Investigation on sensing and stability property of spray deposited ZnO-acetone sensor at high temperature

2021 ◽  
pp. 113041
Author(s):  
T. Sonia ◽  
D. Balamurugan ◽  
B.G. Jeyaprakash
2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohua Sinhababu ◽  
Narendra Kumar ◽  
Monojit Dutta ◽  
Udayabhanu G.

Purpose The iron oxide-based goethite (FeOOH) is proven to be an alternative replacement for carcinogenic chrome-based pigments. Because of its low heat stability, it tends to lose water of hydration and turns red as temperature ascends beyond 240ºC. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to increase the heat stability temperature of industrial grade (IG) goethite pigment. For this, the IG goethite pigment was surface treated with sequestrant. The properties of untreated and treated IG goethite were compared. Design/methodology/approach Three different compounds (sodium hexametaphosphate, calcium disodium ethylene diamine tetra-acetate salt, sodium gluconate) were used into the IG goethite at different concentration level. The experiments were conducted by varying the temperature and exposure time of treated and untreated samples. The total colour difference value (DE) was compared for the treated and untreated samples. Findings The surface treatment of IG goethite showed significant enhancement in heat stability property. From X-ray diffraction results it was confirmed that with surface treatment, there was no phase change of IG goethite even at 300ºC. Fourier transform infrared analysis states that with surface treatment when there is gradual increase in temperature from 260ºC the % transmittance of the OH (hydroxyl) deformation region band is delayed due to sequestering effect. Also, based on the total colour DE, the colour tone of surface treated IG goethite was not perceptible by human eyes even at 280ºC. Research limitations/implications By increasing the heat stability of IG goethite, it will have increased spectrum of end usage in the high temperature coating segment. Coil coating is one of the biggest potential markets for this pigment. The increased heat stability will provide manufacturers with the option of an economical and non-toxic pigment in coil coatings and also in other sectors such as plastics, powder coatings and high temperature coatings. Practical implications The outcome of this study has been commercially implemented to produce heat stable goethite pigments in an industrial plant. The surface treated IG goethite pigments can be used in high-performance coil, powder and high temperature coatings. Originality/value The method for enhanced heat stability property of IG goethite by surface treatment with sequestrants is novel and could find numerous applications in high-performance coatings.


Author(s):  
M.S. Grewal ◽  
S.A. Sastri ◽  
N.J. Grant

Currently there is a great interest in developing nickel base alloys with fine and uniform dispersion of stable oxide particles, for high temperature applications. It is well known that the high temperature strength and stability of an oxide dispersed alloy can be greatly improved by appropriate thermomechanical processing, but the mechanism of this strengthening effect is not well understood. This investigation was undertaken to study the dislocation substructures formed in beryllia dispersed nickel alloys as a function of cold work both with and without intermediate anneals. Two alloys, one Ni-lv/oBeo and other Ni-4.5Mo-30Co-2v/oBeo were investigated. The influence of the substructures produced by Thermo-Mechanical Processing (TMP) on the high temperature creep properties of these alloys was also evaluated.


Author(s):  
B. J. Hockey

Ceramics, such as Al2O3 and SiC have numerous current and potential uses in applications where high temperature strength, hardness, and wear resistance are required often in corrosive environments. These materials are, however, highly anisotropic and brittle, so that their mechanical behavior is often unpredictable. The further development of these materials will require a better understanding of the basic mechanisms controlling deformation, wear, and fracture.The purpose of this talk is to describe applications of TEM to the study of the deformation, wear, and fracture of Al2O3. Similar studies are currently being conducted on SiC and the techniques involved should be applicable to a wide range of hard, brittle materials.


Author(s):  
D. R. Clarke ◽  
G. Thomas

Grain boundaries have long held a special significance to ceramicists. In part, this has been because it has been impossible until now to actually observe the boundaries themselves. Just as important, however, is the fact that the grain boundaries and their environs have a determing influence on both the mechanisms by which powder compaction occurs during fabrication, and on the overall mechanical properties of the material. One area where the grain boundary plays a particularly important role is in the high temperature strength of hot-pressed ceramics. This is a subject of current interest as extensive efforts are being made to develop ceramics, such as silicon nitride alloys, for high temperature structural applications. In this presentation we describe how the techniques of lattice fringe imaging have made it possible to study the grain boundaries in a number of refractory ceramics, and illustrate some of the findings.


Author(s):  
E. R. Kimmel ◽  
H. L. Anthony ◽  
W. Scheithauer

The strengthening effect at high temperature produced by a dispersed oxide phase in a metal matrix is seemingly dependent on at least two major contributors: oxide particle size and spatial distribution, and stability of the worked microstructure. These two are strongly interrelated. The stability of the microstructure is produced by polygonization of the worked structure forming low angle cell boundaries which become anchored by the dispersed oxide particles. The effect of the particles on strength is therefore twofold, in that they stabilize the worked microstructure and also hinder dislocation motion during loading.


Author(s):  
Shiro Fujishiro ◽  
Harold L. Gegel

Ordered-alpha titanium alloys having a DO19 type structure have good potential for high temperature (600°C) applications, due to the thermal stability of the ordered phase and the inherent resistance to recrystallization of these alloys. Five different Ti-Al-Ga alloys consisting of equal atomic percents of aluminum and gallium solute additions up to the stoichiometric composition, Ti3(Al, Ga), were used to study the growth kinetics of the ordered phase and the nature of its interface.The alloys were homogenized in the beta region in a vacuum of about 5×10-7 torr, furnace cooled; reheated in air to 50°C below the alpha transus for hot working. The alloys were subsequently acid cleaned, annealed in vacuo, and cold rolled to about. 050 inch prior to additional homogenization


Author(s):  
J. L. Farrant ◽  
J. D. McLean

For electron microscope techniques such as ferritin-labeled antibody staining it would be advantageous to have available a simple means of thin sectioning biological material without subjecting it to lipid solvents, impregnation with plastic monomers and their subsequent polymerization. With this aim in view we have re-examined the use of protein as an embedding medium. Gelatin which has been used in the past is not very satisfactory both because of its fibrous nature and the high temperature necessary to keep its solutions fluid. We have found that globular proteins such as the serum and egg albumins can be cross-linked so as to yield blocks which are suitable for ultrathin sectioning.


Author(s):  
N.J. Tighe ◽  
H.M. Flower ◽  
P.R. Swann

A differentially pumped environmental cell has been developed for use in the AEI EM7 million volt microscope. In the initial version the column of gas traversed by the beam was 5.5mm. This permited inclusion of a tilting hot stage in the cell for investigating high temperature gas-specimen reactions. In order to examine specimens in the wet state it was found that a pressure of approximately 400 torr of water saturated helium was needed around the specimen to prevent dehydration. Inelastic scattering by the water resulted in a sharp loss of image quality. Therefore a modified cell with an ‘airgap’ of only 1.5mm has been constructed. The shorter electron path through the gas permits examination of specimens at the necessary pressure of moist helium; the specimen can still be tilted about the side entry rod axis by ±7°C to obtain stereopairs.


Author(s):  
P.P.K. Smith

Grains of pigeonite, a calcium-poor silicate mineral of the pyroxene group, from the Whin Sill dolerite have been ion-thinned and examined by TEM. The pigeonite is strongly zoned chemically from the composition Wo8En64FS28 in the core to Wo13En34FS53 at the rim. Two phase transformations have occurred during the cooling of this pigeonite:- exsolution of augite, a more calcic pyroxene, and inversion of the pigeonite from the high- temperature C face-centred form to the low-temperature primitive form, with the formation of antiphase boundaries (APB's). Different sequences of these exsolution and inversion reactions, together with different nucleation mechanisms of the augite, have created three distinct microstructures depending on the position in the grain.In the core of the grains small platelets of augite about 0.02μm thick have farmed parallel to the (001) plane (Fig. 1). These are thought to have exsolved by homogeneous nucleation. Subsequently the inversion of the pigeonite has led to the creation of APB's.


Author(s):  
P. E. Batson ◽  
C. H. Chen ◽  
J. Silcox

Electron energy loss experiments combined with microscopy have proven to be a valuable tool for the exploration of the structure of electronic excitations in materials. These types of excitations, however, are difficult to measure because of their small intensity. In a usual situation, the filament of the microscope is run at a very high temperature in order to present as much intensity as possible at the specimen. This results in a degradation of the ultimate energy resolution of the instrument due to thermal broadening of the electron beam.We report here observations and measurements on a new LaB filament in a microscope-velocity spectrometer system. We have found that, in general, we may retain a good energy resolution with intensities comparable to or greater than those available with the very high temperature tungsten filament. We have also explored the energy distribution of this filament.


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