简介:Si3N4powderandhot-pressedSi3N4ceramicsaddedwithAl2O3areusedforinvestigatetheiroxidationbehviorinairandnitrogenatmosphere(withoxygenpartialpressurePO2=1-10Pa),TheoxidationproductsofSi3N4areexaminedbychemicalanalysi,X-raydiffraction(XRD)andXPSmethod,Also,thermodynamiccalculationismadetoanalyzeoxidationbehaviorofSi3N4.TheresultsshowthatonlypassiveoxidationwilloccurwhenSi3N4isoxidizedinairathightemperature,whereasinN2athightemperature,theactiveoxidationisdominantinspiteoftheexistenceofalittlepassiveoxidation.
简介:截至10月,超过4000美国人正在等待接受心脏移植。随着心脏的衰竭,这些患者没有其他选择;心脏组织,不像其他身体部位,一旦被损坏是无法自身治愈的。幸运的是,卡内基·梅隆大学一个团队最近的研究,可能有一天将不再需要移植来修复受损的器官。"我们已经能够获得冠状动脉的MRI图像和胚胎心脏的3D图像,并且利用非常柔软的材料,如胶原蛋白、藻酸盐和纤维3D生物打印他们,使其具有前所未有的分辨率和质量,"卡内基·梅隆大学材料科学与工程和生物医学工程副教授AdamFeinberg说。"正如Feinberg教授在生物印刷工作中出色展示的那样,我们CMU的
简介:Themicrostructureandslagerosionfractaldimensionofreactioninterfaceofβ-Sialon-Al2O3brickusedin300MtironladleofBaosteelhavebeenstudiedbySEMandXRD.Theresultsindicatedthatβ-Sialon-Al2O3brickexhibitedexcellentslagresistance.Themainwearmechanismofβ-Sialon-Al2O3brickismainlyfromthespallingcausedbythermalmechanicalstressandattackedbyslagsecondly.
简介:Al2O3-MgOcastableshavebeenwidelyusedforworkingliningsofsteelladleduetotheirsuperiorhotstrengthandcorrosionresistance.Inthiswork,effectsofmicrosilica,ultrafinealuminaandMgOfinesadditionsontherheologicalbehaviorofthecastableswereinvestigatedbymeansofIBBrheometerV1.0tomeasuretorque(shearstress)undervaryingshearrates.Theresultsshowthatrheologicalpropertiesofcastablesatvaryingshearratesaresignificantlyimprovedwithincreaseofmicrosilicaadditions(from1mass%to5mass%)andcorrespondingdecreaseinwateraddition;thereisonlylittlechangeinrheologicalbehaviorwithvariationofultrafinealuminaandMgOfinesadditions.Optimumultrafinealuminaandmicrosilicaadditionsarerecommendedforcastableswithgoodrheologicalbehavior.
简介:ThemechanicalpropertiesofpressurelesssinteringFe-Si3N4bondedSiCandSi3N4bondedSiCwithsamemanufactureprocesshavebeencomparedinthispaper.TheoxidizingmechanismofFe-Si3N4bondedSiCceramicmatrixcompositehasbeeninvestigatedespeciallythroughTG-DSC(thermogravimetricanalysis-differentialscanningcalorimeter)experiment.DuringoxidationprocedurethemainreactionistheoxidationofSiCandSi3N4,SiO2whichformprotectingfilmtopreventfurtheroxidizing.AndresidualironinthesamplesbecomeFe2O3andFe3O4,theoxidationkineticsat1100~1300℃ofre-Si3N4bondedSiChasbeenstudiedespecially.Theweightgainperunitareaatinitialstagechangesaccordingtobeelinerule,inthemiddleaccordingtoconic,andinthelastoxidationperiodfollowsparabolarule.
简介:TheinfluencesoffourkindsofadditivesaddedintothematrixofMgO-Al2O3unbunedproductswereinvestigated,TheresultsshowthatsampleswithproperMgO/Al2O3rationandproperadditionofCr2O3(2%-4%)havegoodthermalshockresistanceandslagcorrosionresistanceaswell,XRDandSEMdeterminationresultsindicatethatakindofcompoundspinel(Mg,Al,Cr)O4wasformedandthemicrostuctureofthesamplesaredenser.
简介:TiN-Al2O3compositepowderswithdifferentTiNcontents(0,10vol%,20vol%,30vol%and40vol%)werepreparedwithmicrometerTiNandα-Al2O3powder(theirpuritieswere99%)asstartingmaterialsbywetballmillingfor5h.TiN-Al2O3compositewerethenpreparedbypressingtheabovecompositepowders,dryingat200℃for12handfiringat1800℃for3hinnitrogenatmosphereinhot-pressingfurnace.TheinfluencesofTiNcontentonmechanicalpropertiesandelectricalconductivityofTiN-Al2O3compositeswerestudied.TheresultsshowedthatthemechanicalpropertiesofthecompositeincreasedwithTiNcontentincreasing,whiletheresistivityofcompositesdecreased.Acompositewith40%TiNhad498MPabendingstrength,4.285MPa·m1/2fracturetoughness,1.34×10-3Ω·cmresistivity.TheSEManalysisshowedthatthefineTiNcrystalsdistributedamongthecrystalboundaryofAl2O3matrix.Theybondedtogetherforminganet-likestructurewhichplayedaroleofrestrainingAl2O3grainsfromgrowingup,tougheningandstrengthening,sothemechanicalpropertiesofTiN-Al2O3compositewereenhanced.