Yixunite and Damiaoite—A Twin of New Native Alloys of Indium and Platinum from the Yanshan Mountains

Yixunite and damiaoite Were found in a cobalt- and copper-bearing platinum ore vein of a contact metasomatic deposit. The chief ore minerals are bornite, chalcopyrite, magnetite and carrollite. The platinum minerals include moncheite, sperrylite, daomanite, cobalt malanite and cooperite. Yixunite and damiaoite occur as immiscible globules, 1.0 to 2.0 mm in diameter. Yixunite is always in the central part of a globule. It is opaque with metallic lustre, bright white colour and black streak. HM = 5.8; VHN50 = 634 kg/mm2 (573-681 kg/ mm2); insoluble in HCl, HNO3, HF or H3PO4; no cleavage; no magnetism. Density is hard to measure because of small grain size. Calculated density = 18.21 g/cm3. Reflective colour is bright white with a yellowish tint. Isotropic. The mean analytical results (ranges) (%) are: Pt 82.8 (81.8-83.6), In 16.4(15.6-17.1) and total 99.2. The empirical formula (based on 4 atoms) is Pt2.993 In1.007 . The five strongest lines of X-ray diffraction (hkl, d,I) are 111, 2.30 (100); 200, 1.99 (60); 202, 1.411 (40);311, 1.203 (80); 222, 1.151(40). Space group: Pm3m with a =0.3988(3) nm and Z= 1. Damiaoite occurs as single globules or was exsolved from yixunite. Opaque with metallic lustre; bright white colour with black streak; HM = 5.3; VHN50 = 485 kg/mm2 (434-529 kg/mm2); insoluble in HC1, HNO3, HF or H3PO4; cleavage: no; magnetism: no. Density: hard to measure because of small grain size. Calculated density = 10.95 g/ cm3. Reflective colour is bright white with a yellowish tint. Isotropic. The mean analytical results (ranges) (%) are Pt 45.6 (45.4-46.0), In 53.5 (52.4-53.9), total 99.1. The empirical formula (based on 3 atoms) is Pt0.002 In1.998. The six strongest lines of X-ray diffraction (hkl.d,I) are 220,2.25 (100); 311,1.92 (60); 400,1.59 (60); 422,1.299 (80); 440,1.125 (60); 620,1.006 (70). Space group: Fm3m with a = 0.6364 (3) nm and Z = 4.

A New Sound Alloy for High Grade Wind Instruments

A new sound alloy, abbreviated to S, has been developed by the General Research Institutefor Non-ferrous Metals, Beijing. The alloy is very suitable for making trumpets, trombones, tenorhorns, saxaphones and other kinds of wind instruments. Beijing Wind Instrument Factory, which is the largest one in China, has used Salloy formanufacturing 5200 type trompets, the sound performance of which has been examined with fre-quency analysis and experimented by famous musical experts. The results show that the 5200 typetrumpets made of Salloy have excellent quality, accurate intonation and ease of response at

A Study of Making Iron Aluminide Alloy Powders with New Rotating Electrode Technology

A new process was used for producing FeAl alloy pow de rs with double consumable rotating electrodes and the powders made in this appar atus were analyzed. In this new technology, tungsten rod serves as a cathode ele ctrode, while the alloy rod as an anode electrode. The conventional rotating ele ctrode process must have an anode with pre-melting alloys; however, in this new process, using pure iron as cathode electrode and pure aluminum as anode electr ode can eliminate the step of pre-melting. The effects of process variables, which include electrode rotational speed, a nd electrode diameter of the mean particle diameter were determined. Results showed that both the rotational speed and diameter of electrodes would a ffect the mean diameter of particles. There are three kinds of powders with diff erent composition produced in this study and the possible mechanisms are discuss ed. The process parameters and volume mean diameter of the powders have been cor related to find an experimental equation. The results show that when the rotational speed and the diameter of the anode el ectrode are increased, the powders size will decrease. However, the powders size will increase with cathode electrode.

Effect of duplex aging on microstructure and mechanical properties of near-βtitanium alloy processed by isothermal multidirectional forging

The effects of sub-transus(α+β)annealing treatment(ST),followed by single aging(SA)or duplex aging(DA)on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of near-βTi-4Al-1Sn-2Zr-5Mo-8V-2.5Cr(mass fraction,%)alloy were investigated using optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,and transmission electron microscopy.The results show that the finer secondaryαphase precipitates in the alloy after DA than SA(e.g.,149 nm for SA and 69 nm for DA,both after ST at 720℃).The main reason is that the pre-aging step(300℃)in the DA process leads to the formation of intermediateωphase nanoparticles,which assist in the nucleation of the acicular secondaryαphase precipitates.In addition,the strength of the alloy after DA is higher than that of SA at the specific ST temperature.A good combination is achieved in the alloy subjected to ST at 750℃,followed by DA(UTS:1450 MPa,EL:3.87%),which is due to the precipitation of nanoscale secondaryαphase by DA.In conclusion,DA is a feasible process for this new near-βtitanium alloy.

Anodic Layer of Pb-Ca-Sn-Ce Alloy for Maintenance-Free Lead/Acid Batteries

The anodic films of novel Pb-Ca-Sn-Ce alloy, traditional Pb-Ca-Sn and Pb-Sb alloys formed in sulfuric solution at anodic +0.9 V potential corrosion for 6 h were investigated by means of XPS, XRD methods and AC impedance measurement. The results show that the growth of Pb(Ⅱ) oxide on the new Pb-Ca-Sn-Ce alloy surface is inhibited. The AC impedance measurement shows that resistance of the corrosion layer of novel Pb-Ca-Sn-Ce alloy decreases. It is found that the novel Pb-Ca-Sn-Ce alloy can encourage the development of PbO2 in the scale, and enhance the conductivity of the anodic scale. Hence the deep recycling properties of the battery can be expected better.

Forging-microstructure-tensile properties correlation in a new nearβhigh-strength titanium alloy

Microstructures and tensile properties of a newβhigh-strength titanium alloy Ti-5321(Ti-5 Al-3 Mo-3 V-2 Zr-2 Cr-1 Nb-1 Fe)were investigated in this study.Four microstructures,including equiaxed microstructure(EM),bimodal microstructure(BM),basket-weave microstructure(WM)and lamellar microstructure(LM),were tailored by changing the forging process,and the influences of different microstructures on tensile properties were also analyzed.The results indicated that Ti-5321 exhibits a better combination of strength and ductility,compared to Ti-5553,Ti-1023,BT22 and Ti15-3.The ultimate tensile strength,total elongation and reduction in area could be achieved in a range of 1200-1300 MPa,10%-15%and40%-60%,respectively.The influences of variant selection on the tensile properties in Ti-5321 alloy were also analyzed.Afterβforging and solution treatment,αphase maintained strictly Burgers orientation relation with adjacentβphase.Morphological features of the fractography in BM and LM were also explored to further explain the tensile properties and the fracture mode of Ti-5321 alloy.

A new ordered phase forming during ageing in Cu-Ti alloys

AGE-hardened Cu-Ti has been an important alloy of investigation in the field of continuousphase transformation due to its complicated transformation processes which involve short rangeordering (SRO), spinodal decomposition (SD), long range ordering (LRO), etc. So far, ithas been a controversial topic whether each process exists, and in what sequence they pro-ceed.

High-temperature deformation behaviors of Ti-2Al-9.2Mo-2Fe alloy with boron

Hot deformation behaviors of Ti-2Al-9.2Mo-2Fe alloy with boron were investigated in a hot compression test at temperatures ranging from 850 to 1000℃and strain rates ranging from 0.01 to 10.00 s^(-1).With strain rate decreasing and deformation temperature increasing,dynamic recrystallization(DRX)was promoted in both alloys.The nucleation mechanism of DRX involved grain boundary bulging and subgrain rotation.In case of deformation at low temperatures and high strain rates,the boronfree alloy only showed dynamic recovery(DRV)phenomenon.However,due to the particle-stimulated nucleation mechanism of recrystallization by TiB particles,the boron-containing alloy shows DRX at that condition.These DRX grain nuclei are formed by lattice rotation and subgrain growth from deformation zone in the initial grains,which are close to those of TiB particle.Moreover,the flow stress of the boron-containing alloy is lower than that of the boron-free alloy due to the grain refinement during hot deformation process.