Carbothermic reduction of anatase and rutile

The carbothermic reduction of anatase and rutile to TiC was investigated using a combination of thermogravimetric analysis and X-ray diffraction. Samples premilled for 50 h prior to heat treatment showed a much greater extent of reduction compared with the unmilled powders. Heating the rutile up to 800 °C and anatase up to 870 °C showed no evidence for reduction with the observed mass loss attributed to desorption of gas. After heating to 800 °C, most of the anatase has transformed to rutile. The reduction of rutile started at 830 °C whilst anatase underwent reduction at 870 °C. The initial identified products were Ti₅O₉ and Ti₄O₇ with the latter being the last apparently stable phase prior to TiC formation. The TiC formed from anatase was apparently stoichiometric whilst that from rutile was clearly sub-stoichiometric. Reasons for the difference in reduction behaviour are discussed.     

Mechanical property analysis of Nitinol defective stent under uniaxial loading/unloading

The vascular stents are important medical devices introduced into a vessel to protect the lumen from unfriendly stenosis. However, Nitinol stent is easy to fail in practice. The present paper focuses on the influence of defects on its mechanical behavior by finite element analysis. The essential stent cell is used with two different type of defects, which includes the face bulge defect resulted from laser burrs or TiC inclusion arises and C‐contained particle voids. Auricchio’s super‐elastic consititutive equations are used in the finite element simulations. It is found that the stress distribution is not only related to the defect type but also to the defect position. With the increasing distance from the TiC defect to the knot’s notch, the influence of defects on stress distribution of stents becomes small. For void defects, those near both the inner fillet and the outer fillet have grand influence on the stent’s global stress distribution. In particular, the higher stress concentrations are undergone near knot’s defects. For all models, the maximum Martensite Volume Fraction is near knots. The finite element analysis shows that cracks/fractures can easily appear near knots. A stent with a TiC inclusion or void defect is likely to fail. All obtained conclusions can be useful to design against stent premature mechanical failure.     

熔盐法制备TiNi记忆合金粒子及其复合粒子

1. Introduction Powder materials can be synthesized with a number of techniques by starting from the vapor phase (e.g., inert gas condensation), liquid phase (e.g., electrodeposition, rapid solidification), and solid state (e.g., mechanical attrition). In…     

飞秒激光进给速度对TiC陶瓷微孔加工的影响

采用螺旋打孔技术,在不同的激光进给速度下在TiC陶瓷上加工了微孔。用扫描电子显微镜分析了微孔形貌,利用能量色散谱仪研究了激光加工前后材料化学成分的变化,并结合X射线光电子能谱术(XPS)讨论了材料化学键的变化,探讨了利用飞秒激光加工TiC陶瓷过程中材料的去除机理。结果表明:所得到的微孔具有较好的形貌特征,孔边缘没有出现明显的微裂纹。微孔入口圆度达98%以上,入口直径略小于出口直径。激光进给速度对入口处孔边缘的微观形貌影响较大。进给速度较低时,激光切蚀区域出现平行的条纹状周期结构,随着进给速度的增加,表面以混沌的颗粒状结构为主。在较低或较高的进给速度下,重铸层都会出现更为剧烈的氧化现象,实验显示最佳的进给速率应在6.4μm/s左右。XPS分析显示材料的去除主要是通过多光子吸收,在加工过程中发生Ti-C键的断裂产生的Ti离子被氧化后会生成TiO2和Ti2O3。     

Sputtered nanocrystalline ceramic TiC/amorphous C thin films as potential materials for medical applications

The relationship between structural behaviour of sputtered TiC/amorphous C (TiC/a:C) thin films and corrosion properties was measured in three various pH solutions (0.5 M NaCl (pH=6); 0.1 M HCl (pH=1); and 0.1 M NaOH (pH=13)). The ~400 nm thick nanocomposites were deposited by DC magnetron sputtering on different substrates (Ti6Al4V alloy and CoCrMo alloy) in argon at 25 °C and 0.25 Pa with 150 W input power of carbon target and 50 W input power of titanium target. The structure and composition of nanocomposites were investigated by Transmission and Scanning Electron Microscopy. In both samples the structural investigations confirmed columnar structure of TiC/a:C films with 25–50 nm sized cubic TiC. These columns were separated by 2–3 nm thin amorphous carbon layers. TiC/a:C /Ti6Al4V alloy implant material showed better corrosion resistance than the TiC/a:C/CoCrMo alloy in 0.5 M NaCl solution based on results of the Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy. For both samples, the 0.1 M NaOH solution was the most corrosive media.     

氩弧熔覆 TiC 颗粒增强 Fe 基涂层组织性能研究

目的研究氩弧熔覆条件下TiC颗粒增强Fe基涂层的组织和性能。方法在Fe45自熔性合金粉末中添加TiC颗粒,利用氩弧熔覆技术在Q235钢基材表面制备出含TiC颗粒增强的Fe基合金复合涂层,并对熔覆层的显微组织结构、硬度分布及耐磨性能进行分析研究。结果复合涂层是由(Fe,Ni)形成的枝晶和枝晶间的(Fe,Cr)23(C,B)6,Fe3(C,B)共晶组织以及TiC增强颗粒组成,TiC颗粒细小弥散分布在基体金属内,部分TiC颗粒聚集生长为棒状、十字状和放射状。结论熔覆层的显微硬度最高可达980HV,较Q235钢提高了4倍,耐磨性提高了约11倍。     

钛沉积工艺制备TiN/cBN和TiC/金钢石涂层颗粒(英文)

用钛熔盐沉积及热处理工艺分别制备碳化钛涂覆的立方碳化硼颗粒(TiN/cBN)及碳化钛涂覆的金刚石颗粒(TiC/金刚石)。将cBN或金刚石颗粒分别与钛粉和KCl、NaCl和K2TiF6熔盐混合。将所得混合物在Ar气氛中加热至900°C,然后在H2气氛中于1000°C进行热处理。采用扫描电镜、X射线衍射和聚焦离子束技术对所制得颗粒进行表征。结果表明:cBN和金刚石颗粒表面已覆盖了纳米钛层。对Ti/cBN和TiC/金刚石涂层颗粒进行热处理后,颗粒表面沉积的Ti层与cBN和金刚石颗粒发生了原位化学反应,分别转化为钛化合物TiN和TiC。     

Spark plasma sintering of TiC ceramic with tungsten carbide as a sintering additive

By adding a small amount of tungsten carbide (WC) as sintering aids, nearly fully dense TiC ceramics were obtained by spark plasma sintering at 1450–1600 °C. The results show that the densification temperature of TiC ceramic was significantly decreased with the addition of 3.5 wt% WC. Compared with the monolithic TiC, the densification temperature of TiC–3.5 wt% WC is lower by ～150 °C and no deterioration of mechanical properties is observed. The TiC composite sintered at 1600 °C exhibits full density, a Vickers hardness of 28.2 ± 1.2 MPa, a flexural strength of 599.5 ± 34.7 MPa and a fracture toughness of 6.3 ± 1.4 MPa m^1/2.     

Plasma-arc growth of refractory single crystals from SHS products and green mixtures: an autoreview

Overviewed are the author’s results on the plasma-arc growth of refractory single crystals from SHS products and green mixtures with special emphasis on stability of the growth process.      

Modelling coarsening behaviour of TiC precipitates in high strength,low alloy steels

Abstract

Some of the most modern automotive sheet steels rely on a dispersion of fine precipitates based on TiC, generated during the major phase changes that occur as the rolled material is cooled to the coiling temperature. The coils themselves cool extremely slowly, thus leading to the coarsening of the precipitates and a loss of strength. Beginning with a calculation of the interfacial energy, the precipitate coarsening kinetics are modelled as a function of the stoichiometry of titanium and carbon. The purpose was to assess the influences of interface energy and Ti/C stoichiometry which limit the rate at which the dispersion coarsens by the diffusion of solute from the small to the larger particles. It is found that Ti/C ratio plays a critical role; a titanium concentration which is slightly less than required to combine with carbon leads to a dramatic reduction in the coarsening rate.