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Al2O3/SiO2 ceramic core nano-composites were prepared and their microstructure was investigated by transmission electron microscope(TEM). The results show that intergranular nano-composites are achieved. The bonding...Al2O3/SiO2 ceramic core nano-composites were prepared and their microstructure was investigated by transmission electron microscope(TEM). The results show that intergranular nano-composites are achieved. The bonding between Al2O3 and SiO2 particles is well and the interface is even. Amorphous phases and nano crystals appear in the Al2O3/SiO2 ceramic core nano-composites, which both come into being during the cooling process after sintering. Glass phase does not appear between the Al2O3 and SiO2 particles and only appears among the Al2O3 particles, which can be explained with stress model. The quantity of the glass phase is not much and its influence on the high-temperature deformation of the ceramic core nano-composites is little.展开更多
SiO2–BN ceramic and Ti plate were joined by active brazing in vacuum with Ag–Cu–Ti+BN composite filler.The effect of BN content,brazing temperature and time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the b...SiO2–BN ceramic and Ti plate were joined by active brazing in vacuum with Ag–Cu–Ti+BN composite filler.The effect of BN content,brazing temperature and time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the brazed joints was investigated.The results showed that a continuous Ti N–Ti B2reaction layer formed adjacent to the SiO2–BN ceramic,whose thickness played a key role in the bonding properties.Four Ti–Cu compound layers,Ti2Cu,Ti3Cu4,Ti Cu2and Ti Cu4,were observed to border Ti substrate due to the strong affinity of Ti and Cu compared with Ag.The central part of the joint was composed of Ag matrix,over which some fine-grains distributed.The added BN particles reacted with Ti in the liquid filler to form fine Ti B whiskers and Ti N particles with low coefficients of thermal expansion(CTE),leading to the reduction of detrimental residual stress in the joint,and thus improving the joint strength.The maximum shear strength of 31 MPa was obtained when 3 wt%BN was added in the composite filler,which was 158%higher than that brazed with single Ag–Cu–Ti filler metal.The morphology and thickness of the reaction layer adjacent to the parent materials changed correspondingly with the increase of BN content,brazing temperature and holding time.Based on the correlation between the microstructural evolution and brazing parameters,the bonding mechanism of SiO2–BN and Ti was discussed.展开更多
BNp/Al2O3-SiO2 system ceramic matrix composites with different volume fractions (10%-60%) of hexagonal BN particulates (BNp) were prepared by hot-press sintering technique. Phase components, microstructure, mechan...BNp/Al2O3-SiO2 system ceramic matrix composites with different volume fractions (10%-60%) of hexagonal BN particulates (BNp) were prepared by hot-press sintering technique. Phase components, microstructure, mechanical properties and plasma erosion resistance were also investigated. With the increase of h-BNp content, relative density and Vickers' hardness of the composite ceramics decrease, while the flexural strength, elastic modulus and fracture toughness increase and then decrease. The plasma erosion resistance linearly deteriorated with the increase of BNp content which is mainly determined by the density, crystal structure and atomic number of the elements.展开更多
Microstructure evolution and solidification behaviour of ZrB_(2)-SiC composite ceramics fabricated by laser surface zone-melting were investigated.Microstructure coarsening at high scanning speed and mi-crostructure r...Microstructure evolution and solidification behaviour of ZrB_(2)-SiC composite ceramics fabricated by laser surface zone-melting were investigated.Microstructure coarsening at high scanning speed and mi-crostructure refining after turning off the laser was observed due to the changes in the solidification rate.The solidification behaviour from bottom to top of the molten pool was studied,where there are some coarsen eutectic bands caused by the secondary heating of the melting pool on the solidified eu-tectic zone in the molten pool.The deviation of melt composition from the eutectic ratio due to the volatilization of SiC can form a coarse primary ZrB_(2) phase among fine eutectic structure(single-phase instability),and the constitutional supercooling due to the accumulation of impurity elements can form coarse eutectic dendrites among fine eutectic structure(two-phase instability).Both single-phase insta-bility and two-phase instability are adverse to the mechanical properties,which should be prevented by adjusting the composition of raw materials and the solidification process.展开更多
Al 2O 3-SiO 2-TiO 2-ZrO 2 supported membranes were prepar ed by Sol-Gel method. These composite ceramic membranes are level, even and no macro crack. There exist several crystalline phases such as Al 2O 3, TiO...Al 2O 3-SiO 2-TiO 2-ZrO 2 supported membranes were prepar ed by Sol-Gel method. These composite ceramic membranes are level, even and no macro crack. There exist several crystalline phases such as Al 2O 3, TiO 2(a natase), Al 2SiO 5, and ZrO 2 in these membranes. Changing the molar ratio of Al∶Si∶Ti∶Zr,the kinds and content of crystal phases of composite membranes could be different, which may lead to a variety of microstructure of membranes. The surface nanoscale topography and microstructure of membranes were investiga ted by XRD,SEM,AFM,EPMA. The effects of additives and heat treatments on the sur face nanoscale topography and microstructure of composite ceramic membranes were also analyzed.展开更多
To enhance the protective performance of ceramic composite armor,ballistic penetration experiments were conducted on Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic-ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE)composite armor with different t...To enhance the protective performance of ceramic composite armor,ballistic penetration experiments were conducted on Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic-ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE)composite armor with different thickness configurations.The damage and failure modes of hard projectiles and ceramic-fiber composite targets were analyzed.The recovered projectiles and ceramic fragments were sieved and weighed at multiple stages,revealing a positive correlation between the degree of fragmentation of the projectiles and ceramics and the overall ballistic resistance of the composite targets.Numerical simulations were performed using the LS-DYNA finite element software,and the simulation results showed high consistency with the experimental results,confirming the validity of the material parameters.The results indicate that the projectile heads primarily exhibited crushing and abrasive fragmentation.Larger projectile fragments mainly resulted from tensile and shear stress-induced failure.The failure modes of the composite targets included the formation of ceramic cones and radial cracks under high-velocity impacts.The UHMWPE laminated plates exhibited interlayer separation caused by tensile waves,permanent plastic deformation of the rear surface bulging,and perforation failure primarily due to shear forces.Through extended numerical simulations,while maintaining the same areal density and configuration of9 mm Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic+12 mm UHMWPE laminated composite armor,the thickness configurations of the Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic and UHMWPE laminated backplates were varied,and various thicknesses of UHMWPE laminates were simulated as the cover layer for the ceramic panels.The simulation results indicated that the composite armor configuration of 10 mm Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic+8 mm UHMWPE composite armor increased energy absorption by13.48%.When altering the cover layer thickness,a 4 mm UHMWPE+9 mm Al_(2)O_(3)+8 mm UHMWPE composite armor demonstrated a 27.11%improvement in energy absorption,showing a relatively significant enhancement.展开更多
Nano-Al2O3 particles modified Ag Cu Ni filler was adopted to braze the SiO2 ceramic and TC4.The effects of filler size as well as the brazing temperature on the interfacial microstructure and mechanical property of th...Nano-Al2O3 particles modified Ag Cu Ni filler was adopted to braze the SiO2 ceramic and TC4.The effects of filler size as well as the brazing temperature on the interfacial microstructure and mechanical property of the joints were investigated.Nanoscale filler reduced the phases dimension and promoted the homogeneous distribution of microstructure,obtaining a higher joint strength when compared to microscale filler.The increase of brazing temperature made the accelerating dissolution and diffusion of Ti,which promoted the increase of thickness of Ti4O7+TiSi2 layer adjacent to SiO2 ceramic and diffusion layer zone nearby TC4 alloy.The hypoeutectic structure was produced in the brazing seam due to the high Ti content.The maximum shear strength of^40 MPa was obtained at 950°C for 10 min.展开更多
A hydrophobic coating of the silica fiber reinforced silica composites(SiO2f/SiO2) was synthesized by sol-gel method using methyltriethoxy-silane(MTES) and boric acid(B(OH)3) as raw materials. The relationship among b...A hydrophobic coating of the silica fiber reinforced silica composites(SiO2f/SiO2) was synthesized by sol-gel method using methyltriethoxy-silane(MTES) and boric acid(B(OH)3) as raw materials. The relationship among boron doping, chemical structure of precursors and durability of hydrophobic coatings was discussed. The Si-O-B and methyl groups were successfully introduced in the gel precursors according to the FT-IR and XPS results. The resins were filled in the internal and surface holes of the SiO2f/SiO2 composites partially or completely, which is beneficial to reduce the physical adsorption of the moisture. In addition, hydroxyl groups of the SiO2f/SiO2 composites reacted with the resins and hydrophobic methyl groups were introduced, leading to the reduction of the chemical adsorption of water. Also, the boron doping was beneficial to enhancing the physical cross-linking between the coating and the SiO2f/SiO2 composites, and improved the adhesion of the coating to the substrate. The results show that the optimal hydrophobic coating with contact angle 130.33°, moisture absorption 0.33% and adhesion level 1 is obtained when the molar ratio of MTES to B(OH)3 is 10:4. The real permittivity of M10B4 is constant in the range of 2.32–2.51 and the dielectric tangent loss is constant in the range of 5.5 × 10-4–8.7 × 10-3. The hydrophobic coating has excellent dielectric properties.展开更多
Hollow B–SiO2@TiO2 composites were prepared by the wet chemical deposition method starting from TiCl4 and hollow B–SiO2 microspheres.TiO2 layers composed of anatase TiO2 nanoparticles were coated on the surfaces of ...Hollow B–SiO2@TiO2 composites were prepared by the wet chemical deposition method starting from TiCl4 and hollow B–SiO2 microspheres.TiO2 layers composed of anatase TiO2 nanoparticles were coated on the surfaces of the hollow B–SiO2 microspheres probably through the formation of Ti—O—Si and Ti—O—B bonds.A great number of—OH groups were also present at the TiO2 coating layers.The presence of Ti—O—Si bonds and Ti—O—B bonds resulted in the formation of defects in the TiO2 coating layers,which decreased the band gap of the TiO2 coating layers to ca.3.0 eV and endowed the TiO2 coating layers with visible light absorption performance.The buoyancy hollow B–SiO2@TiO2 composites exhibited high photocatalytic activities for the degradation of ammonia-nitrogen and green algae.The conversion of ammonia-nitrogen reached 65%when the degradation of ammonia-nitrogen(43 mg·L-1 at pH value of 8)was catalyzed by the B–SiO2@TiO2(100:10)composite under the simulated solar light irradiation at 35°C for 660 min.The green algae(5 mg·L-1)were almost completely degraded over the B–SiO@TiO2(100:20)photocatalyst under the visible light irradiation at 35°C for 510 min.展开更多
Porous Y2Si05 ceramic was fabricated by freeze casting with tert-butyl alcohol as solvent. The porous Y2SiO5 ceramic possessed long straight pore structure. With decreasing solid loading from 20 to 10 vol.%, the poros...Porous Y2Si05 ceramic was fabricated by freeze casting with tert-butyl alcohol as solvent. The porous Y2SiO5 ceramic possessed long straight pore structure. With decreasing solid loading from 20 to 10 vol.%, the porosity of the Y2SiO5 ceramic increased linearly from 45% to Y2%, while the compressive strength declined from 23.2 to 3.2 MPa. The thermal conductivity of Y2SiO5 decreased from 2.34 W/mK for the dense bulk to 0.05 W/mK for the porous body with a porosity of 57%.展开更多
文摘The editor regrets that they inadvertently pasted the wrong figure during the production stage.The correct Fig.7 should be as below:The editor would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused.
文摘Al2O3/SiO2 ceramic core nano-composites were prepared and their microstructure was investigated by transmission electron microscope(TEM). The results show that intergranular nano-composites are achieved. The bonding between Al2O3 and SiO2 particles is well and the interface is even. Amorphous phases and nano crystals appear in the Al2O3/SiO2 ceramic core nano-composites, which both come into being during the cooling process after sintering. Glass phase does not appear between the Al2O3 and SiO2 particles and only appears among the Al2O3 particles, which can be explained with stress model. The quantity of the glass phase is not much and its influence on the high-temperature deformation of the ceramic core nano-composites is little.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51405332)
文摘SiO2–BN ceramic and Ti plate were joined by active brazing in vacuum with Ag–Cu–Ti+BN composite filler.The effect of BN content,brazing temperature and time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the brazed joints was investigated.The results showed that a continuous Ti N–Ti B2reaction layer formed adjacent to the SiO2–BN ceramic,whose thickness played a key role in the bonding properties.Four Ti–Cu compound layers,Ti2Cu,Ti3Cu4,Ti Cu2and Ti Cu4,were observed to border Ti substrate due to the strong affinity of Ti and Cu compared with Ag.The central part of the joint was composed of Ag matrix,over which some fine-grains distributed.The added BN particles reacted with Ti in the liquid filler to form fine Ti B whiskers and Ti N particles with low coefficients of thermal expansion(CTE),leading to the reduction of detrimental residual stress in the joint,and thus improving the joint strength.The maximum shear strength of 31 MPa was obtained when 3 wt%BN was added in the composite filler,which was 158%higher than that brazed with single Ag–Cu–Ti filler metal.The morphology and thickness of the reaction layer adjacent to the parent materials changed correspondingly with the increase of BN content,brazing temperature and holding time.Based on the correlation between the microstructural evolution and brazing parameters,the bonding mechanism of SiO2–BN and Ti was discussed.
基金Project(HIT.NSRIF.2010112)supported by the Fundamental Research Fund for the Central Universities,ChinaProjects(50902030,51021002)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘BNp/Al2O3-SiO2 system ceramic matrix composites with different volume fractions (10%-60%) of hexagonal BN particulates (BNp) were prepared by hot-press sintering technique. Phase components, microstructure, mechanical properties and plasma erosion resistance were also investigated. With the increase of h-BNp content, relative density and Vickers' hardness of the composite ceramics decrease, while the flexural strength, elastic modulus and fracture toughness increase and then decrease. The plasma erosion resistance linearly deteriorated with the increase of BNp content which is mainly determined by the density, crystal structure and atomic number of the elements.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52130204,52174376,52202070)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(No.2021B1515120028)+5 种基金the TQ Innovation Foundation(No.23-TQ09-02-ZT-01-005)the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(No.20220042053001)the Science and Technology Innovation Team Plan of ShaanXi Province(No.2021TD-17)the Thousands Person Plan of Jiangxi Province(No.JXSQ2020102131)the Xi’an Science and Technology Program(No.21ZCZZHXJS-QCY6-0005)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Nos.D5000230348 and D5000220057).
文摘Microstructure evolution and solidification behaviour of ZrB_(2)-SiC composite ceramics fabricated by laser surface zone-melting were investigated.Microstructure coarsening at high scanning speed and mi-crostructure refining after turning off the laser was observed due to the changes in the solidification rate.The solidification behaviour from bottom to top of the molten pool was studied,where there are some coarsen eutectic bands caused by the secondary heating of the melting pool on the solidified eu-tectic zone in the molten pool.The deviation of melt composition from the eutectic ratio due to the volatilization of SiC can form a coarse primary ZrB_(2) phase among fine eutectic structure(single-phase instability),and the constitutional supercooling due to the accumulation of impurity elements can form coarse eutectic dendrites among fine eutectic structure(two-phase instability).Both single-phase insta-bility and two-phase instability are adverse to the mechanical properties,which should be prevented by adjusting the composition of raw materials and the solidification process.
文摘Al 2O 3-SiO 2-TiO 2-ZrO 2 supported membranes were prepar ed by Sol-Gel method. These composite ceramic membranes are level, even and no macro crack. There exist several crystalline phases such as Al 2O 3, TiO 2(a natase), Al 2SiO 5, and ZrO 2 in these membranes. Changing the molar ratio of Al∶Si∶Ti∶Zr,the kinds and content of crystal phases of composite membranes could be different, which may lead to a variety of microstructure of membranes. The surface nanoscale topography and microstructure of membranes were investiga ted by XRD,SEM,AFM,EPMA. The effects of additives and heat treatments on the sur face nanoscale topography and microstructure of composite ceramic membranes were also analyzed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12172179,U2341244,and 11772160)。
文摘To enhance the protective performance of ceramic composite armor,ballistic penetration experiments were conducted on Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic-ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE)composite armor with different thickness configurations.The damage and failure modes of hard projectiles and ceramic-fiber composite targets were analyzed.The recovered projectiles and ceramic fragments were sieved and weighed at multiple stages,revealing a positive correlation between the degree of fragmentation of the projectiles and ceramics and the overall ballistic resistance of the composite targets.Numerical simulations were performed using the LS-DYNA finite element software,and the simulation results showed high consistency with the experimental results,confirming the validity of the material parameters.The results indicate that the projectile heads primarily exhibited crushing and abrasive fragmentation.Larger projectile fragments mainly resulted from tensile and shear stress-induced failure.The failure modes of the composite targets included the formation of ceramic cones and radial cracks under high-velocity impacts.The UHMWPE laminated plates exhibited interlayer separation caused by tensile waves,permanent plastic deformation of the rear surface bulging,and perforation failure primarily due to shear forces.Through extended numerical simulations,while maintaining the same areal density and configuration of9 mm Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic+12 mm UHMWPE laminated composite armor,the thickness configurations of the Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic and UHMWPE laminated backplates were varied,and various thicknesses of UHMWPE laminates were simulated as the cover layer for the ceramic panels.The simulation results indicated that the composite armor configuration of 10 mm Al_(2)O_(3) ceramic+8 mm UHMWPE composite armor increased energy absorption by13.48%.When altering the cover layer thickness,a 4 mm UHMWPE+9 mm Al_(2)O_(3)+8 mm UHMWPE composite armor demonstrated a 27.11%improvement in energy absorption,showing a relatively significant enhancement.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51505105,51875130 and 51775138)the Key Research&Development Program of Shandong Province(No.2017GGX40103).
文摘Nano-Al2O3 particles modified Ag Cu Ni filler was adopted to braze the SiO2 ceramic and TC4.The effects of filler size as well as the brazing temperature on the interfacial microstructure and mechanical property of the joints were investigated.Nanoscale filler reduced the phases dimension and promoted the homogeneous distribution of microstructure,obtaining a higher joint strength when compared to microscale filler.The increase of brazing temperature made the accelerating dissolution and diffusion of Ti,which promoted the increase of thickness of Ti4O7+TiSi2 layer adjacent to SiO2 ceramic and diffusion layer zone nearby TC4 alloy.The hypoeutectic structure was produced in the brazing seam due to the high Ti content.The maximum shear strength of^40 MPa was obtained at 950°C for 10 min.
基金supported by the Taishan Scholar Project(No.ts201511080)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51672059,51172050,51102060 and 51302050)the Natural Scientific Research Innovation Foundation in Harbin Institute of Technology(No.HIT.NSRIF.2014129)
文摘A hydrophobic coating of the silica fiber reinforced silica composites(SiO2f/SiO2) was synthesized by sol-gel method using methyltriethoxy-silane(MTES) and boric acid(B(OH)3) as raw materials. The relationship among boron doping, chemical structure of precursors and durability of hydrophobic coatings was discussed. The Si-O-B and methyl groups were successfully introduced in the gel precursors according to the FT-IR and XPS results. The resins were filled in the internal and surface holes of the SiO2f/SiO2 composites partially or completely, which is beneficial to reduce the physical adsorption of the moisture. In addition, hydroxyl groups of the SiO2f/SiO2 composites reacted with the resins and hydrophobic methyl groups were introduced, leading to the reduction of the chemical adsorption of water. Also, the boron doping was beneficial to enhancing the physical cross-linking between the coating and the SiO2f/SiO2 composites, and improved the adhesion of the coating to the substrate. The results show that the optimal hydrophobic coating with contact angle 130.33°, moisture absorption 0.33% and adhesion level 1 is obtained when the molar ratio of MTES to B(OH)3 is 10:4. The real permittivity of M10B4 is constant in the range of 2.32–2.51 and the dielectric tangent loss is constant in the range of 5.5 × 10-4–8.7 × 10-3. The hydrophobic coating has excellent dielectric properties.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21506078).
文摘Hollow B–SiO2@TiO2 composites were prepared by the wet chemical deposition method starting from TiCl4 and hollow B–SiO2 microspheres.TiO2 layers composed of anatase TiO2 nanoparticles were coated on the surfaces of the hollow B–SiO2 microspheres probably through the formation of Ti—O—Si and Ti—O—B bonds.A great number of—OH groups were also present at the TiO2 coating layers.The presence of Ti—O—Si bonds and Ti—O—B bonds resulted in the formation of defects in the TiO2 coating layers,which decreased the band gap of the TiO2 coating layers to ca.3.0 eV and endowed the TiO2 coating layers with visible light absorption performance.The buoyancy hollow B–SiO2@TiO2 composites exhibited high photocatalytic activities for the degradation of ammonia-nitrogen and green algae.The conversion of ammonia-nitrogen reached 65%when the degradation of ammonia-nitrogen(43 mg·L-1 at pH value of 8)was catalyzed by the B–SiO2@TiO2(100:10)composite under the simulated solar light irradiation at 35°C for 660 min.The green algae(5 mg·L-1)were almost completely degraded over the B–SiO@TiO2(100:20)photocatalyst under the visible light irradiation at 35°C for 510 min.
文摘Porous Y2Si05 ceramic was fabricated by freeze casting with tert-butyl alcohol as solvent. The porous Y2SiO5 ceramic possessed long straight pore structure. With decreasing solid loading from 20 to 10 vol.%, the porosity of the Y2SiO5 ceramic increased linearly from 45% to Y2%, while the compressive strength declined from 23.2 to 3.2 MPa. The thermal conductivity of Y2SiO5 decreased from 2.34 W/mK for the dense bulk to 0.05 W/mK for the porous body with a porosity of 57%.