In this study, La2O3 was investigated as an additive to TiC/W composites. The composites were prepared by vacuum hot pressing, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. Expe...In this study, La2O3 was investigated as an additive to TiC/W composites. The composites were prepared by vacuum hot pressing, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. Experimental results show that the grain size of the TiC/W composites is reduced by TiC particles. When 0.5 wt.% La2O3 is added to the composites, the grain size is reduced further. According to TEM analysis, La2O3 can alleviate the aggregation of TiC particles. With La2O3 addition, the relative density of the TiC/W composites can be improved from 95.1% to 96.5%. The hardness and elastic modulus of the TiC/W ＋ 0.5 wt.% La2O3 composite are little improved, but the flexural strength and the fracture toughness increase to 796 MPa and 10.07 MPa·m^1/2 respectively, which are higher than those of the TiC/W composites.展开更多
W-30 wt%Cu and TiC-50 wt%Ag were successfully synthesized by a novel simplified pretreatment followed by electroless plating. The 0 wt% TiC, 0.5 wt% TiC, and 0.5 wt%TiC-0.5 wt%Ag composite powders were added to W-30 w...W-30 wt%Cu and TiC-50 wt%Ag were successfully synthesized by a novel simplified pretreatment followed by electroless plating. The 0 wt% TiC, 0.5 wt% TiC, and 0.5 wt%TiC-0.5 wt%Ag composite powders were added to W-30 wt%Cu composite powders by blending, and then reduced. The reduced W-30 Cu, W-30 Cu/0.5 TiC, and W-30 Cu-0.5 Ag/0.5 TiC composite powders were then compacted and sintered at 1 300 ℃ in protective hydrogen for 60 min. The phase and morphology of the composite powders and materials were analyzed using X-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The relative density, electrical conductivity, and hardness of the sintered samples were examined. Results showed that W-30 Cu and TiC-Ag composite powders with uniform structure were obtained using simplified pretreatment followed by electroless plating. The addition of TiC particles can significantly increase the compressive strength and hardness of the W-30 Cu composite material but decrease the electrical conductivity. Next, 0.5 wt% Ag was added to prepare W-30 Cu-0.5 Ag/TiC composites with excellent electrical conductivity. The electrical conductivity of these composites(61.2%) is higher than that in the national standard(the imaginary line denotes electrical conductivity of GB IACS 42%) of 45.7%.展开更多
Six-layered W-TiC/Cu functionally graded materials were fabricated by resistance sintering under ultra-high pressure and exposed in the edge plasma of HT-7 tokamak. Microstruc- ture morphologies show that the TiC part...Six-layered W-TiC/Cu functionally graded materials were fabricated by resistance sintering under ultra-high pressure and exposed in the edge plasma of HT-7 tokamak. Microstruc- ture morphologies show that the TiC particles distribute homogeneously in the W matrix, strength- ening the grain boundary, while gradient layers provide a good compositional transition from W- TiC to Cu. After about 360 shots in the HT-7 tokamak, clear surface modification can be observed after plasma exposure, and the addition of nano TiC particles is beneficial to the improvement of plasma loads resistance of W.展开更多
Novel ZTA/Al 2O 3 SiC w TiC polyphase ceramics were fabricated by hot pressing techniques. Phase transformation toughening, particle dispersion and whisker reinforcement have obviously superposed strengthening an...Novel ZTA/Al 2O 3 SiC w TiC polyphase ceramics were fabricated by hot pressing techniques. Phase transformation toughening, particle dispersion and whisker reinforcement have obviously superposed strengthening and toughening effects. It is observed that ZTA 20SiC w 20TiC has better comprehensive mechanical properties compared with Al 2O 3 20SiC w 20TiC. For the optimum processing, the ZTA 20SiC w 20TiC exhibited a flexural strength of 567MPa, a fracture toughness of 6.3MPa·m 0.5 , a hardness of HRA93.6 and a relative density of ≥99.6%. The tensile stress in matrix introduced by SiC whisker and TiC could be relaxed by the compress stress produced by tetragonal zirconia(ZrO 2(t)) transformation. TiC formed a continuous skeleton which prevented the grain growth of the matrix. The grain sizes of the matrix became finer with increasing TiC. The major fracture mode of the matrix was transcrystalline cleavage rupture.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Youth-Innova-tion-Community Fund of Hefei University of Technology (No. 103-037016)the Collaboration Project with the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.103-413361)
文摘In this study, La2O3 was investigated as an additive to TiC/W composites. The composites were prepared by vacuum hot pressing, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. Experimental results show that the grain size of the TiC/W composites is reduced by TiC particles. When 0.5 wt.% La2O3 is added to the composites, the grain size is reduced further. According to TEM analysis, La2O3 can alleviate the aggregation of TiC particles. With La2O3 addition, the relative density of the TiC/W composites can be improved from 95.1% to 96.5%. The hardness and elastic modulus of the TiC/W ＋ 0.5 wt.% La2O3 composite are little improved, but the flexural strength and the fracture toughness increase to 796 MPa and 10.07 MPa·m^1/2 respectively, which are higher than those of the TiC/W composites.
基金Funded by the National Magnetic Confinement Fusion Program(No.2014GB121001)
文摘W-30 wt%Cu and TiC-50 wt%Ag were successfully synthesized by a novel simplified pretreatment followed by electroless plating. The 0 wt% TiC, 0.5 wt% TiC, and 0.5 wt%TiC-0.5 wt%Ag composite powders were added to W-30 wt%Cu composite powders by blending, and then reduced. The reduced W-30 Cu, W-30 Cu/0.5 TiC, and W-30 Cu-0.5 Ag/0.5 TiC composite powders were then compacted and sintered at 1 300 ℃ in protective hydrogen for 60 min. The phase and morphology of the composite powders and materials were analyzed using X-ray diffraction and field emission scanning electron microscopy. The relative density, electrical conductivity, and hardness of the sintered samples were examined. Results showed that W-30 Cu and TiC-Ag composite powders with uniform structure were obtained using simplified pretreatment followed by electroless plating. The addition of TiC particles can significantly increase the compressive strength and hardness of the W-30 Cu composite material but decrease the electrical conductivity. Next, 0.5 wt% Ag was added to prepare W-30 Cu-0.5 Ag/TiC composites with excellent electrical conductivity. The electrical conductivity of these composites(61.2%) is higher than that in the national standard(the imaginary line denotes electrical conductivity of GB IACS 42%) of 45.7%.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.11175205)
文摘Six-layered W-TiC/Cu functionally graded materials were fabricated by resistance sintering under ultra-high pressure and exposed in the edge plasma of HT-7 tokamak. Microstruc- ture morphologies show that the TiC particles distribute homogeneously in the W matrix, strength- ening the grain boundary, while gradient layers provide a good compositional transition from W- TiC to Cu. After about 360 shots in the HT-7 tokamak, clear surface modification can be observed after plasma exposure, and the addition of nano TiC particles is beneficial to the improvement of plasma loads resistance of W.
文摘Novel ZTA/Al 2O 3 SiC w TiC polyphase ceramics were fabricated by hot pressing techniques. Phase transformation toughening, particle dispersion and whisker reinforcement have obviously superposed strengthening and toughening effects. It is observed that ZTA 20SiC w 20TiC has better comprehensive mechanical properties compared with Al 2O 3 20SiC w 20TiC. For the optimum processing, the ZTA 20SiC w 20TiC exhibited a flexural strength of 567MPa, a fracture toughness of 6.3MPa·m 0.5 , a hardness of HRA93.6 and a relative density of ≥99.6%. The tensile stress in matrix introduced by SiC whisker and TiC could be relaxed by the compress stress produced by tetragonal zirconia(ZrO 2(t)) transformation. TiC formed a continuous skeleton which prevented the grain growth of the matrix. The grain sizes of the matrix became finer with increasing TiC. The major fracture mode of the matrix was transcrystalline cleavage rupture.
