On the decomposition of the transition rhombohedral phase in the Al-30 wt.% Zn alloy

The decomposition of the transition rhombohedral α′_R-phase at the temperatures between 85 and 250 °C was investigated by transmission electron microscopy and by X-ray diffraction on single crystals. Below 161 °C the direct decomposition of α′_R-phase into the equilibrium hexagonal β-phase without the formation of the transition cubic α′-phase was found. Both transformation sequences α′_R → β and α/′_R→α′ → β were observed in the temperature range from 161 to 180 °C whereas only the previously known sequence α′_R → α′ → β was detected on ageing the alloy between 180 and 250 °C. The precipitation process at the temperatures from 161 to 180 °C is characterized by the decomposition of α′_R-phase into the equilibrium β-phase prior to the formation of the transition α′-phase and by the increased rate of decomposition of α′-precipitate. The observed transformation processes are related to the variation of strains at the partially coherent interface between α′_R-phase and α-matrix with the temperature in correlation with the metastable α′_R-phase boundary. These considerations allowed to estimate the relative stabilities of precipitated phases and their activation energies of formation and thus to discuss the decomposition mechanism of α′_R-phase at various temperatures.     

The formation of rhombohedral phase during the slow cooling of the Al-Zn solid solutions

The decomposition of Al-Zn solid solutions (from 20 to 60 wt. % of zinc) during slow cooling was studied by differential thermal analysis. The X-ray diffraction and electron microscopic investigation of structural changes were carried out on samples heat-treated simultaneously with DTA-samples. The pronounced peaks on DTA-curves were explained by the formation of metastable rhombohedral α′ _R -phase. This decomposition of supercooled Al-Zn solid solution starts at temperatures corresponding to the nose of the C-shaped T-T-T curve for the beginning of transformation.     

Intermetallic phase selection during homogenization for AA6082 alloy

The intermetallic phase selection during homogenization in a AA6082 alloy has been investigated. A short homogenization treatment at 580?{\degr}C for 4?h and a subsequent slow cooling with a rate of about 8?{\degr}C/min, rather than a conventional quick quenching into water, results in the formation of the rounded discrete Al₁₅(FeMnCr)₃Si₂ phase, which greatly suppressed the formation of the plate-shaped β-Al₅FeSi phase. Most of the Al₁₅(FeMnCr)₃Si₂ particles were observed to be very fine (about 200?nm) and homogeneously distributed in the α-Al matrix. Fine Mg₂Si particles were also observed to be located in the vicinity of Al₁₅(FeMnCr)₃Si₂ particles. Additionally, the β series precipitates (most likely β″-Mg2Si), large-scale U2-AlMgSi and B′ (type C) phases were also observed within the α-Al matrix. This investigation demonstrates that the size and distribution of the desired intermetallic phases can be influenced by suitable homogenization treatments.     

高能散射与αqRegge轨迹

我们引进一个具有真空量子数的新的Regge轨迹α_q,α_q(0)=α_p(0)=1,但α′_q(0)≠α′_p(0)。在高能非交换过程中α_q和α_p同时参与贡献且相互干涉,其结果和一个等效的Regge轨迹α_e相当,唯α_e的斜率α′_e(0)与过程有关,这与单一α_p轨迹的结论有本质的区别。根据我们的看法,由不同过程测得的α′_e(0)将有不同数值,这点和最近的实验是相容的,并且预期将来K-N散射所测的α′_e(0)亦将另取他值。α_q轨迹的存在将不改变高能相关过程总截面的关系,但使高能核子极化度随能量增大较缓慢地衰减。     

Solvus line of the metastable rhombohedral phase in the Al-Zn system for Al-rich alloys

The X-ray diffraction on single crystals and on coarse-grained foils of Al-Zn alloys was used to determine the solvus temperatures of the metastable rhombohedral α′ _R -phase. The dissolution of α′ _R -phase was studied simultaneously by application of DTA technique. Results obtained from different heat-treatments of the investigated alloys were critically interpreted in terms of the nucleation theory. The dissolution of large α′ _R -particles was necessary to obtain the correct α′ _R -solvus line unaffected by the reversion of the solid solution below the solvus temperatures.     

Microstructural evolution and phase transformation in the liquid-solid Al/Ni diffusion couple

The liquid-solid Al/Ni diffusion couple was successfully fabricated by annealing at 1373?K for 48?h followed by water-quenching. Cross-sectional scanning and transmission electron microscopic analyses show that the multilayered diffusion zones comprise the following sequence of layers: γ-Ni(Al) | γ′-Ni₃Al | β′-NiAl | Ni-rich β-NiAl | β-NiAl. The Ni-rich β-NiAl upon quenching undergoes a martensitic transformation from β (B2) to β′ (L1₀). The β′ martensite is found to be internally twinned on the {111}<112>system. The volume changes and strains due to martensitic phase transformation, the precipitation of γ′-Ni₃Al from γ-Ni(Al) and lattice mismatch between Ni-rich β-NiAl and β-NiAl in the Al/Ni diffusion couple are quantitatively determined. The cuboidal γ′ phase coherently precipitates cube-on-cube in γ-Ni(Al). Composition fluctuations existing in the supersaturated solid solution γ-Ni(Al), provide sufficient driving force for the precipitation and facilitate nucleation and growth of the γ′ phase under isothermal annealing.     

Effect of plastic deformation on precipitation in Al-30 wt.% Zn alloy aged at 200 °C

The electron microscopic investigation of an Al-30 wt.% Zn alloy reveals that the plastic deformation of quenched samples substantionally modifies the phase transformation processes examined in the alloy aged at 200°C. Whereas the growth kinetics of metastable precipitates and associated solute diffusion are unaffected by cold rolling the alloy specimens from 9% up to 97·5% reduction in thickness, the rate of all observed transformations is enhanced considerably by prior plastic deformation. A corresponding increase of stored strain energy within the lattice provides namely an additional driving force for the establishment of a new precipitate/matrix interface of higher surface energy on the transformation of a metastable precipitate into a more stable one. The sizes of transforming transition precipitates consequently diminish with an increase of cold work and the respective transformations are thus accelerated.High dislocation density in heavily cold worked alloy also reduces the nucleation barrier for a heterogeneous nucleation on dislocations. The formation of platelike coherent_coh precipitates with internal cubic structure on dislocations is observed followed by the transformation of_coh into spheroidical semicoherent precipitates. The non-uniform distribution of stresses and strains in cold rolled specimens leads to the development of deformation bands in the higher strained regions of even lightly deformed alloy. The direct precipitation of equilibrium precipitates in deformation bands is already observed immediately after cold work analogously to the -allotriomorph formation at grain boundaries.     

Heat of the martensitic transformation in CuAlMn alloy subjected to thermal cycling under constrained deformation conditions

The calorimetric study of Cu-Al-Mn alloy under constrained deformation conditions shows a 9–15% decrease in the heat of the γ′₁ ? β₁ martensitic transformation as compared to the free state, and this decrease takes place against the background of an increase in the transformation temperature. This effect is explained by a load-induced change in the symmetry of the crystal lattice.     

In situ energy dispersive X-ray diffraction study of iron disilicide thermoelectric materials

The dynamic phase transformation and structure of rapidly solidified Fe_1−xCo_xSi₂ (0.02?x?0.06) thermoelectric materials were in situ investigated under high temperatures and high pressures by energy dispersive X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation. The FeSi₂ alloys which solidified as α-Fe₂Si₅ and ε-FeSi eutectic structures, were transformed to the semiconducting β-FeSi₂ phase upon heating by the main reaction α+ε→β and the subsidiary reaction α→β+Si. The low heating rates and Co contents were found to be beneficial for the β phase formation. The decomposition temperature of β→α+ε was weakly dependent on heating rate, but significantly suppressed by the high pressures.     

Influence of impurity elements on the nucleation and growth of Si in high purity melt-spun Al–Si-based alloys

The nucleation and growth of Si has been investigated by TEM in a series of high purity melt spun Al–5Si (wt%)-based alloys with a trace addition of Fe and Sr. In the as-melt-spun condition, some twinned Si particles were found to form directly from the liquid along the grain boundary. The addition of Sr into Al–5Si-based alloys promotes the twinning of Si particles on the grain boundary and the formation of Si precipitates in the α-Al matrix. The majority of plate-shaped and truncated pyramid-shaped Si precipitates were also found to nucleate and grow along {111}_α-Al planes from supersaturated solid solution in the α-Al matrix. In contrast, controlled slow cooling decreased the amount of Si precipitates, while the size of the Si precipitates increased. The orientation relationship between these Si precipitates and the α-Al matrix still remained cube to cube. The β-Al₅FeSi intermetallic was also observed, depending on subsequent controlled cooling.     

Investigation of the reconstructive phase transition between metastable (α) and stable (β) modifications of the NH<Subscript>4</Subscript>LiSO<Subscript>4</Subscript> crystal

Crystals of ammonium lithium sulfate NH₄LiSO₄ in α and β modifications are studied, and conditions of their nucleation and growth are determined. The α modification of NH₄LiSO₄ and α → β phase transitions are investigated using polarized light microscopy, x-ray diffraction, and differential scanning calorimetry in the temperature range 80–530 K. It is found that, depending on the conditions of growth and storage, there exist two temperature ranges (T_{α → β} ≈ 340–350 and ≈440–450 K) in which the crystals can undergo an α → β reconstructive phase transition. The enthalpy of this transformation depends on the symmetry of the final phase. In the former case (340–350 K), the reconstructive phase transition leads to rapid destruction of the sample. In the latter case (440–450 K), the crystal structure undergoes a slow transformation (recrystallization) without noticeable distortions. The results obtained indicate that no structural phase transition occurs in the α modification of NH₄LiSO₄ at 250 K.     

Phase decomposition and ordering in Ni-11.3 at.% Ti studied with atom probe tomography

The decomposition behavior of Ni-rich Ni–Ti was reassessed using Tomographic Atom Probe (TAP) and Laser Assisted Wide Angle Tomographic Atom Probe. Single crystalline specimens of Ni-11.3 at.% Ti were investigated, the states selected from the decomposition path were the metastable γ″ and γ′ states introduced on the basis of small-angle neutron scattering (SANS) and the two-phase model for evaluation. The composition values of the precipitates in these states could not be confirmed by APT data as the interface of the ordered precipitates may not be neglected. The present results rather suggest to apply a three-phase model for the interpretation of SANS measurements, in which the width of the interface remains nearly unchanged and the L1₂ structure close to 3:1 stoichiometry is maintained in the core of the precipitates from the γ″ to the γ′ state.     

Microstructure and shape memory behaviour of annealed Ti51.5Ni(48.5- x )Cu x ( x = 6.5–20.9) thin films

Ti-rich Ti–Ni–Cu amorphous films (Ti_51.9Ni_41.6Cu_6.5, Ti_51.6Ni_36.8Cu_11.6, Ti_51.5Ni_33.1Cu_15.4 and Ti_51.7Ni_27.4Cu_20.9), formed by sputtering, were annealed at 773, 873 and 973?K for 1?h and their structures and shape memory behaviours investigated. All the films annealed at 773?K for 1?h exhibited Guinier–Preston (GP) zones, but these precipitates were absent after annealing at 873?K or higher. Instead of GP zones, coherent plate precipitates of a Ti₂Cu phase were formed in films annealed at 873?K for 1?h, when the Cu content was between 11.6 to 20.9 at.%. The strain–temperature curves under constant stresses of Ti_51.6Ni_36.8Cu_11.6 and Ti_51.5Ni_33.1Cu_15.4 films showed a two-step deformation associated with the B2???B19???B19′ transformation, whereas Ti_51.9Ni_41.6Cu_6.5 and Ti_51.7Ni_27.4Cu_20.9 films showed a single-step deformation associated with the B2?B19′ and B2?B19 transformations, respectively. The two kinds of plate precipitates, GP zones and a Ti₂Cu phase were found to be effective to increase the critical stress for plastic strain.     

Crystallographic texture and microstructure evolution during hot compression of Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy in the (α + β)-regime

Microstructure and texture are known to undergo drastic modifications due to trace hypoeutectic boron addition (~0.1 wt.%) for various titanium alloys e.g. Ti–6Al–4V. The deformation behaviour of such an alloy Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B is investigated in the (α?+?β) phase field and compared against that of the base alloy Ti–6Al–4V studied under selfsame conditions. The deformation microstructures for the two alloys display bending and kinking of α lamellae in near α and softening via globularization of α lamella in near β phase regimes, respectively. The transition temperature at which pure slip based deformation changes to softening is lower for the boron added alloy. The presence of TiB particles is largely held attributable for the early softening of Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy. The compression texture of both the alloys carry signature of pure α phase defamation at lower temperature and α→β→α phase transformation near the β transus temperature. Texture is influenced by a complex interplay of the deformation and transformation processes in the intermediate temperature range. The contribution from phase transformation is prominent for Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy at comparatively lower temperature.     

A broken SU(4) scheme for pomeron couplings and the diffractive photo- and neutrino-production of charmed vector mesons

Conjecturing the existence of f_c, the sixteenth member of the ideally mixed hexa-decimet tensor trajectories, we extend from SU(3) to SU(4) the idea of the f and f′ dominance of Pomeron couplings. Relations between diffractive cross-sections for processes with and without charmed particles are derived. These relations involve the intercepts of f, f′ and f_c trajectories and are estimated in a model of exchange degenerate linear φ_c-f_c trajectory incorporating the new particles of mass 3.1 and 3.7 GeV. The low f_c intercept leads to a strong suppression of cross-sections for φ_c photo-production and F¹ neutrino-production compared to ? production.     

A new interpretation of the critical behavior in NH4Cl and ND4Cl

It is proposed that the first order transition of NH₄Cl and ND₄Cl is not located near a tricritical point but near a critical point of type 4. Good agreement between the measured and calculated values of the critical exponent β and α′ is obtained.     

Formation of lactose-mannitol molecular alloys by solid state vitrification

In this paper, we report the possibility to form glassy molecular alloys (α-lactose)_1−x(mannitol)_x for x<0.5 by co-milling two crystalline powders of pure α-lactose and pure mannitol β. The results have been established by differential scanning calorimetry and by powder X-ray diffraction. The concentration dependence of the glass transition temperature is found to obey the Gordon Taylor rule expected for regular solutions. It is also shown that the milling of pure mannitol β (x=1) leads to a polymorphic transformation towards the metastable form α of mannitol.     

形变α黄铜中层错的X射线测量

本文是文献[1]的续篇。对于原A,B,C三种样品在已测得D_eff,ρ,M,R_e和(E/V)的基础上,又分别测出了抽出型、插入型和孪生层错几率α′,α″和β以及层错能γ,真正晶块大小D₀。 关键词：     

α-碘酸锂的电流弛豫和偏压场作用下表观介电常数弛豫行为

本工作较为详细地测定了静电场作用下α-碘酸锂的电流弛豫行为:在撤去c轴方向上的静电场后,从我们所用测量电流仪器的响应时间到某一t_k的区间内,放电电流服从(t/t₀)^-α的负幂次方律;而在t>t_k,其规律近似地为:(t/t₀)^{(-α′ln(t/t₀))}。相关的弛豫参数α,α′和t_k在有限的范围内,依赖于温度和施加电压的大小,也因样品不同而有差异。对将近十个样品进行了测试,结果表明,大多数晶体在尽可能小的电压下0.43≤α≤0.7,0.07<α′<0.09;上述的电流弛豫表达式与α-碘酸锂在偏压场作用下观察到的其它物理现象的弛豫行为,与在中子衍射加强和表观介电常数中的表现如出一辙;可以初步肯定各种现象的弛豫行为具有相同的物理根源。 关键词：     

On the vibrational state dependence of the asymmetry parameter of angular distribution in the photoelectron spectra

A discussion is given on the changes obtainable in the asymmetry parameter β with vibrational state of the ion in the approximation involving fixed direction of body-frame orientation during the electron ejection. The R dependence of the electronic matrix elements is taken into account by calculation of appropriate displaced oscillator integrals. Inclusion of a nuclear matrix element gives in most cases negligible effect for the direct ionization. β_ν′ are calculated for H₂ and N₂. Expected variations in β_ν′ are compared with recent experimental data on N₂ and CO. Higher partial waves and their effect on β_ν′ are discussed.