Gel-casting process was developed as a new molding process in the field of copper base powder metallurgy to manufacture metal parts with excellent performance and complex shapes.Through changing the parameters of gel-...Gel-casting process was developed as a new molding process in the field of copper base powder metallurgy to manufacture metal parts with excellent performance and complex shapes.Through changing the parameters of gel-casting process,such as dispersant and solid loading,the corresponding effects on the rheology of Cu slurries,molding and sintering behaviors were studied.The results show that the viscosity of Cu slurries was significantly reduced with an increase in dispersant.The most appropriate solid loading was found to be 61% and the sintering temperature was 910°C in these experiments.After the optimization of parameters of gel-casting process,copper composite parts with relatively high density and better properties were obtained.展开更多
Nanosized copper powders were prepared by a gel-casting method using copper nitrate, acrylamide（AM） and N, N′-methylenebisacrylamide（MBAM） as the main raw materials. The as-prepared copper powders were characteri...Nanosized copper powders were prepared by a gel-casting method using copper nitrate, acrylamide（AM） and N, N′-methylenebisacrylamide（MBAM） as the main raw materials. The as-prepared copper powders were characterized by X-ray diffractometry and scanning electron microscopy, and then added into a 48# industrial white oil. Dispersion and wear properties of the compounded lubricating oil were tested. The results show that the copper powders prepared are of high purity, fine dispersibility with mean particle size of about 60 nm and with a narrow particle size distribution. The nanosized copper powders can be well dispersed in the lubricating oil. The addition of the copper powders obviously improves the anti-wear properties of the lubricating oil owing to their good self-repairing performance. Compared with 48# industrial white lubricating oil, the friction coefficient of GCr15 steel with the compounded oil containing 0.6% copper powders reduces by 0.07 and nearly no wear chippings are found in the scratches of the friction counter parts.展开更多
To explore the preparation of porous nickel- titanium alloy with excellent properties, larger size and complex shape, the premixed powder of Ni and Ti with atomic ratio of 1：1 was shaped by gel-casting. The effects o...To explore the preparation of porous nickel- titanium alloy with excellent properties, larger size and complex shape, the premixed powder of Ni and Ti with atomic ratio of 1：1 was shaped by gel-casting. The effects of solids loading and the content of dispersant on flow ability of nickel-titanium slurry and the mechanical properties of nickel-titanium sintered body were studied. The drying models under different solids loading were also discussed. The results show that the viscosity of slurries significantly increases with an increase in solids loading. After a proper process of drying, the green body with complex shape is obtained. The sintered body with porosity rate reaching up to 49.5 % and compression strength reaching to 364.74 MPa could meet the basic demands of implant materials.展开更多
Considering the fracture problem of the silica-based ceramic core in the integrated casting of hollow turbine blades during directional solidification,the influence of various whiskers,including silicon carbide whiske...Considering the fracture problem of the silica-based ceramic core in the integrated casting of hollow turbine blades during directional solidification,the influence of various whiskers,including silicon carbide whiskers,silicon nitride whiskers,and mullite whiskers,on the high-temperature strength of the silica-based ceramic core was investigated.Additionally,the formation of microstructure morphology and phase structure was analyzed.Research results show that silicon carbide whiskers can reduce the microcracks caused by the shrinkage of cristobalite.During the sintering process,some of the silicon carbide whiskers oxidize and react with aluminum powder to form mullite,which can improve the high-temperature strength of the ceramic cores.When the content of silicon carbide whiskers is 3wt.%,the high-temperature bending strength of the cores reaches the maximum value of 21 MPa.Silicon nitride whiskers decompose in a high-temperature environment and react with aluminum powder in the matrix material to form mullite whiskers.When the content of silicon nitride whiskers is 5wt.%,the high-temperature bending strength of the cores reaches 20 MPa.By adding mullite whiskers,a structure of cristobalite wrapped mullite whiskers can be formed to achieve toughening.When the content of mullite whiskers is 4wt.%,the high-temperature bending strength can reach 17.2 MPa.By comparing the performance of silicon carbide whiskers,silicon nitride whiskers,and mullite whiskers,along with conducting slurry viscosity tests and casting experiments,it is determined that a ceramic slurry containing 4wt.%mullite whiskers is the most suitable for making the cores used in the integrated casting of hollow turbine blades.展开更多
Using agarose as a gel agent to prepare ceramics is a suitable non-toxic gel-casting method. The effects of agarose concentration and addition amount on gel-cast 3Y-ZrO2 green and sintered bodies were investigated. Gr...Using agarose as a gel agent to prepare ceramics is a suitable non-toxic gel-casting method. The effects of agarose concentration and addition amount on gel-cast 3Y-ZrO2 green and sintered bodies were investigated. Green bodies were prepared by gel-casting using an agarose solution of a different agarose mass fraction including 3.0%, 3.5%, 4.0%, 4.5%, 5.0% and 5.5% with an added amount of agarose in the green body at a mass fraction of 0.7%, and using the agarose solution of a mass fraction of 4.5% with a different amount of added agarose including 0.6%, 0.7%, 0.8%, 0.9%, and 1.0% in terms of mass fraction. The green bodies were sintered at I 600 ~C for 4 h. The relative density, linear shrinkage, and bending strength of the green bodies, and L^e density, microstructure, bending strength, and fracture toughness of sintered samples were characterized and analyzed. Results show that comprehensive properties of green bodies made with 4.5% （in terms of mass fraction） agarose solution added to an mass fraction of agarose in the slurry at 0.6% were the best, of which the bending strength was 3.14 MPa, the linear shrinkage was below 4.3%, and the relative density is 57.3%. For sintered bodies, the best fracture toughness was 5.63 MPa m1/2, and the optimal density was 5.88 gcm-3.展开更多
In this study,Gd and Ca co-doped ceria electrolytes with the compositions of Ce_(0.8)Gd_(0.2-x)Ca_(x)O_(2-δ)(x=0-0.08) were prepared by a novel gel-casting method.The effects of the addition of Ca on the phase compos...In this study,Gd and Ca co-doped ceria electrolytes with the compositions of Ce_(0.8)Gd_(0.2-x)Ca_(x)O_(2-δ)(x=0-0.08) were prepared by a novel gel-casting method.The effects of the addition of Ca on the phase compositions,sintering behavio r,and electrical prope rties of samples were investigated.According to the scanning electron microscope results and relative density measurement results,it is found that the addition of particular quantity of CaO can promote the sintering densification with a uniform grain growth.When the sintering temperature is 1400℃,the sample with 6 mol% addition of Ca has the highest relative density,which reaches 98.5% of the theoretical density.The electrical properties testing results confirm that the electrical conductivity of the samples can be improved significantly by doping appropriate CaO content.The maximum conductivity of 0.082 S/cm can be obtained at 800℃ in the Ce_(0.8)Gd_(0.12)-Ca_(0.06)O_(1.87) sample.It suggests that CaO can be used as an effective sintering aid and a codopant on the optimization of electrical properties for ceria-based electrolytes.展开更多
Sintering characteristics of Ca-doped lanthanum chromite [La(Ca)CrO_3] powder, prepared by gel-casting process were studied by measuring density and the evaluation of micro structural information. Bi_2O_3 is found to ...Sintering characteristics of Ca-doped lanthanum chromite [La(Ca)CrO_3] powder, prepared by gel-casting process were studied by measuring density and the evaluation of micro structural information. Bi_2O_3 is found to be an effective sintering additive for this material. The amount of Bi_2O_3 is altered to investigate Bi_2O_3 effect on the properties of La_(0.7)Ca_(0.3)CrO_3. The amount of 10% (mass fraction) Bi_2O_3 is suitable to increase sinter-ability of La_(0.7)Ca_(0.3)CrO_3. Increased concentration of point defects arising form substitution of Bi in La site is the plausible cause of enhanced sintering. Measurement of electrical conductivity and thermal expansion coefficient indicate that the doping of Bi_2O_3 does not have any significant effect on these properties.展开更多
In the present study,graphite/alumina composites are fabricated via reductive sintering of gel-casted green bodies with structurally controlled cross-linked epoxy polymers for the first time.The cross-linking degrees ...In the present study,graphite/alumina composites are fabricated via reductive sintering of gel-casted green bodies with structurally controlled cross-linked epoxy polymers for the first time.The cross-linking degrees of polymers are tuned by the amount ratio of epoxy monomer/polyvinyl alcohol cross-linker utilized in gel-casting process.Superior electrical properties with respect to 5-fold enhanced electrical conductivity and 2-fold higher carrier mobility are successfully achieved in graphite/alumina composite fabricated from cross-linked epoxy polymer,whose phenomenon is attributed to the excellent conductive path in ceramic matrix established by highly uniform network with improved graphitization degree.展开更多
Novel MgO-doped CaO sorbent pellets were prepared by gel-casting and wet impregnation.The effect of Na^(+) and MgO on the structure and CO_(2) adsorption performance of CaO sorbent pellets was elucidated.MgOdoped CaO ...Novel MgO-doped CaO sorbent pellets were prepared by gel-casting and wet impregnation.The effect of Na^(+) and MgO on the structure and CO_(2) adsorption performance of CaO sorbent pellets was elucidated.MgOdoped CaO sorbent pellets with the diameter range of 0.5-1.5 mm exhibited an excellent capacity for CO_(2) adsorption and adsorption rate due to the homogeneous dispersion of MgO in the sorbent pellets and its effects on the physical structure of sorbents.The results show that MgO can effectively inhibit the sintering of CaO and retain the adsorption capacity of sorbents during multiple adsorption-desorption cycles.The presence of mesopores and macropores resulted in appreciable change of volume from CaO(16.7 cm^(3)·mol^(-1))to CaCO3(36.9 cm^(3)·mol^(-1))over repeated operation cycles.Ca2Mg1 sorbent pellets exhibited favorable CO_(2) capture capacity(9.49 mmol·g^(-1)),average adsorption rate(0.32 mmol·g^(-1)·min^(-1)) and conversion rate of CaO(74.83%) after 30 cycles.展开更多
A series of Bi^(3+)-doped YAG:Ce^(3+), Mn^(2+) ceramics was synthesized successfully by gel-casting method and structurally characterized by XRD and SEM. The doping effect and related mechanism of Bi^(3+) upon the lum...A series of Bi^(3+)-doped YAG:Ce^(3+), Mn^(2+) ceramics was synthesized successfully by gel-casting method and structurally characterized by XRD and SEM. The doping effect and related mechanism of Bi^(3+) upon the luminescent property were studied. It can be assigned to the energy transfer of multipolar interaction from Bi^(3+) to Ce^(3+), leading to the improvement of emission intensity about 58% for 0.0001 Bi^(3+) and 0.05 Mn^(2+) doping. In addition, the emission is significantly red-shifted with the peak at 590 nm for the Y2.9939 Ce0.006 Bi0.0001 Al4.96 Mn0.02 Si0.02 O12 ceramic specimen with in-line transmittance 81.6% at 1100 nm. The LED module assembled from Y2.9939 Ce0.006 Bi0.0001 Al4.96 Mn0.02 Si0.02 O12 ceramic owns correlated color temperature(CCT) of 3960 K and luminous efficiency(LE) of 92 lm/W, implying that doping Bi^(3+) shows a good sensitization effect in the YAG:Ce^(3+), Mn^(2+) ceramic system and further serving as an attracting phosphor candidates for warm WLEDs applications.展开更多
文摘Gel-casting process was developed as a new molding process in the field of copper base powder metallurgy to manufacture metal parts with excellent performance and complex shapes.Through changing the parameters of gel-casting process,such as dispersant and solid loading,the corresponding effects on the rheology of Cu slurries,molding and sintering behaviors were studied.The results show that the viscosity of Cu slurries was significantly reduced with an increase in dispersant.The most appropriate solid loading was found to be 61% and the sintering temperature was 910°C in these experiments.After the optimization of parameters of gel-casting process,copper composite parts with relatively high density and better properties were obtained.
基金Project(51674095)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Nanosized copper powders were prepared by a gel-casting method using copper nitrate, acrylamide（AM） and N, N′-methylenebisacrylamide（MBAM） as the main raw materials. The as-prepared copper powders were characterized by X-ray diffractometry and scanning electron microscopy, and then added into a 48# industrial white oil. Dispersion and wear properties of the compounded lubricating oil were tested. The results show that the copper powders prepared are of high purity, fine dispersibility with mean particle size of about 60 nm and with a narrow particle size distribution. The nanosized copper powders can be well dispersed in the lubricating oil. The addition of the copper powders obviously improves the anti-wear properties of the lubricating oil owing to their good self-repairing performance. Compared with 48# industrial white lubricating oil, the friction coefficient of GCr15 steel with the compounded oil containing 0.6% copper powders reduces by 0.07 and nearly no wear chippings are found in the scratches of the friction counter parts.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51274246)the Project Supported by State Key Laboratory of Powder Metallurgy of China(No.26358766)
文摘To explore the preparation of porous nickel- titanium alloy with excellent properties, larger size and complex shape, the premixed powder of Ni and Ti with atomic ratio of 1：1 was shaped by gel-casting. The effects of solids loading and the content of dispersant on flow ability of nickel-titanium slurry and the mechanical properties of nickel-titanium sintered body were studied. The drying models under different solids loading were also discussed. The results show that the viscosity of slurries significantly increases with an increase in solids loading. After a proper process of drying, the green body with complex shape is obtained. The sintered body with porosity rate reaching up to 49.5 % and compression strength reaching to 364.74 MPa could meet the basic demands of implant materials.
文摘Considering the fracture problem of the silica-based ceramic core in the integrated casting of hollow turbine blades during directional solidification,the influence of various whiskers,including silicon carbide whiskers,silicon nitride whiskers,and mullite whiskers,on the high-temperature strength of the silica-based ceramic core was investigated.Additionally,the formation of microstructure morphology and phase structure was analyzed.Research results show that silicon carbide whiskers can reduce the microcracks caused by the shrinkage of cristobalite.During the sintering process,some of the silicon carbide whiskers oxidize and react with aluminum powder to form mullite,which can improve the high-temperature strength of the ceramic cores.When the content of silicon carbide whiskers is 3wt.%,the high-temperature bending strength of the cores reaches the maximum value of 21 MPa.Silicon nitride whiskers decompose in a high-temperature environment and react with aluminum powder in the matrix material to form mullite whiskers.When the content of silicon nitride whiskers is 5wt.%,the high-temperature bending strength of the cores reaches 20 MPa.By adding mullite whiskers,a structure of cristobalite wrapped mullite whiskers can be formed to achieve toughening.When the content of mullite whiskers is 4wt.%,the high-temperature bending strength can reach 17.2 MPa.By comparing the performance of silicon carbide whiskers,silicon nitride whiskers,and mullite whiskers,along with conducting slurry viscosity tests and casting experiments,it is determined that a ceramic slurry containing 4wt.%mullite whiskers is the most suitable for making the cores used in the integrated casting of hollow turbine blades.
基金Funded by the Science&Technology Pillar Program of Hubei Province(No.2015BAA105)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province(No.2014CFB796)
文摘Using agarose as a gel agent to prepare ceramics is a suitable non-toxic gel-casting method. The effects of agarose concentration and addition amount on gel-cast 3Y-ZrO2 green and sintered bodies were investigated. Green bodies were prepared by gel-casting using an agarose solution of a different agarose mass fraction including 3.0%, 3.5%, 4.0%, 4.5%, 5.0% and 5.5% with an added amount of agarose in the green body at a mass fraction of 0.7%, and using the agarose solution of a mass fraction of 4.5% with a different amount of added agarose including 0.6%, 0.7%, 0.8%, 0.9%, and 1.0% in terms of mass fraction. The green bodies were sintered at I 600 ~C for 4 h. The relative density, linear shrinkage, and bending strength of the green bodies, and L^e density, microstructure, bending strength, and fracture toughness of sintered samples were characterized and analyzed. Results show that comprehensive properties of green bodies made with 4.5% （in terms of mass fraction） agarose solution added to an mass fraction of agarose in the slurry at 0.6% were the best, of which the bending strength was 3.14 MPa, the linear shrinkage was below 4.3%, and the relative density is 57.3%. For sintered bodies, the best fracture toughness was 5.63 MPa m1/2, and the optimal density was 5.88 gcm-3.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province of China(1708085ME112)。
文摘In this study,Gd and Ca co-doped ceria electrolytes with the compositions of Ce_(0.8)Gd_(0.2-x)Ca_(x)O_(2-δ)(x=0-0.08) were prepared by a novel gel-casting method.The effects of the addition of Ca on the phase compositions,sintering behavio r,and electrical prope rties of samples were investigated.According to the scanning electron microscope results and relative density measurement results,it is found that the addition of particular quantity of CaO can promote the sintering densification with a uniform grain growth.When the sintering temperature is 1400℃,the sample with 6 mol% addition of Ca has the highest relative density,which reaches 98.5% of the theoretical density.The electrical properties testing results confirm that the electrical conductivity of the samples can be improved significantly by doping appropriate CaO content.The maximum conductivity of 0.082 S/cm can be obtained at 800℃ in the Ce_(0.8)Gd_(0.12)-Ca_(0.06)O_(1.87) sample.It suggests that CaO can be used as an effective sintering aid and a codopant on the optimization of electrical properties for ceria-based electrolytes.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (20271047) and the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (G2000026409)
文摘Sintering characteristics of Ca-doped lanthanum chromite [La(Ca)CrO_3] powder, prepared by gel-casting process were studied by measuring density and the evaluation of micro structural information. Bi_2O_3 is found to be an effective sintering additive for this material. The amount of Bi_2O_3 is altered to investigate Bi_2O_3 effect on the properties of La_(0.7)Ca_(0.3)CrO_3. The amount of 10% (mass fraction) Bi_2O_3 is suitable to increase sinter-ability of La_(0.7)Ca_(0.3)CrO_3. Increased concentration of point defects arising form substitution of Bi in La site is the plausible cause of enhanced sintering. Measurement of electrical conductivity and thermal expansion coefficient indicate that the doping of Bi_2O_3 does not have any significant effect on these properties.
文摘In the present study,graphite/alumina composites are fabricated via reductive sintering of gel-casted green bodies with structurally controlled cross-linked epoxy polymers for the first time.The cross-linking degrees of polymers are tuned by the amount ratio of epoxy monomer/polyvinyl alcohol cross-linker utilized in gel-casting process.Superior electrical properties with respect to 5-fold enhanced electrical conductivity and 2-fold higher carrier mobility are successfully achieved in graphite/alumina composite fabricated from cross-linked epoxy polymer,whose phenomenon is attributed to the excellent conductive path in ceramic matrix established by highly uniform network with improved graphitization degree.
基金Financial support by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFB0603300)the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University(Grant No.NCET-13-0411)are gratefully acknowledged.
文摘Novel MgO-doped CaO sorbent pellets were prepared by gel-casting and wet impregnation.The effect of Na^(+) and MgO on the structure and CO_(2) adsorption performance of CaO sorbent pellets was elucidated.MgOdoped CaO sorbent pellets with the diameter range of 0.5-1.5 mm exhibited an excellent capacity for CO_(2) adsorption and adsorption rate due to the homogeneous dispersion of MgO in the sorbent pellets and its effects on the physical structure of sorbents.The results show that MgO can effectively inhibit the sintering of CaO and retain the adsorption capacity of sorbents during multiple adsorption-desorption cycles.The presence of mesopores and macropores resulted in appreciable change of volume from CaO(16.7 cm^(3)·mol^(-1))to CaCO3(36.9 cm^(3)·mol^(-1))over repeated operation cycles.Ca2Mg1 sorbent pellets exhibited favorable CO_(2) capture capacity(9.49 mmol·g^(-1)),average adsorption rate(0.32 mmol·g^(-1)·min^(-1)) and conversion rate of CaO(74.83%) after 30 cycles.
基金supported by the grants of CAS Priority Research program(XDB20010300,XDA21010204)Natural Science Foundation of Fujian Province(2017H0048)。
文摘A series of Bi^(3+)-doped YAG:Ce^(3+), Mn^(2+) ceramics was synthesized successfully by gel-casting method and structurally characterized by XRD and SEM. The doping effect and related mechanism of Bi^(3+) upon the luminescent property were studied. It can be assigned to the energy transfer of multipolar interaction from Bi^(3+) to Ce^(3+), leading to the improvement of emission intensity about 58% for 0.0001 Bi^(3+) and 0.05 Mn^(2+) doping. In addition, the emission is significantly red-shifted with the peak at 590 nm for the Y2.9939 Ce0.006 Bi0.0001 Al4.96 Mn0.02 Si0.02 O12 ceramic specimen with in-line transmittance 81.6% at 1100 nm. The LED module assembled from Y2.9939 Ce0.006 Bi0.0001 Al4.96 Mn0.02 Si0.02 O12 ceramic owns correlated color temperature(CCT) of 3960 K and luminous efficiency(LE) of 92 lm/W, implying that doping Bi^(3+) shows a good sensitization effect in the YAG:Ce^(3+), Mn^(2+) ceramic system and further serving as an attracting phosphor candidates for warm WLEDs applications.
