简介:TheevaluationofcreepdamagesofCr-Mo-Vsteelusedinthegasturbineofpowerplanthasbeencarriedoutusingtheline-focus-beam(LFB)acousticmicroscopy.Thevelocityofleakysurfaceacousticwave(LSAW)propagatednearthespecimensurfacewasusedforthequantitativeevaluations,whichwasmeasuredbyLFBacousticmicroscopyusingthev(z)curveanalysismethod.IthasbeenshownthatwiththeincreaseofcreepdamagefractionofmetalmaterialtheLSAWvelocitydecreasesobviously,whichsuggeststhepossibilityofnondestructiveandquantitativeevaluationsofcreeddamagesinmetalmaterialsbyacousticmicroscopy.
简介:Accordingtothewell-establishedlight-to-electricityconversiontheory,resonantexcitedcarriersinthequantumdotswillrelaxtothegroundstatesandcannotescapefromthequantumdotstoformphotocurrent,whichhavebeenobservedinquantumdotswithoutap–njunctionatanexternalbias.Here,weexperimentallyobservedmorethan88%oftheresonantlyexcitedphotocarriersescapingfromInAsquantumdotsembeddedinashort-circuitedp–njunctiontoformphotocurrent.Thephenomenoncannotbeexplainedbythermionicemission,tunnelingprocess,andintermediate-bandtheories.Anewmechanismissuggestedthatthephotocarriersescapedirectlyfromthequantumdotstoformphotocurrentratherthanrelaxtothegroundstateofquantumdotsinducedbyap–njunction.Thefindingisimportantforunderstandingthelow-dimensionalsemiconductorphysicsandapplicationsinsolarcellsandphotodiodedetectors.
简介:Thetransitionbetweenregularreflection(RR)andMachreflection(MR)oftypeVshock–shockinteractiononadouble-wedgegeometrywithhightemperaturenon-equilibriumeffectsisinvestigatedbyextendedshock-polarmethodandnumericalsimulation.First,thecriticalanglesoftransitionfromdetachmentcriterionandvonNeumanncriterionaredeterminedbytheextendedshock-polarmethodconsideringthenon-equilibriumeffects.Thenwavepatternsandthetransitionprocessarenumericallyobtained.Resultsofthecriticaltransitionanglesfromshock-polarcalculationandnumericalsimulationshowevidentdisagreement,indicatingtransitionmechanismbetweenRRandMRoftypeVinteractionischanged.Bycomparingwiththefrozencounterpart,itisalsofoundthatnon-equilibriumeffectsleadtoalargercriticalwedgeangleandalargerhysteresisinterval.
简介:TheRichtmyer–Meshkovinstabilityofa‘V'shapedair/heliumgaseousinterfacesubjectedtoaweakshockwaveisexperimentallystudied.Asoapfilmtechniqueisadoptedtocreatea‘V'shapedinterfacewithaccurateinitialconditions.Fivekindsof‘V'shapedinterfaceswithdifferentvertexanglesareformedtohighlighttheeffectsofinitialconditionsontheflowcharacteristics.Theresultsshowthataspikeisgeneratedaftertheshockimpact,andgrowsconstantlywithtime.Asthevertexangleincreases,vorticesgeneratedontheinterfacebecomelessnoticeable,andthespikedevelopslesspronouncedly.Thelineargrowthrateofinterfacewidthaftercompressionphaseisestimatedbyalinearmodelandarevisedlinearmodel,andthelatterisproventobemoreeffectivefortheinterfacewithhighinitialamplitudes.Thelineargrowthrateofinterfacewidthis,forthefirsttimeinaheavy/lightinterfaceconfiguration,foundtobeanon-monotonousfunctionoftheinitialperturbationamplitude–wavelengthratio.
简介:Duetolowactivationcharacteristics,desirablehigh-temperaturestrength,goodresistancetoradiationdamageandusablefabricationproperties,vanadium(V)alloysareattractivecandidatestructuralmaterialsforfusionreactors[1].Irradiationinducedhardening/embrittlementatlowtemperatureisamajorproblemforthematerialsapplicationinfusionreactor[2].Inthisstudy,H/Heionswithvariousenergieswereusedtoirradiateapurevanadium(V)andaValloy(V-4Ti)toobtainadamageplateaufromsamplesurfacetothedepthof1.5m,asshowninFig.1[3].Thedetailsofirradiationparameters(energies,fluences)forHandHeionsareshowninTable1.NanoindentationwasperformedtoinvestigatethehardeningbehaviorofV-4TialloyandpureVunderirradiation.
简介:Therearemoreandmorecountriestoakeanefforttothestudiesofvanadiumalloyforfusionapplication.NIFSinJapanhasrecentlydevelopedan80kgheatV4Cr4Tialloy(NIFS-heat2)aftertheproductionofa500kgscaleV4Cr4TiinU.S.severalyearsago.PropertyevaluationofthealloyhasbeenputintoaninternationalcollaborationprogramunderthecoordinationofIEA(InternationalEnergyAgency).SWIPhasjoinedthecollabrationonthehydrogenembrittlementresistanceevaluationofthealloyt.
简介:Ti6Al4Visawidelyappliedinmedicalimplantssuchasbone,joint,andteethduetoitsexcellentmechanicalproperties,corrosionresistance,plasticityandthebiocompatibilityofthesurfaceoxide.However,thenativesurfaceoxidefilmisquitethin(about5nm)andtechniquessuchasmicroarcoxidation,plasmasprayedhydroxyapatitaeandplasmaimmersionionimplantationareusedtosynthesizethickersurfacetitaniumoxide.
简介:ThehigherorderasymptoticfieldsatthetipofasharpV-notchinapower-hardeningmaterialforplanestrainproblemofModeⅠarederived.Theorderhierarchyinpowersofrforvarioushardeningexponentsnandnotchanglesβisobtained.Theangulardistributionsofstressforseveralcasesareplotted.Theself-similaritybehaviorbetweenthehigherordertermsisnoticed.ItisfoundthatthetermswithhigherordercanbenegleetedfortheV-notchangleβ>45°.
简介:Inthiswork,SMAT(surfacemechanicalattritiontreatment)wasperformedonTi6Al4V.PlasmanitridingoftheSMATedsampleswasinvestigatedincomparisonwithcoarse-grainedsamples.Thesampleswerecharacterizedusingopticmicroscope,SEM,TEMandVickersmicrohardnesstester.TheresultsshowedthatasignificantlythickercompoundlayerwithhigherhardnesswasobtainedfortheSMATedsampleswhencomparedwithun-SMATedsamplesafternitriding.CorrosionresistanceofTi6Al4VinaRinger’ssolutionwasstudiedbyelectrochemicaltechniquesincludingopencircuitpotentialmeasurement,potentiodynamicpolarizationandEIS(electrochemicalimpedancespectroscopy).Overall,ourresultsidentifiedthebeneficialimpactsoftheduplexSMAT/nitridingtreatmentoncorrosionbehaviourofTi6Al4V.Weartestswerealsoperformedonaball-on-disctribometerwherethetreatedsampleswererubbedagainsta6mmdiameteraluminaballunderanormalloadof5NusingRinger’ssolutionaslubricantmedia.ThefrictioncoefficientoftheSMATedandnitridedsampleswasreducedcomparedtotheuntreatedsamples.WearratesdemonstratedthatSMATcombinedwithnitridingimprovedwearresistanceofTi6Al4Valloy.