Advanced Materials Research Vols. 79-82

Abstract: The influence of DC current annealing on magnetic properties and the frequency dependence in the range from 0.1 to 20 MHz of the giant magnetoimpedance effect (GMI) of glass-covered amorphous microwires were investigated. Under a certain annealing condition (10 min annealing with applied current Ia=110 mA), the maximum change of impedance was about 200% with a maximum slope sensitivity of 0.26%/Am-1 . Further treatment with increased current resulted in a decrease of the maximum MI ratio. Meanwhile, annealing can produce short-range order relaxation and consequently improves the sample's soft magnetic properties. We also found that the GMI ratio increased due to the enhanced induced anisotropy with increasing current under the same Joule energy.

Abstract: To take advantage of merits of higher output-power and efficiency of bolt-clamped transducer, a ring type traveling wave ultrasonic motor using cantilever type composite transducer is proposed in this paper. In this new design, two cantilevers are set for the coupling between ring and transducer. Two standing bending waves (with phase difference of π/2 on time and space, respectively) are generated in the ring by the bending-longitudinal vibrations of transducer. Thus, a flexural traveling wave can be excited. The working principle of proposed motor is analyzed. The stator is designed and analyzed with FEM, and the motion trajectories of nodes on the teeth are analyzed. The results of transient analysis verify the theoretical feasibility of proposed design. The results of this paper could guide the development of this new type of motor.

Abstract: In this study, some low-titanium aluminum alloys produced by electrolysis were prepared and the effect of various titanium contents on microstructure and tensile property of Zn-Al alloy was investigated. The test results showed that addition of titanium by electrolysis is an effective way to refine the grain size of Zn-Al alloy. As the titanium content is 0.04 wt%, the grain size becomes to be a minimum value and the tensile property of the alloy reaches to the maximum. Electrolysis showed that titanium atoms are to be some inherent particles in low-titanium aluminum alloy. These titanium atoms enter into the aluminum melt liquid and spread to the whole melt rapidly under stirring action of electromagnetic field of the electric current. The heterogeneous phase nuclei are high melting TiC and TiAl3 particles formed from in-situ precipitating trace C and Ti during cooling process. These in-situ precipitating heterogeneous nucleation sites with small dimension, high dispersity, cleaning interface and fine soakage with melt, have better capacity of heterogeneous nucleation than of exotic particles. It may inhibit grain growth faster and more effective in pinning dislocations, grain boundaries or sub-boundaries.

Abstract: Electromagnetic field was applied by ZL201 alloy melt when it was cast in near-liquidus temperature. The effects of electromagnetic stirring power and cooling condition on microstructure were studied. The result showed that, by using electromagnetic field at near-liquidus temperature, alloy microstructures were the fine and uniform non-dendritic grains. Moreover, with current strength increasing and cooling condition strengthening, the trend of the fine and uniform reinforced. When ZL201 alloy was cast at low superheat, the radius of the critical nucleus reduced. Under electromagnetic field, the melt temperature gradient decreased, and the formation of quasi-solid phase atom clusters in the melt was promoted. So the nucleation rate increased and microstructures were fine and uniform. Electromagnetic field made solute uniform, and the rapidity of nucleus growing up in all directions was almost at the same rate, therefore, the grain grew up near-spherical shape.

Abstract: The software AnyCasting was used to simulate the thixotropic die-casting process of semi-solid ZL 201 alloy slurry to form the parts of particular shape, especially how the size of the in-gate of die and injection speed affect the process. The results showed that the die cavity can be filled well with the semi-solid slurry in form of laminar flow under conditions that the temperature of the semi-solid slurry is 640±5°C and that of die 200～240°C, thickness of the in-gate is 11mm and, more important, the injection speed is changed from 0.1 m/s to 1.0m/s when 60% of die cavity has been filled.

Abstract: A kind of magnesium oxychloride crystal salt with high content of 5•1•8 crystalline phase was prepared in this research. And detailed experimental studies were carried out to determine the effect of magnesium oxychloride crystal salt on the flame retardance and thermal properties of compression molded SMC parts. Results showed that the comprehensive properties of SMC were optimum when the weight content of magnesium oxychloride crystal salt was 40%, and the oxygen index was 35.6 and the inflaming level was V-0 according to UL-94. The thermal decomposition process of pure magnesium oxychloride crystal salt was carried out in the following three steps: releasing crystal water, then HCl secondly and finally structural water, the residua was magnesia. The apparent activation energy of reaction in each step was 124.31kJ/mol, 111.50kJ /mol, 113.40 kJ /mol and the reaction order was 2.11, 2.04, and 0.98 respectively.

Abstract: In this paper, the release of model drug aspirin (ASP) from biodegradable polyesterurethane networks was studied. Poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide)urethane (PULG) networks were prepared from hydroxyl telechelic star-shaped oligo(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) coupled with 1,6-diisocyanate-2,2,4-trimethylhexane and 1,6-diisocyanate-2,4,4-trimethylhexane or isophorone diisocyanate. PULG networks turned from transparent to opaque after ASP loading. PULG networks with lower crosslinking density always resulted in higher drug loaded content. The results of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) measurements demonstrated that ASP was uniformly distributed in the networks. The drug release courses of ASP from PULG networks in phosphate buffered saline pH = 7.0 at 37 °C could be divided into three stages. Firstly, ASP release was at approximately uniform rate from PULG networks; Secondly, the release rate obviously increased for the degradation of the PULG networks; Thirdly, the release rate decreased gradually because most of the ASP had diffused out of the PULG networks. The crosslinking density of polyesterurethane networks also affected drug release rate. The in vitro release test revealed that ASP accelerated the degradation process of PULG, which exhibited a typical erosion-controlled release mechanism.

Abstract: Liquid crystalline polyesters containing central biphenylene moiety in the mesogenic unit with ester linkages to the different lengths of flexible spacers were synthesized using melt polycondensation reaction. Glass fiber, as a reinforce, was meltpolymerized with 4-acetoxybenzoic(ABA),4,4＇-diacetoxybiphenyl and terephthalic acid(TA) to make TLCPs with a good mechanical properties. All the obtained compounds were characterized by conventional spectroscopic methods. The thermal behavior of the polymers has been characterized using polarized optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. The effect of monomer structure and mechanical properties has been investigated on the prepared polyesters and is also compared with that of the analogous polyester by other processing mode. Optical microscopy showed a highly threaded liquid crystalline texture to a high birefringent Schlierene texture characteristic of the nematic phase for all polyesters. DSC experiments were also found in accord with mesophase formation. The melting points of polymers having a central 4,4’-biphenyldicarboxylate residue have two broad endotherms. The glass transition temperature values of polyesters are not effect by the glass fiber. According to the SEM result showed that the composite had strong fiber-matrix adhesion. From the mechanical test result, it showed that TLCP are reinforced by rigid fiber further improvement of properties depending on fiber content, fiber fabric construction, fiber type. The mechanical properties of GF/TLCP had been improved greatly as the content of glass fiber was increased,but GF/TLCP mechanical properties do not improve remarkably as glass fiber content more than 30wt%.The effect of copolymerization with added glass fiber in synthesis process is compared with that of the anlogous homopolyesters by other processing mode. Our finding shows that the copolymers exhibit reduced technical process and maintained mechanical properties.

Abstract: The hot deformation behavior of Nb-V-Ti microalloyed steel in the temperature range of 850°C～1100°C and the strain rate range of 0.001s-1～30s-1 was investigated by establishing the processing maps. The strain rate sensitivity (m), power dissipation efficiency (η) and instability parameter were calculated based on the experimental compression data and are plotted in the temperature–strain rate plane to obtain power dissipation and instability maps. The processing maps exhibit that the deformation at 1000°C and 2s-1 is one peak efficiency of power dissipation of 21%, the deformation at 1050°C and 0.01~0.001 s-1 is another peak efficiency of power dissipation of 45%. The optical microstructure observations show that they represent two dynamic recrystallization domains. Based on the above processing maps, the hot working parameters were optimized.

Abstract: New magnesium alloys with optimized chemical compositions with good biocompatibility were designed. Experimental results show that MZ alloy mainly consists of Ca2Mg5Zn5+α (Mg) and MgZn+MgZn2+Mg2Ca+Zn-Zr compounds. Ca has a strong capability for grain refinement in such alloy. Zr can refine magnesium alloy. Zn addition does not refine the solidification microstructure but plays significant strengthening role during aging treatment. The main strengthening phases of Mg-Zn-Zr alloy are γ(MgZn) and δ(Mg2Zn3). The tensile strength of MZ alloy plate aged at 170°C for 12h is 320MPa, and the elongation-to-failure is 18.4%, the alloy has a potential application of implantation biomaterial.