Metastable copper-chromium alloy films

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 1370-1376 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.P. Payne ◽  
B.M. Clemens

Due to the large positive heat of mixing associated with the Cu–Cr binary system, solid solutions exist only as nonequilibrium states. In this study, a series of metastable Cu–Cr alloys ranging in composition from 14.1 to 75.4% copper was fabricated by sputter deposition. Symmetric, asymmetric, and grazing incidence x-ray diffraction geometries were used to trace the phase transition from bcc to fcc crystal structures with increasing Cu fraction. It is shown that the transition takes place not by a two-phase region suggested by equilibrium thermodynamics, but rather through gradual disordering of the bcc lattice as copper atoms are substitutionally accommodated. At a critical saturation near 71% Cu, the bcc structure becomes unstable relative to the fcc and a phase transition occurs. The free energies of the kinetically constrained Cu–Cr system are modeled and the results are found to agree well with observed behavior.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Anthony M.T. Bell ◽  
Francis Clegg ◽  
Christopher M.B. Henderson

Abstract Hydrothermally synthesised K2ZnSi5O12 has a polymerised framework structure with the same topology as leucite (KAlSi2O6, tetragonal I41/a), which has two tetrahedrally coordinated Al3+ cations replaced by Zn2+ and Si4+. At 293 K it has a cation-ordered framework P21/c monoclinic structure with lattice parameters a = 13.1773(2) Å, b = 13.6106(2) Å, c = 13.0248(2) Å and β = 91.6981(9)°. This structure is isostructural with K2MgSi5O12, the first cation-ordered leucite analogue characterised. With increasing temperature, the P21/c structure transforms reversibly to cation-ordered framework orthorhombic Pbca. This transition takes place over the temperature range 848−863 K where both phases coexist; there is an ~1.2% increase in unit cell volume between 843 K (P21/c) and 868 K (Pbca), characteristic of a first-order, displacive, ferroelastic phase transition. Spontaneous strain analysis defines the symmetry- and non-symmetry related changes and shows that the mechanism is weakly first order; the two-phase region is consistent with the mechanism being a strain-related martensitic transition.


2001 ◽  
Vol 678 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.J. Schilling ◽  
R.C. Tittsworth ◽  
V. Palshin ◽  
J. Xu ◽  
E. Ma ◽  
...  

AbstractEXAFS and XANES analysis have been applied in a study of ball-milled nano-crystalline iron-nickel alloys prepared with overall compositions spanning the two-phase region. EXAFS analysis was used to determine bond distances for like and unlike atom pairs in single phase face-centered cubic Fe-Ni alloys, demonstrating the presence of bond dilation for unlike neighbors. Using XANES analysis, the compositions of the two coexisting solid solutions were determined to characterize the ball-milled two-phase region. The compositions of the coexisting face-centered and body-centered cubic phases were found to be consistent with the overall composition of the mixture. The results obtained for the negative heat-of-mixing Fe-Ni system were used for comparison to the positive heat-of-mixing Fe-Cu system.


Author(s):  
Liubov Toropova ◽  
Danil Aseev ◽  
Sergei Osipov ◽  
Alexander Ivanov

This paper is devoted to the mathematical modeling of a combined effect of directional and bulk crystallization in a phase transition layer with allowance for nucleation and evolution of newly born particles. We consider two models with and without fluctuations in crystal growth velocities, which are analytically solved using the saddle-point technique. The particle-size distribution function, solid-phase fraction in a supercooled two-phase layer, its thickness and permeability, solidification velocity, and desupercooling kinetics are defined. This solution enables us to characterize the mushy layer composition. We show that the region adjacent to the liquid phase is almost free of crystals and has a constant temperature gradient. Crystals undergo intense growth leading to fast mushy layer desupercooling in the middle of a two-phase region. The mushy region adjacent to the solid material is filled with the growing solid phase structures and is almost desupercooled.


Mayer’s method for the expansion of the partition function of a gas is adapted to the calculation of the partition function of a binary solid solution. The partition function is expanded in powers of the atomic fraction. Singularities in this expansion correspond to a phase transition. The singularity can be calculated in the simplest case of a binary solution with a two-phase region. This case is treated in full; the limits of solubility and the specific heat are obtained. The latter is discontinuous at the phase boundaries.


2015 ◽  
Vol 782 ◽  
pp. 71-76
Author(s):  
Li Rui Huo ◽  
Qun Bo Fan ◽  
Rui Hua Gao ◽  
Fu Chi Wang

As a new material, the microstructure of β20C titanium alloy can match well with property by forging process. However, the microstructure of billet is inhomogeneous in actual forging. For ensuring microstructures homogenization, two forging processes are designed. Process 1 is large deformation above the phase transition (T=1050°C, 70% deformation) and small deformation in two-phase region (T=860°C~890°C, ≤40% deformation). Process 2 is small deformation above the phase transition (T=1050°C, 40% deformation) and large deformation in two-phase region (T=860°C~890°C, 50%~60% deformation). Then microstructures are observed and dynamic compressive strength and the critical fracture strain of samples are test after solid-solution treatment. It turns out that the homogeneity of microstructure of process 2 is improved by heat treatment. The microstructure is lamellar microstructure with 1650MPa dynamic strength and 15% critical fracture strain through “Process 1 + 840°C 1h/FC” while the microstructure is equiaxed microstructure with 1650MPa dynamic strength and 20% critical fracture strain through “Process 2 + 840°C 1h/FC”. In conclusion, the microstructure of large deformation in two-phase region can accumulate more deformation energy which is beneficial for dynamic recrystallization.


Author(s):  
Md. Hamidul Kabir ◽  
Ravshan Makhkamov ◽  
Shaila Kabir

The solution properties and phase behavior of ammonium hexylene octyl succinate (HOS) was investigated in water and water-oil system. The critical micelle concentration (CMC) of HOS is lower than that of anionic surfactants having same carbon number in the lipophilic part. The phase diagrams of a water/ HOS system and water/ HOS/ C10EO8/ dodecane system were also constructed. Above critical micelle concentration, the surfactant forms a normal micellar solution (Wm) at a low surfactant concentration whereas a lamellar liquid crystalline phase (La) dominates over a wide region through the formation of a two-phase region (La+W) in the binary system. The lamellar phase is arranged in the form of a biocompatible vesicle which is very significant for the drug delivery system. The surfactant tends to be hydrophilic when it is mixed with C10EO8 and a middle-phase microemulsion (D) is appeared in the water-surfactant-dodecane system where both the water and oil soluble drug ingredient can be incorporated in the form of a dispersion. Hence, mixing can tune the hydrophile-lipophile properties of the surfactant. Key words: Ammonium hexylene octyl succinate, mixed surfactant, lamellar liquid crystal, middle-phase microemulsion. Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. Vol.3(1-2) 2004 The full text is of this article is available at the Dhaka Univ. J. Pharm. Sci. website


Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 727
Author(s):  
Shiyun Jin ◽  
Huifang Xu ◽  
Seungyeol Lee

The enigmatic Bøggild intergrowth in iridescent labradorite crystals was revisited in light of recent work on the incommensurately modulated structures in the intermediated plagioclase. Five igneous samples and one metamorphic labradorite sample with various compositions and lamellar thicknesses were studied in this paper. The lamellar textures were characterized with conventional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM). The compositions of individual lamellae were analyzed with high-resolution energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) mapping and atom probe tomography (APT). The average structure states of the studied samples were also compared with single-crystal X-ray diffraction data (SC-XRD). The Na-rich lamellae have a composition of An44–48, and the Ca-rich lamellae range from An56 to An63. Significant differences between the lamellar compositions of different samples were observed. The compositions of the Bøggild intergrowth do not only depend on the bulk compositions, but also on the thermal history of the host rock. The implications on the subsolidus phase relationships of the plagioclase feldspar solid solution are discussed. The results cannot be explained by a regular symmetrical solvus such as the Bøggild gap, but they support an inclined two-phase region that closes at low temperature.


2001 ◽  
Vol 123 (4) ◽  
pp. 811-818 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Ishimoto ◽  
Mamoru Oike ◽  
Kenjiro Kamijo

The two-dimensional characteristics of the vapor-liquid two-phase flow of liquid helium in a pipe are numerically investigated to realize the further development and high performance of new cryogenic engineering applications. First, the governing equations of the two-phase flow of liquid helium based on the unsteady thermal nonequilibrium multi-fluid model are presented and several flow characteristics are numerically calculated, taking into account the effect of superfluidity. Based on the numerical results, the two-dimensional structure of the two-phase flow of liquid helium is shown in detail, and it is also found that the phase transition of the normal fluid to the superfluid and the generation of superfluid counterflow against normal fluid flow are conspicuous in the large gas phase volume fraction region where the liquid to gas phase change actively occurs. Furthermore, it is clarified that the mechanism of the He I to He II phase transition caused by the temperature decrease is due to the deprivation of latent heat for vaporization from the liquid phase. According to these theoretical results, the fundamental characteristics of the cryogenic two-phase flow are predicted. The numerical results obtained should contribute to the realization of advanced cryogenic industrial applications.


Processes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 413
Author(s):  
Sandra Lopez-Zamora ◽  
Jeonghoon Kong ◽  
Salvador Escobedo ◽  
Hugo de Lasa

The prediction of phase equilibria for hydrocarbon/water blends in separators, is a subject of considerable importance for chemical processes. Despite its relevance, there are still pending questions. Among them, is the prediction of the correct number of phases. While a stability analysis using the Gibbs Free Energy of mixing and the NRTL model, provide a good understanding with calculation issues, when using HYSYS V9 and Aspen Plus V9 software, this shows that significant phase equilibrium uncertainties still exist. To clarify these matters, n-octane and water blends, are good surrogates of naphtha/water mixtures. Runs were developed in a CREC vapor–liquid (VL_ Cell operated with octane–water mixtures under dynamic conditions and used to establish the two-phase (liquid–vapor) and three phase (liquid–liquid–vapor) domains. Results obtained demonstrate that the two phase region (full solubility in the liquid phase) of n-octane in water at 100 °C is in the 10-4 mol fraction range, and it is larger than the 10-5 mol fraction predicted by Aspen Plus and the 10-7 mol fraction reported in the technical literature. Furthermore, and to provide an effective and accurate method for predicting the number of phases, a machine learning (ML) technique was implemented and successfully demonstrated, in the present study.


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