EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON MACRO AND MICRO-STRUCTURE OF METALLIC PARTS BUILT BY LOW-POWER LASER CLADDING

A low-power CO_2 laser is used to deposit Fe powder and mixture of Fe andcarbon powder on substrates respectively, and the macro and micro-structure of the formed samplesare investigated. It is demonstrated that most grains of these samples are equi-axed. This isderived from the high nucleation velocity in the shallow melt pool besides rapid solidification ofthe liquid-state alloy or metal. Bainitic structure, combination of pearlite and ferrite structureand ferrite structure are seen respectively in the samples involving various amounts of carbon owingto no martensitic transformation in these small samples.

Fiber Methane Gas Sensor and Its Application in Methane Outburst Prediction in Coal Mine

Fiber optic methane gas detecting system based on distributed feedback （DFB） laser wavelength scanning technique is demonstrated. Wavelength scan of methane absorption peak at 1665.9 nm is realized by saw tooth modulation of current which is injected to DFB laser. A reference methane gas cell is used to find the methane absorption peak around 1666 nm, and normalization is used to reduce the outside affection such as power drift, fiber loss. Concentration is got by arithmetic processing absorption coefficient of the methane gas. In-situ test is carried out in coal mine and long time precision of 0.05% is achieved. Some spot data of coal mine is introduced. By the system, methane outburst can be measured.

A study on relation between acoustic emission and characteristic displacement field on the sample with multi en echelon structures——The theoretic and experimental explorations of strain gap

Based on the phenomena that the deformation gap was observed before the great Tangshang earthquake, this paper discusses the strain gap according to test and theory. The (strain) patterns were recorded photographically by real-time holographic interferometry and shadow optical method of caustics, as soon as the loading process started. In the meantime, the AE (acoustic emission) signals were recorded by a micro crack information storage-analysis sys-tem. According to damage theory and location of micro fracture, we have studied the stain gap and gained: a) It is necessary that strain gap appears under the condition of linear elasticity theory, and its situation is relatively stable, corresponding to stress concentration. b) Micro fractures, which appear initially at area of high stress, occur rarely at the strain gap, and their locations are finally in the zone between the stress concentration area and the strain gap, which indicate the clusters or groups. However, the major macro fracture (final rupture) started from the shadow areas, and then grew quickly towards the strain gaps, which resulted in failure of sample.

Tailored surface textures to increase friction-A review

Surface textures with micro-scale feature dimensions still hold great potential to enhance the frictional performance of tribological systems.Apart from the ability of surface texturing to reduce friction,surface textures can also be used to intentionally increase friction in various applications that rely on friction for their adequate functioning.Therefore,this review aims at presenting the state-of-the-art regarding textured surfaces for high-friction purposes.After a brief general introduction,the recent trends and future paths in laser surface texturing are summarized.Then,the potential of surface textures to increase friction in different applications including adhesion,movement transmission and control,biomimetic applications,and road-tire contacts is critically discussed.Special emphasis in this section is laid on the involved mechanisms responsible for friction increase.Finally,current short-comings and future research directions are pointed out thus emphasizing the great potential of(laser-based)surface texturing methods for innovations in modern surface engineering.