The effect of molybdenum (Mo) on the microstructure and creep behavior of nominally Ti–24Al– 17Nb (at.%) alloys and their continuously reinforced SiCfiber composites (fiber volume fraction = 0.35) was investigated. Constant-load, tensile-creep experiments were performed in the stress range of 10–275 MPa at 650 C in air. A Ti–24Al–17Nb–2.3Mo (at.%) alloy exhibited significantly greater creep res...

Linear sweep voltammetry has been used as an “in situ” technique to characterize thin layers of ZnNi alloys. The zinc dissolution peak potentials from ZnNi deposits were found to be more noble [El,= -0.7V (SCE) and Ez,= -0.575 V (SCE)] than those of the pure metal ions [-OX3 V (SCE)] due to a formation of two ZnNi intermediate phases 7 and 6 respectively. The effect of d c and pulse parameters ...

The segregation behavior of the bimetallic alloys PtPd and CoCr in the case of bare surfaces and in the presence of an oxygen ad-layer has been studied by means of first-principles modeling based on density-functional theory (DFT). For both systems, change of the dband filling due to charge transfer between the alloy components, resulting in a shift of the d-band center of surface atoms compare...

A breeding blanket design for the tritium production ICF reactor SIRIUS-T is presented. The blanket consists of alternating layers of beryllium multiplier and lithium breeder/coolant with vanadium alloy structure. A tritium breeding ratio of 1.9 can be achieved for the optimum layered configuration with lithium enriched to 90% 6Li. An optimum coolant routing scheme is utilized to achieve adequa...

Using an ab-initio electronic structure method, I study the (111) surfaces of the half-metallic NiMnSb alloy. In all cases there is a very pronounced surface state within the minority gap which destroys the half-metallicity This state survives for several atomic layers below the surface contrary to the (001) surfaces where surface states were located only at the surface layer. The lower dimensi...

This work revealed the results of comparative surveys of the impact of formed surface layer TiN and CrN and two component surfaces layer TiN-steel and CrN-steel. The slide couple worked in conditions of lubricating the friction area with Lotos Syntetyk 5W/40 and Castrol GTX Magnatec 5W/40 engine oils. In the friction couple the counter sample was made from CuPb30 bearing alloy. The tribological...

Ion implantation of 0 into Al and growth of Al(0) layers using electron-cyclotron resonance plasma and pulsed laser depositions produce composite alloys with a high density of nanometersize oxide precipitates in an Al matrix. The precipitates impart high strength to the alloy and reduced adhesion during sliding contact, while electrical conductivity and ductility are retained. Implantation of N...

Transmission electron microscopy has been combined with time-resolved reflectivity and ion channeling to study the effects of carbon doping on solid-phase epitaxial regrowth �SPER� of strained 2000 Å, Si0.88Ge0.12Si alloy layers grown by molecular-beam epitaxy �MBE�. Relative to the undoped layers, carbon incorporation in the MBE grown SiGe layers prior to regrowth at moderate temperatures �500...

Advances in the additive manufacturing technology have led to the production of complex microstructures with unprecedented accuracy and due todesigning an effective implant is a major scientific challenge in bone tissue regeneration and bone growth. In this research, titanium alloy cylindrical scaffolds with three-dimensional architectures have been simulated and compared for curing partial bon...