稀释剂对Al2O3(f)/Ti-Al原位复合材料纤维相的影响

以Ti、Al、TiO2及Al2O3为原料,制成预制体,通过石墨与Al2O3混合粉对预制体的覆埋实现气氛保护并进行热处理,使其原位合成Al2O3纤维增强Ti-Al金属间化合物复合材料.考察了Al2O3对材料断口形貌组织、物相成分的影响,并结合DTA进行了热力学分析.XRD表明,外加Al2O3后材料氮化严重,主晶相由Al3Ti变为AlN.SEM表明,材料基体周围分布大量纤维,稀释剂Al2O3的加入有利于纤维的生长及分布.     

Interface transformations in thin film aluminum-gold diffusion couples

Interface phase transformations in 1 μm aluminum + 1 μm gold thin film couples upon 24-h isothermal annealing at 125, 150 and 175 °C were studied. It is shown that temperature change does not affect the type of phases formed but only alters their growth rates. The layered structures consisting of multiple intermetallics were identified by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy. Interface tracking using secondary ion mass spectroscopy depth profiling showed that Au is the predominant diffusant in this system. Intermetallic thickness growth measurements were made and the activation energy calculated to be 33.602 kJ/mol.     

The magnetic ordering in the Ho5Si3 and Ho5Ge3 compounds

A neutron diffraction investigation has been performed on the Ho₅Si₃ and Ho₅Ge₃ compounds (hexagonal Mn₅Si₃-type, hP16, P6₃/mcm) to study their magnetic structure. The results prove that these intermetallic phases show a complex sine-modulated type magnetic ordering, both presenting on cooling two subsequent antiferromagnetic orderings (T_N1 and T_N2).Between T_N1 = 24(2) and T_N2 = 16(4) K Ho₅Si₃ shows a first antiferromagnetic ordering of the sine-modulated type with a propagation vector K₁ = [0, 0, ±0.284(1)]; then, below T_N2 the sine-modulated type ordering is conserved, but by the two propagation vectors K₁ = [0, 0, ±0.2773(7)] and K₂ = [±1/5, ±1/5, 0].For Ho₅Ge₃, between T_N1 = 27(2) and T_N2 = 18(4) K, the sine-modulated ordering is realized through the propagation vectors K₁ = [0, 0, ±3/10] and K₂ = [0, 1/2, 0], whilst below T_N2 the ordering takes place with propagation vectors K₁ = [0, 0, ±3/10], K₂ = [0, 1/2, 0], K₃ = [0, 0, ±2/5] and K₄ = [±1/5, ±1/5, 0]. For both the Ho₅Si₃ and Ho₅Ge₃ compounds, the dimensions of the magnetic unit cell are 5a × 5a × 10c times the crystal unit cell of Mn₅Si₃-type.     

Microstructure and electrochemical behavior of Ti-coatedZr55Al10Ni5Cu30 bulk metallic glass

In this study, pure Ti was coated on Zr₅₅Al₁₀Ni₅Cu₃₀ bulk metallic glass (BMG) using a physical vapour deposition (PVD) technique with magnetron sputtering. Microstructures of Ti coating, BMG substrate and interface were investigated by conventional and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (TEM and HREM). The electrochemical behavior of Ti-coated Zr₅₅Al₁₀Ni₅Cu₃₀ BMG was studied by potentiodynamic polarization curves and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in Hanks' solution. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was used to characterize the surface morphology of the coating after electrochemical testing. HRTEM observation reveals that the sputtering Ti coating consists of α-Ti nano-scale particles with the size about 10 nm. The polarization curves revealed that the open-circuit potential shifted to a more positive potential and the passive current density was lower after Ti coating was applied in comparison with that of the monolithic Zr₅₅Al₁₀Ni₅Cu₃₀ BMG. Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements showed that the Bode plots of Ti-coated Zr₅₅Al₁₀Ni₅Cu₃₀ BMG presented one time constant for 1 h and 12 h immersion and two time constants after 24 h immersion. The good bonding condition between Ti coating and Zr₅₅Al₁₀Ni₅Cu₃₀ BMG substrate may be responsible for the high corrosion resistance of Ti-coated Zr₅₅Al₁₀Ni₅Cu₃₀ BMG.     

X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and magnetic properties of CeCo7Mn5 and CeCo8Mn4 isostructural ThMn12 type compounds

The magnetic properties of CeCo₇Mn₅ and CeCo₈Mn₄ compounds have been investigated by combining X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and magnetic measurements in a wide temperature range (4–550) K and magnetic field up to 12 T. X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) measurements showed that CeCo₇Mn₅ and CeCo₈Mn₄ compounds are isostructural and crystallize in the ThMn₁₂ structure type. XPS spectra pointed out the intermediate valence state of Ce atoms and that both Co and Mn atoms carry magnetic moments. The complex magnetic structure of CeCo₇Mn₅ and CeCo₈Mn₄ is determined by the competition between the ferromagnetic (Co–Co pairs) and antiferromagnetic (Co–Mn and Mn–Mn pairs) interactions. Two different ordering temperatures T_N and T_C correlated to antiferromagnetic and ferromagnetic coupling of 3d magnetic moments, respectively, are evidenced. Magnetic moments of about 1.6 μ_B/Co and 3.2 μ_B/Mn atoms were determined by correlating the magnetic data of the two compounds, in good agreement with the exchange splitting of XPS Co 3s and Mn 3s core levels.     

Field-induced magnetic phase transitions in ferrimagnet GdMn2Ge2: H - T magnetic phase diagrams

Magnetic properties of a two-sublattice ferrimagnet with antiferromagnetic exchange interaction inside one of the sublattices are calculated within the framework of the molecular field theory taking into account the anisotropy of unstable sublattice. The magnetization curves of single crystal GdMn₂Ge₂ for the magnetic field parallel and perpendicular to the c-axis at different temperatures are calculated. Field-induced magnetic phase transitions in GdMn₂Ge₂ are discussed. Calculated H - T magnetic phase diagrams are in fair agreement with experimental data. Biography of the first author: GUO Guang-hua, associate professor, born in 1964, received Ph. D. degree in 1999, majoring in condensed matter physics.     

High-porosity TiAl foam by volume combustion synthesis

Preparation of high-porous TiAl foam by volume combustion synthesis (VCS) was investigated. It is shown that the optimum conditions for pore formation are attained when gas evolution coincides in time with melting of the reactants.      

Ductility and toughness in intermetallics

Limited ductility and toughness at low temperatures are serious disadvantages in intermetallics. As in other metallic materials, the two major brittle failure modes in intermetallics are cleavage and intergranular fracture. We focus on cleavage fracture and the corresponding brittle-to-ductile transition mechanism. To prevent cracking, a ‘sufficient number’ of dislocations must be generated at a crack tip, and this ‘sufficient number’ appears to be very large. This event is more like a phase transition than an ordinary thermally activated process. In this paper a new theoretical model, proposed to explain the BDT is summarized. The micro-structural implications of this model are presented and the means of achieving an acceptable combination of strength and toughness through microstructural control are then discussed, along with examples.     

Crystal Structure,Chemical Bonding and Magnetism Studies for Three Quinary Polar Intermetallic Compounds in the (Eu1?xCax)9In8(Ge1?ySny)8 (x = 0.66, y = 0.03) and the (Eu1?xCax)3In(Ge3?ySn1+y) (x = 0.66, 0.68; y = 0.13, 0.27) Phases

Three quinary polar intermetallic compounds in the (Eu_1−xCa_x)₉In₈(Ge_1−ySn_y)₈ (x = 0.66, y = 0.03) and the (Eu_1−xCa_x)₃In(Ge_3-ySn_1+y) (x = 0.66, 0.68; y = 0.13, 0.27) phases have been synthesized using the molten In-metal flux method, and the crystal structures are characterized by powder and single-crystal X-ray diffractions. Two orthorhombic structural types can be viewed as an assembly of polyanionic frameworks consisting of the In(Ge/Sn)₄ tetrahedral chains, the bridging Ge₂ dimers, either the annulene-like “12-membered rings” for the (Eu_1−xCa_x)₉In₈(Ge_1−ySn_y)₈ series or the cis-trans Ge/Sn-chains for the (Eu_1−xCa_x)₃In(Ge_3−ySn_1+y) series, and several Eu/Ca-mixed cations. The most noticeable difference between two structural types is the amount and the location of the Sn-substitution for Ge: only a partial substitution (11%) occurs at the In(Ge/Sn)₄ tetrahedron in the (Eu_1−xCa_x)₉In₈(Ge_1−ySn_y)₈ series, whereas both a complete and a partial substitution (up to 27%) are observed, respectively, at the cis-trans Ge/Sn-chain and at the In(Ge/Sn)₄ tetrahedron in the (Eu_1−xCa_x)₃In(Ge_3−ySn_1+y) series. A series of tight-binding linear muffin-tin orbital calculations is conducted to understand overall electronic structures and chemical bonding among components. Magnetic susceptibility measurement indicates a ferromagnetic ordering of Eu atoms below 5 K for Eu_1.02(1)Ca_1.98InGe_2.87(1)Sn_1.13.     

TiAl合金的研究进展及应用述评

金属间化合物TiAl合金因具有密度低、高温性能好等特点而成为极具开发价值的新一代高温合金之一。考察TiAl合金的发展历程、研发现状、合金中各元素的作用及组织控制技术,认为现有TiAl合金存在室温塑性低、高温强度不足、制备成本高等问题,指出通过多元合金化和凝固组织精确控制,是进一步提高TiAl合金综合性能的有效方法,也是TiAl合金未来研究的重点之一。