2006 Vol. 13, No. 1

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Effects of electrical resistance on the spontaneous combustion tendency of coal and the interaction matrix concept
O. S. Yildirim, C. Sensogut, and  M. K. Gokay
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60003-0
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There have been several developments in determining the spontaneous combustion liability of coal. Most of the methods of concern have purely been based on the internal properties of the coal itself. The relation between the crossing-point method and the electrical resistance of coal was examined here to outline the spontaneous combustion tendency of coal. The electrical resistance property of coal was looked into as a decision-making parameter of the interaction matrix concept for the final decision on the spontaneous combustion tendency.
Mineral
Efficacy of chalcopyrite bioleaching using a pure and a mixed bacterium
Muqing Qiu, Shuiying Xiong, and  Weimin Zhang
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 7-10. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60004-2
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To determine the efficacy of chalcopyrite bioleaching using pure cultures of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans or Thiobacillus thiooxidans and a mixed culture composed of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Thiobacillus thiooxidans, experiments were carried out in shake flasks with [Fe2+] 4 g·L-1 and S 1 g·L-1 at pH=1.80, 130 r/min and 30℃. The tests showed that the copper extraction in a mixed culture composed of Thiobacillus ferrooxidans and Thiobacillus thiooxidans is higher than that in a pure culture. On the other hand, an important potential of Thiobacillus thiooxidans to leaching chalcopyrite was indicated. Thiobacillus thiooxidans can prevent jarosites accumulating on the substrate and allow further copper to dissolute through the action of ferric ion. The selection of the suitable pH in a leaching solution would be significant. Thiobacillus thiooxidans and Thiobacillus ferrooxidans play an important role in the bioleaching process. Finally, the mechanism and the reason for iron precipitation were also discussed in detail.
Mineral
Seepage effects of groundwater and its make-up water on triggering ground subsidence
Zhenhua Ouyang, Meifeng Cai, Changhong Li, and  Mowen Xie
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 11-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60005-4
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The functioning mechanism of groundwater and its make-up water in the process of ground subsidence was studied from such three aspects as osmotic corrasion, osmotic pressure effect and concretion effect. As to osmotic corrasion, its forming conditions, mechanical mechanism and process were analyzed. As to osmotic pressure effect, it was mainly studied from hydrostatic pressurizing effect, sop softening effect and negative pressure sealing effect. Through concretion and saturation of soil, the factors of concretion settlement were analyzed. The results showed that both groundwater and its make-up water are important triggering factors to ground subsidence.
Metallurgy
Formation of CaO-TiO2-MgO-Al2O3 dual phase inclusion in Ti stabilized stainless steel
Hongguang Zheng and  Weiqing Chen
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 16-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60006-6
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The formation of CaO-TiO2-MgO-Al2O3 dual phase inclusion in 321 stainless steel was investigated in the laboratory. The result indicated that the condition for the formation of CaOTiO2-MgOAl2O3 in 321 steel is [Ca]>0.001wt%, [Ti]>0.1wt%, and [Al]>0.01wt%. The mechanism is the following: Al2O3 inclusion turns into CaO-Al2O3 after Ca-Si wire is fed into the molten steel; [Mg] is then obtained by reducing MgO in slag or crucible wall by [Al] and [Ti]; finally CaO-Al2O3 inclusion is changed into CaO-TiO2-MgO-Al2O3 by the reaction with [Mg], [Ti], and [O] in the molten steel simultaneously.
Metallurgy
Online forecasting model of tundish nozzle clogging
Fangming Yuan, Xinghua Wang, Jiongming Zhang, and  Li Zhang
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 21-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60007-8
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A nozzle clogging online forecasting model based on hydrodynamics engineering was developed, in which the actual flow rate was calculated from the mold width, thickness, and casting speed. There is a linear relationship between the theoretical flow rate and the slide gate opening ratio as the molten steel level, argon flow rate, and the top slag weight are kept constant, and the relationship can be obtained by regression of the data collected at the beginning of the first heat in each casting sequence when the nozzle clogging does not occur. Then, during the casting, the theoretical flow rate can be calculated at intervals of one second. Comparing the theoretical flow rate with the actual flow rate, the online nozzle clogging ratio can be obtained at intervals of one second. The computer model based on the conception of the nozzle clogging ratio can display the degree of the nozzle clogging intuitively.
Metallurgy
A new hybrid method—combined heat flux method with Monte-Carlo method to analyze thermal radiation
Zengwu Zhao, Daqiang Cang, Wenfei Wu, Yike Li, and  Baowei Li
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 25-28. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60008-X
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A new hybrid method, Monte-Carlo-Heat-Flux (MCHF) method, was presented to analyze the radiative heat transfer of participating medium in a three-dimensional rectangular enclosure using combined the Monte-Carlo method with the heat flux method. Its accuracy and reliability was proved by comparing the computational results with exact results from classical "Zone Method".
Materials
Application of the gel casting process in iron powder metallurgy
Chengchang Jia, Weihua Liu, and  Zhimeng Guo
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 29-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60009-1
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The effects of various gel casting process parameters such as the dispersant and solid loading on the rheology of Fe slurries, molding, and sintering behaviors were studied. The relationship between solid loading and viscidity in the process of iron base powder metallurgy was researched to obtain better microstructure and properties. The results showed that the viscosity of Fe slurries is obviously reduced with the increase of the dispersant. The suitable parameters are as follows: the solid loading is 61% and sintering temperature is 1180℃. Iron parts with relatively high density and better properties were obtained by the gel casting process.
Materials
Research on flow stress in ferrite deformation of a Ti-IF steel
Guang Xu, Chushao Xu, Jiarong Zhao, and  Xianjun Liu
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 34-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60010-8
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The experiments of the ferrite warm deformation of ultra-low carbon (ULC) Ti-IF steel were carried out on a hot simulator and the influences of deformation temperature, strain, and strain rate on the flow stress were analyzed. New flow stress models suitable to ferrite warm forming of Ti-IF steel were given on the basis of analyzing the influence of deformation technology parameters on the flow stress.
Materials
Electrochemical corrosion behavior of carbon steel with bulk coating holidays
Yiquan Song, Cuiwei Du, and  Xiaogang Li
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 37-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60011-X
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With epoxy coal tar as the coating material, the electrochemical corrosion behavior of Q235 with different kinds of bulk coating holidays has been investigated with EIS (Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy) in a 3.5vol% NaCl aqueous solution. The area ratio of bulk coating holiday to total coating area of steel is 4.91%. The experimental results showed that at free corrosion potential, the corrosion of carbon steel with disbonded coating holiday is heavier than that with broken holiday and disbonded & broken holiday with time; Moreover, the effectiveness of Cathodic Protection (CP) of carbon steel with broken holiday is better than that with disbonded holiday and disbonded & broken holiday on CP potential -850 mV (vs CSE). Further analysis indicated that the two main reasons for corrosion are electrolyte solution slowly penetrating the coating, and crevice corrosion at steel/coating interface near holidays. The ratio of impedance amplitude (Z) of different frequency to minimum frequency is defined as K value. The change rate of K with frequency is related to the type of coating holiday.
Materials
Effect of HCO3- concentration on CO2 corrosion in oil and gas fields
Guoan Zhang, Minxu Lu, Chengwen Chai, and  Yinshun Wu
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 44-49. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60012-1
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The effect of HCO3- concentration on CO2 corrosion was investigated by polarization measurement of potentiodynamic scans and weight-loss method. Under the conditions of high pressure and high temperature, the corrosion rate of steel X65 decreased with the increase of HCO3- concentration, while pH of solution increased. SEM, EDS, and XRD results of the corrosion scales indicated that the typical FeCO3 crystallite was found at low HCO3- concentration but Ca(Fe,Mg)(CO3)2 was found at high HCO3- concentration. Ca2+ and Mg2+ are precipitated preferential to Fe2+ at high pH value. Potentiodynamic polarization curves showed that the cathodic current density decreases with the increase of HCO3- concentration at low HCO3- concentration. When the HCO3- concentration reaches 0.126 mol/L, increasing HCO3- concentration promotes cathodic reactions. Anodic behavior is an active process at low HCO3- concentration and the anodic current density decreases with the increase of HCO3- concentration. An evident active-passive behavior is exhibited in anodic process at 0.126 mol/L HCO3-
Materials
A creep technique for monitoring the aging precipitation in Cu-Nb bainitic steels
Xuemin Wang, Bing Cao, Guifeng Zhou, Chuang Li, and  Xinlai He
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 50-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60013-3
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A creep technique was applied on a Gleeble-1500 thermal simulator for monitoring the aging precipitation in ultra-low carbon steels containing various coppers. The aging hardening curve was obtained by the hardness testing. With the aid of an optical microscope and TEM, the microstructure and the aging precipitates were detected. The results indicate that when the precipitation occurs during the creep a plateau will appear on the creep curve; the left-hand and right-hand endings of the plateau correspond to the precipitation start (Ps) and finish (Pf) times, respectively. The Pf obtained from the creep curve coincides with the peak hardness time (tp) at the aging hardening curve. A precipitation-time-temperature (PTT) diagram of the steel can be obtained.
Materials
Analysis of bending on the front end of sheet during hot rolling
Jiquan Sun, Haibin Zhang, and  Quancheng Yu
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 54-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60014-5
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The analysis of bending in finishing rolling was performed. An asymmetrical rolling force model was established, and the upper and lower neutral points were determined. The bending which resulted from the asymmetrical rolling force at the roll gap was studied and related flexibility equations were proposed according to elastic mechanics. Moreover, material mechanics was used to analyze the effects of temperature difference and self-weight on the bending out of the roll gap, and the flexibility equations were constructed. The main factors on bending were summed up, and the bending rule in the rolling could be obtained. In addition practical calculation was made with the production data of ribbon steel from Laiwu Iron & Steel Group Co. Ltd.
Materials
Evaluation of the mold-filling ability of alloy melt in squeeze casting
Haiying Zhang, Shaming Xing, Qinghua Zhang, Jianbo Tan, and  Wen Liu
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 60-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60015-7
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The mold-filling ability of alloy melt in squeeze casting process was evaluated by means of the maximum length of Archimedes spiral line. A theoretical evaluating model to predict the maximum filling length was built based on the flowing theory of the incompressible viscous fluid. It was proved by experiments and calculations that the mold-filling pressure and velocity are prominent influencing factors on the mold-filling ability of alloy melt. The mold-filling ability increases with the increase of the mold-filling pressure and the decrease of the proper mold-filling velocity. Moreover, the pouring temperature relatively has less effect on the mold-filling ability under the experimental conditions. The maximum deviation of theoretical calculating values with experimental results is less than 15%. The model can quantitatively estimate the effect of every factor on the mold-filling ability.
Materials
Grain growth of Al-4Cu-Mg alloy during isothermal heat treatment
Haitao Jiang and  Miaoquan Li
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 67-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60016-9
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The microstructure of an Al-4Cu-Mg alloy during isothermal heat treatment in the Strain Induced Melt Activation (SIMA) process was investigated and the kinetics of grain growth was analyzed. The grain growth during isothermal heat treatment of the Al-4Cu-Mg alloy coincided with the Ostwald ripening theory. During isothermal heat treatment, both grain shape and the high volume fraction of solid phase have significant effects on grain growth. Therefore, a new grain growth model based on the Ostwald ripening theory was proposed taking into consideration the grain shape and the volume fraction of solid phase. By comparing the calculated results with the experimental results, it was confirmed that the present model could be applied to grain growth during isothermal heat treatment of the Al-4Cu-Mg alloy in the SIMA process.
Materials
Microstructure and penetration behavior of electroformed copper liners of shaped charges during explosive detonation deformation
Ailing Fan, Wenhuai Tian, Qi Sun, and  Baoshen Wang
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 73-77. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60017-0
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The microstructure in the electroformed copper liners of shaped charges prepared with different electrolytes was studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Electron Backscattering Kikuchi Pattern (EBSP) methods. SEM observations revealed the existence of columnar grains in electroformed copper liners of shaped charges formed by electrolyte without any additive and the average grain size is about 3 μm. When an additive is introduced to the electrolyte, the grains formed in the copper liners become equiaxed and finer. EBSP results show that the columnar grain grown during electroformation has the most preferential growth direction, whereas a micro-texture does not exit in the specimen prepared by electrolyte with the additive. Further, explosive detonation deformation experiments show that penetration depth is dramatically improved when the electroformed copper liners of shaped charges exhibit equiaxed grains.
Materials
Research on the Fe-silicon nitride material self-producing N2 at high temperature
Junhong Chen, Xueda Wang, Jialin Sun, Huasheng Zhan, and  Wen Song
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 78-81. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60018-2
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The Fe-silicon nitride synthesized by flashing combustion process was studied to determine the reaction temperature between Fe and silicon nitride, the account of N2 given out in the course of the reaction, and the change of the microstructure during calcination. The results showed that at 1127.2℃ the Fe-silicon nitride self-reacts and releases N2 and under 101.3 kPa the volume of N2 given out in the course of the reaction is 20 times more than that of the starting material. N2 is produced quickly, and completes in several decade seconds. With the producing of N2, the structure of Silicon Nitride around Fe becomes loose and porous, or cracks are formed by the reaction between Fe and silicon nitride. So if it is made use of that Fe-silicon nitride self-producing N2 at the high temperature, the performance of the material on a base of Fe-silicon nitride could be greatly improved.
Materials
Preparation and characterization of calcium aluminate by chemical synthesis
Feng Chen, Yanruo Hong, Jialin Sun, and  Jinglong Bu
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 82-86. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60019-4
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Saturated Ca(OH)2 and AlCl3 solutions were used to synthesize calcium aluminate hydrate precipitates at room temperature; high purity calcium aluminate powders with stable phases were made by calcination of the precursors at a temperature as low as 1100℃. PSD and BET analysis revealed the particles with sizes ranging from submicrometer to several micrometers and with a specific area of 13 nr/g. The measurement of hydraulic exotherm revealed that the exothermal rate is in peak for about 2 h. The exothermal quantities are 449.24 J/g at 12 h and 488.38 J/g at 24 h. Its strength development is quick and the 1 day curing strength is almost equal to 100% of the 3 days curing strength in the mortar test.
Materials
Pressureless reactive sintering mechanism of nanocrystalline Bi2O3-Y2O3 solid electrolyte
Qiang Zhen, Liangyan Dong, Gang Shi, Rong Li, Weiming He, and  Jianqiang Liu
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 87-91. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60020-0
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The nanocrystalline Bi2O3-Y2O3 solid electrolyte material was synthesized by pressureless reactive sintering process with Bi2O3 and Y2O3 nano mixed powder as raw materials, which was prepared by a chemical coprecipitation process. The study on the behavior of nano δ-Bi2O3 formation and its grain growth showed that the solid solution reaction of Y2O3 and β-Bi2O3 to form δ-Bi2O3 occurs mainly in the initial stage of sintering process, and nano δ-Bi2O3 crystal grains grow approximately following the rule of paracurve ((D-D0)2=K·t) during sintering process. After sintered at 600℃ for 2 h, the samples could reach above 96% in relative density and have dense microstructure with few remaining pores, the δ-Bi2O3 grains are less than 100 nm in size.
Materials
Effect of hydration film on scanning images of atomic force microscope
Changsheng Peng, Qingbao Gu, Hong Meng, and  Shaoxian Song
2006, vol. 13, no. 1, pp. 92-96. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1005-8850(06)60021-2
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A standard calibration grating was used for image scanning to investigate the effect of hydration films on imaging resolution by Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). The results showed that the hydration films greatly affect the imaging resolution for the tapping mode, but no evident effect on the contact mode. The possible reasons for the effect of hydration films on scanning images of AFM are also brought forward here.