Hydrogen storage properties of Zr_(1-x)Ti_xCo intermetallic compound

The intermetallic compound Zr1-xTixCo was prepared and its suitability for hydrogen storage was investigated. The alloys obtained by magnetic levitation melting with the composition of Zr1-xTixCo (x=0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3, at.%) show single cubic phase by X-ray diffraction. A single sloping plateau was observed on each isothermal, and pressure-composition-temperature (PCT) measurement results show that the equilibrium hydrogen desorption pressure of Zr1-xTixCo alloy increases with increasing Ti content. The desorption temperatures for supplying 100 kPa hydrogen are about 665, 642, 621 and 614 K for ZrCo, Zr0.9Ti0.1Co, Zr0.8Ti0.2Co and Zr0.7Ti0.3Co alloy, respectively. Repeated hydrogen absorption and desorption cycles do not generate separated ZrCo, TiCo and ZrH2 phases, indicating that alloys have good thermal and hydrogen stabilization.

Development of Rare Earth Hydrometallurgy Technology in China

In this paper, the recent advance of processes for treating Baotou mixed-type rare earths concentrate, bastnasite, and ionic adsorption deposit in China was reviewed. The R & D circumstance and new progresses in separation and purification of individual and high purity RE compounds in China were introduced. Moreover, the development of RE hydrometallurgy was also predicted. So we suggest to enhance the research and development of products applying RE, especially Ce, Y, Gd, Sm etc., for keeping RE consumption equilibrium and extending applications, to increase enterprise's automatic control level for improving the stability and the consistency of the products, and to pay more attention to protection of environment.

Influence of Metal Additives on the Electrical Conductivities of the Oxide Ceramics as an Electrode Material

The electrical conductivities are reported for various oxide ceramics and cermets at 1000°C.Adding metal can greatly enhance the electrical condnctivities of the oxide materials.The conductivity of the ceramic added with metal depends on:(1)the conductivity σ_o of the oxides;(2)the content of metal additives;(3)the dispersion of the metal phase among oxide phase.The conductivity of the metal added does not affect the con- ductivity of the metal-containing ceramic.Although the metal-containing ceramic has much higher conductivi- ty than oxide ceramic,the change rate of their conductivities with temperature is similar and is controlled by E_g of the oxide.

Development Status and Research Progress in Rare Earth Hydrometallurgy in China

Characteristic and hydrometallurgy processes for Baotou mixed-type rare earth concentrate, bastnasite, and ionic adsorption deposit in China were reviewed. The R ＆ D circumstance and new progresses in extraction and separation of RE element in China were introduced. Moreover, the development trend of RE hydrometallurgy was predicted. The direction and emphasised fields of research and development are also brought forward as： to R ＆ D high efficient green progresses in hydrometallurgy and separation of RE ore, resolve the waste pollution problem of water, slagand gas, reduce the chemical material consumption and improve comprehensive efficiency of resources; to R ＆ D preparation technology for RE compounds with ultra high-purity and special physical property for extending application fields of RE.

Effect of Adding Extruded Mg-Mischmetal Intermediate Alloy on Microstructure and Properties of Die-Casting Magnesium Alloy AZ91D

The preparation techniques of Mg-mischmetal intermediate alloy and the effects of the mischmetal addition ranging from 0.45% to 1.04% on the microstructure and properties of AZ91D alloy prepared by die casting were investigated. The Mg-MM intermediate alloy was prepared by permanent mold casting and then was extruded into the bars. The microstructure and analytical studies were carried out using optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). Testing results shows the Mg-MM intermediate alloy could melt easily down at die casting temperature of 680 ℃ that was lower than the melting point of lanthanum (918 ℃) and that of cerium (798 ℃). This was propitious to protection the alloy from the oxidation at high temperatures. Then magnesium alloy test bars were produced under conventional cold chamber die casting condition with addition of different weight of the Mg-MM intermediate alloy. Observation and analysis indicated that the microstructures of the alloy were refined and RE containing Al phase was formed with increasing RE addition. The data obtained by tensile tests showed that alloying with mischmetal improved the tensile property of the AZ91D magnesium die casting alloy at ambient temperature.

Preparation of Giant Mangetostrictive Sintered Compacts by Powder Metallurgy

Powder metallurgy technique was applied to prepare rare earth giant magnetostrictive materials. This preparation process consists of casted Tb0.30Dy0.70 Fe1.80 alloy, in magnetic atmosphere. which is pulverized by ball mill, aligned field, compacted and sintered in inertial The experimental results indicate that when the magnetic field is 240 kA ·m^-1, the sample with particle size less than 0. 147 mm being compacted in magnetic field exhibits 1613 × 10^-3 magnetostriction under a compressive pre-stress 8.0 MPa after being sintered at 1200 ℃ for 2 h and annealed at 950 ℃ for 24 h.

Investigation of Interfaces in Remelted A356-SiC Particulate Duralcan Metal Matrix Composite

For the manufacture of Al-based metalmatrix composites, the foundry productionroute can provide less expensive products witha greater flexibility in meeting designer’s needsamong a vaviety of fablication routes. Recent-ly, a commercially produced foundry ingot,the Duralcan composite of A356 Al alloy +20

Site occupations and ordering behaviour of O phase in Ti_2AlNb-based intermetallics

The site occupations of the alloying elements of O phase in Ti 2AlNb based intermetallics are clarified. The ordering behaviours of the O phase in Ti y Al z Nb( y ≥ 25%, mole fraction) orthorhombic alloys are also investigated with a Bragg Williams model. In the temperature range where the O phases exist, the order parameters change with the alloy composition and temperature continuously, and the first order transition character is very "

Break-up Process of Perturbed Molten Metal Jet and Preparation of Lead-Free Solder Balls

Solder balls, which are used in advanced electronics packages such as BGA (Ball Grid Array) and CSP (Chip Scale Package) to substitute the leads and realize the electrical and mechanical connections between substrate and chip,have severe specifications in diameter tolerance, roundness and surface quality, and therefore challenge the traditional technologies for fabrication of metallic particles and powders. The present work made a survey of perturbed molten metal jet break-up process, observed the formation and growth of capillary wave of tin-lead melt jet by way of rapid solidification, and on the basis of the above research, successfully obtained tin-lead eutectic and Sn-4.0Ag-0.5Cu lead free solder balls with tight distribution and good sphericity of particles through optimization of processing parameters, forming a solid base for cost effectively producing solder balls.

Microstructure evolution of 7050 aluminum alloy during hot deformation

Hot compression of 7050 aluminum alloy was performed on Gleeble 1500D thermo-mechanical simulator at 350 ℃ and 450 ℃ with a constant strain rate of 0.1 s-1 to different nominal strains of 0.1, 0.3 and 0.7. Microstructures of 7050 alloy under various compression conditions were observed by TEM to investigate the microstructure evolution process of the alloy deformed at various temperatures. The microstructure evolves from dislocation tangles to cell structure and subgrain structure when being deformed at 350 ℃, of which dynamic recovery is the softening mechanism. However, continuous dynamic recrystallization (DRX) occurs during hot deformation at 450 ℃, in which the main nucleation mechanisms of DRX are subgrain growth and subgrain coalescence rather than particle-simulated nucleation (PSN).

A new type of rare earth elements deposit in weathering crust of Permian basalt in western Guizhou, NW China

A new type of rare earth elements （REEs） deposit was discovered from the gaolinite mudstone in the weathering crust of Permian basalt, Bijie region, western Guizhou, China. It contained ∑RE2O3 0.065%-1.086%. This type of REEs deposit was widely distributed with steady horizon and thickness of 3-4 m. The ore-bearing weathering crust （kaolinite） of the three discovered REEs deposits belonged to the third episode of the Emeishan basalt eruption. The new type of REEs deposit was suggested that basalt （tuff） weathering could lead to the enrichment of the rare earth elements. Therefore, it is of important economic significance to explore REEs deposits in the weathering crust of basalt （tuffs） in Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan Provinces.

Study on Multiple Electromagnetic Continuous Casting of Aluminum Alloy

与高质量获得半固体艾尔合金营舍，调查被在连续的扔从一个铜模子的外面强加一个多重磁场执行。为处理的半固体金属(SSM ) 设计的 AISi6Mg2 合金连续地在各种各样的条件下面通过一张沉没入口嘴被扔。新月运动，温度分发和营舍质量上的多重磁场的效果被检验。试验性的结果证明那新月骚乱引起了由电磁激动人心能有效地被控制，半固体艾尔合金营舍的表面质量极大地被改进，并且越过营舍的横向的节的一致地好的、球状的微观结构被优化多重磁场的分发完成。

Interfacial microstructure and properties of diamond/Cu-xCr composites for electronic packaging applications

Diamond/Cu-xCr composites were fabricated by pressure infiltration process.The thermal conductivities of diamond/Cu-xCr（x = 0.1,0.5,0.8） composites were above 650 W/mK,higher than that of diamond/Cu composites.The tensile strengths ranged from 186 to 225 MPa,and the bonding strengths ranged from 400 to 525 MPa.Influences of Cr element on the thermo-physical properties and interface structures were analyzed.The intermediate layer was confirmed as Cr3C2 and the amount of Cr3C2 increased with the increase of Cr concentration in Cu-xCr alloys.When the Cr concentration was up to 0.5 wt.%,the content of the Cr3C2 layer was constant.As the thickness of the Cr3C2 layer became larger,the composites showed a lower thermal conductivity but higher mechanical properties.The coefficients of thermal expansion（CTE） of diamond/Cu-xCr（x = 0.1,0.5,0.8） composites were in good agreement with the predictions of the Kerner＇ model.

Effect of electrolysis voltage on electrochemical reduction of titanium oxide to titanium in molten calcium chloride

The electrochemical reduction of solid TiO2 directly to solid metal is a promising alternative to the current Kroll process. The present work is aimed at studying the effect of electrolysis voltage on the rate of electrochemical reduction. The products of electrochemical reduction of TiO2 and Ti2O were examined using the scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and X-ray diffraction （XRD） techniques. The results show that Ti2O was reduced to low valent titanium oxide at 1.5 -1.7 V, which was the result of ionization of oxygen. TiO2 and Ti20 were reduced to titanium metal at 2.1-3.1 V, which was the co-action of ionization of oxygen and calciothermic reduction. The oxygen content decreased rapidly with voltage increasing from 2.1 to 2.6 V, while it changed little from 2.6 to 3.1 V. The optimized cell voltage was 2.6-3.1 V.

Annulus electromagnetic stirring for preparing semisolid A357 aluminum alloy slurry

The effects of pouring temperature and annulus gap width on the microstructure of the semi-solid A357 aluminum alloy slurry prepared by annulus electromagnetic stirring(AEMS)technology were investigated.The results show that low pouring temperature and narrow annulus gap are advantageous to obtaining the small spherical primaryα(Al)phase.The lower the pouring temperature is and the smaller the annulus gap width is,the more uniform,the smaller and the more spherical the microstructure is. The microstructures obtained by the ordinary electromagnetic stirring and AEMS were compared.The results indicate that the primaryα(Al)particles are globular,small and distribute homogeneously in the slurry obtained by AEMS.But in the slurry obtained by the ordinary electromagnetic stirring,the primaryα(Al)particles are small dendrites in the edge of the slurry and they are large and rosette-like or dendritic in the inner of the slurry.

Annular electromagnetic stirring——a new method for the production of semi-solid A357 aluminum alloy slurry

A new method for producing semisolid slurry, annular electromagnetic stirring （AEMS）, to refine and spheroidize grains was exploited. Experimental work was undertaken to investigate the effects of cooling rate, stirring power and stirring time on the solidification behavior of A357 alloy using A-EMS. It was found that increasing the cooling rate and stirring power gave rise to substantial grain refinement, which could be attributed to the increase of effective nucleation rate caused by the extremely uniform temperature and composition fields in the bulk liquid during the initial stage of solidification. Results showed that a fully grain refined spherical structure could be obtained using proper processing conditions within 10 s.

Luminescent Properties of Green Phosphor Ca_8Mg(SiO_4)_4Cl_2:Eu^(2+), Dy^(3+) for LED Applications

The new phosphor calcium magnesium chlorosilicate, codoped with Eu^2＋ and Dy^3＋, was synthesized with the help of the high temperature solid state reaction in reducing atmosphere. The excitation and emission spectra were very similar to that of Ca8Mg（SiO4）4Cl2 ：Eu^2＋, and the Dy^3＋ concentration influenced the emission intensity of this phosphor. The intensity of Eu^2＋ and Dy^3＋ codoped CMSC was stronger than that of Eu^2＋ singly doped CMSC. The emission spectrum of the Dy^3＋ ion overlapped the absorption band of the Eu^2＋ ion, indicating that an energy transfer from Dy^3＋ to Eu^2＋ took place in CMSC：Eu^2＋, Dy^3＋ phosphor. The mechanism of the energy transfer from Dy^3＋ tO Eu^2＋, in this phosphor, might be resonant energy transfer.

Processing and mechanical properties of 2024 aluminum matrix composites containing Tungsten and Tantalum prepared by PM

The 2024 Al composites containing W, Ta were fabricated by powder metallurgy for their potential use as shielding material. W, Ta powders and gas-atomized 2024 Al aluminum powders were mixed by a ball mixer. The mixtures were consolidated by cold isostatic pressing (CIP) and then hot-extruded into full-density bars. The extruded bars were heat treated in T6 conditions. The microstructure and its relationship with the mechanical properties were investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results show that the particles of nonuniform size and irregular shape randomly disperse in the 2024 aluminum alloy matrix. The tensile tests show that an increase of tensile strength and decrease of elongation to failure of the heat treated composites compared with the extruded composites.

New Technique of Casting-rolling Strips for Semi-solid Magnesium Alloys

The conjugation of semi-solid process technique and casting-rolling technique applied to produce the magnesium strips was studied. The semi-solid slurry has been prepared continuously by the mechanical method and its temperature was controlled strictly at the same time. AZ91D and AZ31 casting magnesium alloys were applied to the experiment. The casting-rolling strips with non-dendritic structure were obtained and its main mechanical property is better. The process ability of the casting-rolling strips was studied. It is significative to link the semi-solid process techniques and casting-rolling techniques, through which we can get high quality magnesium alloy strips with non-dendritic structure and improve the overall properties of the products.

Ageing behavior of an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy pre-stretched thick plate

The ageing behavior of a pre-stretched thick plate of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy was systemically studied including one-step ageing, two-step ageing, and retrogression and reageing treatment （RRA）. One-step ageing of the alloy resulted in peak ultimate tensile strengths of 595 and 575 MPa after 22 and 6 h at 120 and 135°C, respectively. The strengthening phase in peak aged （T6 temper） alloy contained GP zones and the η′ phase predominantly. After two-step ageing, the electrical conductivity was increased markedly, but the pre-stretched thick plate sacrificed a great loss of strength. RRA treatment provided a method for maintaining the strength close to that obtained by T6 temper and for obtaining the high electrical conductivity close to that obtained by T7 temper; the ultimate tensile strength and electrical conductivity were 583 MPa and 21.0 MS/m, respectively. TEM analysis of T7 and RRA specimens revealed two types of precipitates that contributed to age strengthening i.e. the η′ and η phases.