Nucleation and growth mechanism of electrodeposited Ni−W alloy

The nucleation and growth mechanism of electrodeposited Ni−W alloy were investigated.Cyclic voltammetry(CV)and chronoamperometry(CA)were used to examine the electrochemical behavior and nucleation mechanism of the electrodeposited Ni−W alloy.The nucleation type and kinetic parameters of the electrodeposited Ni−W alloy were obtained from the CA analysis results.SEM,AFM,and TEM were also used to investigate the nucleation and growth process of the electrodeposition of Ni−W alloy.The results demonstrate that the nucleation and initial stages of the growth phase of the Ni−W alloy undergo the formation,movement,and aggregation of atoms,single crystals,and nanoclusters.When the size of single crystal increases up to approximately 10 nm and the average size of the crystal granules is approximately 68 nm,they no longer grow.Increasing the applied potential increases the number of nuclei but does not affect the size of the final crystal granules.Therefore,the electrodeposited Ni−W alloy shows a nanocrystalline structure.

Fe-Mo-B-CSINTERED STE ELS PRODUCED BY ADDITI ON OF MASTER ALLOY POWDERS

Addition of Fe B C and Fe Mo B C m aster alloy pow ders to Fe Mo B Csintered steels can ac tivate the sintering process by liquid phase sintering . The for m ation of liquid ( α- Fe + ( Fe , Mo) 2 B+ Fe3( B, C) → L) i m proves m echanical properties of the steels , and ultim ate tensilestrengths of 684 774 M Pa , i m pact energy of 47 ±7 Jand elongation of 2 5 ±0 9 were ob tained . Optim u m a mount of liquid phase exists , and alarge a mount of liquid phase will re sult in the form ation of continuous netw ork of liquid phase that is detrim ental to strength andelongation .

Theoretical and experimental investigation of chemical mechanical polishing of W–Ni–Fe alloy

Fine finishing of tungsten alloy is required to improve the surface quality of molds and precision instruments. Nevertheless, it is difficult to obtain high-quality surfaces as a result of grain boundary steps attributed to differences in properties of two-phase microstructures. This paper presents a theoretical and experimental investigation on chemical mechanical polishing of W–Ni–Fe alloy. The mechanism of the boundary step generation is illustrated and a model of grain boundary step formation is proposed. The mechanism reveals the effects of mechanical and chemical actions in both surface roughness and material removal. The model was verified by the experiments and the results show that appropriately balancing the mechanical and chemical effects restrains the generation of boundary steps and leads to a fine surface quality with a high removal rate by citric acid-based slurry.

Fabrication of W/Cu and Mo/Cu FGM as Plasma-facing Materials

W/Cu Functionally Graded Materials (FGM) was designed not only for reducing the thermal stress caused by the mismatch of thermal expansion coefficients, but also for combining the features of W, Mo - high plasma-erosion resistance and the advantages of Cu - high heat conductivity and ductility. Four different fabrication processes for W/Cu or Mo/Cu, including hot-pressing, Cu infiltration of sintered porosity-graded W skeleton, spark plasma sintering and plasma spraying, were investigated and compared. It was foundthat the hot-pressing process is difficult to keep the designed composition gradient, while the other three processes are successful in making W/Cu or Mo/Cu FGM. Meanwhile, microstructures and composition gradients are analyzed with SEM and EDAX.

Mechanical behaviors of NiAl-Cr(Mo)-based near eutectic alloy with Ti, Hf, Nb and W additions

Effects of Ti, Hf, Nb and W alloying elements addition on the microstructure and the mechanical behaviors of NiAl-Cr（Mo） intermetallic alloy were investigated by means of XRD, SEM, EDX and compression tests. The results show that Ni-31Al-30Cr-4Mo-2（Ti, Hf, Nb, W） alloy consists of four phases： NiAl, ？？Cr solid solution, Cr2Nb and Ni2Al（Ti, Hf）. The mechanical properties are improved significantly compared with the base alloy. The compression yield strength at 1 373 K is 467 MPa and the room temperature compression ductility is 17.87% under the strain rate of 5.56？？0-3 s-1, due to the existence of Cr2Nb and Ni2Al（Ti, Hf） phases for strengthening and Ti solid solution in NiAl matrix and coarse Cr（Mo, W） solid solution phase at cellular boundaries for ductility. The elevated temperature compression deformation behavior of the alloy can be properly described by power-law equation： ε=0.898 σ8.47exp[-615/（RT）].

Measurement and Analysis of Density of Molten Ni-W Alloys

The density of molten Ni-W alloys was measured with a nullified pycnometric method. It is fiund that the density of the molten Ni-W alloys decreases with temperature rising, but increases with the increase of tungsten concentrution in the alloys. The molar volume of molten Ni-W binary alloys increases with the increase of temperature and tungsten concentration. The partial molar volume of tungsten in liquid Ni-W binary alloy has been calculuted approximatelr as （ - 1.59 ＋ 5.64 × 10^-3 T） × 10^-6 m^3·mol^-1.

FRECKLE FORMATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A Ni-Cr-Mo-Fe-W ALLOY

The freckle formation and their phase characterization in freckle areas were investigated by means of microstructure analysis approaches and a thermodynamic equilibrium phase calculation method in a Ni-Cr-Mo-Fe-W alloy. These results show that in freckle areas a large number of M6C, μ and P phases precipitate in grain boundaries even within grain due to the enrichment and segregation of Mo and C during solidification, which results in small grains in freckle areas. Equilibrium phase and liquid segregation calculation can give an reasonable interpretation of the freckle feature for this alloy.

Influence of sintering time on microstructure and properties of hot oscillatory pressing sintered W–Cu refractory alloys

W–Cu refractory alloys are widely used in aerospace,aviation,electronics,power,and other fi elds.However,because of its large melting point diff erence between alloy elements,the conventional powder metallurgy method required a long time of high temperature sintering is very likely to cause low density and abnormal grain size growth.Therefore,90W-10Cu refractory alloys were successfully prepared by hot oscillatory pressing(HOP)under diff erent sintering time in this work.Then the infl uence of sintering time on the microstructure,grain size,density,Vickers hardness,room-tensile property,and electrical conductivity of the W–Cu refractory alloy was systematically invested.The results showed that during the short sintering time(30–90 min),the density,Vickers hardness,tensile strength,and electrical conductivity of the W–Cu refractory alloy increased signifi cantly to 98.7%,163.29 HV 30,507.3 MPa,and 14.2%International Annealed Copper Standard with the sintering time increasing,respectively,while its grain size showed no obvious change.When the sintering time further increased to 120 min,the density was basically consistent with the sintering time of 90 min.Nevertheless,the prolonged high temperature sintering resulted in the grain growth of the samples,which caused the deterioration of the Vickers hardness,room-tensile strength,and conductivity properties of the W–Cu refractory alloy.At the same sintering time,the density,Vickers hardness,and electrical conductivity of the HOP sintered W–Cu refractory alloy were signifi cantly higher than those of the HP sintered sample.It was indicated that high density,fi ne-grain,and excellent properties W–Cu refractory alloys could be prepared by hot oscillatory pressing under appropriate sintering time.

Derivation and application of concentration formula of alloy genes of DO_3-type in BCC alloy systems

Taking Ta–W alloy system as an example, the concentration formulae of alloy genes of DO3-type alloys in BCC structures were derived on the basis of the theory of alloy genes and the number of coordination atoms. The concentrations of alloy genes of DO3-TaW3 and DO3-Ta3W ordered alloys were calculated as functions of composition xW and ordering degree （s）. When s=smax, the concentrations of alloy genes of stoichiometric DO3-TaW3 compound are equal to those of alloys, that is, x8^Ta=0.25（at）,x4^W=0.5（at）,x8^W=0.25（at）The concentrations of alloy genes of stoichiometric DO3-Ta3W compound are also equal to those of alloys, that is,x0^Ta=0.25（at）,x4^Ta=0.5（at）,x0^W=0.25（at）. As ordering degree decreases, alloy genes of DO3-TaW3 and DO3-Ta3W ordered alloys will split. And the degree of splitting of alloy genes increases with the ordering degree decreasing. The atomic states and properties of DO3-TaW3 and DO3-Ta3W ordered alloys were calculated as a function of composition xW. The reason was pointed out that preparation of DO3-TaW3 and DO3-Ta3W intermetallic compounds is difficult due to small differences in their cohesive energies. It will provide theoretical guidance for the scientific designation to new candidate for ultra- high-temperature materials in areo-engine applications.

Grain refinement in a cast high Nb containing TiAl alloy by heat treatment

The grain refinement of an as-cast Ti-46Al-8.5Nb-0.2W (atom fraction in %)alloy by the cyclic heat treatments was studied. The heat treatment scheme included a tempering at1250℃ and cyclic tempering at 1000 and 1200℃ three times after solution treatment at thetemperature above α phase transus followed by immediate fan cooling. The fine and homogeneousnear-γ microstructure can be obtained by this heat treatment, which causes the breakdown of as-castmicro-structure and prevents the anomalous growing of original γ phase.

APPLICABILITY OF CREEP CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS TOCREEP CURVES UNDER CONSTANT LOAD

Applicability of the following creep constitutive equations was investigated for normal type creep curves of Ni-18.5Cr alloy and tertiary creep dominant curves of Ni-18.5Cr16W alloy under constant load: the θ projection method describing a creep curse by a sum of two exponential terms, modified θ method describing a primary creep stage by an exponential term and a tertiary creep stage by a logarithmic term, modified Ω method describing a creep curve by a sum of two logarithmic term, 2θ method with only a tertiary creep component and Ω method. The θ, modified θ and modified Ω methods can describe normal type and tertiary creep dominant curves. Tertiary creep dominant curves of Ni-18.5Cr-16W alloy at 900℃ are also described using 2θ and Ω methods. Applicability of the modified θ and modified Ω methods is superior for constant load creep curves because they can predict creep curves up to rupture and rupture life accurately and conservatively.

Study on composite surface treatment of 38CrMoAl steel

In this paper, a new composite surface treatment technology of electric brush plating Ni W alloy and nitrocarburizing composite process of 38CrMoAl steel has been studied .The properties, microstructure and phase composition of the surface layer of 38CrMoAl steel are examined by optical microscopy , scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X ray diffraction . The experiment on the wear resistance of surface layer is carried out . The effect of the thickness of electric brush plating of Ni W alloy and the holding time of nitrocarburizing on the properties and the microstructure of surface layer are studied .The results show that good metallurgical bonding is transformed from mechanical bonding in electric brush plating deposits with 38CrMoAl steel; the components of surface deposit microstructure are Ni base phase with less disperse WC,WN particles . The wear resistance of surface layer of 38CrMoAl steel treated by the composite process has increased 8 times compared with that by nitrocarburizing .The optimum electric brush plating thickness is 20 μm , and the optimum holding time of nitrocarburizing is 80 min at 540 ℃ .

Prediction of sintered density of binary W(Mo)alloys using machine learning

Powder metallurgy is the optimal method for the consolidation and preparation of W(Mo)alloys,which exhibit excellent application prospects at high temperatures.The properties of W(Mo)alloys are closely related to the sintered density.However,controlling the sintered density and porosity of these alloys is still challenging.In the past,the regulation methods mainly focused on timeconsuming and costly trial-and-error experiments.In this study,the sintering data for more than a dozen W(Mo)alloys constituted a small-scale dataset,including both solid and liquid phases sintering.Furthermore,simple descriptors were used to predict the sintered density of W(Mo)alloys based on the descriptor selection strategy and machine learning method(ML),where ML algorithm included the least absolute shrinkage and selection operator(Lasso)regression,k-nearest neighbor(k-NN),random forest(RF),and multi-layer perceptron(MLP).The results showed that the interpretable descriptors extracted by our proposed selection strategy and the MLP neural network achieved a high prediction accuracy(R>0.950).By further predicting the sintered density of W(Mo)alloys using different sintering processes,the error between the predicted and experimental values was less than 0.063,confirming the application potential of the model.

Spatial phase structure and oxidation process of Al-W alloy powder with high sphericity

In this study,Al-30W(wt.%)alloy powder was prepared by Aluminothermic reduction and hightemperature gas atomization.We then studied the phase composition,surface morphology,spatial phase structure,and thermal oxidation process using XRD,SEM/EDS,TEM,DSC,and DTA/TG analysis.The results showed that the Al-30W alloy powder exhibited high sphericity,and the interior presented a special spatial phase structure in which the Al/W amorphous alloy phase and the metastable Al/W intermetallic compound phase were distributed in the pure Al matrix.When the Al-30W alloy powder was stabilized in a vacuum tube furnace,the spatial phase structure of the alloy powder changed,and a small amount of pure Al was embedded in the Al_(12)W matrix.The resulting Al-30W alloy powder products,treated in air at different temperatures,were collected in situ and characterized.The results presented that with an increase in temperature,the types and morphologies of the Al/W intermetallic compounds in the Al-30W alloy powder changed.Furthermore,the Al-30W alloy powder began to undergo intense oxidation reactions at about 900℃,accompanied by a concentrated energy release and rapid weight gain.The volatilization of WO_(3)produced in the oxidation process promoted the complete oxidation of the Al-30W alloy powder,and the Al-30W alloy powder was completely oxidized at 1300℃.At this stage,all W atoms were transformed into gaseous WO_(3),and only a large number of small Al_(2)O_(3)fragments remained in the oxidation product.Thus,the Al-30W alloy powder exhibited excellent thermal reactivity and oxidation integrity,and may offer excellent application prospects in the field of energetic materials.

Influence of size and distribution of W phase on strength and ductility of high strength Mg-5.1Zn-3.2Y-0.4Zr-0.4Ca alloy processed by indirect extrusion

A high strength Mg-5.1Zn-3.2Y-0.4Zr-0.4Ca （wt%） alloy containing W phase （Mg3Y2Zn3） prepared by permanent mold direct-chill casting is indirectly extruded at 350 ℃ and 400 ℃, respectively. The extruded alloys show bimodal grain structure consisting of fine dynamic recrystallized （DRXed） grains and unre- crystallized coarse regions containing fine W phase and β2′ precipitates. The fragmented W phase particles induced by extrusion stimulate nucleation of DRXed grains, leading to the formation of fine DRXed grains, which are mainly distributed near the W particle bands along the extrusion direction. The alloy extruded at 350 ℃ exhibits yield strength of 373 MPa, ultimate tensile strength of 403 MPa and elongation to failure of 5.1%. While the alloy extruded at 400 ℃ shows lower yield strength of 332 MPa, ultimate tensile strength of 352 MPa and higher elongation to failure of 12%. The mechanical properties of the as-extruded alloys vary with the distribution and size of W phase. A higher fraction of DRXed grains is obtained due to the homogeneous distribution of micron-scale broken W phase particles in the alloy extruded at 400 ℃, which can lead to higher ductility. In addition, the nano-scale dynamic W phase precipitates distributed in the unDRXed regions are refined at lower extrusion temperature. The smaller size of nano-scale W phase precipitates leads to a higher fraction of unDRXed regions which contributes to higher strength of the alloy extruded at 350 ℃.

Cube texture evolution of Ni5W alloy substrates and La-Zr-O buffer layer of YBCO-coated conductors

The cube texture evolution of Ni-5 at%W alloy deformed up to a very high strain was thoroughly investigated by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD) during the process of deformation,recrystallization and grain growth.A typical copper-type rolling texture,mainly consisting of components of S,copper and brass orientations,is obtained after heavy cold rolling.The fraction of rolling texture is slightly strengthened during recovery and then strongly reduced during recry stallization process.The cube texture is formed by consuming the rolling texture components during the discontinuous recry stallization process.The cube grains have a size advantage with respect to the non-cube grains.A strong cube-textured Ni5 W alloy substrate with cube texture area fraction of 98.2 %(<10°) is obtained after annealing at 1050℃ for 1 h.The full width half maximum(FWHM) values for the X-ray(111) φ-scan and the(002)ω-scan of this substrate are 5.84° and 4.76°,respectively.Furthermore,the area fraction of {001}(110) orientation of the epitaxially grown La_(2)Zr_(2)O_(7) buffer layer is 97.1 %(<10°),and the FWHM values of(111) φ-scan and(002)ω-scan are 5.22° and 5.00°,respectively.

Effect of WFe substitution on microstructures and electrochemical hydrogen storage properties of LaNi_(3.70)Co_(0.2–x)Mn_(0.30)Al_(0.15)Cu_(0.65)(W_(0.42)Fe_(0.58))_x alloys

W0.42Fe0.58 alloy, instead of pure W and Fe, was used to substitute Co in LaNi3.70Co0.2Mno.3om10.15Cuo.65 alloy to improve the overall electrochemical properties with the decrement of the cost. Microstructures and electrochemical characteristics of LaNi3.70Co0.2-xMno.3oA10.15Cuo.65（W0.42Fe0.58）x （x=0.20） hydrogen storage alloys were characterized. X-ray diffraction patterns and backscattered electron images indicated that the pristine alloy was LaNi5 phase, while the alloys containing W0.a2Fe0.58 were made of LaNi5 matrix phase and W phase. The relatived abundance of W phase increased with the increase in x value. Lattice parameters a, c, c/a and cell volume V of LaNi5 phase increased with increasing x value. Activation property of the alloy electrodes was improved by substituting Co by Wo.42Fe0.58. As x increased from 0 to 0.20, maximum discharge capacity of alloy electrodes decreased from 335.4 （x=0） to 320.7 mAh/g （x=0.20）. The high-rate dischargeability at the discharge current density of 1200 mA increased from 59.8% （x=0） to 76.8% （x=0.10）, and then decreased to 64.7% （x=0.20）. The cycling capacity retention rate at the 100th cycle decreased from 80.4% （x=0） to 55.8% （x=0.20）, which should be ascribed to the degradation of the corrosion resistance and electrochemical kinetics of alloy electrodes.

Preparation and properties of W–Cu–Zn alloy with low W–W contiguity

The W–Cu–Zn alloy with a-brass matrix and low W–W contiguity was prepared by method of electroless copper plating combined with spark plasma sintering（SPS） method.The effects of process and parameters on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the alloy were investigated.The W–Cu–Zn alloy with a relative density of 96 % and a W–W contiguity of about 10 % was prepared by original fine tungsten particles combined with wet mixing method and SPS solid-state sintering method at 800℃ for 10 min.The microstructure analysis shows that Cu–Zn matrix consists of nano-sized a-brass grains,and the main composition is Cu3Zn electride.The nano-sized Cu was coated on the surface of tungsten particles by electroless copper plating method,and the fairly low consolidation temperature and short solid-state sintering time result in the nano-sized matrix phase.The dynamic compressive strength of the W–Cu–Zn alloy achieves to1000 MPa,but the alloy shows poor ductility due to the formation of the hard and brittle Cu3Zn electrides.The fine-grain strengthening and the solution strengthening of the Cu–Zn matrix phase are responsible for the high Vickers microhardness of about 300 MPa for W–Cu–Zn alloy.

Influence of pulse magneto-oscillation on the efficiency of grain refiner

Solidification experiments were carried out in Al-Cu （w（Cu） = 5%） alloy to investigate the influence of pulse magneto-oscillation （PMO） on the efficiency of the Al3Ti1B refining agent at high superheat. The experimental solidification results show that the degree of superheat has remarkable influence on the efficiency of the grain refiner. However, the application of PMO has the potential to reduce the influence of superheat variation on the efficiency of the grain refiner. Finally, the mechanism underlying this phenomenon is discussed by performing a numerical simulation to show the forced flow inside the melt caused by PMO.