Modern Powder Metallurgy: Chemical Composition Design for Improved Heat Resistant Alloys

The modern approach to the design of heat-resistant metal alloys (HRAs) is analyzed, according to which the creep rupture characteristics of an alloy are mostly determined by the strength of interatomic bonding at grain boundaries (GBs) and in the bulk of a matrix phase. The main attention is paid to the concept of “low alloying additions” to polycrystalline alloys with transition metals, because of which the cohesive strength of the GBs and the cohesion energy of the alloy matrix are increased. This approach is especially important in relation to alloys obtained by powder metallurgy, which, in the compacted state, are fine-grained polycrystals. The methodology for calculating the key parameters of the theory (the energy of impurity segregation to the grain boundaries Egb and to the free surface Efs, as well as the values of the partial molar energy of the cohesion of the alloys) from the first principles is given. The results of applying the theory to the study of Ni-, Cr- and Ti-based alloys and the development of new HRAs based on them are presented. Typical defects in the microstructures of objects obtained using additive technologies (AT) and the application efficiency of standard methods of processing powder alloys (Hot Isostatic Pressing (HIP), heat treatment (HT)) to improve the microstructure and increase the mechanical properties are considered.

Thermodynamics Properties of 1,1-Carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) and 4-Imidazole Acrylic Acid, Obtained by DSC and Combustion Calorimetry

In this work, thermodynamic properties of 1,1-carbonyldiimidazole (CDI) and 4-imidazole acrylic are reported. The melting temperature, the enthalpy of fusion and the heat capacity of the compounds were determined by differential scanning calorimetry. The standard molar energy of combustion of both compounds were determined by static-bomb combustion calorimetry and the standard molar enthalpy of formation in the crystalline phase, at T = 298.15 K, was derived and evaluated for the two imidazole derivatives studied. The energetic influence of the acrylic group on the imidazole ring in each of the properties obtained is analyzed and compared with the existing results in the literature. Resumen. Se presentan las propiedades termodinámicas del 1,1-carbonildiimidazol (CDI) y el 4-imidazol acrílico. La temperatura de fusión, la entalpía de fusión y la capacidad calorífica de los compuestos se determinaron mediante calorimetría diferencial de barrido. La energía molar estándar de la combustión de ambos compuestos se determinó mediante calorimetría de combustión en bomba estática y la entalpía de formación en fase cristalina, a T= 298.15, fue derivada y evaluada para los dos compuestos derivados del imidazol. La influencia energética del grupo acrílico sobre el anillo de imidazol en cada una de las propiedades obtenidas se analiza y compara con los resultados existentes en la literatura.

Surface properties of bentonite and illite complexes with humus acids

In this study, the reaction between humus acids (humic acid and β-humus fulvic acid fraction) and bentonite and illite was studied at a variety of pH values. The degree of reaction was determined from the specific surface area and molar energy of adsorption. Characteristic parameters of adsorption isotherms for the formation of a mono-layer of the adsorbent, such as the constant C from the BET equation, mono-layer capacity (Nm), and standard error square (R2), were also included in the study. After the addition of humus acids, the specific surface area of illite and bentonite decreased at all pH values, reaching a minimum at pH 4. This indicates different degrees of reaction of humus acids with the clays and, probably, partial hydrophobization of the materials. The degree of reaction of humus acids with the minerals depended on the pH and, for certain combinations, it was highest at pH 4. This value is relatively close to that at which the humus acid fractions in question precipitate from solution.

Influence de la température sur les constantes B.E.T. de dissolution de l'eau dans un mélange fondu [AgNO3 + TlNO3]

The temperature dependence of the B.E.T. constants for water dissolved in the melt (0.515 AgNO3 + 0.485 TlNO3) has been studied in the range 85–110 °C at water mole fractions between 0 and 0.5. The B.E.T. constants are: r: the mole ratio of adsorption sites to salt; ΔE: the difference between the molar energy of adsorption of water on an available site in the melt and the molar energy of liquefaction of water.It was found in this work that (1) r increases linearly with temperature and (2) the product rΔE is perceptibly independent of temperature.