Ultrasonic phonon behavior near the pressure-induced cubic-to-orthorhombic transformation in PbF2

Measurements have been made of the transit times τ of pulses of 30 MHz longitudinal and transverse ultrasonic waves in PbF₂ at room temperature using hydrostatic pressures up to where the irreversible cubic-to-orthorthombic transformation occurs (near 4 kbar). Above 3 kbar 1/τ no longer increased linearly with pressure and exhibited some time dependence at fixed pressures before echo disappearance. The elastic stiffness moduli showed no significant softening before the transformation began. Length, mass density, and X-ray measurements on samples after they had been returned to 1 bar confirmed that milky white regions in them were orthorhombic but filled with defects.     

Acoustic characterization of ultrasonic transducer materials: I. Blends of rigid and flexible epoxy resins used in piezocomposites

Five different types of Dow epoxy blends were studied with differential scanning calorimetry. Each epoxy blend consists of a flexible epoxy resin, DER 736 or DER 732, with one of four different rigid epoxies, DER 317, DER 331, DER 332 and DEN 431, crosslinked by 1,4-bis (3-aminopropyl)-piperazine (BAPP). Longitudinal and shear wave acoustic properties of these epoxy resin blends as a function of the composition were measured at room temperature and an ultrasonic frequency range. All moduli and Poisson's ratios were calculated by using longitudinal velocity, shear velocity and density. These systems all have similar behavior. By increasing the amount of flexible epoxy in a mixture of hard and flexible epoxies a critical composition was found (∼50% by weight for DER 736 and ∼30% for DER 732), below which the acoustic properties, the elastic moduli and Poisson's ratios kept an almost constant value, and above which the velocities, impedances and all moduli decreased, whereas attenuations and Poisson's ratios increased gradually. Many epoxy materials ranging from soft and flexible to hard and rigid have been obtained by epoxy blend technology. Some of them have been applied to make 1–3 composites for medical ultrasound transducers.     

Low temperature elastic behaviour of As-Sb-Se and Ge-Sb-Se glasses

The ternary glasses of arsenic and germanium with antimony and selenium can be prepared in large sizes for optical purposes. The elastic behaviour of eight compositions of each glass has been studied down to 4.2 K using a 10 MHz ultrasonic pulse echo interferometer. The glasses have a normal elastic behaviour, with the velocities gradually increasing as the temperature is lowered. An anharmonic solid model of Lakkad satisfactorily explains the temperature variations. The elastic moduli of Ge _x Sb₁₀Se_90?x glasses increase linearly as the Ge content is increased up to 25 at. % and beyond this the increase is nonlinear. (AsSb)₄₀Se₆₀ glasses show a linear increase in elastic moduli with increasing Sb content. The elastic moduli of As _x Sb₁₅Se_85?x glasses exhibit a drastic change near the stoichiometric composition As₂₅Sb₁₅Se₆₀. These behaviours have been qualitatively explained on the basis of the structural changes in glasses.     

Ultrasonic,FTIR and thermal investigations of SiO2–Na2O–CaO–P2O5 glasses doped with CeO2

The longitudinal and shear ultrasonic wave velocities for different compositions of SiO₂–Na₂O–CaO–P₂O₅ glasses were measured at room temperature (305 K) using a pulse-echo method at a frequency of 4 MHz. The elastic moduli, Poisson's ratio, microhardness, Debye temperature and other ultrasonic parameters were obtained from experimental data and analyzed using bond compression theory. By calculating the number of network bonds per unit volume, the average stretching constant, and the average ring size, information about the structure of the glass can be deduced. Structural changes after doping with CeO₂ were investigated by FTIR spectroscopy, and by measurements of the thermal expansion coefficient, glass transition and softening temperature to throw more light on the characterization of these glasses.     

压力下Nd60Al10Fe20Co10块体金属玻璃的弹性行为

室温下在等静压最高达～0.5GPa的条件下，利用超声回波技术测量了超声波横波和纵波在Nd₆₀Al₁₀Fe₂₀Co₁₀块体金属玻璃中的传播时间来确定横波和纵波速度.测量时所采用的超声波频率为10MHz.利用所测量的数据，建立了超声波波速、样品的密度、弹性模量以及Debye温度等与所施加的压力之间的相互关系.并且推导出Murnaghan状态方程.另外，基于非晶态与晶态物理性能的相似性，对此块体非晶的压缩曲线、弹性常数和Debye温度等进行了理论计算，结果表明Nd₆₀Al₁₀Fe₂₀Co₁₀块体金属玻璃的弹性性能与其组成的元素有着密切的关系. 关键词： 块体金属玻璃 弹性性能 等静压     

Elasticity of BaFCl single crystal under hydrostatic pressure

The sound velocities for longitudinal and transverse waves have been measured in single crystalline BaFCl at room temperature using ultrasonic pulse echo and Brillouin scattering techniques. The complete set of elastic constants is deduced and lead to the bulk moduli values of BaFCl at ambiant conditions (, , ) which are compared with those obtained by a shell model. Moreover, using the ultrasonic technique under pressure, the pressure derivatives of the second order elastic constants at 298 K have been determined up to 0.3 GPa. All moduli increase linearly with pressure in this pressure range, allowing to determine directly and separately the first derivative of the bulk modulus B'₀ = 5.8. These data are used to calculate a Murnaghan equation of state. A detailed comparison is given between our results with those recently obtained by X-ray diffraction on powder or calculated using the local density approximation method. Finally, the anisotropy of BaFCl under pressure is discussed. Received: 19 March 1998 / Revised: 15 May 1998 / Accepted: 19 May 1998     

Ultrasonic studies on alkali borate tungstate glasses

Longitudinal and shear ultrasonic wave velocities have been measured in different compositions of the glass system 20Li₂O-(80−x)B₂O₃-xWO₃ (0?x?12.5 mol%), at room temperature and at 4 MHz frequency. Elastic moduli, Debye temperature and Poisson's ratio have been obtained as a function of WO₃ content. Based on FTIR spectroscopy and theoretical bond compression model, quantitative analysis has been carried out in order to obtain more information about the structure of these glasses. The longitudinal ultrasonic wave velocity measurements showed a bend at about 2.5 mol% WO₃ content while shear ultrasonic wave velocity decreased monotonously with an increase of WO₃ content. Elastic moduli values decreased as WO₃ content increased from 0 to 2.5 mol%. Further increase of WO₃ beyond 2.5 mol% increased the elastic moduli values. It is suggested that these behaviours are mainly due to the presence of WO₃ in the network structure of these glasses as a network modifier when WO₃ content is between 0 and 2.5 mol%, and acts as a network former above 2.5 mol%.     

各向同性多晶Al、Cu、Ta的超声物态方程

 利用“超声脉冲重合法”测量了多晶Al、Cu、Ta的弹性模量及其压力的偏导数。由Birch-Murnaghan物态方程得到的三种金属的等温线与冲击波等温线作了比较。     

Effect of rare earth (Pr2O3, Nd2O3, Sm2O3, Eu2O3, Gd2O3 and Er2O3 ) on the acoustic properties of glass belonging to bismuth-borate system

Bismuth-borate glasses doped with some rare earth ions were studied with respect to the density, molar volume and the elastic moduli, Poisson’s ratio, Debye temperature, microhardness, softening temperature, acoustic impedance, diffusion constant and latent heat of melting. Ultrasonic velocities were measured by the pulse echo overlap technique at a frequency of 10 MHz and at room temperature. From these velocities and density values, various elastic moduli were calculated. The correlation of elastic stiffness, the cross link density, and the fractal bond connectivity of these glasses are discussed. The derived experimental values of shear modulus, bulk modulus, Young’s modulus, and Poisson’s ratio for our glasses are compared with the theoretically calculated values in terms of the bond compression model and Makishima-Mackenize theory.     

Experimental study of ultrasonic velocity in dispersive media

The results of an experimental study of the velocity of ultrasonic waves propagating at a 3 MHz frequency in suspensions of glass spheres in water are presented for a wide range of concentrations. It is shown that, from the variations in the concentration coefficient of the velocity of ultrasonic waves, one can extract information on the structural rearrangements in the suspension and, in the range of low concentrations, information on the elastic moduli of individual microparticles.     

Infrared studies on the molecular interactions of polymer blends: polystyrenes and polycarbonates systems

Fourier—transform infrared (FT-IR) with digital subtraction method has been applied to investigate the molecular interactions of immiscible polystyrene (PS)/bisphenol A polycarbonate (PC) blends and miscible PS/tetra-methyl PC (TMPC) blends. The FT-IR results show that there are no interactions for PS/PC, and the miscibility of PS/TMPC blends is mainly due to the intermolecular interaction between the phenyl ring of PS and the carbonate group of TMPC. The phenyl ring band of PS is linearly shifted to higher wave number with increasing concentration of TMPC, and the bandwidth at half maximum intensity of the carbonyl band of TMPC is linearly decreased with increasing concentration of PS. The amplitude of the interactional bands is decreased with increasing temperature consistent with LCST behavior of the blend. The miscibility of PS/TMPC and immiscibility of PS/PC has also been discussed in terms of local free-volume, self-interactions, and intermolecular interactions based on the chemical structures of PC and TMPC. Furthermore, the immiscibility behavior for blends of methyl-substituted PS and TMPC, and blends of PS and halogen-substituted PC has been explained in terms of intra and intermolecular interactions caused by steric and/or induction effects.     

Morphological effects on mechanical properties of polystyrene-polyvinylchloride blends

The morphological effects on mechanical properties of polystyrene/polyvinylchloride (PS/PVC) polymer blends were investigated through dynamic mechanical analyzer. Study reveals that the peaks of Tan δ curves of pure PVC and pure PS samples fall at temperatures 58.9 ± 0.2°C and 113.1 ± 0.1°C, respectively. Tan δ curves of 30, 50 and 70-wt% of PVC blends show two peaks indicating the immiscibility of PS/PVC blend. It has been observed that peak falling at lower temperature side shifts towards the higher temperature with the increase of PS concentration and the other one which falls at higher temperature side shifts towards lower temperature side with the increase of PVC concentration in PS/PVC blends. The variation in mechanical performance is attributed to the polymer domain interactions resulting from the different morphologies of various blend compositions.     

Styrene Butadiene Rubber/Silicone Rubber Blends Filled With Dough Moulding Compound

Blends of styrene butadiene rubber (SBR)/methyl-vinyl silicone rubber (MVQ) filled with dough molding compound (DMC) were prepared and the effects of various amounts of the SBR, as a compatibilizer of MVQ and DMC, on the mechanical properties and the oxygen index of the DMC filled SBR/MVQ blends were investigated. Dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA) and infrared spectrum analysis (IR) of the DMC/SBR/MVQ blends were also investigated. The results showed that the mechanical properties of the DMC filled MVQ blends were improved when SBR was used as a compatibilizer; the best mass ratio was 60 phr (parts per hundred total rubber) DMC, 25 phr SBR and 75 phr MVQ. The volume electric resistivities of the DMC filled SBR/MVQ blends with various DMC mass ratios were all above 5.8?×?10¹² Ω?m; i.e., the electrical insulating property of the blends was excellent. Compared with the blends without DMC and the blends without SBR, the energy storage modulus and the peak area of the loss factor tan δ of the DMC reinforced SBR/MVQ blends were largest; the addition of DMC and SBR improved the thermal properties of the blends.     

Miscibility of Solution Blends of Unsaturated Polyester Resin with Polystyrene and Polycarbonate

Miscibility studies of unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) blends with two different thermoplastics—polystyrene (PS) and polycarbonate (PC), in a common solvent, chloroform, were carried out by viscosity, ultrasonic velocity, density, and refractive index methods. Two interaction parameters, μ and α were calculated using viscosity data for these blends. The positive interaction parameter values (μ and α > 0) obtained for the UPR/PS blend and the negative interaction parameter values (μ and α < 0) obtained for the UPR/PC blend indicate that the former is a miscible blend and the latter is an immiscible blend. These results were further confirmed by the ultrasonic velocity, density, and refractive index measurements.     

Effect of cubic hydrostatic compression on the elastic properties of single crystals of halides of sodium and potassium

Experimental studies (by the ultrasonic pulse method) and theoretical investigations (with the model of polarizable ions) were made of changes in the elastic moduli of single crystals of NaCl, NaBr, NaI, KCl, KBr, and KI in cubic hydrostatic compression in the pressure range up to 10⁸ Pa at a temperature of 298°K. The experimental unit and method of measurement are described. Theoretical values of the derivatives of the elastic moduli with respect to pressure are presented for the compounds studied and are compared with existing empirical data.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 10, pp. 71–75, October, 1985.     

A Study on Compatibility and Properties of POE/PS/SEBS Ternary Blends

Ethylene‐α‐olefin copolymer (POE)/polystyrene (PS)/poly(styrene‐b‐ethylene‐co‐butylene‐b‐styrene) (SEBS) blends were prepared via melt blending in a co‐rotating twin‐screw extruder. The effects of SEBS copolymer on the morphology and rheological and mechanical properties of the blends were studied. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) photos showed that the addition of SEBS copolymer resulted in finer dispersion of PS particles in the POE matrix and better interfacial adhesion between POE and PS compared with POE/PS blends, which exhibited a very coarse morphology due to the immiscibility between them. Interestingly, the tensile strength increased from 12.5 MPa for neat POE to 23.5 MPa for the POE/PS/SEBS (60/10/30) blend, whereas the tensile strengths of POE/PS (85.7/14.3) blend and POE/SEBS (66.7/33.3) blend were only 10.5 and 16.5 MPa, respectively. This indicates that both SEBS copolymer and PS have a synergistic reinforcing effect on POE. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMTA) and dynamic rheological property measurement also revealed that there existed some interactions between POE and SEBS as well as between SEBS and PS. DMTA results also showed that the storage modulus of POE increased when PS and SEBS were incorporated, especially at high temperature, which means that the service temperature of POE was improved.     

The pressure and temperature derivatives of the elastic moduli of lithium hydride

The pressure and temperature derivatives of the elastic moduli of single crystal LiH have been determined at room temperature, by the ultrasonic pulse echo method. From the pressure data, the mode Grüneisen parameters as well as the low and high temperature limiting values of the Grüneisen constant were computed; the latter were only slightly different. An equation of state has been constructed for LiH, and found to be in agreement with the experimental data. Based on a non-central force model, the values of the elastic moduli and their pressure derivatives have been calculated theoretically, and the latter values compared with the experimental data.     

Interfacial activity of styrene-butadiene block copolymers in low-density polyethylene/polystyrene blends

The effect of molecular structure of styrene-butadiene (SB) block copolymers on their interfacial activity in low-density polyethylene/polystyrene (LDPE/PS) (4/1) blends was studied. It was found that addition of some SB copolymers, which are localized in brittle PS particles, leads to a decrease in the blend impact strength in spite of the fact that these SB improve the toughness of both the blend components. Comparison with our previous results showed that the distribution of SB copolymers between the interface and bulk phases and their supermolecular structure in LDPE/PS (4/1) blends strongly differs from those in LDPE/PS (1/4) blends.     

Preparation and Compatibility of EVM/TPU Blend

The preparation of EVM (ethylene‐vinyl acetate copolymer rubber)/TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) blends with various ratios and their compatibility were investigated. The influence of mixing technology, filler type and content, the VA content in EVM (40 and 70 wt.%) and the addition of compatibilizers on the mechanical properties and the compatibility of the EVM/TPU blends were systematically studied.

The test results showed that in preparation of the blend, fillers should be added to the blend to improve the processability and that among the fillers used, silica showed the best reinforcing effect on the blends. The best parameters for blending EVM and TPU in a HAAKE rheometer was: mixing temperature 160°C, rotor speed 45 rpm and mixing time 15 min. The test results also showed that the compatibility of EVM 700 (VA=70%) with TPU was better than that of EVM400 (VA=40%). The addition of a compatibilizer EVM‐g‐MAH and EVM‐g‐FME improved the processability of the blends. The addition of EVM‐g‐MAH also improved the compatibility of EVM 700/TPU blend; both the mechanical properties and hot‐air aging properties of the blends were improved. However, the addition of EVM‐g‐FME did not improve the compatibility of EVM/TPU blends.     

Ultrasonic wave properties in the particle compounded agarose gels

Ultrasonic wave properties (attenuation and velocity) in the particle compounded agarose gels have been experimentally studied in the range from 1 to 30 MHz. The particles used were talc, glass beads and graphite. The effects of size and volume concentration of particles were clearly observed as changes of ultrasonic wave properties. Applying the Urick's theory for viscous liquid suspensions, the specific curves of velocity in the gels were observed as a function of a beta, where a is the radius of the particles and beta is described by angular frequency omega, density rho and fluid viscosity eta. This indicates that the particle behavior in the gels seems to be similar with that in the viscous fluid. The estimated eta in the gels was higher than that of the free water, showing the high viscosity in the gels.