This paper introduces the research status and present situation of application of Pt/Ta composite anode materials for cathodic protection in China. It also introduces the corrosion resistance, bending properties and e...This paper introduces the research status and present situation of application of Pt/Ta composite anode materials for cathodic protection in China. It also introduces the corrosion resistance, bending properties and electrochemical performance in seawater and freshwater of the Pt/Ta composite anode materials for cathodic protection. It points out that compared with other platinum composite anodes, the Pt/Ta composite anode has the advantage of small volume, light weight, big drainage rate, long service life, it possesses superiority to be used in the confluence environment of sea water and fresh water and in the medium condition of resistivity changes at all times.展开更多
As the next generation biomedical titanium alloy, β-type titanium alloys are excellent candidates for biomedical applications due to the relative low elastic modulus and the contained non-toxic elements. However, the...As the next generation biomedical titanium alloy, β-type titanium alloys are excellent candidates for biomedical applications due to the relative low elastic modulus and the contained non-toxic elements. However, the relative low strength and unsatisfactory tribological property are undesired for load-bearing implant applications. In this study, 0-5 at% Si was added to the classic Ti-35Nb-5Ta-7Zr alloy to improve its strength and wear resistance, and the(Ti-35Nb-5Ta-7Zr)1-x-Six(x=0, 1 at% and 5 at%) alloy were fabricated by selective electron beam melting(SEBM)technology. The results indicated that Si addition significantly increases in compressive yield strength, which is mainly due to grain refinement strengthening. At the same time, the wear rate of the as-built TNTZ-5Si alloy in SBF solution was only ~30% of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Consequently, the TNTZ-5Si alloy showed an excellent combination of compressive yield strength, elastic modulus and wear resistance for potential load-bearing implant applications.展开更多
Non-precious electro catalysts with high-efficiency, cheapness and stablility are of great significance to replace noble metal electro catalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) and oxygen evolution reaction(OE...Non-precious electro catalysts with high-efficiency, cheapness and stablility are of great significance to replace noble metal electro catalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) and oxygen evolution reaction(OER). In this work, triangular Cu@CuO nanorods on Cu nanosheets were fabricated by a novel in-situ oxidation approach using Cu nanosheets as self-template and conductive nano-substrate in an aqueous solution of NaOH/H2O2, and then by lowtemperature phosphorization treatments. The experimental results show that the phosphating temperature has a significant effect on the morphology, composition and number of active sites of Cu@Cu_(3)P nanorods. The Cu@Cu_(3)P-280 electrode exhibits a good HER catalytic activity of achieving a current density of 10 mA/cm^(2) at 252 mV in acid electrolyte. After catalysis for 14 h, the current density can still reach 72% of the initial value. Moreover, the Cu@Cu_(3)P-280 electrode also shows an excellent OER catalytic activity in basic electrolyte, reaching a current density of 10 mA/cm^(2) at the overpotential value of 200 mV. After catalysis for 12 h, the current density remained more than 93% of the initial value. This work provides a theoretical basis for the directional design and preparation of sustainable, low-cost, bifunctional electrocatalytic materials.展开更多
The difference of sintering crunodes of metal powders and fibers is discussed. The mathematical model of the surface diffusion described by the difference in mean curvature is defined as a Hamilton-Jacobi-type equatio...The difference of sintering crunodes of metal powders and fibers is discussed. The mathematical model of the surface diffusion described by the difference in mean curvature is defined as a Hamilton-Jacobi-type equation, and the model is numerically solved by the level set method. The three-dimensional numerical simulations of two metal powders and fibers(the fiber angle is 0° or 90°) are implemented by this mathematical model, respectively. The numerical simulation results accord with the experimental ones. The sintering neck growth trends of metal powders and metal fibers are similar. The sintering neck radius of metal fibers is larger than that of metal powders. The difference of the neck radius is caused by the difference of geometric structure which makes an important influence on the curvature affecting the migration rate of atoms.展开更多
Being aimed at the inside wall wrinkling and sinking phenomenon of palladium-yttrium alloy thin wall spiral tube used for preparation of high purity hydrogen, extraction of hydrogen isotope, and purification and separ...Being aimed at the inside wall wrinkling and sinking phenomenon of palladium-yttrium alloy thin wall spiral tube used for preparation of high purity hydrogen, extraction of hydrogen isotope, and purification and separation of hydrogen in the winding process, this article analyzed the reasons for above phenomena, established a numerical simulation model of winding process of above tube, using elastic-plastic Finite Element method analyzed the max. tensile stress and max. compression stress and their locations, thereby provides a theory base for the control of working forming course of thin wall spiral tube.展开更多
Pd and Pd alloy membranes are of increasing interest for hydrogen separation and purification due to their good thermal stability, high permeability and perfect selectivity. PdCu alloy (60wt% Pd) membranes have simila...Pd and Pd alloy membranes are of increasing interest for hydrogen separation and purification due to their good thermal stability, high permeability and perfect selectivity. PdCu alloy (60wt% Pd) membranes have similar hydrogen permeability compared with PdAg alloy; meanwhile, it is cheaper than PdAg alloy. Furthermore, it has been reported that PdCu membrane has better resistance to poisoning and deactivation by H 2 S impurity. This paper reviews the properties and manufacturing methods of PdCu alloy membrane, finally, introduced some achievement made by us on PdCu alloy membrane.展开更多
A yttrium-containing high-temperature titanium alloy(Ti-6Al-2.7Sn-4Zr-0.4Mo-0.45Si-0.1Y, mass fraction, %) has been additively manufactured using selective electron beam melting(SEBM). The resulting microstructure and...A yttrium-containing high-temperature titanium alloy(Ti-6Al-2.7Sn-4Zr-0.4Mo-0.45Si-0.1Y, mass fraction, %) has been additively manufactured using selective electron beam melting(SEBM). The resulting microstructure and textures were studied using scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD) and compared with the conventionally manufactured form. A notable distinct difference of microstructures is that additive manufacturing by SEBM enables homogeneous precipitation of fine Y2O3 dispersoids in the size range of 50-250 nm throughout the as-fabricated alloy, despite the presence of just trace levels of oxygen(7×10-4, mass fraction) and yttrium(10-3, mass fraction) in the alloy. In contrast, the conventionally manufactured alloy shows inhomogeneously distributed coarse Y2O3 precipitates, including cracked or debonded Y2O3 particles.展开更多
Vanadates and vanadium oxides are potential lithium-ion electrode materials because of their easy preparation and high capacity properties.This paper reports the electrochemical lithium-storage performance of VO2 and ...Vanadates and vanadium oxides are potential lithium-ion electrode materials because of their easy preparation and high capacity properties.This paper reports the electrochemical lithium-storage performance of VO2 and NaV2O5 composite nanowire arrays.Firstly,Na5V12O32 nanowire arrays are fabricated by a hydrothermal method,and then VO2 and NaV2O5 composite nanowire arrays are prepared by a reduction reaction of Na5V12O32 nanowire arrays in hydrogen atmosphere.Crystal structure,chemical composition and morphology of the prepared samples are characterized in detail.The obtained composite is used as an electrode of a lithium-ion battery,which exhibits high reversible capacity and good cycle stability.The composite obtained at 500℃presents a specific discharge capacity up to 345.1 mA·h/g after 50 cycles at a current density of 30 mA/g.展开更多
A fine-grained TiAl alloy with a composition of Ti-45Al-5Nb-1.5Cr-0.2W （mole fraction, %） with multiphases was prepared by spark plasma sintering （SPS） and heat-treating at 1 100 ℃ for 48 h. The relationship amon...A fine-grained TiAl alloy with a composition of Ti-45Al-5Nb-1.5Cr-0.2W （mole fraction, %） with multiphases was prepared by spark plasma sintering （SPS） and heat-treating at 1 100 ℃ for 48 h. The relationship among sintering temperature, microstructure and fracture toughness were investigated by X-ray diffractometry （XRD）, optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and mechanical testing. The results show that microstructure of the bulk alloy depends on the sintering temperature strongly, and the main phase TiAl and few phases Ti3Al and niobium solid solution （Nbss） are observed in the SPS bulk samples. In the heat-treatment condition, the lamellar and Nbss phase can provide significant toughening by plastic strengthening, interface decohension, crack branch and crack bridge mechanisms. The fracture mode of the SPS TiAl composite samples is intergranular rupture and cleavage fracture.展开更多
The oxidation behaviors of Ni-16Cr-xAl （x=4.5%, 9.0%, mass fraction） superalloy foams in air at 1000℃ were investigated. The effects of AI content on the resistance to high temperature oxidation were examined. The ...The oxidation behaviors of Ni-16Cr-xAl （x=4.5%, 9.0%, mass fraction） superalloy foams in air at 1000℃ were investigated. The effects of AI content on the resistance to high temperature oxidation were examined. The oxidation mechanisms of the foams were discussed. The results show that the resistance to the oxidation of the Ni-16Cr-xA1 based alloy at 1 000 ℃ increases with the content of A1 increasing from 4.5% to 9.0%. Complex oxide products are formed on the surface of the superalloy foams after the oxidation. Cr203 and A1203 are the predominant oxides for the scales of the foams with 4.5% A1 and 9% A1, respectively. Excellent high temperature oxidation resistance and superior pore conformation stability for the Ni-16Cr-xA1 based superalloy foam with 9% A1 can be mainly attributed to the formation of relatively continuous and protective A1203 oxides on the surface of the foam.展开更多
Flower-liked SnO_2 nanorods were prepared by a hydrothermal method.The sensors were fabricated using SnO_2 nanorods adsorption of Au nanoparticles through sputtering deposition.We found that the loading of a small amo...Flower-liked SnO_2 nanorods were prepared by a hydrothermal method.The sensors were fabricated using SnO_2 nanorods adsorption of Au nanoparticles through sputtering deposition.We found that the loading of a small amount of Au nanoparticles on the surface of SnO_2 nanorods can effectively enhance and functionalize the gas sensing performance of SnO_2 nanorods,which due to the Au adsorption make the surface-depletion effect more pronounced.Such enhanced surface depletion increases the sensitivity,lowers the operation temperature and decreases the response time.展开更多
Isothermal sintering experiments were performed on the 316 L stainless steel fiber felts with fiber diameters of 8 μm and20 μm. Surface morphologies of the sintered specimens were investigated by using scanning elec...Isothermal sintering experiments were performed on the 316 L stainless steel fiber felts with fiber diameters of 8 μm and20 μm. Surface morphologies of the sintered specimens were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and optical microscopy. The results show that the amount of the sintering necks and the relative densities of the fiber felt increase with the increasing of both the sintering temperature and the sintering time. And the activation energies estimated present a decline at high relative densities for both 8 μm and 20 μm fiber felts. Moreover, the sintering densification of the fiber felts is dominated by volume diffusion mechanism at low temperature and relative densities. As more grain boundaries are formed at higher temperature and relative density, grain boundary diffusion will also contribute to the densification of the specimen.展开更多
文摘This paper introduces the research status and present situation of application of Pt/Ta composite anode materials for cathodic protection in China. It also introduces the corrosion resistance, bending properties and electrochemical performance in seawater and freshwater of the Pt/Ta composite anode materials for cathodic protection. It points out that compared with other platinum composite anodes, the Pt/Ta composite anode has the advantage of small volume, light weight, big drainage rate, long service life, it possesses superiority to be used in the confluence environment of sea water and fresh water and in the medium condition of resistivity changes at all times.
基金Project(2019zdzx-04-03) supported by the Science&Technology Specific Projects of Shaanxi Province,ChinaProject(2021KJXX-75) supported by the Innovation Capability Support Plan of Shaanxi Province,China。
文摘As the next generation biomedical titanium alloy, β-type titanium alloys are excellent candidates for biomedical applications due to the relative low elastic modulus and the contained non-toxic elements. However, the relative low strength and unsatisfactory tribological property are undesired for load-bearing implant applications. In this study, 0-5 at% Si was added to the classic Ti-35Nb-5Ta-7Zr alloy to improve its strength and wear resistance, and the(Ti-35Nb-5Ta-7Zr)1-x-Six(x=0, 1 at% and 5 at%) alloy were fabricated by selective electron beam melting(SEBM)technology. The results indicated that Si addition significantly increases in compressive yield strength, which is mainly due to grain refinement strengthening. At the same time, the wear rate of the as-built TNTZ-5Si alloy in SBF solution was only ~30% of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Consequently, the TNTZ-5Si alloy showed an excellent combination of compressive yield strength, elastic modulus and wear resistance for potential load-bearing implant applications.
基金Project(21905232) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘Non-precious electro catalysts with high-efficiency, cheapness and stablility are of great significance to replace noble metal electro catalysts in the hydrogen evolution reaction(HER) and oxygen evolution reaction(OER). In this work, triangular Cu@CuO nanorods on Cu nanosheets were fabricated by a novel in-situ oxidation approach using Cu nanosheets as self-template and conductive nano-substrate in an aqueous solution of NaOH/H2O2, and then by lowtemperature phosphorization treatments. The experimental results show that the phosphating temperature has a significant effect on the morphology, composition and number of active sites of Cu@Cu_(3)P nanorods. The Cu@Cu_(3)P-280 electrode exhibits a good HER catalytic activity of achieving a current density of 10 mA/cm^(2) at 252 mV in acid electrolyte. After catalysis for 14 h, the current density can still reach 72% of the initial value. Moreover, the Cu@Cu_(3)P-280 electrode also shows an excellent OER catalytic activity in basic electrolyte, reaching a current density of 10 mA/cm^(2) at the overpotential value of 200 mV. After catalysis for 12 h, the current density remained more than 93% of the initial value. This work provides a theoretical basis for the directional design and preparation of sustainable, low-cost, bifunctional electrocatalytic materials.
基金Projects(51174236,51134003)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2011CB606306)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(PMM-SKL-4-2012)supported by the Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of Porous Metal Materials(Northwest Institute for Nonferrous Metal Research),China
文摘The difference of sintering crunodes of metal powders and fibers is discussed. The mathematical model of the surface diffusion described by the difference in mean curvature is defined as a Hamilton-Jacobi-type equation, and the model is numerically solved by the level set method. The three-dimensional numerical simulations of two metal powders and fibers(the fiber angle is 0° or 90°) are implemented by this mathematical model, respectively. The numerical simulation results accord with the experimental ones. The sintering neck growth trends of metal powders and metal fibers are similar. The sintering neck radius of metal fibers is larger than that of metal powders. The difference of the neck radius is caused by the difference of geometric structure which makes an important influence on the curvature affecting the migration rate of atoms.
文摘Being aimed at the inside wall wrinkling and sinking phenomenon of palladium-yttrium alloy thin wall spiral tube used for preparation of high purity hydrogen, extraction of hydrogen isotope, and purification and separation of hydrogen in the winding process, this article analyzed the reasons for above phenomena, established a numerical simulation model of winding process of above tube, using elastic-plastic Finite Element method analyzed the max. tensile stress and max. compression stress and their locations, thereby provides a theory base for the control of working forming course of thin wall spiral tube.
文摘Pd and Pd alloy membranes are of increasing interest for hydrogen separation and purification due to their good thermal stability, high permeability and perfect selectivity. PdCu alloy (60wt% Pd) membranes have similar hydrogen permeability compared with PdAg alloy; meanwhile, it is cheaper than PdAg alloy. Furthermore, it has been reported that PdCu membrane has better resistance to poisoning and deactivation by H 2 S impurity. This paper reviews the properties and manufacturing methods of PdCu alloy membrane, finally, introduced some achievement made by us on PdCu alloy membrane.
基金Projects(2014KTZB01-02-03,2014KTZB01-02-04)supported by Shaanxi Science and Technology Coordination and Innovation Program,ChinaProject(DP120101672)supported by Australian Research Council(ARC)Discovery Grant,ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals,Australia
文摘A yttrium-containing high-temperature titanium alloy(Ti-6Al-2.7Sn-4Zr-0.4Mo-0.45Si-0.1Y, mass fraction, %) has been additively manufactured using selective electron beam melting(SEBM). The resulting microstructure and textures were studied using scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD) and compared with the conventionally manufactured form. A notable distinct difference of microstructures is that additive manufacturing by SEBM enables homogeneous precipitation of fine Y2O3 dispersoids in the size range of 50-250 nm throughout the as-fabricated alloy, despite the presence of just trace levels of oxygen(7×10-4, mass fraction) and yttrium(10-3, mass fraction) in the alloy. In contrast, the conventionally manufactured alloy shows inhomogeneously distributed coarse Y2O3 precipitates, including cracked or debonded Y2O3 particles.
基金Project(51201117)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Vanadates and vanadium oxides are potential lithium-ion electrode materials because of their easy preparation and high capacity properties.This paper reports the electrochemical lithium-storage performance of VO2 and NaV2O5 composite nanowire arrays.Firstly,Na5V12O32 nanowire arrays are fabricated by a hydrothermal method,and then VO2 and NaV2O5 composite nanowire arrays are prepared by a reduction reaction of Na5V12O32 nanowire arrays in hydrogen atmosphere.Crystal structure,chemical composition and morphology of the prepared samples are characterized in detail.The obtained composite is used as an electrode of a lithium-ion battery,which exhibits high reversible capacity and good cycle stability.The composite obtained at 500℃presents a specific discharge capacity up to 345.1 mA·h/g after 50 cycles at a current density of 30 mA/g.
基金Project(2011CB605505)supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(2008AA03A233)supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China
文摘A fine-grained TiAl alloy with a composition of Ti-45Al-5Nb-1.5Cr-0.2W （mole fraction, %） with multiphases was prepared by spark plasma sintering （SPS） and heat-treating at 1 100 ℃ for 48 h. The relationship among sintering temperature, microstructure and fracture toughness were investigated by X-ray diffractometry （XRD）, optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and mechanical testing. The results show that microstructure of the bulk alloy depends on the sintering temperature strongly, and the main phase TiAl and few phases Ti3Al and niobium solid solution （Nbss） are observed in the SPS bulk samples. In the heat-treatment condition, the lamellar and Nbss phase can provide significant toughening by plastic strengthening, interface decohension, crack branch and crack bridge mechanisms. The fracture mode of the SPS TiAl composite samples is intergranular rupture and cleavage fracture.
基金Project (51134003) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The oxidation behaviors of Ni-16Cr-xAl （x=4.5%, 9.0%, mass fraction） superalloy foams in air at 1000℃ were investigated. The effects of AI content on the resistance to high temperature oxidation were examined. The oxidation mechanisms of the foams were discussed. The results show that the resistance to the oxidation of the Ni-16Cr-xA1 based alloy at 1 000 ℃ increases with the content of A1 increasing from 4.5% to 9.0%. Complex oxide products are formed on the surface of the superalloy foams after the oxidation. Cr203 and A1203 are the predominant oxides for the scales of the foams with 4.5% A1 and 9% A1, respectively. Excellent high temperature oxidation resistance and superior pore conformation stability for the Ni-16Cr-xA1 based superalloy foam with 9% A1 can be mainly attributed to the formation of relatively continuous and protective A1203 oxides on the surface of the foam.
文摘Flower-liked SnO_2 nanorods were prepared by a hydrothermal method.The sensors were fabricated using SnO_2 nanorods adsorption of Au nanoparticles through sputtering deposition.We found that the loading of a small amount of Au nanoparticles on the surface of SnO_2 nanorods can effectively enhance and functionalize the gas sensing performance of SnO_2 nanorods,which due to the Au adsorption make the surface-depletion effect more pronounced.Such enhanced surface depletion increases the sensitivity,lowers the operation temperature and decreases the response time.
基金Project(51134003) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Isothermal sintering experiments were performed on the 316 L stainless steel fiber felts with fiber diameters of 8 μm and20 μm. Surface morphologies of the sintered specimens were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and optical microscopy. The results show that the amount of the sintering necks and the relative densities of the fiber felt increase with the increasing of both the sintering temperature and the sintering time. And the activation energies estimated present a decline at high relative densities for both 8 μm and 20 μm fiber felts. Moreover, the sintering densification of the fiber felts is dominated by volume diffusion mechanism at low temperature and relative densities. As more grain boundaries are formed at higher temperature and relative density, grain boundary diffusion will also contribute to the densification of the specimen.
