The pozzolanic activity of coal gangue, which is calcining at 500 to 1 000 ℃, differs distinctly. The simplex-centroid design with upper and lower bounds of component proportion is adopted to study the compressive st...The pozzolanic activity of coal gangue, which is calcining at 500 to 1 000 ℃, differs distinctly. The simplex-centroid design with upper and lower bounds of component proportion is adopted to study the compressive strength of mortars made with ternary blends of cement, activated coal gangue and fly ash. Based on the results of a minimum of seven design points, three special cubic polynomial models are used to establish the strength predicating equations at different ages for mortars. Five experimental checkpoints were also designed to verify the precision of the equations. The most frequent errors of the predicted values are within 3%. A simple and practical way is provided for determining the optimal proportion of two admixtures when they are used in concrete.展开更多
Designing high entropy alloys(HEAs) with high strength and excellent ductility has attracted extensive scientific interest. In the present work, the CALPHAD(calculation of phase diagrams) method was applied to guide t...Designing high entropy alloys(HEAs) with high strength and excellent ductility has attracted extensive scientific interest. In the present work, the CALPHAD(calculation of phase diagrams) method was applied to guide the design of an(FeCoNi)92Al2.5Ti5.5 HEA strengthened by precipitation hardening. The grain size as well as the size and volume fraction of the precipitates was tailored via a thermomechanical process to optimize the mechanical properties.The uniformly dispersed nano-precipitates are Ni3(Al,Ti)-type precipitates with an L12 ordered structure presenting a fully coherent interface with the face-centered cubic(FCC) matrix.The yield strength of the alloy increases from 338.3 to1355.9 MPa and the ultimate tensile strength increases from 759.3 to 1488.1 MPa, while the elongation maintains a reasonable value of 8.1%. The striking enhancement of strength is mainly caused by the precipitate’s hardening mechanism,which is evaluated quantitatively by various analytical models.The deformation-induced microbands and the coherent precipitates sheared by dislocations are the deformation and strengthening mechanisms contributing to the superior combination of ductility and strength in the present HEA.This investigation demonstrates that the CALPHAD method is beneficial to the design and optimization of HEAs.展开更多
A frontier topic in nanotechnology is the realization of multifunctional nanoparticles （NPs） via the appropriate combination of different elements of the periodic table. The coexistence of Fe and Ag in the same nano...A frontier topic in nanotechnology is the realization of multifunctional nanoparticles （NPs） via the appropriate combination of different elements of the periodic table. The coexistence of Fe and Ag in the same nanostructure, for instance, is interesting for nanophotonics, nanomedicine, and catalysis. However, alloying of Fe and Ag is inhibited for thermodynamic reasons. Here, we describe the synthesis of Fe-doped Ag NPs via laser ablation in liquid solution, bypassing thermodynamics constraints. These NPs have an innovative structure consisting of a scaffold of face-centered cubic metal Ag alternating with disordered Ag-Fe alloy domains, all arranged in a truffle-like morphology. The Fe-Ag NPs exhibit the plasmonic properties of Ag and the magnetic response of Fe-containing phases, and the surface of the Fe-Ag NPs can be functionalized in one step with thiolated molecules. Taking advantage of the multiple properties of Fe-Ag NPs, the magnetophoretic amplification of plasmonic properties is demonstrated with proof-of-concept surface-enhanced Raman scattering and photothermal heating experiments. The synthetic approach is of general applicability and virtually permits the preparation of a large variety of multi-element NPs in one step.展开更多
基金The National Basic Research Program of China (973Program)(No2000CB610703)
文摘The pozzolanic activity of coal gangue, which is calcining at 500 to 1 000 ℃, differs distinctly. The simplex-centroid design with upper and lower bounds of component proportion is adopted to study the compressive strength of mortars made with ternary blends of cement, activated coal gangue and fly ash. Based on the results of a minimum of seven design points, three special cubic polynomial models are used to establish the strength predicating equations at different ages for mortars. Five experimental checkpoints were also designed to verify the precision of the equations. The most frequent errors of the predicted values are within 3%. A simple and practical way is provided for determining the optimal proportion of two admixtures when they are used in concrete.
基金supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University (2019zzts052)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51828102)
文摘Designing high entropy alloys(HEAs) with high strength and excellent ductility has attracted extensive scientific interest. In the present work, the CALPHAD(calculation of phase diagrams) method was applied to guide the design of an(FeCoNi)92Al2.5Ti5.5 HEA strengthened by precipitation hardening. The grain size as well as the size and volume fraction of the precipitates was tailored via a thermomechanical process to optimize the mechanical properties.The uniformly dispersed nano-precipitates are Ni3(Al,Ti)-type precipitates with an L12 ordered structure presenting a fully coherent interface with the face-centered cubic(FCC) matrix.The yield strength of the alloy increases from 338.3 to1355.9 MPa and the ultimate tensile strength increases from 759.3 to 1488.1 MPa, while the elongation maintains a reasonable value of 8.1%. The striking enhancement of strength is mainly caused by the precipitate’s hardening mechanism,which is evaluated quantitatively by various analytical models.The deformation-induced microbands and the coherent precipitates sheared by dislocations are the deformation and strengthening mechanisms contributing to the superior combination of ductility and strength in the present HEA.This investigation demonstrates that the CALPHAD method is beneficial to the design and optimization of HEAs.
文摘A frontier topic in nanotechnology is the realization of multifunctional nanoparticles （NPs） via the appropriate combination of different elements of the periodic table. The coexistence of Fe and Ag in the same nanostructure, for instance, is interesting for nanophotonics, nanomedicine, and catalysis. However, alloying of Fe and Ag is inhibited for thermodynamic reasons. Here, we describe the synthesis of Fe-doped Ag NPs via laser ablation in liquid solution, bypassing thermodynamics constraints. These NPs have an innovative structure consisting of a scaffold of face-centered cubic metal Ag alternating with disordered Ag-Fe alloy domains, all arranged in a truffle-like morphology. The Fe-Ag NPs exhibit the plasmonic properties of Ag and the magnetic response of Fe-containing phases, and the surface of the Fe-Ag NPs can be functionalized in one step with thiolated molecules. Taking advantage of the multiple properties of Fe-Ag NPs, the magnetophoretic amplification of plasmonic properties is demonstrated with proof-of-concept surface-enhanced Raman scattering and photothermal heating experiments. The synthetic approach is of general applicability and virtually permits the preparation of a large variety of multi-element NPs in one step.
