Recent progress in the development and application of the new Gen.AHSS at Baosteel

In recent years,despite the global economic recession and steel oversupply,the demand for high strength steel( HSS) and advanced high strength steel( AHSS) sheets has robustly increased. To supply the materials needed for automotive manufacturing,various AHSS products and application technologies have been developed by Baosteel,including the 1st,2nd,and 3rd Gen. AHSS,which makes Baosteel the world’s first steel maker to commercially provide all three generations of AHSS. Recently,the new Gen.( the 2nd and 3rd Gen. combined)AHSS products,which feature ultra-high strength and enhanced ductility,have drawn great attention from both steel makers and the automotive industry as these products can be used to produce auto parts with complicated shapes by cold forming and have great potential for manufacturing car bodies that are lighter in weight and have higher crash resistance. In this article,the concepts,properties,and applications of Baosteel’s new Gen. AHSS products,including quenching and partitioning( QP) steels,twinning-induced-plasticity( TWIP) steels,and Medium-Mn( Mn-TRIP)steels,are described and reviewed. Moreover,the progress of the Baosteel light-weight steel car body( BCB) was reported.

Solution combustion synthesis of Fe-Ni-Y_2O_3 nanocomposites for magnetic application

Fe-Ni-Y2O3 nanocomposites with uniform distribution of fine oxide particles in the gamma Fe Ni matrix were successfully fabricated via solution combustion followed by hydrogen reduction. The morphological characteristics and phase transformation of the combusted powder and the Fe-Ni-Y2O3 nanocomposites were characterized by XRD, FESEM and TEM.Porous Fe-Ni-Y2O3 nanocomposites with crystallite size below 100 nm were obtained after reduction. The morphology, phases and magnetic property of Fe-Ni-Y2O3 nanocomposites reduced at different temperatures were investigated. The Fe-Ni-Y2O3 nanocomposite reduced at 900 °C has the maximum saturation magnetization and the minimum coercivity values of 167.41 A/(m2·kg)and 3.11 k A/m, respectively.

A GENERAL SOLUTION AND THE APPLICATION OF SPACE AXISYMMETRIC PROBLEM IN PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL

According to the structure feature of the governing equations of spaceaxisymmetric problem in transversely, isotropic piezoelectric material. using the methodof introducing potential .function one by. one, in this paper we obtain the so-calledgeneral solution of displacement and eleclric potential function denoied by uniquepoiential.function which satisfies specific partiality equations. As an applying exampleof the general solution, we solve problem of semi-infinile boodt. made of piezoelectricmaterial, on the surface of the semi-infinite body a concentrative .force is applied, andget the analytic .formulations of stress and electric displacement comiponenis. Thegeneral solution provided by this paper can be used as a tool to analyse the mechanical-electrical coupling behavior of piezoelecrtic material which conlains defects such ascavity inclusion. penny-shape crack. and so on. The result of the solved problem canbe used directly to analyse contact problems which take place between twopiezoelectric bodies or piezoelectric body. and elastic body .

Enhanced piezoelectricity of Cu-doped K(Ta,Nb)O_(3) single crystals

As a class of solid solution material,K(Ta,Nb)O3(KTN)single crystals have attracted significant interest due to their excellent piezoelectric and electro-optic performance.In this study,the piezoelectric properties of KTN were improved through Cu doping.Utilizing the advantages of composition-regulating phase transition,a large,high-quality Cu:KTN crystal measuring 30 mm×25 mm×20 mm in size was grown using the improved top seeded solution growth method.Cu-doped KTN exhibited better piezoelectric properties than pure KTN,and the full matrix parameters were investigated.Excellent dielectric,piezoelectric,and electromechanical coupling responses(ε^(T)_(11)-2,136,d_(33)∼303 pC/N,k_(t)∼0.515,and k33∼0.672)were successfully obtained.To realize the optimized orientation of the piezoelectric properties,the orientation dependence of the single domain properties was investigated,and the mechanism of Cu doping to improve piezoelectric properties was explored.We found that 0.36%(in mass)Cu doped crystal consisted of A-site substitution,following ferroelectric and domain analysis.The small ferroelectric domain sizes led to a large domain wall mobility rate and high domain wall density,which contributed to high piezoelectric properties.This work revealed the effect of A-position doping on piezoelectric properties and provided a theoretical and experimental foundation for the performance optimization of KTN-based materials.

MgO-based adsorbents for CO2 adsorption:Influence of structural and textural properties on the CO_2 adsorption performance

A series of MgO-based adsorbents were prepared through solution–combustion synthesis and ball-milling process.The prepared MgO-based powders were characterized using X-ray diffraction,scanning electron microscopy,N_2 physisorption measurements,and employed as potential adsorbents for CO_2 adsorption.The influence of structural and textural properties of these adsorbents over the CO_2 adsorption behaviour was also investigated.The results showed that MgO-based products prepared by solution–combustion and ball-milling processes,were highly porous,fluffy,nanocrystalline structures in nature,which are unique physico-chemical properties that significantly contribute to enhance their CO_2 adsorption.It was found that the MgO synthesized by solution combustion process,using a molar ratio of urea to magnesium nitrate（2：1）,and treated by ball-milling during 2.5 hr（MgO-BM2.5h）,exhibited the maximum CO_2 adsorption capacity of 1.611 mmol/g at 25℃ and 1 atm,mainly via chemisorption.The CO_2 adsorption behaviour on the MgO-based adsorbents was correlated to their improved specific surface area,total pore volume,pore size distribution and crystallinity.The reusability of synthesized MgO-BM2.5h was confirmed by five consecutive CO_2adsorption–desorption times,without any significant loss of performance,that supports the potential of MgO-based adsorbent.The results confirmed that the special features of MgO prepared by solution–combustion and treated by ball-milling during 2.5 hr are favorable to be used as effective MgO-based adsorbent in post-combustion CO_2 capture technologies.

Electrochemical and structural performances of Li[Ni_(0.133)Li_(0.2)Co_(0.133)Mn_(0.533)]O_(2)material during different cycle potential windows

The effects of cycle potential window on electrochemical behaviors,structural characteristics,and surface changes in Li[Ni_(0.133)Li_(0.2)Co_(0.133)Mn_(0.533)]O_(2)(or 0.5 Li_(2)MnO_(3)·0.5 Li(Co_(0.333)Ni_(0.333)Mn_(0.333))O2)in lithium-ion battery were investigated.Two flat charge potential plateaus,~3.9 and~4.5 V,are observed in the initial charge curves of the cells.Sharp changes in specific capacity and columbic efficiency are presented at~4.5 V during the first cycle.XRD specific peaks show an obvious shift with the increase in charge cutoff potential.When the charge cutoff potential is above4.4 V,the cycle performance decreases with the increase in charge cutoff potentials.A film with the composition of C and O elements is observed on the cycled composite particle.

Controlling the gelation temperature of biomimetic polyisocyanides

Thermosensitive polymers show an entropy-driven transition from a well-solvated to a poorly solvated polymer chain, resulting in a more compact globular conformation. The transition at the lower critical solution temperature（LCST） is often sharp, which allows for a wide range of smart material applications.At the LCST, oligo（ethylene glycol）-substituted polyisocyanides（PICs） form soft hydrogels, composed of polymer bundles similar to biological gels, such as actin, fibrin and intermediate filaments. Here, we show that the LCST of PICs strongly depends linearly on the length of the ethylene glycol（EG） tails; every EG group increases the LCSTand thus the gelation temperature by nearly 30 ℃. Using a copolymerisation approach, we demonstrate that we can precisely tailor the gelation temperature between 10 ℃ and 60 ℃and, consequently, tune the mechanical properties of the PIC gels.