Ti Ni alloys, with their unique shape memory effects and super elastic properties, occupy an indispensable place in the family of metallic biomaterials. In the past years, surface treatment is the main technique to im...Ti Ni alloys, with their unique shape memory effects and super elastic properties, occupy an indispensable place in the family of metallic biomaterials. In the past years, surface treatment is the main technique to improve the bioinert nature of microcrystalline Ti Ni alloys and inhibit on the release of toxic nickel ions to obtain excellent osteogenesis and osseointegration function. In the present study, nanocrystalline Ti49.2Ni50.8 alloy has been fabricated via equal channel angular pressing(ECAP), and the in vitro and in vivo studies revealed that it had enhanced cell viability, adhesion, proliferation, ALP(Alkaline phosphatase)activity and mineralization, and increased periphery thickness of new bone, in comparison to the commercial coarse-grained counterpart. These findings indicate that the reduction of grain size is beneficial to increasing the biocompatibility of Ti49.2Ni50.8 shape memory alloy.展开更多
Following the footsteps of biodegradable Mg-based and Fe-based alloys,biodegradable Zn-based alloy is a newcomer and rising star in the family of biodegradable metals and alloys.The combined superior mechanical proper...Following the footsteps of biodegradable Mg-based and Fe-based alloys,biodegradable Zn-based alloy is a newcomer and rising star in the family of biodegradable metals and alloys.The combined superior mechanical properties,appropriate degradation rates,excellent biocompatibility of biodegradable Zn-based alloys have brought worldwide research interest on the design,development and clinical translation of Zn-based alloys.The present perspective has summarized opportunities and challenges in the development of biodegradable Zn-based alloys.展开更多
The fatigue resistance of metallic materials is generally attributed to both strength and toughness.Unfortunately,these properties are mutually exclusive in most materials.Classical theories like Paris’law only provi...The fatigue resistance of metallic materials is generally attributed to both strength and toughness.Unfortunately,these properties are mutually exclusive in most materials.Classical theories like Paris’law only provide some data correlation schemes rather than a predictive capability,which cannot satisfactorily guide the anti-fatigue design.In this study,for the first time,the predictive fatigue crack growth rate law is proposed by considering the effects of both strength and toughness.Accordingly,a quantitative criterion is established for judging the fatigue crack resistance of high-strength steels.The predictive law would provide a unique view to the quantitative anti-fatigue design of metallic materials.展开更多
Al-Si alloy,a high temperature phase change material,has great potential in thermal management due to its advantages of high heat storage density and thermal conductivity.Microencapsulation of Al-Si alloy is one of th...Al-Si alloy,a high temperature phase change material,has great potential in thermal management due to its advantages of high heat storage density and thermal conductivity.Microencapsulation of Al-Si alloy is one of the effective techniques to solve high temperature leakage and corrosion.In this paper,commercial Al-10Si alloy micro powders were encapsulated with flexible ceramic shells whose total thickness is below 1μm by hydrothermal treatment and heat treatment in N_(2) atmosphere.The compositions and microstructures were characterized by XRD,SEM and TEM.The shell was composed of AlN fibers network structure embedded withα-Al_(2)O_(3)/AlN which prevented the alloy from leaking and oxidizing,as well as had excellent thermal stability.The latent heat of microcapsules was 351.8 J g^(-1)for absorption and 372.7 J g^(-1)for exothermic.The microcapsules showed near zero thermal performance loss with latent heat storage(LHS)/release(LHR)was 353.2/403.7 J g^(-1)after 3000 cycles.Compared with the published Al-Si alloy microcapsules,both high heat storage density and super thermal cycle stability were achieved,showing promising development prospects in high temperature thermal management.展开更多
The ground-state mass excess of the T_(z)=−2 drip-line nucleus ^(22)Al is measured for the first time as 18103(10)keV using the newly-developed Bρ-defined isochronous mass spectrometry method at the cooler storage ri...The ground-state mass excess of the T_(z)=−2 drip-line nucleus ^(22)Al is measured for the first time as 18103(10)keV using the newly-developed Bρ-defined isochronous mass spectrometry method at the cooler storage ring in Lanzhou.The new mass excess value allowed us to determine the excitation energies of the two low-lying 1+states in ^(22)Al with significantly reduced uncertainties of 51 keV.When compared to the analogue states in its mirror nucleus ^(22)F,the mirror energy differences of the two 1^(+)states in the ^(22)Al-^(22)F mirror pair are determined to be−625(51)keV and−330(51)keV.The excitation energies and mirror energy differences are used to test the state-of-the-art ab initio valence-space in-medium similarity renormalization group calculations with four sets of interactions derived from the chiral effective field theory.The mechanism leading to the large mirror energy differences is investigated and attributed to the occupation of theπs_(1/2) orbital.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFC1106600)National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)+4 种基金the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR) NSFC-RFBR Cooperative Project (No. 51611130054)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51431002 and 51871004)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)the Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong NSFC-RGC Joint Research Scheme (Grant No. 5161101031)the financial support from Saint Petersburg State University in the framework of Call 3 project (id 26130576)
文摘Ti Ni alloys, with their unique shape memory effects and super elastic properties, occupy an indispensable place in the family of metallic biomaterials. In the past years, surface treatment is the main technique to improve the bioinert nature of microcrystalline Ti Ni alloys and inhibit on the release of toxic nickel ions to obtain excellent osteogenesis and osseointegration function. In the present study, nanocrystalline Ti49.2Ni50.8 alloy has been fabricated via equal channel angular pressing(ECAP), and the in vitro and in vivo studies revealed that it had enhanced cell viability, adhesion, proliferation, ALP(Alkaline phosphatase)activity and mineralization, and increased periphery thickness of new bone, in comparison to the commercial coarse-grained counterpart. These findings indicate that the reduction of grain size is beneficial to increasing the biocompatibility of Ti49.2Ni50.8 shape memory alloy.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.31700819 and 51871020)the Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by CAST(YESS,No2018QNRC001)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.06500098)。
文摘Following the footsteps of biodegradable Mg-based and Fe-based alloys,biodegradable Zn-based alloy is a newcomer and rising star in the family of biodegradable metals and alloys.The combined superior mechanical properties,appropriate degradation rates,excellent biocompatibility of biodegradable Zn-based alloys have brought worldwide research interest on the design,development and clinical translation of Zn-based alloys.The present perspective has summarized opportunities and challenges in the development of biodegradable Zn-based alloys.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51771208 and U1664253)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Nos.XDB22020202 and XDC04040502)+3 种基金the Liao Ning Revitalization Talents Program(No.XLYC1808027)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(No.2018226)the Special Fund Project of High-tech Industrialization Cooperation between Jilin Province and CAS(No.2020SYHZ0008)the National Science and Technology Major Project(No.2017-VI-0003–0073)。
文摘The fatigue resistance of metallic materials is generally attributed to both strength and toughness.Unfortunately,these properties are mutually exclusive in most materials.Classical theories like Paris’law only provide some data correlation schemes rather than a predictive capability,which cannot satisfactorily guide the anti-fatigue design.In this study,for the first time,the predictive fatigue crack growth rate law is proposed by considering the effects of both strength and toughness.Accordingly,a quantitative criterion is established for judging the fatigue crack resistance of high-strength steels.The predictive law would provide a unique view to the quantitative anti-fatigue design of metallic materials.
基金financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52072276)Hubei Important Project on Science and Technology(No.2022BECO20).
文摘Al-Si alloy,a high temperature phase change material,has great potential in thermal management due to its advantages of high heat storage density and thermal conductivity.Microencapsulation of Al-Si alloy is one of the effective techniques to solve high temperature leakage and corrosion.In this paper,commercial Al-10Si alloy micro powders were encapsulated with flexible ceramic shells whose total thickness is below 1μm by hydrothermal treatment and heat treatment in N_(2) atmosphere.The compositions and microstructures were characterized by XRD,SEM and TEM.The shell was composed of AlN fibers network structure embedded withα-Al_(2)O_(3)/AlN which prevented the alloy from leaking and oxidizing,as well as had excellent thermal stability.The latent heat of microcapsules was 351.8 J g^(-1)for absorption and 372.7 J g^(-1)for exothermic.The microcapsules showed near zero thermal performance loss with latent heat storage(LHS)/release(LHR)was 353.2/403.7 J g^(-1)after 3000 cycles.Compared with the published Al-Si alloy microcapsules,both high heat storage density and super thermal cycle stability were achieved,showing promising development prospects in high temperature thermal management.
基金Supported in part by the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB34000000)the CAS Project for Young Scientists in Basic Research (YSBR-002)+4 种基金the National Nature Science Foundation of China (12135017,12121005,11975280,12105333,12205340,12322507,12305126,12305151)the Gansu Natural Science Foundation (22JR5RA123,23JRRA614)the National Key R&D Program of China (2021YFA1601500)Support from the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2021419,2022423)support from Young Scholar of Regional Development,CAS ([2023]15).
文摘The ground-state mass excess of the T_(z)=−2 drip-line nucleus ^(22)Al is measured for the first time as 18103(10)keV using the newly-developed Bρ-defined isochronous mass spectrometry method at the cooler storage ring in Lanzhou.The new mass excess value allowed us to determine the excitation energies of the two low-lying 1+states in ^(22)Al with significantly reduced uncertainties of 51 keV.When compared to the analogue states in its mirror nucleus ^(22)F,the mirror energy differences of the two 1^(+)states in the ^(22)Al-^(22)F mirror pair are determined to be−625(51)keV and−330(51)keV.The excitation energies and mirror energy differences are used to test the state-of-the-art ab initio valence-space in-medium similarity renormalization group calculations with four sets of interactions derived from the chiral effective field theory.The mechanism leading to the large mirror energy differences is investigated and attributed to the occupation of theπs_(1/2) orbital.
