Tuning the Quantum Stability and Superconductivity of Ultrathin Metal Alloys

Science ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 316 (5831) ◽  
pp. 1594-1597 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Ozer ◽  
Y. Jia ◽  
Z. Zhang ◽  
J. R. Thompson ◽  
H. H. Weitering
Keyword(s):  
Metal Alloys ◽  
Quantum Stability

Specimen Preparation of Near Surface Ion Irradiated Samples

1985 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
pp. 170-171
Author(s):  
K. F. Russell ◽  
L. L. Horton
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Damage ◽  
Heavy Ions ◽  
Target Material ◽  
Metal Alloys ◽  
Specimen Surface ◽  
Specimen Preparation ◽  
Particle Accelerators ◽  
Near Surface ◽  
Graaff Accelerator ◽  
Van De Graaff

Beams of heavy ions from particle accelerators are used to produce radiation damage in metal alloys. The damaged layer extends several microns below the surface of the specimen with the maximum damage and depth dependent upon the energy of the ions, type of ions, and target material. Using 4 MeV heavy ions from a Van de Graaff accelerator causes peak damage approximately 1 μm below the specimen surface. To study this area, it is necessary to remove a thickness of approximately 1 μm of damaged metal from the surface (referred to as “sectioning“) and to electropolish this region to electron transparency from the unirradiated surface (referred to as “backthinning“). We have developed electropolishing techniques to obtain electron transparent regions at any depth below the surface of a standard TEM disk. These techniques may be applied wherever TEM information is needed at a specific subsurface position.

New developments in the ab initio determination of transition metal alloys phase diagram

1993 ◽  
Vol 90 ◽  
pp. 249-254 ◽  
Author(s):  
C Wolverton ◽  
M Asta ◽  
S Ouannasser ◽  
H Dreyssé ◽  
D de Fontaine
Keyword(s):  
Phase Diagram ◽  
Transition Metal ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Metal Alloys ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Transition Metal Alloys

A Comparative Study on Microgap of Premade Abutments and Abutments Cast in Base Metal Alloys.

2012 ◽  
pp. 120409100715007
Author(s):  
JAINI J L ◽  
SREEKANTH A MALLAN ◽  
MURUKAN P. A ◽  
RITA ZARINA
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Base Metal ◽  
Metal Alloys

Determination of non-metallic inclusions in metal alloys by spark atomic emission spectrometry (review)

2018 ◽  
Vol 84 (12) ◽  
pp. 5-19
Author(s):  
D. N. Bock ◽  
V. A. Labusov
Keyword(s):  
Spectral Line ◽  
Internal Standard ◽  
Detection Limits ◽  
Radiation Detectors ◽  
Metal Alloys ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Direct Production ◽  
Metallic Inclusions ◽  
Dissolved Form

A review of publications regarding detection of non-metallic inclusions in metal alloys using optical emission spectrometry with single-spark spectrum registration is presented. The main advantage of the method - an extremely short time of measurement (~1 min) – makes it useful for the purposes of direct production control. A spark-induced impact on a non-metallic inclusion results in a sharp increase (flashes) in the intensities of spectral lines of the elements that comprise the inclusion because their content in the metal matrix is usually rather small. The intensity distribution of the spectral line of the element obtained from several thousand of single-spark spectra consists of two parts: i) the Gaussian function corresponding to the content of the element in a dissolved form, and ii) an asymmetric additive in the region of high intensity values ??attributed to inclusions. Their quantitative determination is based on the assumption that the intensity of the spectral line in the single-spark spectrum is proportional to the content of the element in the matter ablated by the spark. Thus, according to the calibration dependence constructed using samples with a certified total element content, it is possible not only to determine the proportions of the dissolved and undissolved element, but also the dimensions of the individual inclusions. However, determination of the sizes is limited to a range of 1 – 20 µm. Moreover, only Al-containing inclusions can be determined quantitatively nowadays. Difficulties occur both with elements hardly dissolved in steels (O, Ca, Mg, S), and with the elements which exhibit rather high content in the dissolved form (Si, Mn). It is also still impossible to determine carbides and nitrides in steels using C and N lines. The use of time-resolved spectrometry can reduce the detection limits for inclusions containing Si and, possibly, Mn. The use of the internal standard in determination of the inclusions can also lower the detection limits, but may distort the results. Substitution of photomultipliers by solid-state linear radiation detectors provided development of more reliable internal standard, based on the background value in the vicinity of the spectral line. Verification of the results is difficult in the lack of standard samples of composition of the inclusions. Future studies can expand the range of inclusions to be determined by this method.

Investigations of the corrosion activity of the KAlCl4 melts by the methods of physicochemical analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 59-66
Author(s):  
E.S. Filatov
Keyword(s):  
Water Vapor ◽  
Hydrochloric Acid ◽  
Input Data ◽  
Corrosion Potential ◽  
Physicochemical Analysis ◽  
Metal Alloys ◽  
Corrosion Activity ◽  
Protection Efficiency ◽  
Gas Atmosphere ◽  
Metal Aluminum

Corrosion behavior of metal alloys in a melt of potassium chloroaluminate (KAlCl4) was investigated. Metal aluminum was used as a protector for protection against continuous frontal corrosion. The equilibrium potentials of aluminum and the corrosion potential of the alloys were measured. The data were obtained to evaluate the corrosion ability of the system of molten salt of potassium chloroaluminate - gas (argon) by measuring the redox potential of the specified environment depending on the composition of the gas atmosphere above it, i.e. from impurities of water vapor, hydrochloric acid, oxygen and other, for example, carbonaceous gases. The calculations of the protection efficiency using the potential difference between the metal aluminum and the protected material were performed. The regularities of changes in the equilibrium potentials of aluminum from the temperature and concentration were established as the fundamental data for possible use at determining the composition ratio of potassium chlorides and aluminum in potassium chloroaluminate as input data for the development of a sensor of composition of chloroaluminate potassium.

Study of Electrochemical Behavior of Some Dental Alloys

2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (6) ◽  
pp. 1598-1602
Author(s):  
Alice Arina Ciocan Pendefunda ◽  
Constanta Mocanu ◽  
Doriana Agop Forna ◽  
Cristina Iordache ◽  
Elena Luca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Electrochemical Behavior ◽  
Base Alloy ◽  
Artificial Saliva ◽  
Surface Condition ◽  
Continuous Process ◽  
Metal Alloys ◽  
Alloy Surface ◽  
Dental Alloys ◽  
Dental Restorations

The purpose of the study is to investigate the electrochemical behavior of two dental alloys: palladium alloy (Palidor) and Ni-Cr alloy (Verasoft) in three types of artificial saliva. Determination of corrosion potential and recording of linear and cyclic polarization curves were performed with PGP201 potentiostat (VoltaLab 21- Radelkis Copenhagen. In order to study the modifications produced on the surface of the electrodes, a complex optical microscope MC 1 research type (IOR, Romania) was used, adapted to a digital camera, which was connected to a computer for the digital acquisition of images . Two metal alloys based on Ag-Pd and Ni-Cr were used for the experiments. The materials used came from different types of dental restorations removed from the oral cavity of the patients after a 5-15 years period. As corrosion environments, three artificial saliva were used: Fusayama, Afnor and Rondelli. The Pd-Ag dental alloy exhibits a very good corrosion resistance and the treatment in the Afnor saliva does not affect the surface of the alloy. Electrochemical behavior in Fusayama-Meyer�s saliva of the alloy surface results in a series of spots representing deposits of insoluble salts resulting from the oxidation process, while in the Rondelli saliva there is a series of small corrosion points on the alloy surface. The behavior of the Verasoft alloy in the Afnor and Rondelli saliva is similar; In both solutions, the potential breakthroughs are very close, but in Fusayama-Meyer�s saliva, the potential for initiation of corrosion points is very low (206 mV), a potential that can be encountered in the oral cavity. All metals and metal alloys, even the noble and semi-precious ones, are susceptible to corrosion, forming compounds with properties different from those of the metal or base alloy, which change their surface condition. Metallic dental restorations are permanently affected by the factors of the oral environment (physical-mechanical, chemical and biological), being subjected to a continuous process of degradation.

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