The microstructure and mechanical properties of alloy 617 B in the process of 5000 h aging at 750 °C were systematically investigated by means of SEM, TEM and mechanical analysis. M23C6 particles were dispersed i...The microstructure and mechanical properties of alloy 617 B in the process of 5000 h aging at 750 °C were systematically investigated by means of SEM, TEM and mechanical analysis. M23C6 particles were dispersed inside grains and distributed discontinuously along grain boundaries and γ′ phases were situated at intragranular sites in the process of aging. The size of precipitates increased with increasing aging time. Inter- and intra-granular carbide and γ′ phase particles inside grains resulted in the precipitation strengthening of this aged alloy, enhancing the strength and hardness. The aged alloy possessed good stabilities of hardness and strength during aging. An obvious decrease of the toughness of this aged alloy was due to γ′ phase particles limiting plastic deformation to the area nearby grain boundaries, resulting in the occurrence of crack along grain boundaries. Additionally, the intergranular cracks apparently led to a decrease in the toughness for this aged alloy due to carbide particles at grain boundaries. The toughness of this aged alloy was fairly stable possibly due to the unchanged distribution of the precipitates during aging.展开更多
The effect of aging on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ80 and ZK60 wrought magnesium alloys was studied with optical microscope and mechanical testers. The results demonstrate that both the tensile s...The effect of aging on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ80 and ZK60 wrought magnesium alloys was studied with optical microscope and mechanical testers. The results demonstrate that both the tensile strength and elongation of AZ80 alloy increase firstly and then decrease as the aging temperature rises, the peak values appear when the aging temperature is 170 ℃ The hardness of ZK60 alloy increases firstly and then decreases as the aging temperature rises, and the hardness reaches its peak value at 170 ℃. However, the toughness of the alloy is just the opposite. Moreover, ZK60 alloy has good performances in both impact toughness and other mechanical properties at the aging temperature from 140 ℃ to 200 ℃.展开更多
Influence of dual retrogression and re-aging(dual-RRA) temper on microstructure,strength and exfoliation corrosion(EC) behavior of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy was investigated by hardness measurements,tensile properties tes...Influence of dual retrogression and re-aging(dual-RRA) temper on microstructure,strength and exfoliation corrosion(EC) behavior of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy was investigated by hardness measurements,tensile properties tests,exfoliation corrosion tests,transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) observation combined energy dispersive X-ray detector(EDX) analysis.Dual-RRA temper maintains the matrix precipitates(MPs) similar to RRA temper,meanwhile obtains coarser and sparser grain boundary precipitates(GBPs) as well as higher Cu and lower Zn content compared with T76 temper.Therefore,dual-RRA temper not only keeps strength equivalent to the RRA temper but also obtains higher EC resistance than T76 temper.展开更多
Cu-0.81Cr-0.12Zr-0.05La-0.05Y(mass fraction) alloy was successively subjected to hot rolling, solid solution treatment, cold rolling and aging treatments. Its microstructure, microhardness and electrical conductivity ...Cu-0.81Cr-0.12Zr-0.05La-0.05Y(mass fraction) alloy was successively subjected to hot rolling, solid solution treatment, cold rolling and aging treatments. Its microstructure, microhardness and electrical conductivity at different states were systematically investigated. The as-cast microstructure consists of three phases: Cu matrix, Cr and Cu5 Zr. Zr is completely dissolved into the matrix while partial Cr remains after the solid solution treatment. Aging of the cold-rolled sample makes nanocrystals of Cr and Cu5 Zr precipitate from the matrix, and the microhardness and electrical conductivity rise. A combination of high microhardness(HV 186) and high conductivity(81% IACS) can be obtained by aging the sample at 773 K for 60 min. As the aging temperature increases, the orientation degree of the Cu crystals gradually decreases to zero, but the microstrain in them cannot be eliminated completely owing to the presence of precipitates and dislocations. The Cr precipitates exhibit the N-W orientation relationship with the matrix when the coherence strengthening mechanism plays a main role.展开更多
The ultra high strength SiC particles (SiCp) reinforced Al-10%Zn-3.6%Mg-1.8%Cu-0.36%Zr-0.15% Ni composite was prepared by spray co-deposition. Microstructures of the extruded and different heat-treated bars were ana...The ultra high strength SiC particles (SiCp) reinforced Al-10%Zn-3.6%Mg-1.8%Cu-0.36%Zr-0.15% Ni composite was prepared by spray co-deposition. Microstructures of the extruded and different heat-treated bars were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS). Grain size of the composites prepared by two-stage solution is smaller than that by single-stage solution. After single-stage solution aging treatment, fine precipitates of both η and AlZnMgCu-rich phase can be found both intragranularly and intergranularly. While after the two-stage solution, an amorphous Si-Cu-Al-O (5 nm) layer appears at the interface. The addition of Ni and Zr modified the influence of the two-stage solution and inhibited the growth of the 7090/SiCp composite grain size. Heat treatments can significantly improve the fracture toughness of the composite. The fracture toughness first decreases then increases with the elongation of the aging time.展开更多
The microstructure, age hardening behavior and mechanical properties of an Mg-8.5Gd-2.3Y-1.8Ag-0.4Zr alloy prepared by casting and hot extrusion techniques were investigated. The solution-treated (T4 temper) alloys ...The microstructure, age hardening behavior and mechanical properties of an Mg-8.5Gd-2.3Y-1.8Ag-0.4Zr alloy prepared by casting and hot extrusion techniques were investigated. The solution-treated (T4 temper) alloys were extruded at 400, 450 and 500 °C with an extrusion ratio of 10:1, respectively. Optimized mechanical properties were obtained by extrusion at 400 °C followed by T5 treatment under the combined effects of grain refinement and precipitation strengthening. The alloy exhibits a grain size of about 5.0 μm, initial and peak microhardness of HV 109 and HV 129, respectively. The tensile yield strength, ultimate tensile strength and elongation at room temperature are 391 MPa, 430 MPa and 5.2%, respectively.展开更多
An adaptive human tracking method across spatially separated surveillance cameras with non-overlapping fields of views (FOVs) is proposed. The method relies on the two cues of the human appearance model and spatio-t...An adaptive human tracking method across spatially separated surveillance cameras with non-overlapping fields of views (FOVs) is proposed. The method relies on the two cues of the human appearance model and spatio-temporal information between cameras. For the human appearance model, an HSV color histogram is extracted from different human body parts (head, torso, and legs), then a weighted algorithm is used to compute the similarity distance of two people. Finally, a similarity sorting algorithm with two thresholds is exploited to find the correspondence. The spatio- temporal information is established in the learning phase and is updated incrementally according to the latest correspondence. The experimental results prove that the proposed human tracking method is effective without requiring camera calibration and it becomes more accurate over time as new observations are accumulated.展开更多
A series of tests were carried microstructures of 2124 aluminum alloy in increase of aging time, temperature and low-to-peak-to-low manner. No significant out to investigate the effects of process parameters on mechan...A series of tests were carried microstructures of 2124 aluminum alloy in increase of aging time, temperature and low-to-peak-to-low manner. No significant out to investigate the effects of process parameters on mechanical properties and creep aging process. The results show that creep strain and creep rate increase with the applied stress. The hardness of specimen varies with aging time and stress in a effect of temperature on hardness of material is seen in the range of 185-195 ℃. The optimum mechanical properties are obtained at the conditions of (200 MPa, 185 ℃, 8 h) as the result of the coexistence of strengthening S" and S' phases in the matrix by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). TEM observation shows that applied stress promotes the formation and growth of precioitates and no obvious stress orientation effect is observed in the matrix.展开更多
Cement-based composite grouting materials were used to construct grouting cutoff wall for heavy metal contaminated soil in non-ferrous metal mining areas. Cement, fly ash, and slag as principal ingredients were mixed ...Cement-based composite grouting materials were used to construct grouting cutoff wall for heavy metal contaminated soil in non-ferrous metal mining areas. Cement, fly ash, and slag as principal ingredients were mixed with water glass in different ways to produce three composite grouting materials. In order to investigate the effect of water glass mixing ratio, Baume degree, fly ash and slag contents on the mechanical properties of the composite grouting materials, particularly their gel time and compressive strength, the beaker-to-beaker method of gel time test and unconfined compressive strength test were conducted. In addition, the phase composition and microstructure of the composite grouting materials were analyzed by the X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscope(SEM) techniques. The test results show that their gel time increases when water glass mixing ratio and Baume degree increase. The gel time increases dramatically when fly ash is added, but decreases slightly if fly ash is partly replaced by slag. When the mixing ratio of water glass is below 20%, their compressive strength increases with the increases of the ratio; when the ratio is above 20%, it significantly decreases. The compressive strength also tends to increase as Baume degree increases, and improves if fly ash and slag are added.展开更多
With deep mining of coal mines, prospecting multilayer water-filled goaf has become a new content that results from geophysical exploration in coalfields. The central loop transient electromagnetic (TEM) method is f...With deep mining of coal mines, prospecting multilayer water-filled goaf has become a new content that results from geophysical exploration in coalfields. The central loop transient electromagnetic (TEM) method is favorable for prospecting conductive layers because of the coupling relationship between its field structure and formation. However, the shielding effect of conductive overburden would not only require a longer observation time when prospecting the same depth but also weaken the anomalous response of underlying layers. Through direct time domain numerical simulation and horizontal layered earth forward modeling, this paper estimates the length of observation time required to prospect the target, and the distinguishable criterion of multilayer water-filled goal is presented with observation error according to the effect of noise on observation data. The observed emf curves from Dazigou Coal Mine, Shanxi Province can distinguish multilayer water-filled goaf. In quantitative inversion interpretation of observed curves, using electric logging data as initial parameters restrains the equivalence caused by coal formation thin layers. The deduced three-layer and two-layer water-filled goals are confirmed by the drilling hole. The result suggests that when observation time is long enough and with the anomalous situation of underlying layers being greater than the observation error, the use of the central loop TEM method to orosoect a multilaver water-filled goaf is feasible.展开更多
Robust fault diagnosis problems based on adaptive observer technique are studied for a class of time delayed nonlinear system with external disturbance. Adaptive fault updating laws were designed to estimate the fault...Robust fault diagnosis problems based on adaptive observer technique are studied for a class of time delayed nonlinear system with external disturbance. Adaptive fault updating laws were designed to estimate the fault and to guarantee the stability of the diagnosis system. The effects of adjusting parameters in adaptive fault updating laws on the fault estimation accuracy were analyzed. For a designed fault diagnosis system,the super bounds of the state estimation error and fault estimation error of the adaptive observer were discussed,which further showed how the parameters in the adaptive fault updating laws influenced the fault estimation accuracy. Simulation example demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed methods and the analysis results.展开更多
基金Project(2012AA050501)supported by the National High-tech Research and Development Program of ChinaProject(NY20110102)supported by the National Energy Applied Technology and Engineering Demonstration Program,China+1 种基金Project(2012CB724401)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(003)supported by CSEE Youth Science & Technology Innovation,China
文摘The microstructure and mechanical properties of alloy 617 B in the process of 5000 h aging at 750 °C were systematically investigated by means of SEM, TEM and mechanical analysis. M23C6 particles were dispersed inside grains and distributed discontinuously along grain boundaries and γ′ phases were situated at intragranular sites in the process of aging. The size of precipitates increased with increasing aging time. Inter- and intra-granular carbide and γ′ phase particles inside grains resulted in the precipitation strengthening of this aged alloy, enhancing the strength and hardness. The aged alloy possessed good stabilities of hardness and strength during aging. An obvious decrease of the toughness of this aged alloy was due to γ′ phase particles limiting plastic deformation to the area nearby grain boundaries, resulting in the occurrence of crack along grain boundaries. Additionally, the intergranular cracks apparently led to a decrease in the toughness for this aged alloy due to carbide particles at grain boundaries. The toughness of this aged alloy was fairly stable possibly due to the unchanged distribution of the precipitates during aging.
基金Projects(50735005,50605059)supported by the National Natural Foundation of ChinaProject(2007021026)supported by the Shanxi Provincial Science Foundation for Youths, ChinaProject(20081027)supported by the Development for Science and Technology in Higher Educational Institutes, China
文摘The effect of aging on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ80 and ZK60 wrought magnesium alloys was studied with optical microscope and mechanical testers. The results demonstrate that both the tensile strength and elongation of AZ80 alloy increase firstly and then decrease as the aging temperature rises, the peak values appear when the aging temperature is 170 ℃ The hardness of ZK60 alloy increases firstly and then decreases as the aging temperature rises, and the hardness reaches its peak value at 170 ℃. However, the toughness of the alloy is just the opposite. Moreover, ZK60 alloy has good performances in both impact toughness and other mechanical properties at the aging temperature from 140 ℃ to 200 ℃.
基金Projects (2010CB731701,2012CB619502) supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject (50721003) supported by the Creative Research Group of National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Influence of dual retrogression and re-aging(dual-RRA) temper on microstructure,strength and exfoliation corrosion(EC) behavior of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy was investigated by hardness measurements,tensile properties tests,exfoliation corrosion tests,transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) observation combined energy dispersive X-ray detector(EDX) analysis.Dual-RRA temper maintains the matrix precipitates(MPs) similar to RRA temper,meanwhile obtains coarser and sparser grain boundary precipitates(GBPs) as well as higher Cu and lower Zn content compared with T76 temper.Therefore,dual-RRA temper not only keeps strength equivalent to the RRA temper but also obtains higher EC resistance than T76 temper.
基金Project(51227001)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2011CB610405)supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
文摘Cu-0.81Cr-0.12Zr-0.05La-0.05Y(mass fraction) alloy was successively subjected to hot rolling, solid solution treatment, cold rolling and aging treatments. Its microstructure, microhardness and electrical conductivity at different states were systematically investigated. The as-cast microstructure consists of three phases: Cu matrix, Cr and Cu5 Zr. Zr is completely dissolved into the matrix while partial Cr remains after the solid solution treatment. Aging of the cold-rolled sample makes nanocrystals of Cr and Cu5 Zr precipitate from the matrix, and the microhardness and electrical conductivity rise. A combination of high microhardness(HV 186) and high conductivity(81% IACS) can be obtained by aging the sample at 773 K for 60 min. As the aging temperature increases, the orientation degree of the Cu crystals gradually decreases to zero, but the microstrain in them cannot be eliminated completely owing to the presence of precipitates and dislocations. The Cr precipitates exhibit the N-W orientation relationship with the matrix when the coherence strengthening mechanism plays a main role.
基金Project (02Gky2004) supported by Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department, China
文摘The ultra high strength SiC particles (SiCp) reinforced Al-10%Zn-3.6%Mg-1.8%Cu-0.36%Zr-0.15% Ni composite was prepared by spray co-deposition. Microstructures of the extruded and different heat-treated bars were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS). Grain size of the composites prepared by two-stage solution is smaller than that by single-stage solution. After single-stage solution aging treatment, fine precipitates of both η and AlZnMgCu-rich phase can be found both intragranularly and intergranularly. While after the two-stage solution, an amorphous Si-Cu-Al-O (5 nm) layer appears at the interface. The addition of Ni and Zr modified the influence of the two-stage solution and inhibited the growth of the 7090/SiCp composite grain size. Heat treatments can significantly improve the fracture toughness of the composite. The fracture toughness first decreases then increases with the elongation of the aging time.
基金Projects (50674067, 51074106) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (2009AA033501) supported by the High-Tech Research and Development Program of ChinaProject (09JC1408200) supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, China
文摘The microstructure, age hardening behavior and mechanical properties of an Mg-8.5Gd-2.3Y-1.8Ag-0.4Zr alloy prepared by casting and hot extrusion techniques were investigated. The solution-treated (T4 temper) alloys were extruded at 400, 450 and 500 °C with an extrusion ratio of 10:1, respectively. Optimized mechanical properties were obtained by extrusion at 400 °C followed by T5 treatment under the combined effects of grain refinement and precipitation strengthening. The alloy exhibits a grain size of about 5.0 μm, initial and peak microhardness of HV 109 and HV 129, respectively. The tensile yield strength, ultimate tensile strength and elongation at room temperature are 391 MPa, 430 MPa and 5.2%, respectively.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(No. 60972001 )the Science and Technology Plan of Suzhou City(No. SG201076)
文摘An adaptive human tracking method across spatially separated surveillance cameras with non-overlapping fields of views (FOVs) is proposed. The method relies on the two cues of the human appearance model and spatio-temporal information between cameras. For the human appearance model, an HSV color histogram is extracted from different human body parts (head, torso, and legs), then a weighted algorithm is used to compute the similarity distance of two people. Finally, a similarity sorting algorithm with two thresholds is exploited to find the correspondence. The spatio- temporal information is established in the learning phase and is updated incrementally according to the latest correspondence. The experimental results prove that the proposed human tracking method is effective without requiring camera calibration and it becomes more accurate over time as new observations are accumulated.
基金Project(51235010)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2010CB731700)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(20120162110003)supported by PhD Programs Foundation of Ministry of Education of China
文摘A series of tests were carried microstructures of 2124 aluminum alloy in increase of aging time, temperature and low-to-peak-to-low manner. No significant out to investigate the effects of process parameters on mechanical properties and creep aging process. The results show that creep strain and creep rate increase with the applied stress. The hardness of specimen varies with aging time and stress in a effect of temperature on hardness of material is seen in the range of 185-195 ℃. The optimum mechanical properties are obtained at the conditions of (200 MPa, 185 ℃, 8 h) as the result of the coexistence of strengthening S" and S' phases in the matrix by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). TEM observation shows that applied stress promotes the formation and growth of precioitates and no obvious stress orientation effect is observed in the matrix.
基金Projects(41472278,41202220)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(20120022120003)supported by the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education,China+1 种基金Project(51900265647)supported by the Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Teacher Project,ChinaProject(2652012065)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China
文摘Cement-based composite grouting materials were used to construct grouting cutoff wall for heavy metal contaminated soil in non-ferrous metal mining areas. Cement, fly ash, and slag as principal ingredients were mixed with water glass in different ways to produce three composite grouting materials. In order to investigate the effect of water glass mixing ratio, Baume degree, fly ash and slag contents on the mechanical properties of the composite grouting materials, particularly their gel time and compressive strength, the beaker-to-beaker method of gel time test and unconfined compressive strength test were conducted. In addition, the phase composition and microstructure of the composite grouting materials were analyzed by the X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscope(SEM) techniques. The test results show that their gel time increases when water glass mixing ratio and Baume degree increase. The gel time increases dramatically when fly ash is added, but decreases slightly if fly ash is partly replaced by slag. When the mixing ratio of water glass is below 20%, their compressive strength increases with the increases of the ratio; when the ratio is above 20%, it significantly decreases. The compressive strength also tends to increase as Baume degree increases, and improves if fly ash and slag are added.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation of China(No.41374129)Science and Technology Project of Shanxi Province(No.20100321066)Research and Development Project of National Major Scientifi c Research Equipment(No.ZDYZ2012-1-05-04)
文摘With deep mining of coal mines, prospecting multilayer water-filled goaf has become a new content that results from geophysical exploration in coalfields. The central loop transient electromagnetic (TEM) method is favorable for prospecting conductive layers because of the coupling relationship between its field structure and formation. However, the shielding effect of conductive overburden would not only require a longer observation time when prospecting the same depth but also weaken the anomalous response of underlying layers. Through direct time domain numerical simulation and horizontal layered earth forward modeling, this paper estimates the length of observation time required to prospect the target, and the distinguishable criterion of multilayer water-filled goal is presented with observation error according to the effect of noise on observation data. The observed emf curves from Dazigou Coal Mine, Shanxi Province can distinguish multilayer water-filled goaf. In quantitative inversion interpretation of observed curves, using electric logging data as initial parameters restrains the equivalence caused by coal formation thin layers. The deduced three-layer and two-layer water-filled goals are confirmed by the drilling hole. The result suggests that when observation time is long enough and with the anomalous situation of underlying layers being greater than the observation error, the use of the central loop TEM method to orosoect a multilaver water-filled goaf is feasible.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.60572070, 60521003, 60774048, 60774093)Open Project Foundation of Key Laboratory of Process Industry Automation, Ministry of Education China (Grant No.PAL200503)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No.20060400962).
文摘Robust fault diagnosis problems based on adaptive observer technique are studied for a class of time delayed nonlinear system with external disturbance. Adaptive fault updating laws were designed to estimate the fault and to guarantee the stability of the diagnosis system. The effects of adjusting parameters in adaptive fault updating laws on the fault estimation accuracy were analyzed. For a designed fault diagnosis system,the super bounds of the state estimation error and fault estimation error of the adaptive observer were discussed,which further showed how the parameters in the adaptive fault updating laws influenced the fault estimation accuracy. Simulation example demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed methods and the analysis results.