Surface tension and density of liquid Sn-Ag alloys

The surface tension and density measurements for Sn-Ag alloys were carried out with the sessile drop method. Seven different compositions were investigated in the range from 0.011 to 0.5 mole fraction of Ag, in a broad range of temperature. With increasing concentrations of Ag, both density and the surface tension are increased. With increasing temperature the density decreases for all of the alloys. A decrease of the surface tension is observed for most of the composition except for the alloy of 0.5 mole fractions of Ag. The obtained results are compared with existing literature data and Butler model calculations and relatively good agreement is observed.     

Characterization and oxidation behavior of NiCoCrAlY coating fabricated by electrophoretic deposition and vacuum heat treatment

Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) was showed to be a feasible and convenient method to fabricate NiCoCrAlY coatings on nickel based supperalloys. The microstructure and composition of the NiCoCrAlY coatings after vacuum heat treatment were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDAX). Isothermal-oxidation test was performed at 1100 °C in static air for 100 h. The results show that the major phases in electrophoretic deposited and vacuum heat treated NiCoCrAlY coating are γ-Ni and γ′-Ni₃Al phases, also there is an extremely small quantity of Al₂O₃ in the coating. Composition fluctuations occur in the coating and a certain amount of titanium diffuse from the superalloy substrate to the top of the coating during vacuum heat treatment. The oxidation test results exhibit that the oxidation kinetics of this coating has two typical stages. The protective oxide layer is mainly formed in the initial linear growth stage and then the oxide layer hinders further oxidation of the coating in the subsequent parabolic growth stage. The coating can effectively protect the superalloy substrate from oxidation. A certain amount of rutile TiO₂ is formed in the coating during oxidation and it is adverse to the oxidation resistance of the coating.     

Structural and magnetic study of the Ti-doped barium hexaferrite ceramic samples: Theoretical and experimental results

We present a theoretical and experimental study of the structural and magnetic properties of M-type Ti⁴⁺-doped barium hexaferrite BaFe_{(12−(4/3)x)}Ti_xO₁₉ with x=0, 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 0.5, 0.7 and 1.3. The XRD patterns and magnetic measurements show appreciable variations in the values of the saturation magnetization and the magnetic anisotropy field, H_an, with increasing Ti⁴⁺ content. We did not observe significant changes in the Lotgering factor along the (0 0 l) direction and in the texture coefficient, C_ex, which was estimated from the torque curves. The magnetic properties of these materials are explained by the combined effect of the coherent rotation of the magnetic domains and the replacements of Fe³⁺ by Ti⁴⁺ ions in the octahedral and tetrahedral sites. The influence of the Ti⁴⁺ content on the samples was studied theoretically by using a statistical phenomenological model. The main purpose of the model is to make preliminary predictions of the distribution of any dopant cation in the Fe³⁺ sites. As a result, we are able to analyze both structural and magnetic features of M-type barium hexaferrite.     

Characterisation of precipitate phases in magnesium alloys using electron microdiffraction

Recent results of the characterisation of the structure, morphology and orientation of fine-scale, strengthening precipitate phases in selected magnesium alloys using transmission electron microscopy and microdiffraction are reviewed. The strengthening precipitate phases in Mg–Y–Nd alloys, aged to maximum hardness at 250°C, have been found to include two metastable precipitate phases β′ and β₁, and the equilibrium precipitate β. The β′ phase has a globular form, a base-centred orthorhombic structure (potential point group of mmm), and an orientation relationship such that (100)_β′//(1 10)_α, [001]_β′//[0001]_α. The β₁ phase has an f.c.c. structure (space group and an orientation relationship that may be described by (100)_β1//[0001]_α, and forms as plates parallel to The β phase has an f.c.c. structure (space group ) and also forms as plates on with an orientation relationship with the matrix phase that is identical to that observed for β₁ phase. Precipitates in Mg–Al alloys, aged isothermally at 200°C, invariably have the b.c.c. structure of the equilibrium precipitate phase β (Mg₁₇Al₁₂). Three orientation relationships have been observed between β and the matrix phase. Most precipitates have an irrational orientation relationship that approximates to the Burger's relationship, (001)_β//(0001)_α, and a faceted lath morphology with habit plane parallel to (0001)_α. A minor fraction of precipitates posses an orientation relationship that is of the form

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and have a prismatic rod morphology. The long axes of these rods are parallel to [0001]_α, and their faceted surfaces are parallel to A few precipitates are observed to have an orientation relationship such that

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and a rod shape, with their long axes apparently inclined with respect to [0001]_α.     

Stretched exponential relaxation in the Coulomb glass

The relaxation of the specific heat and the entropy to their equilibrium values is investigated numerically for the three-dimensional Coulomb glass at very low temperatures. The long time relaxation follows a stretched exponential function, f (t) = f ₀exp - (t/τ)^β , with the exponent β increasing with the temperature. The relaxation time diverges as an Arrhenius law when T→ 0. Received 24 May 2001 and Received in final form 12 September 2001     

Study of superconducting state parameters of alkali–alkali binary alloys by a pseudopotential

A detailed study of the superconducting state parameters (SSP) viz. electron–phonon coupling strength λ, Coulomb pseudopotential μ^*, transition temperature T_C, isotope effect exponent and effective interaction strength N_OV of ten alkali–alkali binary alloys i.e. Li_1−xNa_x, Li_1−xK_x, Li_1−xRb_x, Li_1−xCs_x, Na_1−xK_x, Na_1−xRb_x, Na_1−xCs_x, K_1−xRb_x, K_1−xCs_x and Rb_1−xCs_x are made within the framework of the model potential formalism and employing the pseudo-alloy-atom (PAA) model for the first time. We use the Ashcroft’s empty core (EMC) model potential for evaluating the superconducting properties of alkali alloys. Five different forms of local field correction functions viz. Hartree (H), Taylor (T), Ichimaru–Utsumi (IU), Farid et al. (F) and Sarkar et al. (S) are used to incorporate the exchange and correlation effects. A considerable influence of various exchange and correlation functions on λ and μ^* is found from the present study. Reasonable agreement with the theoretical values of the SSP of pure components is found (corresponding to the concentration x = 0 or 1). It is also concluded that nature of the SSP strongly depends on the value of the atomic volume Ω₀ of alkali–alkali binary alloys.     

Mg-Ni-Nd非晶合金晶化温度与晶化驱动力的预测

通过对Buschow提出的预测二元非晶态合金晶化温度的“最小空位”模型进行扩展,并进一步结合Miedema理论得到了一种预测三元非晶态合金晶化温度和晶化驱动力的理论方法.利用该方法计算了(Mg_70.6Ni_29.4)_1-xNd_{x(x＝5,10,15)非晶态合金的晶化温度、晶化驱动力以及晶化焓.其中晶化温度和晶化焓的理论预测值与实验值的相对误差分别小于8%和7%.同时发现较高的晶化驱动力会降低 关键词： 非晶态合金 晶化温度 晶化驱动力}     

Structure and magnetism of Coa(1−x)MnaxGeb epitaxial films

The structural and magnetic phase diagrams of Co_a(1−x)Mn_axGe_b epitaxial films near the composition of Heusler alloy Co₂MnGe have been studied using combinatorial molecular beam epitaxy techniques. Epitaxial growth on Ge (1 1 1) has been stabilized over nearly the entire composition range of the ternary system. Epitaxial constraints play an important role for the small number of observed structural phases. The variety of high-temperature magnetic properties, and the structural and chemical compatibilities with group IV elements make the ternary system promising for the science and applications of spintronics.     

Boundary coupled dual-equation numerical simulation on mass transfer in the Process of laser cladding

The coupled numerical simulation on fluid flow, heat transfer, and mass transfer in the process of laser cladding is undertaken on the basis of the continuum model.In the simulation of mass transfer in the laser molten pool, the concentration distribution in the regions on different sides of the interface between cladding layer and substrate is calculated separately and coupled at the co-boundary.The non-equilibrium solute partition coefficient is obtained from equilibrium solute partition coefficient according to the Sobolev model.By using the developed software which is based on the commercial software PHOENICS 1.4, the distribution of Fe in laser molten pool in an experiment of cladding Stellite 6 on 12CrMoV is calculated.The obtained results well coincide with the experimental ones.