Experimental investigations on wear properties of Palm kernel reinforced composites for brake pad applications

The use of asbestos material is being avoided to manufacture the brake pads as it is harmful and toxic in nature. Further it leads to various health issues like asbestosis, mesothelioma and lung cancers. These brake pads can be replaced by natural fibers like Palm kernel (0–50%), Nile roses (0–15%) and Wheat (0–10%) with additives like aluminum oxide (5%–20%) and graphite powder (10%–35%). Phenolic resin of 35% is utilized as a binder. Particulated Nile roses are used to increase the friction coefficient and wheat powder is used to reduce the wear rate. Aluminum oxide and graphite are abrasive in nature. This helps to make brake pads with high friction co-efficient and less wear rate with low noise pollution. The wear of the proposed composites have been investigated at different speeds. Various tests like wear on pin-on-disc apparatus, hardness on the Rockwell hardness apparatus and oil absorption test have been conducted. Phenolic resin produces good bonding nature to fiber. Thus, Fibers found to have performed palatably among all commercial brake pads. The objective of the research indicates that Palm kernal shell could be a conceivable alternative for asbestos in friction coating materials.     

基于步进应力加速老化和改进Arrhenius模型的橡胶贮存寿命预测

为准确、快速地预测橡胶的贮存寿命,在步进高温应力加速老化试验的基础上,对不同加速温度下的加速系数进行计算,获得加速因子和绝对温度倒数的曲线,发现橡胶老化过程表现出非Arrhenius特性。针对非Arrhenius特性,引入幂指数因子,采用一种改进的Arrhenius模型对加速系数进行拟合。由对数反应速率与绝对温度倒数曲线的斜率,计算了改进Arrhenius模型在不同温度下的等效线性活化能,结果表明低温下活化能减小。建立低温下的老化寿命模型,对胶料在10℃,20℃和30℃下的老化寿命进行评估。评估结果表明,该模型可为相关高分子材料腐蚀过程中呈现的非Arrhenius特性的分析及寿命预测提供参考。     

功能型摩擦材料弹性接触的数学模型

功能型摩擦材料是一种多孔含油材料，在力的作用下，赫兹接触下的应力场已不能完全适用。为研究材料内部孔隙的变化，在材料接触模型和功能型摩擦材料的构成模型基础上，利用弹性力学的知识，建立了功能型摩擦材料接触区域孔隙变化的数学模型。同时讨论了孔隙在力和热作用下的行为，以及影响孔隙体积的因素。为研究功能型摩擦材料的服役机理提供依据。     

战场抢修器材最优筹措

建立了一个根据携带抢修器材的能力限制,综合分配参战部队应准备的各种抢修器材使平均战场抢修时闻最短的最优化模型,为制定战时抢修器材筹措计划、抢修人员的培训计划提供依据。该模型的结果也可为评价装备的战斗恢复力提供参考依据。     

复合材料层合结构层向理论及应用进展

层向理论是由Reddy提出来的一种用于精确分析复合材料层合结构的三维板壳分析理论。由于不引入任何的变形和应力假设条件,因此相较于传统的等效单层板理论,层向理论在分析大厚度复合材料层合板壳结构的静动态响应及其局部层间效应时具有较大的优势。系统地综述了层向理论近年来的研究进展、数值解法及其应用情况。具体包括:层向理论的基本原理及发展现状、基于层向理论的有限元方法及改进模型、层向理论在复合材料层合结构静动态响应及含损伤问题领域的应用等。并对该理论可进一步拓展的研究方向进行了展望。     

耐1200℃陶瓷瓦重复使用性能

针对目前比较成熟的耐1 200℃陶瓷瓦开展了1 200℃多次重复热处理,研究了陶瓷瓦的结构和性能演变行为和重复使用性能。结果表明:1 200℃热处理20次后,耐1 200℃陶瓷瓦表现出良好的宏观热稳定性;重复热处理过程中,纤维间烧结,黏接熔融和石英纤维析晶及晶粒长大,使纤维直径发生变化,出现缩颈,进而导致了Z向收缩,收缩率达14%,从而使得压缩强度略有增大,隔热性能降低;经过1 260℃、11次单面辐射加热后,Z向收缩率为5.58%,隔热效果降低了7.59%,但隔热材料能够在6次重复加热后保持材料隔热性能不降低。     

Fabrication and characterization of Al-CuO nanocomposites prepared by sol-gel method

In this study, Al-CuO nanocomposites were fabricated by sol-gel method. As a contrast, the thermite was prepared by physical mixing at the equivalence ratio of 0.5, 1, 2, respectively. The intermediates and samples as prepared were characterized by SEM and XRD. The exothermic properties of the two samples prepared at different equivalence ratios were tested and the reaction products were characterized by XRD. The SEM results show that the sample prepared by the sol-gel method demonstrates a micron-sized agglomerated sphere formed by a mutual wrapping of Al NPs and CuO NPs, and the particles are evenly distributed in the agglomerate. In addition, when the content of Al powder is seriously insufficient, the heat release of the sample prepared by physical mixing is 1.6 times that of by sol-gel method. With the increase of Al powder content, the exothermic properties of Al/CuO NPs prepared by sol-gel method began to increase significantly compared with physical mixing and the difference is 1.5 times when the equivalence ratio increases to 2. It can be concluded that the reason for this result may be attributed to the different mass transfer modes of components due to the different morphologies of samples.     

装备物资混装配载效益化特征聚类分析

提出了通过对物资聚类分组来分步解决混装配载问题的思想,分析了装备物资混装配载中物资分类的办法,讨论了使用聚类分析法研究分类问题的特点,给出了一种基于系统聚类法的物资效益化特征分组方法。     

自蔓延高温合成技术的研究动态

对自蔓延高温合成技术(SHS)的最新研究动态进行了介绍,指出SHS技术作为一种制备和合成材料的新技术,以其高效、节能、经济、材料性能优良等优点,现已成为制备新材料的崭新途径,并提出自蔓延高温合成技术今后的研究方向。     

高硬热喷涂层的缓进给切削试验

采用高硬材料切削过程中常用的2种刀具材料CBN和YG610,应用缓进给的模式对高硬喷涂层进行切削试验。试验结果表明：采用小进给切削模式YG610刀具切削高硬热喷涂层可以获得较理想的刀具耐用度,并且加工表面质量可以达到Ra1以下,具备了以车代磨的基本条件。高硬材料切削常用的刀具CBN在切削过程中出现了较严重的非正常破损现象。通过对试验现象的分析,可以认为冲击性和高硬度的同时存在是喷涂层切削的最重要特性。因此,喷涂层切削刀具需要同时具备较高的韧性和硬度。