The effect of porosity on compressive,bending,and tensile properties of the porous tantalum scaffolds fabricated by electron beam powder bed fusion(EB-PBF)was investigated.The porous tantalum scaffolds with porosity f...The effect of porosity on compressive,bending,and tensile properties of the porous tantalum scaffolds fabricated by electron beam powder bed fusion(EB-PBF)was investigated.The porous tantalum scaffolds with porosity from 69%to 77.8%were obtained by varying the designed porosity and adjusting the processing parameters.It is found that the pores and unfused powder decrease with the increase of deposited energy density.The decrease of porosity leads to an improvement in mechanical properties.The relevancy between compressive/bending/tensile yield strength and relative density can be described appropriately by exponential model,while the relationship between elastic modulus and relative density is in good agreement with the Gibson-Ashby model.All the porous tantalum scaffolds exhibit good ductility in compressive,bending and tensile tests.No fragmentation of struts is observed during the compression process,but cracks are formed on the strut surface after 90°bending,mainly due to the high sensibility to defects caused by the oxide.展开更多
The oxidation behavior and mechanism of a porous Ni?Cr?Al?Fe alloy in the temperature range from850to1000°Cwere investigated by optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and energy dispersive spectrosco...The oxidation behavior and mechanism of a porous Ni?Cr?Al?Fe alloy in the temperature range from850to1000°Cwere investigated by optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS),X-raydiffraction(XRD)analyses and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The results show that the oxidation kinetics at950and1000°C of this porous alloy is pseudo-parabolic type.Complex layers composed of external Cr2O3/NiCr2O4and internalα-Al2O3areformed on the surface of the oxidized porous alloys.γ?phases favor the formation of NiO/Cr2O3/NiCr2O4during the initial oxidation.Many fast diffusion paths contribute to the development of the oxide layers.The decrease of the open porosity and the permeabilitywith exposure time extending and temperature increasing can be controlled within a certain range.展开更多
The difference of sintering crunodes of metal powders and fibers is discussed. The mathematical model of the surface diffusion described by the difference in mean curvature is defined as a Hamilton-Jacobi-type equatio...The difference of sintering crunodes of metal powders and fibers is discussed. The mathematical model of the surface diffusion described by the difference in mean curvature is defined as a Hamilton-Jacobi-type equation, and the model is numerically solved by the level set method. The three-dimensional numerical simulations of two metal powders and fibers(the fiber angle is 0° or 90°) are implemented by this mathematical model, respectively. The numerical simulation results accord with the experimental ones. The sintering neck growth trends of metal powders and metal fibers are similar. The sintering neck radius of metal fibers is larger than that of metal powders. The difference of the neck radius is caused by the difference of geometric structure which makes an important influence on the curvature affecting the migration rate of atoms.展开更多
Isothermal sintering experiments were performed on the 316 L stainless steel fiber felts with fiber diameters of 8 μm and20 μm. Surface morphologies of the sintered specimens were investigated by using scanning elec...Isothermal sintering experiments were performed on the 316 L stainless steel fiber felts with fiber diameters of 8 μm and20 μm. Surface morphologies of the sintered specimens were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and optical microscopy. The results show that the amount of the sintering necks and the relative densities of the fiber felt increase with the increasing of both the sintering temperature and the sintering time. And the activation energies estimated present a decline at high relative densities for both 8 μm and 20 μm fiber felts. Moreover, the sintering densification of the fiber felts is dominated by volume diffusion mechanism at low temperature and relative densities. As more grain boundaries are formed at higher temperature and relative density, grain boundary diffusion will also contribute to the densification of the specimen.展开更多
In order to analyze the effect of voltage during micro-arc oxidation(MAO)on corrosion and wear properties of Ti6Al4V(TC4),the MAO technology was employed to treat TC4 samples fabricated by selective electron beam melt...In order to analyze the effect of voltage during micro-arc oxidation(MAO)on corrosion and wear properties of Ti6Al4V(TC4),the MAO technology was employed to treat TC4 samples fabricated by selective electron beam melting(SEBM)at the voltages of 400,420 and 450 V.The results show that the metastable anatase phase gradually transforms to rutile phase with oxidation time and temperature increasing.The surface morphology of coating contains numerous micropores with uniform size distribution.Cracks and pores over 10μm are found on MAO-TC4 sample with applied voltage of 450 V.The thickness of MAO coating is positively correlated with the voltage.The corrosion resistance and wear resistance are related to phase composition,micropore size distribution on the surface and film thickness.When the voltage is 420 V,the coating shows the smallest corrosion current density(0.960×10^-7 A/cm^2)and the largest resistance(7.17×10^5Ω·cm^2).Under the same load condition,the coating exhibits larger friction coefficient and wear loss than the TC4 substrate.With the increase of voltage,the wear mechanism of the coating changes from abrasive wear to adhesive wear,and the adhesive wear is intensified at applied voltage of 450 V,with a maximum friction coefficient of 0.821.展开更多
As the next generation biomedical titanium alloy, β-type titanium alloys are excellent candidates for biomedical applications due to the relative low elastic modulus and the contained non-toxic elements. However, the...As the next generation biomedical titanium alloy, β-type titanium alloys are excellent candidates for biomedical applications due to the relative low elastic modulus and the contained non-toxic elements. However, the relative low strength and unsatisfactory tribological property are undesired for load-bearing implant applications. In this study, 0-5 at% Si was added to the classic Ti-35Nb-5Ta-7Zr alloy to improve its strength and wear resistance, and the(Ti-35Nb-5Ta-7Zr)1-x-Six(x=0, 1 at% and 5 at%) alloy were fabricated by selective electron beam melting(SEBM)technology. The results indicated that Si addition significantly increases in compressive yield strength, which is mainly due to grain refinement strengthening. At the same time, the wear rate of the as-built TNTZ-5Si alloy in SBF solution was only ~30% of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Consequently, the TNTZ-5Si alloy showed an excellent combination of compressive yield strength, elastic modulus and wear resistance for potential load-bearing implant applications.展开更多
We demonstrate a novel preparative strategy for the well-controlled MnCo_2O_(4.5)@MnO_2 hierarchical nanostructures.Bothδ-MnO_2 nanosheets andα-MnO_2 nanorods can uniformly decorate the surface of MnCo_2O_(4.5)nanow...We demonstrate a novel preparative strategy for the well-controlled MnCo_2O_(4.5)@MnO_2 hierarchical nanostructures.Bothδ-MnO_2 nanosheets andα-MnO_2 nanorods can uniformly decorate the surface of MnCo_2O_(4.5)nanowires to form core-shell heterostructures.Detailed electrochemical characterization reveals that MnCo_2O_(4.5)@δ-MnO_2 pattern exhibits not only high specific capacitance of 357.5 F g^(-1)at a scan rate of 0.5 A g^(-1),but also good cycle stability(97%capacitance retention after 1000 cycles at a scan rate of 5 A g^(-1)),which make it have a promising application as a supercapacitor electrode material.展开更多
Vanadates and vanadium oxides are potential lithium-ion electrode materials because of their easy preparation and high capacity properties.This paper reports the electrochemical lithium-storage performance of VO2 and ...Vanadates and vanadium oxides are potential lithium-ion electrode materials because of their easy preparation and high capacity properties.This paper reports the electrochemical lithium-storage performance of VO2 and NaV2O5 composite nanowire arrays.Firstly,Na5V12O32 nanowire arrays are fabricated by a hydrothermal method,and then VO2 and NaV2O5 composite nanowire arrays are prepared by a reduction reaction of Na5V12O32 nanowire arrays in hydrogen atmosphere.Crystal structure,chemical composition and morphology of the prepared samples are characterized in detail.The obtained composite is used as an electrode of a lithium-ion battery,which exhibits high reversible capacity and good cycle stability.The composite obtained at 500℃presents a specific discharge capacity up to 345.1 mA·h/g after 50 cycles at a current density of 30 mA/g.展开更多
A fine-grained TiAl alloy with a composition of Ti-45Al-5Nb-1.5Cr-0.2W （mole fraction, %） with multiphases was prepared by spark plasma sintering （SPS） and heat-treating at 1 100 ℃ for 48 h. The relationship amon...A fine-grained TiAl alloy with a composition of Ti-45Al-5Nb-1.5Cr-0.2W （mole fraction, %） with multiphases was prepared by spark plasma sintering （SPS） and heat-treating at 1 100 ℃ for 48 h. The relationship among sintering temperature, microstructure and fracture toughness were investigated by X-ray diffractometry （XRD）, optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and mechanical testing. The results show that microstructure of the bulk alloy depends on the sintering temperature strongly, and the main phase TiAl and few phases Ti3Al and niobium solid solution （Nbss） are observed in the SPS bulk samples. In the heat-treatment condition, the lamellar and Nbss phase can provide significant toughening by plastic strengthening, interface decohension, crack branch and crack bridge mechanisms. The fracture mode of the SPS TiAl composite samples is intergranular rupture and cleavage fracture.展开更多
The oxidation behaviors of Ni-16Cr-xAl （x=4.5%, 9.0%, mass fraction） superalloy foams in air at 1000℃ were investigated. The effects of AI content on the resistance to high temperature oxidation were examined. The ...The oxidation behaviors of Ni-16Cr-xAl （x=4.5%, 9.0%, mass fraction） superalloy foams in air at 1000℃ were investigated. The effects of AI content on the resistance to high temperature oxidation were examined. The oxidation mechanisms of the foams were discussed. The results show that the resistance to the oxidation of the Ni-16Cr-xA1 based alloy at 1 000 ℃ increases with the content of A1 increasing from 4.5% to 9.0%. Complex oxide products are formed on the surface of the superalloy foams after the oxidation. Cr203 and A1203 are the predominant oxides for the scales of the foams with 4.5% A1 and 9% A1, respectively. Excellent high temperature oxidation resistance and superior pore conformation stability for the Ni-16Cr-xA1 based superalloy foam with 9% A1 can be mainly attributed to the formation of relatively continuous and protective A1203 oxides on the surface of the foam.展开更多
The high temperature creep behavior of carbon nanotube(CNT)/alumina was mediated by the surface chemical functionalization used for synthesis of composite powders. Non-covalent functionalized carbon nanotubes make com...The high temperature creep behavior of carbon nanotube(CNT)/alumina was mediated by the surface chemical functionalization used for synthesis of composite powders. Non-covalent functionalized carbon nanotubes make composites ductile, but covalent approach leads composites that are creep-resistant. Oxygen vacancy mechanism is proposed to account for this mediation effect in this communication.展开更多
Porous titanium fiber materials with the fiber sizes of 70--120 μm in diameter were prepared by vacuum sintering technology. The morphology and compressive properties of porous titanium fiber materials were investiga...Porous titanium fiber materials with the fiber sizes of 70--120 μm in diameter were prepared by vacuum sintering technology. The morphology and compressive properties of porous titanium fiber materials were investigated by using a scanning electron microscope （SEM） and an MST 858 compression testing machine in quasi-static condition. The results show that porous titanium fibers form complex micro-networks. The stress-strain curves of por- ous titanium fiber materials exhibit elastic region, platform region and densification region and no collapse during platform region. The yield strength of porous titanium fiber materials decreases with increasing the porosity and increasing the fiber diameter.展开更多
The porous titanium fiber materials with open porosity were successfully prepared by the vacuum sintering technology. The morphology characteristics of sintering neck of porous titanium fiber materials were investigat...The porous titanium fiber materials with open porosity were successfully prepared by the vacuum sintering technology. The morphology characteristics of sintering neck of porous titanium fiber materials were investigated by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The results show that the formation and growth of sintering neck of porous ti- tanium fiber material approximately follow the rule that the primary mechanism is grain boundary diffusion and sub- sidiary mechanisms are other diffusion mechanisms during the sintering process. The formation and growth of the sintering neck depend mainly on the sintering temperature and slightly on the soaking time. The sintering system of porous titanium fiber material was determined and the equation of the sintering neck＇s length was established.展开更多
A yttrium-containing high-temperature titanium alloy(Ti-6Al-2.7Sn-4Zr-0.4Mo-0.45Si-0.1Y, mass fraction, %) has been additively manufactured using selective electron beam melting(SEBM). The resulting microstructure and...A yttrium-containing high-temperature titanium alloy(Ti-6Al-2.7Sn-4Zr-0.4Mo-0.45Si-0.1Y, mass fraction, %) has been additively manufactured using selective electron beam melting(SEBM). The resulting microstructure and textures were studied using scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD) and compared with the conventionally manufactured form. A notable distinct difference of microstructures is that additive manufacturing by SEBM enables homogeneous precipitation of fine Y2O3 dispersoids in the size range of 50-250 nm throughout the as-fabricated alloy, despite the presence of just trace levels of oxygen(7×10-4, mass fraction) and yttrium(10-3, mass fraction) in the alloy. In contrast, the conventionally manufactured alloy shows inhomogeneously distributed coarse Y2O3 precipitates, including cracked or debonded Y2O3 particles.展开更多
The sound absorbing performance of the sintered fibrous metallic materials is investigated by employing a dynamic flow resistivity based model,in which the porous material is modeled as randomly distributed parallel f...The sound absorbing performance of the sintered fibrous metallic materials is investigated by employing a dynamic flow resistivity based model,in which the porous material is modeled as randomly distributed parallel fibers specified by two basic physical parameters:fiber diameter and porosity.A self-consistent Brinkman approach is applied to the calculation of the dynamic resistivity of flow perpendicular to the cylindrical fibers.Based on the solved flow resistivity,the sound absorption of single layer fibrous material can be obtained by adopting the available empirical equations.Moreover,the recursion formulas of surface impedance are applied to the calculation of the sound absorption coefficient of multi-layer fibrous materials.Experimental measurements are conducted to validate the proposed model,with good agreement achieved between model predictions and tested data.Numerical calculations with the proposed model are subsequently performed to quantify the influences of fiber diameter,porosity and backed air gap on sound absorption of uniform(single-layer)fibrous materials.Results show that the sound absorption increases with porosity at higher frequencies but decreases with porosity at lower frequencies.The sound absorption also decreases with fiber diameter at higher frequencies but increases at lower frequencies.The sound absorption resonance is shifted to lower frequencies with air gap.For multi-layer fibrous materials,gradient distributions of both fiber diameter and porosity are introduced and their effects on sound absorption are assessed.It is found that increasing the porosity and fiber diameter variation improves sound absorption in the low frequency range.The model provides the possibility to tailor the sound absorption capability of the sintered fibrous materials by optimizing the gradient distributions of key physical parameters.展开更多
Multilayer Nb2O5 nanoporous films were successfully synthesized on Nb surfaces by the control anodization process in ethylene glycol containing 4 vol% HF and 2 vol% H2O2 electrolyte. The nanoporous films are character...Multilayer Nb2O5 nanoporous films were successfully synthesized on Nb surfaces by the control anodization process in ethylene glycol containing 4 vol% HF and 2 vol% H2O2 electrolyte. The nanoporous films are characterized in detail by field-emission scanning electron microscopy（FESEM）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM）, and X-ray diffraction（XRD）. The Nb_2O_5 nanoporous films have a multilayer morphology with the side wall thickness of ～5 nm, irregular pores with a diameter of ～25 nm, and a length of up to 7.39 lm, depending on the anodization time. A mechanism for the multilayer Nb2O5 nanoporous formation was also discussed. These nanoporous materials can be very useful in the fields of solar cells, gas sensors, catalysts, optical filters, and capacitors.展开更多
The formation of sintering necks between two metal fibers was investigated using the oval-oval model with respect to the fiber angle range of 0°-90°. Surface diffusion was assumed to be the predominant mecha...The formation of sintering necks between two metal fibers was investigated using the oval-oval model with respect to the fiber angle range of 0°-90°. Surface diffusion was assumed to be the predominant mechanism in every section of the junction of two metal fibers in this model, which was addressed numerically using the level- set method. The growth rates of the sintering necks in the direction of the bisector of obtuse angle, the bisector of acute angle and the fiber axis were discussed in detail. It is found that the growth rate of the sintering necks decreases with fiber angle increasing in the direction of the fiber axis and the bisector of acute angle. However, an opposite variation in growth rate of sintering necks can be found in the direction of the bisector of obtuse angle. The numerical simulation results show that the growth rate of the sintering necks is significantly affected by the initial local geomet- rical structure which is determined by the fiber angle.展开更多
An efficient high-order immersed interface method （IIM） is proposed to solve two-dimensional （2D） heat problems with fixed interfaces on Cartesian grids, which has the fourth-order accuracy in the maximum norm in ...An efficient high-order immersed interface method （IIM） is proposed to solve two-dimensional （2D） heat problems with fixed interfaces on Cartesian grids, which has the fourth-order accuracy in the maximum norm in both time and space directions. The space variable is discretized by a high-order compact （HOC） difference scheme with correction terms added at the irregular points. The time derivative is integrated by a Crank-Nicolson and alternative direction implicit （ADI） scheme. In this case, the time accuracy is just second-order. The Richardson extrapolation method is used to improve the time accuracy to fourth-order. The numerical results confirm the convergence order and the efficiency of the method.展开更多
Zinc-based composites represent promising materials for orthopedic implants owing to their adjustable degradation rates and excellent biocompatibility.In this study,a series of Zn-10Mg-xHA(x=0-5 wt.%)composites with t...Zinc-based composites represent promising materials for orthopedic implants owing to their adjustable degradation rates and excellent biocompatibility.In this study,a series of Zn-10Mg-xHA(x=0-5 wt.%)composites with the core-shell structure were prepared through spark plasma sintering,and their microstructural,mechanical,and in vitro properties were systematically evaluated.Results showed that the doped hydroxyapatite(HA)is concentrated at the outer edge of the MgZn2 shell layer.The compression strength of the Zn-1oMg HA composite gradually decreased with the increase of the HA content,while its corrosion rate decreased initially and then increased.The corrosion resistance of the composite with the addition of 1 wt.%HA was improved compared to that of Zn-10Mg-0HA.However,the further increase of the HA content beyond 1 wt.%resulted in a faster degradation of the composite.Moreover,the Zn-10Mg-1HA composite significantly enhanced the activity of Mc3T3-E1 osteoblasts.Based on such findings,it is revealed that the composite containing 1 wt.%HA exhibits superior overall properties and is anticipated to serve as a promising candidate for bone implantmaterials.展开更多
Additively manufactured Ti-6 Al-4 V lattice structures have found important niche applications. However, they often show insufficient compressive ductility or insufficient structural integrity. In this study,a batch o...Additively manufactured Ti-6 Al-4 V lattice structures have found important niche applications. However, they often show insufficient compressive ductility or insufficient structural integrity. In this study,a batch of 45 octahedral Ti-6 Al-4 V lattice structures was manufactured in three different strut diameters(0.5, 1.0, 1.5 mm) by selective electron beam melting(SEBM). The influence of post-SEBM annealing on the compressive deformation characteristics of the lattice structure was investigated. The as-built Ti-6 Al-4 V lattices fragmented when the compressive strain reached 13%–23% depending on strut diameter.Annealing at 950?C(β transus temperature: 995?C) only slightly improved the compressive ductility of the lattice structures. However, annealing at 1050?C(β-annealing) fundamentally changed the compressive deformation mode of the lattice structures. The resultant compressive stress-strain curve was featured by a long smooth plateau and no facture occurred even after significant densification of the lattice structure had taken place(>50% of compressive strain).展开更多
基金supported by the Key R&D Program of Guangdong Province,China(Nos.2019B090904001,2018B090906003)。
文摘The effect of porosity on compressive,bending,and tensile properties of the porous tantalum scaffolds fabricated by electron beam powder bed fusion(EB-PBF)was investigated.The porous tantalum scaffolds with porosity from 69%to 77.8%were obtained by varying the designed porosity and adjusting the processing parameters.It is found that the pores and unfused powder decrease with the increase of deposited energy density.The decrease of porosity leads to an improvement in mechanical properties.The relevancy between compressive/bending/tensile yield strength and relative density can be described appropriately by exponential model,while the relationship between elastic modulus and relative density is in good agreement with the Gibson-Ashby model.All the porous tantalum scaffolds exhibit good ductility in compressive,bending and tensile tests.No fragmentation of struts is observed during the compression process,but cracks are formed on the strut surface after 90°bending,mainly due to the high sensibility to defects caused by the oxide.
基金Project(51134003)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The oxidation behavior and mechanism of a porous Ni?Cr?Al?Fe alloy in the temperature range from850to1000°Cwere investigated by optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS),X-raydiffraction(XRD)analyses and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS).The results show that the oxidation kinetics at950and1000°C of this porous alloy is pseudo-parabolic type.Complex layers composed of external Cr2O3/NiCr2O4and internalα-Al2O3areformed on the surface of the oxidized porous alloys.γ?phases favor the formation of NiO/Cr2O3/NiCr2O4during the initial oxidation.Many fast diffusion paths contribute to the development of the oxide layers.The decrease of the open porosity and the permeabilitywith exposure time extending and temperature increasing can be controlled within a certain range.
基金Projects(51174236,51134003)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2011CB606306)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(PMM-SKL-4-2012)supported by the Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of Porous Metal Materials(Northwest Institute for Nonferrous Metal Research),China
文摘The difference of sintering crunodes of metal powders and fibers is discussed. The mathematical model of the surface diffusion described by the difference in mean curvature is defined as a Hamilton-Jacobi-type equation, and the model is numerically solved by the level set method. The three-dimensional numerical simulations of two metal powders and fibers(the fiber angle is 0° or 90°) are implemented by this mathematical model, respectively. The numerical simulation results accord with the experimental ones. The sintering neck growth trends of metal powders and metal fibers are similar. The sintering neck radius of metal fibers is larger than that of metal powders. The difference of the neck radius is caused by the difference of geometric structure which makes an important influence on the curvature affecting the migration rate of atoms.
基金Project(51134003) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Isothermal sintering experiments were performed on the 316 L stainless steel fiber felts with fiber diameters of 8 μm and20 μm. Surface morphologies of the sintered specimens were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and optical microscopy. The results show that the amount of the sintering necks and the relative densities of the fiber felt increase with the increasing of both the sintering temperature and the sintering time. And the activation energies estimated present a decline at high relative densities for both 8 μm and 20 μm fiber felts. Moreover, the sintering densification of the fiber felts is dominated by volume diffusion mechanism at low temperature and relative densities. As more grain boundaries are formed at higher temperature and relative density, grain boundary diffusion will also contribute to the densification of the specimen.
基金Projects(51504191,51671152,51874225)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject supported by the Fund of State Key Laboratory of Porous Metal Materials,China。
文摘In order to analyze the effect of voltage during micro-arc oxidation(MAO)on corrosion and wear properties of Ti6Al4V(TC4),the MAO technology was employed to treat TC4 samples fabricated by selective electron beam melting(SEBM)at the voltages of 400,420 and 450 V.The results show that the metastable anatase phase gradually transforms to rutile phase with oxidation time and temperature increasing.The surface morphology of coating contains numerous micropores with uniform size distribution.Cracks and pores over 10μm are found on MAO-TC4 sample with applied voltage of 450 V.The thickness of MAO coating is positively correlated with the voltage.The corrosion resistance and wear resistance are related to phase composition,micropore size distribution on the surface and film thickness.When the voltage is 420 V,the coating shows the smallest corrosion current density(0.960×10^-7 A/cm^2)and the largest resistance(7.17×10^5Ω·cm^2).Under the same load condition,the coating exhibits larger friction coefficient and wear loss than the TC4 substrate.With the increase of voltage,the wear mechanism of the coating changes from abrasive wear to adhesive wear,and the adhesive wear is intensified at applied voltage of 450 V,with a maximum friction coefficient of 0.821.
基金Project(2019zdzx-04-03) supported by the Science&Technology Specific Projects of Shaanxi Province,ChinaProject(2021KJXX-75) supported by the Innovation Capability Support Plan of Shaanxi Province,China。
文摘As the next generation biomedical titanium alloy, β-type titanium alloys are excellent candidates for biomedical applications due to the relative low elastic modulus and the contained non-toxic elements. However, the relative low strength and unsatisfactory tribological property are undesired for load-bearing implant applications. In this study, 0-5 at% Si was added to the classic Ti-35Nb-5Ta-7Zr alloy to improve its strength and wear resistance, and the(Ti-35Nb-5Ta-7Zr)1-x-Six(x=0, 1 at% and 5 at%) alloy were fabricated by selective electron beam melting(SEBM)technology. The results indicated that Si addition significantly increases in compressive yield strength, which is mainly due to grain refinement strengthening. At the same time, the wear rate of the as-built TNTZ-5Si alloy in SBF solution was only ~30% of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy. Consequently, the TNTZ-5Si alloy showed an excellent combination of compressive yield strength, elastic modulus and wear resistance for potential load-bearing implant applications.
基金financial supports provided by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant no.51104194 and 51104121)International S&T Cooperation Projects of Chongqing(CSTC 2013 gjhz90001)+1 种基金National Key laboratory of Fundamental Science of Micro/Nano-device and System Technology(2013MS06,Chongqing University)State Education Ministry and Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Project no.CDJZR14135501 and CDJZR13130036,Chongqing University,PR China)
文摘We demonstrate a novel preparative strategy for the well-controlled MnCo_2O_(4.5)@MnO_2 hierarchical nanostructures.Bothδ-MnO_2 nanosheets andα-MnO_2 nanorods can uniformly decorate the surface of MnCo_2O_(4.5)nanowires to form core-shell heterostructures.Detailed electrochemical characterization reveals that MnCo_2O_(4.5)@δ-MnO_2 pattern exhibits not only high specific capacitance of 357.5 F g^(-1)at a scan rate of 0.5 A g^(-1),but also good cycle stability(97%capacitance retention after 1000 cycles at a scan rate of 5 A g^(-1)),which make it have a promising application as a supercapacitor electrode material.
基金Project(51201117)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Vanadates and vanadium oxides are potential lithium-ion electrode materials because of their easy preparation and high capacity properties.This paper reports the electrochemical lithium-storage performance of VO2 and NaV2O5 composite nanowire arrays.Firstly,Na5V12O32 nanowire arrays are fabricated by a hydrothermal method,and then VO2 and NaV2O5 composite nanowire arrays are prepared by a reduction reaction of Na5V12O32 nanowire arrays in hydrogen atmosphere.Crystal structure,chemical composition and morphology of the prepared samples are characterized in detail.The obtained composite is used as an electrode of a lithium-ion battery,which exhibits high reversible capacity and good cycle stability.The composite obtained at 500℃presents a specific discharge capacity up to 345.1 mA·h/g after 50 cycles at a current density of 30 mA/g.
基金Project(2011CB605505)supported by the National Key Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(2008AA03A233)supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China
文摘A fine-grained TiAl alloy with a composition of Ti-45Al-5Nb-1.5Cr-0.2W （mole fraction, %） with multiphases was prepared by spark plasma sintering （SPS） and heat-treating at 1 100 ℃ for 48 h. The relationship among sintering temperature, microstructure and fracture toughness were investigated by X-ray diffractometry （XRD）, optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and mechanical testing. The results show that microstructure of the bulk alloy depends on the sintering temperature strongly, and the main phase TiAl and few phases Ti3Al and niobium solid solution （Nbss） are observed in the SPS bulk samples. In the heat-treatment condition, the lamellar and Nbss phase can provide significant toughening by plastic strengthening, interface decohension, crack branch and crack bridge mechanisms. The fracture mode of the SPS TiAl composite samples is intergranular rupture and cleavage fracture.
基金Project (51134003) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The oxidation behaviors of Ni-16Cr-xAl （x=4.5%, 9.0%, mass fraction） superalloy foams in air at 1000℃ were investigated. The effects of AI content on the resistance to high temperature oxidation were examined. The oxidation mechanisms of the foams were discussed. The results show that the resistance to the oxidation of the Ni-16Cr-xA1 based alloy at 1 000 ℃ increases with the content of A1 increasing from 4.5% to 9.0%. Complex oxide products are formed on the surface of the superalloy foams after the oxidation. Cr203 and A1203 are the predominant oxides for the scales of the foams with 4.5% A1 and 9% A1, respectively. Excellent high temperature oxidation resistance and superior pore conformation stability for the Ni-16Cr-xA1 based superalloy foam with 9% A1 can be mainly attributed to the formation of relatively continuous and protective A1203 oxides on the surface of the foam.
基金supported by grants from ‘hundred Talents Programme’ of The Chinese Academy of Sciences (KJCX2-EW-H06)Qianjiang excellent project (2011R10020) and Zhejiang NSF (Y4ll0376)+2 种基金National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51172248)State Key Laboratory of Porous Metal Materials (PMM-SKL-1-2013)NSF-CMMI (grant number CMMI-0700272)
文摘The high temperature creep behavior of carbon nanotube(CNT)/alumina was mediated by the surface chemical functionalization used for synthesis of composite powders. Non-covalent functionalized carbon nanotubes make composites ductile, but covalent approach leads composites that are creep-resistant. Oxygen vacancy mechanism is proposed to account for this mediation effect in this communication.
基金Item Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51304153)Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province of China(2012JM6017)
文摘Porous titanium fiber materials with the fiber sizes of 70--120 μm in diameter were prepared by vacuum sintering technology. The morphology and compressive properties of porous titanium fiber materials were investigated by using a scanning electron microscope （SEM） and an MST 858 compression testing machine in quasi-static condition. The results show that porous titanium fibers form complex micro-networks. The stress-strain curves of por- ous titanium fiber materials exhibit elastic region, platform region and densification region and no collapse during platform region. The yield strength of porous titanium fiber materials decreases with increasing the porosity and increasing the fiber diameter.
基金Item Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51304153)Natural Science Foundation of Shaanxi Province of China(2012JM6017)
文摘The porous titanium fiber materials with open porosity were successfully prepared by the vacuum sintering technology. The morphology characteristics of sintering neck of porous titanium fiber materials were investigated by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The results show that the formation and growth of sintering neck of porous ti- tanium fiber material approximately follow the rule that the primary mechanism is grain boundary diffusion and sub- sidiary mechanisms are other diffusion mechanisms during the sintering process. The formation and growth of the sintering neck depend mainly on the sintering temperature and slightly on the soaking time. The sintering system of porous titanium fiber material was determined and the equation of the sintering neck＇s length was established.
基金Projects(2014KTZB01-02-03,2014KTZB01-02-04)supported by Shaanxi Science and Technology Coordination and Innovation Program,ChinaProject(DP120101672)supported by Australian Research Council(ARC)Discovery Grant,ARC Centre of Excellence for Design in Light Metals,Australia
文摘A yttrium-containing high-temperature titanium alloy(Ti-6Al-2.7Sn-4Zr-0.4Mo-0.45Si-0.1Y, mass fraction, %) has been additively manufactured using selective electron beam melting(SEBM). The resulting microstructure and textures were studied using scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), X-ray diffraction(XRD) and electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD) and compared with the conventionally manufactured form. A notable distinct difference of microstructures is that additive manufacturing by SEBM enables homogeneous precipitation of fine Y2O3 dispersoids in the size range of 50-250 nm throughout the as-fabricated alloy, despite the presence of just trace levels of oxygen(7×10-4, mass fraction) and yttrium(10-3, mass fraction) in the alloy. In contrast, the conventionally manufactured alloy shows inhomogeneously distributed coarse Y2O3 precipitates, including cracked or debonded Y2O3 particles.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China("973"Project)(Grant No.2011CB610300)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11102148,11321062 and 51134003)the Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities of China(Grant No.xjj2011005)
文摘The sound absorbing performance of the sintered fibrous metallic materials is investigated by employing a dynamic flow resistivity based model,in which the porous material is modeled as randomly distributed parallel fibers specified by two basic physical parameters:fiber diameter and porosity.A self-consistent Brinkman approach is applied to the calculation of the dynamic resistivity of flow perpendicular to the cylindrical fibers.Based on the solved flow resistivity,the sound absorption of single layer fibrous material can be obtained by adopting the available empirical equations.Moreover,the recursion formulas of surface impedance are applied to the calculation of the sound absorption coefficient of multi-layer fibrous materials.Experimental measurements are conducted to validate the proposed model,with good agreement achieved between model predictions and tested data.Numerical calculations with the proposed model are subsequently performed to quantify the influences of fiber diameter,porosity and backed air gap on sound absorption of uniform(single-layer)fibrous materials.Results show that the sound absorption increases with porosity at higher frequencies but decreases with porosity at lower frequencies.The sound absorption also decreases with fiber diameter at higher frequencies but increases at lower frequencies.The sound absorption resonance is shifted to lower frequencies with air gap.For multi-layer fibrous materials,gradient distributions of both fiber diameter and porosity are introduced and their effects on sound absorption are assessed.It is found that increasing the porosity and fiber diameter variation improves sound absorption in the low frequency range.The model provides the possibility to tailor the sound absorption capability of the sintered fibrous materials by optimizing the gradient distributions of key physical parameters.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 50902115 and 51104121)
文摘Multilayer Nb2O5 nanoporous films were successfully synthesized on Nb surfaces by the control anodization process in ethylene glycol containing 4 vol% HF and 2 vol% H2O2 electrolyte. The nanoporous films are characterized in detail by field-emission scanning electron microscopy（FESEM）, transmission electron microscopy（TEM）, and X-ray diffraction（XRD）. The Nb_2O_5 nanoporous films have a multilayer morphology with the side wall thickness of ～5 nm, irregular pores with a diameter of ～25 nm, and a length of up to 7.39 lm, depending on the anodization time. A mechanism for the multilayer Nb2O5 nanoporous formation was also discussed. These nanoporous materials can be very useful in the fields of solar cells, gas sensors, catalysts, optical filters, and capacitors.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51174236 and 51134003)the National Basic Research Program of China (No. 2011CB606306)the Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of Porous Metal Materials (No. PMM-SKL-4-2012)
文摘The formation of sintering necks between two metal fibers was investigated using the oval-oval model with respect to the fiber angle range of 0°-90°. Surface diffusion was assumed to be the predominant mechanism in every section of the junction of two metal fibers in this model, which was addressed numerically using the level- set method. The growth rates of the sintering necks in the direction of the bisector of obtuse angle, the bisector of acute angle and the fiber axis were discussed in detail. It is found that the growth rate of the sintering necks decreases with fiber angle increasing in the direction of the fiber axis and the bisector of acute angle. However, an opposite variation in growth rate of sintering necks can be found in the direction of the bisector of obtuse angle. The numerical simulation results show that the growth rate of the sintering necks is significantly affected by the initial local geomet- rical structure which is determined by the fiber angle.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51174236)the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)(No.2011CB606306)the Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of Porous Metal Materials(No.PMM-SKL-4-2012)
文摘An efficient high-order immersed interface method （IIM） is proposed to solve two-dimensional （2D） heat problems with fixed interfaces on Cartesian grids, which has the fourth-order accuracy in the maximum norm in both time and space directions. The space variable is discretized by a high-order compact （HOC） difference scheme with correction terms added at the irregular points. The time derivative is integrated by a Crank-Nicolson and alternative direction implicit （ADI） scheme. In this case, the time accuracy is just second-order. The Richardson extrapolation method is used to improve the time accuracy to fourth-order. The numerical results confirm the convergence order and the efficiency of the method.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52375370)the Natural Science Research General Program of Shanxi Province,China(No.202103021224048)+1 种基金the Shanxi Province Patent Transformation Project(No.202406019)the Shanxi-Zhejiang University New Materials and Chemical Research Institute Scientific Research Project(No.2022SXTD025).
文摘Zinc-based composites represent promising materials for orthopedic implants owing to their adjustable degradation rates and excellent biocompatibility.In this study,a series of Zn-10Mg-xHA(x=0-5 wt.%)composites with the core-shell structure were prepared through spark plasma sintering,and their microstructural,mechanical,and in vitro properties were systematically evaluated.Results showed that the doped hydroxyapatite(HA)is concentrated at the outer edge of the MgZn2 shell layer.The compression strength of the Zn-1oMg HA composite gradually decreased with the increase of the HA content,while its corrosion rate decreased initially and then increased.The corrosion resistance of the composite with the addition of 1 wt.%HA was improved compared to that of Zn-10Mg-0HA.However,the further increase of the HA content beyond 1 wt.%resulted in a faster degradation of the composite.Moreover,the Zn-10Mg-1HA composite significantly enhanced the activity of Mc3T3-E1 osteoblasts.Based on such findings,it is revealed that the composite containing 1 wt.%HA exhibits superior overall properties and is anticipated to serve as a promising candidate for bone implantmaterials.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Project (Grant No. 2016 YFB 1101403)the National Key Foundation for Exploring Scientific Instrument of China (Grant No. 2016 YQ 51627805)
文摘Additively manufactured Ti-6 Al-4 V lattice structures have found important niche applications. However, they often show insufficient compressive ductility or insufficient structural integrity. In this study,a batch of 45 octahedral Ti-6 Al-4 V lattice structures was manufactured in three different strut diameters(0.5, 1.0, 1.5 mm) by selective electron beam melting(SEBM). The influence of post-SEBM annealing on the compressive deformation characteristics of the lattice structure was investigated. The as-built Ti-6 Al-4 V lattices fragmented when the compressive strain reached 13%–23% depending on strut diameter.Annealing at 950?C(β transus temperature: 995?C) only slightly improved the compressive ductility of the lattice structures. However, annealing at 1050?C(β-annealing) fundamentally changed the compressive deformation mode of the lattice structures. The resultant compressive stress-strain curve was featured by a long smooth plateau and no facture occurred even after significant densification of the lattice structure had taken place(>50% of compressive strain).
