The Structure and Properties of Boundaries in Bicrystals of Boron-Doped Ni3(Al,l at% Ta)

1990 ◽  
Vol 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. J. Mills ◽  
S. H. Goods ◽  
S. M. Foiles
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Tensile Ductility ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Boron Doped ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Temperature Heat ◽  
Atomistic Calculations ◽  
Rate Of Cooling ◽  
Temperature Heat Treatment ◽  
Ductile State

ABSTRACTThe effect of boron on the structure and macroscopic properties of an isolated grain boundary in bicrystals of a non-stoichiometric Ni3Al alloy (76 at% Ni, 23 at% Al, 1 at%Ta) has been studied. The room temperature tensile ductility and fracture mode of the bicrystals varies dramatically with the rate of cooling after elevated temperature heat treatment. In the absence of significant segregation of boron to the boundary, the bicrystals fail via brittle interfacial fracture with little or no ductility. When the segregation of boron to the boundary is maximized, the bicrystals are highly ductile. High resolution transmission electron microscopy reveals that this ductile state is achieved without the formation of a detectable region of compositional disorder at the boundary. Atomistic calculations using a Monte Carlo scheme predict that only partial disordering of the planes immediately adjacent to the boundary should occur for Ni-rich alloys both with and without boron. These results suggest that the presence of boron causes an increase in the cohesive energy of the boundaries rather than a change in the local compositional ordering.

Mechanical Behavior of Contact Aluminum Alloy

2001 ◽  
Vol 695 ◽  
Author(s):  
David T. Read ◽  
Yi-Wen Cheng ◽  
J. David McColskey ◽  
Robert R. Keller
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Polycrystalline Aluminum ◽  
Aluminum Films ◽  
High Temperature Heat Treatment ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Silicon Transistors ◽  
Temperature Heat ◽  
Temperature Heat Treatment ◽  
Contact Metal

ABSTRACTWe report the results of tensile tests of thin films of Al-0.5 % Cu deposited on bare silicon. This material was subjected to the complete CMOS fabrication process, including a high-temperature heat treatment. Contact metal makes the electrical connection between the metal wiring and the silicon transistors in a chip. Room-temperature values of yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, and elongation were all lower than the corresponding values found previously for pure electron-beam-evaporated aluminum films. The strengths and elongation decreased slightly as the specimen temperature was raised from 25 to 150°C. The slopes of the stress-strain curves from unloading-reloading runs were lower than the accepted Young's modulus of bulk polycrystalline aluminum. The results are interpreted with the help of scanning and transmission electron microscopy.

Crystalline to Amorphous Transformation of Fe3B By 1 MeV Electron Irradiation

1981 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Mogro-Campero ◽  
E.L. Hall ◽  
J.L. Walter ◽  
A.J. Ratkowski
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscope ◽  
Electron Irradiation ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Ion Irradiation ◽  
Rapid Quenching ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Bright Field ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Diffraction Patterns

ABSTRACTSpecimens of amorphous Fe75B25 produced by rapid quenching from the melt were annealed to complete crystallization and subjected to 1 MeV electron irradiation in a transmission electron microscope at room temperature and at 130 K. The irradiation was interrupted at various intervals in order to obtain bright field images and diffraction patterns. The Fe3B crystals did not become amorphous at room temperature, even after damage levels of several dpa, whereas at 130 K the crystalline to amorphous transformation was observed to be complete at damage levels below 1 dpa. The results are combined with those of ion irradiation work on Fe3B; qualitative agreement is found between Fe3B and previous work on the Zr3Al alloy concerning their response to displacement damage by electron and ion irradiation.

Influence of Heat Treatment on Properties of Hot Isostatically Pressed Turbine Blade Superalloy IN738

2011 ◽  
Vol 264-265 ◽  
pp. 502-507 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saeed Farahany ◽  
M. Aghaie-Khafri ◽  
Ali Ourdjini ◽  
Mohd Hasbullah Idris
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Treatment Cycle ◽  
Post Heat Treatment ◽  
Cast Specimen ◽  
Temperature Heat ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Hip Process ◽  
Temperature Heat Treatment ◽  
Base Superalloy

Impact of heat treatment on hot isostatically pressed (HIP) Ni-base superalloy has been investigated before and after conducting HIP process. HIP was performed by applying a stress of 120 MPa at a temperature of 1200 °C for 2 hours under argon atmosphere followed by furnace cooling to room temperature. Heat treatment cycle was conducted on the samples according to GEB50A563. Microstructural observation demonstrated the deleterious change of  morphology after HIP process which causes to decrease of hardness and creep strength. However, pre heat treatment in compared with cast specimen show slight changes in microstructure but, post heat treatment can revert this change of  morphology completely and also increase the mechanical properties.

Thermal Aging of NdFeB Compression Molded Magnets

2017 ◽  
Vol 899 ◽  
pp. 572-575
Author(s):  
Daniel Rodrigues ◽  
Gilberto Vicente Concílio ◽  
Jose Adilson de Castro ◽  
Marcos Flavio de Campos
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Magnetic Properties ◽  
Rare Earth ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Polymer Degradation ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Temperature Heat ◽  
Electrical Motors ◽  
Temperature Heat Treatment ◽  
Cylindrical Samples

Compression moulded rare earth magnets are used in many applications, and one of them is in electrical motors, which can operate at temperatures as high as 150 °C. In high temperatures, oxidation and phase transformations may affect magnetic properties. Another issue to be considered is polymer degradation. In this paper cylindrical samples of a commercial ready-to-press raw material (MQPB+, Molycorp-Magnequench) were pressed to densities close to 5.50 g/cm3. These samples were cured (low temperature heat treatment) and thermal aged at 200 °C for 72 hours, under dynamic air. Physical characteristics (weight, dimensions and densities) and magnetic properties were measured at room temperature in a TCH2020 hysteresigraph (Globalmag). Degradation of magnetic properties was observed, and oxidation seems to be the main reason.

Slip Casting Derived α-TCP/HA Biphasic Ceramics

2007 ◽  
Vol 330-332 ◽  
pp. 51-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kui Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Slip Casting ◽  
Temperature Treatment ◽  
Microporous Structure ◽  
Temperature Heat ◽  
Higher Temperature ◽  
Temperature Heat Treatment

Biphasic α-tricalcium phosphate/hydroxyapatite (α-TCP/HA) calcium phosphate (BCP) is prepared through a modified slip casting based method: α-TCP powders are dispersed in the HA precursor solutions to form castable slurries, then the slurries are poured into round mold. After curing, the slurries turn into cakes. Room temperature curing leads the cakes to contain α-TCP and HA phases. Higher temperature heat treatment will result in the increase of HA content, while even higher temperature will leads the cakes to be triphasic. Low temperature derived BCP have particular microstructure with HA covers the surface of α-TCP powders, and these powders further agglomerate into large blocks. After higher temperature treatment, β-TCP dominates the cake and microporous structure is resulted.

Preparation and Characterization of ZrO2 Nanofibers and Nanobelts by Electrospinning

2016 ◽  
Vol 697 ◽  
pp. 701-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zheng Lian Liu ◽  
Ming Hao Fang ◽  
Chao Tang ◽  
Meng Wang ◽  
Yuan Jie Mao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Heat Treating ◽  
Energy Dispersive Spectrum ◽  
Hybrid Fibers ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Electrospinning Method ◽  
Temperature Heat ◽  
Higher Temperature ◽  
Temperature Heat Treatment

ZrO2 fibers and belts have been fabricated by heat-treating the hybrid fibers and belts which were prepared by electrospinning method. Fiber and belt properties, for instance, surface morphology, diameter of fibers, crystallization formation, etc. were investigated by various techniques, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffractometer (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy dispersive spectrum (EDS) included. It was found that more belts and thicker fibers appeared with increasing PVP content. Using N,N,N-trimethyl-1-dodecanaminium bromide (DTAB) can avoid formation of belts and reduce the diameter of fibers from a range of 270 to 750 nm to a range of 90 to 150 nm. It all obtained monoclinic ZrO2 fibers and belts after heat-treating (respectively at 700, 800, 900 °C) hybrid fibers and belts. The higher temperature heat-treatment leads rougher fibers and belts.

scholarly journals Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Al-3 Vol% CNT Nanocomposites Processed by High-Pressure Torsion

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (2) ◽  
pp. 1109-1112 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Asgharzadeh ◽  
H.S. Kim
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Tensile Ductility ◽  
Tensile Tests ◽  
Tensile Fracture ◽  
Tensile Fracture Surface ◽  
Transmission Electron

Abstract Al-3 vol% CNT nanocomposites were processed by high-pressure torsion (HPT) at room temperature under the pressure in the range of 2.5-10 GPa for up to 10 turns. Optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) were used to investigate the microstructural evolutions upon HPT. Mechanical properties of the HPT-processed disks were studied using tensile tests and microhardness measurements. The results show gradual evolutions in the density, microstructure, and hardness with increasing the number of turns and applied presure. Nanostructured and elongated Al grains with an average grain thickness of ~40 nm perpendicular to the compression axis of HPT and an aspect ratio of ~3 are formed after 10 turns under 6 GPa. Evaluating the mechanical properties of the 10-turn processed Al/CNT nanocomposites indicates a tensile strength of 321 MPa and a hardness of 122 Hv. The tensile fracture surface of the Al/CNT nanocomposite mostly demonstrates a smooth fracture manner with fine dimples resulting in a low tensile ductility of ~1.5%.

scholarly journals Insulator-Metal Transition in Nanostructured Ni-Al Thin Films

1999 ◽  
Vol 581 ◽  
Author(s):  
H.P. Ng ◽  
A.H.W. Ngan
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Negative Temperature Coefficient ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Negative Temperature ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Insulator Metal Transition ◽  
Substrate Independent

ABSTRACTThe electrical resistance of Ni-Al alloy thin films prepared by dc magnetron sputtering process was found to be abnormally high at room temperature. However, when heated at elevated temperatures, the resistance dropped significantly, exhibiting a remarkable negative temperature coefficient of resistance (TCR). The phenomenon was found to be substrate-independent. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy revealed that the films were essentially nanocrystalline and porous in nature. Analysis of the current density-electric field characteristics yielded a satisfactory agreement with either the space charge limited or the Poole-Frenkel models for electrical conduction. The negative TCR effect diminishes and the usual metallic resistance is restored in thicker films, probably due to reduction in particle separation and further coalescence of neighbouring crystallites.

Domain Formation in Synthetic Quartz

1971 ◽  
Vol 29 ◽  
pp. 156-157
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Comer
Keyword(s):  
Electron Beam ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Domain Formation ◽  
Synthetic Quartz ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Black Spots ◽  
Diffraction Mode ◽  
Domain Boundaries ◽  
Kikuchi Lines ◽  
Straight Lines

Domains visible by transmission electron microscopy, believed to be Dauphiné inversion twins, were found in some specimens of synthetic quartz heated to 680°C and cooled to room temperature. With the electron beam close to parallel to the [0001] direction the domain boundaries appeared as straight lines normal to <100> and <410> or <510> directions. In the selected area diffraction mode, a shift of the Kikuchi lines was observed when the electron beam was made to traverse the specimen across a boundary. This shift indicates a change in orientation which accounts for the visibility of the domain by diffraction contrast when the specimen is tilted. Upon exposure to a 100 KV electron beam with a flux of 5x 1018 electrons/cm2sec the boundaries are rapidly decorated by radiation damage centers appearing as black spots. Similar crystallographio boundaries were sometimes found in unannealed (0001) quartz damaged by electrons.

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