New Iron-based SiC Spherical Composite Magnetic Abrasive for Magnetic Abrasive Finishing

SiC magnetic abrasive is used to polish surfaces of precise, complex parts which are hard, brittle and highly corrosion-resistant in magnetic abrasive finishing（MAF）. Various techniques are employed to produce this magnetic abrasive, but few can meet production demands because they are usually time-consuming, complex with high cost, and the magnetic abrasives made by these techniques have irregular shape and low bonding strength that result in low processing efficiency and shorter service life. Therefore, an attempt is made by combining gas atomization and rapid solidification to fabricate a new iron-based SiC spherical composite magnetic abrasive. The experimental system to prepare this new magnetic abrasive is constructed according to the characteristics of gas atomization and rapid solidification process and the performance requirements of magnetic abrasive. The new iron-based SiC spherical composite magnetic abrasive is prepared successfully when the machining parameters and the composition proportion of the raw materials are controlled properly. Its morphology, microstructure, phase composition are characterized by scanning electron microscope（SEM） and X-ray diffraction（XRD） analysis. The MAF tests on plate of mold steel S136 are carried out without grinding lubricant to assess the finishing performance and service life of this new SiC magnetic abrasive. The surface roughness（Ra） of the plate worked is rapidly reduced to 0.051 μm from an initial value of 0.372 μm within 5 min. The MAF test is carried on to find that the service life of this new SiC magnetic abrasive reaches to 155 min. The results indicate that this process presented is feasible to prepare the new SiC magnetic abrasive; and compared with previous magnetic abrasives, the new SiC spherical composite magnetic abrasive has excellent finishing performance, high processing efficiency and longer service life. The presented method to fabricate magnetic abrasive through gas atomization and rapid solidification presented can significantly improve the finishing performance and service life of magnetic abrasive, and provide a more practical approach for large-scale industrial production of magnetic abrasive.

DIELECTRIC PROPERTIES OF NANO Si/C/N COMPOSITE POWDER AND NANO SiC POWDER AT HIGH FREQUENCIES AND MICROSTRUCTURE CHARACTERIZATION

The dielectric properties of nano Si/C/N composite powder and nano SiC powder at high frequencies have been studied. The nano Si/C/N composite powder and nano SiC powder were synthesized from hexamethyldisilazane ((Me 3Si) 2NH) (Me:CH 3) and SiH 4 C 2H 2 respectively by a laser induced gas phase reaction. The complex permittivities of the nano Si/C/N composite powder and nano SiC powder were measured between 8 2GHz and 12 4GHz. The real and imaginary parts of the complex permittivities of nano Si/C/N composite powder are much higher than those of nano SiC powder. The SiC microcrystalline in the nano Si/C/N composite powder dissolved a great deal of nitrogen. The local structure around Si atoms changed by introducing N into SiC. Carbon atoms around Si were substituted by N atoms. So charged defects and quasi free electrons moved in response to the electric field, diffusion or polarization current resulted from the field propagation. The high ε″and loss factor tgδ(ε″/ε′) of Si/C/N composite powder were due to the dielectric relaxation.

Preparation and Mechanical Properties of-SiC Nanoparticle Reinforced Aluminum Matrix Composite by a Multi-step Powder Metallurgy Process

β-SiC nanoparticle reinforced A1 matrix （nano-SiCp/A1） composite was prepared by a multi- step powder metallurgy strategy including presureless sintering, hot compacting process and hot extrusion. The microstructures of the as-prepared composites were observed by scanning electronic microscopy （SEM）, and the mechanical properties were characterized by tensile strength measurement and Brinell hardness test. The experimental results revealed that the tensile strength of the composite with the addition of 5wt%/3-SIC nanoprtieles could be increased to 215 MPa, increasing by 110% compared with pure A1 matrix. Comparative experiments reflected that theβ-SIC nanoprticles showed significant reinforcement effect than traditional a-SiC micro-sized particles. The preparation process and sintering procedure were investigated to develop a cost effective preparation strategy to fabricate nano-SiCp/A1 composite.

Microwave permittivity of SiC-Al_2O_3 composite powder prepared by sol-gel and carbothermal reduction

SiC-Al2O3 composite powder was prepared by sol-gel and carbothermal reduction method. The powder synthesized was characterized by X-ray diffraction(XRD) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM) to confirm the phase formation, and the thermodynamic analysis was performed systematically. Moreover, the variation of its microwave permittivity with different atomic ratio of Al/Si was investigated in the frequency range of 8.2-12.4 GHz. The results show that, the powder obtained consists of spherical particles of 300-400 nm in diameter, which are composed of SiC and Al2O3 microcrystal with the grain size of approximately 45 nm. The results of XRD accord with those of the thermodynamic analysis. It is impossible for Al atoms to dissolve in the lattice of SiC during the carbothermal reduction process. Along with the increase of atomic ratio of Al/Si in the xerogel, the amount of Al2O3 in the powder synthesized increases, which reduces bothε', the real part of complex permittivity, and tgδ(ε'/ε'), the dissipation factor, whereε' is the imaginary part of complex permittivity.

Synthesis of ZrO_2-SiC composite powder and effect of its addition on properties of Al_2O_3-C refractories

ZrO2-SiC composite powder was synthesized by carbothermal reduction of zircon in argon atmosphere, and it was used as the additive to prepare Al2O3-C refractories. The effects of heating temperature on the synthesis process and the addition of the synthesized composite powder on the properties of the Al2O3-C refractories were investigated. The results show that the synthesized composite powder can be easily obtained by heating the mixture of zircon and carbon black at 1 873 K for 4 h in argon atmosphere, and the relative contents of ZrO2 and SiC in sample reach about 83.7% and 16.3%, respectively. The bulk density, crushing strength and thermal shock resistance of the Al2O3-C refractories can be improved obviously by the addition of the synthesized ZrO2-SiC composite powder.

Preparation of ZrB_2-SiC Powders via Carbothermal Reduction of Zircon and Prediction of Product Composition by Back-Propagation Artificial Neural Network

Phase pure ZrB2-SiC composite powders were prepared after 1 450℃/3 h via carbothermal reduction route,by using ZrSiO4,B2O3 and carbon as the raw materials.The influences of firing temperature as well as the type and amount of additive on the phase composition of final products were detailedly investigated.The results indicated that the onset formation temperature of ZrB2-SiC was reduced to 1 400℃by the present conditions,and oxide additive（including CoSO4·7H2O,Y2O3 and TiO2）was effective in enhancing the decomposition of raw ZrSiO4,therefore accelerating the synthesis of ZrB2-SiC.Moreover,microstructural observation showed that the as-prepared ZrB2 and SiC respectively had well-defined hexagonal columnar and fibrous morphology.Furthermore,the methodology of back-propagation artificial neural networks（BP-ANNs）was adopted to establish a model for predicting the reaction extent（e g,the content of ZrB2-SiC in final product）in terms of various processing conditions.The results predicted by the as-established BP-ANNs model matched well with that of testing experiment（with a mean square error in 10^（-3） degree）,verifying good effectiveness of the proposed strategy.

SiC-ZrC复合超细粉末的合成及抗氧化性能研究

以二氧化锆、硅溶胶、炭黑作为前驱体原料,采用碳热还原法来制备SiC-ZrC复合粉末。研究了反应温度对SiC-ZrC复合粉末的烧失率、物相组成与显微结构的影响。采用X射线衍射仪(XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、综合热分析仪(TG-DTA)等手段对粉末样品进行测试分析。结果表明:在合成温度达到1500℃以上时,采用碳热还原法可成功合成SiC-ZrC复合粉末。在1550℃~1600℃下合成的产物中主要存在SiC和ZrC的特征衍射峰,合成产物结晶度好,这表明该条件下的合成反应进行比较完全。与1550℃相比,在1600℃温度下的合成产物中存在一定量的晶须,且存在有近似球状和短棒状及絮状颗粒,形成多样化显微结构。

CVI处理对浸渍裂解法制备C/C-SiC复合材料弯曲性能的影响

以2D叠层炭布为增强体,以掺加硅粉、炭粉和碳化硅粉3种无机粉体的糠酮树脂为前驱体,经浸渍、热压固化、炭化裂解和高温热处理过程制备出炭/炭-碳化硅(C/C-SiC)复合材料。采用多功能密度测试仪、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)和力学万能试验机,研究了硅粉、炭粉和碳化硅粉的掺加量以及后续化学气相渗透(CVI)处理对C/C-SiC复合材料致密度、微观结构及抗弯强度的影响。结果表明:硅粉、炭粉和碳化硅粉掺加后所形成的碳化硅颗粒对复合材料起到颗粒弥散增强的作用。具体而言,粉体掺加量越多,C/C-SiC复合材料越致密,抗弯强度越大;在三点弯曲载荷作用下,C/C-SiC复合材料呈假塑性断裂模式,并且出现层间开裂现象。对C/C-SiC复合材料进行10 h CVI处理后发现,形成的热解炭可以作为炭纤维与树脂炭基体之间的界面,弥补了树脂炭的微孔,相比于未进行CVI处理的C/C-SiC复合材料,密度最大提高了4.98%,抗弯强度最大提高了38.86%。

纳米SiC颗粒增强铝基复合材料研究

用粉末冶金方法制备了纳米尺寸ＳｉＣ颗粒增强铝基复合材料，并将其组织及性能与相同工艺制备的纯铝和微米尺寸ＳｉＣ颗粒增强的铝基复合材料（增强相的体积分数相同）进行了对比．与微米颗粒相比，纳米颗粒增强的复合材料组织均匀而细小，硬度及电阻均有较大幅度的升高．

SiC_p尺寸对铝基复合材料拉伸性能和断裂机制的影响

对粉末冶金法制备的不同尺寸SiCp增强铝基复合材料的拉伸性能进行了研究.结果表明,小尺寸SiCp（<7μm）复合材料断裂以界面处基体撕裂为主,强度较高.大尺寸 SiCp增强复合材料断裂以 SiCp解理为主,强度较低,但塑性比小尺寸颗粒增强复合材料要高.体积分数为17％,尺寸为7μm颗粒复合材料拉伸性能最好.

纳米SiC－Si_3N_4复合粉体的制备及研究

本文以炭黑和气凝氧化硅为原料，采用碳热还原氨化的方法制备纳米ＳｉＣ－Ｓｉ３Ｎ４复合粉体；复合粉中ＳｉＣ的含量由起始粉中Ｃ：ＳｉＯ２的摩尔比控制．在复合粉体的表征中用ＸＲＤ线宽法测量ＳｉＣ粒径大小．ＴＥＭ照片显示Ｓｉ３Ｎ４粒径在１００～２００ｎｍ；ＳｉＣ为纳米级．文中还对生成复合粉体的反应机理进行了探讨．同时利用这一工艺制备出单相的Ｓｉ３Ｎ４粉和ＳｉＣ粉．

SiC_p/Al复合材料制备工艺对组织与性能的影响

采用高能球磨粉末冶金法制备了体积分数为 15 %SiCp/ 2 0 0 9Al复合材料 ,研究了球磨转速、球磨时间对复合材料组织和性能的影响。结果表明 ,球磨转速和球磨时间是影响复合材料力学性能的重要因素 ,较长时间高转速球磨使得SiC颗粒均匀分布 ,转速 190r/min、球磨 6h制备的复合粉末经真空热压、挤压后的复合材料SiC颗粒均匀分布 ,材料的抗拉强度高达 6 5 0MPa,伸长率大于 5 %。

SiC颗粒增强铝基梯度复合材料的制备与性能

采用粉末冶金法制备了SiC颗粒增强铝基梯度复合材料（FGMMC）,研究了该梯度复合材料的微观组织和力学性能,对 FGMMC的显微组织观察表明,由于铝基体熔合成一体,因此层间没有明显的界面,具有基体的连续性.尽管基体是连续的,但是当疲劳裂纹从高SiC含量层向低SiC含量层扩展时,在过渡区发生延滞现象.通过断口和裂纹扩展路径的分析解释了此延滞现象.

纳米SiC颗粒增强2024铝基复合材料的力学性能研究

采用粉末冶金法制备了1%(体积分数)纳米SiC颗粒增强2024铝基复合材料,并研究了其力学性能。实验结果表明,1%纳米SiC颗粒增强2024铝基复合材料具有优良的室温力学性能,并且在200℃时表现了较好的高温性能,在315℃时强度下降。研究表明,纳米SiC可以增加增强粒子的表面积,减小增强粒子的颗粒间距,使大量弥散分布的纳米SiC颗粒起到钉扎位错的作用,而且可以细化2024铝基体的晶粒,因而表现了良好的力学性能。

粉末冶金法制备SiC颗粒增强AZ81镁基复合材料性能研究

研究了粉末冶金法制备SiC颗粒增强AZ81镁基复合材料的力学性能及力学性能变化的机理。实验结果表明,与AZ81基体相比,通过加入一定合适体积的SiC颗粒,SiCp/AZ81复合材料的拉伸强度、断裂韧性、硬度均有了较大提高,其最大值分别达到271.61MPa,5.96MPa.m1/2,2.52GPa。

真空搅拌铸造制备SiC颗粒增强ADC12铝基复合材料及其力学性能表征

以SiC/Cu复合包裹粉体为增强相,采用真空搅拌铸造技术制备SiC/ADC12铝基复合材料,研究制备工艺条件对复合材料力学性能的影响,同时借助X射线衍射(XRD)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等测试分析手段对其物相结构进行表征。结果表明:SiC/Cu复合粉体显著改善了SiC颗粒在熔融铝合金基体中的润湿性和分散性。当搅拌温度为580℃,搅拌时间为30min,复合粉体添加量为4%(质量分数)时,复合材料获得最佳的力学性能,拉伸强度283MPa,硬度HB133,较基体合金分别提高24.1%和77.3%,较普通SiC增强复合材料提高15.5%和26.7%。

SiC颗粒对烧结铁基复合材料性能的影响

文章论述了采用粉末冶金方法制备了 Si C颗粒增强铁基复合材料 ,通过实验观察分析了 Si C颗粒对材料致密度、硬度、强度及耐磨性的影响。结果表明随 Si C含量的增加 ,致密度与硬度稍微降低 ,强度与冲击韧性降低较多 ,但抗磨损性能有所提高 ,尤其镀镍 Si

碳热还原粘土合成Al_2O_3/SiC复相陶瓷粉末

本文以苏州土与碳黑为原料 ,研究了其在高温下的反应过程及一些工艺参数对反应产物的影响 ,结果表明 :1 )反应过程包括高岭石矿物的分解及还原过程 ,两个过程反应程度不同 ,可获得不同相组成的陶瓷粉末。2 )在一定温度下 ,粘土中引入合适的碳含量能制备出高Al2 O3 与SiC含量的复相粉末 (Al2 O3 50 % ,SiC 4 0 % )。 3 )碳热还原法是合成粒径细小。

SiC颗粒增强铝合金复合材料的研制

用粉末冶金法制备了ＳｉＣ颗粒增强铝合金基复合材料，并对其进行了组织分析和初步力学性能测试。结果表明，该复合材料组织致密，颗粒分布均匀；与对应的基体材料相比．其弹性模量、硬度显著提高；ＳｉＣ颗粒的加入对基体材料抗拉强度及应力应变行为的影响则取决于基体的性能及基体与颗粒之间界面的结合力。

SiC含量对SiC/6061Al基复合材料性能的影响

采用粉末冶金法制备了三种SiC体积分数分别为25%、30%、35%的SiC/6061Al基复合材料。利用金相显微镜观察材料的显微组织,检测材料的物理性能和力学性能,运用Turner、Kerner理论模型对复合材料的热膨胀系数进行分析,研究SiC含量对复合材料组织和性能的影响。结果表明:随着SiC含量的增加,增强体出现团聚倾向,复合材料的致密度和热膨胀系数均降低;复合材料的抗拉强度随着SiC的增多先增大后降低,成非线性关系。