Transportation structures such as composite pavements and railway foundations typically consist of multi-layered media designed to withstand high bearing capacity.A theoretical understanding of load transfer mechanism...Transportation structures such as composite pavements and railway foundations typically consist of multi-layered media designed to withstand high bearing capacity.A theoretical understanding of load transfer mechanisms in these multi-layer composites is essential,as it offers intuitive insights into parametric influences and facilitates enhanced structural performance.This paper employs an improved transfer matrix method to address the limitations of existing theoretical approaches for analyzing multi-layer composite structures.By establishing a twodimensional composite pavement model,it investigates load transfer characteristics and validates the accuracy through finite element simulation.The proposed method offers a straightforward analytical approach for examining internal interactions between structural layers.Case studies indicate that the concrete surface layer is the main load-bearing layer for most vertical normal and shear stresses.The soil base layer reduces the overall mechanical response of the substructure,while horizontal actions increase the risk of interfacial slip and cracking.Structural optimization analysis demonstrates that increasing the thickness of the concrete surface layer,enhancing the thickness and stiffness of the soil base layer,or incorporating gradient layers can significantly mitigate these risks of interfacial slip and cracking.The findings of this study can guide the optimization design,parameter analysis,and damage prevention of multi-layer composite structures.展开更多
There is a pressing need for high-performance,high-strength low-alloy structural(HSLA)steels in various engineering fields,such as hydraulic components,engineering machinery,bridges,ships,and pressure vessels.In this ...There is a pressing need for high-performance,high-strength low-alloy structural(HSLA)steels in various engineering fields,such as hydraulic components,engineering machinery,bridges,ships,and pressure vessels.In this study,a gradient dislocation-cell structure is introduced into an HSLA steel through ultrasonic severe surface rolling.The cell size is approximately 614 nm at the topmost surface layer,and increases with increasing the depth.Most of the cell walls have a misorientation ranging from 2°to 15°,indicating they belong to low angle grain boundaries(LAGBs),while some cell walls have a misorientation of less than 2°,corresponding to dense dislocation walls(DDWs).This unique gradient structure offers an exceptional combination of strength and ductility,with a high yield strength of 522.3±1.4 MPa and an accepted elongation of 25.5±1.7%.The morphology and size of the dislocation cells remain remarkably stable after uniaxial tension,demonstrating their efficacy as effective barriers hindering dislocation movement and thus enhancing strength and hardness.This gradient dislocation-cell structure facilitates inhomogeneous plastic deformation during uniaxial tensile loading,resulting in a pronounced accumulation of geometrically necessary dislocations(GNDs).These GNDs play a significant role in conferring favorable mechanical properties by inducing hetero-deformation-induced(HDI)strengthening effects and forest hardening effects.This study presents a promising avenue for achieving the desired mechanical properties in HSLA steel.展开更多
Phase change heat transfer devices like heat pipes are widely utilized in temperature control and heat transfer.However,the traditional single uniform wick makes it hard to meet the requirements of capillary pressure ...Phase change heat transfer devices like heat pipes are widely utilized in temperature control and heat transfer.However,the traditional single uniform wick makes it hard to meet the requirements of capillary pressure and permeability for high-performance heat pipes,thus limiting the improvement of heat transfer performance.In this paper,a gradient structure wick sintered by 316 L stainless steel powder is designed.The capillary performance is tested and characterized through permeability test experiments and capillary rise infrared test experiments.Moreover,the influence of different particle sizes of sintered powder on the capillary performance of the wick structure is studied.The experimental results indicate that the capillary pressure and permeability of the gradient structure wick are significantly improved compared with the traditional single structure wick.Its capillary performance parameter S(K·Pcap)is enhanced by more than 30%,providing an effective alternative for the wick of two-phase heat exchange devices.展开更多
Star-shaped lattice structures with a negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR)effect exhibit excellent energy absorption capacity,making them highly promising for applications in aerospace,vehicles,and civil protection.While pr...Star-shaped lattice structures with a negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR)effect exhibit excellent energy absorption capacity,making them highly promising for applications in aerospace,vehicles,and civil protection.While previous research has primarily focused on single-walled cells,there is limited investigation into negative Poisson’s ratio structures with nested multi-walled cells.This study designed three star-shaped cell structures and three lattice configurations,analyzing the Poisson’s ratio,stress–strain relationship,and energy absorption capacity through tensile experiments and finite element simulations.Among the single structures,the star-shaped configuration r3 demonstrated the best elastic modulus,NPR effect,and energy absorption effect.In contrast,the uniform lattice structure R3 exhibited the highest tensile strength and energy absorption capacity.Additionally,the stress intensity and energy absorption of gradient structures increased with the number of layers.This study aims to provide a theoretical reference for the application of NPR materials in safety protection across civil and vehicle engineering,as well as other fields.展开更多
Achieving high yield strength and ductility in alloys remains a significant challenge in structural materials.In this study,combined nanoprecipitation and gradient grain structure were introduced into a Co-Cr-Ni-based...Achieving high yield strength and ductility in alloys remains a significant challenge in structural materials.In this study,combined nanoprecipitation and gradient grain structure were introduced into a Co-Cr-Ni-based multi-principal element alloy(MPEA)using surface mechanical attrition treatment(SMAT).The multi-scale composite structure,featuring grain sizes refined from∼43.6μm to∼24.3 nm at the topmost surface and high-density L1_(2)nanoprecipitates within the grains,results in a substantial tensile strength of 1733 MPa and a well-maintained ductility of∼23%.The alloy with low local stacking fault energy provides sufficient flow stress to reach the critical value for twinning,a phenomenon rarely observed in MPEAs with high-density L1_(2)nanoprecipitates under quasi-static tensile conditions.The formation of nanotwins further facilitates additional strain hardening,enhancing mechanical performance at ultrahigh strength levels.This work offers significant insights into the deformation behavior of gradient-structured materials with high-density nanoprecipitates.展开更多
Solid-state polymer electrolytes are crucial for advancing solid-state lithium-metal batteries owing to their flexibility,excellent manufacturability,and strong interfacial compatibility.However,their widespread appli...Solid-state polymer electrolytes are crucial for advancing solid-state lithium-metal batteries owing to their flexibility,excellent manufacturability,and strong interfacial compatibility.However,their widespread applications are hindered by low ionic conductivity at room temperature and lithium dendrite growth.Herein,we report a novel solid-state composite membrane electrolyte design that combines the vertically aligned channel structure and copolymer with a radial gradient composition.Within the vertically aligned channels,the composition of poly(vinyl ethylene carbonate-co-poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate)(P(VEC-PEGDA)varies in a gradient along the radial direction:from the center to the wall of vertically aligned channels,the proportion of vinyl ethylene carbonate(VEC)in the copolymer decreases,while the proportion of poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate(PEGDA)increases accordingly.It can be functionally divided into a mechanical-reinforcement layer and a fast-ion-conducting layer.The resulting solid-state composite membrane electrolyte achieves a high critical current density of 1.2 mA cm^(-2)and high ionic conductivity of 2.03 mS cm^(-1)at room temperature.Employing this composite membrane electrolyte,a Li//Li symmetric cell exhibits stable cycling for over 1850 h at 0.2 m A cm^(-2)/0.2 m A h cm^(-2),and a Li//LiFePO4(LFP)battery maintains 77.3% capacity retention at 2 C after 300 cycles.Our work provides insight into the rational design of safer and more efficient solidstate batteries through electrolyte structural engineering.展开更多
In view of the requirements for high-performance epoxy resin(EP)enamelled wire insulating varnish in the rapidly developments of new energy vehicle drive motors,the problems of localised electric field concentration d...In view of the requirements for high-performance epoxy resin(EP)enamelled wire insulating varnish in the rapidly developments of new energy vehicle drive motors,the problems of localised electric field concentration due to the unevenness electric field distribution has to be solved.In this paper,to enhance the corona resistance,insulation,and mechanical properties of EP insulating varnish,the function dielectric gradient structure consists of hyperbranched polyester(HBP)inner layer and silane coupling agent(KH-550)modified graphene oxide(GO)nonlinear layer are proposed.The results show that the introduction of HBP not only adjusts the dielectric constant of the insulating varnish but also increases the breakdown field strength significantly,and with the increase of K-GO,the nonlinear conductivity of K-GO/EP insulating varnish becomes more prominent.Simulation results show that the highest field strength of the structural insulating varnish with different dielectric constant gradients is reduced to 16.7 kV/mm,and the field strength difference of the inner layer is reduced to 0.3 kV/mm,which further reduces the electric field aberration of the neighbouring interfaces as compared to the pure EP insulating varnish.This work provides a new strategy for constructing the dielectric gradient structure to meet the high corona resistance and insulating varnish requirements of high-voltage motor enamelled wire insulating varnish in actual industrial production.展开更多
A two-dimensional electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulation model is proposed to study the density evolution and collective stopping of electron beams in background plasmas.We show here the formation of the multi-la...A two-dimensional electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulation model is proposed to study the density evolution and collective stopping of electron beams in background plasmas.We show here the formation of the multi-layer structure of the relativistic electron beam in the plasma due to the different betatron frequency from the beam front to the beam tail.Meanwhile,the nonuniformity of the longitudinal wakefield is the essential reason for the multi-layer structure formation in beam phase space.The influences of beam parameters(beam radius and transverse density profile)on the formation of the multi-layer structure and collective stopping in background plasmas are also considered.展开更多
With the continuous improvement of China's science and technology, the design method of steel structure is also more and more, how to better apply the module building design method to the related buildings, is the...With the continuous improvement of China's science and technology, the design method of steel structure is also more and more, how to better apply the module building design method to the related buildings, is the current issue to focus on consideration. Therefore, this paper will focus on the design method of multi-layer steel structure module and steel frame composite building structure, and analyze and study its structure, so as to improve the utilization rate of steel structure and promote the development of the construction industry.展开更多
A 112 m×8 m sample pot which includes 14 sub-plots was set up along the slope in Hongshi Forestry Farm of Baihe Forestry Bureau (127°55′E, 42°30′ N), Jilin Province in August 2002. Community structure...A 112 m×8 m sample pot which includes 14 sub-plots was set up along the slope in Hongshi Forestry Farm of Baihe Forestry Bureau (127°55′E, 42°30′ N), Jilin Province in August 2002. Community structure, soil moisture contents at 0–10 cm and 10–20 cm in depth, water content of litter as well as the contents of C, N and P of litter, living leaves and branches in the broad-leaved/Korean pine (Pinus korraiensis) forest were measured in each sub-plot on different slope positions. The analytical results showed that there existed an obvious soil moisture gradient along the slope: upper slope <middle slope< lower slope. The difference in soil moisture contents on different positions of slope led to a change of the stand structure of the braod-leaved/Korean pine forest. The proportion ofQuercus mongolica gradually increased with the decrease of soil moisture content and that of other major tree species in the broad-leaved/Korean pine forest gradually decreased or disappeared. The dynamic of soil moisture contents in the litter layer was as same as that in mineral soils. The decomposition rates of the litter on different slope positions were different and the dry weights of existent litter varied significantly. The soil nutrients in the litter on the lower slope was richer than that on the upper slope due to the different stand structure on the different slope positions. The moisture content and nutrient contents of soil had effects on the composition, decomposition, and the nutrient release of litter, thus affecting stands growth and stand structure and finally leading to the change of ecosystem. Key words Soil moisture gradient - nutrient - Stand structure - Broad-leaved/Korean pine forest CLC number S718.5 Document code A Foundation item: This study was supported by the NKBRSF (G1999043407-1), Tackle Key Problem of Science and technology of China (2001BA510B-07), Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-406, SCXZD0101), NKTRDP (2001BA510B-07. 2002BA516A20).Biography: WANG Yan (1970-), female, Ph. D, associate professorResponsible editor: Song Funan展开更多
From 700 m to 1900 m on the northern slope of Changbai Mountain, 13 plots with an interval of 100 m in elevation were investigated to study the variations of population structure and important value of the main edific...From 700 m to 1900 m on the northern slope of Changbai Mountain, 13 plots with an interval of 100 m in elevation were investigated to study the variations of population structure and important value of the main edificators along the elevation gradient. In their core distribution areas, most of the edificators had healthy population structure and could regenerate smoothly except Larix olgensis, but important value of Larix olgensis had no obvious variations with elevation changes, which showed that Larix olgensis had its own particularity and strong adaptability. At high elevation above 1800 m, Betula ermanii was the only species that could form a mono-dominant community. Important values of Pinus koraiensis and Acer mono had similar changing trends, and they had the similar ecological adaptabilities.展开更多
In this work,ultrasonic surface rolling process(USRP)was utilized to produce a gradient structured layer on 7 B50-T7751 aluminum alloy,and the mechanical properties and corrosion fatigue behavior of treated samples we...In this work,ultrasonic surface rolling process(USRP)was utilized to produce a gradient structured layer on 7 B50-T7751 aluminum alloy,and the mechanical properties and corrosion fatigue behavior of treated samples were studied.These results reveal that underwent USRP,a 425~m thick gradient structure and a 700~m deep compressive residual stress field are created,aluminum grain size become fine(~67 nm),and the corrosion rate of treated surface reduces by 60.08%owing to the combined effect of compressive residual stress and surface nanocrystallization.The corrosion fatigue strength is enhanced to 117%of that of 7 B50 Al alloys by means of USRP due to the introduced compressive residual stress,which is considered as the major favorable factor in suppressing the initiation and early propagation of corrosion fatigue cracks.Besides,the gradient structure is an important factor in providing a significant synergistic contribution to the improvement of corrosion fatigue performance.展开更多
The effects of gradient structure on the microstructure and properties of coated cemented carbides were researched with optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, strength measurements, and cutti...The effects of gradient structure on the microstructure and properties of coated cemented carbides were researched with optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, strength measurements, and cutting tests. It shows that vacuum sintering of WC-Ti（C, N）-TaC-Co cemented carbides results in the formation of a surface ductile zone. The ductile zone prevents crack propagation and leads to the increase of transverse rupture strength of the substrate. The impact resistance of coated gradient inserts was obviously improved on the basis of maintaining resistance to abrasion and the forming mechanism of the gradient structure was also analyzed.展开更多
Surface mechanical attrition treatment(SMAT) was carried out on hot-rolled AZ31 Mg samples along two orthogonal directions;as a result,two types of gradient structures with different grain sizes and texture components...Surface mechanical attrition treatment(SMAT) was carried out on hot-rolled AZ31 Mg samples along two orthogonal directions;as a result,two types of gradient structures with different grain sizes and texture components in different layers were produced.The tension-compression yield asymmetry(YA) was studied using samples with different thicknesses,in order to elucidate the effect of combinations of variable deformation modes operating in different layers of the two oriented SMAT samples.The 0° oriented SMAT sample containing layers with strong basal texture displayed significant YA,because of either dislocation slip or extension twinning domination during tension or compression.By contrast,the 90° oriented SMAT sample containing layers with coexisting orthogonal texture components had an obviously weakened YA,which was attributed to the multi-deformation modes cooperating during tension or compression,i.e.,extension twinning or detwinning in conjunction with dislocation slips,leading to close yield stresses compared between tension and compression.展开更多
The electronic structure of GaAs/Al xGa 1-x As superlattices has been investigated by an ab initio calculation method—the conjugate gradient (CG) approach.In order to determine that,a conventional CG scheme is m...The electronic structure of GaAs/Al xGa 1-x As superlattices has been investigated by an ab initio calculation method—the conjugate gradient (CG) approach.In order to determine that,a conventional CG scheme is modified for our superlattices:First,apart from the former scheme,for the fixed electron density n(z),the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions are calculated,and then by using those,reconstruct the new n(z).Also,for every k z,we apply the CG schemes independently.The calculated energy difference between two minibands,and Fermi energy are in good agreement with the experimental data.展开更多
This study explored a multi-mechanism approach to improving the mechanical properties of a Co CrFe Mn Ni high-entropy alloy through non-equiatomic alloy design and processing.The alloy design ensures a single-phase fa...This study explored a multi-mechanism approach to improving the mechanical properties of a Co CrFe Mn Ni high-entropy alloy through non-equiatomic alloy design and processing.The alloy design ensures a single-phase face-centered cubic structure while lowering the stacking fault energy to encourage the formation of deformation twins and stacking faults by altering the equiatomic composition of the alloy.The processing strategy applied helped create a hierarchical grain size gradient microstructure with a high nanotwins population.This was achieved by means of rotationally accelerated shot peening(RASP).The non-equiatomic Co Cr Fe Mn Ni high-entropy alloy achieved a yield strength of 750 MPa,a tensile strength of 1050 MPa,and tensile uniform elongation of 27.5%.The toughness of the alloy was 2.53×10^(10)k J/m^(3),which is about 2 times that of the same alloy without the RASP treatment.The strength increase is attributed to the effects of grain boundary strengthening,dislocation strengthening,twin strengthening,and hetero-deformation strengthening associated with the heterogeneous microstructure of the alloy.The concurrent occurrence of the multiple deformation mechanisms,i.e.,dislocation deformation,twining deformation and microband deformation,contributes to achieving a suitable strain hardening of the alloy that helps to prevent early necking and to assure steady plastic deformation for high toughness.展开更多
Recently, a phylogenetic diversity and community structure analysis as complementary to species-centric approaches in biodiversity studies provides new insights into the processes of community assembly. In this study,...Recently, a phylogenetic diversity and community structure analysis as complementary to species-centric approaches in biodiversity studies provides new insights into the processes of community assembly. In this study, we analyzed species and phylogenetic diversity and community structures for woody and herbaceous plants along two elevational transects on Mt. Baekhwa, South Korea. The species richness and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants showed monotonic declining patterns with increasing elevation along all transects, whereas herbaceous plants showed different patterns, such as no relationship and a reversed unimodal pattern, between the study transects. The main drivers of these patterns were climate and habitat variables for woody and herbaceous plants, respectively. In addition, the phylogenetic community structure primarily showed phylogenetic clustering regulated by deterministic processes, especially environmental filtering, such as climate or habitat factors, along the two transects, although herbaceous plants along a transect depicted phylogenetic randomness as a result of a neutral process. Our findings suggest that deterministic and neutral processes may simultaneously control the community structures along small-scale elevational gradients such as local transects, although the deterministic process may be the predominant type.展开更多
A new technology-rotationally accelerated shot peening（RASP）, was developed to prepare gradient structured materials. By using centrifugal acceleration principle and large steel balls, the RASP technology can produc...A new technology-rotationally accelerated shot peening（RASP）, was developed to prepare gradient structured materials. By using centrifugal acceleration principle and large steel balls, the RASP technology can produce much higher impact energy compared to conventional shot peening. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, the RASP was utilized to refine the surface layer in pure copper（Cu） with an average grain size of 85 nm. The grain size increases largely from surface downwards the bulk, forming an800 ？m thick gradient-structured surface layer and consequently a micro-hardness gradient. The difference between the RASP technology and other established techniques in preparing gradient structured materials is discussed. The RASP technology exhibits a promoting future for large-scale manufacturing of gradient materials.展开更多
In the present paper,a microwave absorber with nanoscale gradient structure was proposed for enhancing the electromagnetic absorption performance.The inorganic-organic competitive coating strategy was employed,which c...In the present paper,a microwave absorber with nanoscale gradient structure was proposed for enhancing the electromagnetic absorption performance.The inorganic-organic competitive coating strategy was employed,which can effectively adjust the thermodynamic and kinetic reactions of iron ions during the solvothermal process.As a result,Fe nanoparticles can be gradually decreased from the inner side to the surface across the hollow carbon shell.The results reveal that it offers an outstanding reflection loss value in combination with broadband wave absorption and flexible adjustment ability,which is superior to other relative graded distribution structures and satisfied with the requirements of lightweight equipment.In addition,this work elucidates the intrinsic microwave regulation mechanism of the multiscale hybrid electromagnetic wave absorber.The excellent impedance matching and moderate dielectric parameters are exhibited to be the dominative factors for the promotion of microwave absorption performance of the optimized materials.This strategy to prepare gradient-distributed microwave absorbing materials initiates a new way for designing and fabricating wave absorber with excellent impedance matching property in practical applications.展开更多
Laser additive manufacturing (AM) of lattice structures with light weight, excellent impact resistance, and energy absorption performance is receiving considerable attention in aerospace, transportation, and mechanica...Laser additive manufacturing (AM) of lattice structures with light weight, excellent impact resistance, and energy absorption performance is receiving considerable attention in aerospace, transportation, and mechanical equipment application fields. In this study, we designed four gradient lattice structures (GLSs) using the topology optimization method, including the unidirectional GLS, the bi-directional increasing GLS, the bi-directional decreasing GLS and the none-GLS. All GLSs were manufactureed by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The uniaxial compression tests and finite element analysis were conducted to investigate the influence of gradient distribution features on deformation modes and energy absorption performance of GLSs. The results showed that, compared with the 45° shear fracture characteristic of the none-GLS, the unidirectional GLS, the bi-directional increasing GLS and the bi-directional decreasing GLS had the characteristics of the layer-by-layer fracture, showing considerably improved energy absorption capacity. The bi-directional increasing GLS showed a unique combination of shear fracture and layer-by-layer fracture, having the optimal energy absorption performance with energy absorption and specific energy absorption of 235.6 J and 9.5 J g-1 at 0.5 strain, respectively. Combined with the shape memory effect of NiTi alloy, multiple compression-heat recovery experiments were carried out to verify the shape memory function of LPBF-processed NiTi GLSs. These findings have potential value for the future design of GLSs and the realization of shape memory function of NiTi components through laser AM.展开更多
基金supported by Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.lzujbky-2024-05)Innovation Foundation of Provincial Education Department of Gansu(2024B-005)+2 种基金Scientific Department of Gansu(24CXGA083,24CXGA024,JK2024-28,JK2024-32 and 23CXJA0007)Industrial Support Plan Project of Provincial Education Department of Gansu(2025CYZC-003 and CYZC-2024-10)the Hunan Natural Science Foundation Science and Education Joint Fund Project(2022JJ60109).
文摘Transportation structures such as composite pavements and railway foundations typically consist of multi-layered media designed to withstand high bearing capacity.A theoretical understanding of load transfer mechanisms in these multi-layer composites is essential,as it offers intuitive insights into parametric influences and facilitates enhanced structural performance.This paper employs an improved transfer matrix method to address the limitations of existing theoretical approaches for analyzing multi-layer composite structures.By establishing a twodimensional composite pavement model,it investigates load transfer characteristics and validates the accuracy through finite element simulation.The proposed method offers a straightforward analytical approach for examining internal interactions between structural layers.Case studies indicate that the concrete surface layer is the main load-bearing layer for most vertical normal and shear stresses.The soil base layer reduces the overall mechanical response of the substructure,while horizontal actions increase the risk of interfacial slip and cracking.Structural optimization analysis demonstrates that increasing the thickness of the concrete surface layer,enhancing the thickness and stiffness of the soil base layer,or incorporating gradient layers can significantly mitigate these risks of interfacial slip and cracking.The findings of this study can guide the optimization design,parameter analysis,and damage prevention of multi-layer composite structures.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1910212)the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions。
文摘There is a pressing need for high-performance,high-strength low-alloy structural(HSLA)steels in various engineering fields,such as hydraulic components,engineering machinery,bridges,ships,and pressure vessels.In this study,a gradient dislocation-cell structure is introduced into an HSLA steel through ultrasonic severe surface rolling.The cell size is approximately 614 nm at the topmost surface layer,and increases with increasing the depth.Most of the cell walls have a misorientation ranging from 2°to 15°,indicating they belong to low angle grain boundaries(LAGBs),while some cell walls have a misorientation of less than 2°,corresponding to dense dislocation walls(DDWs).This unique gradient structure offers an exceptional combination of strength and ductility,with a high yield strength of 522.3±1.4 MPa and an accepted elongation of 25.5±1.7%.The morphology and size of the dislocation cells remain remarkably stable after uniaxial tension,demonstrating their efficacy as effective barriers hindering dislocation movement and thus enhancing strength and hardness.This gradient dislocation-cell structure facilitates inhomogeneous plastic deformation during uniaxial tensile loading,resulting in a pronounced accumulation of geometrically necessary dislocations(GNDs).These GNDs play a significant role in conferring favorable mechanical properties by inducing hetero-deformation-induced(HDI)strengthening effects and forest hardening effects.This study presents a promising avenue for achieving the desired mechanical properties in HSLA steel.
文摘Phase change heat transfer devices like heat pipes are widely utilized in temperature control and heat transfer.However,the traditional single uniform wick makes it hard to meet the requirements of capillary pressure and permeability for high-performance heat pipes,thus limiting the improvement of heat transfer performance.In this paper,a gradient structure wick sintered by 316 L stainless steel powder is designed.The capillary performance is tested and characterized through permeability test experiments and capillary rise infrared test experiments.Moreover,the influence of different particle sizes of sintered powder on the capillary performance of the wick structure is studied.The experimental results indicate that the capillary pressure and permeability of the gradient structure wick are significantly improved compared with the traditional single structure wick.Its capillary performance parameter S(K·Pcap)is enhanced by more than 30%,providing an effective alternative for the wick of two-phase heat exchange devices.
基金support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(12202038)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(FRF-TP-22-028A1).
文摘Star-shaped lattice structures with a negative Poisson’s ratio(NPR)effect exhibit excellent energy absorption capacity,making them highly promising for applications in aerospace,vehicles,and civil protection.While previous research has primarily focused on single-walled cells,there is limited investigation into negative Poisson’s ratio structures with nested multi-walled cells.This study designed three star-shaped cell structures and three lattice configurations,analyzing the Poisson’s ratio,stress–strain relationship,and energy absorption capacity through tensile experiments and finite element simulations.Among the single structures,the star-shaped configuration r3 demonstrated the best elastic modulus,NPR effect,and energy absorption effect.In contrast,the uniform lattice structure R3 exhibited the highest tensile strength and energy absorption capacity.Additionally,the stress intensity and energy absorption of gradient structures increased with the number of layers.This study aims to provide a theoretical reference for the application of NPR materials in safety protection across civil and vehicle engineering,as well as other fields.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52122102 and 523B2003).
文摘Achieving high yield strength and ductility in alloys remains a significant challenge in structural materials.In this study,combined nanoprecipitation and gradient grain structure were introduced into a Co-Cr-Ni-based multi-principal element alloy(MPEA)using surface mechanical attrition treatment(SMAT).The multi-scale composite structure,featuring grain sizes refined from∼43.6μm to∼24.3 nm at the topmost surface and high-density L1_(2)nanoprecipitates within the grains,results in a substantial tensile strength of 1733 MPa and a well-maintained ductility of∼23%.The alloy with low local stacking fault energy provides sufficient flow stress to reach the critical value for twinning,a phenomenon rarely observed in MPEAs with high-density L1_(2)nanoprecipitates under quasi-static tensile conditions.The formation of nanotwins further facilitates additional strain hardening,enhancing mechanical performance at ultrahigh strength levels.This work offers significant insights into the deformation behavior of gradient-structured materials with high-density nanoprecipitates.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52372099,52202328,22461142135,22479046)the Shanghai Sailing Program(22YF1455500)the Shanghai Magnolia Talent Plan Pujiang Project(24PJD128)。
文摘Solid-state polymer electrolytes are crucial for advancing solid-state lithium-metal batteries owing to their flexibility,excellent manufacturability,and strong interfacial compatibility.However,their widespread applications are hindered by low ionic conductivity at room temperature and lithium dendrite growth.Herein,we report a novel solid-state composite membrane electrolyte design that combines the vertically aligned channel structure and copolymer with a radial gradient composition.Within the vertically aligned channels,the composition of poly(vinyl ethylene carbonate-co-poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate)(P(VEC-PEGDA)varies in a gradient along the radial direction:from the center to the wall of vertically aligned channels,the proportion of vinyl ethylene carbonate(VEC)in the copolymer decreases,while the proportion of poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate(PEGDA)increases accordingly.It can be functionally divided into a mechanical-reinforcement layer and a fast-ion-conducting layer.The resulting solid-state composite membrane electrolyte achieves a high critical current density of 1.2 mA cm^(-2)and high ionic conductivity of 2.03 mS cm^(-1)at room temperature.Employing this composite membrane electrolyte,a Li//Li symmetric cell exhibits stable cycling for over 1850 h at 0.2 m A cm^(-2)/0.2 m A h cm^(-2),and a Li//LiFePO4(LFP)battery maintains 77.3% capacity retention at 2 C after 300 cycles.Our work provides insight into the rational design of safer and more efficient solidstate batteries through electrolyte structural engineering.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant 52107014)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grants 2022M710981 and 2023T160171)Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(Grant ZR2022QE187).
文摘In view of the requirements for high-performance epoxy resin(EP)enamelled wire insulating varnish in the rapidly developments of new energy vehicle drive motors,the problems of localised electric field concentration due to the unevenness electric field distribution has to be solved.In this paper,to enhance the corona resistance,insulation,and mechanical properties of EP insulating varnish,the function dielectric gradient structure consists of hyperbranched polyester(HBP)inner layer and silane coupling agent(KH-550)modified graphene oxide(GO)nonlinear layer are proposed.The results show that the introduction of HBP not only adjusts the dielectric constant of the insulating varnish but also increases the breakdown field strength significantly,and with the increase of K-GO,the nonlinear conductivity of K-GO/EP insulating varnish becomes more prominent.Simulation results show that the highest field strength of the structural insulating varnish with different dielectric constant gradients is reduced to 16.7 kV/mm,and the field strength difference of the inner layer is reduced to 0.3 kV/mm,which further reduces the electric field aberration of the neighbouring interfaces as compared to the pure EP insulating varnish.This work provides a new strategy for constructing the dielectric gradient structure to meet the high corona resistance and insulating varnish requirements of high-voltage motor enamelled wire insulating varnish in actual industrial production.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12075046 and 11775042)。
文摘A two-dimensional electromagnetic particle-in-cell simulation model is proposed to study the density evolution and collective stopping of electron beams in background plasmas.We show here the formation of the multi-layer structure of the relativistic electron beam in the plasma due to the different betatron frequency from the beam front to the beam tail.Meanwhile,the nonuniformity of the longitudinal wakefield is the essential reason for the multi-layer structure formation in beam phase space.The influences of beam parameters(beam radius and transverse density profile)on the formation of the multi-layer structure and collective stopping in background plasmas are also considered.
文摘With the continuous improvement of China's science and technology, the design method of steel structure is also more and more, how to better apply the module building design method to the related buildings, is the current issue to focus on consideration. Therefore, this paper will focus on the design method of multi-layer steel structure module and steel frame composite building structure, and analyze and study its structure, so as to improve the utilization rate of steel structure and promote the development of the construction industry.
基金This study was supported by the NKBRSF (G1999043407-1) Tackle Key Problem of Science and technology of China (2001BA510B-07) Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-406SCXZD0101)NKTRDP (2001BA510B
文摘A 112 m×8 m sample pot which includes 14 sub-plots was set up along the slope in Hongshi Forestry Farm of Baihe Forestry Bureau (127°55′E, 42°30′ N), Jilin Province in August 2002. Community structure, soil moisture contents at 0–10 cm and 10–20 cm in depth, water content of litter as well as the contents of C, N and P of litter, living leaves and branches in the broad-leaved/Korean pine (Pinus korraiensis) forest were measured in each sub-plot on different slope positions. The analytical results showed that there existed an obvious soil moisture gradient along the slope: upper slope <middle slope< lower slope. The difference in soil moisture contents on different positions of slope led to a change of the stand structure of the braod-leaved/Korean pine forest. The proportion ofQuercus mongolica gradually increased with the decrease of soil moisture content and that of other major tree species in the broad-leaved/Korean pine forest gradually decreased or disappeared. The dynamic of soil moisture contents in the litter layer was as same as that in mineral soils. The decomposition rates of the litter on different slope positions were different and the dry weights of existent litter varied significantly. The soil nutrients in the litter on the lower slope was richer than that on the upper slope due to the different stand structure on the different slope positions. The moisture content and nutrient contents of soil had effects on the composition, decomposition, and the nutrient release of litter, thus affecting stands growth and stand structure and finally leading to the change of ecosystem. Key words Soil moisture gradient - nutrient - Stand structure - Broad-leaved/Korean pine forest CLC number S718.5 Document code A Foundation item: This study was supported by the NKBRSF (G1999043407-1), Tackle Key Problem of Science and technology of China (2001BA510B-07), Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KZCX2-406, SCXZD0101), NKTRDP (2001BA510B-07. 2002BA516A20).Biography: WANG Yan (1970-), female, Ph. D, associate professorResponsible editor: Song Funan
基金This research was supported by Chinese Academy of Sciences '100 people'project National Natural Science Foundation of China (39970123) and Changbai Mountain Open Research Station.
文摘From 700 m to 1900 m on the northern slope of Changbai Mountain, 13 plots with an interval of 100 m in elevation were investigated to study the variations of population structure and important value of the main edificators along the elevation gradient. In their core distribution areas, most of the edificators had healthy population structure and could regenerate smoothly except Larix olgensis, but important value of Larix olgensis had no obvious variations with elevation changes, which showed that Larix olgensis had its own particularity and strong adaptability. At high elevation above 1800 m, Betula ermanii was the only species that could form a mono-dominant community. Important values of Pinus koraiensis and Acer mono had similar changing trends, and they had the similar ecological adaptabilities.
基金supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51771155)the Equipment Pre-research Field Foundation(No.61409220202).
文摘In this work,ultrasonic surface rolling process(USRP)was utilized to produce a gradient structured layer on 7 B50-T7751 aluminum alloy,and the mechanical properties and corrosion fatigue behavior of treated samples were studied.These results reveal that underwent USRP,a 425~m thick gradient structure and a 700~m deep compressive residual stress field are created,aluminum grain size become fine(~67 nm),and the corrosion rate of treated surface reduces by 60.08%owing to the combined effect of compressive residual stress and surface nanocrystallization.The corrosion fatigue strength is enhanced to 117%of that of 7 B50 Al alloys by means of USRP due to the introduced compressive residual stress,which is considered as the major favorable factor in suppressing the initiation and early propagation of corrosion fatigue cracks.Besides,the gradient structure is an important factor in providing a significant synergistic contribution to the improvement of corrosion fatigue performance.
文摘The effects of gradient structure on the microstructure and properties of coated cemented carbides were researched with optical microscopy （OM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, strength measurements, and cutting tests. It shows that vacuum sintering of WC-Ti（C, N）-TaC-Co cemented carbides results in the formation of a surface ductile zone. The ductile zone prevents crack propagation and leads to the increase of transverse rupture strength of the substrate. The impact resistance of coated gradient inserts was obviously improved on the basis of maintaining resistance to abrasion and the forming mechanism of the gradient structure was also analyzed.
基金financially suppor ted by the Defense Industrial Technology Development Program(No.JCKY2018407C008)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(No.51304061)the NCST Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(No.JQ201702).
文摘Surface mechanical attrition treatment(SMAT) was carried out on hot-rolled AZ31 Mg samples along two orthogonal directions;as a result,two types of gradient structures with different grain sizes and texture components in different layers were produced.The tension-compression yield asymmetry(YA) was studied using samples with different thicknesses,in order to elucidate the effect of combinations of variable deformation modes operating in different layers of the two oriented SMAT samples.The 0° oriented SMAT sample containing layers with strong basal texture displayed significant YA,because of either dislocation slip or extension twinning domination during tension or compression.By contrast,the 90° oriented SMAT sample containing layers with coexisting orthogonal texture components had an obviously weakened YA,which was attributed to the multi-deformation modes cooperating during tension or compression,i.e.,extension twinning or detwinning in conjunction with dislocation slips,leading to close yield stresses compared between tension and compression.
基金Supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50 0 72 0 1 5 and No.5980 1 0 0 6) and Tianjin Youth Foundation o
文摘The electronic structure of GaAs/Al xGa 1-x As superlattices has been investigated by an ab initio calculation method—the conjugate gradient (CG) approach.In order to determine that,a conventional CG scheme is modified for our superlattices:First,apart from the former scheme,for the fixed electron density n(z),the eigenvalues and eigenfunctions are calculated,and then by using those,reconstruct the new n(z).Also,for every k z,we apply the CG schemes independently.The calculated energy difference between two minibands,and Fermi energy are in good agreement with the experimental data.
基金the support of Basic Science Center Program for Multiphase Evolution in Hyper-gravity of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51988101)NSFC programs(52071003,91860202,11604006)+4 种基金Beijing Municipal Education Commission Project(PXM2020014204000021 and PXM2019014204500032)Beijing Outstanding Young Scientists Projects(BJJWZYJH01201910005018)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Z180014)“111”project(DB18015)the support by the Australian Research Council(DP190102990)to his work in this study。
文摘This study explored a multi-mechanism approach to improving the mechanical properties of a Co CrFe Mn Ni high-entropy alloy through non-equiatomic alloy design and processing.The alloy design ensures a single-phase face-centered cubic structure while lowering the stacking fault energy to encourage the formation of deformation twins and stacking faults by altering the equiatomic composition of the alloy.The processing strategy applied helped create a hierarchical grain size gradient microstructure with a high nanotwins population.This was achieved by means of rotationally accelerated shot peening(RASP).The non-equiatomic Co Cr Fe Mn Ni high-entropy alloy achieved a yield strength of 750 MPa,a tensile strength of 1050 MPa,and tensile uniform elongation of 27.5%.The toughness of the alloy was 2.53×10^(10)k J/m^(3),which is about 2 times that of the same alloy without the RASP treatment.The strength increase is attributed to the effects of grain boundary strengthening,dislocation strengthening,twin strengthening,and hetero-deformation strengthening associated with the heterogeneous microstructure of the alloy.The concurrent occurrence of the multiple deformation mechanisms,i.e.,dislocation deformation,twining deformation and microband deformation,contributes to achieving a suitable strain hardening of the alloy that helps to prevent early necking and to assure steady plastic deformation for high toughness.
基金funded by the Korea Green Promotion Agency, Korea Forest Service
文摘Recently, a phylogenetic diversity and community structure analysis as complementary to species-centric approaches in biodiversity studies provides new insights into the processes of community assembly. In this study, we analyzed species and phylogenetic diversity and community structures for woody and herbaceous plants along two elevational transects on Mt. Baekhwa, South Korea. The species richness and phylogenetic diversity of woody plants showed monotonic declining patterns with increasing elevation along all transects, whereas herbaceous plants showed different patterns, such as no relationship and a reversed unimodal pattern, between the study transects. The main drivers of these patterns were climate and habitat variables for woody and herbaceous plants, respectively. In addition, the phylogenetic community structure primarily showed phylogenetic clustering regulated by deterministic processes, especially environmental filtering, such as climate or habitat factors, along the two transects, although herbaceous plants along a transect depicted phylogenetic randomness as a result of a neutral process. Our findings suggest that deterministic and neutral processes may simultaneously control the community structures along small-scale elevational gradients such as local transects, although the deterministic process may be the predominant type.
基金supports from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51301092)Pangu Foundation are acknowledged
文摘A new technology-rotationally accelerated shot peening（RASP）, was developed to prepare gradient structured materials. By using centrifugal acceleration principle and large steel balls, the RASP technology can produce much higher impact energy compared to conventional shot peening. As a proof-of-concept demonstration, the RASP was utilized to refine the surface layer in pure copper（Cu） with an average grain size of 85 nm. The grain size increases largely from surface downwards the bulk, forming an800 ？m thick gradient-structured surface layer and consequently a micro-hardness gradient. The difference between the RASP technology and other established techniques in preparing gradient structured materials is discussed. The RASP technology exhibits a promoting future for large-scale manufacturing of gradient materials.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52102372,52162007,52163032)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022M712321)the Jiangsu Province Postdoctoral Research Funding Program(2021K473C).
文摘In the present paper,a microwave absorber with nanoscale gradient structure was proposed for enhancing the electromagnetic absorption performance.The inorganic-organic competitive coating strategy was employed,which can effectively adjust the thermodynamic and kinetic reactions of iron ions during the solvothermal process.As a result,Fe nanoparticles can be gradually decreased from the inner side to the surface across the hollow carbon shell.The results reveal that it offers an outstanding reflection loss value in combination with broadband wave absorption and flexible adjustment ability,which is superior to other relative graded distribution structures and satisfied with the requirements of lightweight equipment.In addition,this work elucidates the intrinsic microwave regulation mechanism of the multiscale hybrid electromagnetic wave absorber.The excellent impedance matching and moderate dielectric parameters are exhibited to be the dominative factors for the promotion of microwave absorption performance of the optimized materials.This strategy to prepare gradient-distributed microwave absorbing materials initiates a new way for designing and fabricating wave absorber with excellent impedance matching property in practical applications.
基金supported by the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51735005 and U1930207)the Basic Strengthening Program(No.2019-JCJQ-JJ-331)+1 种基金National Natural Science Founda-tion of China for Creative Research Groups(No.51921003)the 15th Batch of‘Six Talents Peaks’Innovative Talents Team Program(No.TD-GDZB-001).
文摘Laser additive manufacturing (AM) of lattice structures with light weight, excellent impact resistance, and energy absorption performance is receiving considerable attention in aerospace, transportation, and mechanical equipment application fields. In this study, we designed four gradient lattice structures (GLSs) using the topology optimization method, including the unidirectional GLS, the bi-directional increasing GLS, the bi-directional decreasing GLS and the none-GLS. All GLSs were manufactureed by laser powder bed fusion (LPBF). The uniaxial compression tests and finite element analysis were conducted to investigate the influence of gradient distribution features on deformation modes and energy absorption performance of GLSs. The results showed that, compared with the 45° shear fracture characteristic of the none-GLS, the unidirectional GLS, the bi-directional increasing GLS and the bi-directional decreasing GLS had the characteristics of the layer-by-layer fracture, showing considerably improved energy absorption capacity. The bi-directional increasing GLS showed a unique combination of shear fracture and layer-by-layer fracture, having the optimal energy absorption performance with energy absorption and specific energy absorption of 235.6 J and 9.5 J g-1 at 0.5 strain, respectively. Combined with the shape memory effect of NiTi alloy, multiple compression-heat recovery experiments were carried out to verify the shape memory function of LPBF-processed NiTi GLSs. These findings have potential value for the future design of GLSs and the realization of shape memory function of NiTi components through laser AM.
