Elevated-temperature mechanical properties and thermal stability of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag heat-resistant alloy

The elevated-temperature mechanical properties and thermal stability of Al-Cu-Mg-Ag heat-resistant alloy were studied by tensile test, transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM), respectively. The results show that with the increase of Ag content, the tensile strength and yield strength increase, which is attributed to the increase of the precipitations number and the decrease of the size. The same conclusions are drawn in the study of increasing Mg content. The alloy possesses excellent thermal stability. At 100-150 °C, the strength of the under-aged alloy increases at the initial stage, and after reaching the peak strength, it remains the same. The secondary precipitation of the under-aged alloy occurs in the process of exposure at 150℃, and it distributes diffusely after thermal exposed for 20 h. Then, the tensile strength decreases gradually with increasing the thermal exposure time at 200-250 °C. The strength of the peak-aged alloy decreases gradually, and the precipitation grows up, but the number decreases gradually with prolonging the exposure time at 100-250 °C. The strength of two kinds of alloys decreases with elevating of exposure temperature.

Influence of the instability of angular velocity of the rotating carrier itself on the stability of silicon micromachined gyroscope

In order to find out the influence of the instability of angular velocity of the rotating carrier itself on the stability of silicon micromachined gyroscope, the digital models for relative error of the high and low damping gyroscope's output signal are given respectively, based on the motion equations of the silicon micromachined gyroscope. Theory proves that the output signal error of the silicon micromachined sensor is mainly caused by the instability of damping factor and the angular velocity of the rotating carrier itself. The experiment result indicates that the error of proportionality coefficient of output voltage which is caused by the instability of the angular velocity of the rotating carrier itself reaches to 4.1 %. Theoretical demonstration and experimental verification show that the instability of angular velocity of the rotating carrier itself has an important effect on the stability of low damping silicon micromachined gyroscope.

Modulating composite polymer electrolyte by lithium closo-borohydride achieves highly stable solid-state battery at 25℃

Rational composite design is highly important for the development of high-performance composite polymer electrolytes(CPEs)for solid-state lithium(Li)metal batteries.In this work,Li closo-borohydride,Li_(2)B_(12)H_(12),is introduced to poly(vinylidene fluoride)-Li-bis-(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)imide(PVDF-LiTFSI)with a bound N-methyl pyrrolidone plasticizer to form a novel CPE.This CPE shows superb Li^(+)conduction properties,as evidenced by its conductivity of 1.43×10^(-4) S cm^(-1) and Li^(+)transference number of 0.34 at 25℃.Density functional theory calculations reveal that Li_(2)B_(12)H_(12),which features electron-deficient multicenter bonds,can facilitate the dissociation of LiTFSI and enhance the immobilization of TFSI to improve the Li^(+)conduction properties of the CPE.Moreover,the fabricated CPE exhibits excellent electrochemical,thermal,and mechanical stability.The addition of Li_(2)B_(12)H_(12) can help form a protective layer at the anode/electrolyte interface,thereby preventing unwanted reactions.The above benefits of the fabricated CPE contribute to the high compatibility of the electrode.Symmetric Li cells can be stably cycled at 0.2mA cm^(-2) for over 1200 h,and Li||LiFePO_(4) cells can deliver a reversible specific capacity of 140mAh g^(-1) after 200 cycles at 1C at 25℃ with a capacity retention of 98%.