scholarly journals Preparation and Assessment of Heat-Treated α-Chitin Nanowhiskers Reinforced Poly(viny alcohol) Film for Packaging Application

Materials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 1883 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chao Peng ◽  
Guangxue Chen
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Barrier Properties ◽  
Mechanical Tests ◽  
Light Transmittance ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Chitin Nanowhiskers

In this study, poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) composite films enhanced by α-chitin nanowhiskers (ChWs) were prepared through heat treatment. The obtained membranes were assessed by means of FTIR spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, regular light transmittance, mechanical tests, permeability and water absorption. The influence of the nano-component and heat treatment on the mechanical, thermal and water-resistant properties of the composite membrane were analyzed. From the results of the work, the produced films with excellent barrier properties and inexpensive raw processed materials have great prospects in packaging applications.

Hardening of Selective Laser Melted M2 Steel

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Yang ◽  
Yishu Zhang ◽  
Haoxing You ◽  
Richard Smith ◽  
Richard D. Sisson
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Cutting Tools ◽  
High Speed Steel ◽  
High Hardness ◽  
Steel Part ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Near Net Shape

Abstract Selective laser melting (SLM) is an additive manufacturing technique that can be used to make the near-net-shape metal parts. M2 is a high-speed steel widely used in cutting tools, which is due to its high hardness of this steel. Conventionally, the hardening heat treatment process, including quenching and tempering, is conducted to achieve the high hardness for M2 wrought parts. It was debated if the hardening is needed for additively manufactured M2 parts. In the present work, the M2 steel part is fabricated by SLM. It is found that the hardness of as-fabricated M2 SLM parts is much lower than the hardened M2 wrought parts. The characterization was conducted including X-ray diffraction (XRD), optical microscopy, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) to investigate the microstructure evolution of as-fabricated, quenched, and tempered M2 SLM part. The M2 wrought part was heat-treated simultaneously with the SLM part for comparison. It was found the hardness of M2 SLM part after heat treatment is increased and comparable to the wrought part. Both quenched and tempered M2 SLM and wrought parts have the same microstructure, while the size of the carbides in the wrought part is larger than that in the SLM part.

EFFECT OF HEAT TREATMENT ON MICROSTRUCTURE AND CORROSION RESISTANCE OF Ni-B-W-Mo COATING DEPOSITED BY ELECTROLESS METHOD

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (08) ◽  
pp. 1950023 ◽  
Author(s):  
ARKADEB MUKHOPADHYAY ◽  
TAPAN KUMAR BARMAN ◽  
PRASANTA SAHOO
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Electrochemical Techniques ◽  
Sodium Molybdate ◽  
Medium Carbon Steel ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Solid Solution Strengthening ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Electroless Coatings

The present work reports the deposition of a quaternary Ni-B-W-Mo coating on AISI 1040 medium carbon steel and its characterization. Quaternary deposits are obtained by suitably modifying existing electroless Ni-B bath. Composition of the as-deposited coating is analyzed by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The structural aspects of the as-deposited and coatings heat treated at 300[Formula: see text]C, 350[Formula: see text]C, 400[Formula: see text]C, 450[Formula: see text]C and 500[Formula: see text]C are determined using X-ray diffraction technique. Surface of the as-deposited and heat-treated coatings is examined using a scanning electron microscope. Very high W deposition could be observed when sodium molybdate is present in the borohydride-based bath along with sodium tungstate. The coatings in their as-deposited condition are amorphous while crystallization takes place on heat treatment. A nodulated surface morphology of the deposits is also observed. Vickers’ microhardness and crystallite size measurement reveal inclusion of W and Mo results in enhanced thermal stability of the coatings. Solid solution strengthening of the electroless coatings by W and Mo is also observed. The applicability of kinetic strength theory to the hardening of the coatings on heat treatment is also investigated. Corrosion resistance of Ni-B-W-Mo coatings and effect of heat treatment on the same are also determined by electrochemical techniques.

Magnetization and XRD Studies of Laser Heat Treated SmCo5 Powders

2021 ◽  
Vol 1016 ◽  
pp. 1299-1304
Author(s):  
Naidu Seetala ◽  
Deidre Henderson ◽  
Jumel Jno-Baptiste ◽  
Hao Wen ◽  
Sheng Min Guo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Hydrogen Gas ◽  
Vacuum Furnace ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Micro Particles ◽  
Laser Heat ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Xrd Studies ◽  
Hydride Phases

The microstructure and magnetization of SmCo5 micro-particles may be used as feedstock for 3D printing to make miniature strong magnets. Thus, the magnetic response and microstructures of commercially available SmCo5 micro-particles were studied under various heat treatments using a high wattage laser. The magnetization of laser heat treated powders at 50-watt showed an increase in magnetization, while the 75-watt melt showed a little to no change. Unfortunately, the coercivity of both laser heat treated samples decreased significantly. Oxidation during the heat treatment is suspected to result in low coercivity. Purging with argon-gas prior to laser heating showed improved coercivity. To further minimize the oxidation problem a set of SmCo5 powder was reduced prior to laser heat treatment using a constant flow of hydrogen gas while being heated at various temperatures from 100 oC to 400 oC for a period of ~4 hours. The results show that the magnetization generally increases with the temperature, while the coercivity decreases significantly. Another set of SmCo5 was annealed in a vacuum furnace for one hour at temperatures between 200 oC and 400 oC in order to confirm that no hydride phases were formed during reduction. The magnetization and coercivity showed similar variations with annealing temperature to those for the reduced powders confirming that these variations may be due to change in crystal structure rather than formation of hydrides. X-ray Diffraction (XRD) studies were performed to identify the changes in crystal phases.

Copper(I) Halide Nanoparticle-dispersed Glasses Prepared by Copper Staining

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2480-2485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kohei Kadono ◽  
Tatsuya Suetsugu ◽  
Takeshi Ohtani ◽  
Toshihiko Einishi ◽  
Takashi Tarumi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Surface Region ◽  
Borosilicate Glasses ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Depth Profiles ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Glass Heat

Copper(I) chloride and bromide nanoparticle-dispersed glasses were prepared by means of a conventional copper staining. The staining was performed by the following process: copper stain was applied on the surfaces of Cl−- or Br−-ion-containing borosilicate glasses, and the glasses were heat-treated at 510 °C for various times. Typical exciton bands observed in the absorption spectra of the glasses after the heat treatment indicated that CuCl and CuBr particles were formed in the surface region of the glasses. The average sizes of the CuCl and CuBr particles in the glasses heat-treated for 48 h were estimated at 4.8 and 2.7 nm, respectively. The nanoparticles were also characterized by x-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. Depth profiles of Cu and CuBr concentration in the glass heat-treated for 48 h were measured. Copper decreased in concentration monotonously with depth, reaching up to 60 μm, while the CuBr concentration had a maximum at about 25 μm in depth.

scholarly journals Hydrogen Detection with SAW Polymer/Quantum Dots Sensitive Films

Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (20) ◽  
pp. 4481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Izabela Constantinoiu ◽  
Cristian Viespe
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
High Specific Surface Area ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Gas Molecules

Regarding the use of hydrogen as a fuel, it is necessary to measure its concentration in air at room temperature. In this paper, sensitive composite films have been developed for surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensors, using quantum dots (QDs) and polymers. Si/SiO2 QDs were used due to having a high specific surface area, which considerably improves the sensitivity of the sensors compared to those that only have a polymer. Si/SiO2 QDs were obtained by laser ablation and analyzed by X-ray diffraction and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Two types of polymers were used: polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). Polymer and polymer with QDs compositions were deposited on the sensor substrate by drop casting. A heat treatment was performed on the films at 80 °C with a thermal dwell of two hours. The sensors obtained were tested at different hydrogen concentrations at room temperature. A limit of detection (LOD) of 452 ppm was obtained by the sensor with PDMS and Si/SiO2 QDs, which was heat treated. The results demonstrated the potential of using QDs to improve the sensitivity of the SAW sensors and to achieve a heat treatment that increases its adsorption capacity of the gas molecules.

Effect of the Platinum Electroplated Layer Thickness on the Coatings’ Microstructure

2017 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-297
Author(s):  
Maryana Zagula-Yavorska ◽  
Kamil Gancarczyk ◽  
Jan Sieniawski
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Diffusion Zone ◽  
Roughness Parameter ◽  
Inconel 625 ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Inconel 625 Superalloy ◽  
Two Phases ◽  
Electroplating Process

AbstractCMSX 4 and Inconel 625 superalloys were coated by platinum layers (3 and 7 μm thick) in the electroplating process. The heat treatment of platinum layers (at 1,050 ˚C for 2 h) was performed to increase platinum adherence to the superalloys substrate. The diffusion zone obtained on CMSX 4 superalloy (3 and 7 μm platinum thick before heat treatment) consisted of two phases: γ-Ni(Al, Cr) and (Al0.25Pt0.75)Ni3. The diffusion zone obtained on Inconel 625 superalloy (3 μm platinum thick before heat treatment) consisted of the α-Pt(Ni, Cr, Al) phase. Moreover, γ-Ni(Cr, Al) phase was identified. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) results revealed the presence of platinum in the diffusion zone of the heat-treated coating (7 μm platinum thick) on Inconel 625 superalloy. The surface roughness parameter Ra of heat-treated coatings increased with the increase of platinum layers thickness. This was due to the unequal mass flow of platinum and nickel.

scholarly journals Study of electrical properties of a reduced graphene-oxadiazole-2-thiol (rGS) PVA polymer composite

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emaad T Bakir Al-Tikrity ◽  
Ibrahim F Waheed ◽  
Sabah M Ali
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Properties ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Composite Films ◽  
Low Frequency ◽  
Covalent Bonding ◽  
Poly Vinyl Alcohol ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Reduced Graphene ◽  
Tan Δ

This work reports the synthesis and characterisation of reduced graphene-1,3,4-oxadiazole-2-thiol (rGS) as a novel nanocompound derivative for graphene. The preparation was performed through a series of reactions starting from graphene oxide, followed by incorporation of different proportions of this nanocompound with poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), via non-covalent bonding, to afford the rGS/PVA polymer composites. The pure rGS compound, rGS/PVA composite films and pure PVA film were characterised by different techniques including infrared (Fourier transform infrared) spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and powder x-ray diffraction. The electrical properties of the composite films, involving dielectric constant, permittivity ( ε′), imaginary permittivity ( ε″), conductivity (σAC) and loss factor tan δ, were investigated. The measurements were performed at frequencies of (5kHz to 0.5 MHz) at room temperature. At low frequency, the dielectric permittivity ( ε′) and imaginary permittivity ( ε″) attained higher values in all cases, although with increasing frequency these values diminished rapidly. It was also found that the alternating current conductivity of the composites increased with increasing frequency.

Morphology of Carbon Micro-Coils

2004 ◽  
Vol 449-452 ◽  
pp. 205-208
Author(s):  
M. Fujii ◽  
S. Motojima
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Lattice Structure ◽  
Diffraction Method ◽  
Chemical Vapor ◽  
Amorphous Structure ◽  
Treatment Temperature ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Higher Temperature

The double helical carbon micro-coils were obtained by chemical vapor deposition. As-grown carbon micro-coils with amorphous structure were heat-treated at various temperatures up to 3000°C . By heat treatment, the shape of the coils was not changed. The morphology of these coils was observed in detail using electron microscope. The lattice structure was analyzed by X-ray diffraction method. Heat treatment temperature dependence of the magnetoresistance and the measurement of Raman spectra suggest that the coils heattreated at higher temperature are more highly graphitized.

Structures and physical properties of carbon fibers from coal tar mesophase pitch

1987 ◽  
Vol 2 (6) ◽  
pp. 850-857 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hamada ◽  
T. Nishida ◽  
Y. Sajiki ◽  
M. Matsumoto ◽  
M. Endo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
Coal Tar ◽  
Transverse Cross Section ◽  
Mesophase Pitch ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Transverse Magnetoresistance ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Degree Of Graphitization

Carbon fibers having various types of structures were prepared by spinning coal tar mesophase pitch, followed by thermosetting and heat treatment at high temperature. Two kinds of spinning—spinning with stirring the pitch above a capillary and without stirring—have been tried to form pitch fibers from coal tar mesophase pitch. Carbon fibers obtained from mesophase pitch and spun without stirring have a radial transverse structure where the graphite layers are arranged radially in the transverse cross section of the fibers. Carbon fibers made with a stirring system can have random, onion, and a novel “quasionion structure” by changing the spinning conditions. Carbon fibers spun with stirring are less graphitizable than those spun without stirring. No separation of the ten diffraction bands into 100 and 101 peaks and no appearance of a 112 peak were observed by x-ray diffraction when the fibers were heat treated at 2700°C, whereas carbon fibers spun without stirring show clear evidence of graphitization by heat treatment at 2700°C. Transverse magnetoresistance effects at 77 K, (Δρ/ρ)t have been measured to characterize the structure of the carbon fibers. The carbon fibers spun with stirring and heat treated at 2500°C generally exhibit a negative transverse magnetoresistance effect, whereas the carbon fibers spun without stirring exhibit a positive magnetoresistance. Good correlations are found among d002, Lc (002), transverse magnetoresistance, and resistivity at room temperature of carbon fibers spun under various conditions and heat treated at 2500°C. The tensile strengths (TS) of carbon fibers that are less graphitized are higher than those of carbon fibers with a higher degree of graphitization if tensile moduli (TM) are almost constant.

Preferred orientation of high performance carbon fibers

1992 ◽  
Vol 7 (9) ◽  
pp. 2612-2620 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Hamada ◽  
M. Furuyama ◽  
T. Tomioka ◽  
M. Endo
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Carbon Fibers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Preferred Orientation ◽  
Fiber Axis ◽  
Precursor Fiber ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Heat Treated ◽  
Clear Peak

The preferred orientation of polyacrylnitrile (PAN)-based carbon fibers, mesophase pitch-derived carbon fibers, and pitch precursor fibers was studied by using x-ray diffraction technique. The half width at half maximum (HWHM) intensity of the φ scan x-ray diffraction profiles of these fibers was a minimum at around 2θ = 26°. The result implies that a crystallite with a larger coherence length of crystallite size Lc(002) is better aligned along the fiber axis than that with a smaller Lc(002) in these fibers. Further, θ-2θ scan profiles depending on φ showed that a better aligned crystallite possesses a larger Lc(002) than a misaligned one. Lc(002) of a significantly misoriented crystallite remained constant at about 2 nm even after heat-treatment, though Lc(002) of a well-aligned crystallite was easily changed by heat-treatment for both PAN and pitch-based fibers. The pitch precursor fiber exhibited a clear peak at about 2θ = 7° in the θ-2θ profile and unusual ° scan profiles for 2θ around 7°, which were explained by assuming columnar structures formed by molecule stacking along the c-axis with periodic arrangements of the columns perpendicular to the c-axis. The periodic column stacking structure observed in the pitch precursor fiber was also detected in pitch-based carbon fibers heat-treated at lower temperatures.

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