Effect of Isothermal Temperature on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High Al–Low Si TRIP Steel

In this study, the effect of isothermal temperature on microstructure and mechanical properties of a high Al-low Si TRIP steel was investigated using scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, electron back scattered diffraction, and tensile test. The results show that typical microstructure containing ferrite, bainite, and retained austenite can be obtained when two-stage heat treatment process was utilized. When annealing temperature is 840 ℃ and austempering temperature is 400 ℃, the tensile strength is 542 MPa and the product of strength and elongation is 17,685 MPa%. The morphologies and stability of the retained austenite in low silicon/high aluminum TRIP steel were finally discussed.

Microstructure evolution of isothermal holding treatment during melt solidification of Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Effect of isothermal holding treatment in the solidification process on the microstructure of Ti-6Al-4V alloy was studied by temperature controlled induced melting apparatus. The result shows that with isothermal holding treatment above the β transus temperature during solidification, the colony structure consisting of parallel lamellae was obtained. While the isothermal holding treatment was set at 960 °C, a unique bi-modal microstructure consisting of coarse primary α and fine secondary lamellar α was obtained. The primary lamellar α tended to break into several pieces, globularize and present equiaxed morphology. The formation mechanism of the equiaxed α can be explained with the atom immigration, high density dislocations, combined action with the interface tension of formed α phase during the isothermal holding treatment. After the isothermal holding, the retained β matrix transformed into fine lamellar α, thus, bi-modal microstructure was acquired. Compared with the lamellar structure, the grain boundary α presented discontinuously and cannot be distinguished from the primary α lamellae easily. The size of colonies α was greatly decreased. The microstructure tended to be much more homogeneous in the whole section of the samples.

Estimation of Critical Temperature of Thermal Explosion for Energetic Materials Based on Non-isothermal Kinetic Equation dα/dt =A_0 exp(bT)[1+(T–T_0 )b]f(α)

Critical temperature（Tb） of thermal explosion for energetic materials is estimated from Semenov＇s thermal explosion theory and the non-isothermal kinetic equation da/dt=Aoexp（bT）[1＋（T-T0）b][（a） deduced via reasonable hypotheses, where To is the initial point of the deviation from the baseline of DSC curve. The final formula is （Tb-Te0）{ 1＋1/[1＋（ Tb-T00）b]}=1. We can easily obtain the initial temperature（T0/） and onset temperature（Tci） from the non-isothermal DSC curves, the values of Too and Tc0 from the equation TOi or ei=T00 or c0＋α1βi＋a2βi^2＋…＋aL-2L-2βiL-2, i=1,2,…L, the value of b from the equation： In[β/（Tei-T0i）]=ln[A0/G（a）]＋bTei, so as to calculate the value of Tb. The result obtained with this method coincides completely with the value of Tb obtained by Hu-Yang-Liang-Wu method.

Effect of Semi-Solid Isothermal Heat Treatment on Microstructure of ZL104 Aluminum Alloy

The feasibility of fabricating ZL104 aluminum alloy with non-dendritic microstructure by semi-solid isothermal heat treatment process and the effects of holding temperature and time on the semi-solid isothermal heat-treated microstructure of the alloy, are investigated. The research results indicate that it is possible to produce ZL104 alloy with non-dendritic microstructure by a suitable semi-solid isothermal heat treatment. After treated at 580 ℃ for 120 min, the ZL104 alloy can obtain a non-dendritic microstructure with an 49% liquid content and an average size range of 115 μm of the unmelted primary solid particles. In addition, an increase in the holding time from 30 to 120 min for a given holding temperature of 580 ℃ or in the holding temperature from 570 to 580 ℃ for a given holding time of 120 min causes the average size and globular tendency of unmelted primary solid particles in the semi-solid ZL104 alloy to decrease and become more obvious, respectively.

ESTIMATION OF THE CRITICAL RATE OF TEMPERATURE INCREASE OF THERMAL EXPLOSION OF NITROCELLULOSE USING NON-ISOTHERMAL DSC

A method of estimating the critical rate of temperature increase of thermal explosion for the first orderautocatalytic decomposition reaction system using non-isothermal DSC is presented. Information is obtained on theincreasing rate of temperature in nitrocellulose containing 13.54% of nitrogen when the first order autocatalytic decomposition converts into thermal explosion.

Estimation of Critical Rate of Temperature Rise for Thermal Explosion of First Order Autocatalytic Decomposition Reaction Systems by Using Non-isothermal DSC

A method of estimating the critical rate of temperature rise for the thermal explosion of first order autocatalytic decomposition reaction systems by using non-isothermal DSC is presented. The information was obtained on the increasing rate of temperature for the first order autocatalytic decomposition of nitrocellulose containing 13.86% nitrogen converting into the thermal explosion.

Heat Characteristics and Viscous Flow in a Moving Isothermal Cylindrical Duct with Nanoparticles

Extrusion, melt spinning, glass fiber production, food processing, and mechanical molding rely on heat transmission. Isothermal techniques have been employed in highly structured equipment and living cell temperature regulators. The flow and heat properties of CuO nanofluids flowing through a moving cylindrical isothermal conduit were examined, in the presence of nanoparticles and viscous dissipation. Two-dimensional flows of an incompressible Newtonian fluid via a cylindrical conduit with uniform surface velocity and temperature were utilized. The flow’s partial differential equations were transformed to a non-dimensional form and numerically solved using a finite difference scheme built in the C++ program. The effect of nanoparticle size (0.0 to 0.6) and viscous dissipation (0, 20, 40) on heat behavior and fluid movement are examined and profiles are used to present the numerical findings. The findings revealed that decreasing the variable nanoparticle parameter increased fluid velocity, stream function, and circulation while decreasing fluid temperature. The temperature of the fluid rises in direct proportion, as the viscous dissipation factor improves. This study improves understanding of the viscous flow and heat behavior of boundary layer problems when a nanofluid is used as the heat transfer working fluid in various engineering isothermal processes such as boiling and condensation.

Isothermal bulk modulus and its first pressure derivative of NaCl at high pressure and high temperature

The isothermal bulk modulus and its first pressure derivative of NaCl are investigated using the classical molecular dynamics method and the quasi-harmonic Debye model. To ensure faithful molecular dynamics simulations, two types of potentials, the shell-model （SM） potential and the two-body rigid-ion Born-Mayer-Huggins-FumiqTosi （BMHFT） potential, are fully tested. Compared with the SM potential based simulation, the molecular dynamics simulation with the BMHFT potential is very successful in reproducing accurately the measured bulk modulus of NaCl. Particular attention is paid to the prediction of the isothermal bulk modulus and its first pressure derivative using the reliable potential and to the comparison of the SM and the BMHFT potentials based molecular dynamics simulations with the quasi-harmonic Debye model. The properties of NaCl in the pressure range of 0-30 GPa at temperatures up to the melting temperature of 1050 K are investigated.

Geothermal structure revealed by curie isothermal surface under Guangdong Province,China

Guangdong Province in Southeast China is noted for its numerous geothermal resources due to tectonic episodes,mainly occurred during the Cretaceous.The surface heat flow and geothermal gradient are the most direct ways to understand the temperature of the Earth.However,geothermal resources are poorly utilized in Guangdong Province due to limited numbers of boreholes and surficial hydrothermal fluids.To improve the understanding of underground temperature distribution in Guangdong Province,we have applied power-density spectral analysis to aeromagnetic anomaly data to calculate the depth of the Curie isothermal surface.Upward continuation is applied and tested to the magnetic data.The calculated Curie isotherm is between 18.5 km and 25 km below surface.The fluctuation in the depth range reflects lateral thermal perturbations in the Guangdong crust.In particular,the eastern,northern,western and coastline areas of the province have a relatively shallow Curie isotherm.By comparing the surface heat flow,geothermal gradient,distribution of Mesozoic granite-volcanic rocks,and natural hot springs,we conclude that during Mesozoic,magmatism exerted great influence on the deep thermal state of Guangdong Province.A shallow Curie isotherm surface,as well as numerous natural hot springs and high heat flow,show clear signatures of shallow heat sources.

Estimation of Critical Temperature of Thermal Explosion for Trinitromethyl Explosives by Non-isothermal DSC

Two general expressions and their six derived formulae for estimating the critical temperature（Tb） of thermal explosion for energetic materials（EMs） were derived from the Semenov＇s thermal explosion theory and eight non-isothermal kinetic equations via reasonable hypothesis. We can easily obtain the values of the initial temperature（T0i） at which DSC curve deviates from the baseline of the non-isothermal DSC curve of EMs, the onset temperature（Tei）, the exothermic decomposition reaction kinetic parameters and the values of Too and Te0 from the equation Toiorei=Tooore0＋α1β1＋α2β2＋...＋αL-2βi^L-2, i=1, 2, …, L and then calculate the values of Tb by means of the six derived formulae. The results obtained with the six derived calculating methods for six trinitromethyl explosives： bis（2,2,2- trinitroethyl-N-nitro） ethylene diamine（BTNEDA）, 2,2,2-trinitroethyl-4,4,4-trinitrobutyrate（TNETB）, bis（2,2,2- trinitroethyl） formal（BNTF）, bis（2,2,2-trinitroethyl-nitramine）（BTNNA）, 2,2,2-trinitroethyl-2,2,2-trinitroethyl-N- nitroamino acetate（TNTNNA） and tetrakis [2,2,2-trinitroethyl] orthoester（TTNOE） agree well with each other.

THE STRUCTURE OF AGGREGATION STATE AND ISOTHERMAL CRYSTALLIZATION KINETICS OF NYLON-1010

The structure of aggregation state and isothermal crystallization behavior of Nylon-1010 have been studied by WAXD, DSE, Variance-Range Function and density measurement. The results show that crystallization of Nylon-1010 has the most suitable annealing temperature, the crystals of the Nxlon-1010 are two-dimension heterogeneous nucleation. Both low treatment temperature and high crystallization te, temperature are disadvantageous for Nylon-1010 crystal growth.

Al_(80)Ni_6Y_8Co_4Cu_2 GLASS ALLOYS CONTAINING NANOSCALEPARTICLES BY ISOTHERMAL ANNEALING OR QUENCHING

Al80Ni6 Y8 Co4 Cu2 amorphous ribbons were isothermally annealed and a mixed structure consisting of α-Al particle with a size of less than 15nm and Al3Ni compound with a size of about 30nm was obtained. The crystallization kinetics of Al80Ni6 Y8 Co4 Cu2 amorphous alloy shows that the precipitation of α-Al particles is the growth process controlled by diffusion of the solute elements rejected from the growing crystals. By quenching at different cooling rates, a mixed structure consisting of nanoscale α-Al particles and the remaining glass matrix or structure consisting of nanoscale particle (Al phase or Al3Ni compound) with a size of about 100nm was formed. The addition of Co elements and Cu elements to Al-Ni-Y alloy systems increases the glass formation ability of the alloy and the thermal stability of the supercooled liquid region against crystallization, which results from significant difference of atomic size, strong bonding nature among constituent elements and the low diffisivity of the solute elements due to the concentration gradient in the growing front of crystals.

Structural evolution of ZA27 alloy during semi-solid isothermal heat treatment

The structural evolution of ZA27 alloy modified by element Zr was studied during semi solid isothermal heat treatment, and its transformation mechanism was also discussed. The results indicate that the primary α phase changes from equiaxed grains to spherical grains gradually at semi solid temperature of 460 ℃. With increasing isothermal time, the eutectic between boundaries of α phase diffuses toward α phase, and the primary equiaxed grain arms merge and boundaries tend to disappear to form near particle grains. Further, the eutectic left on α boundaries melts to make the near particle grains separate, and form spherical structure at last. [

A Numerical Study of Densification Behavior of Silicon Carbide Matrix Composites in Isothermal Chemical Vapor Infiltration

We studied the characteristics of two-scale pore structure of preform in the deposition process and the mass transfer of reactant gas in dual-scale pores, and observed the physiochemical phenomenon associated with the reaction. Thereby, we established mathematical models on two scales, respectively, preform and reactor. These models were used for the numerical simulation of the process of ceramic matrix composites densified by isothermal chemical vapor infiltration(ICVI). The models were used to carry out a systematic study on the influence of process conditions and the preform structure on the densification behaviors. The most important findings of our study are that the processing time could be reduced by about 50% without compromising the quality of the material, if the processing temperature is 950-1 000 ℃ for the first 70 hours and then raised to 1 100 ℃.

Effect of Cr and isothermal holding temperature on microstructure and properties of complex phase steel with high formability(CH steel)

The effects of Cr contents(0.3 and 1.0 wt.%)and isothermal holding temperatures(400,440,and 480℃)on the microstructure evolution and properties of complex phase steel with high formability(CH steel)were investigated using dilatometry,scanning electron microscopy,transmission electron microscopy(TEM),and X-ray diffraction.The results show that the microstructures of CH steel with 0.3 wt.%Cr are ferrite,granular bainite,martensite,and retained austenite,while no ferrite is observed in the microstructure of CH steel with 1.0 wt.%Cr in the same process.Cr promotes the precipitation of(Nb,Ti)C in the high-temperature austenite region through theoretical calculations and TEM observations.Cr retards the bainite transformation and refines the grain size of CH steel.Furthermore,as isothermal holding temperature increases from 400 to 480℃,the bainite and retained austenite fractions of two CH steels decrease,while the martensite fraction increases in the steels after final quenching.Consequently,the strength has an increasing tendency and the total elongation has a decreasing tendency with increasing isothermal temperature.

Experimental Investigation of Crystal Structure of Zr 0.98 NiGe 2.94 and Phase Equilibria in Zr-Ni-Ge System

Based on the results of electron probe microanalysis(EPMA)and X-ray diffraction(XRD),the isothermal sections of Zr-Ni-Ge ternary system at 973 K and 1173 K were constructed through alloy sampling approach.It is worth noting that the crystallographic information of the formerly reportedτ2(Zr_(0.98)NiGe_(2.94))was determined,which belongs to the space group Pbcm(No.57).Besides the formerly reported ternary compounds,τ1(Zr_(6)Ni_(16)Ge_(7)),τ_(2)(Zr_(0.98)NiGe_(2.94)),τ_(3)(Zr_(3)Ni_(4)Ge_(4)),τ_(4)(ZrNiGe)andτ_(5)(Zr_(2)Ni_(0.54)Ge_(0.46)),a new ternary phase namedτ_(6)with the composition of Zr_(39)Ni_(18)Ge_(43)was primarily detected in this work.In addition,an invariant reaction Ni_(5)Ge_(3)+τ_(4)τ_(1)+τ_(3)between 973 K and 1173 K was deduced.

TC21合金在不同温度下进行连续多步置氢处理时的显微组织及室温力学性能

利用OM、XRD、TEM以及压缩试验等方法研究TC21钛合金经不同温度连续多步置氢处理后的显微组织及室温力学性能。结果表明:当氢处理温度超过1073 K时,α相的尺寸明显降低,β相成为主要相。随着氢处理温度的升高,δ氢化物的含量呈先增加后逐渐降低的趋势。当氢处理温度超过1073 K时,TC21钛合金在室温压缩变形过程中出现应变软化现象,且该现象随氢处理温度的升高而越来越显著。随着氢处理温度的升高,TC21钛合金的极限变形率呈先降低后增加的趋势。当氢处理温度为1123 K时,TC21钛合金的极限变形率比原始合金增加67.51%。

高岭土对含有Cu^(2+)和Pb^(2+)污水吸附性实验

这是一篇环境工程领域的论文。为了研究高岭土对含有Cu^(2+)和Pb^(2+)污水吸附性能的影响,开展了不同初始浓度、温度、吸附时间、高岭土掺量和pH值作用下高岭土吸附重金属离子实验,并分析了高岭土对Cu^(2+)和Pb^(2+)共同吸附实验结果。结果表明:高岭土吸附金属Pb^(2+)离子的效果要好于高岭土吸附金属Cu^(2+)离子的效果。结合实验结果和经济效益而言,在初始浓度为200 mg/L,pH值为6、温度为30℃,高岭土掺量为1.5 g,吸附时间为2.0 h时,高岭土对金属Pb^(2+)和Cu^(2+)离子的吸附效果较优,其中金属Pb^(2+)离子的吸附量分别达到了56.38、56.22、58.76、35.75、和42.42 mg/g,金属Cu^(2+)离子的吸附量45.99、47.45、47.27、25.26、22.52 mg/g。整体上,高岭土对共同吸附金属离子(Cu^(2+)、Pb^(2+))的吸附量要小于单一离子的吸附量,这是由于两个金属离子在吸附过程中会相互影响对方的吸附过程。Langmuir模型对实验曲线的拟合度要远远高于Freundlich模型对实验曲线的拟合度,这就说明了Langmuir等温吸附模型更加适用于高岭土吸附金属离子吸附量的变化规律,进而证明了高岭土吸附重金属离子属于表面吸附,被吸附的重金属离子都是相互独立存在的。

煤的温压吸附试验方法与等温吸附试验方法比较研究

为了研究煤的温压吸附试验方法在煤层气吸附方面的可行性,本文对煤的温压吸附试验方法与煤的高压等温吸附试验方法进行了比较研究。分别取12个、10个、8个、和6个温压吸附试验点作为四组不同温度和相应不同压力作为温压吸附试验点,记为V_(实测)。使用温度-压力-吸附方程(Temperature-Pressure-AbsobingEquation(TPAE)),将方程转化为二元一次方程后进行线性回归计算其余三个参数,将所得的四个参数记为V_(计算)。通过计算_(实测)与V_(计算)之间的平均相对误差和标准偏差以衡量温压吸附试验方法的可行性。

复合等温淬火对GCr15Si1Mo钢贝氏体转变及磨损性能影响

纳米贝氏体轴承钢具有优异的综合性能,然而长时间的等温转变周期是限制其广泛应用的主要难题.为了加速GCr15Si1Mo轴承钢纳米贝氏体转变,本文中以常规一步(190℃)等温淬火工艺作为对比,设计了1种复合三步(157℃+190℃+250℃)等温淬火工艺,并对试验钢进行了不同工艺下的热处理.使用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、X射线衍射仪(XRD)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)和洛氏硬度仪等对GCr15Si1Mo轴承钢微观组织和力学性能进行了表征,利用UMT摩擦磨损试验机和三维形貌轮廓仪对试验钢的摩擦磨损性能进行了测试,并分析了其磨损机制.结果表明:复合等温淬火工艺从纳米贝氏体的孕育期和转变期两阶段对其转变进行加速,当转变相当含量贝氏体(53%~55%)时其相转变时间较常规等温淬火工艺缩短了5 h,明显提高了贝氏体转变效率;与常规等温淬火工艺相比较,复合等温淬火工艺材料微观组织中的残余奥氏体含量明显降低,且块状残余奥氏体大量转变为薄膜状残余奥氏体,材料的冲击韧性明显提高,但随复合等温淬火时间的延长,材料的冲击韧性出现了先升高后降低的趋势;当复合等温淬火工艺参数为157℃×5 min+190℃×2.0 h+250℃×1.0 h时,材料的强韧性匹配和耐磨性最佳,且其耐磨性明显也优于常规等温淬火工艺下材料的耐磨性.磨损机制结果表明:复合等温淬火和常规等温淬火处理后试验钢的磨损机制均以磨粒磨损为主,但复合等温淬火工艺下材料的磨粒磨损程度有所减轻并伴随轻微的黏着磨损和疲劳磨损.