Effect of temperature, chloride ions and sulfide ions on the electrochemical properties of 316L stainless steel in simulated cooling water

The influence of temperature, chloride ions and sulfide ions on the anticorrosion behavior of 316L stainless steel in simulated cooling water was studied by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and anodic polarization curves. The results show that the film resistance increases with the solution temperature but decreases after 8 days’ immersion, which indicates that the film formed at higher temperature has inferior anticorrosion behavior; Chloride ions and sulfide ions have remarkable effects on the electrochemical property of 316L stainless steel in simulated cooling water and the pitting potential declines with the concentration of chloride ions; the passivation current has no obvious effect; the rise of the concentration of sulfide ions obviously increases the passivation current, but the pitting potential changes little, which indicates that the two types of ions may have different effects on destructing passive film of stainless steel. The critical concentration of chloride ions causing anodic potential curve’s change in simulated cooling water is 250 mg/L for 316 L stainless. The effect of sulfide ions on the corrosion resistance behavior of stainless steel is increasing the passivation current density Ip. The addition of 6 mg/L sulfide ions to the solution makes Ip of 316 L increase by 0.5 times.

Thermal stability of degradable composite from ultrafine coal powder and polyethylene

Thermal degradation processes and kinetics of composites based on ultrafine coal powder and high density polyethylene （HDPE）, linear low density polyethylene （LLDPE） or low density polyethylene （LDPE） at different compositions were studied by means of thermogravimetric analysis （TG） and differential scanning calorimetry （DSC） in present work, to improve understandings in stabilization or degradation control of the composite. The results indicated that the coal facilitates melting of the polyethylene slightly before onset temperature, some chemical interactions were also observed in the composite. Coal participates in chain initiation, transfer and termination of the polymer, influences on thermal stability of composites lie in hydrogen acceptor effect of the coal. The thermal decomposition of the coals and the polymers can be modeled via the first order parallel reactions models in low temperatLire range. In higher temperature case, combination of aromatic macromolecular radical from coal with polymeric macromolecular radical gives rise to the greater activation energies of decomposition, thermal decomposition of the composites comply to step-by-step consecutive reactions models. Coal can be used as important degradation controlling additive to prepare functional materials.

NaH doped TiO_(2)as a high-performance catalyst for Mg/MgH_(2)cycling stability and room temperature absorption

This paper presents the catalytic effect of NaH doped nanocrystalline TiO_(2)(designated as NaTiOxH)in the improvement of MgH_(2)hydrogen storage properties.The catalyst preparation involves ball milling NaH with TiO_(2)for 3 hr.The addition of 5 wt%NaTiOxH powder into MgH_(2)reduces its operating temperature to∼185℃,which is∼110℃lower than the additive-free as-milled MgH_(2).The composite remarkably desorbs∼7.2 wt%H_(2)within 15 min at∼290℃and reabsorbs∼4.5 wt%H_(2)in 45 min at room temperature under 50 bar H_(2).MgH_(2)dehydrogenation is activated at 57 kJ/mol by the catalyst.More importantly,the addition of 2.5 wt%NaTiOxH catalyst aids MgH_(2)to reversibly produce∼6.1 wt%H_(2)upon 100 cycles within 475 hr at 300℃.Microstructural investigation into the catalyzed MgH_(2)composite reveals a firm contact existing between NaTiOxH and MgH_(2)particles.Meanwhile,the NaTiOxH catalyst consists of catalytically active Ti_(3)O_(5),and“rod-like”Na_(2)Ti_(3)O_(7)species liberated in-situ during preparation;these active species could provide multiple hydrogen diffusion pathways for an improved MgH_(2)sorption process.Furthermore,the elemental characterization identifies the reduced valence states of titanium(Ti<4+)which show some sort of reversibility consistent with H_(2)insertion and removal.This phenomenon is believed to enhance the mobility of Mg/MgH_(2)electrons by the creation and elimination of oxygen vacancies in the defective(TiO_(2-x))catalyst.Our findings have therefore moved MgH_(2)closer to practical applications.

Effect of Cerium on Gas Evolution Behavior of Pb-Ca-Sn Alloy

The effect of Ce on the behavior of gas evolution on Pb-Ca-Sn alloy in 4.5 mol·L^-1 H2SO4 was investigated using cyclic voltammetry （CV）, cathodic polarization curves and AC impedance （EIS）. Cyclic voltammetry experiments show that the current of oxygen evolution on Pb-Ca-Sn-Ce electrode is lower than that of Pb-Ca-Sn electrode in the same anodic voltage. Moreover, the oxygen evolution potential on the former electrode is greater than that on the latter, and this means that Ce can increase the potential of oxygen evolution on Pb-Ca-Sn alloy. The AC impedance experiments show that Ce can also enhance the resistance of hydrogen evolution on Pb-Ca-Sn electrode, i.e., Ce can inhibit the hydrogen evolution on Pb-Ca-Sn electrode. The reason why Ce decreases the volume of hydrogen evolution on Pb-Ca-Sn alloy is that Ce increases the resistance of absorbing step of hydrogen evolution reaction. All the experimental results indicate that Pb-Ca-Sn-Ce alloy can rapidly decrease the oxygen and hydrogen evolution on Pb-Ca-Sn-Ce alloy. It is concluded that Pb-Ca-Sn-Ce alloy can promote the maintenance-free property of lead acid battery, and can serve as the candidate of the grid material for maintenance-free lead acid battery.

Effects of static magnetic field on human umbilical vessel endothelial cell

Objective: To investigate the effects of static magnetic field(SMF) on the viability, adhesion molecule expression of human umbilical vessel endothelial cell. Methods: Magnetic flux intensity was 0. 1 mT, 1 mT, 10 mT. Cell viability and proliferation were measured with 3H-TdR and MTT methods; and apoptosis of human umbilical vein endothelial cell (HUVEC) was studied by flow cytometry and transmission electric microscopy. ELISA was used to measure the expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 on endothelium. Results: 0. 1 mT SMF had no effects on the growth of HUVEC. however,SMF of 1 mT, 10 mT attenuated growth of HUVEC. 10 mT static magnetic field could induce apoptosis and necrosis of HUVEC. 10 mT SMF enhanced the expression of ICAM-1 and VCAM-1 on endothelium. Conclusion: The effect of SMF depends on the intensity of SMF. 10 mT SMF has adverse effects on human umbilical vessel endothelial cell.

Hierarchically mesoporous carbon spheres coated with a single atomic Fe-N-C layer for balancing activity and mass transfer in fuel cells

Novel cost-effective fuel cells have become more attractive due to the demands for rare and expensive platinum-group metal(PGM)catalysts for mitigating the sluggish kinetics of the oxygen reduction reaction(ORR).The high-cost PGM catalyst in fuel cells can be replaced by earth-abundant transition-metalbased catalysts,that is,an Fe-N-C catalyst,which is considered one of the most promising alternatives.However,the performance of the Fe-N-C catalyst is hindered by the low catalytic activity and poor stability,which is caused by insufficient active sites and the lack of optimization of the triple-phase interface for mass transportation.Herein,a novel Fe–N–C catalyst consisting of mono-dispersed hierarchically mesoporous carbon sphere cores and single Fe atom-dispersed functional shells are presented.The synergistic effect between highly dispersed Fe-active sites and well-organized porous structures yields the combination of high ORR activity and high mass transfer performance.The half-wave potential of the catalyst in 0.1M H_(2)SO_(4) is 0.82 V versus reversible hydrogen electrode,and the peak power density is 812 mW·cm^(−2) in H_(2)–O_(2) fuel cells.Furthermore,it shows superior methanol tolerance,which is almost immune to methanol poisoning and generates up to 162 mW·cm^(−2) power density in direct methanol fuel cells.

Anisotropic growth of multigrain in equiaxial solidification simulated with the phase field method

The phase field method has been mainly used to simulate the growth of a single crystal in the past. But polycrystalline materials predominate in engineering. In this work, a phase field model for multigrain solidification is developed, which takes into account the random crystallographic orientations of crystallites and preserves the rotational invariance of the free energy. The morphological evolution of equiaxial multigrain solidification is predicted and the effect of composition on transformation kinetics is studied. The numerical results indicate that due to the soft impingement of grains the Avrami exponent varies with the initial melt composition and the solidification fraction.

Knowledge expression and reasoning process in an expert system for welding procedure qualification

After analyzing the welding procedure knowledge in Chinese national standards for welding procedure qualification of steel pressure vessel from the point of establishing expert system, it can be divided into five types of knowledge, i. e. practice, definition, regularity, process and description knowledge. The knowledge expression methods are established according to the different type of welding procedure knowledge. The reasoning process based on rule is adopted. And the reasoning engine is embedded among objects integrated with the knowledge base.

Finite element implementation of poroelasticity theory for swelling dynamics of hydrogels

Abstract Hydrogel can swell to many times of its dry volume, resulting in large deformation which is vital for its function. The swelling process is regulated by many physical and chemical mechanisms, and can, to some extent, be fairly described by the poroelasticity theory. Implementation of the poroelastieity theory in the framework of finite element method would aid the design and optimization of hydrogel-based soft devices. Choosing chemical potential and displacement as two field variables, we present the implementation of poroelastieity tailored for hydrogel swelling dynamics, detail the normalization of physical parameters and the treatment of boundary conditions. Several examples are presented to demonstrate the feasibility and correctness of the proposed strategy.

THE GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF POLYURETHANE/EPOXY RESIN INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS NANOCOMPOSITES

Nanocomposites with various contents of organophilic montmorillonite (oMMT) have been prepared by adding oMMT to interpenetrating poly- mer networks (IPNs) of polyurethane and epoxy resin (PU/EP) which had been prepared by a sequential polymeric technique. DSC experiment indicates a novel phenomenon that the glass transition tem- perature (Tg) of the nanocomposites increases with the oMMT content up to 3 %, then decreases with further increasing oMMT content. In order to explain this phenomenon, crosslink density, hydrogen bond- ing in the hard segments, crystallization of the nanocomposites and the exfoliation degree of oMMT in the nanocomposites have been investigated by swelling method, FT-IR, XRD, SEM and TEM, re- spectively. The results indicate that the crosslink density and the hydrogen bonding index of the nanocomposites increase, but the crystallization de- gree of the nanocomposites decreases with increas- ing oMMT content. In addition, oMMT improves the network structure of PU/EP.

Theoretical study on Manson-Coffin equation for physically short cracks and lifetime prediction

The Manson-Coffin equation has been widely applied to the prediction of fatigue lifetime.But this equation does not explicitly express the relation between the fatigue lifetime and the crack length.The present paper proposes that the grain size can be re-placed by the maximum non-damaging crack length.Thus,the growth rate will decrease to zero when the crack reaches this size.Combining with the theory of the fatigue short crack propagation,we derived the relations between physically short crack's initiation-propagation rates and material's mechanical properties,as well as crack length,stress and strain.With the derived relations,fatigue lifetime of short cracks can be successfully predicted by basic mechanical properties.Similar to the format of Manson-Coffin equation,our relations uncover the essence of Manson-Coffin equation which may reveal the short crack's initiation-propagation mechanism.Predictions of fatigue lifetime using our relations were compared with the results of well-known experiments.Good agreement is found in many aspects,such as coefficients,exponents,as well as fatigue life-times,especially for short cracks around 10 micrometers.Predictions on the short crack propagation rates are also compared for 16 types of carbon steels.Satisfactory consistency shows that our relations have wide applicability.

Viscoelasticity of Asphalt Modified With Packaging Waste Expended Polystyrene

In view of environmental and economic aspect, asphalt was modified with recycled packaging waste expended polystyrene （WEPS） instead of common polymer. The differential scanning calorimetry （DSC）, rotational viscometer and dynamic shear rheology （DSR） were used to analyze and evaluate the viscoelasticity of modified asphalt. Results indicate that the sensitivity of modified asphalt to temperature is decreased while the rut resistance of asphalt is increased. In addition, the viscoelasticity of asphalt is improved after the modification with WEPS. Besides, the modified asphalt has high viscosity at low temperature and low viscosity at high temperature, which is favorable for construction.

Development of multifunctional lightweight cellular metals through interdisciplinary efforts

In spite of her phenomenal economic achievement since the historically imperative implementation of the 'open door' policy in