Ti-6Al-Mo-Fe alloys were prepared by blended elemental powder metallurgy process. In this paper, the mechanical properties and microstructure of Ti-6Al-Mo-Fe alloys sintered from the powders ball-milled for various periods of time were investigated by means of contrition behavior testing, X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy. With an increase in ball milling time form 1h to 10h, the microstructure evolved into a fine β phase within the α matrix. For the Ti-6Al-Mo-Fe alloy, the yield strength and elongation increase as the milling time is prolonged. It was found that the bulk alloys made from the powders ball milled for 6 h exhibited relatively high elongation of 17.8% and high yield strength of 914 MPa.
TiO2 varistors doped with 0.1 mol% Ta and different concentrations of CeO2 were obtained by ceramic sintering processing at 1400 °C. The effect of CeO2 on the nonlinear electrical behavior and dielectric properties of the Ta2O5-doped TiO2 ceramics were investigated. The nonlinear current (I)-voltage (V) characteristics of TiO2 are examined when doped with small quantities (0.1-0.9 mol%) of CeO2. It is found that CeO2 affects the electrical properties and the dielectric properties of the TiO2-based varistors. The samples have the nonlinear coefficients (α) values of (3.0-5.0), breakdown voltages (10-30 V/mm) and ultrahigh dielectric constants which is up to 105. A small quantities of CeO2 can improve the nonlinear properties of the samples significantly. It was found that an optimal doping composition of 99.4 mol% TiO2 - 0.1 mol% Ta2O5 - 0.30 mol% CeO2 was obtained with low breakdown voltage of 14.2 V/mm, high nonlinear constant of 4.5 , an ultrahigh electrical permittivity of 8.381.22×105 (measured at 1 kHz) and low tanδ of 0.32, which is consistent with the highest grain boundary barriers of the ceramics. The theory of defects in the crystal lattice was introduced to explain the nonlinear electrical behavior of the CeO2-doped TiO2-based varistor ceramics.
TiO2 varistors doped with 0.1 mol% Ta and different concentrations of Pr3+ were obtained by ceramic sintering processing at 1400 °C and their properties were characterized by XRD, SEM, I-V and impedance spectroscopy. The effect of Pr on the microstructure, nonlinear electrical behavior and dielectric properties of the Ta-doped TiO2 ceramics were investigated. It is found that Pr affects the grain size, electrical properties and the dielectric properties of the TiO2-based varistors. The samples have the nonlinear coefficients (α) values of (3.0-5.0) with low breakdown voltages (4-30 V/mm). A small quantities of Pr can improve the nonlinear properties of the samples significantly. It was found that an optimal doping composition of 0.5 mol% Pr3+ leads to a low breakdown voltage of 9.2 V/mm, a high nonlinear constant of 4.9 and an ultrahigh electrical permittivity of 8.38×104 (at 1 kHz), which is consistent with the highest grain boundary barriers of the ceramics. In view of these electrical characteristics, the TiO2-0.5 mol% Pr3+ceramic is a viable candidate for capacitor-varistor functional devices. The defects theory was introduced to explain the nonlinear electrical behavior of Pr-doped TiO2 ceramics.
An investigation was made of low voltage TiO2 varistors doped with Ta2O5 and La2O3. TiO2 ceramics doped with 0.7 mol% La2O3 and 0.1 mol% Ta2O5 were sintered at different temperature ranging from 1350 to 1450°С . The influence of sintering temperature on microstructure and nonlinear properties of the (La, Ta)-doped TiO2 ceramics was studied. The varistor of 99.2 mol%-0.7 mol%La2O3-0.1 mol% Ta2O5 composite sintered at 1380°С has a maximal nonlinear coefficient of α =5.2 and a low breakdown voltage of 7.6 V/mm, which is consistent with its highest grain-boundary barriers. According to these results, it is suggested that the sample sintered at 1380°С forms the most efficient boundary barrier layer. Therefore, the sintering temperature is a very important varible which should not be despised in the project of TiO2 based varistors production.
The microstructure and nonlinear electrical behavior and dielectric properties of the varistor, which are composed of (Y2O3, Ta2O5)-doped TiO2 ceramics, were investigated for various sintering temperatures. It is assumed that the moderate sintering temperature improves the permitivity of TiO2 ceramics, together with high nonlinear properties. The varistor of 99.6 mol%-0.3 mol%Y2O3-0.1 nol%Ta2O5 composite sintered at 1400 °C has a maximal nonlinear coefficient of α =4.4, a low breakdown voltage of 10.8 V/mm, the ultrahigh electrical permittivity of 7.73× 104 and low tanδ of 0.34. The sintering temperature plays an important an important role on the nonlinear electrical characteristics and dielectric properties of the ceramics through its influences on the microstructure of samples.
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