Papers by Keyword: Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA)

Abstract: We prepared Ag-sheathed Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8 (Bi2212) tapes heat-treated in high fields (in-field heat-treatment Bi2212) and heat-treated without magnetic fields (out-of-field heat-treatment Bi2212), in order to examine the magnetic field effect on the microstructure of Bi2212. The differential thermal analysis (DTA) was performed at 10 T using Bi2212 powders. The DTA suggests that the in-field heat-treatment changes the grain morphology of Bi2212. It was found that the critical current density Jc for the in-field heat-treatment Bi2212 tape is largely improved at 10 K in fields. In addition, the in-field heat-treatment Bi2212 tape has also a large n-value in the form of E=Ec(J/Jc)n, which is related to the microstructure change.

Abstract: Correlation between surface crystallization behavior of BaO-TiO2-GeO2 (BTG) glass and the thermal stability parameter measured by Differential Thermal Analysis (DTA) was examined. We have proposed normalized thermal stability ΔTnorm of the BTG glass using crystallization temperature (Tx), glass transition temperature (Tg), and melting temperature (Tm). It was found that surface crystallization occurred in the BTG glass possessing ΔTnorm (= (Tx-Tg)/Tm) value larger than 0.08. Compared ΔTnorm value of bulk state with that of powdered state, it has been revealed that Ba2TiGe2O8 was precipitated independently of thermal stabilities whereas BaTiGe3O9 or BaGe4O9 was precipitated in precursor glasses possessing high surface stability.

Abstract: It is well known that catalytic additives and mechanical milling are effective in improving hydrogen desorption kinetics of MgH2. In this study, the effect of catalytic additives including BaCa1-xNdxO3-δ (BCN) on the desorption behavior of MgH2 was investigated. It was found that BCN can improve the desorption kinetics, but not as effective as other known additives such as Nb2O5. The effect of milling temperature was also studied. It was found that the cryogenic milling is not as effective as room temperature milling primarily due to the inhomogeneous particle size distribution.

Abstract: Both thermal analysis (TA) and differential thermal analysis (DTA) have been used since long to evaluate latent heat release and solid fraction evolution during solidification of metallic alloys. TA makes use of cooling curves recorded under "natural" cooling while DTA consists in recording the temperature difference between the sample temperature and an inert reference during a controlled cooling, i.e. at imposed constant cooling rate. In both cases, the solid fraction evolution is deduced from a calculation of the latent heat release as estimated by means of a heat transfer model. This paper provides a comparison of such evaluations performed on one Al-Si alloy.

Abstract: In the Ti-6Al-4V-ELI alloy, the alpha phase is gradually transformed into the beta phase until beta-transus temperature ( 980°C) is reached, and the transformation is completed. It is important to identify the transformation kinetics to accomplish the solution heat treatments in which a phase alpha percentage remains unchanged. Kinetics and other transformation characteristics are evaluated, as well as their influence on subsequent cooling transformations, by differential and dilatometric thermal analysis, electric conductivity measurements, hardness measurements and metallographic observation, after performing controlled thermal treatments. Starting from the mill annealed condition, samples were heated at temperatures between 650-1000 °C for 1 hour, then water quenched and subsequently heated for aging, air cooled. Finally, the mechanical properties of samples heat treated were obtained.

Abstract: The ternary tellurite glass structure (TeO2-ZnO-Na2O) was analysed using the Raman spectroscopy in the range of 300-1000 cm-1. The influence of the concentration of alkali ion oxide on the structural change of tellurite glasses was discussed. It is evident that the network of structural units changes significantly with TeO2:Na2O ratio, which then influences the glass thermal properties. Glass density, molar volume, glass transition temperature, crystallization temperature and viscosity have been measured and calculated. These results provide clear evidence and explanation of the glass structural change.

Abstract: Novel low melting glasses in the MoO3-La2O3-Nd2O3 system were obtained at different cooling rates (102 K/s and 104-105 K/s). Characterization of the amorphous samples was made by differential thermal analysis (DTA) and X-ray absorption fine structure (XAFS) method. According to DTA data of the glass samples, the glass transition temperatures are at 325-330 0C, the crystallization started above 410 0C and the melting temperatures are at 660-720 0C. A structural model of glasses was suggested on the basis of XAFS and IR investigations. It was shown that the predominant structural units in the amorphous network of glasses containing 90 -80 mol% MoO3 are MoO6 groups. The appearance of MoO4 groups deteriorates the glass formation ability.

Abstract: Five types of tungsten carbide based powders with different chemical compositions (WC-12Co, WC-17Co, WC-10Ni, WC-10Co-4Cr and WC- 20Cr-7Ni) were deposited onto ST37 mild steel substrate using high velocity oxy fuel (HVOF) spray technique. The feedstock powders and sprayed coatings were studied by using X-ray diffraction (XRD), and differential thermal analyzing (DTA). The results were shown during HVOF thermal spraying, WC-M powders become partially melted before being sprayed on the surface of the substrate with supersonic speed. In these types of coatings, the crystallographic structures are normally non equilibrium, because the cooling rates of the deposited splats are very high due to the cold substrate acting as a thermal sink. These partially melted powders are then rapidly solidified to an amorphous phase. XRD analysis showed that the amorphous phase was existed in all of the as sprayed coatings. The amorphous phase in WC-12Co, WC-17Co and WC-10Ni coatings was transformed to crystalline phases by heat treatment at high temperature. Heat treatment of these coatings at high temperature also resulted in partially dissolution of WC particles and formation of new crystalline phases. In cobalt base coatings, the new phases were eta carbide phases like Co6W6C and Co3W3C but in WC-10Ni coating a NiW intermetallic phase was formed. Heat treatment of WC-10Co-4Cr and WC-20Cr-7Ni coatings did not change the amorphous phases in these coatings. Differential thermal analysis of cobalt containing coatings revealed an exothermic reaction at approximately 880°C. This exothermic reaction may be related to the transformation of the amorphous phase to eta phases. On the contrary, DTA analysis of feedstock powders of these coatings showed an endothermic reaction at approximately 1000°C. DTA analyses of nickel containing cermets also showed similar results. Differential thermal analysis of chromium containing cermets did not show any noticeable exothermic or endothermic reactions.

Abstract: The traditional differential thermal analysis (DTA) techniques are employed to evaluate the kinetic behavior induced by the inter-particle relationships in a nano-particle θ-Al2O3 powder system during θ- to α- phase transformation. Discrepancies in homogeneity and inter-particle distance of the powder system may result in the diagnostic DTA profiles which can be use to evaluate the characteristics of the powder system as well as the formed α-Al2O3 particles. Based on the acknowledgement, a quasi-homogeneous transformation shows that a duration of 90 seconds is needed for one θ-crystallite to transform into one α-nucleus with a heating rate of 10 oC min-1 and fabrication of the high phase-pure and mono-sized α-Al2O3 powders is obtained.

Abstract: Crystallization sequence of MgO-Al2O3-SiO2-TiO2 system glass was investigated by means of DTA, XRD, SEM and EDS. The relationship between crystalline phases, heat treatment methods and thermal expansion coefficient (α) were well discussed. The results have shown that: The glass first underwent extensive phase separation into titanium-rich droplets in a silica-rich matrix, then magnesium aluminotitanate (MAT) initially precipitated in the droplet phases. With the crystallization temperature increased, β-quartzss, sapphirine, α-quartzss and α-cordierite made their appearance successively. The thermal expansion coefficient as a function of the heat treatment condition was studied.