A simple and feasible method for the production of high nitrogen austenitic stainless steels involves nitrogen gas alloying and adding nitrided ferroalloys under normal atmospheric conditions. Alloying by nitrogen gas...A simple and feasible method for the production of high nitrogen austenitic stainless steels involves nitrogen gas alloying and adding nitrided ferroalloys under normal atmospheric conditions. Alloying by nitrogen gas bubbling in Fe-Cr-Mn-Mo series alloys was carried out in MoSi2 resistance furnace and air induction furnace under normal atmospheric conditions. The results showed that nitrogen alloying could be accelerated by increasing nitrogen gas flow rate, prolonging residence time of bubbles, increasing gas/molten steel interfaces, and decreasing the sulphur and oxygen contents in molten steel. Nitrogen content of 0.69% in 18Crl8Mn was obtained using air induction furnace by bubbling of nitrogen gas from porous plug. In addition, the nickel-free, high nitrogen austenitic stainless steels with sound and compact macrostructure had been produced in the laboratory using vacuum induction furnace and electroslag remelting furnace under nitrogen atmosphere by the addition of nitrided alloy with the maximum nitrogen content of 0.81%. Pores were observed in the ingots obtained by melting and casting in vacuum induction furnace with the addition of nitrided ferroalloys and under nitrogen atmosphere. After electroslag remelting of the cast ingots, they were all sound and were free of pores. The yield of nitrogen increased with the decrease of melting rate in the ESR process. Due to electroslag remelting under nitrogen atmosphere and the consequential addition of aluminum as deoxidizer to the slag, the loss of manganese decreased obviously. There existed mainly irregular Al2O3 inclusions and MnS inclusions in ESR ingots, and the size of most of the inclusions was less than 5 um. After homogenization of the hot rolled plate at 1 150℃ × 1 h followed by water quenching, the microstructure consisted of homogeneous austenite.展开更多
Emissions of manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) from ferro-alloy operations has taken place in Valcamonica, a pre-Alp valley in the province of Brescia, Italy, for about a century until 2001....Emissions of manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) from ferro-alloy operations has taken place in Valcamonica, a pre-Alp valley in the province of Brescia, Italy, for about a century until 2001. Metal concentrations were measured in the soil of local home gardens and in the cultivated vegetables. Soil analysis was carried out using a portable X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer in both surface soil and at 10 cm depth. A subset of soil samples (n = 23) additionally was analysed using the modified BCR sequential extraction method and ICP-OES for intercalibration with XRF (XRF Mn = 1.33 * total OES Mn – 71.8;R = 0.830, p Lactuca sativa and Chichorium spp.) were analyzed with a Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) technique. Vegetable and soil metal measurements were performed in 59 home gardens of Valcamonica, and compared with 23 gardens from the Garda Lake reference area. Results indicate significantly higher levels of soil Mn (median 986 ppm vs 416 ppm), Pb (median 46.1 ppm vs 30.2 ppm), Fe (median 19,800 ppm vs 13,100 ppm) in the Valcamonica compared to the reference area. Surface soil levels of all metals were significantly higher in surface soil compared to deeper soil, consistent with atmospheric deposition. Significantly higher levels of metals were shown also in lettuce from Valcamonica for Mn (median 53.6 ppm vs 30.2) and Fe (median 153 vs 118). Metals in Chichorium spp. did not differ between the two areas. Surface soil metal levels declined with increasing distance from the closest ferroalloy plant, consistent with plant emissions as the source of elevated soil metal levels. A correlation between Mn concentrations in soil and lettuce was also observed. These data show that historic ferroalloy plant activity, which ended nearly a decade before this study, has contributed to the persistence of increased Mn levels in locally grown vegetables. Further research is needed to assess whether this increase can lead to adverse effects in humans and plants especially for Mn, an essential element that can be toxic in humans when exceeding the homeostatic ranges.展开更多
Three different Ti-Si oxide structuares, silica supported titania, silica coated titania and intimately mixed silicatitania, containing 10%-40% SiO2, were made by sol-gel process. The variations of microstructure para...Three different Ti-Si oxide structuares, silica supported titania, silica coated titania and intimately mixed silicatitania, containing 10%-40% SiO2, were made by sol-gel process. The variations of microstructure parameters of nanocrystalline （nc） TiO2-anatase in the three kirds of binary oxides, including in-plane spacing d, cell constants （ao, co）, cell volume V, cell axial ratio co/ao and crystal grain size, were comparatively investigated by high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）. It is found that the microstructure parameters vary remarkably with increasing SiO2 content and annealing temperature. Different structured Ti-Si binary oxides lead to different variation tendencies of microstructure parameters. The more SiO2 the binary oxide contains, the more lattice defects of nc TiO2-anatase appear; diffusion or migration of Si cations could be an important influential factor in the variations of microstructure. The grain size of nc TiO2 in the three kinds of binary oxides not only depends on SiO2 content and annealing temperature but also on the degree of lattice microstrain and distortion of nc TiO2-anatase. Both grain size and phase transformation of nc TiO2-anatase are effectively inhibited with increasing SiO2 content.展开更多
Some characteristics of plate martensite in a 1.03% C ferroalloy have been studied by using the transmission electron microscopy.The habit plane of the plate martensite in this ferroalloy was found to be close to{224}...Some characteristics of plate martensite in a 1.03% C ferroalloy have been studied by using the transmission electron microscopy.The habit plane of the plate martensite in this ferroalloy was found to be close to{224}_f.The morphology,distribution,coalescence and curving of martensite as well as the substructure in both martensite and austenite have been observed. The mechanism of both nucleation and growth of the martensite have been discussed.展开更多
Annealing behavior, at different annealing temperatures, of an ultrathin Mo layer located between a Ti film and Si substrate or deposited on the top of sur -face of a Ti film was investigated by Rutherford baccscatter...Annealing behavior, at different annealing temperatures, of an ultrathin Mo layer located between a Ti film and Si substrate or deposited on the top of sur -face of a Ti film was investigated by Rutherford baccscattering spectrometry (RBS), cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS). In a Ti/Mo/Si structure, partially reacted film with layer struc- ture of Ti-rich silicide/TiSi2/(Mo, Ti)Si2 on a Si substrate was formed after 550℃ annealing for 30 min. The ratio of Mo to Ti in (Mo, Ti)Si2 layer decreases from ncar Si substrate upwards and becomes zero at about 20 nm away. In a Mo/Ti/Si structure, the surface Mo layer enhances the Si diffusion from the substrate during annealing. Mo bearing Ti rich silicide exists on the surface until 600℃ and then converts to (Mo, Ti)Si2 after 6500C annealing, and the atomic ratio of Mo to Ti decreases from the top surface into Ti silicide film, and becomes zero at about 30 nm away from the surface. In both cases of interface Mo and surface Mo layer, the atomic ratio of Mo to Ti in the region of (Mo, Ti)Si2 was found to be very low, with an average value of less than 0.2. Low content of Mo in Mo containing ternary sili.zide leads easily to the formation of the stable phase of C54 (Mo, Ti)Si2, which acts as a templatc for the formation of C54 TiSi2 beneath when Mo is deposited on the surface.展开更多
Ti-Si mixed oxides with different TiO2 content were prepared by sol-gel one step hydrolysis, using TiCl4 as the precursor. The samples were characterized by BET, FT-IR and XRD. The results indicated that titanium is...Ti-Si mixed oxides with different TiO2 content were prepared by sol-gel one step hydrolysis, using TiCl4 as the precursor. The samples were characterized by BET, FT-IR and XRD. The results indicated that titanium is in fourfold coordination with oxygen in the SiO44- in mixed oxides, form the bond of Ti-O-Si, and the low titania materials are mixed on an atomic scale. The phase of anatase appeared when TiO2 content is up to 80%. The mixed oxides had high specific surface areas up to 681.5 m2/g. 10TiSi is a better support than SiO2 in the reaction of CO oxidation.展开更多
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文摘A simple and feasible method for the production of high nitrogen austenitic stainless steels involves nitrogen gas alloying and adding nitrided ferroalloys under normal atmospheric conditions. Alloying by nitrogen gas bubbling in Fe-Cr-Mn-Mo series alloys was carried out in MoSi2 resistance furnace and air induction furnace under normal atmospheric conditions. The results showed that nitrogen alloying could be accelerated by increasing nitrogen gas flow rate, prolonging residence time of bubbles, increasing gas/molten steel interfaces, and decreasing the sulphur and oxygen contents in molten steel. Nitrogen content of 0.69% in 18Crl8Mn was obtained using air induction furnace by bubbling of nitrogen gas from porous plug. In addition, the nickel-free, high nitrogen austenitic stainless steels with sound and compact macrostructure had been produced in the laboratory using vacuum induction furnace and electroslag remelting furnace under nitrogen atmosphere by the addition of nitrided alloy with the maximum nitrogen content of 0.81%. Pores were observed in the ingots obtained by melting and casting in vacuum induction furnace with the addition of nitrided ferroalloys and under nitrogen atmosphere. After electroslag remelting of the cast ingots, they were all sound and were free of pores. The yield of nitrogen increased with the decrease of melting rate in the ESR process. Due to electroslag remelting under nitrogen atmosphere and the consequential addition of aluminum as deoxidizer to the slag, the loss of manganese decreased obviously. There existed mainly irregular Al2O3 inclusions and MnS inclusions in ESR ingots, and the size of most of the inclusions was less than 5 um. After homogenization of the hot rolled plate at 1 150℃ × 1 h followed by water quenching, the microstructure consisted of homogeneous austenite.
文摘Emissions of manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) from ferro-alloy operations has taken place in Valcamonica, a pre-Alp valley in the province of Brescia, Italy, for about a century until 2001. Metal concentrations were measured in the soil of local home gardens and in the cultivated vegetables. Soil analysis was carried out using a portable X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) spectrometer in both surface soil and at 10 cm depth. A subset of soil samples (n = 23) additionally was analysed using the modified BCR sequential extraction method and ICP-OES for intercalibration with XRF (XRF Mn = 1.33 * total OES Mn – 71.8;R = 0.830, p Lactuca sativa and Chichorium spp.) were analyzed with a Total Reflection X-Ray Fluorescence (TXRF) technique. Vegetable and soil metal measurements were performed in 59 home gardens of Valcamonica, and compared with 23 gardens from the Garda Lake reference area. Results indicate significantly higher levels of soil Mn (median 986 ppm vs 416 ppm), Pb (median 46.1 ppm vs 30.2 ppm), Fe (median 19,800 ppm vs 13,100 ppm) in the Valcamonica compared to the reference area. Surface soil levels of all metals were significantly higher in surface soil compared to deeper soil, consistent with atmospheric deposition. Significantly higher levels of metals were shown also in lettuce from Valcamonica for Mn (median 53.6 ppm vs 30.2) and Fe (median 153 vs 118). Metals in Chichorium spp. did not differ between the two areas. Surface soil metal levels declined with increasing distance from the closest ferroalloy plant, consistent with plant emissions as the source of elevated soil metal levels. A correlation between Mn concentrations in soil and lettuce was also observed. These data show that historic ferroalloy plant activity, which ended nearly a decade before this study, has contributed to the persistence of increased Mn levels in locally grown vegetables. Further research is needed to assess whether this increase can lead to adverse effects in humans and plants especially for Mn, an essential element that can be toxic in humans when exceeding the homeostatic ranges.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China under grant No. 20476067 Key Project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 90306014.
文摘Three different Ti-Si oxide structuares, silica supported titania, silica coated titania and intimately mixed silicatitania, containing 10%-40% SiO2, were made by sol-gel process. The variations of microstructure parameters of nanocrystalline （nc） TiO2-anatase in the three kirds of binary oxides, including in-plane spacing d, cell constants （ao, co）, cell volume V, cell axial ratio co/ao and crystal grain size, were comparatively investigated by high resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM） and X-ray diffraction （XRD）. It is found that the microstructure parameters vary remarkably with increasing SiO2 content and annealing temperature. Different structured Ti-Si binary oxides lead to different variation tendencies of microstructure parameters. The more SiO2 the binary oxide contains, the more lattice defects of nc TiO2-anatase appear; diffusion or migration of Si cations could be an important influential factor in the variations of microstructure. The grain size of nc TiO2 in the three kinds of binary oxides not only depends on SiO2 content and annealing temperature but also on the degree of lattice microstrain and distortion of nc TiO2-anatase. Both grain size and phase transformation of nc TiO2-anatase are effectively inhibited with increasing SiO2 content.
文摘Some characteristics of plate martensite in a 1.03% C ferroalloy have been studied by using the transmission electron microscopy.The habit plane of the plate martensite in this ferroalloy was found to be close to{224}_f.The morphology,distribution,coalescence and curving of martensite as well as the substructure in both martensite and austenite have been observed. The mechanism of both nucleation and growth of the martensite have been discussed.
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文摘Annealing behavior, at different annealing temperatures, of an ultrathin Mo layer located between a Ti film and Si substrate or deposited on the top of sur -face of a Ti film was investigated by Rutherford baccscattering spectrometry (RBS), cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDS). In a Ti/Mo/Si structure, partially reacted film with layer struc- ture of Ti-rich silicide/TiSi2/(Mo, Ti)Si2 on a Si substrate was formed after 550℃ annealing for 30 min. The ratio of Mo to Ti in (Mo, Ti)Si2 layer decreases from ncar Si substrate upwards and becomes zero at about 20 nm away. In a Mo/Ti/Si structure, the surface Mo layer enhances the Si diffusion from the substrate during annealing. Mo bearing Ti rich silicide exists on the surface until 600℃ and then converts to (Mo, Ti)Si2 after 6500C annealing, and the atomic ratio of Mo to Ti decreases from the top surface into Ti silicide film, and becomes zero at about 30 nm away from the surface. In both cases of interface Mo and surface Mo layer, the atomic ratio of Mo to Ti in the region of (Mo, Ti)Si2 was found to be very low, with an average value of less than 0.2. Low content of Mo in Mo containing ternary sili.zide leads easily to the formation of the stable phase of C54 (Mo, Ti)Si2, which acts as a templatc for the formation of C54 TiSi2 beneath when Mo is deposited on the surface.
文摘Ti-Si mixed oxides with different TiO2 content were prepared by sol-gel one step hydrolysis, using TiCl4 as the precursor. The samples were characterized by BET, FT-IR and XRD. The results indicated that titanium is in fourfold coordination with oxygen in the SiO44- in mixed oxides, form the bond of Ti-O-Si, and the low titania materials are mixed on an atomic scale. The phase of anatase appeared when TiO2 content is up to 80%. The mixed oxides had high specific surface areas up to 681.5 m2/g. 10TiSi is a better support than SiO2 in the reaction of CO oxidation.
