Nowadays the development of high-field magnets strongly relies on the performance of superconducting materials.Iron-based superconductors(IBSs)exhibit high upper critical fields and low electromagnetic anisotropy,maki...Nowadays the development of high-field magnets strongly relies on the performance of superconducting materials.Iron-based superconductors(IBSs)exhibit high upper critical fields and low electromagnetic anisotropy,making them particularly attractive for high-field applications,especially in particle accelerator magnets,nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers,medical magnetic resonance imaging systems and nuclear fusion reactors.Herein,through an industrially scalable manufacturing strategy,a practical-level critical current density up to 1.1×10^(5)A cm^(-2)at4.2 K in an external magnetic field of 10 T was achieved in Cu/Ag composite-sheathed Ba_(1-x)K_(x)Fe_(2)As_(2)(Ba122)superconducting tapes.The preparation strategy combines flat rolling to induce grain texture and subsequent hot-isostaticpressing densification.By varying the parameters of rolling,the degree of grain texture was engineered.It is found that the transport properties of the Ba122 tapes can be enhanced by applying a large amount of deformation during rolling,which can be attributed to the improved degree of c-axis texture.Microstructure characterizations on the highest-performance tape demonstrate that the Ba122 phase has a uniform element distribution and small grains with good connectivity.Grain boundary pinning is consequently enhanced as proved by large currents circulating through the sample even at 25 K.Our work proves that Cu/Ag composite-sheathed Ba122 superconducting tapes can be a promising competitor for practical high-field applications in terms of the viable,scalable and cost-effective fabrication strategy applied and the high transport properties achieved in this work.展开更多
Nd-Fe-B hot-pressed(HP) magnet prepared from melt-spun MQU-F flakes features coarse grains(CG)with the average size of both 200 nm(CGS) and 700 nm(CGL) at flake boundary.The grain growth at the flake boundary of Nd2 F...Nd-Fe-B hot-pressed(HP) magnet prepared from melt-spun MQU-F flakes features coarse grains(CG)with the average size of both 200 nm(CGS) and 700 nm(CGL) at flake boundary.The grain growth at the flake boundary of Nd2 Fe14B/α-Fe composite HP magnet before and after diffusion of low-melting-point Pr82Cu18 phase was investigated,revealing the indispensable role of surface RE-rich phase of meltspun flakes in the formation of CG in HP magnet.The dominant role of surface oxygen content of melt-spun flakes in the formation of CGL has been clarified with etching method.The HP magnet prepared from the etched flakes with dramatically decreased oxygen content exhibits the CG regions merely with homoge neous equiaxed CGS at flake boundary.Consequently,the coercivity(μ0 Hc) shows significant increase while remanent magnetization(μ0 Mr) inappreciable change.Further investigation with sieving method reveals the elimination of CGL via removal of the fine Nd-Fe-B flakes smaller than 54 μm due to their much higher oxygen content,confirming the dominant role of oxygen content in the formation of CGL.The quantitative analysis on the magnetic properties of the above HP magnets reveals the monotonic increase of coercivity(μ0 Hc) and negligible change of remanent magnetization(μ0 Mr) with decreased oxygen contents of Nd-Fe-B flakes.The maximum value of coercivity(μ0 Hc) increases from2.26 to 2.47 T as the oxygen content decreases from 0.1692 wt% to 0.079 wt%.展开更多
The yield asymmetry between compression and tension of magnesium alloy Mg-3Al-1Zn（AZ31） with different grain sizes and textures has been studied by tensile and compressive testing of as-cast,as-extruded and equal ch...The yield asymmetry between compression and tension of magnesium alloy Mg-3Al-1Zn（AZ31） with different grain sizes and textures has been studied by tensile and compressive testing of as-cast,as-extruded and equal channel angular pressed（ECAPed） specimens.The significant yield asymmetry（the ratio of yield strength between compression and tension σyc/σyt is ～0.44） was found in as-extruded specimens and the corresponding microstructure evolution during deformation revealed that {10 ˉ 12} tensile twinning is the underlying reason for the large yield asymmetry.Strong texture and grain size are influential factors for large yield asymmetry.The separate contributions of grain size and texture on yield asymmetry were investigated.展开更多
Ultra-fine grained （UFG） cylindrical tubes were produced via recently developed tubular channel angular pressing （TCAP） process through different passes from as-cast AZ91 magnesium alloy. The microstructure and me...Ultra-fine grained （UFG） cylindrical tubes were produced via recently developed tubular channel angular pressing （TCAP） process through different passes from as-cast AZ91 magnesium alloy. The microstructure and mechanical properties of processed tube through one to four passes of TCAP process at 200℃ were investigated. Microhardness of the processed tube was increased to 98.5 HV after one pass from an initial value of 67 Hr. An increase in the number of passes from one to higher number of passes has no more effect on the microhardness. Yield and ultimate strengths were increased by 4.3 and 1.4 times compared to those in as-cast condition. Notable increase in the strength was achieved after one pass of TCAP while higher number of passes has no more effect. Microstructural investigation shows notable decrease in the grain size to around 500 nm from the primary value of - 150 μm. Dissolution and distribution of hard MglTAI12 phase in the grain boundaries of dynamically recrystallized UFG AZ91 with a mean grain size of - 500 nm was an interesting issue of TCAP processing at 200 ℃ compared to other severe plastic deformation processes.展开更多
Different from the grain boundary diffusion process(GBDP),which is suitable for modifying thin magnet,a green-pressing agents permeation process(GAPP)that uses low melting point alloys was applied to the Nd-Fe-B green...Different from the grain boundary diffusion process(GBDP),which is suitable for modifying thin magnet,a green-pressing agents permeation process(GAPP)that uses low melting point alloys was applied to the Nd-Fe-B green compact with a thickness over 15 mm to reconstruct the boundary microstructure of a sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet.The coercivity increases from 12.3 kOe for the sample free of Pr80Al20 to16.8 kOe for the sample with 2 wt%Pr80Al20.By further increasing the Pr80Al20 content to 3 wt%,the coercivity increases slightly,but the remanence and Hk/Hcj deteriorate obviously.The optimal comprehensive properties of Hcj=16.8 kOe,Br=13.4 kG and Hk/Hcj=0.975 are obtained at 2 wt%Pr80Al20,since matrix phase grains are separated by relatively continuous thin grain boundary layers,which weaken the magnetic coupling between adjacent grains.The coercivities of the samples from the GAPP that use2 wt%Pr80Al20,Pr70Al30 and Pr60Tb20Al20 alloys,respectively,can be enhanced to a large extent.However,the coercivity of the magnet reconstructed with Pr80Al20 is lower than that of the sample with Pr60Tb20Al20 but is higher than that of the sample reconstructed with Pr70Cu30 alloy.Moreover,the coercivity of the sample from the GAPP using 2 wt%Pr80Al20 is much higher than that of the sample from the GBDP,which is due to a nearly uniform boundary microstructure from the surface to the interior of the thick magnet from the GAPP,thus providing new insights into the fabrication of thick and bulky permanent magnets with high coercivity.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China (2018YFA0704200 and 2017YFE0129500)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51861135311, U1832213 and 51721005)+1 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences (XDB25000000)the Key Research Program of Frontier Sciences of Chinese Academy of Sciences (QYZDJ-SSWJSC026)
文摘Nowadays the development of high-field magnets strongly relies on the performance of superconducting materials.Iron-based superconductors(IBSs)exhibit high upper critical fields and low electromagnetic anisotropy,making them particularly attractive for high-field applications,especially in particle accelerator magnets,nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers,medical magnetic resonance imaging systems and nuclear fusion reactors.Herein,through an industrially scalable manufacturing strategy,a practical-level critical current density up to 1.1×10^(5)A cm^(-2)at4.2 K in an external magnetic field of 10 T was achieved in Cu/Ag composite-sheathed Ba_(1-x)K_(x)Fe_(2)As_(2)(Ba122)superconducting tapes.The preparation strategy combines flat rolling to induce grain texture and subsequent hot-isostaticpressing densification.By varying the parameters of rolling,the degree of grain texture was engineered.It is found that the transport properties of the Ba122 tapes can be enhanced by applying a large amount of deformation during rolling,which can be attributed to the improved degree of c-axis texture.Microstructure characterizations on the highest-performance tape demonstrate that the Ba122 phase has a uniform element distribution and small grains with good connectivity.Grain boundary pinning is consequently enhanced as proved by large currents circulating through the sample even at 25 K.Our work proves that Cu/Ag composite-sheathed Ba122 superconducting tapes can be a promising competitor for practical high-field applications in terms of the viable,scalable and cost-effective fabrication strategy applied and the high transport properties achieved in this work.
基金Project supported by the Ningbo Science and Technology Major (2017B10002,2019B10093)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51671207,51301192)Zhejiang Province Technology Application Research (LGG19E010001)。
文摘Nd-Fe-B hot-pressed(HP) magnet prepared from melt-spun MQU-F flakes features coarse grains(CG)with the average size of both 200 nm(CGS) and 700 nm(CGL) at flake boundary.The grain growth at the flake boundary of Nd2 Fe14B/α-Fe composite HP magnet before and after diffusion of low-melting-point Pr82Cu18 phase was investigated,revealing the indispensable role of surface RE-rich phase of meltspun flakes in the formation of CG in HP magnet.The dominant role of surface oxygen content of melt-spun flakes in the formation of CGL has been clarified with etching method.The HP magnet prepared from the etched flakes with dramatically decreased oxygen content exhibits the CG regions merely with homoge neous equiaxed CGS at flake boundary.Consequently,the coercivity(μ0 Hc) shows significant increase while remanent magnetization(μ0 Mr) inappreciable change.Further investigation with sieving method reveals the elimination of CGL via removal of the fine Nd-Fe-B flakes smaller than 54 μm due to their much higher oxygen content,confirming the dominant role of oxygen content in the formation of CGL.The quantitative analysis on the magnetic properties of the above HP magnets reveals the monotonic increase of coercivity(μ0 Hc) and negligible change of remanent magnetization(μ0 Mr) with decreased oxygen contents of Nd-Fe-B flakes.The maximum value of coercivity(μ0 Hc) increases from2.26 to 2.47 T as the oxygen content decreases from 0.1692 wt% to 0.079 wt%.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.50471082 and 50571102
文摘The yield asymmetry between compression and tension of magnesium alloy Mg-3Al-1Zn（AZ31） with different grain sizes and textures has been studied by tensile and compressive testing of as-cast,as-extruded and equal channel angular pressed（ECAPed） specimens.The significant yield asymmetry（the ratio of yield strength between compression and tension σyc/σyt is ～0.44） was found in as-extruded specimens and the corresponding microstructure evolution during deformation revealed that {10 ˉ 12} tensile twinning is the underlying reason for the large yield asymmetry.Strong texture and grain size are influential factors for large yield asymmetry.The separate contributions of grain size and texture on yield asymmetry were investigated.
基金financially supported by Iran National Science Foundation(INSF)
文摘Ultra-fine grained （UFG） cylindrical tubes were produced via recently developed tubular channel angular pressing （TCAP） process through different passes from as-cast AZ91 magnesium alloy. The microstructure and mechanical properties of processed tube through one to four passes of TCAP process at 200℃ were investigated. Microhardness of the processed tube was increased to 98.5 HV after one pass from an initial value of 67 Hr. An increase in the number of passes from one to higher number of passes has no more effect on the microhardness. Yield and ultimate strengths were increased by 4.3 and 1.4 times compared to those in as-cast condition. Notable increase in the strength was achieved after one pass of TCAP while higher number of passes has no more effect. Microstructural investigation shows notable decrease in the grain size to around 500 nm from the primary value of - 150 μm. Dissolution and distribution of hard MglTAI12 phase in the grain boundaries of dynamically recrystallized UFG AZ91 with a mean grain size of - 500 nm was an interesting issue of TCAP processing at 200 ℃ compared to other severe plastic deformation processes.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51401021)the State Key Laboratory Advanced Metals and Materials(20162-14).
文摘Different from the grain boundary diffusion process(GBDP),which is suitable for modifying thin magnet,a green-pressing agents permeation process(GAPP)that uses low melting point alloys was applied to the Nd-Fe-B green compact with a thickness over 15 mm to reconstruct the boundary microstructure of a sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet.The coercivity increases from 12.3 kOe for the sample free of Pr80Al20 to16.8 kOe for the sample with 2 wt%Pr80Al20.By further increasing the Pr80Al20 content to 3 wt%,the coercivity increases slightly,but the remanence and Hk/Hcj deteriorate obviously.The optimal comprehensive properties of Hcj=16.8 kOe,Br=13.4 kG and Hk/Hcj=0.975 are obtained at 2 wt%Pr80Al20,since matrix phase grains are separated by relatively continuous thin grain boundary layers,which weaken the magnetic coupling between adjacent grains.The coercivities of the samples from the GAPP that use2 wt%Pr80Al20,Pr70Al30 and Pr60Tb20Al20 alloys,respectively,can be enhanced to a large extent.However,the coercivity of the magnet reconstructed with Pr80Al20 is lower than that of the sample with Pr60Tb20Al20 but is higher than that of the sample reconstructed with Pr70Cu30 alloy.Moreover,the coercivity of the sample from the GAPP using 2 wt%Pr80Al20 is much higher than that of the sample from the GBDP,which is due to a nearly uniform boundary microstructure from the surface to the interior of the thick magnet from the GAPP,thus providing new insights into the fabrication of thick and bulky permanent magnets with high coercivity.
