Titanium-matrix composites have important and wide applications in the transport and aerospace industries. The current research was focused on powder metallurgy processing of in-situ reinforced titanium-matrix composi...Titanium-matrix composites have important and wide applications in the transport and aerospace industries. The current research was focused on powder metallurgy processing of in-situ reinforced titanium-matrix composite with Ti B whiskers. The Ti-6Al-4V alloy and B4 C additive powders were used as raw materials. Two different consolidation techniques, namely press-and-sintering and spark plasma sintering, were selected. It was observed that in-situ Ti B whiskers were formed during sintering in both methods. The changes in size, aspect ratio and distribution of in-situ whiskers in different composite samples were monitored. The effect of spark plasma sintering temperature on the synthesis of in-situ whiskers was also investigated. Based on the microstructural observations（optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy） and the energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis, it was concluded that increasing the spark plasma sintering temperature from 900 to 1100 °C would lead to the complete formation of in-situ Ti B whiskers and reduced porosity content.展开更多
The surface properties of intrinsic and activated attapulgite were studied using potentiometric titration. The sorption mechanisms of Th（IV） on intrinsic and activated attapulgite were investigated by employing surf...The surface properties of intrinsic and activated attapulgite were studied using potentiometric titration. The sorption mechanisms of Th（IV） on intrinsic and activated attapulgite were investigated by employing surface complexation model and FITEQL 3.2 code. The results indicated that the sorption sites of intrinsic attapulgite involved in the sorption process were main ion exchange site （ ≡ XNa/K）, strong site （≡ SsOH） and weak site （ ≡ SwOH）, while only strong site （ ≡SSOH） and weak site （≡SwOH） were predominant for activated attapulgite. At pH 〈 2.5, the species of Th（IV） was main Th4＋ in aqueous solution; then the hydrolysis species of Th（IV） （i.e., Th（OH）22＋, Th（OH）3＋ and Yh（OH）40） gradually formed as pH increasing. For the sorption of Th（IV） on intrinsic attapulgite, both ion exchange species （ ≡ X2Th） and inner-sphere surface complexes （ ≡ SsOTh） were dominant, while only inner-sphere surface complexes （i.e., ≡SSOThOH and ≡ SWOTh） were observed for Th（IV） sorption to activated attapulgite. In the presence of humic acid （HA）, the sorption of Th（IV） on activated attapulgite was obviously enhanced; and both ≡ SsOH-HA-Th and≡ SSOTh were the predominant speciation. It was also interesting to find that the addition of HA obviously provoked the desorption behavior of Th（IV）.展开更多
In this study, the Pb/U fractionation between zircon and uraninite during femtosecond Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry （fs-LA-ICP-MS） analysis was studied in detail. The results show signi...In this study, the Pb/U fractionation between zircon and uraninite during femtosecond Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry （fs-LA-ICP-MS） analysis was studied in detail. The results show significant Pb/U fractionation between zircon and uraninite during fs-LA-ICP-MS analysis that when calibrated against the zircon standard M257, the obtained U-Pb age of the Chinese national uraninite standard GBW04420 is 17% older than the recommended value. Thus, the accurate in-situ U-Pb dating of uraninite by LA-ICP-MS requires matrix-matched external standards for calibration. Uraninite in thin sections of two U-mineralized leucogranite from the Gaudeanmus in Namibia was analyzed by a fs-LA-ICP-MS equipped with a Signal Smooth Device （SSD）, using laser spot and frequency of 10 μm and 1 Hz, respectively. When calibrated using GBW04420 as the external standard, two samples give weighted mean 2066pb/238U ages of 504±3 Ma （2σ, n=21） and 503±3 Ma （2σ, n=22）, and only one of two samples yields a concordia U-Pb age of 507±1 Ma （2or, n=21）. These results are consistent with ID-TIMS U-Pb ages of 509±1 and 508±12 Ma and are also indistinguishable from zircon U-Pb upper intercept ages of 506±33 Ma （2σ, n=29） and 501±51 Ma （2σ, n=29）. The present study shows that in-situ U-Pb dating of uraninite can deliver more reliable formation ages of the deposit than dating coeval high-U zircon because the latter commonly suffer significant Pb loss after formation. Our results confirm that GBW04420 is an ideal matrix matching standard for in-situ U-Pb dating of uraninite.展开更多
文摘Titanium-matrix composites have important and wide applications in the transport and aerospace industries. The current research was focused on powder metallurgy processing of in-situ reinforced titanium-matrix composite with Ti B whiskers. The Ti-6Al-4V alloy and B4 C additive powders were used as raw materials. Two different consolidation techniques, namely press-and-sintering and spark plasma sintering, were selected. It was observed that in-situ Ti B whiskers were formed during sintering in both methods. The changes in size, aspect ratio and distribution of in-situ whiskers in different composite samples were monitored. The effect of spark plasma sintering temperature on the synthesis of in-situ whiskers was also investigated. Based on the microstructural observations（optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy） and the energy dispersive spectroscopy analysis, it was concluded that increasing the spark plasma sintering temperature from 900 to 1100 °C would lead to the complete formation of in-situ Ti B whiskers and reduced porosity content.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20871062, J1030932)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (lzujbky-2010-215)the National Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Foundation of Ministry of Education (20090137S)
文摘The surface properties of intrinsic and activated attapulgite were studied using potentiometric titration. The sorption mechanisms of Th（IV） on intrinsic and activated attapulgite were investigated by employing surface complexation model and FITEQL 3.2 code. The results indicated that the sorption sites of intrinsic attapulgite involved in the sorption process were main ion exchange site （ ≡ XNa/K）, strong site （≡ SsOH） and weak site （ ≡ SwOH）, while only strong site （ ≡SSOH） and weak site （≡SwOH） were predominant for activated attapulgite. At pH 〈 2.5, the species of Th（IV） was main Th4＋ in aqueous solution; then the hydrolysis species of Th（IV） （i.e., Th（OH）22＋, Th（OH）3＋ and Yh（OH）40） gradually formed as pH increasing. For the sorption of Th（IV） on intrinsic attapulgite, both ion exchange species （ ≡ X2Th） and inner-sphere surface complexes （ ≡ SsOTh） were dominant, while only inner-sphere surface complexes （i.e., ≡SSOThOH and ≡ SWOTh） were observed for Th（IV） sorption to activated attapulgite. In the presence of humic acid （HA）, the sorption of Th（IV） on activated attapulgite was obviously enhanced; and both ≡ SsOH-HA-Th and≡ SSOTh were the predominant speciation. It was also interesting to find that the addition of HA obviously provoked the desorption behavior of Th（IV）.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.41203027 and 41473031)the State Administration of Foreign Expert Affairs of China(Grant No.B07039)the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Colleges,China University of Geosciences(Wuhan)(Grant No.CUGL140403)
文摘In this study, the Pb/U fractionation between zircon and uraninite during femtosecond Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry （fs-LA-ICP-MS） analysis was studied in detail. The results show significant Pb/U fractionation between zircon and uraninite during fs-LA-ICP-MS analysis that when calibrated against the zircon standard M257, the obtained U-Pb age of the Chinese national uraninite standard GBW04420 is 17% older than the recommended value. Thus, the accurate in-situ U-Pb dating of uraninite by LA-ICP-MS requires matrix-matched external standards for calibration. Uraninite in thin sections of two U-mineralized leucogranite from the Gaudeanmus in Namibia was analyzed by a fs-LA-ICP-MS equipped with a Signal Smooth Device （SSD）, using laser spot and frequency of 10 μm and 1 Hz, respectively. When calibrated using GBW04420 as the external standard, two samples give weighted mean 2066pb/238U ages of 504±3 Ma （2σ, n=21） and 503±3 Ma （2σ, n=22）, and only one of two samples yields a concordia U-Pb age of 507±1 Ma （2or, n=21）. These results are consistent with ID-TIMS U-Pb ages of 509±1 and 508±12 Ma and are also indistinguishable from zircon U-Pb upper intercept ages of 506±33 Ma （2σ, n=29） and 501±51 Ma （2σ, n=29）. The present study shows that in-situ U-Pb dating of uraninite can deliver more reliable formation ages of the deposit than dating coeval high-U zircon because the latter commonly suffer significant Pb loss after formation. Our results confirm that GBW04420 is an ideal matrix matching standard for in-situ U-Pb dating of uraninite.
