Pitting of Al and Al–Si alloys in KSCN solutions and the effect of light

The pitting corrosion susceptibility of pure Al and three Al-Si alloys, namely (Al-6%Si), (Al-12%Si) and (Al-18%Si) has been studied in 0.04 M KSCN solution. Measurements were carried out under the effect of various experimental conditions using cyclic polarization, potentiostatic and galvanostatic techniques. In all cases, the potentiodynamic anodic polarization curves do not exhibit active dissolution region due to spontaneous passivation. The passivity is due to the presence of a thin film of Al₂O₃ on the anode surface. The passive region is followed by pitting corrosion, at a certain critical potential, pitting potential (E_pit), as a result of breakdown of the passive film by SCN^? anions. Cyclic polarization measurements allowed the determination of the pitting corrosion parameters, namely the pitting potential and the repassivation potential (E_rp). Alloyed Si decreased the passive current (j_pass) and shifted both E_pit and E_rp towards more positive values. Thus alloyed Si suppressed pitting attack. The effect of illumination on passivity and the initiation of pitting corrosion on Al in KSCN solutions was also studied. It is observed that illumination of Al leads to an increase in its pitting corrosion resistance-apparent from j_pass, E_pit, and E_rp measurements in aggressive KSCN solutions.     

Effect of cooling rate and Al content on solidification behavior and microstructure evolution of as-cast Mg–Al–Ca–Sm alloys

Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry - In the present study, the Mg–xAl–2Ca–2Sm (x = 3, 5, 9 and 15) alloys were fabricated in sand mold with stepped type, and...     

Calorimetric study and thermal analysis of Al–Sn system

The results of calorimetric study and thermal analysis of binary Al–Sn system are presented in this paper. The Oelsen calorimetry was used in thermodynamic analysis. Following thermodynamic properties were determined at 727 °C: activities, activity coefficients, partial/integral molar Gibbs excess, and mixing energies. The energetics of mixing in liquid Al–Sn alloys has been analyzed through the study of concentration fluctuation in the long-wavelength limit. Thermal analysis of selected alloys in Al–Sn system was done using differential thermal analysis. Defined characteristic phase transition temperatures were used for comparison with calculated phase diagram of investigated system. Good agreement with available literature data was obtained. Structural analysis of selected alloys was done using optic microscopy.     

Study of complex formation in Al(III) – Gluconic acid system and the influence of UV light on the dissolution and passive behavior of Al

The passive and dissolution behavior of Al was studied in 0.25 M gluconic acid solution (HG) under the conditions of continuous illumination (300–400 nm) and non-illumination at 25 °C. Measurements were conducted based on cyclic polarization technique, complemented with SEM examinations. Addition of HG induced localized attack, rather than anodizing, via the formation of Al–gluconate soluble complex species. Complexation with gluconate (G^?) anion was elucidated using elemental analysis, IR-spectroscopy and UV–vis spectra. The infrared spectral data is in agreement with coordination through carboxylate-to-metal, with G^? acting as a monodentate ligand. A little ennoblement in the pitting potential (E_pit) was observed for the illuminated electrode (little influence on pit nucleation). On the other hand, the anodic currents at potentials exceeding the pitting potential are greatly reduced upon illumination (significant influence on pit growth and propagation). These findings indicated that the incident photons of the UV light enhanced the resistance of the passive film towards localized attack. These explained in terms of a photo-induced modification of the passive film formed on the anode surface, which render it more resistant to the onset of attack. The repassivation potential (E_rp), however, was found to be independent of the energy of the incident UV light. SEM images revealed that the severity of localized attack was suppressed upon illumination.     

Magnetic structure of Fe−Si−Al films implanted with Al and N ions

Changes in the magnetic structure of Fe–Si–Al films due to Al and N ion implantation were studied by⁵⁷Fe Conversion Electron Mössbauer Spectrometry (CEMS). The peaks of the magnetic sextets due to the crystalline films became broader by implantation with 5×10¹⁶ Al/cm², suggesting the formation of amorphous phases. In the CEM spectrum of one sample with large grains implanted with 1×10¹⁷ Al/cm² a crystalline -Fe phase appeared. N implantation with the same dose did not amorphize the sample but the components with high magnetic hyperfine fields were enhanced.     

Evolution of the Texture and Structure of SiO2–Al2O3 Xerogels and Aerogels as a Function of the Si to Al Molar Ratio

SiO₂–Al₂O₃ aerogels and xerogels with a Si to Al molar ratio r _Si/Al varying from 0.25 to 20, were made by sol-gel process in acidic conditions at pH 2 and respectively dried by the CO₂ supercritical method and by solvent evaporation. The Al precursor was also chelated with ethylacetoacetate, which made it possible to study the structure and texture of such gels in conditions favorable to the formation of mixed Al–O–Si bonds. Nitrogen adsorption isotherms according to the Brunauer, Emmett and Teller method (BET), ²⁷Al magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (²⁷Al MAS-NMR), Fourier Transformed Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Infrared absorbance spectra after Temperature Programmed Desorption (TPD) of pyridine, showed that the Si–O infrared asymmetric stretching vibration and the Bronsted acidity relative to the Lewis acidity, depended on the ratio of Al^IV to Si atoms.     

Preparation and Characterization of Fe/Al2O3 Nanocomposites

IntroductionAl2O3ceramic objects have a wide scope of appli-cations because of their high hardness, high intensity,low density, and superior chemical stability, whereasmetals are widely used for their excellent propertiessuch as good ductibility, electric…     

Formation Mechanism and Emission Spectrum of AlO Radicals in Reaction of Laser－ablated Al Atom and Oxygen

IntroductionLaser ablation has been applied broadly toplasma production,cluster formation,nanometermaterial and thin film material preparation[1,2 ] .Us-ing spectroscopic technique and mass spectrometryto identify the transient species formed in the pro-cess could provide much useful information aboutthe prosperity ofplasma,the mechanism of materi-al growth[3 ,4] .Aluminum is an important metal material andwidely used in industry and daily life. To study thereaction mechanism of Al atoms with…     

Synthesis and characterization of Al doped δ-laminar crystal sodium silicate

An modified laminar crystal sodium silicate(Al-SKS-6)was synthesized by spray drying and high temperature crystallization using sodium silicate as silicon source,Al atom as inorganic source and hexadecyltrimethy ammomum bromide(CTMAB)as the structure template.The hydrothermal stability of product was at least 1 h.The synthesized material was characterized by XRD and SEM.The results indicated that shape and intensity of XRD diffraction peak at 20 took changes.but raw material δ phase crystal form kept unchanged.and assured high Ca2+ and Mg2+ binding capacity of the products.The Ca2+ and Mg2+ binding capacity of product is up to 380 mg Ca/g and 410mg Mg/g respectively.It was found that the hole of product became smaller and appeared rod structure based on SEM. The hydrothermal stability was increased due to the pillaring of A1 atom.     

Thermodynamics and vacuum distillation studies of liquid Al–Ga and In–Sn alloys

Activities of components in liquid Al–Ga and In–Sn alloys, the separation coefficients and vapour–liquid phase equilibrium in vacuum distillation were predicted using the molecular interaction volume model as a function of the activity coefficients. The results indicated that both Al and In are preferentially volatilised into vapour phase while Ga and Sn remain in residue. Similarly, we found that both the mass fraction and the content of Al and In in vapour phase increase as distillation temperature increases such that when the content of Al is 0.005985 wt% and In is 0.004141 wt% in vapour phase, respectively, in liquid phase, it was 70 wt% at T = 1073 K for both. The calculated values of activity and activity coefficients at various temperatures are presented. Comparison of the predicted values with experimental data indicates good agreement, thus verifying from statistical thermodynamics viewpoint that the model is stable and reliable.     

Influence of dose and ion concentration on formation of binary Al–Ni alloy nanoclusters

Colloidal Al–Ni nanoclusters were prepared in an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol solution containing aluminum chloride and nickel chloride as metal precursors, polyvinyl alcohol as a capping agent, isopropanol as a scavenger of hydroxyl radicals, and distilled water as a solvent. Gamma irradiations were carried out in a ⁶⁰Co gamma source chamber at doses up to 100 kGy. The nanocluster properties were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), UV–visible spectrophotometry, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). By controlling the dose and precursor concentration, nanoclusters with different particle sizes were obtained. The average particle diameter increased with increase of precursor concentration and decreased with increase of dose. This is owing to the competition between nucleation, growth, and aggregation processes in the formation of nanoclusters during irradiation.     

Preparation and properties of Al?B?Si composite pillared bentonite

Al–B–Si composite pillared clay was first prepared and its catalytic cracking properties for gas oil were investigated. Characterization techniques included XRD, BET and IR spectroscopy of pyridine adsorbed. It is shown by the results that the introduction of Si enhanced the catalytic activity and gasoline yield on pillared clay. Al–B–Si composite pillared clay was a better catalyst material.

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Synthesis and characterization of Naproxen intercalated Zn–Al layered double hydroxides

In this paper, naproxen was intercalated into Zn–Al layered double hydroxides (LDHs) by ion exchange method to obtain naproxen/LDHs nanohybrids. The effects of the contact time, the composition, and the structural charge density (σ _S,T ) and the specific surface area of LDHs, and pH value on the uptake of naproxen on LDHs, and the release of naproxen from the naproxen/LDHs nanohybrids were investigated. The adsorption isotherm curves of naproxen on the LDHs obey the Langmuir equation, and apparent monolayer capacity (A _m) in units of mmol m⁻² increases with the increase of the σ _S,T value of the LDHs samples. The release rate of naproxen from the naproxen/LDHs nanohybrids decreases with the increase of the σ _S,T value of the LDHs samples and is much lower than that of naproxen troche, indicating that the naproxen/LDHs nanohybrid is an efficient drug-controlled release system. In the pH range of 6~11.5, the uptake amount (A _eq) of naproxen on the LDHs decreases with the increase of pH value. The A _m values of LDHs(Cl⁻) are much higher than that of , which may contribute to that LDHs(Cl⁻), which has a stronger anion exchange ability than . The naproxen molecules are possibly adsorbed on each surface of the basal layer of LDHs. In other words, a bilayer is formed in the gallery of LDHs.     

Preparation and Structural Defects of Al2-xZrx＋yTi1-yO5 and Al4.54Si1.46O9.73 Multiphase Material

In the study, sludge from the aluminum profile factory and kaolin were used as the raw materials. Through adding ZrO2 mineralizer in different contents, Al2-xZrx+yTi1-yO5 and Al4.54Si1.46O9.73 solid solution multiphase material was prepared to effectively inhibit the decomposition of aluminum titanate solid solution and optimize high temperature property of the multiphase material. With XRD and SEM means, crystalline structure and microstructure of each sample were characterized, and properties of each sample were tested. According to experimental results, the optimal addition amount of ZrO2 mineralizer was determined to be 1.5%. Correspondingly, contents for aluminum titanate solid solution, mullite solid solution and α-Al2O3 were 70.3%, 26.8% and 2.9% respectively, bulk density was 3.20 g/cm3, degree of porosity was 5.57%, water absorption rate was 1.74%, and the once thermal shock rupture strength retention rate was 90.52%.     

Thermal decomposition kinetics of titanium hydride and Al alloy melt foaming process

Metal foams, now one of research foci, are a newclass of materials with low densities and novel physi-cal, mechanical, thermal, electrical and acoustic prop-erties[1—8]. Demands from high-tech make Al alloyfoam, which has much higher specific strength than ofpure Al foam, the new development focus[9—11]. Melt foaming process is one of the approaches tofabricate Al foam and Al alloy foam and their porestructure (pore diameter and porosity) has close rela-tionship with the thermal decompo…     

Biphenylamide ligand complexes of Li and Al: hemilabile arene donors?

Biphenylamide ligands were employed to prepare a series of Li and Al derivatives in which the ligand binds through N. Such species include: (2-C(6)H(4)Ph)Bu(t)NLi (), (2-C(6)H(4)Ph)Bu(t)NLi(THF)(2) (), (2-C(6)H(4)Ph)Bu(t)NLi.OEt(2) (), [(mu-(2-C(6)H(4)Ph)(2)N)Li](2) (), (2-C(6)H(4)Ph)(2)NLi(THF)(2) (), (2-C(6)H(4)Ph)(2)NLi.OEt(2) () amd (2-C(6)H(4)Ph)(2)NAlX(2) (X = Cl (), Me (), Et ()). Structural and spectroscopic data show that these species exhibit weak arene to metal donation. This donor is hemilabile being readily displaced by other stronger donors to give such species as (2-C(6)H(4)Ph)(2)NAlMe(2)(THF) () and (2-C(6)H(4)Ph)(2)NAlMe(2)(CH(2)PPh(3)) (). Reactions of with B(C(6)F(5))(3) results in methyl for C(6)F(5) exchange and isolation of (2-C(6)H(4)Ph)(2)NAl(C(6)F(5))(2) (). The presence the electron withdrawing groups in further strengthens the hemilabile interaction.     

Reduction of carbonyl compounds by Raney Ni–Al alloy and Al powder in the presence of noble metal catalysts in water

Raney Ni–Al alloy was found to be capable of reducing benzophenones to the corresponding diphenylmethanes (2) in water in good to excellent yields within 3 h at 60 °C in a sealed tube. The complete reduction process of both aromatic rings required 18 h at 80 °C with Raney Ni–Al and Al powder in the presence of Pt/C. The nature of the hydrogenated products was also found to greatly depend on temperature, reaction time, volume of water, and amount of Raney Ni–Al alloy being used.     

Synthesis and Characterization of the Mixed Mg/Al Hydrotalcite‐Like Compounds

A series of mixed MgAl‐HTlc, Mg_1?xAl_x‐NO₃‐HTlc (where X=M(III)/(M(III)+ M(II))=1/3 in the starting solution) were prepared following the coprecipitation method at a constant pH under different synthesis temperatures. Their structural, textual and rheological properties were examined respectively. It is found from the results that the increase of the synthesis temperature will increase the interlayer spacing of the layered compounds, but under the room temperature, the sample shows the best crystallinity. Nitrogen adsorption isotherms were used to determine the surface areas and pore structure of these compounds, and the effect of the synthesis temperature on the surface characteristics is discussed. It is thought that the microporosity was related to the treatment temperature, and most of the samples contain large amount of micropores about 1.5 nm. The results of the hydrated diameters showed that all the samples are polydispersity, but flocculation occurred in the samples, which were prepared under higher temperatures. The flow curve of the suspension showed that the samples, which were prepared under relatively low temperatures, behaved as Newton‐like behavior with a slight shear–thickening, whereas the flow curves of the other samples, which were prepared under higher temperatures, are shear‐thinning, typical behavior of the flocculated system. The result of the rheology is accordant with the results of the hydrated diameters, the coagulation suspension showed the non‐Newton flow behavior, whereas the other suspensions showed the Newton‐like flow.