简介：LowcarbonsteelswithBandPadditionswereremeltedbyelectromagneticlevitationandsolidifiedinavacuumdroptube.Thedropletvolumesweresettobe2mm×2mm×2mm(TM)and5mm×5mm×5mm(FM),respectively.Themicrostructureofrapidlysolidifiedsteeldroplets(cooledinsiliconoil)withPandbothBandPadditionwasobserved.ThemicrostructuresofB-bearingdropletsamplesweremoreuniformthanthoseofB-freeones,forbothTMandFMsamples.Thedistributionof℃andPalongthediameterofeachsamplewasdetected.Thewell-distributionof℃andPwasdetectedinB-bearingdropletsamples.SoitcouldbededucedthatBwasalsowelldistributedinthesteels.ItwasBatomsthatpromotedthewell-distributionof℃andP,whichfurtherimprovedtheuniformityofmicrostructureundertheconditionofrapidsolidification.Themicro-hardnessofBbearingsampleswashigherthanthatofB-freesamples,andthehardeningmechanismwasdiscussedindetail.

简介：TheeffectoftitaniumadditiononthemicrostructureandmechanicalpropertiesofbrassCu40Znhasbeenstudiedviathepowdermetallurgy(P/M)route.Thewater-atomizedCu40Zn—1.0wt%Tialloypowderwasconsolidatedatdifferenttemperaturesintherangeof400—600℃usingsparkplasmasintering(SPS)andhotextrusionsubsequently.Resultsshowthatthesuper-saturatedsolidsolutiontitaniumelementinrapidlycooledbrassCu40Znpowdercreatedhighchemicalpotentialforaprecipitatereaction,showingsignificantgrainrefinementeffectsontheconsolidatedCu40Znmatrix.Consequently,excellentmechanicalpropertieswereobtainedbyprecipitationhardeningandworkhardeningaftersinteringandextrusion,withyieldstrengthof390MPa,ultimatetensilestrengthof617MPa,andVickersmicro-hardnessof192HV,whichare28.7%,23.4%,and23.9%highervaluesthanthoseofextrudedCu40Znbrass,respectively.