ZrN-ZrB2纳米复合材料的高压制备及性能表征

 以金属锆粉（Zr）和六方氮化硼粉（h-BN）为原料,结合高能球磨和高温高压合成技术,制备出了ZrN-ZrB₂纳米复合材料。利用X射线衍射、透射电镜和拉曼光谱等测试手段,对材料的结构和合成规律进行了研究。结果表明,高能球磨过程中只合成出了ZrN_x,没有出现ZrB₂,从N、B原子与Zr进行固态反应的热力学和动力学方面分析了原因。利用Zr与BN粉球磨10 h后的混料,在压力为5 GPa、温度为1 300 ℃的条件下,制备出了具有高致密度的ZrN-ZrB₂纳米复合材料。其维氏显微硬度（17 GPa）、热膨胀系数（7.57×10^-6 ℃^-1）和电阻率-温度系数（8.846×10^-4 ℃^-1）等材料参数的测量结果表明,ZrN-ZrB₂复合材料是一种集优良的力学、热学和电学性能于一体的纳米复合材料。     

Cr对Fe-Zr基非晶合金电阻率及压力效应的影响

 在0.000 1~2.5 GPa范围不同静水压下，用四探针法详细测量了七种非晶态Fe_90-xCr_xZr₁₀合金（x=2、4、7、10、13、16、20）的电阻率。结果表明：（1）常压室温电阻率ρ₀与FeZr基非晶合金中Cr含量成N形曲线关系；（2）当静水压增加时，七种非晶合金的约化电阻率（ρ/ρ₀）都单调下降，x越大则电阻率下降的幅度越小；（3）非晶Fe_90-xCr_xZr₁₀合金电阻率的压力系数对x的变化相当敏感；（4）为方便查值，给出了六种典型静水压下ρ/ρ₀与x的曲线关系。最后，讨论了四种物理模型的选用以及相干交换散射在高压下的行为。     

高压对纳米ZnO和ZnO/SnO2复合材料的结构和发光性能的影响

 利用溶胶-凝胶法制备出了纳米晶ZnO与含有3%摩尔分数SnO₂的ZnO/SnO₂复合材料,在六面顶压机上对制备出的两种样品进行了室温下、6GPa的高压处理。采用X射线衍射（XRD）、透射电子显微镜（TEM）和光致荧光谱（PL）等方法,对高压处理前后样品的结构和发光性质进行了表征。结果表明：高压处理后回收到的纳米晶ZnO和ZnO/SnO₂复合材料的平均粒径分别减小5.9%和26.3%;高压处理后ZnO和ZnO/SnO₂复合材料光致发光谱的发光带强度都有所降低,但ZnO/SnO₂复合材料发光带强度降低幅度比纯ZnO小,对产生这些现象的原因进行了讨论。     

nmSiO2对聚合物光纤光栅封装材料的改性研究

分析了刚性纳米粒子改性聚合物的原理，重点分析了nmSiO₂/硅氧烷（硅橡胶）复合材料的改性机理,采用120号溶剂性汽油为分散剂，通过共混法制得nmSiO₂—乙烯基硅氧烷、含氢硅氧烷硫化而成的复合材料,用AJ-Ⅲ_a型原子力显微镜分析研究了该材料的组团结构并测试了其力学性能,结果表明，硅氧烷橡胶改性后，材料的弹性模量增加了15.4%；拉伸强度增加了19.4%；扯断伸长率增加了30%,用改性后的硅氧烷聚合物材料封装光纤Bragg光栅(FBG)压力传感器，可有效改善封装材料与光纤光栅的耦联性能；通过粒子含量控制可以增韧增强硅氧烷，从而可制作变量程压力传感器，同时可以延长传感器的使用寿命,     

天然及合成的硅灰石的高压研究

 研究了天然硅灰石（CaSiO₃）的压致相变，并采用高温高压方法直接合成了硅灰石。结果表明：天然硅灰石经高压（4.6~5.0 GPa）高温（1 200~1 250 ℃）处理后转变为深玫瑰色半透明立方晶体，而采用高温（1 050~1 100 ℃）高压（3.8~4.3 GPa）直接合成的硅灰石也具有同样结构及形貌。SEM分析表明：天然硅灰石SiO₂及CaO的含量分别为50.8%和48.1%，而人工合成的产物SiO₂及CaO含量分别为51.35%和48.15%。     

高压截获十次准晶相关晶体相和纳米级超微粒

 对Al₇₀Co₁₅Ni₁₀Tb₅合金进行了静高压（7.0 GPa）熔态（1 700 ℃）淬火（冷却速率10²⁰ C/s）处理，首次观察到一个新十次准晶相关晶体相。该相属底心正交晶体，晶胞参数为a=2.28 nm、b＝1.60 nm、c＝5.46 nm。通过高分辨像分析，给出了它的二维点阵模型。同时在样品中发现了尺寸均匀的纳米级非晶超微粒形成，超微粒为球形，直径30~40 nm。     

室温下Fe62Ni27Mn11（wt%）合金的压致fcc-hcp相变

 本文采用Mao-Bell型金刚石对顶砧（DAC）及高压在位（in situ）粉末X光衍射照相方法研究了Fe₆₂Ni₂₇Mn₁₁（wt%）合金在0~43.2 GPa压力范围内的压致结构相变和等温压缩行为，实验结果表明，该合金在低压时为fcc结构，在19.4 GPa压力附近出现压致fcc→hcp结构相变，直到43.2 GPa一直保持fcc、hcp二相共存；相变过程中，二相的molar体积相同；高压hcp相得晶格参数比值c/a基本上不随压力而变，可以表示为c/a=1.630±0.006；在卸压过程中，hcp相可保持到5.8 GPa，当卸压到常压时，该合金完全恢复到fcc结构；用Murnaghan等温固体状态方程对其压缩数据进行最小二乘法拟合，得到B₀=(166±12) GPa，B₀'=5.2±0.5；本文还给出了该合金的压致fcc→hcp结构相变模型，并对存在很宽的二相共存区间问题进行了初步探讨。     

Al70Co15Tb5Ni10合金中准晶T相和相关相的形成

 对Al₇₀Co₁₅Tb₅Ni₁₀合金进行了静高压（4.40 GPa）熔态（1 450 ℃）淬火（冷却速率为10² ℃/s）研究。首次在该系统中观察到准晶T相和一个新的十次准晶相关相形成。使用透射电镜对准晶相和准晶相关相进行了结构分析，得到了准晶相关相的晶胞参数。使用已有的理论模型对该相关相的形成进行了讨论。     

高温高压下B4C合成金刚石的研究

 压力为5.7~6.0 GPa及1 370~1 500 ℃温度范围内，B₄C在Ni₇₀Mn₂₅Co₅系统中，高压相变为金刚石。合成的金刚石为深黑色，含硼量大于1wt%。粒度为20 μm左右，晶形多为立方体与八面体的各种聚形。反应后的金属触媒中，存在Ni₂B等硼化物；非金属残留物中，存在B₁₃C₂等高硼碳化物。     

流体静高压原位磁测量的误差研究（二）──退磁场的影响

 为了探讨流体静高压原位磁测量中退磁场的影响有多大？分别选用6种不同片数（n＝1、3、5、7、10、13）的非晶Fe_46.3Co_0.03Ni_46.5Si_3.75V_0.92B_2.5合金薄带样品，先后放进13层密绕直螺线管初级线圈内，采用工业频率400 Hz去测量和比较其磁化曲线、磁导率曲线和起始磁化曲线。研究表明：（1）样品片数越多，退磁场的影响越大，导致μ_m和μ_i出现惊人的测量误差，以1片（μ_m＝4 430，μ_i＝3 396）为最准。（2）随着样品片数的增多，测量饱和磁感应强度B_s＝0.837～0.762T，表明受退磁场影响较小。（3）若要减小退磁场误差，可将样品做得更薄，如0.2 μm薄膜。（4）若要彻底消除退磁场误差，必须采用闭合磁路，如用非晶合金薄带卷成的圆环。     

Fracture toughness evaluation of WC–10 wt% Co hardmetal sintered under high pressure and high temperature

This work focused on fracture toughness studies of WC–10?wt% Co hardmetal fabricated through the high pressure/high-temperature technique. A powder mixture of WC–10?wt% Co was sintered at 1500–1900°C under a pressure of 7.7?GPa for 2 and 3?min. Vickers hardness test at two different loads of 15 and 30?kgf was done and fracture toughness of the sintered bodies was measured using the indentation method to obtain the effect of sintering parameters. Structural analyses were also performed via X-ray diffraction to investigate structure-related properties. Full density was achieved for high sintering temperature along with abnormal grain growth that reduced hardness. High hardness was observed ranging from 1200 to 1670?HV and fracture toughness increased with increasing sintering temperature up to the highest value of 17.85?MPa/m^1/2.     

Mechanical and Morphological Properties and Deformation Mechanisms of Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene/Poly(ϵ-Caprolactone) Blends with Varied Matrix Composition

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene and poly(?-caprolactone) blends (ABS/PCL) were prepared by mixing styrene-co-acrylonitrile (SAN), polybutadiene-g-SAN (PB-g-SAN), and PCL with varied SAN and PCL composition. PCL is miscible with SAN and can improve the matrix toughness. The impact strength and elongation at break of the ABS/PCL blends increased with the PCL content. When the PCL content was lower than 20 wt%, the improvement of impact strength for the blends was not obvious. A significant increase of impact strength took place when the PCL content was between 20 and 25 wt%. When PCL content was more than 20 wt%, the impact strength was higher than 800 J/m which shows the super toughness. The addition of PCL improved the dispersed phase morphology of PB-g-SAN in the matrix and the interfacial adhesion increased. Deformation observations showed that, when the PCL content was lower than 20 wt%, crazing was the major deformation mode. When the PCL content was 20 wt%, crazing and slight shear yielding could be found. When the PCL content was more than 20 wt%, cavitation of rubber particles and shear yielding of the matrix were the major deformation modes. The cause of the change of the deformation mode lies in the varied matrix composition which modifies the crazing and yielding stresses of the matrix and the final fracture mode and impact toughness.     

Fracture Micromechanisms of Polypropylene/Polycarbonate/Poly(styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene) (PP/ PC/SEBS) Ternary Blends: The Effects of SEBS Content

Ternary blends of polypropylene/polycarbonate/poly(styrene-b-(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-styrene) (PP/PC/SEBS) with varying SEBS contents were produced via melt blending in a co-rotating twin-screw extruder. The phase morphology of the resulting ternary blends and its relationship with bending and impact behaviors were studied. Transmission optical microscopy (TOM) of the crack tip damage zone and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of impact fractured surfaces were performed to characterize the fracture mechanism. With increasing SEBS content in the PP/PC/SEBS ternary blends, the number of PC/SEBS core-shell particles increased and the size of the core-shell particles enlarged. It was shown that with an SEBS content of 5%, the crack initiation resistance decreased and then was almost unchanged with further increase of SEBS content, while resistance to crack growth increased continuously with increasing of SEBS content. Preliminary analysis of the micromechanical deformation suggested that the high impact toughness observed for samples containing 20 and 30 wt% of SEBS could be attributed to cavitation of the rubbery shell and, consequently, shear yielding of the matrix. This plastic deformation absorbed a tremendous amount of energy. Due to low interfacial adhesion between PC particles and PP matrix in samples containing 5 and 10 wt% of SEBS, debonding occurred too early, so the occurrence of matrix shear yielding was delayed and resulted in premature interfacial failure and, hence, rapid crack propagation.     

Fracture toughness of the epoxy/ATPEI-CTBN-ATPEI triblock copolymer/NMA blend system

The shortcoming of epoxy resin is the brittleness of this material though it shows excellent chemical, mechanical and electric properties. To improve fracture toughness of epoxy resin, rubbery materials that show high values in toughness but low values in glass transition temperature and mechanical properties, and thermoplastics that show high values in thermal and mechanical properties but relatively small increase in toughness were blended with epoxy. ATPEI-CTBN-ATPEI triblock copolymer, which consists of rubbery and thermoplastics blocks, was synthesized, and the triblock copolymer was blended with epoxy resin. The effects of parameters such as contents of the triblock copolymer, cure temperature, and contents of catalyst on the morphology of the blend systems were studied. From 30 wt% of the contents of the triblock copolymer, fracture toughness and impact energy absorption of the blend systems were increased significantly. This was due to the generation of nodular morphology in the system.     

Mechanical Properties and Morphology of Polypropylene/Polypropylene-g-Maleic Anhydride/Long Glass Fiber Composites

Long glass fiber (LGF)-reinforced polypropylene (PP) was prepared using a self-designed impregnation device. The effect of dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and maleic anhydride (MA) content on the compatibilizer, PP grafted with maleic anhydride (PP-g-MA), was investigated by means of scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and mechanical properties. The experimental results demonstrated that the increase of DCP and MA could effectively improve the interfacial interaction between PP and GF. Good interfacial adhesion between PP and GF in PP/ PP-g-MA /LGF composites was observed from SEM studies for the higher contents of MA. The best mechanical properties of PP/ PP-g-MA /LGF(30%) composites were obtained when the content of DCP and MA were 0.4 and 0.8 wt%, respectively. The storage modulus of the PP/PP-g-MA/LGF composites increased and then decreased with the content of MA. When the content of MA was 0.8 wt%, tan δ had the lowest value, indicating that the corresponding composites had the best compatibility.     

Predicting Interfacial Strengthening Behaviour of Particulate-Reinforced MMC — A Micro-mechanistic Approach

The fracture properties of particulate-reinforced metal matrix composites (MMCs) are influenced by several factors, such as particle size, inter-particle spacing and volume fraction of the reinforcement. In addition, complex microstructural mechanisms, such as precipitation hardening induced by heat treatment processing, affect the fracture toughness of MMCs. Precipitates that are formed at the particle/matrix interface region, lead to improvement of the interfacial strength, and hence enhancement of the macroscopic strength properties of the composite material. In this paper, a micro-mechanics model, based on thermodynamics principles, is proposed to determine the fracture strength of the interface at a segregated state in MMCs. This model uses energy considerations to express the fracture toughness of the interface in terms of interfacial critical strain energy release rate and elastic modulus. The interfacial fracture toughness is further expressed as a function of the macroscopic fracture toughness and mechanical properties of the composite, using a toughening mechanism model based on crack deflection and interface cracking. Mechanical testing is also performed to obtain macroscopic data, such as the fracture strength, elastic modulus and fracture toughness of the composite, which are used as input to the model. Based on the experimental data and the analysis, the interfacial strength is determined for SiC particle-reinforced aluminium matrix composites subjected to different heat treatment processing conditions.     

Effect of Fiber Surface Modification on the Interfacial and Mechanical Properties of Kenaf Fiber-Reinforced Thermoplastic and Thermosetting Polymer Composites

The surfaces of kenaf fibers were treated with three different silane coupling agents. 3-glycidoxypropyltrimethoxy silane (GPS), 3-aminopropyltriethoxy silane (APS), and 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxy silane (MPS). Among them, the most effective one for the property improvement was GPS when it was applied to the kenaf fiber surfaces at 0.5 wt%. Thermoplastic polypropylene (PP) and thermosetting unsaturated polyester (UPE) matrix composites with chopped kenaf fibers untreated and treated at different GPS concentrations from 0.1 wt% to 5 wt% were fabricated using compression molding technique. The present study demonstrates that the interfacial, flexural, tensile, and dynamic mechanical properties of both kenaf/PP and kenaf/UPE composites importantly depend on the GPS treatments done at different concentrations. The greatest property improvement of both thermoplastic and thermosetting polymer composites was obtained with the silane treatment at 0.5 wt% and the mechanical properties were comparable with E-glass composites prepared the same polymer matrix under the corresponding fiber length and fiber loading. The results also agreed with each other with regard to their interfacial shear strength, flexural properties, tensile properties, storage modulus, with support of fracture surfaces of the composites.     

Adhesion in polyamide/compatibilizer/polypropylene systems

The effect of compatibilization on the adhesion, fracture toughness, morphology, and mechanical properties of isotactic polypropylene (PP)/polyamide 6 (PA) blends was investigated. Maleic anhydride (MAH) functionalized poly-(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) (EVA-g-MAH) and nonreactive EVA copolymer were used as compatibilizers in binary blends. An attempt of in situ compatibilization via addition of pure maleic anhydride to PA/EVA/PP melt was also made. The blends containing maleated EVA copolymer showed more regular and finer dispersion of phases, better adhesion at the interface, and improved mechanical properties.     

Synthesis of Polypropylene/Attapulgite Nanocomposites and Their Crystallization Behavior Studied by Step-Scan DSC

Attapulgite (AT) was modified by grafting with butyl acrylate (BA) via polymerizations initiated by Gamma radiation. Polypropylene (PP)/AT nanocomposites were synthesized via melt extrusion in a twin-screw extruder. Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and thermogravimetry (TG) were used to assess the structure of the hybrid materials and the dispersion of AT was verified by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The crystallization kinetics of PP/AT nanocomposites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and analyzed by using the Avrami method. The isothermal crystallization kinetics showed that the addition of AT increased both the crystallization rate and the isothermal Avrami exponent of PP. Step-scan differential scanning calorimetry (SDSC) was used to study the influence of AT on the crystallization and subsequent melting behavior. The results revealed that PP and PP/AT nanocomposites experienced multiple melting and secondary crystallization processes during heating. The melting behaviors of PP and PP/AT nanocomposites varied with the variation of crystallization temperature and AT content.     

Effect of MAPP and TMPTA as compatibilizer on the mechanical properties of cellulose and oil palm fiber empty fruit bunch–polypropylene biocomposites

The effect of compatibilizers, namely, maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP GR-205) and trimethylolpropane triacrylate (TMPTA), on the mechanical and morphological properties of the PP-cellulose (derived from oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber) and PP-oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber (EFBF) biocomposites has been studied. The ratio of PP : cellulose and PP : EFBF is fixed to 70 : 30 (wt/wt%) while the concentration of the compatibilizer is varied from 2.0 to 7.0 wt%. Results reveal that at 2.0 wt% of MAPP concentration, tensile strength of PP-EFBF biocomposite is significantly improved. This is due to the enhanced EFBF matrix adhesion resulting in an improvement in EFBF biocomposite performance. There are no significant changes observed in the PP-cellulose biocomposite properties upon the addition of MAPP. In contrast to the tensile strength, flexural modulus and impact strength are significantly improved with the addition of 2.0 wt% TMPTA to PP-cellulose biocomposite. The enhancement of mechanical properties in the presence of TMPTA is believed to be attributed to crosslinking of multifunctional monomer with the hydroxyl groups of cellulose.