强度和硬度先增大后减小,屈服强度持续增大,断裂延伸率持续降低,Si掺杂质量分数3%的铝合金的拉伸强度达到最大值264.8 MPa,对应的屈服强度为189.6 MPa,硬度为最大值58.8 HV,对应的断裂延伸率为10.6%。磨损测试结果表明,磨损量和摩擦系数均随Si掺杂质量分数的增加表现出先降低后增大的趋势,当Si掺杂质量分数为3%时,铝合金的摩擦系数和磨损量均达到了最低值,分别为0.052及64.8 mg,铝合金的耐磨损性能最佳,磨损面中犁沟的方向均匀一致。

Y/Al-5Ti-1B复合变质对Al-7Si合金微观组织和力学性能的影响

在传统铸造Al-Si合金中存在的粗大树枝晶α-Al相以及针状共晶Si严重割裂基体,显著降低合金的力学性能。为细化Al-Si合金的组织,提升其力学性能,本文使用扫描电镜(SEM)、电子探针(EPMA)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)以及万能材料试验机,研究了不同添加量Y/Al-5Ti-1B变质剂(Al-5Ti-1B均为2%,稀土Y分别为0.05%、0.1%、0.2%、0.3%、0.4%、0.5%,质量分数)对Al-7Si合金微观组织和力学性能的影响,并探究了其对Al-7Si合金的变质机理。实验结果表明,当Al-5Ti-1B含量为2%、稀土Y含量为0.4%时,变质效果最佳,共晶Si由粗大针状变为细小颗粒状,长和宽分别减小至2.7和0.8μm,相较于未经变质处理的Al-7Si合金,减小了90.6%和4.7%。合金抗拉强度由原来的168.1 MPa提升至209.1 MPa,增加了24.4%。同时伸长率从6.23%提升至9.62%,增长了54.4%。此外,合金的断裂方式也从脆性断裂转变为韧-脆混合断裂。

低压Si MOSFETs对SiC/Si级联器件短路特性的影响

由低压硅金属-氧化物-半导体场效应晶体管(Silicon Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistor, Si MOSFET)和碳化硅结型场效应晶体管(Silicon Carbon Junction Field-Effect Transistor, SiC JFET)构成的SiC/Si级联(Cascode)器件,兼具了低压Si MOSFET易于驱动、SiC JFET高耐压低损耗等优点。该文采用实验和数值模拟的方式研究了低压Si MOSFET对SiC/Si级联器件短路特性的影响,结果表明,在短路过程中SiC/Si级联器件中的SiC JFET最高温度比单独的SiC JFET短路时的最高温度低,SiC/Si级联器件的短路失效时间得到了延长,并且随着Si MOSFET额定电压的增加,SiC/Si级联器件短路失效延长的时间也在增加。

原位合成Si/(SiO+Ag)复合负极材料及其电化学性能

将微米Si和纳米Ag_(2)O进行机械球磨,通过原位固相反应合成了Si基复合材料[Si/(SiO+Ag)],以沥青为碳源采用高温煅烧法制备了碳包覆Si基复合材料[Si/(SiO+Ag)-C]。采用XRD、XPS、SEM、TEM对复合材料进行了表征,测试了其电化学性能。结果表明,微米Si和纳米Ag_(2)O在球磨破碎过程中原位形成Si O和Ag颗粒,并附着在基体Si上,两种复合材料都展现出良好的倍率性能,在低电流密度(0.12 A/g)下Si/(SiO+Ag)和Si/(SiO+Ag)-C循环5次后分别表现出1422和1039 mA·h/g的可逆比容量,而在高电流密度(2.40 A/g)下仍能获得672和393 mA·h/g的可逆比容量;当电流密度再次恢复到0.12 A/g时,可逆比容量可恢复到1329和961m A·h/g,Si/(SiO+Ag)-C表现出更好的循环稳定性,经80次循环后可逆比容量仍稳定在943 m A·h/g,其突出的倍率性能归因于微米Si的颗粒细化以及球磨过程中原位反应形成纳米Ag颗粒导电特性,而循环稳定性的提高与原位形成Si O和包覆碳构成的双相缓冲结构有关。

超高强Ti-15Mo-2.7Nb-3Al-0.2Si钛合金的强化行为及模型

基于XRD、OM、SEM和TEM分析,研究超高强Ti-15Mo-2.7Nb-3Al-0.2Si钛合金的组织演变及强化行为。结果表明,位错强化和析出强化效应对该合金的屈服强度影响较大。冷轧+再结晶+冷轧+双时效组合工艺可获得1518 MPa的最高屈服强度,这主要归因于显微组织中的高密度残存位错及密集而细小的次生α相。建立复合强化模型,其预测误差在16.6%以内。此外,研究发现次生α相体积分数的增加可以不断强化晶内区域,这使得沿晶断裂开始出现并逐渐占据整个断裂面。

Sr含量对Al-Si合金显微组织和热导率的影响

以纯铝、Al-20Si和Al-10Sr中间合金为原料,Sr为变质剂(含量为0.01%、0.02%、0.04%和0.06%,质量分数),制备了Al-7Si-xSr、Al-12Si-xSr和Al-20Si-xSr合金,研究了Sr含量对Al-Si合金相变储热材料显微组织及热导率的影响。利用Hot Disk热常数分析仪测量合金的热导率,通过扫描电镜观察及分析合金的显微组织。结果表明:在Al-Si合金中添加变质元素Sr会影响合金的热导率,Al-7Si-0.04Sr合金热导率较Al-7Si合金增加了73.47 W·m^(-1)·K^(-1),Al-20Si-0.04Sr合金的热导率较Al-20Si合金增加了24.09 W·m^(-1)·K^(-1),Al-12Si-0.04Sr合金的热导率较Al-12Si合金增加了17.79 W·m^(-1)·K^(-1)。铝硅合金热导率的增长主要与α(Al)、共晶硅和初晶硅的形貌有关。经过Sr变质之后,Al-7Si合金中共晶Si立体形貌均由片层状转变为珊瑚状,Al-12Si和Al-20Si合金中共晶Si立体形貌由片层状转变为枝条状;其中,Al-7Si合金中α(Al)尺寸明显减少、排列紧密,二次枝晶臂间距逐渐减小;Al-20Si合金中的初晶Si尺寸明显减小,其形貌由多角的大块状变为小块状;α(Al)形态的转变不仅能够为自由电子的传输提供快速通道,而且还会使得共晶Si的排列更加规则,减少自由电子发生散射的几率,对合金的热导率影响较大。共晶Si由片层状转变为珊瑚状或枝条状,增加电子的平均自由程,有利于电子的传输。Al-20Si合金的热导率与初晶Si的形态有着重要联系,大尺寸且形状完整的初晶Si会发生晶格振动,会提高合金的热导率。

大功率射频Si-VDMOS功率晶体管研制

介绍了大功率射频硅-垂直双扩散金属氧化物场效应晶体管(Si-VDMOS)的研制结果,采用栅分离降低反馈电容技术、多子胞降低源极电感技术等,从芯片原理着手,比较分析两种芯片结构设计对反馈电容的影响,以及两种布局引线对源极电感的影响,并研制出了百瓦级以上大功率射频Si-VDMOS功率晶体管系列产品。产品主要性能如下:在工作电压28 V及连续波下,采用8胞合成时,225 MHz输出功率达200 W以上,500 MHz输出功率达150 W以上;进一步增加子胞数量,采用12胞合成时,225 MHz输出功率达300 W以上,同时具备良好的增益及效率特性,与国外大功率射频Si-VDMOS功率晶体管的产品参数相比,达到了同类产品水平。

Sc和Si相互作用对铸造Al-Si-Sc合金组织和性能的影响

通常在铸造Al-Si合金加入Sc来改善合金的性能,但是Si和Sc的相互作用对合金组织和性能影响仍需要进一步深入研究。本文研究了不同含量的Si和Sc对合金组织和性能的影响,结果表明,Sc通过原位形成初生Al_(3)Sc作为α-Al异质形核质点从而细化α-Al晶粒;在凝固过程中,共晶反应生成了网格状AlSi_(2)Sc_(2)相,包晶反应形成了块状AlSi_(2)Sc_(2)相;两种AlSi_(2)Sc_(2)相都会消耗合金中Sc原子,从而降低了Al_(3)Sc的细化效果;Sc还变质共晶Si为更有序的纤维/片状结构,适当的Si与Sc的比可以避免AlSi_(2)Sc_(2)的形成;Al-6Si中Sc含量从0.3%增加至1%时,抗拉强度和屈服强度均上升,但由于AlSi_(2)Sc_(2)相的存在,其伸长率下降;当Sc含量为1%、Si含量从6%降至3%时,抗拉强度、屈服强度和伸长率分别上升2%、12%和21%,主要是凝固过程中析出了Al_(3)Sc而非AlSi_(2)Sc_(2)相。最后,还讨论了Si-Sc交互作用对组织演变的机制。

固溶处理及工艺路径对Cu-Ni-Si-Co合金板材性能的影响

目的系统探究了不同固溶温度及不同冷轧时效工艺对C7035合金力学性能与导电性能的影响规律。方法针对C7035合金进行了不同温度的固溶处理,并进行了冷轧以及不同温度的时效处理。对比一次时效的力学性能与电学性能差异性,并优化工艺路径。选择性能较为优异的样品观察其微观组织以及析出相。结果提高固溶温度可显著提升一次冷轧-时效合金的硬度、强度以及导电性,其中性能较为优异的工艺参数为960℃固溶1 h、冷轧90%、450℃时效3 h,对应板材的维氏硬度、抗拉强度及导电率分别为241.2HV0.1、777 MPa、48.6%IACS。工艺优化后,较优异的工艺参数为960℃固溶1 h、冷轧90%、450℃预时效0.5 h、冷轧50%、450℃时效2 h,对应板材的维氏硬度、抗拉强度及导电率分别为252.8HV0.1、787 MPa、41.2%IACS。结论固溶温度越高,溶质原子溶入基体的数量越多,固溶后能观察到的第二相越少。960℃固溶后一次冷轧-时效的强度较高,与880℃固溶后一次冷轧-时效后相比,强度提高了约100 MPa,二次冷轧时效后,强度有进一步的提升。

Cu含量以及Cu/Mg比对Al-Si-Cu-Mg合金组织和力学性能的影响

研究了Cu含量和Cu/Mg比对Al-Si-Cu-Mg合金组织和力学性能的影响。结果表明Al-Si-Cu-Mg合金凝固组织是否形成Mg_(2)Si、Q-Al_(5)Cu_(2)Mg_(8)Si_(6)以及θ-Al_(2)Cu取决于Cu含量以及Cu/Mg比。当Cu/Mg比相对低时形成Mg_(2)Si中间相,而Cu/Mg比高时则倾向于生成Q-Al_(5)Cu_(2)Mg_(8)Si_(6)和θ-Al_(2)Cu相。当Cu/Mg比相同时,高Cu含量和高Mg含量都会促进Q相θ相的形成。通过观察T6热处理后的组织发现Cu含量以及Cu/Mg比控制了初生相的溶解以及析出相的形成,从而影响合金的强度与韧性。通过控制Cu含量及Cu/Mg比使Al-9Si-2Cu-0.5Mg合金中析出较少数量的初生相,再通过热处理析出大量的Q′强化相,使合金具有较高的强度和相对适中的伸长率。

Mn微合金化Al-Si-Cu-Mg合金显微组织及耐蚀性能研究

Al-Si-Cu-Mg系列合金具有优异的强韧性,但其中的含Cu强化相极大地影响了该系合金的耐蚀性能。因此,本文通过对不同Mn含量的Al-7Si-2Cu-0.6Mg合金进行显微组织观察和电化学分析,探究Mn元素的添加对T6热处理状态下合金微观结构和耐蚀性的影响。结果表明,Mn添加量的提高对合金显微硬度几乎没有影响,但在合金基体中可以观察到弥散相。随着Mn含量升高,合金的耐蚀性呈现先升高后降低的趋势。添加0.360%Mn(质量分数)合金具有最佳耐蚀性,腐蚀电流密度比基础合金减少了54%。腐蚀形貌观察结果表明,Mn的添加可以显著减弱合金的点蚀趋势。

Fe-3%Si合金薄带连铸板热处理过程层状异构组织演变的相场模拟研究

本研究基于Fe-3%Si合金铸轧板材组织特征,构建了不同类型柱状晶/等轴晶层状异构组织相场模型,实现了界面曲率为驱动力的情况下层状异构组织的高温粗化过程模拟,量化分析了层状异构特征对铸轧组织演化过程的影响规律。研究表明,由于晶粒长径比对晶粒尖端曲率的影响,当初始状态下柱状晶长径比较高时,在界面曲率的驱动下最终会形成等轴化的多晶组织;反之则等轴化程度减小。明确了不同类型异构组织演化特征,相同退火时间下组织的等轴化程度受其层状异构特征的影响,这一现象的本质是等轴晶通过自身演化引起柱状晶两端曲率变化,诱发柱状晶间的相互“吞噬”并发生等轴化,柱状晶则在部分结构的组织中生长至带钢表面后停止生长,最终保持柱状特征。本研究进一步加深了对铸态薄带中初始凝固组织在后续热处理时演化过程的认识,对硅钢制备工艺优化具有重要的理论指导意义和实际应用价值。

Zr对Al-Si-Mg-Mn合金凝固过程、时效组织和性能的影响

通过模拟计算、组织观察以及力学性能测试,研究了不同Zr含量对铸造Al-Si-Mg-Mn合金凝固过程、时效组织及力学性能的影响。结果表明,随着Zr含量增加,合金凝固路径存在显著差异,晶粒由初期树枝晶逐步演变为等轴晶;175℃时效7 h条件下,Zr的加入显著提高合金硬度。Zr的加入促使析出相在更低时效温度析出,这可能是Zr细化了晶粒从而提高了扩散效率。峰值时效时合金主要析出相为β″相和Q′相。