Cu模吸铸法制备Cu基块体非晶合金

采用磁悬浮熔炼和Cu模吸铸工艺成功制备了圆棒Cu50Zr42Al8块体非晶合金,试样表面平滑且具有典型的金属光泽。试验制备的圆棒Cu50Zr42Al8块体非晶合金的直径尺寸小于5mm,该成分的块体非晶合金具有较强的非晶形成能力,其玻璃转变温度Tg=723K,晶化温度Tx=773K,过冷度ΔT=50K,约化玻璃转变温度Trg=0.753。

Effect of gelcasting conditions on quality of porous Al-Cu alloy

The porous A1-Cu alloy was prepared by the gelcasting process. And the effects of gelcasting conditions, such as monomer, the volume ratio of cross-linker and monomer, dispersant and redox initiating system on the height, gelling time and the quality of green body were investigated. （It was found that the dispersant and monomer played significant roles in the height and quality of green bodies, respectively.） The optimal conditions were 10% monomer, 2% cross-linker, 0.2% initiator （volume fraction）, and 1.2 g dispersant, in which the green body exhibited the best quality. The mechanisms of process conditions in eliminating the cracks and forming the pores of in the five stages were proposed. Mercury porosimetry provided a description of pore diameter ranging from 10 to 10000 nm and open porosity of 38.78 %.

Insights into SO_2 and H_2O co-adsorption on Cu(100) surface with calculations of density functional theory

The co-adsorption behaviors of SO2 and H2 O on face-centered cubic Cu（100） ideal surface were studied using the GGA-r PBE method of density functional theory（DFT） with slab models. The optimized structures of single H2 O and SO2 on Cu（100） surface were calculated at the coverage of 0.25 ML（molecular layer） and 0.5 ML. The results show that there was no obvious chemical adsorption of them on Cu（100） surface. The adsorbed structures, adsorption energy and electronic properties including difference charge density, valence charge density, Bader charge analysis and partial density of states（PDOS） of co-adsorbed structures of H2 O and SO2 were investigated to illustrate the interaction between adsorbates and surface. H2 O and SO2 can adsorb on surface of Cu atoms chemically via molecule form at the coverage of 0.25 ML, while H2 O dissociated into OH adsorbed on surface and H bonded with SO2 which keeps away from surface at the coverage of 0.5 ML.

Forming properties and microstructure of Al-Cu alloy prepared by liquid-die forging

The Al-Cu wheel adopting the new Al alloy was prepared by the liquid-die forging,and the mechanical properties,composition distribution,microstructure and fracture behavior were investigated.The results showed that serious Cu segregation was found in the wheel specimen;the microstructure of the Al-Cu wheel was comprised of the casting microstructure and a small amount of the deformed microstructure;the best heat treatment and water quenching system were found to solution treated at(530±5)℃ for 4 h followed by(535±5)℃ for 24 h and aging treated at(155±5)℃ for 4 h;the fracture morphologies of the samples heated under T 6 and T 5-1 heat treatment showed flat,tough nest,and poor plastic characteristics;the fracture morphologies of the samples heated under T 4 heat treatment exhibited complete resilience,but no residual metallographic characteristic;the sample treated under T 4 protocol had the best elongation;the fracture failure was mainly due to the formation of the CuAl_(2)(θ)phases;and the fracture mechanism of the Al-Cu wheel was intergranular fracture.

Thermodynamic simulation of metal behaviors in Cu_(2+)−Ni_(2+)−NH_(3)−NH_(4)+−C_(2)O_(4)^(2-)−H_(2)O system

To investigate the behaviors of Cu^(2+)and Ni^(2+)with the change of conditions in Cu_(2+)−Ni_(2+)−NH_(3)−NH_(4)+−C_(2)O_(4)^(2-)−H_(2)O reaction system,mathematical models of thermodynamics based on the principle of mass conservation were established.The simulation results indicate that the precipitation of metal ions from the aqueous phase is a complicated dynamic equilibrium process,during which the coordination reactions of Cu^(2+)and Ni^(2+)with NH3 forming[Cu(NH3)n]^(2+)(n=3−5)and[Ni(NH3)m]^(2+)(m=3−6)are predominant under high pH conditions,respectively.The pH ranges for the simultaneous precipitation of Cu^(2+)and Ni^(2+)are 2.0−6.5 and 2.0−5.5 when[NH3]T equals 0.6 and 4.2 mol/L,respectively,with the prefixed[C_(2)O_(4)^(2-)]T of 0.6 mol/L.Due to the fractional precipitation of Cu^(2+)and Ni^(2+),Cu−Ni composite is obtained after the thermal decomposition of Cu−Ni oxalate complex salts prepared in a pure water system when pH>7.0.By applying the mixed solvent(water/ethanol)as the precipitation medium,the Cu−Ni alloy rods can be finally fabricated with high purity and crystallinity.

Evaluation of significant manufacturing parameters in lost foam casting of thin-wall Al-Si-Cu alloy using full factorial design of experiment

Controlling process parameters of lost foam casting （LFC） enables this process to produce defect-free complex shape castings. An experimental investigation on lost foam casting of an A1-Si-Cu cast alloy was carried out. The effects of pouting temperature, slurry viscosity, vibration time and sand size on surface finish, shrinkage porosity and eutectic silicon spacing of thin-wall casting were investigated. A full two-level factorial design of experimental technique was used to identify the significant manufacturing factors affecting the properties of casting. Pouring temperature was found as the most significant factor affecting A1-Si-Cu lost foam casting quality. It was shown that flask vibration time interacted with pouring temperature influenced euteetic silicon spacing and porosity percentage significantly. The results also revealed that the surface quality of the samples cast in fine sand moulds at higher pouring temperatures was almost unchanged, while those cast in coarse sand moulds possessed lower surface qualities. Furthermore, variation in slurry viscosity showed no significant effect on the evaluated properties compared to other parameters.

A Theoretical Model on Solvus Line Prediction of Film and Its Application in Nanogranular Al-Cu System

A theoretical model on the solvus line prediction of a film was proposed and applied to a nanogranular A1-Cu system. The calculation results show that the solvus line of solute Cu will markedly lower with the decrease of grain size, namely, the starting temperature of θ （Al2Cu） precipitation in a nanogranular A1-Cu film will markedly lower than that of conventional coarse grain alloy with the same Cu concentration, and the precipitation temperatures calculated are comparable with the experimental ones. The theoretical model can be simply used to calculate the starting temperature of precipitation in A1-Cu films under three states： ① films with substrate; ②films without substrate; ③ultrafine grain bulk alloy. As a result, the model is universal, moreover, can be, in principle, used to predict precipitation temperature in other systems.

Simulation Studies of the Hydrogen Production from Methanol Partial Oxidation Steam Reforming by a Tubular Packed-bed Catalytic Reactor

Hydrogen production by partial oxidation steam reforming of methanol over a Cu/ZnO/Al2 O3 catalyst has been paid more and more attention. The chemical equilibria involved in the methanol partial oxidation steam reforming reaction network such as methanol partial oxidation, methanol steam reforming, decomposition of methanol and water-gas shift reaction have been examined over the ranges of temperature 473-1073 K under normal pressure. Based on the detailed kinetics of these reactions over a Cu/ZnO/Al2O3 catalyst, and from the basic concept of the effectiveness factor, the intraparticle diffusion limitations were taken into account. The effectiveness factors for each reaction along the bed length were calculated. Then important results were offered for the simulation of this reaction process.

深过冷铁钴基块体合金的细晶化研究

采用熔融玻璃净化与循环过热相结合的深过冷技术,对比研究了深过冷凝固和过冷熔体Cu模激冷凝固Fe_(44)Co_(44)Nb_7-B_4Cu_1块体合金的组织特征.结果表明,随过冷度增大,深过冷和深过冷Cu模激冷凝固组织均由最初的发达树枝晶逐渐演变为细小的粒状晶,并且Cu模激冷可显著减小树枝晶向粒状晶转变的临界过冷度.在相同过冷度下,过冷熔体Cu模激冷凝固组织更加细小均匀,其根本原因在于Cu模激冷和熔体深过冷的双重作用不仅提高了熔体的形核率并抑制了晶粒长大,而合金化元素在晶界聚集并不是阻碍晶粒长大的主要原因.

Coupled thermal-mechanical analysis of two ITER-like first wall mockups under heat shock of plasma disruptions

The first wall of the fusion reactor is a plasma-facing component and is a key link to maintain the integrity of structure during thermal shock induced by plasma disruptions. Be and W/Cu functionally graded materials are two kinds of important plas- ma-facing materials （PFM） of first wall in fusion reactor currently. Previous researches seldom comparatively evaluated the normal servicing and heat shock resistance performance of first walls with those two kinds of PFMs. And also there lacks cou- pled thermal/mechanical analysis on the heat shock process in consideration of multiple thermal/mechanical phenomena, such as material melting, solidification, evaporation, etc., which is significant to further understand the heat shock damage mecha- nism of the first wall with different PFMs. With the aim of learning more detailed mechanical mechanism of thermal shock damage and then improving the thermal shock resistance performance of different first wall designs, the coupled ther- mal/mechanical response of two typical ITER-like first walls with PFM of Be and functionally graded W-Cu respectively un- der the heat shock of 1 2 GW/m2 are computed by the finite element method. Special considerations of elastic-plastic defor- mation, material melting, and solidification are included in numerical models and methods. The mechanical response behaviors of different structures and materials under the normal servicing operation as well as plasma disruption conditions are analyzed and investigated comparatively. The results reveal that heat is mainly deposited on the PFM layer in thc high energy shock pulse induced by plasma disruptions, resulting in complex thermal stress change as well as mechanical itTeversible damage of thermal elastic and plastic expansion, contraction and yielding. Compared with the first wall with Be PFM, which mitigates the damages from heat shock at most only in the PFM layer with cost of whole PFM layer plastic yielding, the first wall with graded W-Cu PFM is demonstrated to be possessed both of higher heat shock resistance performance and normal servicing performance, provided its material gradient and cooling capacity are well optimized under practical loading conditions.