Papers by Author: Jian Sheng Wu

Abstract: 12Cr heat resistant steels with different concentration of Co and W, while Mo equivalent (Mo+1/2W) was fixed at 1.6, were prepared by arc-melting and hot rolling. Mechanical properties were evaluated by tensile tests conducted with the strain rate 2×10-5S-1 at 575oC, 600oC and 625oC instead of time-consuming creep tests. The results show that when Co content is fixed, the steel with 1.5 wt% W is found having the best deformation resistance which is strong work hardening and slow strain softening. Apparent activation energy of the steel with 3.1 wt% Co and 1.5 wt% W is in the range of 370~413 kJ/mol, higher than those of the other steels in our study, which are close to the self-diffusion activation energy of iron (239 kJ/mol). Therefore, the steel with 3.1 % Co and 1.5% W is suggested as a potential candidate material for 625oC~650oC class USC steam turbines.

Abstract: Tantalum-doped indium tin oxide films were deposited on glass substrate by co-sputtering with two-targets. Tantalum-doping strengthened the orientation of the (400) plane and resulted in better crystalline structure, larger grain size and lower surface roughness. Due to the better crystallizability of the tantalum-doping films, carrier concentration and the mobility were increased. Tantalum-doping revealed better optical–electrical properties. The environmental effects on electrical properties stability and long-term reliability of tantalum-doped films in NaCl, Na2SO4 and HCl solutions at 25°C were also investigated, which simulated corrosion behavior in marine, industrial and acidic environments. The relative resistance change (△R/R) for tantalum-doped films revealed that the films had the best electrical properties stability and long-term reliability in these aggressive environments. The pre-formation of a protective oxide layer on the surface of the films had an enhancing effect on the corrosion properties.

Abstract: In this paper, high-quality single crystals of (Mo0.85Nb0.15)Si2, around 8 mm in diameter and 90 mm in length, have been grown by optical heating floating zone method. Effects of chemical composition and growth rate on forming C40 structured single crystal were studied. Aligned C40/C11b lamellar structured can be formed in the as-grown crystals after post annealing at temperatures between 1473 and 1873 K. Chemical composition as well as annealing temperature are found to be two important factors to form C11b lamellae in the C40 matrix. Fully C40/C11b lamellar structure was formed after annealing at 1873 K in the present work. The aligned C40 and C11b lamellae follow a crystallographic orientation relationship of (0001)C40//(110)C11b. Dislocations were observed in some coarse C11b lamellae but never in C40 lamellae of the duplex structure. This is probably due to accumulation of misfit strain during formation of C40/C11b lamellae.

Abstract: Two sintered magnets Nd15Dy1.2Fe77Al0.8B6 and Nd22Fe71B7 were modified by intergranular additions of Si3N4. The remanence as well as sintering density of the two magnets increased slightly with appropriate amount of Si3N4 additives. Meanwhile, there was an obvious increase in coercivity of the Nd-rich Nd22Fe71B7 magnet after 0.3 wt. % Si3N4 was added to magnets. Besides the effects on magnetic properties, an improved corrosion resistance was observed. Compared with the native magnets without any additions, corrosion potential of the magnets with Si3N4 additives is more positive and the current density in the anodic branch of the polarization curve is reduced. Microstructure observation reveals that Si3N4 additives have been incorporated into the intergranular phases in the magnets. Si is found to enrich in the Nd-rich intergranular phase with low oxygen content. With the introduction of Si3N4 additives, more intergranular phase with high oxygen content is formed, which may contribute to improved corrosion resistance. In addition, addition of Si3N4 refines the grain size of Nd22Fe71B7.

Abstract: Full-potential linearized augmented plane-wave (FP-LAPW) method within the local density approximation plus self-interaction correction (LDA+USIC) has been applied to study the structure stability and electronic structure of ReSi1.75 and its doped systems with Al and Mo. Structural relaxation results show that the vacancy prefers to occupy the Si3 and Si4 site in the lattice with little ordering. For doping systems, Al prefers to substitute for Si at the Si3 site and Mo prefers to substitute for Re at the Re1 site. ReSi1.75 shows narrow gap semiconductor behavior with an indirect gap of 0.12 eV and a direct gap of 0.36 eV. Al doping compound remains semiconductor while Mo doping compound has a tendency to change into semimetals or metals. The Fermi level of doped systems moves into the valence band resulting in an increase of density of state at the Fermi level. It will enhance the thermoelectric properties and agrees well with the experiment results.

Abstract: MoSi2 is a potential high temperature structural materials and shows excellent oxidation resistance at high temperatures. To explore its oxidation behaviour and mechanism, MoSi2 single crystals were prepared and investigated in the present work. The experimental results showed that different from its polycrystalline, MoSi2 single crystal showed good oxidation resistance at both 773 and 1473K. Near parabolic law of oxidation kinetics was followed for all the investigated surfaces of MoSi2 single crystal. The close-packed (110) surface of MoSi2 single crystal showed the best oxidation resistance at both temperatures. After exposure at 773K, the molybdenum oxide formed on the (110) surface of MoSi2 single crystal was found to be Mo4O11 instead of MoO3 formed on the other surfaces. Morphology observation showed a columnar growth of Mo4O11 on the (110) surface. No difference was found on the oxide formed for different surfaces of MoSi2 single crystal at 1473K.

Abstract: In this paper, the ‘orange peel’ defect in the surface range of the st14 steel sheet has been investigated using the electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique. It has been found that the ‘orange peel’ defect in the st14 steel sheet was resulted from the local coarse grains which were produced during hot-rolling due to the critical deformation in dual-phase zone; During deep drawing, the coarse grains with {100}<001> microtexture can slip on the {112}<111> slip system to form bulging and yields orange peel defects, while the coarse grains with {112}<110> orientation do not form the defect as the Schmid factor of {112}<111> slip system in it equals zero.

Abstract: Amorphous thin Films of Ti51.78 Ni22.24Pd25.98 alloys were deposited onto 2 inch diameter n-type (100)Si wafer by r.f. magnetron sputtering. The crystallization temperature from an amorphous state to crystallization of free-standing thin film was found to be 553.1oC, but that of non-free-standing thin film on Si wafer was found to be higher from X-ray diffraction experiment. The film heated 1 h at 550 oC was partly crystallized but at 650 oC was almost whole crystallized. The film heated 1 h at 750 oC quite crystallized and some precipitation appear. Heated 50 h at 450 oC before crystallization the films would be accelerate B19' but restrain B19 formation in succeeding heat-treatment.

Abstract: The tensile creep behavior of NiAl-9Mo eutectic alloy has been investigated over a stress range of 50 to 100MPa at the temperatures ranging from 850 to 950°C. All of the creep curves exhibit the very long steady-state stage. The creep parameters and TEM observations indicates the kinetics of the steady-state creep deformation is governed by dislocation climb in the NiAl matrix phase. The crack origination and development at the colony boundary results in the onset of tertiary creep stage and final fracture of the alloy.