Microwave Induced Plasma (MIP) Brazing of Silicon Nitride to Stainless Steel

1996 ◽  
Vol 430 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Samandi ◽  
M. Bate ◽  
R. Donnan ◽  
S. Miyake
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Heating Rate ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Fast Heating ◽  
Reactive Metal ◽  
Microwave Induced Plasma ◽  
Microstructural Characterisation ◽  
Joint Quality ◽  
Unique Capability

AbstractIn an attempt to accelerate the process of joining of metals to ceramics, a new rapid brazing technology has been developed. In this process, referred to as Microwave Induced Plasma (MIP) brazing, a microwave plasma is used to rapidly heat the ceramic and metal to the melting temperature of the reactive braze material. The heating rate obtained by MIP could be many times faster than those achieved by conventional resistive heating in a tube furnace. The fast heating rate has no detrimental effect on the joint quality and in fact results in the formation of a thick interfacial film suggesting significant interdiffusion between the braze and ceramic, possibly stimulated by the microwave radiation. In this paper the experimental arrangement of the MIP system is described. The unique capability of the MIP heating is demonstrated by successful joining of hot pressed silicon nitride to stainless steel using reactive metal brazing. The results of microstructural characterisation of the joints carried out by SEM and EDS will also be presented.

scholarly journals The Effect of Ultra-Fast Heating on the Microstructure, Grain Size and Texture Evolution of a Commercial Low-C, Medium-Mn DP Steel

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandros Banis ◽  
Eliseo Hernandez Duran ◽  
Vitaliy Bliznuk ◽  
Ilchat Sabirov ◽  
Roumen H. Petrov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Heating Rate ◽  
Rapid Heating ◽  
Texture Evolution ◽  
Heating Time ◽  
Manganese Steel ◽  
Low Carbon ◽  
Fast Heating ◽  
Suitable Alternative ◽  
Heated Sample

The effect of ultra-fast heating on the microstructures of steel has been thoroughly studied over the last year as it imposes a suitable alternative for the production of ultra high strength steel grades. Rapid reheating followed by quenching leads to fine-grained mixed microstructures. This way the desirable strength/ductility ratio can be achieved while the use of costly alloying elements is significantly reduced. The current work focuses on the effect of ultra-fast heating on commercial dual phase grades for use in the automotive industry. Here, a cold-rolled, low-carbon, medium-manganese steel was treated with a rapid heating rate of 780 °C/s to an intercritical peak temperature (760 °C), followed by subsequent quenching. For comparison, a conventionally heated sample was studied with a heating rate of 10 °C/s. The initial microstructure of both sets of samples consisted of ferrite, pearlite and martensite. It is found that the very short heating time impedes the dissolution of cementite and leads to an interface-controlled α → γ transformation. The undissolved cementite affects the grain size of the parent austenite grains and of the microstructural constituents after quenching. The final microstructure consists of ferrite and martensite in a 4/1 ratio, undissolved cementite and traces of austenite while the presence of bainite is possible. Finally, it is shown that the texture is not strongly affected during ultra-fast heating, and the recovery and recrystallization of ferrite are taking place simultaneously with the α → γ transformation.

scholarly journals Synthesis of Multiwalled Carbon Nanotubes on Stainless Steel by Atmospheric Pressure Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (13) ◽  
pp. 4468 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dashuai Li ◽  
Ling Tong ◽  
Bo Gao
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotubes ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Chemical Vapor Deposition ◽  
Vapor Deposition ◽  
Atmospheric Pressure ◽  
Microwave Plasma ◽  
Hydrogen Plasma ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Plasma Chemical ◽  
Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition

In this paper, we synthesize carbon nanotubes (CNTs) by using atmospheric pressure microwave plasma chemical vapor deposition (AMPCVD). In AMPCVD, a coaxial plasma generator provides 200 W 2.45 GHz microwave plasma at atmospheric pressure to decompose the precursor. A high-temperature tube furnace provides a suitable growth temperature for the deposition of CNTs. Optical fiber spectroscopy was used to measure the compositions of the argon–ethanol–hydrogen plasma. A comparative experiment of ethanol precursor decomposition, with and without plasma, was carried out to measure the role of the microwave plasma, showing that the 200 W microwave plasma can decompose 99% of ethanol precursor at any furnace temperature. CNTs were prepared on a stainless steel substrate by using the technology to decompose ethanol with the plasma power of 200 W at the temperatures of 500, 600, 700, and 800 °C; CNT growth increases with the increase in temperature. Prepared CNTs, analyzed by SEM and HRTEM, were shown to be multiwalled and tangled with each other. The measurement of XPS and Raman spectroscopy indicates that many oxygenated functional groups have attached to the surface of the CNTs.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Hydrogen Yield Evolution in Gaseous Fraction and Biochar Structure Resulting from Walnut Shells Pyrolysis

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (23) ◽  
pp. 6359
Author(s):  
Elena David
Keyword(s):  
Heating Rate ◽  
Pyrolysis Temperature ◽  
Walnut Shell ◽  
Hydrogen Yield ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Fast Heating ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Walnut Shells ◽  
Water Vapors ◽  
Gaseous Fraction

Conversion experiments of wet and dry walnut shells were performed, the influence of moisture content on the hydrogen yield in the gas fraction was estimated and the resulted biochar structure was presented. Measurements of the biochar structures were performed using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy methods. The results demonstrate that heating rate played a key role in the pyrolysis process and influenced the biochar structure. Under fast heating rate, the interactions between the water vapors released and other intermediate products, such as biochar was enhanced and consequently more hydrogen was generated. It could also be observed that both biochar samples, obtained from wet and dry walnut shells, had an approximately smooth surface and are different from the rough surface of the raw walnut shell, but there are not obvious differences in shape and pores structure between the two biochar samples. The increasing of the biochar surface area versus pyrolysis temperature is due tothe formation of micropores in structure. The biochar shows a surface morphology in the form of particles with rough, compact and porous structure. In addition the biochar structure confirmed that directly pyrolysis of wet walnut shells without predried treatment has enhanced the hydrogen content in the gas fraction.

Tribological properties of silicon nitride ceramics coated with DLC and DLC-Si against 316L stainless steel

Vacuum ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 81 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1448-1452 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.R. Gomes ◽  
S.S. Camargo ◽  
R.A. Simão ◽  
J.M. Carrapichano ◽  
C.A. Achete ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Tribological Properties ◽  
316L Stainless Steel ◽  
Nitride Ceramics
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