Accident tolerant fuel(ATF) for the light water reactor has gained wide attentions after the Fukushima accident. To enhance the accident-tolerance of the nuclear system, one strategy is to modify the Zr-based alloy cl...Accident tolerant fuel(ATF) for the light water reactor has gained wide attentions after the Fukushima accident. To enhance the accident-tolerance of the nuclear system, one strategy is to modify the Zr-based alloy cladding surface with advanced ceramic coating. In this work, monolithic and dense Cr_2AlC coating has been synthesized by magnetron sputtering. The as-grown Cr_2AlC coating exhibits good chemical compatibility with Zr-based alloy substrate as well as mechanical integrity under both pull-off and scratch tests. The coating system also presents moderate thermochemical compatibility at 800℃ but degrades above 1000℃ under simulated loss-of-coolant accident(LOCA) conditions.展开更多
Cr_(2)AlC,a representative MAX phase,gains increasing attention for the excellent oxidation tolerance and corrosion resistance used in harsh high temperature and strong radiation environments.However,the lack of the p...Cr_(2)AlC,a representative MAX phase,gains increasing attention for the excellent oxidation tolerance and corrosion resistance used in harsh high temperature and strong radiation environments.However,the lack of the phase formation mechanism has become the key bottleneck to the practical applications for Cr_(2)AlC synthesis with high purity at low temperatures.In this work,we fabricated the amorphous Cr-Al-C coating by a hybrid magnetron sputtering/cathodic arc deposition technique,in which the in-situ heating transmission electron microscopy(TEM)was conducted in a temperature range of 25-650℃ to address the real-time phase transformation for Cr_(2)AlC coating.The results demonstrated that increas-ing the temperature from 25 to 370℃ led to the structural transformation from amorphous Cr-Al-C to the crystalline Cr_(2)Al interphases.However,the high-purity Cr_(2)AlC MAX phase was distinctly formed at 500℃,accompanied by the diminished amorphous feature.With the further increase of temperature to 650℃,the decomposition of Cr_(2)AlC to Cr_(7)C_(3)impurities was observed.Similar phase evolution was also evidenced by the Ab-initio molecular dynamics calculations,where the bond energy of Cr-Cr,Cr-Al,and Cr-C played the key role in the formed crystalline stability during the heating process.The observa-tions not only provide fundamental insight into the phase formation mechanism for high-purity Cr_(2)AlC coatings but also offer a promising strategy to manipulate the advanced MAX phase materials with high tolerance to high-temperature oxidation and heavy ion radiations.展开更多
Laser specific energy significantly impacts the quality of composite coatings.Ti−Al/WC coatings were prepared on the TC21 alloy through laser cladding with specific energy ranging from 66.7 to 133.3 J/mm^(2).The resul...Laser specific energy significantly impacts the quality of composite coatings.Ti−Al/WC coatings were prepared on the TC21 alloy through laser cladding with specific energy ranging from 66.7 to 133.3 J/mm^(2).The results indicate that the composite coatings primarily comprised Ti_(2)AlC,α_(2)-Ti_(3)Al,γ-TiAl,TiC,and W phases.A gradual increase in the relative intensity of the diffraction peaks of Ti_(2)AlC,α_(2)-Ti_(3)Al,and TiC appeared with the increase of specific energy.When the specific energy was 116.7 J/mm^(2),the Ti−Al/WC coated alloy achieved a maximum micro-hardness of HV0.2766.3,which represented an increase of 1.96 times compared with TC21 alloy,and the minimum wear rate decreased dramatically.Much improvement in tribological properties was attained through the fine-grained strengthening of the(α_(2)+γ)matrix and the dispersion strengthening of self-lubricating Ti_(2)AlC and intertwining TiC.This study provides valuable insights for the development of high-performance Ti−Al composite coatings.展开更多
Due to the excellent corrosion resistance and high irradiation damage resistance,Ti 2AlC MAX phase is considered as a candidate for applications as corrosion resistant and irradiation resistant protective coating.MAX ...Due to the excellent corrosion resistance and high irradiation damage resistance,Ti 2AlC MAX phase is considered as a candidate for applications as corrosion resistant and irradiation resistant protective coating.MAX phase coatings can be fabricated through firstly depositing a coating containing the three elements M,A,and X close to stoichiometry of the MAX phases using physical vapor deposition,followed by heat treatment in vacuum.In this work,Ti-Al-C coating was prepared on austenitic stainless steels by reactive DC magnetron sputtering with a compound Ti （50）Al （50） target,and CH4 used as the reactive gas.It was found that the as-deposited coating is mainly composed of Ti 3AlC antiperovskite phase with supersaturated solid solution of Al.Additionally,the ratio of Ti/Al remained the same as that of the target composition.Nevertheless,a thicker thermally grown Ti 2AlC MAX phase coating was obtained after being annealed at 800℃ in vacuum for 1 h.Meanwhile,the ratio of Ti/Al became close to stoichiometry of Ti 2AlC MAX phases.It can be understood that owing to the higher activity of Al,it diffused quickly into the substrate during annealing,and then more stable Ti 2AlC MAX phases transformed from the Ti 3AlC antiperovskite phase.展开更多
Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings were sprayed on low steel by high velocity arc spraying（HVAS） technology. The influences of oxides on erosion, corrosion and wear behavior for high velocity arc sprayed Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings were...Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings were sprayed on low steel by high velocity arc spraying（HVAS） technology. The influences of oxides on erosion, corrosion and wear behavior for high velocity arc sprayed Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings were studied. The results show that HVAS-sprayed Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings have good erosion, heat corrosion and wear resistance. The erosion resistance improves with the increase of the temperature. On one hand, the ferrous oxides are incompact, so they peel off the surface of the coatings easily during the high temperature erosion. On the other hand, compact Al2O3 films on the surface can protect the coatings.展开更多
Polycrystalline Cr2AlC coatings were prepared on M38G superalloy using a two-step method consisting of magnetron sputtering from Cr-Al-C composite targets at room temperature and subsequent annealing at 620 ℃. Partic...Polycrystalline Cr2AlC coatings were prepared on M38G superalloy using a two-step method consisting of magnetron sputtering from Cr-Al-C composite targets at room temperature and subsequent annealing at 620 ℃. Particularly, various targets synthesized by hot pressing mixture of Cr, Al, and C powders at 650-1000 ℃ were used. It was found that regardless of the phase compositions and density of the com- posite targets, when the molar ratio of Cr：Al：C in the starting materials was 2：1：1, phase-pure crystalline Cr2AlC coatings were prepared by magnetron sputtering and post crystallization. The Cr2AIC coatings were dense and crack-free and had a duplex structure. The adhesion strength of the coating deposited on M38G superalloy from the 800 ℃ hot-pressed target and then annealed at 620 ℃ for 20 h in Ar exceeded 82 ± 6 MPa, while its hardness was 12 ± 3 GPa.展开更多
A new hardfacing process, reactive braze coating process (RBCC) was studied, and (TiC+Cr_3C_2)/Fe composite coatings were prepared by RBCC using carbon, Cr_3C_2, iron, ferrochromium and titanium powder as the raw mate...A new hardfacing process, reactive braze coating process (RBCC) was studied, and (TiC+Cr_3C_2)/Fe composite coatings were prepared by RBCC using carbon, Cr_3C_2, iron, ferrochromium and titanium powder as the raw materials in vacuum braze furnace. The results show that TiC is in-situ synthesized in the coatings. The methods of introducing Cr_3C_2 have great effects on the distribution of TiC. Adding Cr_3C_2 directly to the raw materials for coatings, fine TiC particles aggregate into discoids parallel to the coating surface, whereas, in-situ synthesizing Cr_3C_2 in coatings, the aggregations of TiC are lumpish. During braze coating, Cr_3C_2 particles directly added dissolve and precipitate to become needle-shaped. The coatings have an even and smooth surface and are combined with their mild steel substrates by a metallurgical bonding.展开更多
利用浸涂法将Cr_(2)O_(3)涂覆于Al_(2)O_(3)陶瓷表面,通过高温烧结获得涂层陶瓷,并系统性地研究了Cr_(2)O_(3)涂层对样品的物质成分、微观形貌、二次电子发射系数、表面电阻率和真空沿面耐压性能的影响。结果表明:涂层陶瓷表面呈红黑色...利用浸涂法将Cr_(2)O_(3)涂覆于Al_(2)O_(3)陶瓷表面,通过高温烧结获得涂层陶瓷,并系统性地研究了Cr_(2)O_(3)涂层对样品的物质成分、微观形貌、二次电子发射系数、表面电阻率和真空沿面耐压性能的影响。结果表明:涂层陶瓷表面呈红黑色,其为Al_(2)O_(3)-Cr_(2)O_(3)固溶体、Mg Al_(2)O_(4)和Cr_(2)O_(3)三种物质的混合物。相较于Al_(2)O_(3)陶瓷,涂层表面晶粒和孔洞的尺寸均较小,其晶粒尺寸均匀性也有明显提升。高温烧结后,Al、Cr两种元素相互扩散,并且涂层中有少量从陶瓷基体迁移而来的玻璃相。高温烧结的Cr_(2)O_(3)涂层将Al_(2)O_(3)陶瓷的二次电子发射系数减小至3.22,将表面电阻率减小至4.52×10^(11)Ω,将真空沿面耐压强度增大至34.44 k V/cm,此值较Al_(2)O_(3)陶瓷提高了约108%。展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 51402311 and 51772302the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant No. 2017YFB0703201
文摘Accident tolerant fuel(ATF) for the light water reactor has gained wide attentions after the Fukushima accident. To enhance the accident-tolerance of the nuclear system, one strategy is to modify the Zr-based alloy cladding surface with advanced ceramic coating. In this work, monolithic and dense Cr_2AlC coating has been synthesized by magnetron sputtering. The as-grown Cr_2AlC coating exhibits good chemical compatibility with Zr-based alloy substrate as well as mechanical integrity under both pull-off and scratch tests. The coating system also presents moderate thermochemical compatibility at 800℃ but degrades above 1000℃ under simulated loss-of-coolant accident(LOCA) conditions.
基金supported by the financial support of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars of China(No.52025014)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52101109 and 52171090)+1 种基金the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(No.LD24E010003 and LZJWY23E090001)the Natural Science Foundation of Ningbo(Nos.2023J410).
文摘Cr_(2)AlC,a representative MAX phase,gains increasing attention for the excellent oxidation tolerance and corrosion resistance used in harsh high temperature and strong radiation environments.However,the lack of the phase formation mechanism has become the key bottleneck to the practical applications for Cr_(2)AlC synthesis with high purity at low temperatures.In this work,we fabricated the amorphous Cr-Al-C coating by a hybrid magnetron sputtering/cathodic arc deposition technique,in which the in-situ heating transmission electron microscopy(TEM)was conducted in a temperature range of 25-650℃ to address the real-time phase transformation for Cr_(2)AlC coating.The results demonstrated that increas-ing the temperature from 25 to 370℃ led to the structural transformation from amorphous Cr-Al-C to the crystalline Cr_(2)Al interphases.However,the high-purity Cr_(2)AlC MAX phase was distinctly formed at 500℃,accompanied by the diminished amorphous feature.With the further increase of temperature to 650℃,the decomposition of Cr_(2)AlC to Cr_(7)C_(3)impurities was observed.Similar phase evolution was also evidenced by the Ab-initio molecular dynamics calculations,where the bond energy of Cr-Cr,Cr-Al,and Cr-C played the key role in the formed crystalline stability during the heating process.The observa-tions not only provide fundamental insight into the phase formation mechanism for high-purity Cr_(2)AlC coatings but also offer a promising strategy to manipulate the advanced MAX phase materials with high tolerance to high-temperature oxidation and heavy ion radiations.
基金supported by the Guangxi Science and Technology Program,China(Nos.Guike AD23026170,Guike AD23026116)the Guangxi Key Laboratory of Manufacturing System and Advanced Manufacturing Technology,China(No.22-35-4-S019)+3 种基金the Research Basic Ability Enhancement Program for Young and Middle-aged Teachers of Guangxi,China(No.2023KY0202)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2024M753642)the Guilin Science and Technology Development Program(Project),China(No.20220124-10)the Innovation Project of GUET Graduate Education,China(No.2024YCXS008).
文摘Laser specific energy significantly impacts the quality of composite coatings.Ti−Al/WC coatings were prepared on the TC21 alloy through laser cladding with specific energy ranging from 66.7 to 133.3 J/mm^(2).The results indicate that the composite coatings primarily comprised Ti_(2)AlC,α_(2)-Ti_(3)Al,γ-TiAl,TiC,and W phases.A gradual increase in the relative intensity of the diffraction peaks of Ti_(2)AlC,α_(2)-Ti_(3)Al,and TiC appeared with the increase of specific energy.When the specific energy was 116.7 J/mm^(2),the Ti−Al/WC coated alloy achieved a maximum micro-hardness of HV0.2766.3,which represented an increase of 1.96 times compared with TC21 alloy,and the minimum wear rate decreased dramatically.Much improvement in tribological properties was attained through the fine-grained strengthening of the(α_(2)+γ)matrix and the dispersion strengthening of self-lubricating Ti_(2)AlC and intertwining TiC.This study provides valuable insights for the development of high-performance Ti−Al composite coatings.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.51522106 and Grant No.51401229)the National Science and Technology Major Project of China (Grant No.2015ZX06004-001)the Ningbo Municipal Natural Science Foundation (Grant No.2014A610013)
文摘Due to the excellent corrosion resistance and high irradiation damage resistance,Ti 2AlC MAX phase is considered as a candidate for applications as corrosion resistant and irradiation resistant protective coating.MAX phase coatings can be fabricated through firstly depositing a coating containing the three elements M,A,and X close to stoichiometry of the MAX phases using physical vapor deposition,followed by heat treatment in vacuum.In this work,Ti-Al-C coating was prepared on austenitic stainless steels by reactive DC magnetron sputtering with a compound Ti （50）Al （50） target,and CH4 used as the reactive gas.It was found that the as-deposited coating is mainly composed of Ti 3AlC antiperovskite phase with supersaturated solid solution of Al.Additionally,the ratio of Ti/Al remained the same as that of the target composition.Nevertheless,a thicker thermally grown Ti 2AlC MAX phase coating was obtained after being annealed at 800℃ in vacuum for 1 h.Meanwhile,the ratio of Ti/Al became close to stoichiometry of Ti 2AlC MAX phases.It can be understood that owing to the higher activity of Al,it diffused quickly into the substrate during annealing,and then more stable Ti 2AlC MAX phases transformed from the Ti 3AlC antiperovskite phase.
文摘Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings were sprayed on low steel by high velocity arc spraying（HVAS） technology. The influences of oxides on erosion, corrosion and wear behavior for high velocity arc sprayed Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings were studied. The results show that HVAS-sprayed Fe-Al/Cr3C2 coatings have good erosion, heat corrosion and wear resistance. The erosion resistance improves with the increase of the temperature. On one hand, the ferrous oxides are incompact, so they peel off the surface of the coatings easily during the high temperature erosion. On the other hand, compact Al2O3 films on the surface can protect the coatings.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.51271191,51571205 and 51401209
文摘Polycrystalline Cr2AlC coatings were prepared on M38G superalloy using a two-step method consisting of magnetron sputtering from Cr-Al-C composite targets at room temperature and subsequent annealing at 620 ℃. Particularly, various targets synthesized by hot pressing mixture of Cr, Al, and C powders at 650-1000 ℃ were used. It was found that regardless of the phase compositions and density of the com- posite targets, when the molar ratio of Cr：Al：C in the starting materials was 2：1：1, phase-pure crystalline Cr2AlC coatings were prepared by magnetron sputtering and post crystallization. The Cr2AIC coatings were dense and crack-free and had a duplex structure. The adhesion strength of the coating deposited on M38G superalloy from the 800 ℃ hot-pressed target and then annealed at 620 ℃ for 20 h in Ar exceeded 82 ± 6 MPa, while its hardness was 12 ± 3 GPa.
文摘A new hardfacing process, reactive braze coating process (RBCC) was studied, and (TiC+Cr_3C_2)/Fe composite coatings were prepared by RBCC using carbon, Cr_3C_2, iron, ferrochromium and titanium powder as the raw materials in vacuum braze furnace. The results show that TiC is in-situ synthesized in the coatings. The methods of introducing Cr_3C_2 have great effects on the distribution of TiC. Adding Cr_3C_2 directly to the raw materials for coatings, fine TiC particles aggregate into discoids parallel to the coating surface, whereas, in-situ synthesizing Cr_3C_2 in coatings, the aggregations of TiC are lumpish. During braze coating, Cr_3C_2 particles directly added dissolve and precipitate to become needle-shaped. The coatings have an even and smooth surface and are combined with their mild steel substrates by a metallurgical bonding.
文摘利用浸涂法将Cr_(2)O_(3)涂覆于Al_(2)O_(3)陶瓷表面,通过高温烧结获得涂层陶瓷,并系统性地研究了Cr_(2)O_(3)涂层对样品的物质成分、微观形貌、二次电子发射系数、表面电阻率和真空沿面耐压性能的影响。结果表明:涂层陶瓷表面呈红黑色,其为Al_(2)O_(3)-Cr_(2)O_(3)固溶体、Mg Al_(2)O_(4)和Cr_(2)O_(3)三种物质的混合物。相较于Al_(2)O_(3)陶瓷,涂层表面晶粒和孔洞的尺寸均较小,其晶粒尺寸均匀性也有明显提升。高温烧结后,Al、Cr两种元素相互扩散,并且涂层中有少量从陶瓷基体迁移而来的玻璃相。高温烧结的Cr_(2)O_(3)涂层将Al_(2)O_(3)陶瓷的二次电子发射系数减小至3.22,将表面电阻率减小至4.52×10^(11)Ω,将真空沿面耐压强度增大至34.44 k V/cm,此值较Al_(2)O_(3)陶瓷提高了约108%。
