Investigation on a Sol-gel Coating Containing Inhibitors on 2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy

For a long time, chromate incorporated conversion coatings have been drawn special attention in corrosion protection of air-craft-used aluminum alloys. However,ever-increasing environmental pressures requires that non-chromate conversion coatings be developed because of the detrimental carcinogenic effects of the chromate compounds. In recent years, the sol-gel coatings doped with inhibitors were developed to replace chromate conversion coatings, and showed real promise. A sol-gel coating was prepared and its anti-corrosion behavior was investigated using the potentiodynamic scanning (PDS) and the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). It is found that the sol-gel coating obtained by the hydrolysis and condensation of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane (GPTMS) and tetramethoxysilane (TMOS) is prone to form defects if cured at the room temperature, whereas if cured at a higher temperature (100 ℃), these flaws can be avoided. Furthermore, it can be seen that addition of anti-foam agents and surfactants will reduce the faults if cured at the room temperature. Effects of the corrosion inhibitors, CeCl3 and mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT), in the sol-gel coatings on 2024-T3 aluminum alloy were also investigated. Results show that the corrosion resistance of the sol-gel coatings containing CeCl3 proves to be better than that of the pure and MBT added sol-gel coatings by the electrochemical methods.     

Investigation on a Sol-gel Coating Containing Inhibitors on 2024-T3 Aluminum Alloy

For a long time, chromate incorporated conversion coatings have been drawn special attention in corrosion protection of aircraft-used aluminum alloys. However, ever-increasing environmental pressures requires that non-chromate conversion coatings be developed because of the detrimental carcinogenic effects of the chromate compounds. In recent years, the sol-gel coatings doped with inhibitors were developed to replace chromate conversion coatings, and showed real promise; A sol-gel coating was prepared and its anti-corrosion behavior was investigated using the potentiodynamic scanning （PDS） and the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS）. It is found that the sol-gel coating obtained by the hydrolysis and condensation of 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxysilane （GPTMS） and tetramethoxysilane （TMOS） is prone to form defects if cured at the room temperature, whereas if cured at a higher temperature （100℃）, these flaws can be avoided. Furthermore, it can be seen that addition of anti-foam agents and surfactants will reduce the faults if cured at the room temperature. Effects of the corrosion inhibitors, CeCl3 and mercaptobenzothiazole （MBT）, in the sol-gel coatings on 2024-T3 aluminum alloy were also investigated. Results show that the corrosion resistance of the sol-gel coatings containing CeCl3 proves to be better than that of the pure and MBT added sol-gel coatings by the electrochemical methods.     

Microstructure evolution of a hypereutectic Nb–Ti–Si–Cr–Al–Hf alloy processed by directional solidification

In this work, the Nb–14Si–24Ti–10Cr–2Al–2Hf–0.1Y alloy(at.%) was processed by the liquid–metal-cooled directional solidification(DS) at 1750 C with withdrawal rates of 1.2, 6,18 mm/min and post heat treatment(HT) at 1450 C for 10 h. The microstructures of the directionally solidified and heat treated samples were investigated. The results show that the microstructure of directionally solidified alloy mainly consists of petaloid Nbss+ Nb5Si3eutectics and Ti-rich Nbss+ Nb5Si3+ Cr2Nb eutectics. With the increase of withdrawal rate, the primary Nb5Si3is eliminated, Nbss+ Nb5Si3eutectic cells turn round and connected with the microstructure refinement and Nbss+ Nb5Si3+ Cr2Nb eutectics turn to a river-like morphology. After heat treatment,Nbss+ Nb5Si3+ Cr2Nb eutectics disappeared and petaloid Nbss+ Nb5Si3eutectics turn to a specific fiber-mesh structure gradually, which is promoted by higher withdrawal rates. Furthermore,both the volume fraction of Cr2Nb and the content of Cr in Nbssof Nbss+ Nb5Si3eutectics change regularly with the increase of withdrawal rate and heat treatment at 1450 C for 10 h.     

Selective laser melting of Al–8.5Fe–1.3V–1.7Si alloy: Investigation on the resultant microstructure and hardness

This article presents the microstructure and hardness variation of an Al–8.5Fe–1.3V–1.7Si(wt%, FVS0812) alloy after selective laser melting(SLM) modification. Three zones were distinguished across the melting pool of the SLM-processed FVS0812 alloy: the laser melted zone(LMZ), the melting pool border, and the heat affected zone(HAZ) in the previously deposited area around the melting pool. Inside the LMZ, either an extremely fine cellular-dendritic structure or a mixture zone of the a-Al matrix and nanoscale Al_(12)(Fe,V)_3Si particles appeared. With a decreased laser beam scanning speed, the cellular-dendritic structure zone within the LMZ shrank significantly while the mixture zone expanded. The a-Al and Al_(12)(Fe,V)_3Si mixture zone was also observed in the HAZ, but another phase, submicron h-Al_(13)Fe_4 particles with rectangular or hexagonal shapes,formed along the melting pool border. Microhardness tests indicated that the hardness of the SLM-processed FVS0812 samples far exceeded that of the as-cast FVS0812 alloy.     

Effect of temperature on corrosion behavior of 3003 aluminum alloy in ethylene glycol–water solution

The effect of temperature on the corrosion behavior of 3003 aluminum alloy in ethylene glycol–water solution was investigated by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) techniques. The surface characterization was observed and determined by scanning electron microscopy(SEM), atomic force microscopy(AFM) and energy dispersive spectrometer(EDS). The results demonstrate that the anodic aluminum dissolution and the cathodic oxygen reduction were accelerated by the increased temperature. However, as temperature was over60 °C, the solubility and concentration of oxygen decreased, resulting in the inhibition of cathodic reaction. The cathodic reaction rate of 3003 aluminum alloy rose to the maximum at 60 °C. The Warburg impedance in Nyquist diagram diminished and then was replaced by a negative capacitance caused by the absorption of intermediate corrosion product on electrode. On the other hand,after potentiodynamic measurements, 3003 aluminum alloy suffered pitting corrosion. The dissolution of aluminum alloy around secondary phase particles expanded both horizontally and vertically.     

Study on the Microstructure and Dielectric Properties of Barium Strontium Titanate Thin Films Prepared by Sol-gel Method

Sr0.5Ba0.5–xBixTiO3 (BST) thin films were fabricated on a Pt/SiO2/Si substrate by the sol-gel method. Then follows an investigation of the influences of bismuth (Bi) on the microstructures and the dielectric properties of Sr0.5Ba0.5-xBixTiO3 (BST) thin films. The micro-structures of the BST thin films were examined by the XRD and the TEM techniques. Tetragonal perovskite crystal grains were observed in BST thin films. Increasing Bi3 doping ration in BST will lead to decrease of the grain size. It is found that Bi3 doping decreases the dielectric loss and improves the frequency dispersion of the BST thin films. Not only is compressed the peak of temperature-dependence of dielectric constant of Bi3 -doped BST thin films but also moves into the low-temperature region. Moreover, the average Curie tem-perature decreases gradually with the Bi3 contents increasing.     

Novel Synthesis of Sol-gel Derived Nanosized Mullite Powder

Using hydrous aluminum chloride (AlCl3·6H2O) and silicon ethoxide (Si (OC2H5)4) as raw materials, a kind of nano-sized mullite powder was synthesized with the sol-gel process at the medium calcination temperature. The microstructures of the alumina-silica binary aerogel and calcined nano-sized materials were investigated by means of thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis (TG-DTA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffractometer (XRD). The results show that the mullitization of Al2O3-SiO2 in gel starts from about 1 000 ℃ and its formation of mullite takes place in the range of 1 100 ℃-1 250 ℃. The size of the nano-sized mullite pow-der calcined at 1 250 ℃ is measured to be about 30 nm.     

Electrolytic Passivation of Nitinol Shape Memory Alloy in Different Electrolytes

The corrosion behavior of the nitinol alloy was studied in various corrosion media of different Cl–ion concentrations. The results demonstrate that the Cl–ion concentration has significant influences on the corrosion behavior of the nitinol alloy. In order to enhance the corrosion resistance, protective films were generated on the surface of the nitinol alloy by means of the electrochemical passivation method, for which five different electrolytic solutions were investigated. The surface analysis indicates full growth of all samples pas-sivated in the different electrolytic solutions with layers, however, showing different morphological features. Without any defects like micro-cracks and pores, the surface of the samples passivated in the molybdate solution turns out smoother and denser than those pas-sivated in other solutions. It is shown that the electro-chemical passivation will reduce Ni content but increase Ti content in the surface, reaching the Mole ratio of Ti:Ni=9.01:1 on the outermost surface. Potentiodynamic polarization test demonstrates that the samples electrochemically passivated in the molybdate solution present a significant increase in breakdown potential due to titanium enrichment on the outermost surface.     

DC Characteristics of Gamma-ray Irradiated SiGe HBT in Comparison with Si BJT

The changes of DC characteristics of SiGe HBT after being submitted to γ-ray irradiation of 700 krad, 7 000 krad and 10 000 krad were compared to those of Si BJT. Generally speaking, Ib and Ib–Ib0 increase with the doses increasing. For SiGe HBT, with the doses increasing, Ic and Ic–Ic0 as well as the related changes of the current gain (β) will decrease at higher Vbe, while for Si BJT, with the doses increasing, after irradiation, Ib and Ic–Ic0 increase; β and its related changes also decrease with their differences, however, tending to be very small at high doses of 7 000 krad and 10 000 krad. Moreover, given the same doses, the decreases of β are much larger than SiGe HBT, which shows that SiGe HBT’s anti-radiation performance proves to be better than Si BJT. Still, in SiGe HBT, some strange phe-nomena were observed: Ic–Ic0 will increase after the radiation of 7 000 krad in less than 0.65 V and as will β in less than 0.75 V. The mechanism of radiation-induced change in DC characteristics was also discussed.     

Tribological evaluation of surface modified H13 tool steel in warm forming of Ti–6Al–4V titanium alloy sheet

The H13 hot-working tool steel is widely used as die material in the warm forming of Ti–6Al–4V titanium alloy sheet. However, under the heating condition, severe friction and lubricating conditions between the H13 tools and Ti–6Al–4V titanium alloy sheet would cause difficulty in guaranteeing forming quality. Surface modification may be used to control the level of friction force, reduce the friction wear and extend the service life of dies. In this paper, four surface modification methods(chromium plating, TiAlN coating, surface polishing and nitriding treatment)were applied to the H13 surfaces. Taking the coefficient of friction(CoF) and the wear degree as evaluation indicators, the high-temperature tribological behavior of the surface modified H13 steel was experimentally investigated under different tribological conditions. The results of this study indicate that the tribological properties of the TiAlN coating under dry friction condition are better than the others for a wide range of temperature(from room temperature to 500 C), while there is little difference of tribological properties between different surface modifications under graphite lubricated condition, and the variation law of CoF with temperature under graphite lubricated is opposite to that under the dry friction.     

抗原子氧有机/无机氧化硅复合涂层的研究

以正硅酸乙酯（TEOS）和γ-（甲基丙稀酰氧）丙基三甲氧基硅烷（MEMO）为前驱体,在聚酰亚胺基底上制备了氧化硅涂层,采用扫描电镜（SEM）、傅里叶红外衰减全反射光谱（FTIR-ATR）和X光电子能谱（XPS）对其表面形貌、结构和成分进行了分析.结果表明MEMO的加入增加了氧化硅涂层的韧性,并赋予其憎水性能,表面化学成分由MEMO以及TEOS＋MEMO的水解和缩聚过程决定.用地面模拟设备对氧化硅涂层进行原子氧暴露试验,结果表明其具有很好的防原子氧性能,使基体原子氧侵蚀速率下降了一个数量级.     

激光重熔改性热障涂层抗CMAS腐蚀特性

采用激光对大气等离子喷涂7YSZ热障涂层进行表面重熔处理,探讨基体预热和Al₂O₃溶胶涂敷对激光重熔层裂纹愈合的影响,研究处理后热障涂层的耐CMAS熔盐腐蚀性能。结果表明:涂层经过激光重熔和基体预热后的激光重熔处理后,与未经重熔处理涂层的CMAS腐蚀厚度基本相同;而采用表面Al₂O₃溶胶涂敷加激光重熔的热障涂层的CMAS腐蚀厚度明显减小,表明Al₂O₃溶胶涂敷加激光重熔工艺可以有效地减轻CMAS熔盐侵蚀,其机理是表面形成的Al₂O₃薄膜溶于CMAS后生成了难熔晶体钙长石,降低了熔盐的流动性和腐蚀性。     

二元稀土组合物对双基推进剂燃烧催化作用研究

研究了镧（铈）／铜盐、镧／铅盐、镧／铈组合物及镧／铈焙烧复合物对双基推进剂燃烧的催化作用，发现铜盐对稀土化合物的平台催化作用的改善有利，铅盐使稀土化合物的平台催化范围向高压区移动。镧／铈组（复）合物的燃烧催化作用与镧／铈比例密切相关，且使双基推进剂产生2个以上的平台燃烧区。稀土／铜盐对双基推进剂红外透过率的贡献高于其它二元稀土组合物。     

乙酸钴的掺杂对LY12铝合金表面溶胶凝胶膜层耐蚀性的影响

在LY12铝合金表面制备了防护性溶胶凝胶膜层,并研究了乙酸钴的掺杂对膜层耐蚀性能的影响.采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和电子能谱(EDS)分别观测溶胶凝胶膜层的微观结构和成分.采用电化学方法研究了乙酸钴浓度对溶胶膜层在浸泡实验中耐蚀性的影响;通过观察人为缺陷处在0.05 mol/L NaCl腐蚀溶液中形貌、成分的变化,对...     

微量铈对Al-Li-Cu合金性能的影响

 本文探索了添加微量铈对Al-Li-Cu合金(2090)性能的影响,铈有延缓合金时效过程的作用;并能显著提高合金的持久寿命和抗蚀性。     

Evolution of Interstellar Ices

Infrared observations, combined with realistic laboratory simulations, have revolutionized our understanding of interstellar ice and dust, the building blocks of comets. Ices in molecular clouds are dominated by the very simple molecules H₂O, CH₃OH, NH₃, CO, CO₂, and probably H₂CO and H₂. More complex species including nitriles, ketones, and esters are also present, but at lower concentrations. The evidence for these, as well as the abundant, carbon-rich, interstellar, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is reviewed. Other possible contributors to the interstellar/pre-cometary ice composition include accretion of gas-phase molecules and in situ photochemical processing. By virtue of their low abundance, accretion of simple gas-phase species is shown to be the least important of the processes considered in determining ice composition. On the other hand, photochemical processing does play an important role in driving dust evolution and the composition of minor species. Ultraviolet photolysis of realistic laboratory analogs readily produces H₂, H₂CO, CO₂, CO, CH₄, HCO, and the moderately complex organic molecules: CH₃CH₂OH (ethanol), HC(=O)NH₂ (formamide), CH₃C(=O)NH₂ (acetamide), R-CN (nitriles), and hexamethylenetetramine (HMT, C₆H₁₂N₄), as well as more complex species including amides, ketones, and polyoxymethylenes (POMs). Inclusion of PAHs in the ices produces many species similar to those found in meteorites including aromatic alcohols, quinones and ethers. Photon assisted PAH-ice deuterium exchange also occurs. All of these species are readily formed and are therefore likely cometary constituents. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Effect of boron doping on waterproof and dielectric properties of polyborosiloxane coating on SiO2f/SiO2 composites

A hydrophobic coating of the silica fiber reinforced silica composites (SiO_2f/SiO₂) was synthesized by sol-gel method using methyltriethoxy-silane (MTES) and boric acid (B(OH)₃) as raw materials. The relationship among boron doping, chemical structure of precursors and durability of hydrophobic coatings was discussed. The Si-O-B and methyl groups were successfully introduced in the gel precursors according to the FT-IR and XPS results. The resins were filled in the internal and surface holes of the SiO_2f/SiO₂ composites partially or completely, which is beneficial to reduce the physical adsorption of the moisture. In addition, hydroxyl groups of the SiO_2f/SiO₂ composites reacted with the resins and hydrophobic methyl groups were introduced, leading to the reduction of the chemical adsorption of water. Also, the boron doping was beneficial to enhancing the physical cross-linking between the coating and the SiO_2f/SiO₂ composites, and improved the adhesion of the coating to the substrate. The results show that the optimal hydrophobic coating with contact angle 130.33°, moisture absorption 0.33% and adhesion level 1 is obtained when the molar ratio of MTES to B(OH)₃ is 10:4. The real permittivity of M10B4 is constant in the range of 2.32–2.51 and the dielectric tangent loss is constant in the range of 5.5 × 10⁻⁴–8.7 × 10⁻³. The hydrophobic coating has excellent dielectric properties.     

交流阻抗谱法评价热障涂层的热腐蚀行为(英文)

本文利用交流阻抗这种无损检测的方法研究了热障涂层在质量分数为25%NaCl+75%Na2SO4混合盐体系中的热腐蚀行为。实验结果显示,热腐蚀条件下,在陶瓷层和粘结层界面处形成TGO层为混合氧化物层,成分为Cr2O3、(Ni,Co)(Cr,Al)2O4和NiO,其厚度增长符合抛物线规律。热障涂层在110个循环腐蚀之前时,TGO层的电阻值随其厚度的增加而增加;110个循环后,虽然TGO层的厚度还是在增加,但由于TGO层孔隙的增多而导致其电阻值有所下降。陶瓷层的电阻值随着陶瓷层中裂纹的萌生和扩展而不断增大。等效电路中得到的参数可以用来表征热障涂层的失效行为。     

Corrosion Inhibition of SiC_p/5A06 Aluminum Metal Matrix Composite by Cerium Conversion Treatment

This article studies the effects of the CeCl₃ concentrations in conversion solutions with and without addition of NaCl, pH-values of conversion solution, drying temperature, time and temperature of immersion on the Ce-conversion coatings for corrosion protection of the SiC_p/5A06 Al-MMC and 5A06 Al-alloy in the 3.5% NaCl aqueous solution at room temperature. Potentiodynamic polarization tests reveal that the Ce-conversion treatment could markedly improve the pitting corrosion resistance of the composite and the matrix alloy in chloride containing environment. The best corrosion resistance effects are obtained for the samples treatment in 1‰ CeCl₃·7H₂O/ 3.5% NaCl solution at 45 °C for 60 min, followed by drying at 100 °C for 30 min. Examinations by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersion spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) indicate that this behavior is due to the precipitation of Ce-oxides/hydroxides on the cathodic intermetallics and the Al-oxide film on the rest of the metal matrix.