Activation of hydrogen storage materials in the Li–Mg–N–H system: Effect on storage properties

We investigate the thermodynamics, kinetics, and capacity of the hydrogen storage reaction: Li₂Mg(NH)₂ + 2H₂  Mg(NH₂)₂ + 2LiH. Starting with LiNH₂ and MgH₂, two distinct procedures have been previously proposed for activating samples to induce the reversible storage reaction. We clarify here the impact of these two activation procedures on the resulting capacity for the Li–Mg–N–H reaction. Additionally, we measure the temperature-dependent kinetic absorption data for this hydrogen storage system. Finally, our experiments confirm the previously reported formation enthalpy (ΔH), hydrogen capacity, and pressure–composition–isotherm (PCI) data, and suggest that this system represents a kinetically (but not thermodynamically) limited system for vehicular on-board storage applications.     

稀土对ZA27合金阻尼性能的影响

研究了稀土对ZA27合金阻尼性能的影响规律。结果表明：稀土变质可提高ZA27合金的阻尼性能，经稀土变质后的试样，其内耗是未变质的试样的1．4倍。ZA27合金为发挥其阻尼作用，在频率高于70Hz时，效果明显，且经稀土变质后的试样强迫振动衰减效果比未变质的试样强。     

挤压变形对Mg95Zn4.3Y0.7合金组织和性能的影响

研究了在250℃、不同挤压比下挤压变形对Mg95 Zn4.3 Y0.7合金组织及性能的影响。结果表明，Mg95 Zn4.3 Y0.7经过挤压变形后，合金中晶界处的共晶相破碎，弥散分布至晶粒内部，并且晶粒显著细化。同时，随着挤压比的增大，晶粒细化程度增加，合金的力学性能单调增加。当挤压比为16时，合金晶粒尺寸为5-8μm，抗拉强度为288.9MPa，显微硬度HV值为117.8。     

An electrochemical method for the preparation of Mg–Li alloys at low temperature molten salt system

Mg–Li alloys have been prepared by electrolysis in a molten salt electrolyte of 50% LiCl–50% KCl (mass%) at low temperature of 420–510 °C. The effects of electrolytic temperature and cathodic current density on alloy formation rate and current efficiency were studied. For the deposition of metallic lithium on the cathode consisting of solid Mg and liquid Mg–Li, both electrolytic temperature and cathodic current density have no obvious influence on current efficiency; while for the deposition of metallic lithium on the solid magnesium cathode, both electrolytic temperature and cathodic current density greatly affect alloy formation rate and current efficiency. The optimum electrolysis condition is—molten salt mixture, LiCl:KCl = 1:1 (mass%), electrolytic temperature: 480 °C, cathode current density: 1.13 A cm⁻². Mg–Li alloys with low lithium content (about 25 wt% Li) were prepared via electrolysis at low temperature following by thermal treatment at higher temperature.     

Numerical simulation of microstructure formation ofAZ91 using mCA method

A stochastic model for simulating the microstructure formation of Mg alloy AZ91 during solidification was developed based on the finite element method（FEM） for macroscopic model of heat transfer calculation and a modified Cellular Automaton （mCA） for microscopic modeling of nucleation, growth of crystal. In this model, the effect of solute redistribution, interface curvature and preferred orientation was considered. A numerical simulation was developed with C＋＋ program language. The computation was carded out to understand the effect of varying processing parameters, such as nucleation parameters and heat transfer coefficient, on the microstructure formation of AZ91. The result of simulation was displayed on screen.     

铝合金熔体旋转喷吹除气净化过程模拟

采用计算机模拟方法对铝合金熔体旋转喷吹除气净化过程的温度场以及流场进行分析。结果表明,在转杆内部放置一个导气管,可以显著降低气体温度,从而可以有效地解决旋转喷头由于熔剂因高温变软而堵塞的问题;旋转速度和进气流量对铝合金熔体旋转喷吹除气净化效果具有重要影响,应该根据具体情况选择合适的工艺参数。熔池为方形结构时,气体主要从对角处出去,而远离对角处的体积分数却显著降低,甚至可能发生吸气。     

低熔点Cu-P基中间合金及其变质效果

利用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和金相显微镜等手段对Cu-P基中间合金进行了研究。结果表明，在二元共晶Cu-P中间合金中加入一定量的Sn可制成低熔点的Cu-16Sn-8P中间合金；在此基础上研制出一种熔点为630℃左右的低熔点的多元Cu-P基中间合金。与Cu-P中间合金相比，该低熔点多元Cu-P基中间合金对过共晶AI-24Si合金具有更好的变质效果。同时，该中间合金对ZL109合金也具有良好的变质效果。     

冷却强度及变形程度对挤压AZ31镁合金组织性能的影响

选择AZ31镁合金为原材料,在400℃下挤压散热片型材,就冷却强度及变形程度对制品的性能(抗拉强度和导电率)及组织结构的影响进行研究。结果显示:挤压温度为400℃,制品经水冷却,变形程度大的型材具有更高的抗拉强度和导电率。     

Corrosion rate of magnesium and its alloys in buffered chloride solutions

The effect of the buffer capacity of test solution on the corrosion rate of cast pure (>99.95 mass%) and high-purity (>99.9999 mass%) magnesium, and AZ31 and AZ91E has been studied. Their corrosion rates were measured gravimetrically in a pH 6.5 and a pH 9 borate buffer including chloride ions, and in a conventional chloride solution. Except for the AZ91E in the pH 6.5, the corrosion rates of all the examined materials depended solely on the pH of the test solution, although the materials had a variety of purity and alloying elements. Higher buffer capacity probably masked the detrimental effect of the “cathodic impurities”. The corrosion rates measured in the buffers were considered as giving the resistivity of the passive film to anodic reactions. The high-purity magnesium had a fair corrosion resistance even in conventional chloride solution.     

AZ91D镁合金等径道角挤压制备半固态坯数值模拟

基于半固态坯采用等径道角挤压（ECAE）制备的应用背景，采用PRO／E建立了等径道角挤压的几何模型，通过压缩实验获取了AZ91D镁合金的高温应力应变曲线，采用有限元软件DEFORM-3D对ECAE挤压变形过程进行了模拟，分析了内外转角部位的应力（平均应力、最大主应力和等效应力）变化、应变分布情况等，以揭示等径道角挤压变形跟模具内转角半径的关系。结果表明，模具内转角半径不为零时，坯料挤压过程中，将有正虚力存在，并且内外转角应力变化不尽相同；应变分布不均匀，具有一定梯度；内转角部位，除了承受剪切，还受到压缩作用，外转角反之。