Design of Li2 -Type Ni3 Si Intermetallics

1990 ◽  
Vol 186 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Takasugi ◽  
O. Izumi

AbstractBased on the alloying method to improve the intergranular cohesion of LI2 alloys, it was shown that the Ni3 Si alloy was ductilized by the addition of Ti element and the control of stoicliometry. Metallographic and structural observations in the alloys along Ni3Si-Ni 3 Ti section were performed on optical microscopy, X-ray diffraction, TEM and ALCHEMI. It was shown that Ti element with a solubility of about 11 at.% substituted for the Si sites and the Ni3 (Si,Ti) alloys were highly ordered. The mechanical properties and fracture behavior of Ni3 (Si,Ti) polycrystals were investigated in terms of composition, the environmental effect, test temperature and the doping of B, C and Be. At ambient temperatures, higher ductility accompanied by a high portion of transgranular fractures was observed in the alloys with higher Ti and Ni contents, doped with B and C, and tested in vacuum. Hydrogen and oxygen from environment strongly affected the ductility and fracture of these alloys at ambient and elevated temperatures, respectively. The yield stress increased with increasing Ti content.

2011 ◽  
Vol 172-174 ◽  
pp. 190-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgia T. Aleixo ◽  
Eder S.N. Lopes ◽  
Rodrigo Contieri ◽  
Alessandra Cremasco ◽  
Conrado Ramos Moreira Afonso ◽  
...  

Ti-based alloys present unique properties and hence, are employed in several industrial segments. Among Ti alloys, β type alloys form one of the most versatile classes of materials in relation to processing, microstructure and mechanical properties. It is well known that heat treatment of Ti alloys plays an important role in determining their microstructure and mechanical behavior. The aim of this work is to analyze microstructure and phases formed during cooling of β Ti-Nb-Sn alloy through different cooling rates. Initially, samples of Ti-Nb-Sn system were prepared through arc melting furnace. After, they were subjected to continuous cooling experiments to evaluate conditions for obtaining metastable phases. Microstructure analysis, differential scanning calorimetry and X-ray diffraction were performed in order to evaluate phase transformations. Depending on the cooling rate and composition, α” martensite, ω phase and β phase were obtained. Elastic modulus has been found to decrease as the amount of Sn was increased.


2007 ◽  
Vol 546-549 ◽  
pp. 301-304
Author(s):  
Wei Qiu ◽  
En Hou Han ◽  
Lu Liu

Addition of RE elements to Al-containing Mg alloys can improve properties of Mg alloys at elevated temperatures. In the present investigation, hot-extruded AZ31+x%Nd. (x=0.1,0.3,0.6and1.0 wt%) wrought Mg alloy were prepared .The effects of Nd on microstructures and mechanical properties at room temperature of new alloy were investigated. The investigation found that Nd can bring about two kind of precipitation phases . One is AlNd phase, the other is AlNdMn phase, which were identified as Al11Nd3 and Al8NdMn4 by X-ray diffraction and TEM.


Author(s):  
Jaroslav Fiala ◽  
Vaclav Mentl ◽  
Vladislav Kolarik ◽  
Michal Chocholousek

In many industrial applications materials are subjected to degradation of mechanical properties as a result of real service conditions. The assessment of the remaining lifetime of components and structures is commonly based on correlated procedures including numerous destructive, non-destructive and mathematical techniques that should guarantee reasonable precise assessment of the current damage extent of materials in question and the remnant lifetime assessment. The assessment of the remaining lifetime by X-ray diffraction technique is based on the fact that mechanical properties of the most materials depend strongly on crystallite size and orientation of ingredients, which are the crucial parameters for the determination of the ageing state and the prediction of residual lifetime of the components. X-ray diffraction technique proved to be useful as a tool for the assessment of material degradation extent after a long-time service. Framework 5 project “XPECTION” [1] was dealing with this task with respect to high temperature creep degradation of boiler tube steels. In this presentation, the X-ray diffraction technique was applied to reveal subtle details of the microstructural changes induced by fatigue. Several steam turbine rotor steels were fatigue tested at elevated temperatures up to 600°C at strain control regime. After the tests, the X-ray diffraction method was used to correlate the extent of fatigue damage with the X-Ray diffraction patterns to be able to assume the life-time exhaustion caused by fatigue loading in service.


2000 ◽  
Vol 634 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Dalla Torre ◽  
H. Van Swygenhoven ◽  
M. Victoria ◽  
R. Schaeublin ◽  
W. Wagner

ABSTRACTMechanical properties of nanocrystalline Ni made by Inert Gas Condensation and Electrodeposition are presented in relation to their microstructure. Significant plasticity is only observed at elevated temperatures for both types of nanocrystalline Ni. However, a higher temperature is needed in the Inert gas condensated material. Careful analysis of the microstructure by means of X-ray diffraction and conventional electron microscopy reveal initial differences in as-prepared samples. The change in microstructure during deformation at elevated temperatures and during heat treatment without external load is investigated and information about the deformation mechanisms is reported.


2019 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaroslav Čech ◽  
Petr Haušild ◽  
Miroslav Karlík ◽  
Veronika Kadlecová ◽  
Jiří Čapek ◽  
...  

FeAl20Si20 (wt.%) powders prepared by mechanical alloying from different initial feedstock materials (Fe, Al, Si, FeAl27) were investigated in this study. Scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and nanoindentation techniques were used to analyze microstructure, phase composition and mechanical properties (hardness and Young’s modulus). Finite element model was developed to account for the decrease in measured values of mechanical properties of powder particles with increasing penetration depth caused by surrounding soft resin used for embedding powder particles. Progressive homogenization of the powders’ microstructure and an increase of hardness and Young’s modulus with milling time were observed and the time for complete homogenization was estimated.


1961 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 276-284
Author(s):  
E. L. Moore ◽  
J. S. Metcalf

AbstractHigh-temperature X-ray diffraction techniques were employed to study the condensation reactions which occur when sodium orthophosphates are heated to 380°C. Crystalline Na4P2O7 and an amorphous phase were formed first from an equimolar mixture of Na2HPO4·NaH2PO4 and Na2HPO4 at temperatures above 150°C. Further heating resulted in the formation of Na5P3O10-I (high-temperature form) at the expense of the crystalline Na4P4O7 and amorphous phase. Crystalline Na5P3O10-II (low-temperature form) appears after Na5P3O10-I.Conditions which affect the yield of crystalline Na4P2O7 and amorphous phase as intermediates and their effect on the yield of Na5P3O10 are also presented.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1085
Author(s):  
Patricia Castaño-Rivera ◽  
Isabel Calle-Holguín ◽  
Johanna Castaño ◽  
Gustavo Cabrera-Barjas ◽  
Karen Galvez-Garrido ◽  
...  

Organoclay nanoparticles (Cloisite® C10A, Cloisite® C15) and their combination with carbon black (N330) were studied as fillers in chloroprene/natural/butadiene rubber blends to prepare nanocomposites. The effect of filler type and load on the physical mechanical properties of nanocomposites was determined and correlated with its structure, compatibility and cure properties using Fourier Transformed Infrared (FT-IR), X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) and rheometric analysis. Physical mechanical properties were improved by organoclays at 5–7 phr. Nanocomposites with organoclays exhibited a remarkable increase up to 46% in abrasion resistance. The improvement in properties was attributed to good organoclay dispersion in the rubber matrix and to the compatibility between them and the chloroprene rubber. Carbon black at a 40 phr load was not the optimal concentration to interact with organoclays. The present study confirmed that organoclays can be a reinforcing filler for high performance applications in rubber nanocomposites.


Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 440
Author(s):  
Fabiana Pereira da Costa ◽  
Jucielle Veras Fernandes ◽  
Luiz Ronaldo Lisboa de Melo ◽  
Alisson Mendes Rodrigues ◽  
Romualdo Rodrigues Menezes ◽  
...  

Natural stones (limestones, granites, and marble) from mines located in northeastern Brazil were investigated to discover their potential for use in civil construction. The natural stones were characterized by chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction, differential thermal analysis, and optical microscopy. The physical-mechanical properties (apparent density, porosity, water absorption, compressive and flexural strength, impact, and abrasion) and chemical resistance properties were also evaluated. The results of the physical-mechanical analysis indicated that the natural stones investigated have the potential to be used in different environments (interior, exterior), taking into account factors such as people’s circulation and exposure to chemical agents.


Polymers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 1563
Author(s):  
Sofia Marquez-Bravo ◽  
Ingo Doench ◽  
Pamela Molina ◽  
Flor Estefany Bentley ◽  
Arnaud Kamdem Tamo ◽  
...  

Extremely high mechanical performance spun bionanocomposite fibers of chitosan (CHI), and cellulose nanofibers (CNFs) were successfully achieved by gel spinning of CHI aqueous viscous formulations filled with CNFs. The microstructural characterization of the fibers by X-ray diffraction revealed the crystallization of the CHI polymer chains into anhydrous chitosan allomorph. The spinning process combining acidic–basic–neutralization–stretching–drying steps allowed obtaining CHI/CNF composite fibers of high crystallinity, with enhanced effect at incorporating the CNFs. Chitosan crystallization seems to be promoted by the presence of cellulose nanofibers, serving as nucleation sites for the growing of CHI crystals. Moreover, the preferential orientation of both CNFs and CHI crystals along the spun fiber direction was revealed in the two-dimensional X-ray diffraction patterns. By increasing the CNF amount up to the optimum concentration of 0.4 wt % in the viscous CHI/CNF collodion, Young’s modulus of the spun fibers significantly increased up to 8 GPa. Similarly, the stress at break and the yield stress drastically increased from 115 to 163 MPa, and from 67 to 119 MPa, respectively, by adding only 0.4 wt % of CNFs into a collodion solution containing 4 wt % of chitosan. The toughness of the CHI-based fibers thereby increased from 5 to 9 MJ.m−3. For higher CNFs contents like 0.5 wt %, the high mechanical performance of the CHI/CNF composite fibers was still observed, but with a slight worsening of the mechanical parameters, which may be related to a minor disruption of the CHI matrix hydrogel network constituting the collodion and gel fiber, as precursor state for the dry fiber formation. Finally, the rheological behavior observed for the different CHI/CNF viscous collodions and the obtained structural, thermal and mechanical properties results revealed an optimum matrix/filler compatibility and interface when adding 0.4 wt % of nanofibrillated cellulose (CNF) into 4 wt % CHI formulations, yielding functional bionanocomposite fibers of outstanding mechanical properties.


2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (21) ◽  
pp. 4197-4221 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Colmenero ◽  
Jakub Plášil ◽  
Jiří Sejkora

The structure, hydrogen bonding, X-ray diffraction pattern and mechanical properties of six important uranyl carbonate minerals, roubaultite, fontanite, sharpite, widenmannite, grimselite and čejkaite, are determined using first principles methods.


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