Properties of Hot-Pressed Al_2O_3-Fe Composites

Alumina-(0 similar to 20 vol. pct) iron composites were fabricated by hot-pressing of well-mixed-alumina and iron powders at 1400 degreesC and 30 MPa for 30 min. Hot-pressed bodies with nearly theoretical density were obtained for addition up to 10 vol. pct Fe, but relative density decreased gradually with further increase in Fe addition. The materials exhibit a homogeneous dispersion of Fe. Fracture strength of the composites exhibits a maximum value of 604 MPa at 15 vol. pct Fe, which is 1.5 times that of alumina alone. Fracture toughness increases with the increase in Fe content, reaching 7.5 MPa.m(1/2) at 20 vol. pct Fe. The theoretical values of fracture toughness was calculated and compared with the experimental one. Toughening mechanisms of the composites are also discussed.

Interfacial reaction process of the hot-pressed WC/2024Al composite

12 vol%WCp/2024Al composite was fabricated from mixed powders by hot-pressing at various tempera-tures. Investigation of the interfacial reaction between the WC phase and the Al alloy matrix was performed by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscope （TEM） and energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS）. A multiple layer interface structure, which is composed of Al/ WAl12/AlnC3/WC, is found to form by the interfacial reaction during hot-pressing. Further study shows that the AlaC3 layer forms along with a given crystal orientation of WC phase and might retard the interfacial reaction process.

Microstructure and Toughness of Seeded Hot-Pressed Si_3N_4 Ceramics

Densification, phase transformation and fracture toughness were studied in hot-pressed Si_3N_4 seeded by in-houseproduced large, elongated β-Si_3N_4 seeds. A mixture of Y_2O_3-Al_2O_3 was used as the sintering aid. Concentration ofseeds were varied from 0 to 6 wt pct and the sintering time at 1700℃ was varied from 1 to 4 h. Maximum fracturetoughness of 9.0 MPam^(1/2) was measured in samples containing 5 wt pct seeds, hot pressed at 1700℃ for 4 h.

Distinct Electrical and Mechanical Responses of a Cu-10Fe Composite Prepared by Hot-Pressed Sintering and Post Treatment

A Cu-10wt%Fe composite was prepared through hot-pressed sintering,and the material was subsequently solution treated.The hot-pressed sintered and solution treated materials were rolled and aged.The precipitation behavior and performance changes were systematically studied by using scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.In contrast to the hot-pressed sintered specimen,the solution treatment significantly affects the thermal stability and properties of the Cu-10wt%Fe composite.The Cu-10wt%Fe composite was prepared after solid solution,cold rolling and aging at 773 K for 1 h,and it obtained excellent tensile strength of 494 MPa,uniform elongation of 16.3%,electrical conductivity of 51.1%IACS and softening temperature of 838 K.Mechanisms for the distinct difference in thermal stability and properties between hot-pressed sintered and solution treated specimens were analyzed.These findings provide a theoretical basis for designing high-performance Cu-based in-situ composites by post treatment.

Preparation of Fe-As alloys by mechanical alloying and vacuum hot-pressed sintering:microstructure evolution,mechanical properties,and mechanisms

Arsenic materials have attracted great attention due to their unique properties.However,research concerning iron-arsenic(Fe-As) alloys is very scarce due to the volatility of As at low temperature and the high melting point of Fe.Herein,a new Fe-As alloy was obtained by mechanical alloying(MA) followed by vacuum hot-pressed sintering(VHPS).Moreover,a systematic study was carried out on the microstructural evolution,phase composition,leaching toxicity of As,and physical and mechanical properties of Fe-As alloys with varying weight fractions of As(20%,25%,30%,35%,45%,55%,65%,and 75%).The results showed that pre-alloyed metallic powders(PAMPs) have a fine grain size and specific supersaturated solid solution after MA,which could effectively improve the mechanical properties of Fe-As alloys by VHPS.A high density(> 7.350 g·cm^(-3)),low toxicity,and excellent mechanical properties could be obtained for FeAs alloys sintered via VHPS by adding an appropriate amount of As,which is more valuable than commercial Fe-As products.The Fe-25% As alloy with low toxicity and a relatively high density(7.635 g·cm^(-3)) provides an ultra-high compressive strength(1989.19 MPa),while the Fe-65% As alloy owns the maximum Vickers hardness(HVo.5 899.41).After leaching by the toxicity characteristic leaching procedure(TCLP),these alloys could still maintain good mechanical performance,and the strengthening mechanisms of Fe-As alloys before and after leaching were clarified.Changes in the grain size,micro structure,and phase distribution induced significant differences in the compressive strength and hardness.

Hot-pressed sintering of W/Cu functionally graded materials prepared from copper-coated tungsten powders

The three-layered(W-60 vol%Cu/W-40 vol%Cu/W-20 vol%Cu)W/Cu functionally graded material(FGM)containing a Cu network structure was fabricated at different temperatures by hot-pressed sintering produced from copper-coated tungsten powders.The effects of various sintering temperatures on relative density,microstructure,thermal conductivity,hardness and flexural strength were investigated.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and X-ray diffraction(XRD)analysis show that a Cu network extends throughout the W/Cu FGM specimens sintered at 1065℃and the graded structure can be retained perfectly,and W particles are distributed homogeneously.The low-temperature sintering densification of W/Cu FGM arises because the sintering mode of the copper-coated tungsten particles includes just sintering Cu to Cu,rather than Cu to W,Cu to Cu and W to W,as required for conventional powder particles.The relative density of W/Cu FGM sintered at 1065℃for 3 h under a load of25 MPa is 96.1%.The thermal conductivity is up to204 W·m^-1·K^-1 at normal temperature and 150 W·m^-1·K^-1at 800℃.And the Vickers hardness varies with the gradient of different layers from 3.34 to 4.05 GPa.

SYNTHESIS, CHARACTERIZATION AND ION TRANSPORT PROPERTIES OF HOT-PRESSED SOLID POLYMER ELECTROLYTES (1-x) PEO:x KI

Synthesis and ion transport properties of hot-pressed solid polymer electrolytes （SPEs）, （l-x） PEO： x KI, where x is the content of KI in wt%, are reported. A hot-press technique has been used for the formation of the polymeric membranes in place of the usual solution cast method. The composition （80 PEO：20 KI） was identified as the highest conducting polymer electrolyte on the basis of compositional dependent conductivity studies of PEO：KI films. A conductivity enhancement of more than two orders of magnitude from that of the pure PEO was achieved. Materials characterization and ion transport mechanism were explained by using various experimental techniques.

PHASE TRANSFORMATION OF HOT-PRESSED SILICON NITRIDE AT LOWER TEMPERATURES

Ⅰ. INTRODUCTIONSilicon nitride （Si3N4）ceramics is among the most hopeful structural materials with excellent mechanical and thermal properties. However, it is a brittle material. Fiber-reinforcement has been proved to be an effective approach to improving the

Realizing high thermoelectric performance in hot-pressed polycrystalline Al_(x)Sn_(1-x) Se through band engineering tuning

SnSe-based thermoelectric materials are being explored since they have potential high thermoelectric figure of merit.We synthesized polycrystalline Al_(x)Sn_(1-x)Se(x=0.01,0.02,0.03 and 0.04)by hot-pressing method,and combined theoretical estimation with experimental measurement to investigate the in-fluence of Al doping on thermoelectric properties of SnSe.It was found that dopant Al can effectively adjust the band structure of SnSe by introducing intermediate band.Al doping with low content(x=0.01 and 0.02)can introduce a single intermediate band close to the valence band maximum or conduction band minimum,achieving band engineering optimization.In high temperature region(498 K<T<823 K),the electronic transport properties significantly enhance with thermal excitation.The lattice thermal conductivity reduces with the Al atomic point defect scattering,leading to a low thermal conductivity of 0.47 W m^(-1) K^(-1) in Al_(0.04)Sn_(0.96)Se at 823 K.As a result,a high ZT of 0.84 at 823 K is obtained from the Al_(0.04)Sn_(0.96) Se perpendicular to the pressing direction,which is 58.5%larger than that of SnSe.In addition,dopant Al can adjust the anisotropy of polycrystalline SnSe.The anisotropy of electronic properties are enhanced with low doping level(x=0.01,0.02)and suppressed with high doping level(x=0.03,0.04).

Effect of annealing temperature on coercivity of Nd-Fe-B magnets with TbFeAl doping by process of hot-pressing

The Nd-Fe-B magnets are pre-sintered and then processed with hot-pressing,and the resulting magnets are called the hot-pressed pretreated(HPP)magnets.The coercivity of the HPP magnets increases as the annealed temperature increases.When the annealing temperature is 900℃,the coercivity of the magnet is only 17.6 kOe(1 Oe=79.5775 A·m^-1),but when the annealing temperature rises up to 1060℃,the coercivity of the magnet reaches 23.53 kOe,which is remarkably increased by 33.7%.The microstructure analysis indicates that the grain surface of the HPP magnet becomes smoother as the annealed temperature increases.The microstructure factorαis changed according to the intrinsic coercivity model formula.Theαof the magnet at 900℃is only 0.578,but it is 0.825 at 1060℃.Microstructural optimization is due mainly to the increase of coercivity of the HPP magnet.

Using HyperCoal to prepare metallurgical coal briquettes via hot-pressing

HyperCoal was prepared from low-rank coal via high-temperature solvent extraction with N-methylpyrrolidone as an extraction solvent and a liquid-to-solid ratio of 50 mL/g in a high-temperature and high-pressure reactor. When HyperCoal was used as a binder and pulverized coal was used as the raw material, the compressive strength of the hot-pressed briquettes(each with a diameter of 20 mm and mass of 5 g) under different conditions was studied using a hot-pressing mold and a high-temperature furnace. The compressive strength of the hot-pressed briquettes was substantially improved and reached 436 N when the holding time period was 15 min, the hot-pressing temperature was 673 K, and the HyperCoal content, was 15 wt%. Changes in the carbonaceous structure, as reflected by the intensity ratio between the Raman G-and D-bands(IG/ID), strongly affected the compressive strength of hot-pressed briquettes prepared at different hot-pressing temperatures. Compared with cold-pressed briquettes, hot-pressed briquettes have many advantages, including high compressive strength, low ash content, high moisture resistance, and good thermal stability; thus, we expect that hot-pressed briquettes will have broad application prospects.

Effect of La_2O_3 on microstructure and high-temperature wear property of hot-press sintering FeAl intermetallic compound

FeAl intermetallic compound with different contents of rare earth oxide La2O3 addition was prepared by hot pressing the mechanically alloyed powders.Effect of La2O3 on microstructure and high-temperature wear property of the sintered FeAl samples was investigated in this paper.The results showed that 1 wt.% La2O3 addition could refine the microstructure and increase the density of the FeAl intermetallic compound,and correspondingly improved the high-temperature wear resistance.SEM and EDS analyses of the wo...

Mechanical Properties of the Cured Laminates on the Hot-press Tackified Preforms in Vacuum Assisted Resin Transfer Molding

A hot-press tackified preform was used to improve the uniformity of the laminates thickness and the mechanical properties of the obtained laminates were studied using vacuum assisted resin transfer molding（VARTM）. Two modified preforms were prepared under 0.1 and 0.6 MPa in an autoclave and then were used to fabricate the laminates via VARTM. Permeability and thickness distribution of the laminates were obtained by using a special device. Moreover, the tensile and compressive strengths of the obtained laminates were studied and compared with the unmodified ones. Results show that the tackified laminates present a maximum and minimum thickness under 0.1 and 0.6 MPa, respectively. The thicknesses and in-plane permeability of the tackified laminates, with better thickness uniformity, are significantly decreased compared with that of the unmodified cases, while the tensile and compressive strengths of the tackified laminates are improved obviously. Results show that the mechanical property of the tackified laminates prepared by hotpressing at 0.1 MPa is better than that processed at 0.6 MPa.

Repetitious-Hot-Pressing Technique in Hot-Pressing Process

A new pressing method was proposed for hot-pressing process. Experimental results indicated that the porosity in Al2O3/TiC/ Ni/Mo (hereafter called AI2O3/TiC composite) composite compacts decreases by 6% after adopting this new technique, compared to traditional hot-pressing technique under the same sintering temperature. The flexural strength and Vicker hardness increase from 883 MPa to 980 MPa and from 16 GPa to 21.1 GPa, respectively. A theoretical model was given to analyze the densification mechanism of the composite in the process of repetitious-hot-pressing.

Reactive Hot-press Sintering of Al-B_4C Composites at Relative Low Temperature

A new process of reactive hot-press sintering with boron carbide(B4C) and aluminum powders was proposed to overcome difficulties in the sintering of dense B4C ceramic materials.The B4C powder with different content of pure metallic aluminum particle were milled,hot-pressed and sintered at 1600 ℃ for 1 hour.The mechanism of sintering at relative low temperature was analyzed.The phase constitution of the composites was determined.Effects of Al content on the hardness and fracture toughness of the composites were discussed.The results show that thermite reaction procedure in B2O3+Al was the mechanism of sintering at relative low temperature,B4C,Al2O3 and metallic aluminum are the major constituents of the composites.The microhardness of the composites decreases with the increasing of Al content,but the fracture toughness increase obviously.The composite with 5wt% Al content has the best microhardness and fracture toughness in all the composites.

Densification Behavior of Nanocrystalline Mg2Si Compact in Hot-pressing

Densification behavior of nanocrystalline Mg2Si （n-Mg2Si） with grain size about 30-50 nm was investigated by hot-pressing at 400℃. The results indicated that the densification process of n-Mg2Si exhibited three linear segments： p〈0.3 GPa, 0.3 GPa〈p〈1.2 GPa, and p〉1.2 GPa determined by Heckel formula, among which the third fast increasing segment in high pressure range p〉1.2 GPa has seldom been reported in conventional coarse-grained polycrystalline materials. Nevertheless, in the whole pressure range （0.125-1.500 GPa） investigated the densification behavior of n-Mg2Si can be well described by a Kawakita formula p/C=（1/a）p＋ 1/（ab） with constant α=0.452 being in good agreement with the initial porosity of the compact.

真空熔炼及热压烧结Sb_2Se_3热电材料的微结构研究

采用石英管真空封装高纯度的Sb粉和Se粉,在800℃下熔炼8h,冷却后制成Sb2Se3粉末,在真空下进行热压烧结(470℃,60 MPa)并保温0.5 h,制备出Sb2Se3块体材料。运用XRD、SEM和EDS法对材料物相、形貌和成分进行了表征。结果表明,真空熔炼合成粉末和热压烧结块体材料的XRD图谱与Sb2Se3的标准衍射图谱(01-072-1184)相对应;Sb2Se3热压块体材料在平行和垂直于热压方向的断面上都分布着大量的层片状结构,平行于热压方向的断面上层片状结构沿某一方向择优生长,而在垂直于热压方向的断面上层片状结构分布更均匀,结晶更充分;材料中Sb和Se的原子百分比分别为40.68%、59.32%,接近于2∶3。

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of AlSiTiCrNiCu Particles Reinforced Al6061 Composites by SPS and HPS Process

Three groups of AlSiTiCrNiCu high entropy alloy(HEA)particles reinforced Al606l composites were fabricated by spark plasma sintering at 520 and 570℃(S520,S570)and by hot-pressed sintering at 570℃(H570).The AlSiTiCrNiCu(AST)particles used as reinforcements were synthesized by mechanical alloying.The influences of the sintering process on the microstructure and mechanical properties of composites were investigated.The results showed that the AST particles had a near-equiatomic composition with a single BCC structure.The sintering temperature and time had a coupling influence on the interfacial microstructure.S520 had hardly reaction products and slight interfacial diffusion,and the AST particles were completely high entropy.Intense interfacial reactions happened on S570 and H570 with the same reaction products.The element diffusion of S570 was focused on the edge of the AST particles with partial loss of high entropy.Complete element diffusion and entire loss of high entropy of AST particles happened on H570.The differences in the microstructure caused by the three preparation methods led to the changes in mechanical properties and fracture mechanisms of composites.

Studies and Properties of Ceramics with High Thermal Conductivity

The sintering technology of the AlN ceramics power were discussed. It is discussed that the compound sintering aids is consistent with the enhancement of the the thermal conductivity of AlN ceramics, and sintering technics is helped to the improvement of density. It is analyzed how to sinter machinable AlN ceramics with high thermal conductivity. And the microstructure of compound ceramics based on AlN was studied.

Research on utilizing recycled plastic to make environment-friendly plywood

In our study, we replaced traditional adhesives with compounds made with recycled plastic shopping bags in order to make hot-melt plywood using various amounts of plastic film, different hot-pressing temperatures and hot-pressing times. All three variables have an effect on the intensity and water-resistance of plywood. The results show that the bonding strength of plywood does not increase with increasing amounts of plastic film. When the hot-pressing temperature is increased to 150℃, the bonding strength does not necessarily increase any further. At a hot-pressing time of 6 min, the bonding strength reaches a maximum, after which it will decrease. The optimum hot-pressing parameters are as follows： 100 g·m^-2 of recycled plastic, a hot-pressing temperature of 150℃ and a hot-pressing time of 6 min. This study puts forward a new idea of making use of plastic waste, which, ultimately, may solve the problem of formaldehyde emission without damaging the environment. It has enormous potential market applications.