The garnet-type Li7La3Zr2O12 ceramic is a promising solid electrolyte for all-solid-state secondary lithium batteries. However, it faces the problem of lithium volatilization during sintering, which may cause low dens...The garnet-type Li7La3Zr2O12 ceramic is a promising solid electrolyte for all-solid-state secondary lithium batteries. However, it faces the problem of lithium volatilization during sintering, which may cause low density and deterioration of ionic conductivity. In this work, the effects of sintering temperature and addition on the density as well as the lithium ion conductivity of Li7-xLa3Zr2-xTaxO12 （LLZTO, x=0.25） ceramics prepared by solid state reaction have been studied. It is found that optimization of the sintering temperature leads to a minor increase in the ceramic density, yielding an optimum ionic conductivity of 2.9×10-4 S·cm-1 at 25℃. Introduction of Li 3 PO 4 addition in an appropriate concentration can obviously increase the density, leading to an optimum ionic conductivity of 7.2×10-4 S·cm-1 at 25℃. This value is superior to the conductivity data in most recent reports on the LLZTO ceramics.展开更多
W-25Cu alloys were microwave sintered in a 2.45 GHz multimode applicator.The densification,microstructure and their dependence on sintering mode and Fe addition were investigated in detail.Owing to the volumetric heat...W-25Cu alloys were microwave sintered in a 2.45 GHz multimode applicator.The densification,microstructure and their dependence on sintering mode and Fe addition were investigated in detail.Owing to the volumetric heating intrinsic in microwave processing,a microstructure with larger W grain size in center regions was observed as against larger grain size in edge regions for conventional sintering.Microwave sintering demonstrates its intrinsic advantages such as rapid heating rate,densification enhancement and microstructural homogeneity;but it undesirably promotes W grain growth.Under microwave sintering,the role of Fe addition on compact consolidation is not so substantial as under conventional sintering.Moreover Fe degrades the microstructural quality,generating worse uniformity and coarser W grains.展开更多
The high-temperature characteristics of iron ores play important roles in optimizing ore proportion of sintering,which are tested by using iron-ore fines and analytical reagent CaO as raw materials.Two calculation met...The high-temperature characteristics of iron ores play important roles in optimizing ore proportion of sintering,which are tested by using iron-ore fines and analytical reagent CaO as raw materials.Two calculation methods of CaO addition amount based on binary basicity(basicity method)and n(Fe2O3)/n(CaO)(mole ratio method),respectively,were employed to evaluate the liquid phase fluidity(LPF)and the capability of calcium ferrite formation(CCFF)of iron ores.The results show that the rule of LPF of iron ores under the mole ratio method is different from that with basicity method.The LPF measured by basicity method has a linear positive correlation with the SiO2 content,and there is no linear relationship between LPF and Al2O3 content or mass loss on ignition,which are inconsistent with the results of the previous study.And the results of CCFF with low SiO2 content(<3 wt.%)or high SiO2 content(>7 wt.%)based on basicity method cannot reflect the true CCFF.The mole ratio method could successfully solve this problem by reducing the effect of CaO addition amount changes caused by SiO2 content of iron ores.展开更多
In order to prepare a hypereutectic Al-Si alloy with low coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE), Al-50%Si alloy was produced by powder metallurgy (P/M) and ingot metallurgy (I/M). P/M specimen was prepared by mechani...In order to prepare a hypereutectic Al-Si alloy with low coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE), Al-50%Si alloy was produced by powder metallurgy (P/M) and ingot metallurgy (I/M). P/M specimen was prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) and pulsed electric-current sintering (PECS). The microstructures of specimens were characterized by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Vickers microhardness and CTE measurements were performed. The grains in the P/M specimen were refined with increasing MA time. Primary Si and eutectic Si in the I/M specimen were remarkably refined by adding minute amounts of Sr. The CTE of P/M and I/M specimens were estimated as T.SxlO"6 and 10.7xlO"6, respectively. These values were as same as a CTE of AlaOs ceramics.展开更多
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1232111)the Hundred Talent Program of Chinese Academy of Sciences
文摘The garnet-type Li7La3Zr2O12 ceramic is a promising solid electrolyte for all-solid-state secondary lithium batteries. However, it faces the problem of lithium volatilization during sintering, which may cause low density and deterioration of ionic conductivity. In this work, the effects of sintering temperature and addition on the density as well as the lithium ion conductivity of Li7-xLa3Zr2-xTaxO12 （LLZTO, x=0.25） ceramics prepared by solid state reaction have been studied. It is found that optimization of the sintering temperature leads to a minor increase in the ceramic density, yielding an optimum ionic conductivity of 2.9×10-4 S·cm-1 at 25℃. Introduction of Li 3 PO 4 addition in an appropriate concentration can obviously increase the density, leading to an optimum ionic conductivity of 7.2×10-4 S·cm-1 at 25℃. This value is superior to the conductivity data in most recent reports on the LLZTO ceramics.
基金Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 20060400882) Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Central South University
文摘W-25Cu alloys were microwave sintered in a 2.45 GHz multimode applicator.The densification,microstructure and their dependence on sintering mode and Fe addition were investigated in detail.Owing to the volumetric heating intrinsic in microwave processing,a microstructure with larger W grain size in center regions was observed as against larger grain size in edge regions for conventional sintering.Microwave sintering demonstrates its intrinsic advantages such as rapid heating rate,densification enhancement and microstructural homogeneity;but it undesirably promotes W grain growth.Under microwave sintering,the role of Fe addition on compact consolidation is not so substantial as under conventional sintering.Moreover Fe degrades the microstructural quality,generating worse uniformity and coarser W grains.
基金the Key Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1660206)the Projects of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51674002 and 51704009).
文摘The high-temperature characteristics of iron ores play important roles in optimizing ore proportion of sintering,which are tested by using iron-ore fines and analytical reagent CaO as raw materials.Two calculation methods of CaO addition amount based on binary basicity(basicity method)and n(Fe2O3)/n(CaO)(mole ratio method),respectively,were employed to evaluate the liquid phase fluidity(LPF)and the capability of calcium ferrite formation(CCFF)of iron ores.The results show that the rule of LPF of iron ores under the mole ratio method is different from that with basicity method.The LPF measured by basicity method has a linear positive correlation with the SiO2 content,and there is no linear relationship between LPF and Al2O3 content or mass loss on ignition,which are inconsistent with the results of the previous study.And the results of CCFF with low SiO2 content(<3 wt.%)or high SiO2 content(>7 wt.%)based on basicity method cannot reflect the true CCFF.The mole ratio method could successfully solve this problem by reducing the effect of CaO addition amount changes caused by SiO2 content of iron ores.
文摘In order to prepare a hypereutectic Al-Si alloy with low coefficients of thermal expansion (CTE), Al-50%Si alloy was produced by powder metallurgy (P/M) and ingot metallurgy (I/M). P/M specimen was prepared by mechanical alloying (MA) and pulsed electric-current sintering (PECS). The microstructures of specimens were characterized by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Vickers microhardness and CTE measurements were performed. The grains in the P/M specimen were refined with increasing MA time. Primary Si and eutectic Si in the I/M specimen were remarkably refined by adding minute amounts of Sr. The CTE of P/M and I/M specimens were estimated as T.SxlO"6 and 10.7xlO"6, respectively. These values were as same as a CTE of AlaOs ceramics.
