Effect Of SiC Nanoparticles Research Articles

Electrodeposition of r-GO/SiC nano-composites on Magnesium and its Corrosion Behavior in Aqueous Electrolyte

In this paper a detailed investigation for corrosion behavior of magnesium substrate electrodeposited differently by nanoparticles like Reduced Graphene Oxide (r-GO synthesized through Modified Hummer’s Method), Silicon Carbide (SiC mechanically alloyed) and also r-GO/SiC nanocomposites (dispersed through ultrasonication process) as coating materials for varying time period was done. Synthesized nanocomposite was characterized through various physio-chemical techniques and confirmation of the same was carried out. Surface morphology of the developed set of specimens was scrutinized through SEM and EDAX which establishes a clean surface coating with minimal defects attainment through electro deposition technique. Electrochemical corrosion behavior for the magnesium substrates coated with r-GO, SiC, r-GO/SiC for 5 and 10min coating time period was conceded over in 0.1M of NaCl and Na2SO4 aqueous solution using Tafel polarization and then compared with a pure magnesium substrate. r-GO/SiC nanocomposite coated magnesium substrate showcased a drastic breakthrough in corrosion resistance when compared with other set of specimens in aqueous medium. Delamination behavior for the same set of specimens was carried and the r-GO/SiC nanocomposite coated magnesium exposed a minimum delamination area accounting to the hydrophobic property of graphene and the binding effect of SiC nano particles.

Effect of SiC Nanoparticles on the Electrochemical Reduction Behaviors of Ionic Bismuth and Tellurium

The effect of SiC nanoparticles on the electrochemical reduction behaviors of ionic bismuth and tellurium was investigated by cyclic voltammetry and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). The results showed that the addition of SiC nanoparticles in the solution did not change the electrochemical reduction process of ionic bismuth and tellurium on Au electrode, as the shapes and numbers of the peaks in the cyclic voltammograms were not altered, although the peak potentials and peak currents varied a little. However, the electrochemical reduction of ionic bismuth was accelerated by introducing SiC nanoparticles in a Bi unitary solution system for the size reduction of the semicircles in EIS plots. Different from ionic bismuth, the electrochemical reduction of adsorbed HTeO2+ to Te0 was inhibited and enlarged semicircles in EIS plots were observed. In contrast, the reduced semicircles in EIS plots revealed a promoting effect of SiC nanoparticles on the electrochemical reduction of dissociative HTeO2+ to Te0. Bi2Te3/SiC composite has been synthesized by a co-depositing process in solutions containing ionic bismuth, tellurium and SiC nanoparticles combined with anneal treatment.

The effect of SiC nanoparticles on deformation texture of ARB-processed steel-based nanocomposite

In this study, the influence of SiC nanoparticles on deformation texture of steel-based nanocomposite fabricated by accumulative roll bonding process was investigated. It was found that there was a texture transition from the rolling texture to the shear texture for both pure interstitial free steel and steel-based nanocomposite. However, the texture transition occurred in different cycles for the pure steel (the third cycle) and steel-based nanocomposite (the first cycle). It was realized that the fraction of low misorientation angle grain boundaries was decreased and the fraction of high misorientation angle grain boundaries was increased by the number of cycles. Also, recrystallization occurred in the pure steel and steel-based nanocomposite samples after the third and first cycles, respectively. In addition, the occurrence of recrystallization in steel-based nanocomposite was sooner than that of pure steel. At the early stage of dynamic recrystallization in processed steels, the {011}<100>-oriented grains were evolved and the fraction of grains with α-fiber and γ-fiber orientations was slightly decreased. The formation of the rolling texture in the steel-based nanocomposite samples was different from the typical rolling texture for the pure steel samples, due to the presence of the SiC nanoparticles in the nanocomposite. The weak rolling texture was attributed to the high stored energy of deformation, which was, in turn, due to low deformation temperature.

The effect of SiC nanoparticles on the friction stir processing of severely deformed aluminum

The 1050 aluminum sheets are severely deformed by two passes of the constrained groove pressing (CGP) process to obtain the strain of 2.32. Friction stir processing (FSP) is then performed on these specimens at two conditions of with and without SiC nanoparticles. Microhardness measurements indicate that in the state of FSP without any particle, the microhardness of stir zone is decreased due to the recrystallization and grain growth occurrence because of high stored strain energy in the CGPed specimens. In order to enhance the mechanical properties of the stir zone, SiC nanoparticles are used during FSP. Also, the effect of FSP pass number on the distribution of nanoparticles is investigated. Microstructure investigations reveal that after 1 and 2 passes of FSP with SiC nanoparticles, specimens experience brittle fracture at the retreating side of the stir zone during transverse tensile test due to the presence of clustered nanoparticles in this region. However, it is found that after 3 passes of FSP, SiC nanoparticles are uniformly distributed leading to the prohibition of grain growth in the stir zone. This can be responsible for the improvement of stir zone microhardness by about 118.8% with respect to the specimen FSPed without nanoparticles.

Effect of SiC nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of steel-based nanocomposite produced by accumulative roll bonding process

In the present work, the effect of SiC nanoparticles on the mechanical properties of steel-based nanocomposite produced by accumulative roll bonding (ARB) process was investigated. The microstructure of the fabricated nanocomposites after fourth ARB cycle was exhibited an excellent distribution of SiC nanoparticles in the interstitial free (IF) steel matrix without any porosity. The findings revealed that with increasing the number of ARB cycles, the tensile strength of the ARB-processed pure IF steel and also nanocomposites was improved, but their elongation was decreased at first step and then was increased at second step. The tensile strength of the ARB-processed pure IF steel and nanocomposites was 4.5 and 6times higher than the same value was obtained for annealed IF steel, respectively. In addition, the ARB-processed pure IF steel and nanocomposite was exhibited a higher hardness than the annealed IF steel so that the hardness values of the pure IF steel and nanocomposite were 3.78 and 4.44times higher than that of the annealed IF steel.

Effect of SiC Nanoparticles on Bond Strength of Cold Roll Bonded IF Steel

In this study, cold roll bonding process characteristics of IF steel strips, such as bond strength, threshold deformation, undulation of peeling force, and peeled surface, in the presence of SiC nanoparticles were examined and compared to those of an IF steel strip without nanoparticles. The bond strength was evaluated by the peeling test and scanning electron microscopy. It was found that when the thickness reduction was increased, the peeling force of IF steel strips improved. The results also indicated that the presence of silicon carbide nanoparticles decreased the bond strength of IF steel strips when compared to the strips without nanoparticles for the same thickness reduction. When the thickness reduction was increased, the undulation of average peeling force values increased at a constant nanoparticle content. Also, the strips without nanoparticles had a lower undulation value as compared to the strips with SiC nanoparticles. In addition, in the presence of silicon carbide, when the nanoparticles’ content was increased, the undulation of average peeling force values decreased at a constant thickness reduction. Finally, it was found that the bond strength of IF steel strips was less than that of aluminum and copper strips. This was attributed to their crystal structure.

Effects of SiC nanoparticles with and without Ni on the hydrogen storage properties of MgH2

Abstract In this work, MgH 2 –SiC–Ni was prepared by magneto-mechanical milling in hydrogen atmosphere. Scanning electron microscope mapping images showed a homogeneous dispersion of both Ni and SiC among MgH 2 particles. Based on the differential scanning calorimetry traces, the temperature of desorption is reduced by doping MgH 2 with SiC and Ni. Hydrogen absorption/desorption behaviour of the samples was investigated by Sievert's method at 300 °C, and the results showed that both capacity and kinetics were improved by adding SiC and Ni. The hydrogen desorption kinetic investigation indicated that for pure MgH 2 , the rate-determining step is surface controlled and recombination, while for the MgH 2 –SiC–Ni sample it is controlled as described by the Johnson–Mehl–Avrami 3D model (JMA 3D).

Oxidation resistance of co-deposited Ni-SiC nanocomposite coating

Ni-6.0%SiC (mass fraction) nanocomposite coating was prepared from a nickel sulfate bath by co-electrodeposition of Ni and SiC nanoparticles in an average size of 30 nm. The oxidation at 1000 °C shows that the Ni-6.0%SiC nanocomposite coating has a superior oxidation resistance compared with the pure Ni film due to the formation of SiO 2 oxide particles along grain boundaries, blocking the outward diffusion of Ni and changing the oxidation growth mechanism. The effect of SiC nanoparticles on the oxidation progress was discussed in detail.