激光诱导击穿光谱法对钢铁偏析样品的分析

经典判断钢铁样品是否存在偏析带方法有金相显微及硫印方法,其缺点在于分析速度慢,且无法提供元素的含量分布信息。文中在最佳实验条件下,采用激光诱导击穿光谱(LIBS),在空间横向分辨率约为100 μm左右对两块钢铁中低合金板坯及均匀样品扫描分析,在建立校准曲线的基础上,将元素强度二维分布转化为含量二维分布。研究表明,编号为86#样品C,Si,Mn,P,S及Cu等元素存在明显的偏析,编号为174#样品C,Si,P,Ti等元素存在明显的偏析,并对偏析带的宽度进行估算,其偏析带的位置及宽度与金相显微分析方法相吻合。对均匀样品扫描分析,C,Si,Mn,P,S等元素均匀分布,不存在偏析带,通过元素强度或含量二维分布图可间接反映样品的均匀性。与传统的金相分析方法相比较,LIBS不仅可快速准确体现样品偏析带位置及宽度,而且还可同时提供元素含量分布(如C,Si,Mn,P,S等元素)等方面的信息。此方法可用于快速对钢铁样品是否存在偏析带及其宽度进行表怔,从而为钢铁冶炼工艺的改进提供理论依据。     

矿物药炉甘石煅制前后锌、铅元素的赋存形态及分布特征研究

采用X射线衍射(XRD)技术和电子探针微区分析(EPMA)技术针对中药炉甘石煅制前后锌、铅元素的赋存形态及分布特征进行了研究,探明了煅制对炉甘石中锌、铅元素赋存状态及分布的改变,为后续水飞减除铅元素的机理研究提供了理论依据。测试结果显示：21批次炉甘石(生品)中的锌元素以主矿物水锌矿[Zn₅(CO₃)₂(OH)₆]和杂质矿物异极矿[Zn₄(OH)₂(H₂O)(Si₂O₇)]为主要赋存形态,偶见菱锌矿(ZnCO₃);炉甘石(生品)的背散射电子图谱及元素分布数据显示：Zn和Pb元素同时分布的区域为水锌矿,Zn和Si元素同时分布的区域为异极矿,Ca和Mg元素同时分布的区域为白云石,Ca元素单独分布区域为方解石。在炉甘石(生品)中,Pb主要分布于水锌矿中且分布相对均匀,Pb元素的分布与水锌矿中的Zn元素密切相关。大量水锌矿的微区点位的电子探针定量分析结果显示：各不同点位中的ZnO/PbO含量的比值趋于定值,Pb在水锌矿中呈统计式均匀分布,说明Pb在水锌矿中主要以类质同象混入物的形式存在。但是炉甘石(生品)中的异极矿、方解石及白云石等杂质矿物中铅元素含量极低甚至检测不到。炉甘石煅烧后水锌矿晶格中的Zn和Pb分别生成了ZnO和PbO。Zn元素在炉甘石煅制品中主要以氧化锌(ZnO)形式存在,少部分以杂质矿物硅酸锌(Zn₂SiO₄)形式存在,呈较连续状态分布。Pb元素在炉甘石煅制品中主要以氧化铅(PbO)的形式存在,呈星点状分布,与Zn元素的分布未呈现相关性,说明Pb在炉甘石煅制品中是以独立矿物形式存在的。煅烧破坏了水锌矿的晶格结构,在改变锌、铅化合物形态的同时,更改变了锌、铅的分布特征,打破了炉甘石中锌、铅的共生状态,使水飞减除铅元素成为可能。     

Microchemical and Microstructural Characterization of the Early Stages of the Discontinuous Precipitation Reaction in Al-22 at.% Zn Alloy

High-spatial energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) microanalysis has been applied in order to reveal changes of chemical composition accompanying the formation of the lamellar structure due to discontinuous precipitation reaction in Al-22at.% Zn alloy. The line-scans performed in the reaction zone have shown that the region left behind the grain boundary (GB) after its displacement from the original position is solute depleted, similar to the de-alloying case of diffusion induced grain boundary migration. This enables the allotriomorphs to be transformed into solute-rich lamellae and development of lamellar + structure, especially if the GB moves in the direction perpendicular to its original location. If the direction of movement is strongly inclined to the original location of the GB, the growth usually stops after a short period of time, mainly due to formation of the precipitation free zone (PFZ) ahead of the reaction front. The detailed EDX examination revealed that there is a sharp change in solute content at the lamella/PFZ and PFZ/matrix alloy interfaces. The solute content in the PFZ is lower than in the neighbouring lamella and it corresponds to the equilibrium state. Therefore, one can suppose that the PFZ is formed due to backward movement of the reaction front in order to consume the excess of solute atoms stored in the lamellae in comparison with the equilibrium state. As soon as the equilibrium state is attained within the PFZ, the growth of the colony is completed.     

Analytical Electron Microscopy Examination of the γ′/γ Interfaces in a Ni-Based Superalloy

The investigation of microstructure and chemical composition of the and phases were performed in a Ni-base superalloy by means of analytical electron microscopy. The distribution of particular elements in the alloy was revealed using X-ray mapping in a transmission electron microscope. The detected concentration profiles of alloying elements at the / interface were relatively sharp in the case of cuboidal shape of the phase while they resembled the classical diffusion profile for the oval phase. The quantitative analysis of the phase revealed much higher content of Al and lower of Ti, W, Co and Mo in the oval precipitates compared to cuboidal ones. This result is attributed to the different solidification paths, which is eutectic for the cuboidal precipitates and peritectic for the oval precipitates.     

微量分析法用于火焰原子吸收光谱测定高含量钠

将微量分析方法与火焰原子吸收法结合用于测定高钠样品中的钠含量。通过选择合适的钠吸收谱线,确定了标准曲线和测定参数,建立了适合测定高钠样品的方法。方法的线性工作范围为0~5 mg/L,方法检出限为0.02 mg/L,RSD为0.5%。运用方法测试含钠有机物和无机钠盐中不同浓度的钠含量,结果表明,实际样品中钠含量的测定值与计算值间的绝对误差小于0.3%,相对误差小于1%,回收率99.2%~100.6%。     

EDS X-Ray Investigation of Interdiffusion in Au–Ni Micro- and Nanolayers

The interdiffusion process in thin and thick (500nm–60µm) Au–Ni layers deposited on different substrates is studied using the EDS technique. In-depth X-ray analysis based on the Pouchou and Pichoir method is applied for obtaining the concentration profiles in nanometre scale multi-layers. A theoretical analysis using the Darken method is employed for modelling interdiffusion in the Au–Ni system. Computer simulations, where intrinsic diffusivities of the Au and Ni are functions of composition, are presented and compared with experimental results.     

Design and Application of a Set of Vitreous Standards for EDS-SEM Microanalysis of Melting Shop Slags

Non-metallic inclusions in steel are formed due to interactions between liquid steel and its environment in the melting shop (refractories and slags). Particles not trapped in the slag remain in the cast steel, impairing steel properties in service. Inclusion composition varies and certified standards covering the whole compositional range are unavailable.The present study describes the preparation of a set of homogeneous, glassy and crystalline standards with a wide compositional range for use in analysing non-metallic steel inclusions. For this, materials were designed based on knowledge of the compositional range of interest in the Al₂O₃–SiO₂–CaO–MgO–CaF₂ system, which is the matrix of the most frequent steel inclusions. The composition and microstructural homogeneity of the reference materials was verified.     

Monte Carlo Simulation of Electron Transport and X-Ray Generation. II. Radiative Processes and Examples in Electron Probe Microanalysis

Theoretical models for Monte Carlo simulation of radiative processes, i.e. bremsstrahlung and characteristic x-ray emission, are presented. Possible strategies for simulating electron transport are briefly described. For mechanisms involving energy loss and angular deflections, difficulties for strict implementation of accurate numerical differential cross sections still remain due to the strong correlations between these variables. Practical solutions for the case of inelastic collisions and bremsstrahlung emission are described. Comparisons of simulation results with experimental data for several problems of interest in electron probe microanalysis are presented.     

Solid State Analysis with the New Leipzig High-Energy Ion Nanoprobe

 The high-energy ion nanoprobe LIPSION at the University of Leipzig has been operational since October 1998. The ultrastable single ended 3.5 MV SINLETRON^TM accelerator supplies the H⁺ or He⁺ ion beam. A magnetic scanning system moves the focused beam across the sample. At present, a resolution of 150 nm in the low current mode and 300 nm at 5 pA could be achieved. The UHV grade experimental chamber is equipped with electron-, energy dispersive X-ray-, and particle detectors. They can be used simultaneously to analyse the sample by means of PIXE (particle induced X-ray emission), RBS (Rutherford backscattering) and in the case of thin samples STIM (scanning transmission ion microscopy). A goniometer allows the application of channeling measurements in single crystals in combination with these methods. The detection limits depend on the elements to be analysed and range from (1000⋯1) μg/g relative and (1⋯0.01) pg absolute. The analysis is nondestructive, but the sample has to be vacuum resistant. Applications of the nanoprobe in the field of semiconductor research, biomedicine, and archaeology will be described.