简介:Refractorymaterialsaresubjectedtomechanicalandchemicalloadsduringapplication,whichrespectivelyleadtofractureandcorrosion.Theunderstandingofthemechanicalfractureandthemicrostructuralmodificationafterprogressivethermalshocksisnecessaryforthesuitabledesignofhighperformancerefractorymaterials.Thefractureprocesszonecanbedividedintotwoareas,wheredifferenttougheningmechanismsarelikelytotakeplace:thecracktipandthefollowingprocessregioncalledwakeregion.Inthisstudy,theemphasisislaidonthemicrostructuralmechanismsoccurringinthewakeregionofthecrackandthecracktip.Therefore,functionalaggregates,namelyfusedeutecticaggregatesofAl2O3-ZrO2-SiO2andAl2O3-ZrO2,andandalusite,areaddedtoamodelhighaluminacastableformulationbasedontabularalumina.Thediscrepancyinthermalbehaviorbetweenaggregatesandmatrixaswellasphasetransformationsuchasmulliteformationfavorfurtherthenucleationofmicrocracksthatreducethestressfieldatthelevelofthecracktip.Twodifferentgrainfractionsoftabularalumina(0.2-0.6mmor2.24-3.00mm)aresubstitutedbythesefunctionalaggregates.Aftersinteringat1500℃for6h,thesamplesarequenchedupto10timesinairwithoutpressurefrom950℃toroomtemperature.Theresultingelasticpropertiesareexaminedaftereachthermalshockcycle,aswellastheresidualbendingstrengthafter0,1,3,5,7and10thermalshocks.TheseresultsarecorrelatedwithScanningElectronMicroscopyanalysesafterthedifferentthermalshockcycles.
简介:ThermaldecompositionofformicacidonSiO_2,CeO_2andγ-Al_2O_3wasstudiedasanelementarystepofreversewater–gasshitreaction(RWGS)oversupportedAucatalysts.γ-Al_2O_3showedthehighestCOselectivityamongthetestedoxidesinthedecompositionofformicacid.Infraredspectroscopyshowedtheformationoffourformatespeciesonγ-Al_2O_3:threeη~1-typeandoneμ~2-typespecies,andtheseformatesdecomposedtoCOat473Korhigher.Au-loadedγ-Al_2O_3sampleswerepreparedbyadepositionprecipitationmethodandusedascatalystsforRWGS.ThesupportedAucatalystgaveCOwithhighselectivityover99%fromCO_2andH_2,whichisattributedtotheformationofformatesonAuandsubsequentdecompositiontoCOonγ-Al_2O_3.
简介:Theroleofnano-SiO2andultra-fineboroncarbideonthepropertiesofalumina-graphitematerialswasinvestigated.Thestudyshowedthattheultra-fineboroncarbideaddedmodifiedthemicrostructureofresidualcarbonandpromotedthechemicalbondbetweenresidualcarbonfromphenolicresinandflakegraphite.Thecarbonwhitecouldstrengthentheresidualcarbonfromphenolicresin.ThesetwoadditivesimprovedthemechanicalpropertiesofAGrefractoriesatbothroomtemperatureandhightemperature,andthermalshockresistancewasimprovednoticeably.Whenthetwoadditivesweredopedtogether,carbonwhitecouldretardtheevaporationofB2O3.Thermalshockresistancewasguaranteedwithasmalleramountofultrafineboroncarbide.