To reveal the formation mechanism and main influencing factors of C-segregation in high carbon steel under different solidification rates(40,80,160,200 and 320μm·s^(-1)),the enrichment characteristics of carbon ...To reveal the formation mechanism and main influencing factors of C-segregation in high carbon steel under different solidification rates(40,80,160,200 and 320μm·s^(-1)),the enrichment characteristics of carbon atoms in the solid-liquid zone of Fe-0.61%C steel were studied using a zone melting liquid metal cooling apparatus and electron probe microanalysis.The relationships among micro-segregation of carbon atoms,solid-liquid interface morphology and solidification rate were fully discussed.The results show that large dendrite spacing and a slow-moving dendritic interface create less resistance and more time for the migration of interdendritic carbon atoms to liquid zone.This results in the continuous enrichment of carbon atoms in liquid zone,further expands the solid-liquid temperature range,prolongs the solidification time of molten steel,and causes the formation of carbon micro-segregation at the solidification end as the solidification rate is 40μm·s^(-1).Conversely,abundant and elongated secondary dendrite arms with small spacing seriously impede the diffusion of interdendritic carbon-rich molten steel to liquid zone.As a result,there is only obvious dendrite segregation,but little difference in the carbon content along the solidification direction as solidification rate exceeds 200μm·s^(-1).展开更多
Coexistence mechanisms for species with similar ecological traits and overlapping geographic distributions are basic questions in ecology and evolutionary biology. Specific habitat requirements often limit distributio...Coexistence mechanisms for species with similar ecological traits and overlapping geographic distributions are basic questions in ecology and evolutionary biology. Specific habitat requirements often limit distribution range as well as facilitate partitioning resource utilization in ecological similar species. Understanding niche segregation and differences in microhabitat utilization can contribute to identifying coexistence mechanisms between parapatric species. Feirana quadranus and F. taihangnica are two closely related frog species with parapatric geographic ranges and an elongated contact zone within the Qinling Mountains, which is an important watershed for East Asia. Here, we analysed the difference in microhabitat utilization between the two frog species and explored the key ecological factors that induced their microhabitat differentiation based on quadrats sampled in the contact zone. Our comparison of twenty environmental variables showed that both species used microhabitats with alkalescent warm water and gentle slope conditions. The principal component analysis indicated that climate-related variables, vegetation conditions, and river width were the important factors for microhabitat utilization of these species. These findings contribute to our understanding on the coexistence mechanisms of these two related and parapatric Asian mountain frog species. This study can also be helpful for identifying target habitats to conduct conservation actions and management strategies effectively in the face of environmental changes.展开更多
Dissolution and nucleation are two essential processes for industrial crystallization.This paper in-vestigates the effect of ethylene glycol addition on the crystallization behavior of dimethyl terephthalate(DMT)in so...Dissolution and nucleation are two essential processes for industrial crystallization.This paper in-vestigates the effect of ethylene glycol addition on the crystallization behavior of dimethyl terephthalate(DMT)in solution.The DMT solubility in mixed solvent system(methanol-ethylene glycol)was deter-mined by isothermal satiation approach,and the solubility was associated using seven models.The model fitting results were consistent with the experimental values.Based on the results,the metastable zone width(MSZW)of DMT was detected by the polythermal approach;the modified Sangwal's theory was used to investigate the nucleation behavior,which can provide a new way of thought for better analysis of the crystallization behavior.The results demonstrated that MSZW was associated with various elements,such as cooling rate,saturation temperature and mass fraction of ethylene glycol.The addition of ethylene glycol slowed down the nucleation rate as shown by the broadening of MSZW.We derive the solid-liquid interface energy,the nucleation driving force,the critical nucleation size and the critical Gibbs free energy according to the classical nucleation theory.It is demonstrated that the nucleation driving force and the solid-liquid interface energy are dependent and jointly influence the MSZW.展开更多
Constraining the melting temperature of iron under Earth’s inner core conditions is crucial for understanding core dynamics and planetary evolution.Here,we develop a deep potential(DP)model for iron that explicitly i...Constraining the melting temperature of iron under Earth’s inner core conditions is crucial for understanding core dynamics and planetary evolution.Here,we develop a deep potential(DP)model for iron that explicitly incorporates electronic entropy contributions governing thermodynamics under Earth’s core conditions.Extensive benchmarking demonstrates the DP’s high fidelity across relevant iron phases and extreme pressure and temperature conditions.Through thermodynamic integration and direct solid–liquid coexistence simulations,the DP predicts melting temperatures for iron at the inner core boundary,consistent with previous ab initio results.This resolves the previous discrepancy of iron’s melting temperature at ICB between the DP model and ab initio calculation and suggests the crucial contribution of electronic entropy.Our work provides insights into machine learning melting behavior of iron under core conditions and provides the basis for future development of binary or ternary DP models for iron and other elements in the core.展开更多
基金support from the State Key Laboratory of Refractories and Metallurgy(Wuhan University of Science and Technology)(Grant No.G201902)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51874001,U1760108)。
文摘To reveal the formation mechanism and main influencing factors of C-segregation in high carbon steel under different solidification rates(40,80,160,200 and 320μm·s^(-1)),the enrichment characteristics of carbon atoms in the solid-liquid zone of Fe-0.61%C steel were studied using a zone melting liquid metal cooling apparatus and electron probe microanalysis.The relationships among micro-segregation of carbon atoms,solid-liquid interface morphology and solidification rate were fully discussed.The results show that large dendrite spacing and a slow-moving dendritic interface create less resistance and more time for the migration of interdendritic carbon atoms to liquid zone.This results in the continuous enrichment of carbon atoms in liquid zone,further expands the solid-liquid temperature range,prolongs the solidification time of molten steel,and causes the formation of carbon micro-segregation at the solidification end as the solidification rate is 40μm·s^(-1).Conversely,abundant and elongated secondary dendrite arms with small spacing seriously impede the diffusion of interdendritic carbon-rich molten steel to liquid zone.As a result,there is only obvious dendrite segregation,but little difference in the carbon content along the solidification direction as solidification rate exceeds 200μm·s^(-1).
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (31572290, 31770568, and 31770427)Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS (2015304)+2 种基金National Key Research and Development Plan (2016YFC0503303)China Scholarship Council (No. 201706775008)the project from Qinghai Provincial Communication Department (31118022)
文摘Coexistence mechanisms for species with similar ecological traits and overlapping geographic distributions are basic questions in ecology and evolutionary biology. Specific habitat requirements often limit distribution range as well as facilitate partitioning resource utilization in ecological similar species. Understanding niche segregation and differences in microhabitat utilization can contribute to identifying coexistence mechanisms between parapatric species. Feirana quadranus and F. taihangnica are two closely related frog species with parapatric geographic ranges and an elongated contact zone within the Qinling Mountains, which is an important watershed for East Asia. Here, we analysed the difference in microhabitat utilization between the two frog species and explored the key ecological factors that induced their microhabitat differentiation based on quadrats sampled in the contact zone. Our comparison of twenty environmental variables showed that both species used microhabitats with alkalescent warm water and gentle slope conditions. The principal component analysis indicated that climate-related variables, vegetation conditions, and river width were the important factors for microhabitat utilization of these species. These findings contribute to our understanding on the coexistence mechanisms of these two related and parapatric Asian mountain frog species. This study can also be helpful for identifying target habitats to conduct conservation actions and management strategies effectively in the face of environmental changes.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(grant No.2019YFC1908201)the Key Program of National Natural Scientific Fund of China(grant No.22238011)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant Nos.22178364,21978291)the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(China)(grant No.2019-ZD-0083).
文摘Dissolution and nucleation are two essential processes for industrial crystallization.This paper in-vestigates the effect of ethylene glycol addition on the crystallization behavior of dimethyl terephthalate(DMT)in solution.The DMT solubility in mixed solvent system(methanol-ethylene glycol)was deter-mined by isothermal satiation approach,and the solubility was associated using seven models.The model fitting results were consistent with the experimental values.Based on the results,the metastable zone width(MSZW)of DMT was detected by the polythermal approach;the modified Sangwal's theory was used to investigate the nucleation behavior,which can provide a new way of thought for better analysis of the crystallization behavior.The results demonstrated that MSZW was associated with various elements,such as cooling rate,saturation temperature and mass fraction of ethylene glycol.The addition of ethylene glycol slowed down the nucleation rate as shown by the broadening of MSZW.We derive the solid-liquid interface energy,the nucleation driving force,the critical nucleation size and the critical Gibbs free energy according to the classical nucleation theory.It is demonstrated that the nucleation driving force and the solid-liquid interface energy are dependent and jointly influence the MSZW.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.42374108 and 12374015)Y.S.acknowledges support from Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.20720230014)+2 种基金R.M.W.acknowledges support from NSF(Grant Nos.EAR-2000850 and EAR-1918126)K.M.H.acknowledges support from NSF(Grant No.EAR-1918134)Shaorong Fang and Tianfu Wu from the Information and Network Center of Xiamen University are acknowledged for their help with Graphics Processing Unit(GPU)computing.We acknowledge the supercomputing time supported by the Opening Project of the Joint Laboratory for Planetary Science and Supercomputing(Grant No.CSYYGS-QT-2024-15),Research Center for Planetary Science,and the National Supercomputing Center in Chengdu.
文摘Constraining the melting temperature of iron under Earth’s inner core conditions is crucial for understanding core dynamics and planetary evolution.Here,we develop a deep potential(DP)model for iron that explicitly incorporates electronic entropy contributions governing thermodynamics under Earth’s core conditions.Extensive benchmarking demonstrates the DP’s high fidelity across relevant iron phases and extreme pressure and temperature conditions.Through thermodynamic integration and direct solid–liquid coexistence simulations,the DP predicts melting temperatures for iron at the inner core boundary,consistent with previous ab initio results.This resolves the previous discrepancy of iron’s melting temperature at ICB between the DP model and ab initio calculation and suggests the crucial contribution of electronic entropy.Our work provides insights into machine learning melting behavior of iron under core conditions and provides the basis for future development of binary or ternary DP models for iron and other elements in the core.