SiC whiskers were synthesized in a coke bed using a two-step heat treatment process.The temperature was held for 3 h at 1 200 ℃ before heating to 1 430 ℃ and holding for 3 h.The morphologies of SiC synthesized by th...SiC whiskers were synthesized in a coke bed using a two-step heat treatment process.The temperature was held for 3 h at 1 200 ℃ before heating to 1 430 ℃ and holding for 3 h.The morphologies of SiC synthesized by the two-step heat treatment method were much more different from those produced by direct heating to 1 430 ℃.SiC whiskers formed at 1 200 ℃ firstly and grew at1 430 ℃ to obtain a mean diameter about 326 nm,while the SiC grains with a size range from 0.70 to2.30 μm were obtained by direct heating to the target temperature of 1 430 ℃.This was explained by the different formation mechanisms.The result proposes a promising alternative technical process for whisker-reinforced ceramic/refractory composites in-situ during sintering.展开更多
Cementites decomposition of a pearlitic ductile cast iron during graphitization annealing heat treatment was investigated.Fractographies and microstructures of heat treated samples were observed using a scanning elect...Cementites decomposition of a pearlitic ductile cast iron during graphitization annealing heat treatment was investigated.Fractographies and microstructures of heat treated samples were observed using a scanning electron microscope and mechanical properties were measured by a universal tensile test machine.The results indicated that during isothermal annealing at 750°C,the tensile strength of pearlitic ductile cast iron was increased to a peak value at 0.5h,and decreased gradually thereafter but the elongation was enhanced with the increase of annealing time.Moreover,the diffusion coefficient of carbon atoms could be approximately calculated as 0.56μm2/s that could be regarded as the shortrange diffusion.As the holding time was short(0.5h),diffusion of carbon atoms was incomplete and mainly occurred around the graphites where the morphology of cementites changed from fragmentized shape to granular shape.In addition,the ductile cast iron with tensile strength of 740MPa and elongation of 7% could be achieved after graphitization annealing heat treatment for 0.5h.Two principal factors should be taken into account.First,the decomposition of a small amount of cementites was beneficial for increasing the ductility up to elongation of 7%.Second,the diffusion of carbon atoms from cementites to graphites could improve the binding force between graphites and matrix,enhancing the tensile strength to 740 MPa.展开更多
Needle coke is the starting material for manufacture of premium graphite electrode,which at present cannot be produced by SINOPEC and even other domestic refining enterprises so that the carbon producing plants inside...Needle coke is the starting material for manufacture of premium graphite electrode,which at present cannot be produced by SINOPEC and even other domestic refining enterprises so that the carbon producing plants inside China have to import a significant amount of high-quality needle coke every year.展开更多
基金supported by the 973 Program Earlier Research Project,under Grant No.2014CB660802
文摘SiC whiskers were synthesized in a coke bed using a two-step heat treatment process.The temperature was held for 3 h at 1 200 ℃ before heating to 1 430 ℃ and holding for 3 h.The morphologies of SiC synthesized by the two-step heat treatment method were much more different from those produced by direct heating to 1 430 ℃.SiC whiskers formed at 1 200 ℃ firstly and grew at1 430 ℃ to obtain a mean diameter about 326 nm,while the SiC grains with a size range from 0.70 to2.30 μm were obtained by direct heating to the target temperature of 1 430 ℃.This was explained by the different formation mechanisms.The result proposes a promising alternative technical process for whisker-reinforced ceramic/refractory composites in-situ during sintering.
基金supported by the Program for Innovative Research Team in University of Liaoning Province(Grant No.LT2015020)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51274142)
文摘Cementites decomposition of a pearlitic ductile cast iron during graphitization annealing heat treatment was investigated.Fractographies and microstructures of heat treated samples were observed using a scanning electron microscope and mechanical properties were measured by a universal tensile test machine.The results indicated that during isothermal annealing at 750°C,the tensile strength of pearlitic ductile cast iron was increased to a peak value at 0.5h,and decreased gradually thereafter but the elongation was enhanced with the increase of annealing time.Moreover,the diffusion coefficient of carbon atoms could be approximately calculated as 0.56μm2/s that could be regarded as the shortrange diffusion.As the holding time was short(0.5h),diffusion of carbon atoms was incomplete and mainly occurred around the graphites where the morphology of cementites changed from fragmentized shape to granular shape.In addition,the ductile cast iron with tensile strength of 740MPa and elongation of 7% could be achieved after graphitization annealing heat treatment for 0.5h.Two principal factors should be taken into account.First,the decomposition of a small amount of cementites was beneficial for increasing the ductility up to elongation of 7%.Second,the diffusion of carbon atoms from cementites to graphites could improve the binding force between graphites and matrix,enhancing the tensile strength to 740 MPa.
文摘Needle coke is the starting material for manufacture of premium graphite electrode,which at present cannot be produced by SINOPEC and even other domestic refining enterprises so that the carbon producing plants inside China have to import a significant amount of high-quality needle coke every year.