The influence of Mn doping on the formation and dielectric properties of 0.7BaO·0.3SrO·(1−y)TiO2·yNb2O5 (BSTN) composite ceramics were investigated. The Mn was doped according to the formula 0.7BaO·0.3SrO·(0.7−z)TiO2·0.3Nb2O5·zMnO2 (BSTNM). The results show the two phases, perovskite phase BST and the tungsten bronze phase SBN, are coexistence in BSTNM as they are in BSTN composite ceramics. The Mn ions doped in BSTN substitute for Nb5+ ions in the tungsten bronze phase, and then, the Nb5+ ions substitute for Ti4+ ions in the perovskite phase. With the increasing of Mn dopant, the content of the perovskite phase increases while that of the tungsten bronze phase decreases, and the grain size of the perovskite phase decreases. As well as, the phase transition temperature of tungsten bronze phase increases with value z increasing from 0 to about 0.05.
To study the controlled effect of poly (lactic acid) (PLA), poly lactic-co-glycolic (PLGA) and ethylenediamine (EDA)-maleic anhydride (MAH) modified PLA (EMPLA) for in vitro release of nestorone, rods were prepared using the solvent evaporation method. Amount of drug release in vitro was determined by UV spectrophotometry. Effects of rods diameter, the molecular weight of PLA, the drug percentage and the hydrophilicity of polymers on the release of biodegradable nestorone rods in vitro were investigated. It is indicated that the controlled effect of the biodegradable rods for the release of nestorone in vitro is good. The amount of drug released every week from rods in different diameter is similar to one another. The amount of drug released every week and the accumulative drug released during 12 week were almost in direct proportion with the drug percentage of the rods. The amount of drug released every week is increased as the decreasing of PLA molecular weight. As the hydrophlicity of polymer is improved, the rate of drug release every week is accelerated. The studies show that the plausibility of controlled release of nestorone from PLA, PLGA and EMPLA rods imply the possibility of their application as a controlled delivery system for nestorone. The results show that the greater the molecular weight of PLA is, the slower its degradation is and the slower the drug released; the greater the percentage of nestorone is, the more quickly the drug release. An increase of the hydrophilicity of the polymers will increase their degradation rate and leads to a fast drug release. Anyhow, these rods systems should be further evaluated in vivo.
Ti-based alloy Ti64Zr5Fe6Si17Mo6Nb2 (At %) and Ti70Zr6Fe7Si17 (At %) ribbons with a width of 3–5 mm and thickness of about 80 um were fabricated by a single roller spun-melt technique. The feature of the alloy composition satisfies the three empirical rules. Amorphous structures of both alloys were confirmed by the X-ray diffraction pattern. To test the biocompatibility, both alloys were cultivated in the simulate body fluid (SBF). After 15 days, the Ca phosphates depositions on alloys surfaces were gained. Moreover, n(Ca)/n(P) atom ratio of the deposition is about 1.6/1, which approaches to that of human bone—1.66/1, suggesting that both alloys were with a favorable biocompatibility.
The non-isothermal crystallization kinetics of polypropylene (PP), PP/anhydrite composites were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) with various cooling rates. The Avrami analysis modified by Jeziorny and a method developed by Mo were employed to describe the non-isothermal crystallization process of these samples. The difference in the exponent n between PP and PP/anhydrite composites indicated that non-isothermal kinetic crystallization corresponded to tri-dimensional growth with heterogeneous nucleation. The values of half-time, Z c and F(T) showed that the crystallization rate increased with the increasing of cooling rates for PP and PP/anhydrite composites, but the crystallization rate of PP/anhydrite composites was faster than that of PP at a given cooling rate. The method developed by Ozawa did not describe the non-isothermal crystallization process of PP very well. Moreover, the method proposed by Kissinger was used to evaluate the activation energy of the mentioned samples. The result showed that the activation energy of PP/anhydrite was greatly larger than that of PP.
Fe doped In2O3 samples (In1−xFe x)2O3 (x=0, 0.05, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3) on glass substrate were prepared by sol-gel method. The XRD results demonstrate that the solubility of Fe ions in In2O3 matrix is around 20%, above which impurity phase can be observed. The transmittance of the samples with x=0, 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2 are above 80% in the visible region while the transimittance of the glass is 90%. The transmittance curves slightly red-shifts as x increasing. All of the samples except x=0 are ferromagnetic at room temperature. The highest saturation magnetization moment is reached in the sample x=0.2 with 330 emu/cm3, and the coercive force is 169 Oe which is also the largest in our samples. The results indicate that the addition of Fe ions could tune the structure, the ferromagnetism and optical property in the In2O3 matrix.
A novel pH-sensitive complex was prepared by using oxidized konjac glucomannan and 4-aminosalicylic acid (4-ASA) through glutaraldehyde as a cross-linking agent. The product was characterized by FTIR and 13C NMR spectra, and the thermogravimetric analysis was also studied. The drug release studies in vitro showed that the amount of 4-ASA released from the complex was about 4%, 56% and 17% after 12 h at pH 1.2, 6.8 and 7.4, respectively. The data demonstrate that the rate of the drug release of the complex can be more effectively controlled by pH value. The results showed that the novel pH-sensitive complex could be potentially useful for colon-targeting drug delivery system.
HA/TCP and HA rods (ϕ5 mm×10 mm) were made for implantation in New Zealand white rabbit with different condition. Sixty three rabbit were divided into three groups: group 1 (n=18), group 2 (n=27) and group 3 (n=18). In group 1, 10 mm radius was defected, and one HA/TCP rod was implanted in the muscle a distant away from the bone defect area. In group 2, also, 10 mm radius was defected, one HA rod was implanted in the muscle a distant away from the bone defect area. In group 3, two HA/TCP rods were implanted in the dorsal muscle of the rabbit with bone intact. Histological observation showed that in group 1, some new bone was found only two months after implantation (n=2), and obvious immature woven bone could be observed in these bioceramics from the 3rd month on. However, in group 3, bone began to be found 6 months after implantation (n=2). In group 2, we could not find any bone tissue up to 9 month’s observation. These results suggest that, first, the bone defect model could significantly accelerate bone formation at non-osseous sites in rabbits; second,. HA/TCP bioceramics were confirmed with osteoinductive property while HA bioceramics without osteoinductive property nearly. Thus, bone defect might be a good animal model for further researches for osteoinductive bioceramics.
A simple method was developed to prepare the uniform hematite hollow submicro-spheres with controllable structure and different diameter based on monodisperse poly(styrene-co-acrylic acid) [P(St-co-AA)] particles. The structure and formation mechanism of the hollow spheres were investigated in detail. The control mechanism of shell thickness was also discussed. The results indicated that the shell thickness and coarseness of the synthesized core-shell hematite hollow spheres could be tuned simply by the surface carboxyl content of the P(St-co-AA) particles. This method provided a new approach for the structure control in the preparation of hollow spheres. A Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) test shows that the prepared hollow spheres have large surface areas which were decreased along with the increase of the diameter. The magnetic properties of the as-obtained hematite hollow spheres were investigated. The result showed that the coercivity and saturated magnetization were increased along with the increase of the shell thickness, and the remanent magnetization was increased along with the decrease of the diameter.
The preparation of functionally graded materials (FGMs) of (TiB2)pNi with an intermetallic compound media layer of Ni3Al and a substrate of nickel by field-activated pressure-assisted synthesis process (FAPAS) was investigated. Ni3Al was chosen as a layer of FGM for the first time due to its great deal of heat released during its synthesis from nickel and aluminium powder. The microstructure, phase composition of layers, micro-hardness and elemental concentration profiles across interfaces were characterized. The significant inter-diffusion of elements between layers showed the formation of good bonds. The measured micro-hardness values of the sample increased monotonically to more than 3 500 HK over a distance of 2 mm from the nickel substrate to the surface layer (TiB2)pNi. The results of this investigation demonstrate the feasibility of the FAPAS process for rapid formation of FGMs with good diffusion bonds.
Positively charged composite nanofiltration (NF) membranes were prepared through interfacial polymerization of poly[2-(N,N-dimethyl amino)ethyl methacrylate](PDMAEMA) on porous polysulfone (PSF) substrate membranes. The effects of pH on swelling ratio (SR) of the pure crosslinked PDMAEMA membrane and on separation performances of the composite NF membrane were investigated. The results show that the quaternized amino groups produced through interfacial polymerization technique are soluble in both phases, which accelerate the crosslinking reaction as self-catalysts. The swelling/contracting behavior of the pure crosslinked PDMAEMA exhibited a well reversible pH sensitive property. Importantly, the rejection and flux of the composite NF membrane show pH-sensitive behavior in NF process. Furthermore, with the help of a relatively novel method to measure membrane conduction, the true zeta potentials calculated on the basis of the streaming potential measurements proved the pH-sensitive behavior of the NF membrane.
The phase transformation of R2O-CaO-SiO2-F system glass-ceramics with various additions of K2O and F was investigated by DTA, XRD, SEM and other techniques. The crystallization and the microstructure of the obtained glass-ceramics were also evaluated. The phase separation occurred in CN1 specimen after being quenched in water, but phase separation did not appear in other quenched specimens with the content of K2O and F increasing obviously, showing K2O and F modified the structure of the glass-forming melts. The increase of K2O and F resulted in the reduction of phase separation and the enhancement of crystallization. The main crystalline phase formed after heat-treatment was canasite and CaF2. The microstructures of the crystalline specimens consisted of interlocking radial and granular crystals. Moreover, the crystallinity was increased as the content of K2O was increased from 0.07 mol to 0.08 mol.
The corrosion of materials in combustion chamber of yellow phosphor tall gas was investrgated. The results reveal that the corrosion behavior is different for different materials under actual work conditions.
Based on the static compression experiments, the compressive stress-strain curve of multi-layer corrugated boards is simplified into three sections of linear elasticity, sub-buckling going with local collapse and densification. By considering the structure factors of multi-layer corrugated boards, the energy absorption model is obtained and characterized by the structure factors of corrugated cell-wall. The model is standardized by the solid modulus and it is universal for corrugated structures of different basis material. In the liner-elastic section, with the increase of the load, the energy absorption per unit volume of multi-layer corrugated boards gradually increases; in the sub-buckling section going with local collapse, the compression resistance of multi-layer corrugated boards goes on under a nearly constant load, but the energy absorption per unit volume rapidly increases with the increase of the compression strain. It is shown as an ascending curve in the energy absorption diagram. In the densification section, the corrugated sandwich core has no energy absorption capability. A good consistency is achieved between theoretical and experimental energy absorption curves. In designing the cushioning package, the cushioning properties can be evaluated by the theoretical model without more experiments. The suggested method to develop the energy absorption diagram for corrugated boards can be used to characterize the cushioning properties and optimize the structures of corrugated sandwich structures.
The difference between visual and instrumental analyses of a shade selection on natural teeth was investigated. With visual analysis, five prosthodontist examined the middle third of the unrestored maxillary right central incisor of a patient using VITAPEN® classical and Vita Toothguide 3D-MASTERsr tooth shade guide. In instrumental analysis, one prosthodontist examined the same teeth using a spectrophotometer (Shadepilot™, Degudent, Hanau-Wolfgang, Germany, software 2.40). Overall, instrumental analysis is more accurate and reproducible than a visual assessment. However, the difference is clinically acceptable.
The most common and serious defect in Cu-Ni alloy casting is porosity. To solve the problem, accurate casting design and proper design of gating system are necessary. It can be predicted and designed by means of computer simulation of casting solidification. Based on the casting process of the Cu-Ni alloy, the simulation software of diathermanous—flowing—stress coupling ProCAST was used to simulate the Cu-Ni alloy solidification process about the defects and temperature field. By combining experimental results with the simulation results, the quality of casting on some cooling conditions were analyzed. Furthermore, a better cooling condition for solidification process of the Cu-Ni alloy was chosen to improve the quality of the casting. The simulation results indicate that the quality of Cu-Ni alloy casting is the best when it is on the cooling condition of the permanent mold with the insulated riser system.
The porous superalloy materials with hollow spherical and oriented linear pores were fabricated by means of powder metallurgy using Ni-based superalloy powders. Structure observation revealed that the pores of the porous material exhibited uniform distribution and the pores were of the same size in principle. The sintering necks created between adjacent particles on metal skeleton after sintering. The porosity of the porous material increased with increasing the addition of pore forming agent, and the hollow spherical porous material with a porosity of 81.62% were obtained when the addition of pore forming agent was 40%. The compression test indicated that this kind of materials possesses excellent, energy absorption capability and the compression resistance decreased with the increasing of porosity and pore size.
On the basis of theoretical analyses and calculations of high speed continuous impact force and tool notch surface temperature acted upon by burr and serrated chip edge, a notch wear model of low stress value and temperature impact fatigue was established. Saw-tooth-shaped burr and fin-shaped chip edge continuously impacts the rake face and flank face at high speed and high frequency, which results in a V-shaped notch wear. An experiment was done to validate that the saw-tooth-shaped burr does affect the notch wear. This model can be utilized to solve reasonably many problems that cannot be explained by any other theoretical assumptions.
In order to assess the new tribological properties of laser surface hardened GCr15 steel, the wear resistance between specimens treated with laser and those of conventionally hardened under dry sliding conditions was compared. The change of wear mechanisms in laser hardened GCr15 resulted in a distinct difference in wear rates. The results showed that quenched zones not only had sufficient depth of hardening and higher hardness, but had more retained austenite and finer carbides because of a higher degree of carbide dissolution. Laser surface hardened GCr15 steel specimens exhibited superior wear resistance to their conventionally hardened specimens due to the effects of the microstructure hardening, high hardness and toughness. The wear mechanism for both the laser quenched layer and conventionally hardened layer was highly similar, generally involving adhesive, material transfer, wear-induced oxidation and plowing. When conventionally hardened block specimens rubbed against the laser hardened specimens, the surface of conventionally hardened block specimens was polished. The microstructural thermal stability was increased after laser surface treatment.
Effect of controlled rolling and cooling process on the mechanical properties of low carbon cold forging steel was investigated for different processing parameters of a laboratory hot rolling mill. The results show that the specimens with fast cooling after hot rolling exhibit very good mechanical properties, and the improvement of the mechanical properties can be attributed mainly to the ferrite-grain refinement. The mechanical properties increase with decreasing final cooling temperature within the range from 670 °C to 570 °C due to the finer interlamellar spacing of pearlite colony. The specimen with fast cooling after low temperature rolling shows the highest values of the mechanical properties. The effect of the ferrite grain size on the mechanical properties was greater than that of pearlite morphology in the present study. The mechanical properties of specimens by controlled rolling and cooling process without thermal treatment were greatly superior to that of the same specimens by the conventional rolling, and their tensile strength reached 490 MPa grade even in the case of low temperature rolling without controlled rolling. It might be expected to realize the substitution medium-carbon by low-carbon for 490 MPa grade cold forging steel with controlled rolling and cooling process.
ZnO sub-millimeter crystals were synthesized by microwave heating from ZnO powders without any catalyst or transport agent. Zinc oxide raw materials were evaporated from the high-temperature zone in an enclosure and crystals were grown on the self-source substrate. The thermodynamics analysis method was used to estimate the partial pressure of gases in the chamber, which shows that the pressure of ZnO could be neglected entirely in the range of experiment temperature. The kinetics analysis was employed to estimate the growth rate in different conditions, which shows a remarkable temperature gradient and a high system temperature would enhance the growth rate. Optics photos reveal that these products are hexagon crystals with 0.2–0.3 mm in diameter and 0.5–1 mm in length. A vapor-solid mechanism is proposed to explain the growth process of ZnO crystals. The temperature distribution in microwave oven is mainly determined by properties of electric field and it is different from that of a conventional method.
By oxidation weight gain method, four groups of Fe-based superalloys with different content of chromium, aluminium and silicon were tested at 1 200 °C for 500 hours. According to the oxidation weight gains, the oxidation kinetic curves were plotted, and the equations were regressed by least square method and non-linear curve fitting. The effects of different scale compositions on the morphology and oxidation kinetic law were studied further by analysis of X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). It is found that the compounded scale is composed of Cr2O3, Al2O3, SiO2 and FeCr2O4, with compact structure and fine grains, possessing complete oxidation resistance at 1 200 °C, and the oxidation kinetic curve follows the power function of y=ax b (a>0, 0<b<1). When the compounded scale lacks Al2O3 or SiO2, it becomes weak in oxidation resistance, but the oxidation kinetic curve still follows the power function with bigger parameter b. When Cr2O3 is absent, the kinetic curve shows two parts: the slow adding of oxidation weight gains at the beginning and the ascending line in the end. Such scale loses oxidation resistance completely.
We report the synthesis of gold nanorods (NRs) by seed-mediated growth method. A small amount of different shapes such as triangles, hexagons and a large amount of rods are obtained by varying the proportion of seed to metal salt, adding NaOH to growth solution as well as using the seed solution of CTAB-capped agent. The gold nanorod (NR) formation yield is improved. Meanwhile, the growth mechanism of high yield gold NRs is discussed. The high quality single size NRs can be separated from polydisperse samples using surfactant-assisted nanorod self-assembly. The gold NRs synthesized were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and UV-vis spectroscopy.
Nickel nanometer catalyst thin films were prepared on SiO2/Si substrates using sputtering coater. The effects of ammonia pretreatment on the catalyst films from continuous film to the nanoparticles were investigated. The nanostructures of the Ni thin films as a function of the catalyst film original thickness, the pretreatment time and temperature were discussed. The optimum parameters of etching process were obtained, and the functional mechanism of ammonia was primarily analyzed. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) were used to evaluate the obtained nanoparticles. It is demonstrated that the controlled size and density distribution of the nanoparticles can be achieved by employing ammonia etching method.
A novel Mg-Li alloy was treated in a cerium nitrate solution and cerium chemical conversion coating was obtained on the alloy. Then the forming process, structure and corrosion resistance of the coating were investigated. The influential factors of cerium conversion coating were discussed through orthogonal experiments, and the optimum processing parameters were confirmed. XPS spectra displayed that the conversion coating consisted of cerium compounds, and the major component of the protective layer was a mixture of Ce (IV) oxide and Ce (IV) hydroxide. In addition, XRD pattern illustrated that there was crystalline CeO2 in the conversion coating. Analysis by SEM showed that the cerium conversion coating was uniform with a fiber-like morphology. The thickness of the conversion coating was 12 μm. The results of electrochemical potentiodynamic polarization and hydrogen evolution measurement indicated that the cerium conversion coating provided effective protection to the novel Mg-Li alloy.
The structure evolutions of ZL109 alloy and 7050 alloy were studied in the processes of preparing raw billets by low super heat casting, remelting the raw billets, semisolid forming and heat treating components. The thin and symmetrical structure was obtained by using low super heat casting process. The eutectic that lied in the raw billet of ZL109 alloy remelted and produced liquid phase in the process of remelting, but to the 7050 alloy, the eutectic of intergranular and the pointedness of grains was remelted to make the grains more uniform and smooth. In the process of semisolid forming, the primary α and the eutectic inside the ZL109 alloy were separated partly and the grains in the 7050 alloy was conglutinated together. After heat treatment, the eutectic α grains of ZL109 traveled to primary α and shaped the white fishing net like organization; the eutectic Si grains assembled into the black massive particles. As to 7050, after heat treatment, α particles recrystallized and thin grains pattern was obtained.
The Ytterbium doped gadolinium gallium garnet [Yb3+:Gd3Ga5O12, Yb:GGG] precursor powders were synthesized via homogeneous precipitation method using Yb2O3, Ga2O3, Gd2O3 and ammonium bicarbonate [NH4HCO3] as precipitator, and ammonium sulfate [(NH4)2SO4] as additive. The evolution of phase composition and micro-structure of the powders were characterized by — TG DTA, XRD, IR, and TEM. The results indicate that all precursor powders completely transform to Yb:GGG phase by calcining at 900 °C for 8 h, the resultant powders are well dispersed and have smaller particle size approximately 80 nm owing to the electrostatic effect.
By measuring the hardness of carburized layer of a new type supersaturated carburizing steel (35Cr3SiMnMoV) at different temper temperature for 2 h, the relationship curve between the carburized layer hardness and the temper temperature is established. The result indicates that the hardness goes down firstly, then up and down, just like a wave consistent with the temperature increase. A secondary hardening peak appears at 570 °C or so. Based on Empirical Election Theory (EET) of Solids and Molecules, the valence electron structures (VESs) containing α-Fe-C, α-Fe-C-Me segregation structure units and carbide are calculated. The laws of temper process and hardness change with the temper temperature are explained, and the fact that reconstruction of θ-Fe3C is prior to that of special carbide at high tempering is analyzed with the phase structure formation factor, S, being taken into consideration. Therefore, the laws of temper process and hardness change of supersaturated carburized layer at different temper temperature can be traced back to valence electron structure (VES) level of alloy phase.
Effects of the content of Dy on structure and magnetic properties of Dy xFe60.5−xPt39.5 alloys(x=0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5) were investigated. The results of XRD analysis proved that the phase-transitional temperature of Dy xFe60.5−xPt39.5 alloys from disordered face-centered-cubic structure to ordered face-centered-tetragonal cubic structure decreases with the increase of the content of Dy(x). Suitable content of Dy can improve the exchange coupling between soft magnetic phase and hard magnetic phase by refining grain size, while the remanence ratio and coercivity of the Fe60.5Pt39.5 alloy can be significantly improved by a small replacement of Fe by Dy, good magnetic properties were obtained in Dy0.5Fe60.0Pt39.5 alloys.
Sol-gel method is a technique to synthesize inorganic materials based on wet-chemical reaction theory. The results have shown that reactants tetraethyl orthosilicate (TEOS) and Ca(NO3)2·4H2O can form sol and gel in solution at 50–60 °C, and the cosolvents are propyl alcohol (NPA) and H2O, the catalyst is HNO3. This sol-gel is burned for 12 h at 1 350–1 450 °C so that the organic matter, free water (moisture) in sol-gel system are removed and a solid reaction has taken place to form the resulting product. The product has been confirmed to be C3S by XRD, SEM and 29Si MAS NMR, as well as free lime content of the product which is less than 0.2% was determined by propanetriol-ethanol-method. The analysis determined by EDXA has indicated that the n(Ca)/n(Si) ratio in corresponding to micro-region is close to theoretical value of 3:1. This resulting product is C3S with Si sites of Q0 polymerization, and has higher purity and hydraulic activities at earlier age of hydration.
According to the existing concrete core samples obtained in site, chloride concentration and porosity of existing normal hydraulic concrete were measured, and chloride diffusivity in existing hydraulic concrete was studied. By Fick’s second law, the chloride diffusion coefficients in the steady diffusion area were calculated. The chloride diffusion of different mix proportion concrete was tested, and chloride diffusion coefficients and porosities of freshly concrete were measured, moreover, the relationship between diffusion coefficient and porosity was analyzed. The results show that the varying law of chloride diffusion coefficient with exposure time of existing concrete can be predicted in a better way by Fick’s second law and water-cement ratios or porosity of concrete and chloride concentration in existing concrete.
The influence of water content on the conductivity and piezoresistivity of cement-based material with carbon fiber (CF) and carbon black (CB) was investigated. The piezoresistivity of cement-based material with both CF and CB was compared with that of cement-based material with CF only, and the changes in electrical resistivity of cement-based material with both CF and CB under static and loading conditions in different drying and soaking time were studied. It is found that the piezoresistivity of cement-based material with both CF and CB has better repeatability and linearity than that of cement-based material with CF only. The conductivity and the sensitivity of piezoresistive cement-based material with both CF and CB are enhanced as the water content in piezoresistive cement-based material increases.
The effects of monomer, crosslinker, and accelerator content on the mechanical property of seal-filling hydrogel material for building hermetic wall were analyzed through a series of single-direction compression experiments. Grey predication by GM(1,1) model was also used to analyze the persistent property of hydrogel material. The results showed that the elastic modulus and strength of seal-filling hydrogel increased, and the elastic tended to reduce with the growth of monomer and crosslinker content. In comparison, the effect of accelerator content was diametrically opposed. At the same time, staggered change of elastic modulus occurred and its demarcation point generally appeared at the point of 50% of vertical deformation value. In addition, through the testing of correlation degree, the accuracy of the grey prediction model to test the persistent stability of hydrogel material can be proved. As the concentration of hydrophilic monomer in hydrogel material increased, the stability was improved. The energy originated from explosion shock wave can be absorbed by seal-filling hydrogel through deformation.
We put forward effective methods of increasing the tensile strain of cementitious composites with 2% PVA fiber and high fly ash content. The test results show that curing condition has a significantly effect on the tensile performance. It is approved that the specimens incorporated appropriate volume fraction rubber powder and lightweight aggregate greatly increase the tensile strain of composites at medium-term age, but indefinitely at long-term age. To a certain extent, EVA can limitedly enhance the tensile performance of comentitious composites owing to the formation of polymer membrane and the hindered hydration of cement.
Composite cement samples were prepared by mixing clinker, gypsum with burnt coal gangues which was calcined at various temperatures. The mechanical strength and Ca(OH)2 content in the cement paste were tested, and the paste composition and microstructure were analyzed by thermogravimetry-differential thermal analysis (TG-DSC), X-ray diffraction(XRD), scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) and pore structure analysis. Results demonstrate that the thermal activated coal gangue could accelerate the early hydration of cement clinker obviously, which promotes the gangue hydration itself. The early hydrated products of the cement are C-S-H gel, Ca(OH)2 and AFt. The cement with 30% (in mass) the gangue exhibits higher mechanical strength, and among all the cement samples the one with the gangue burnt at 700 °C displays the highest hydration rate, mechanical strength, the most gel pores and the lowest total porosity.
Fatigue properties of Reactive Powder Concrete (RPC) under axial compression of single-stage and multi-level amplitude in cycles were studied. The tests reveal the fatigue life, the strain and residual life of the RPC samples. Through the analysis of the test results under cyclic loads of single amplitude, the S-N curve of RPC and the evolution rule of macro-damage of RPC were presented, which can be divided into latency stage, stable development stage and instability development stage according to the evolution pattern of the fatigue crack. Accordingly, the development of longitudinal deformation presents the similar three-stage-model, and the proportion of each stage is 15%, 75%, and 10%. According to test results, the fatigue strength reduction factor is 0.564. We brought forward an empirical formula to predict the life of RPC via total longitudinal strain and got the evolving rule for the residual strength of the RPC. The analysis of the test results under cyclic loads of multi-level amplitude shows that the strain under this loading pattern experiences three stages. The characteristic value for the residual strain was obtained. The irreversible damage and non-linear evolution of RPC was described by the development of the residual plastic strain.
As the coal combustion behaviors are rather complex in the cement industry, the traditional assessment method cannot be directly applied to evaluate the quality of coal. Based on the thermal analysis tests of more than 80 kinds of anthracite and bituminous coal, three evaluation parameters, namely, burning intensity (I), average capacity of heat release (Q), and general burning index (S) are presented, combining with the consideration of application and calciner types in the cement industry. Taking these three parameters into consideration together is necessary. Experimental results show that the coal with higher S, lower I and higher Q can be rated as the best for the calciner in the cement industry. The quantitative indexes are given to evaluate the bituminous coal and anthracite in this paper. This new assessment method has implications for the design of calciner in the cement industry.