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Weimin Peng, Xiaofeng Li, Junyi Du
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2167-2172
Published: December 01, 2013
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First principles calculations have been carried out to investigate the crystal structure, elastic constants, chemical bonding, electronic and optical properties of Li
2CdGeS
4. The calculated equilibrium lattice constants, bulk modulus and its pressure derivative are in reasonable agreement with the available experimental results. We have predicted the elastic constants as well as bulk and shear moduli. By the elastic stability criteria, it is found that Li
2CdGeS
4 is mechanically stable and is a ductile system. Electronic and chemical bonding properties have been studied through the calculation of band structure, density of states and Mulliken population. We found that the energy band gap is 2.817 eV in LDA (2.421 eV in GGA) for Li
2CdGeS
4. Moreover the complex dielectric function, refractive index, extinction coefficient, absorption coefficient, reflectivity and loss function are also calculated, which show significant optical anisotropies in the components of polarization directions (1 0 0), (0 1 0) and (0 0 1).
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V. Rajagopal Reddy, L. Dasaradha Rao, V. Janardhanam, Min-Sung Kang, C ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2173-2179
Published: December 01, 2013
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The electronic parameters and interface state properties of Yb/p-InP Schottky diode have been investigated by current–voltage (
I–
V), capacitance–voltage–frequency (
C–
V–
f) and conductance–voltage–frequency (
G–
V–
f) measurements at room temperature. The barrier height and ideality factor of the Yb/p-InP Schottky diode are found to be 0.68 eV (
I–
V)/0.79 eV (
C–
V) and 1.24, respectively. As well, the values of barrier heights, ideality factors and series resistance are estimated by Cheung and Norde methods are compared. Under forward bias conditions, ohmic and space charge limited conduction (SCLC) mechanisms are identified at low and higher voltages, respectively. The
C–
V characteristics of the Yb/p-InP Schottky diode are also measured at different frequencies at room temperature. Further, the
C–
f and
G–
f measurements of the Yb/p-InP Schottky diode are performed at various biases. The interface state density
Nss and relaxation time τ of the diode are estimated from the
C–
f and
G–
f measurements. The
Nss and the τ show a decrease with bias from the top of the valence band toward the midgap. The profile of series resistance dependent on frequency and voltage confirms the presence of interface states in Yb/p-InP Schottky structure.
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Peng Fu, Chuanhai Jiang, Vincent Ji
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2180-2184
Published: December 01, 2013
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The variations of micro-structure, residual stress and micro-hardness for 18CrNiMo7-6 steel after triple shot peening (SP) against annealing temperature were studied. X-ray diffraction line profile analysis (XRDLPA) was used to identify the change of micro-structure and residual stress relaxation behaviors of the top surface for 18CrNiMo7-6 steel after SP. The results show that the micro-strain, dislocation density, stored energy, compressive residual stress (CRS) and micro-hardness of the top surface of 18CrNiMo7-6 steel after SP decrease with the increase of annealing temperature while the domain size increases with increasing annealing temperature. Meanwhile, the change rates of micro-structure the residual stress and micro-hardness are bigger at higher annealing temperatures.
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Banafsheh Karbakhsh Ravari, Masatoshi Mitsuhara, Sahar Farjami, Minoru ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2185-2188
Published: December 01, 2013
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The effect of thermal cycling on multistage martensitic transformation (MMT) in aged Ti–50.8 at% Ni alloy was investigated. The specimens were solution-treated at 1273 K for 3.6 ks and then aged at 773 K for 3.6 ks in vacuum without atmosphere regulation. Upon cooling, the aged specimens clearly showed quadruple-stage transformation denoted as B2 → R → M1 → M2 → M3. The peak temperatures of exothermic reactions
R*,
M1*, and
M2* (corresponding to the R-phase, M1 and M2 transformations, respectively) in the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) cooling curve were rather stable up to 100 thermal cycles, since there were fine Ti
3Ni
4 precipitates with high distribution density in the intermediate and grain boundary regions. These precipitates prevented the formation of dislocations during thermal cycling. On the other hand, the peak temperature of exothermic reaction
M3* (corresponding to the M3 transformation) drastically decreased with increasing the number of thermal cycles since there were large Ti
3Ni
4 precipitates with low distribution density. Many dislocations were observed in the central regions of grains after 100 thermal cycles.
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Takuo Nagamachi, Takeo Kitawaki, Kazuhiro Matsumura
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2189-2194
Published: December 01, 2013
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A square steel pipe is reshaped from a welded round pipe by roll forming. The effect of ellipse preforming on the cross-sectional size of the square steel pipe was investigated by experiment and three-dimensional finite element simulation. When designing a roll-forming machine for a square steel pipe, the diameter of the paired top and bottom rolls is usually set larger than that of the side roll pair, thereby avoiding interference between the roll axes driven by electric motors. When the diameter of the top roll is larger than that of the side roll, the width of a corner part of the formed pipe is larger than the height. A square pipe was formed from a preformed elliptical pipe to make the width and height of the corner part equal. As a result of ellipse preforming, the peripheral length of a square product increases and the size of the corner part of that product decreases. Therefore, elliptical preforming is effective in forming square pipe with a sharp corner. However, excessive preforming causes a hollow at the flat surface of a square product.
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Hiroyuki Toda, Takaaki Inamori, Keitaro Horikawa, Kentaro Uesugi, Akih ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2195-2201
Published: December 01, 2013
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It has been reported that most aluminum alloys contain high-density micro pores, which make an appreciable contribution to damage evolution during ductile fracture. It is reasonable to assume that the mechanical properties of aluminum alloys are more or less improved by controlling micro pores in aluminum alloys. In the present study, the volume fraction of micro pores is controlled by controlling hydrogen content over a wide range. Tensile tests are performed using smooth and notched specimens at room and elevated temperatures, together with a fracture toughness test. It has been shown that both strength and ductility increase with decreasing micro pore volume fraction. The elimination of micro pores has pronounced effects especially on high-temperature ductility, notched tensile strength and fracture toughness. It has been observed in the
in-situ observation of a room temperature tensile test that pre-existing hydrogen micro pores exhibit premature growth immediately after the onset of plastic deformation, whereas the well-known particle fracture mechanism operates only after the maximum load in the alloys with the least micro pores fraction. It can be inferred that in the notched and pre-cracked specimens, the premature growth of micro pores are driven by triaxial stress state, thereby inducing more degradation in mechanical properties.
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Tetsuya Matsunaga, Eiichi Sato
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2202-2208
Published: December 01, 2013
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Creep tests were performed at less than 0.4
Tm (
Tm is the melting temperature) for 99.999, 99.57 and 99.52% aluminum with several grain sizes in the range of 50–330 µm. These Al materials show remarkable creep behavior with an apparent activation energy (
Q) of 30 kJ/mol, a stress exponent of 4, and a grain-size exponent of zero, and with a larger creep rate with increasing purity. These parameters resemble those of conventional dislocation creep, which is rate-controlled by the usual diffusion processes, except for the extra-low
Q value. This means that a non-diffusional process affects the steady state deformation in this temperature region. Transmission electron microscopy revealed the development of a cell structure in the steady state and dislocations without any tangles in the cell interiors. Therefore, because the rate-controlling process could not occur inside of the cells, dislocation annihilation occurred through cross slip around the cell walls. According to these creep parameters and microstructural observations, the observed creep region is suggested to be a new creep region occurring through a non-diffusional process within the existing deformation mechanism map of Al at less than 0.4
Tm.
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Z. Liu, K. C. Chan, L. Liu
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2209-2214
Published: December 01, 2013
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In this work, the effect of alloying an element with positive heat of mixing with Co on the free volume and compressive plasticity of a ZrCoAl bulk metallic glass was investigated. By substituting Co with Cu, fully amorphous rods of 2 mm diameter can be obtained over a wide composition range. With the addition of Cu, the free volume changes from 0.09 to 0.18%, and the fracture plastic strain changes from 1 to 12.4%. However, there is no strong correlation between the free volume and the compressive plasticity. In addition to the free volume content, other factors such as the size, shape and distribution of the free volume sites may also affect the plasticity of BMGs.
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Takashi Matsuzaki, Ryuji Sugiura, Yoshiko Nagumo, A. Toshimitsu Yokobo ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2215-2224
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Crack growth characteristic under the conditions of high temperature creep and fatigue interaction is dominated by both of cyclic dependent mechanism due to fatigue and time dependent mechanism due to the time of load application (creep). For many cases with decrease in load frequency, this characteristic changes from the cyclic dependent mechanism to the time dependent mechanism through an unstable transition region induced by creep and fatigue competitive mechanisms. To understand the physical mechanism of the interactive effects of creep and fatigue, it is important to clarify the damage mechanisms around the crack. In the present study, the experiments of creep-fatigue crack growth tests and the quantitative analysis of damage by measuring Vickers hardness were conducted to understand the interactive effects of creep and fatigue on the crack growth characteristic. Additionally, by observing the material microstructure using EBSD, damage mechanisms were clarified. As a result, it was found that the creep effect contributes the expansion of damage region and the fatigue effect increases the density of damage within a given region. Interaction of these effects resulted in the occurrence of unstable transition region on the characteristic of creep-fatigue life.
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Li-Bin Niu, Hodaka Kato, Kunio Shiokawa, Kenji Nakamura, Mitsuo Yamash ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2225-2232
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Using a rotor material, 3.5NiCrMoV steel, and a blade material, 13Cr steel, for low-pressure (LP) steam turbines of thermal power plants, electrochemical crevice corrosion tests were conducted in the simulated AVT (All Volatile Treatment) boiler water added chloride and sulfate ions. The crevice corrosion behaviors as well as the films formed on the specimen surfaces inside crevices were investigated. The 3.5NiCrMoV steel and the 13Cr steel in the test water showed crevice corrosions in a general type and a pitting type, respectively. For both the two steels, however, passive films formed on the specimen surfaces inside crevices. It was found that the passive film formed on 3.5NiCrMoV steel was composed mainly of Fe
3O
4, while that on 13Cr steel was composed mainly of Cr-oxides and partly of inward Fe-oxides. Especially, it was confirmed that CrOOH and CrO
3 were concentrated in the outermost surface of the passive film formed on 13Cr steel.
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Shintaro Ishiyama, Yuji Baba, Ryo Fujii, Masaru Nakamura, Yoshio Imaho ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2233-2237
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Low temperature synthesis of lithium–nitride compound was conducted on the lithium target for BNCT by N
2/H
2O mixing gas squirt in the ultra high vacuum chamber, and the following results were derived. (1) Lithium–nitride compound was synthesized on the lithium target under 101.3 Pa N
2 gas squirt at room temperature and in the ultra high vacuum chamber under the pressure of 1 × 10
−8 Pa. (2) Remarkable contamination by O and C was observed on the lithium–nitride compound synthesized under the squirt pressure of 13.3–80 Pa/1.33–4.7 Pa N
2/H
2O mixing gas. (3) No contamination and synthesis of Li–N compound was observed under the squirt pressure of 0.013–0.027 Pa/0–0.005 Pa N
2/H
2O mixing gas. (4) Contamination by O and C was enhanced with excessive addition of H
2O at the pressure of over 1.33 Pa.
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Makoto Hino, Koji Murakami, Norihito Nagata, Chie Ibata, Hideki Kanets ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2238-2244
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In this study, the effects of various surface treatments on the glossiness of AC4CH-T6 casting and newly developed bright aluminum alloy casting were examined.
With the AC4CH-T6 casting, it was difficult to obtain a bright surface by buffing, because of the surface irregularity between the hard eutectic silicon and the aluminum matrix. On the other hand, with the developed silicon-free alloy casting, it was possible to produce a bright surface by buffing, and this glossiness was superior to that of the AC4CH-T6 casting covered with the decorative chrome electroplating. The glossiness of the developed casting decreased sharply after chemical polishing, depending on the generation of local dissolution close to the intermetallic compound and pin-hole. However, electropolishing under an optimum conditions helped realize a smooth and bright surface.
As with the anodization from sulphuric acid solution, glossiness of the developed alloy casting decreased because of the prior dissolution of the intermetallic compound. However, anodization from the developed solution suppressed this dissolution, forming a uniform oxide film. As a result, bright surface could be produced for the developed alloy casting by anodization.
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Jianwei Mao, Liqiang Wang, Weijie Lu, Di Zhang, Jining Qin
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2245-2251
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The characteristics of gas tungsten arc weldments of
in-situ reinforced titanium matrix composites were investigated, and the joint quality was evaluated by means of weld morphology, microstructure and tensile tests. With an increase of welding process parameters, sound welded joints were fabricated. The weld zone had a refinement microstructure and TiB
w exhibited smaller sizes and dispersed distribution, forming a novel network structure in the weld. Tensile tests indicated that the weld presented excellent high temperature strengths, even superior to the base metal under the welding conditions. The welded joints displayed a slower downtrend in strength than that of base metal with an increase of temperature, and the elongation values of joints were higher than the base metal because of the refined grain microstructure and dispersed distribution of TiB
w in the weld. The strengthening mechanism of high temperature properties of welded joints is ascribed to smaller sizes and network structure of TiB
w in the weld. The fracture surfaces of butt joints for TMCs include the hybrid ductile of matrix and brittle fracture/decohesion of TiB
w at different temperatures.
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Kazuki Kasai, Hideyuki Murakami, Kazuhiko Noda
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2252-2257
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The effect of the thermal history on microstructural changes in aluminized and Pt-aluminized Ni-based single-crystal superalloys was investigated. The superalloy substrates were first electropolished to get rid of the residual surface strain. Then, Pt was electrodeposited and vacuum annealing was conducted for some of the substrates, and aluminized and Pt-aluminized specimens were prepared using the conventional aluminizing process. It was found that in the aluminized specimens, voids were formed in the vicinity of the substrate/coating interfaces during thermal cyclic heating, whereas secondary diffusion zones (SDZ) were formed by isothermal heating. These different microstructural changes of the aluminized specimens can be explained by the kinetics of diffusion between the coating layer and the substrate during the heating/cooling processes. In the Pt-aluminized specimen, on the other hand, secondary reaction zone (SRZ) formation was observed after both thermal cyclic and isothermal treatments. These results can be explained by the polycrystallization of the substrate surface during the annealing process, which promotes interdiffusion, resulting in the formation of an SRZ.
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Satoshi Akamaru, Fumitaka Ishikawa, Katsuhiko Nishimura, Takayuki Abe, ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2258-2264
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MgB
2 grains were coated with metal nanoparticles (Ag, Zn and Sn) using the barrel sputtering technique, and transport and superconducting properties were evaluated. Almost all MgB
2 grains were uniformly coated with metal nanoparticles with average diameters of less than 20 nm. The electrical resistivity of the coated MgB
2 decreased as the amount of metal coating increased. The critical current densities of almost all coated MgB
2 were enhanced compared to those of bare MgB
2. These results explained the improvement of intergranular connectivity between MgB
2 grains by the insertion of metal nanoparticle in grain boundaries. After annealing at 473 K, only MgB
2 coated with Sn nanoparticles showed a decrease in electrical resistivity and the enhancement of the critical current density. These results can be understood by the effect of improvement of intergranular connectivity between MgB
2 grains by annealing.
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Norihiro Murayama, Makoto Baba, Jun-ichi Hayashi, Junji Shibata, Marjo ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2265-2270
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The aluminophosphate type zeolitic material, AlPO
4-5 was synthesized by hydrothermal method using aluminum dross as a raw material, and its water vapor adsorption property was studied. Porous AlPO
4-5 and nonporous AlPO
4 were formed, and the selectivity of their formation was determined by varying the reactant ratios. Both AlPO
4-5 and tridymite type AlPO
4 (nonporous phosphate) were obtained from aluminum dross when the reaction products were synthesized with the following composition, Al
2O
3 : P
2O
5 : triethylamine (TEA) : H
2O = 1 : 1 : 1 : 40. While AlPO
4-5 was preferentially synthesized as a main product when the compositions were Al
2O
3 : P
2O
5 : TEA : H
2O = 2 : 1 : 1 : 40 and 1 : 1 : 2 : 40. The variation in the reactant ratio dictated the specific surface area of the resulting reaction products. The formation of AlPO
4-5 with a composition of 1 : 1 : 2 : 40 generated surface area of 353 m
2/g. The reaction products synthesized at 2 : 1 : 1 : 40 and 1 : 1 : 1 : 40 generated surface areas of 187 and 75 m
2/g, respectively. All the aluminophosphate products exhibited the type IV or V isotherm by IUPAC classification for water vapor adsorption due to the AlPO
4-5 pore with strong affinity. This study demonstrated the efficacy of AlPO
4-5 obtained from aluminum dross as desiccant, that is, the aluminum dross-derived AlPO
4-5 demonstrated high adsorption capacity and adsorption properties suitable as an adsorbent or a desiccant.
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Osamu Terakado, Hiroaki Ishikawa, Masahiro Hirasawa
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2271-2275
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The chlorination process utilizing ammonium chloride as chlorination reagent has been employed for the recovery of elements with emphasis on indium from bearing alloy through vaporization of the chlorides. It was found that the chlorination took place by the heating of the model sample in the presence of ammonium chloride. The influence of the process parameters, such as reaction temperature and gas flow rate, has been investigated. The addition of activated carbon resulted in the adsorption of chloride on the carbon surface. The present result indicates the possibility of the recovery process through transport of the target element from the sample to pores of activated carbon.
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Lyta, Mitsutoshi Ueda, Kenichi Kawamura, Masao Takeyama, Toshio Maruy ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2276-2284
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Novel austenitic steel of which composition is Fe–20Cr–30Ni–2Nb (at%) is one of the promising material for further advanced steam power plants, which will be operated at 973 K or higher temperature such as 1073 K. This steel is strengthened by intermetallic compounds and has creep rupture strength 80 MPa at 973 K for 10
5 h. Further investigations are needed to improve both creep rupture strength and steam oxidation resistance of the steel for application at 1073 K. This paper focuses on steam oxidation resistance of the steel at 1073 K. Steam oxidation has been conducted to clarify microstructure development of the oxide scale and to evaluate long-term steam oxidation resistance based on the kinetic data. Microstructure observation reveals that Cr
2O
3 layer is easy to form at the scale/steel interface compared with the commercial austenitic steels, because the transition from internal to external oxidation has finished within about 20 ks. Surface oxygen potential measurement by using oxygen concentration cell is also useful technique to detect Cr
2O
3 formation in the scale. Based on the kinetics data, this steel has a good steam oxidation resistance compared with the commercial austenitic steel such as type 316 steel and is applicable to further advanced steam power plants.
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Etsuo Takeuchi, Masao Hayakawa, Saburo Matsuoka
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2285-2290
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Carbon steels with high resistance to hydrogen-assisted fatigue crack growth were successfully produced by the addition of a carbide-forming element and the refinement of ferrite grain size. In carbon steels containing vanadium, titanium, or niobium, fine carbide (VC, TiC, or NbC, respectively) precipitation and the refinement of grain size below 1 µm were achieved by caliber rolling at 833 K. Hydrogen charging increased the fatigue crack growth rate in standard JIS-S45C carbon steel to about 25 times that in uncharged steels. In contrast, in carbon steels containing carbide-forming elements, hydrogen-assisted fatigue crack growth was either absent or at most two times faster than that in uncharged steels.
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Junhyun Choi, Kyuhyeong Park, Jeongsik Hong, Jayhyun Park, Hyunjung Ki ...
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2291-2296
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In this study, we propose a flotation process to remove the arsenic from Samkwang mine tailings in South Korea, which contained a high arsenic content, in order to render them suitable for recycling. In order to maximize the arsenic removal from the mine tailings, three variables (type of collectors and activators, and solution pH) were systematically investigated. Characterization experiments (X-ray diffraction and electrokinetic property analyses) were carried out to complement the flotation results, and the results showed that the mine tailings were mainly composed of arsenopyrite (FeAsS), arsenic trioxide (As
2O
3, As
4O
6), arsenic pentoxide (As
2O
5) and quartz (SiO
2). The flotation results obtained using different collectors (i.e., potassium amyl xanthate (PAX), sodium oleate, sodium dodecyl sulfate) revealed that arsenic removal efficiency was greatest in the presence of PAX, which was explained by the difference in the electrokinetic properties and the interaction type of collectors with arsenic-bearing minerals. Meanwhile, the addition of activators (Na
2S, CuSO
4, Na
2S+CuSO
4) and the pulp pH significantly affected the arsenic removal efficiency. The arsenic removal was maximized in the presence of mixed activators (Na
2S+CuSO
4) at low pH. The effect of activator type and pulp pH on the arsenic removal efficiency was attributed to the coupled role of the sulphidization of arsenic oxides (e.g., AS
2O
3, AS
4O
6 and AS
2O
5), the activation of sulphidized minerals, and the formation of dixanthogen. Lastly, based on the results obtained from the parameter optimization tests (i.e., type of collector and activator, and pulp pH), a series of flotation processes consisting of rougher flotation and two subsequent scavenging flotations was designed. The results demonstrated the capability of the process to successfully remove arsenic from Samkwang mine tailings for recycling.
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Lijing Chang, Tianchi Wang, Jian Kong, Chingping Wong
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2297-2300
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Some plant leaves possess a superhydrophobicity because of the exclusive structures on their surfaces. Many methods were developed to imitate the leaf structures in order to obtain the superhydrophobic copper. However, it is difficult to simulate the natural complex structures perfectly through the traditional methods. Here, we report a method to use an indicalamus leaf as a template to fabricate superhydrophobic biomorphic copper on a carbon substrate (Cu/C). This Cu/C retained the microstructures of the leaf well. It exhibited excellent superhydrophobicity after it was modified with fluorine silane. The water contact angles of the resulting products were >160°, which exceed that of the indicalamus leaf (158°). Its sliding angle was <5°.
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Hyun-Su Kang, Hanjung Kwon, In-Jin Shon
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2301-2304
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Commercial (W,Ti)C powder was high-energy ball milled for various durations and consolidated without a binder using the high-frequency induction heated sintering method (HFIHS). The effect of milling on the sintering behavior, crystallite size and mechanical properties of (W,Ti)C hard materials was evaluated. A dense nanostructured (W,Ti)C hard material with a relative density of up to 99% could be readily obtained within 3 min. The ball milling effectively refined the crystallite structure of (W,Ti)C powders and facilitated the subsequent densification. The sinter-onset temperature was reduced appreciably by the prior milling for 10 h from 1200 to 1000°C. Accordingly, the relative density of (W,Ti)C hard material increased as the milling time increases. It is clearly demonstrated that the quick densification of nanostructured (W,Ti)C bulk materials to near the theoretical density could be obtained by the combination of HFIHS and the preparatory high-energy ball milling process.
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Yoshihiko Hangai, Kousuke Zushida
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2305-2308
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Open-cell porous aluminum with a controlled pore structure can be fabricated by sintering and dissolution process. To overcome the size limitation of porous aluminum fabricated by the sintering and dissolution process, an enhanced friction powder compaction (FPC) process for fabricating porous aluminum was proposed. In this process, the rotating tool plunged into the powder mixture and die during the FPC process is made to traverse perpendicular to the direction of plunging. It was found that long porous aluminum can be fabricated with a length equal to the tool traversing length. By scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation of the pore structures, it was found that although the region in the vicinity of the traversing rotating tool had an elongated pore structure, almost the entire sample had a pore structure that was similar to the NaCl morphology, regardless of the traversing direction. From compression test, fabricated porous aluminum exhibited ductile fracture, which is considered to be attributed to the good bonding between aluminum particles.
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Junya Goto, Takatoshi Kakimoto, Shinpei Fujii, Keiichi Koyama
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2309-2312
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First-principles total-energy calculations have been performed for the hypothetical case of
x = 1 in Mn
2−xX
xSb (X = Co and Cu) for several magnetic states, using the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave method based on the generalized gradient approximation. The calculated total energy indicates that the Co (Cu) atom prefers the site Mn(I) to the site Mn(II) (Mn(II) to Mn(I)). This result of Co is consistent with the available neutron diffraction experiment. For CoMnSb where Co occupies the site Mn(I), the change of lattice constants (
a and
c) and
c/
a from AF2 to F is in good agreement with experimental trends. Our results indicate that the optimization of the ratio
c/
a (lattice distortion) is crucial to determine the most stable magnetic state and that the optimization of the atomic positions of the sites Mn(II) and Sb is also crucial.
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Sangsun Yang, Ji-Na Gwak, Tae-Soo Lim, Yong-Jin Kim, Jung-Yeul Yun
2013 Volume 54 Issue 12 Pages
2313-2316
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This paper describes a novel dehydrogenation and spheroidization method using
in-situ radio frequency (RF) thermal plasma treatment process to prepare spherical titanium (Ti) powders. Polygonal titanium hydride (TiH
2) powders were successfully converted into spherical Ti powders and the size of the powders decreased from 30 to 21 µm by means of evaporation at the powder surface during the plasma treatment. Contaminants in the final products were drastically decreased due to the evaporation and emission of vapors during the plasma treatment.
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