Results on thermal conditions of crystal growth processes in space and on earth

A special measurement technique allows to determine the stationary and dynamic temperature profiles, acting on a material sample during a Bridgman crystal growth process. It turns out that the thermal field of the furnaces at the place of the sample is modified by a number of device-related factors and by regular correlations. The investigations refer to the execution of experiments in the field of materials sciences in space in furnaces on board Salyut-stations.     

Crystallization of metal alloys in microgravity and uniform compression conditions

This is an analysis of the experimental results to study the metastable phase formation while crystallization of binary metal melts in microgravity and quasi-isostatic (uniform) compression takes place. The alloy system PbSn serves as an illustration     

Eutectic solidification of Al-Cu alloys influenced by convection

Directional solidification of eutectic Al-Cu alloys has been studied to demonstrate the influence of both impurity concentration and convective conditions. The λ/R relations show that higher iron concentration and intensive stirring coarsen the microstructure. The formation and growth of new iron-containing phases at the solidification front restrict impurity influence. Kinetic data follow a dependence λ.Rⁿ=const with n-value close to 0,5.     

Results and perspectives in the field of space materials science (SMS)

This paper is a review dealing with recent publications on theoretical and experimental investigations on space materials science under lower gravity. The importance of the results obtained by the present time and the wide perspectives for future investigations in this field are outlined.     

运载火箭铝合金贮箱全搅拌摩擦焊接工艺及应用

搅拌摩擦焊技术具有焊接缺陷少、焊接变形小、接头性能高等优点,是运载火箭铝合金贮箱制造的发展趋势。本文分析了我国运载火箭贮箱的结构组成和主焊缝结构特点,系统梳理并研究了实现贮箱主焊缝全搅拌摩擦焊接制造所需要的关键技术,包括常规搅拌摩擦焊技术、可回抽搅拌摩擦焊技术、超声相控阵检测技术及补焊技术。研究成果已经逐步实现了在运载火箭贮箱筒段纵缝、箱底主焊缝、贮箱总装环缝上的工程化应用。     

DNA structures and radiation injury.

In the present paper experimental results from radiobiological investigations of the sedimentation behaviour of damaged and restored DNA-subunits attached to the nuclear membrane have been summarized. The studies were carried out preferably with Chinese Hamster cells V79-4 irradiated with different kinds of radiation (gamma-rays, neutrons and carbon ions) using the nucleoid sedimentation technique. Single-strand breaks relax the supercoiled DNA in the subunits resulting in a decreased sedimentation velocity. Rejoining leads to a correct restoration of the structure as can be studied by means of postincubation irradiation. Double-strand breaks release DNA fragments, again leading to an increased sedimentation velocity. If the average number of the induced double-strand breaks per subunit increases to a number higher than one, the measured results suggest that the structures should not be restored completely. The results are compatible with a new repair model developed in our laboratory on the assumption that, firstly, the single DNA subunits are the sensitive target rather than the whole DNA and, secondly, the repair of DNA damage takes place independently in each subunit.