An exact solution for simply-supported laminated beams with material properties variable with temperature under a combination of uniform thermo-load and mechanical loads was investigated,based on the two-dimensional(2...An exact solution for simply-supported laminated beams with material properties variable with temperature under a combination of uniform thermo-load and mechanical loads was investigated,based on the two-dimensional(2-D)thermo-elasticity theory.Firstly,the beam was divided into a series of layers with uniform material properties along the interfaces of the beam.The uniform thermo-load acted on each layer was transformed into a combination of the normal surface forces acted at the two ends and the transverse thermo-load.Secondly,the state space method was employed to obtain the general solutions of displacements and stresses in an arbitrary layer.Thirdly,based on the interfacial continuity conditions between adjacent layers,the relations of displacement and stress components between the top and bottom layers of the beam were recursively derived by use of the transfer-matrix method.The unknowns in the solutions can be solved by the mechanical loads acted on the top and bottom surfaces.The convergence of the present solutions was checked.The comparative study of the present solutions with the Timoshenko’s solutions and the finite element(FE)solutions was carried out.The effects of material properties variable with temperature on the thermo-elastic behavior of laminated beams were discussed in detail.展开更多
A thermoelastic topology optimization is proposed for structures with temperature-dependent material properties.Different from the common assumption of constant material properties in traditional thermoelastic topolog...A thermoelastic topology optimization is proposed for structures with temperature-dependent material properties.Different from the common assumption of constant material properties in traditional thermoelastic topology optimization,the temperaturedependent material properties related to mechanical and thermal fields are taken into account.The non-uniform temperature distribution of the structure is a design dependent field that may vary during the optimization,and the nonlinear heat transfer analysis is considered according to the large temperature gradient.Based on these,a thermoelastic topology optimization model considering temperature-dependent material properties is formulated.The sensitivities with respect to the design variables are derived and the Method of Moving Asymptotes(MMA)algorithm is used to update the topological design variables.A cooperation platform based on MATLAB and ABAQUS is developed for the proposed thermoelastic topology optimization method to deal with problems with arbitrary domains for the design of complex engineering structures.Several typical numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method and show the important influence of the temperaturedependent material properties.展开更多
Herein,cure characteristics,morphology,and mechanical properties of natural rubber filled with activated carbon-based materials were investigated.Carbon-based materials were prepared from bagasse,coffee grounds and pi...Herein,cure characteristics,morphology,and mechanical properties of natural rubber filled with activated carbon-based materials were investigated.Carbon-based materials were prepared from bagasse,coffee grounds and pineapple crowns by the pyrolysis method at temperatures in the range of 300℃.As-synthesized carbon materials were characterized by optical microscopy(OM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR)to analyze size distribution,morphology,and functional groups,respectively.OM and SEM analysis revealed that particles,flakes,and a small quantity of fiber-like carbon were obtained using bagasse and pineapple crown as raw materials,while honeycomb-like carbon materials can be derived from coffee grounds.To investigate the mechanical properties,natural rubber was filled with carbon black and as-synthesized carbon materials by the internal mixing and compression molding process.Transmission electron microscopy(TEM)was utilized to characterize the dispersion of carbon materials in the rubber matrix.The results of tensile testing showed that the natural rubber mixed with as-synthesized carbon materials from pineapple crowns exhibited 54%and 74%improvement in the ultimate tensile strength and Young’s modulus,respectively,compared with natural rubber without filled carbon materials.The enhancement in mechanical properties by activated carbon materials derived from pineapple crowns can be attributed to the flake-and fiber-like structures and good dispersion of carbon materials in the rubber matrix.In addition,it is higher than that of rubber mixed with carbon black.The results demonstrated that as-synthesized carbon materials from pineapple crowns have the potential materials to substitute carbon black in the rubber compound industry.展开更多
High-entropy materials(HEMs),an innovative class of materials with complex stoichiometry,have recently garnered consider-able attention in energy storage applications.While their multi-element compositions(five or mor...High-entropy materials(HEMs),an innovative class of materials with complex stoichiometry,have recently garnered consider-able attention in energy storage applications.While their multi-element compositions(five or more principal elements in nearly equiatom-ic proportions)confer unique advantages such as high configurational entropy,lattice distortion,and synergistic cocktail effects,the fun-damental understanding of structure-property relationships in battery systems remains fragmented across existing studies.This review ad-dresses critical research gaps by proposing a multidimensional design paradigm that systematically integrates synergistic mechanisms spanning cathodes,anodes,electrolytes,and electrocatalysts.We provide an in-depth analysis of HEMs’thermodynamic/kinetic stabiliza-tion principles and structure-regulated electrochemical properties,integrating and establishing quantitative correlations between entropy-driven phase stability and charge transport dynamics.By summarizing the performance benchmarking results of lithium/sodium/potassi-um-ion battery components,we reveal how entropy-mediated structural tailoring enhances cycle stability and ionic conductivity.Notably,we pioneer the systematic association of high-entropy effects to electrochemical interfaces,demonstrating their unique potential in stabil-izing solid-electrolyte interphases and suppressing transition metal dissolution.Emerging opportunities in machine learning-driven com-position screening and sustainable manufacturing are discussed alongside critical challenges,including performance variability metrics and cost-benefit analysis for industrial implementation.This work provides both fundamental insights and practical guidelines for advan-cing HEMs toward next-generation battery technologies.展开更多
This article studies the effects of different Sn contents on the melting characteristics,microstructure,and mechanical properties of brazed joints of low-silver BAg5CuZn-0.3 wt.%La brazing material.A differential ther...This article studies the effects of different Sn contents on the melting characteristics,microstructure,and mechanical properties of brazed joints of low-silver BAg5CuZn-0.3 wt.%La brazing material.A differential thermal analyzer(HCR-1)was used to measure the solid-liquidus temperature of BAg5CuZn-0.3 wt.%La-xSn brazing material.The results show that the addition of Sn element effect-ively reduces the solid-liquidus temperature of BAg5CuZn-0.3 wt.%La brazing material.Microstructural characterization was con-ducted using scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS),X-ray diffraction(XRD),etc.Analysis re-veals that progressive aggregation and precipitation of Cu-Sn intermetallic compounds occur with increasing Sn content,leading to microstructural coarsening.Notably,severe grain coarsening is observed when the Sn content reaches 4 wt.%.Shear testing of the BAg5CuZn-0.3 wt.%La-xSn brazing joints reveals a non-monotonic trend in joint strength:as Sn content increases,the shear strength initially improves but subsequently deteriorates after reaching an optimal value.展开更多
To compare the suitable working conditions of polypropylene(PP)and polycaprolactam(PA6)materials in actual use in automobiles,the effects of different temperature aging and different reagents on the mechanical propert...To compare the suitable working conditions of polypropylene(PP)and polycaprolactam(PA6)materials in actual use in automobiles,the effects of different temperature aging and different reagents on the mechanical properties of the two materials,such as tensile,bending,compression,and impact were studied.The results indicate that the short⁃term low⁃temperature environment had no much effect on the mechanical properties of PP and PA6.After long⁃term thermal aging at 80℃,the strength of PP and PA6 increased while their toughness decreased.After short⁃term thermal aging at 120℃,PP strength decreases and toughness increases,while PA6 strength increases and toughness decreases.The soaking of glass water and car shampoo had no much effect on the mechanical properties of PP,but had a significant impact on the mechanical properties of PA6.With the increase of soaking time,the strength of PA6 significantly decreases and the toughness significantly increases.The soaking of 95#gasoline had no much effect on the mechanical properties of PA6,but has a significant impact on the mechanical properties of PP.After 720 h of soaking,the retention rates of the tensile strength,bending strength,and compressive strength of PP were all less than 80%,while the retention rate of the impact strength of the cantilever beam was 160.4%.展开更多
Fe-Mo functionally graded materials(FGMs)with different composition-change rates from 100%304 stainless steel to 100%Mo along the composition gradient direction were prepared by electron beam-directed energy depositio...Fe-Mo functionally graded materials(FGMs)with different composition-change rates from 100%304 stainless steel to 100%Mo along the composition gradient direction were prepared by electron beam-directed energy deposition(EB-DED)technique,including three samples with composition mutation of 100%,composition change rate of 10%and 30%.Results show that the composition-change rate significantly affects the microstructure and mechanical properties of the samples.In the sample with abrupt change of composition,the sharp shift in composition between 304 stainless steel and Mo leads to a great difference in the microstructure and hardness near the interface between the two materials.With the increase in the number of gradient layers,the composition changes continuously along the direction of deposition height,and the microstructure morphology shows a smooth transition from 304 stainless steel to Mo,which is gradually transformed from columnar crystal to dendritic crystal.Elements Fe,Mo,and other major elements transform linearly along the gradient direction,with sufficient interlayer diffusion between the deposited layers,leading to good metallurgical bonding.The smaller the change in composition gradient,the greater the microhardness value along the deposition direction.When the composition gradient is 10%,the gradient layer exhibits higher hardness(940 HV)and excellent resistance to surface abrasion,and the overall compressive properties of the samples are better,with the compressive fracture stress in the top region reaching 750.05±14 MPa.展开更多
Additive manufacturing(AM)technology has revolutionized engineering field by enabling the creation of intricate,high-performance structures that were once difficult or impossible to fabricate.This transformative techn...Additive manufacturing(AM)technology has revolutionized engineering field by enabling the creation of intricate,high-performance structures that were once difficult or impossible to fabricate.This transformative technology has particularly advanced the development of metamaterials-engineered materials whose unique properties arise from their structure rather than composition-unlocking immense potential in fields ranging from aerospace to biomedical engineering.展开更多
Soil cement bentonite(SCB)is a common material for constructing vertical cutoff walls to prevent groundwater migration at contaminated industrial sites.However,site contaminants can degrade the durability of the cutof...Soil cement bentonite(SCB)is a common material for constructing vertical cutoff walls to prevent groundwater migration at contaminated industrial sites.However,site contaminants can degrade the durability of the cutoff wall.To enhance its performance,this study developed a silica fume-SCB(SSCB).The macroscopic and microscopic properties of SSCB were assessed by unconfined compressive strength test,variable head permeability test,X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)spectroscopy.The correlation between its multi-scale properties was analyzed based on pore characteristics.The results indicate that increasing the silica fume substitution ratio improved SSCB strength,especially in the middle and late curing stages.Moreover,increasing the substitution ratio decreased SSCB permeability coefficient,with a more pronounced effect in earlier curing stages.Silica fume addition also refined SSCB pore structure and reduced its porosity.The fractal dimension was used to quantify SSCB pore structure complexity.Increasing silica fume content reduced small pore fractal dimension in SSCB.Concurrently,SSCB strength increased and SSCB permeability coefficient decreased.The findings of this research will demonstrate the great potential of SSCB backfill for practical applications.展开更多
Legendre polynomial method is well-known in modeling acoustic wave characteristics.This method uses for the mechanical displacements a single polynomial expansion over the entire sandwich layers.This results in a limi...Legendre polynomial method is well-known in modeling acoustic wave characteristics.This method uses for the mechanical displacements a single polynomial expansion over the entire sandwich layers.This results in a limitation in the accuracy of the field profile restitution.Thus,it can deal with the guided waves in layered sandwich only when the material properties of adjacent layers do not change significantly.Despite the great efforts regarding this issue in the literature,there remain open questions.One of them is:“what is the exact threshold of contrasting material properties of adjacent layers for which this polynomial method cannot correctly restitute the roots of guided waves?”We investigated this numerical issue using the calculated guided phase velocities in 0°/φ/0°-carbon fibre reinforced plastics(CFRP)sandwich plates with gradually increasing angleφ.Then,we approached this numerical problem by varying the middle layer thickness h90°for the 0°/90°/0°-CFRP sandwich structure,and we proposed an exact thickness threshold of the middle layer for the Legendre polynomial method limitations.We showed that the polynomial method fails to calculate the quasi-symmetric Lamb mode in 0°/φ/0°-CFRP whenφ>25°.Moreover,we introduced a new Lamb mode so-called minimum-group-velocity that has never been addressed in literature.展开更多
To explore high value-added utilization pathways of fly ash,the mesoporous structure of silicon dioxide extracted from fly ash(FA-SiO_(2))was utilized to restrict the dicyandiamide(DCDA)thermal degradation process.Thi...To explore high value-added utilization pathways of fly ash,the mesoporous structure of silicon dioxide extracted from fly ash(FA-SiO_(2))was utilized to restrict the dicyandiamide(DCDA)thermal degradation process.This produced chemically bonded interacting composite photocatalysts of FA-SiO,and graphitic-phase carbon nitride(g-C_(3)N_(4)).Compared with the spherical silicon dioxide prepared using tetraethyl orthosilicate(TEOS-SiO_(2)),the mesoporous structure of FA-SiO_(2),allowed DCDA to react in a smaller space,which facilitated the transformation of DCDA to melamine by the thermal degradation kinetics of FA-C_(3)N_(4)/DCDA.This ultimately boosted the formation of an N-atom-removed triazine ring structure and a multistage structure combining lumps and rods in the composite photocatalysts of g-C_(3)N_(4),and FA-SiO_(2),which led to a higher visible-light utilization efficiency,a suitable valence-band position,and the photocatalytic activity for methylene blue reaching 3.56 times that of g-C_(3)N_(4).The findings indicate that mesoporous FA-SiO,has the potential to improve the structural and photocatalytic properties of g-C_(3)N_(4),-based materials.展开更多
The high-temperature conditions of deep oil and gas reservoirs notably affect the porosity and permeability of rocks.In situ temperature-preserved coring(ITP-Coring)technology is crucial for accurately assessing rock ...The high-temperature conditions of deep oil and gas reservoirs notably affect the porosity and permeability of rocks.In situ temperature-preserved coring(ITP-Coring)technology is crucial for accurately assessing rock properties in deep reservoirs.High-performance thermal insulation materials are crucial for supporting ITP-Coring during deep oil and gas exploration.This study explores the impact of high-temperature and high-pressure(HTHP)conditions on hollow glass microsphere/epoxy(HGM/EP)thermal insulation materials,focusing on the interphase.Investigations of HGM/EP materials with varying hollow glass microsphere(HGM)strengths and volume fractions reveal that elevated temperatures cause the molecular chains of the epoxy resin matrix to relax,leading to matrix softening and a decline in mechanical properties.Additionally,high-pressure water infiltrates the material,damaging the interphase and HGMs,further compromising material performance.The combined HTHP environment accelerates this degradation.Dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA)shows that S60HS HGMs,which possess higher strength,interact more strongly with the matrix and exhibit higher entanglement density,resulting in superior interphase adhesion.This enhances stress transfer efficiency and reduces the loss of storage modulus at the interphase.Theoretical analysis indicates that the interphase thickness and modulus of S-f40 remain mostly unaffected after HTHP treatment,with values higher than the epoxy matrix.This correlates with DMA results,demonstrating that S-f40 has the smallest adhesion factor(A),indicating the highest interfacial stress transfer efficiency.S-f40 also exhibits optimal thermal conductivity and mechanical properties,making it ideal for ITP-Coring in deep reservoirs.These findings provide insights for optimizing materials in HTHP environments for deep reservoir exploration.展开更多
[ Objective] The research aimed to study effects of material physical properties on white-rot fungi mycelial growth and provide theoretical basis for further expanding the application range of white-rot fungi. [ Metho...[ Objective] The research aimed to study effects of material physical properties on white-rot fungi mycelial growth and provide theoretical basis for further expanding the application range of white-rot fungi. [ Method Four common species of white-rot fungi were cultivated by wood meal fowl dung mixture in test tube and culture dishes. The relationship between physical properties of culture material and the growth of these mycelials were studied. [Result] The results showed the water retention capacity of culture material was decreased with the increasing of its grain size and porosity, but the decrease of its specific gravity reduced the material water retention. And the dehydration rate of medium prepared with these materials at the same moisture conditions tended to increase. These physical properties of material, such as grain size, specific gravity, porosity, water retention and water drainage, influenced the growth of white-rot fungi mycelial by affecting the moisture and ventilation condition of media. The results hinted that above material physical properties had feedback effects on the growth of white-rot fungi mycelia. [ Conclution] Physical properties of culture material have significant effects on the growth of white-rot fungi mycelial.展开更多
The mechanical properties of the SiC fiber-reinforced Mg-Al metal matrix composite materials have been studied on internal microstructure by (scanning electron microscopy) SEM in-situ tensile test. The emergence and p...The mechanical properties of the SiC fiber-reinforced Mg-Al metal matrix composite materials have been studied on internal microstructure by (scanning electron microscopy) SEM in-situ tensile test. The emergence and propagation of the crack, and the fracture behavior in materials have been observed and studied. It is found that in the case of the tensile test, the crack emerged in SiC fiber initially. In the case of the strong cohesion of the fiber-metal interface, the crack propagated in the fiber, meanwhile the fibers in the neighborhood of the cracked fiber began to crack and the Mg-Al metal deformed plastically, and at last the material fractured. Otherwise the toughness of the materials grows in the case of the lower cohesion of the fiber-metal matrix interface.展开更多
Classical computation of electronic properties in large-scale materials remains challenging.Quantum computation has the potential to offer advantages in memory footprint and computational scaling.However,general and v...Classical computation of electronic properties in large-scale materials remains challenging.Quantum computation has the potential to offer advantages in memory footprint and computational scaling.However,general and viable quantum algorithms for simulating large-scale materials are still limited.We propose and implement random-state quantum algorithms to calculate electronic-structure properties of real materials.Using a random state circuit on a small number of qubits,we employ real-time evolution with first-order Trotter decomposition and Hadamard test to obtain electronic density of states,and we develop a modified quantum phase estimation algorithm to calculate real-space local density of states via direct quantum measurements.Furthermore,we validate these algorithms by numerically computing the density of states and spatial distributions of electronic states in graphene,twisted bilayer graphene quasicrystals,and fractal lattices,covering system sizes from hundreds to thousands of atoms.Our results manifest that the random-state quantum algorithms provide a general and qubit-efficient route to scalable simulations of electronic properties in large-scale periodic and aperiodic materials.展开更多
AgSnO_ 2 electrical contact materials doped with Bi_2O_3,La_2O_3,and TiO_2 were successfully fabricated by the powder metallurgy method under different initial sintering temperatures.The electrical conductivity,densit...AgSnO_ 2 electrical contact materials doped with Bi_2O_3,La_2O_3,and TiO_2 were successfully fabricated by the powder metallurgy method under different initial sintering temperatures.The electrical conductivity,density,hardness,and contact resistance of the Ag Sn O_2/Bi_2O_3,AgSnO_2/La_2O_3,and AgSnO_2/Ti O_2 contact materials were measured and analyzed.The arc-eroded surface morphologies of the doped AgSnO_2 contact materials were investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The effects of the initial sintering temperature on the physical properties and electrical contact properties of the doped AgSnO_2 contact materials were discussed.The results indicate that the physical properties can be improved and the contact resistance of the AgSnO_2 contact materials can be substantially reduced when the materials are sintered under their optimal initial sintering temperatures.展开更多
The recent research progress of structure- and size-controlled micro/nano-energetic materials is reviewed, which properties are fundamentally different from those of their corresponding bulk materials. The development...The recent research progress of structure- and size-controlled micro/nano-energetic materials is reviewed, which properties are fundamentally different from those of their corresponding bulk materials. The development of the construction strategies for achieving zero-dimensional (0D), one-dimensional (1D), two-dimensional (2D), and three-dimensional (3D) micro/nanostructures from energetic molecules is introduced. Also, an overview of the unique properties induced by micro/nanostructures and size effects is provided. Special emphasis is focused on the size-dependent properties that are different from those of the conventional micro-sized energetic materials, such as thermal decomposition, sensitivity, combustion and detonation, and compaction behaviors. A conclusion and our view of the future development of micro/nano-energetic materials and devices are given.展开更多
Microwave irradiation was used to reduce the curing time of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composite material.The properties of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composite material under microwave curing were investigated by thermog...Microwave irradiation was used to reduce the curing time of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composite material.The properties of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composite material under microwave curing were investigated by thermogravimetry(TG),dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA),impact strength test and scanning electron microscope(SEM).The results show that composite materials patch have high thermal stability after microwave curing.The initial degradation temperature is 330.9℃,the maximum thermal decomposition rate is at 368.1℃.When the layer of composite materials patchis 4 layers,the dynamic mechanical properties are the best after microwave curing.The initial storage modulus is 43.2 GPa,increased 28.3 GPa and 27.1 GPa than 3 layers and 5 layers,the glass transition temperature(Tg)is 67.48℃,increased about 12 ℃than 3 layers and 5 layers.Microwave curing can significantly improve the infiltration capacity of epoxy resin,enhance interfacial bonding,and increase the impact strength of composite patch.Under microwave curing,the impact strength of 3,4,5-layers composite material patches increases 35.9%,6.4% and 15.1%,respectively than heating curing.The SEM analysis of impact fracture surface shows that microwave curing can improve the interface of carbon fiber and epoxy resin.展开更多
High performance aluminosilicate based cementitious materials were produced using calcined gangue as one of the major raw materials. The gangue was calcined at 500℃. The main constituent was calcined gangue, fly ash ...High performance aluminosilicate based cementitious materials were produced using calcined gangue as one of the major raw materials. The gangue was calcined at 500℃. The main constituent was calcined gangue, fly ash and slag, while alkali-silicate solutions were used as the diagenetic agent. The structure of gangue-containing aluminosilicate based cementitious materials was studied by the methods of IR, NMR and SEM. The results show that the mechanical properties are affected by the mass ratio between the gangue, slag and fly ash, the kind of activator and additional salt. For 28-day curing time, the compressive strength of the sample with a mass proportion of 2：1：1 （gangue： slag： fly ash） is 58.9 MPa, while the compressive strength of the sample containing 80wt% gangue can still be up to 52.3 MPa. The larger K^＋ favors the formation of large silicate oligomers with which AI（OH）4- prefers to bind. Therefore, in Na-K compounding activator solutions more oligomers exist which result in a stronger compressive strength of aluminosilicate-based cementitious materials than in the case of Na-containing activator. The reasons for this were found through IR and NMR analysis. Glauber＇s salt reduces the 3-day compressive strength of the paste, but increases its 7-day and 28-day compressive strengths.展开更多
Radioactive wastes arising from a wide range of human activities are in many different physical and chemical forms, contaminated with varying radioactivity. Their common features are the potential hazard associated wi...Radioactive wastes arising from a wide range of human activities are in many different physical and chemical forms, contaminated with varying radioactivity. Their common features are the potential hazard associated with their radioactivity and the need to manage them in such a way as to protect the human environment. The geological disposal is regarded as the most reasonable and effective way to safely disposing high-level radioactive wastes in the world. The conceptual model of geological disposal in China is based on a multi-barrier system that combines an isolating geological environment with an engineered barrier system. The buffer is one of the main engineered barriers for HLW repository. It is expected to maintain its low water permeability, self-sealing property, radio nuclides adsorption and retardation properties, thermal conductivity, chemical buffering property, canister supporting property, and stress buffering property over a long period of time. Bentonite is selected as the main content of buffer material that can satisfy the above requirements. The Gaomiaozi deposit is selected as the candidate supplier for China＇s buffer material of high level radioactive waste repository. This paper presents the geological features of the GMZ deposit and basic properties of the GMZ Na-bentonite. It is a super-large deposit with a high content of montmorillonite （about 75 %）, and GMZ-1, which is Na-bentonite produced from GMZ deposit is selected as the reference material for China＇s buffer material study.展开更多
基金Project(2012CB026205)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProjects(51608264,51778289)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2014Y01)supported by the Transportation Science and Technology Project of Jiangsu Province,China
文摘An exact solution for simply-supported laminated beams with material properties variable with temperature under a combination of uniform thermo-load and mechanical loads was investigated,based on the two-dimensional(2-D)thermo-elasticity theory.Firstly,the beam was divided into a series of layers with uniform material properties along the interfaces of the beam.The uniform thermo-load acted on each layer was transformed into a combination of the normal surface forces acted at the two ends and the transverse thermo-load.Secondly,the state space method was employed to obtain the general solutions of displacements and stresses in an arbitrary layer.Thirdly,based on the interfacial continuity conditions between adjacent layers,the relations of displacement and stress components between the top and bottom layers of the beam were recursively derived by use of the transfer-matrix method.The unknowns in the solutions can be solved by the mechanical loads acted on the top and bottom surfaces.The convergence of the present solutions was checked.The comparative study of the present solutions with the Timoshenko’s solutions and the finite element(FE)solutions was carried out.The effects of material properties variable with temperature on the thermo-elastic behavior of laminated beams were discussed in detail.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (Grant No.2022YFB3403800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.52005172,52207049 and 52235005)。
文摘A thermoelastic topology optimization is proposed for structures with temperature-dependent material properties.Different from the common assumption of constant material properties in traditional thermoelastic topology optimization,the temperaturedependent material properties related to mechanical and thermal fields are taken into account.The non-uniform temperature distribution of the structure is a design dependent field that may vary during the optimization,and the nonlinear heat transfer analysis is considered according to the large temperature gradient.Based on these,a thermoelastic topology optimization model considering temperature-dependent material properties is formulated.The sensitivities with respect to the design variables are derived and the Method of Moving Asymptotes(MMA)algorithm is used to update the topological design variables.A cooperation platform based on MATLAB and ABAQUS is developed for the proposed thermoelastic topology optimization method to deal with problems with arbitrary domains for the design of complex engineering structures.Several typical numerical examples are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method and show the important influence of the temperaturedependent material properties.
基金funded by Faculty of Engineering,Burapha University,grant number 003/2567.
文摘Herein,cure characteristics,morphology,and mechanical properties of natural rubber filled with activated carbon-based materials were investigated.Carbon-based materials were prepared from bagasse,coffee grounds and pineapple crowns by the pyrolysis method at temperatures in the range of 300℃.As-synthesized carbon materials were characterized by optical microscopy(OM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy(FTIR)to analyze size distribution,morphology,and functional groups,respectively.OM and SEM analysis revealed that particles,flakes,and a small quantity of fiber-like carbon were obtained using bagasse and pineapple crown as raw materials,while honeycomb-like carbon materials can be derived from coffee grounds.To investigate the mechanical properties,natural rubber was filled with carbon black and as-synthesized carbon materials by the internal mixing and compression molding process.Transmission electron microscopy(TEM)was utilized to characterize the dispersion of carbon materials in the rubber matrix.The results of tensile testing showed that the natural rubber mixed with as-synthesized carbon materials from pineapple crowns exhibited 54%and 74%improvement in the ultimate tensile strength and Young’s modulus,respectively,compared with natural rubber without filled carbon materials.The enhancement in mechanical properties by activated carbon materials derived from pineapple crowns can be attributed to the flake-and fiber-like structures and good dispersion of carbon materials in the rubber matrix.In addition,it is higher than that of rubber mixed with carbon black.The results demonstrated that as-synthesized carbon materials from pineapple crowns have the potential materials to substitute carbon black in the rubber compound industry.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.5227130161).
文摘High-entropy materials(HEMs),an innovative class of materials with complex stoichiometry,have recently garnered consider-able attention in energy storage applications.While their multi-element compositions(five or more principal elements in nearly equiatom-ic proportions)confer unique advantages such as high configurational entropy,lattice distortion,and synergistic cocktail effects,the fun-damental understanding of structure-property relationships in battery systems remains fragmented across existing studies.This review ad-dresses critical research gaps by proposing a multidimensional design paradigm that systematically integrates synergistic mechanisms spanning cathodes,anodes,electrolytes,and electrocatalysts.We provide an in-depth analysis of HEMs’thermodynamic/kinetic stabiliza-tion principles and structure-regulated electrochemical properties,integrating and establishing quantitative correlations between entropy-driven phase stability and charge transport dynamics.By summarizing the performance benchmarking results of lithium/sodium/potassi-um-ion battery components,we reveal how entropy-mediated structural tailoring enhances cycle stability and ionic conductivity.Notably,we pioneer the systematic association of high-entropy effects to electrochemical interfaces,demonstrating their unique potential in stabil-izing solid-electrolyte interphases and suppressing transition metal dissolution.Emerging opportunities in machine learning-driven com-position screening and sustainable manufacturing are discussed alongside critical challenges,including performance variability metrics and cost-benefit analysis for industrial implementation.This work provides both fundamental insights and practical guidelines for advan-cing HEMs toward next-generation battery technologies.
基金the support from Jinhua Sanhuan Welding Materials Company LimitedSchool of Materials Science and Engineering,Nanjing University of Science and Technology.
文摘This article studies the effects of different Sn contents on the melting characteristics,microstructure,and mechanical properties of brazed joints of low-silver BAg5CuZn-0.3 wt.%La brazing material.A differential thermal analyzer(HCR-1)was used to measure the solid-liquidus temperature of BAg5CuZn-0.3 wt.%La-xSn brazing material.The results show that the addition of Sn element effect-ively reduces the solid-liquidus temperature of BAg5CuZn-0.3 wt.%La brazing material.Microstructural characterization was con-ducted using scanning electron microscopy(SEM),energy dispersive spectroscopy(EDS),X-ray diffraction(XRD),etc.Analysis re-veals that progressive aggregation and precipitation of Cu-Sn intermetallic compounds occur with increasing Sn content,leading to microstructural coarsening.Notably,severe grain coarsening is observed when the Sn content reaches 4 wt.%.Shear testing of the BAg5CuZn-0.3 wt.%La-xSn brazing joints reveals a non-monotonic trend in joint strength:as Sn content increases,the shear strength initially improves but subsequently deteriorates after reaching an optimal value.
文摘To compare the suitable working conditions of polypropylene(PP)and polycaprolactam(PA6)materials in actual use in automobiles,the effects of different temperature aging and different reagents on the mechanical properties of the two materials,such as tensile,bending,compression,and impact were studied.The results indicate that the short⁃term low⁃temperature environment had no much effect on the mechanical properties of PP and PA6.After long⁃term thermal aging at 80℃,the strength of PP and PA6 increased while their toughness decreased.After short⁃term thermal aging at 120℃,PP strength decreases and toughness increases,while PA6 strength increases and toughness decreases.The soaking of glass water and car shampoo had no much effect on the mechanical properties of PP,but had a significant impact on the mechanical properties of PA6.With the increase of soaking time,the strength of PA6 significantly decreases and the toughness significantly increases.The soaking of 95#gasoline had no much effect on the mechanical properties of PA6,but has a significant impact on the mechanical properties of PP.After 720 h of soaking,the retention rates of the tensile strength,bending strength,and compressive strength of PP were all less than 80%,while the retention rate of the impact strength of the cantilever beam was 160.4%.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(51975286)。
文摘Fe-Mo functionally graded materials(FGMs)with different composition-change rates from 100%304 stainless steel to 100%Mo along the composition gradient direction were prepared by electron beam-directed energy deposition(EB-DED)technique,including three samples with composition mutation of 100%,composition change rate of 10%and 30%.Results show that the composition-change rate significantly affects the microstructure and mechanical properties of the samples.In the sample with abrupt change of composition,the sharp shift in composition between 304 stainless steel and Mo leads to a great difference in the microstructure and hardness near the interface between the two materials.With the increase in the number of gradient layers,the composition changes continuously along the direction of deposition height,and the microstructure morphology shows a smooth transition from 304 stainless steel to Mo,which is gradually transformed from columnar crystal to dendritic crystal.Elements Fe,Mo,and other major elements transform linearly along the gradient direction,with sufficient interlayer diffusion between the deposited layers,leading to good metallurgical bonding.The smaller the change in composition gradient,the greater the microhardness value along the deposition direction.When the composition gradient is 10%,the gradient layer exhibits higher hardness(940 HV)and excellent resistance to surface abrasion,and the overall compressive properties of the samples are better,with the compressive fracture stress in the top region reaching 750.05±14 MPa.
文摘Additive manufacturing(AM)technology has revolutionized engineering field by enabling the creation of intricate,high-performance structures that were once difficult or impossible to fabricate.This transformative technology has particularly advanced the development of metamaterials-engineered materials whose unique properties arise from their structure rather than composition-unlocking immense potential in fields ranging from aerospace to biomedical engineering.
基金Project(2019YFC1803601)supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of ChinaProject(52274182)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Project(2021zzts0274)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,ChinaProject(CX20210295)supported by the Postgraduate Scientific Research Innovation Project of Hunan Province,China。
文摘Soil cement bentonite(SCB)is a common material for constructing vertical cutoff walls to prevent groundwater migration at contaminated industrial sites.However,site contaminants can degrade the durability of the cutoff wall.To enhance its performance,this study developed a silica fume-SCB(SSCB).The macroscopic and microscopic properties of SSCB were assessed by unconfined compressive strength test,variable head permeability test,X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and nuclear magnetic resonance(NMR)spectroscopy.The correlation between its multi-scale properties was analyzed based on pore characteristics.The results indicate that increasing the silica fume substitution ratio improved SSCB strength,especially in the middle and late curing stages.Moreover,increasing the substitution ratio decreased SSCB permeability coefficient,with a more pronounced effect in earlier curing stages.Silica fume addition also refined SSCB pore structure and reduced its porosity.The fractal dimension was used to quantify SSCB pore structure complexity.Increasing silica fume content reduced small pore fractal dimension in SSCB.Concurrently,SSCB strength increased and SSCB permeability coefficient decreased.The findings of this research will demonstrate the great potential of SSCB backfill for practical applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12102131).
文摘Legendre polynomial method is well-known in modeling acoustic wave characteristics.This method uses for the mechanical displacements a single polynomial expansion over the entire sandwich layers.This results in a limitation in the accuracy of the field profile restitution.Thus,it can deal with the guided waves in layered sandwich only when the material properties of adjacent layers do not change significantly.Despite the great efforts regarding this issue in the literature,there remain open questions.One of them is:“what is the exact threshold of contrasting material properties of adjacent layers for which this polynomial method cannot correctly restitute the roots of guided waves?”We investigated this numerical issue using the calculated guided phase velocities in 0°/φ/0°-carbon fibre reinforced plastics(CFRP)sandwich plates with gradually increasing angleφ.Then,we approached this numerical problem by varying the middle layer thickness h90°for the 0°/90°/0°-CFRP sandwich structure,and we proposed an exact thickness threshold of the middle layer for the Legendre polynomial method limitations.We showed that the polynomial method fails to calculate the quasi-symmetric Lamb mode in 0°/φ/0°-CFRP whenφ>25°.Moreover,we introduced a new Lamb mode so-called minimum-group-velocity that has never been addressed in literature.
基金supported by the Medical Special Cultivation Project of Anhui University of Science and Technology(Nos.YZ2023H2B013 and YZ2023H2B012),China.
文摘To explore high value-added utilization pathways of fly ash,the mesoporous structure of silicon dioxide extracted from fly ash(FA-SiO_(2))was utilized to restrict the dicyandiamide(DCDA)thermal degradation process.This produced chemically bonded interacting composite photocatalysts of FA-SiO,and graphitic-phase carbon nitride(g-C_(3)N_(4)).Compared with the spherical silicon dioxide prepared using tetraethyl orthosilicate(TEOS-SiO_(2)),the mesoporous structure of FA-SiO_(2),allowed DCDA to react in a smaller space,which facilitated the transformation of DCDA to melamine by the thermal degradation kinetics of FA-C_(3)N_(4)/DCDA.This ultimately boosted the formation of an N-atom-removed triazine ring structure and a multistage structure combining lumps and rods in the composite photocatalysts of g-C_(3)N_(4),and FA-SiO_(2),which led to a higher visible-light utilization efficiency,a suitable valence-band position,and the photocatalytic activity for methylene blue reaching 3.56 times that of g-C_(3)N_(4).The findings indicate that mesoporous FA-SiO,has the potential to improve the structural and photocatalytic properties of g-C_(3)N_(4),-based materials.
基金work was funded by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China(No.52304033)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2023YFB2390200)Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Deep Earth Sciences and Geothermal Energy Exploitation and Utilization(No.DESGEEU-2023-10).
文摘The high-temperature conditions of deep oil and gas reservoirs notably affect the porosity and permeability of rocks.In situ temperature-preserved coring(ITP-Coring)technology is crucial for accurately assessing rock properties in deep reservoirs.High-performance thermal insulation materials are crucial for supporting ITP-Coring during deep oil and gas exploration.This study explores the impact of high-temperature and high-pressure(HTHP)conditions on hollow glass microsphere/epoxy(HGM/EP)thermal insulation materials,focusing on the interphase.Investigations of HGM/EP materials with varying hollow glass microsphere(HGM)strengths and volume fractions reveal that elevated temperatures cause the molecular chains of the epoxy resin matrix to relax,leading to matrix softening and a decline in mechanical properties.Additionally,high-pressure water infiltrates the material,damaging the interphase and HGMs,further compromising material performance.The combined HTHP environment accelerates this degradation.Dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA)shows that S60HS HGMs,which possess higher strength,interact more strongly with the matrix and exhibit higher entanglement density,resulting in superior interphase adhesion.This enhances stress transfer efficiency and reduces the loss of storage modulus at the interphase.Theoretical analysis indicates that the interphase thickness and modulus of S-f40 remain mostly unaffected after HTHP treatment,with values higher than the epoxy matrix.This correlates with DMA results,demonstrating that S-f40 has the smallest adhesion factor(A),indicating the highest interfacial stress transfer efficiency.S-f40 also exhibits optimal thermal conductivity and mechanical properties,making it ideal for ITP-Coring in deep reservoirs.These findings provide insights for optimizing materials in HTHP environments for deep reservoir exploration.
基金Supported by Qian Jiang Manpower Program of Zhejiang Province Science and Technology Department (No.2007R10039)National Basic Research Program of China (No.2005CB724204)Under-graduate Technology Innovation Program of Zhejiang Province~~
文摘[ Objective] The research aimed to study effects of material physical properties on white-rot fungi mycelial growth and provide theoretical basis for further expanding the application range of white-rot fungi. [ Method Four common species of white-rot fungi were cultivated by wood meal fowl dung mixture in test tube and culture dishes. The relationship between physical properties of culture material and the growth of these mycelials were studied. [Result] The results showed the water retention capacity of culture material was decreased with the increasing of its grain size and porosity, but the decrease of its specific gravity reduced the material water retention. And the dehydration rate of medium prepared with these materials at the same moisture conditions tended to increase. These physical properties of material, such as grain size, specific gravity, porosity, water retention and water drainage, influenced the growth of white-rot fungi mycelial by affecting the moisture and ventilation condition of media. The results hinted that above material physical properties had feedback effects on the growth of white-rot fungi mycelia. [ Conclution] Physical properties of culture material have significant effects on the growth of white-rot fungi mycelial.
文摘The mechanical properties of the SiC fiber-reinforced Mg-Al metal matrix composite materials have been studied on internal microstructure by (scanning electron microscopy) SEM in-situ tensile test. The emergence and propagation of the crack, and the fracture behavior in materials have been observed and studied. It is found that in the case of the tensile test, the crack emerged in SiC fiber initially. In the case of the strong cohesion of the fiber-metal interface, the crack propagated in the fiber, meanwhile the fibers in the neighborhood of the cracked fiber began to crack and the Mg-Al metal deformed plastically, and at last the material fractured. Otherwise the toughness of the materials grows in the case of the lower cohesion of the fiber-metal matrix interface.
基金supported by the Major Project for the Integration of ScienceEducation and Industry (Grant No.2025ZDZX02)。
文摘Classical computation of electronic properties in large-scale materials remains challenging.Quantum computation has the potential to offer advantages in memory footprint and computational scaling.However,general and viable quantum algorithms for simulating large-scale materials are still limited.We propose and implement random-state quantum algorithms to calculate electronic-structure properties of real materials.Using a random state circuit on a small number of qubits,we employ real-time evolution with first-order Trotter decomposition and Hadamard test to obtain electronic density of states,and we develop a modified quantum phase estimation algorithm to calculate real-space local density of states via direct quantum measurements.Furthermore,we validate these algorithms by numerically computing the density of states and spatial distributions of electronic states in graphene,twisted bilayer graphene quasicrystals,and fractal lattices,covering system sizes from hundreds to thousands of atoms.Our results manifest that the random-state quantum algorithms provide a general and qubit-efficient route to scalable simulations of electronic properties in large-scale periodic and aperiodic materials.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.51777057)the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China (No.E2016202106)the Science and Technology Research Project of Colleges and Universities in Hebei Province, China (No.ZD2016078)
文摘AgSnO_ 2 electrical contact materials doped with Bi_2O_3,La_2O_3,and TiO_2 were successfully fabricated by the powder metallurgy method under different initial sintering temperatures.The electrical conductivity,density,hardness,and contact resistance of the Ag Sn O_2/Bi_2O_3,AgSnO_2/La_2O_3,and AgSnO_2/Ti O_2 contact materials were measured and analyzed.The arc-eroded surface morphologies of the doped AgSnO_2 contact materials were investigated by scanning electron microscopy(SEM).The effects of the initial sintering temperature on the physical properties and electrical contact properties of the doped AgSnO_2 contact materials were discussed.The results indicate that the physical properties can be improved and the contact resistance of the AgSnO_2 contact materials can be substantially reduced when the materials are sintered under their optimal initial sintering temperatures.
基金Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation of China (21231002,21276026,21271023,21173021,91022006,11202193,11172276,and 11072225)the 111 Project ( B07012)+1 种基金the Program of Cooperation of the Beijing Education Commission ( 20091739006)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education ( 20101101110031)
文摘The recent research progress of structure- and size-controlled micro/nano-energetic materials is reviewed, which properties are fundamentally different from those of their corresponding bulk materials. The development of the construction strategies for achieving zero-dimensional (0D), one-dimensional (1D), two-dimensional (2D), and three-dimensional (3D) micro/nanostructures from energetic molecules is introduced. Also, an overview of the unique properties induced by micro/nanostructures and size effects is provided. Special emphasis is focused on the size-dependent properties that are different from those of the conventional micro-sized energetic materials, such as thermal decomposition, sensitivity, combustion and detonation, and compaction behaviors. A conclusion and our view of the future development of micro/nano-energetic materials and devices are given.
基金National Key Laboratory Foundation for Remanufacting(9140C85040209OC8510)
文摘Microwave irradiation was used to reduce the curing time of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composite material.The properties of carbon fiber/epoxy resin composite material under microwave curing were investigated by thermogravimetry(TG),dynamic mechanical analysis(DMA),impact strength test and scanning electron microscope(SEM).The results show that composite materials patch have high thermal stability after microwave curing.The initial degradation temperature is 330.9℃,the maximum thermal decomposition rate is at 368.1℃.When the layer of composite materials patchis 4 layers,the dynamic mechanical properties are the best after microwave curing.The initial storage modulus is 43.2 GPa,increased 28.3 GPa and 27.1 GPa than 3 layers and 5 layers,the glass transition temperature(Tg)is 67.48℃,increased about 12 ℃than 3 layers and 5 layers.Microwave curing can significantly improve the infiltration capacity of epoxy resin,enhance interfacial bonding,and increase the impact strength of composite patch.Under microwave curing,the impact strength of 3,4,5-layers composite material patches increases 35.9%,6.4% and 15.1%,respectively than heating curing.The SEM analysis of impact fracture surface shows that microwave curing can improve the interface of carbon fiber and epoxy resin.
基金This work was supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China (No.2003AA332020), the Nation-al Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50474002) and the Key Project of the Ministry of Education of China (No.104231).
文摘High performance aluminosilicate based cementitious materials were produced using calcined gangue as one of the major raw materials. The gangue was calcined at 500℃. The main constituent was calcined gangue, fly ash and slag, while alkali-silicate solutions were used as the diagenetic agent. The structure of gangue-containing aluminosilicate based cementitious materials was studied by the methods of IR, NMR and SEM. The results show that the mechanical properties are affected by the mass ratio between the gangue, slag and fly ash, the kind of activator and additional salt. For 28-day curing time, the compressive strength of the sample with a mass proportion of 2：1：1 （gangue： slag： fly ash） is 58.9 MPa, while the compressive strength of the sample containing 80wt% gangue can still be up to 52.3 MPa. The larger K^＋ favors the formation of large silicate oligomers with which AI（OH）4- prefers to bind. Therefore, in Na-K compounding activator solutions more oligomers exist which result in a stronger compressive strength of aluminosilicate-based cementitious materials than in the case of Na-containing activator. The reasons for this were found through IR and NMR analysis. Glauber＇s salt reduces the 3-day compressive strength of the paste, but increases its 7-day and 28-day compressive strengths.
文摘Radioactive wastes arising from a wide range of human activities are in many different physical and chemical forms, contaminated with varying radioactivity. Their common features are the potential hazard associated with their radioactivity and the need to manage them in such a way as to protect the human environment. The geological disposal is regarded as the most reasonable and effective way to safely disposing high-level radioactive wastes in the world. The conceptual model of geological disposal in China is based on a multi-barrier system that combines an isolating geological environment with an engineered barrier system. The buffer is one of the main engineered barriers for HLW repository. It is expected to maintain its low water permeability, self-sealing property, radio nuclides adsorption and retardation properties, thermal conductivity, chemical buffering property, canister supporting property, and stress buffering property over a long period of time. Bentonite is selected as the main content of buffer material that can satisfy the above requirements. The Gaomiaozi deposit is selected as the candidate supplier for China＇s buffer material of high level radioactive waste repository. This paper presents the geological features of the GMZ deposit and basic properties of the GMZ Na-bentonite. It is a super-large deposit with a high content of montmorillonite （about 75 %）, and GMZ-1, which is Na-bentonite produced from GMZ deposit is selected as the reference material for China＇s buffer material study.
