The microstructure and compression strengths of Ir-15 at. pct X (X ϭ Ti, Ta, Nb, Hf, Zr, or V) binary alloys at temperatures between room temperature and 1800 ЊC were investigated to evaluate the potential of these alloys for ultra-high-temperature use. The fcc and L1 2 two-phase structures of these alloys were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The strengths of the Ir-Ta, -Nb, -Hf, and -Zr alloys were above 800 MPa at temperatures up to 1200 ЊC and about 200 MPa at 1800 ЊC. The strengths of these alloys under 1000 ЊC are equivalent to or higher than those of the commercially used Ni-base superalloys, MAR-M247 and CMSX-10. The Nb concentration dependence of strength was investigated using a series of Ir-Nb alloys with Nb concentrations from 0 to 25 at. pct. It was found that the Ir-base alloys were strengthened by L1 2 precipitation hardening. The potential of the Ir-base alloys for ultra-high temperature use is discussed.
The structure of a recently developed Pd catalyst, named sulfur-modified gold-supported palladium (SAPd), has been determined to be composed of multi-layered Pd nanoparticles. SAPd is easily prepared by selfassembly on a sulfur-modified gold surface, and near-edge X-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) analysis at the Pd K-edge determined that the Pd in SAPd is zero-valence analogous to metallic Pd.However, transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) analysis clarified that SAPd has approximately 10 layers and consists of nanoparticles with a diameter less than 5 nm. High-density Pd nanoparticles were embedded without condensation. NEXAFS analysis at the S and C K-edge revealed that the organic matter containing sulfate and xylene as a major ingredient is distributed between Pd nanoparticles, and it seems to prevent condensation. These findings suggest that a highly efficient cross-coupling reaction, which was reported in earlier works, has been achieved by the high-density Pd nanoparticles.
Ir- and Rh-base refractory superalloys with an fee and Lb two phase structure similar to Ni-base superalloys, yet with considerably higher melting temperatures have been proposed. Fee and Ll2 two phases were observed in these alloys by transmission electron microscopy and X-ray powder diffractometry. The compression tests of these alloys showed that the strengths of several alloys were about 200 MPa at 1800 °C and these alloys have potential to become ultra-high temperature materials for use in power engineering field.
An improved process for the preparation of sulfur-modified gold-supported palladium material [SAPd, second generation] is presented. The developed preparation method is safer and generates less heat (aqueous Na2S2O8 and H2SO4) for sulfur fixation on a gold surface, and it is superior to the previous method of preparing SAPd (first generation), which requires the use of the more heat-generating and dangerous piranha solution (concentrated H2SO4 and 35% H2O2) in the sulfur fixation step. This safer and improved preparation method is particularly important for the mass production of SAPd (second generation) for which the catalytic activity was examined in ligand-free Buchwald-Hartwig cross-coupling reactions. The catalytic activities were the same between the first and second generation SAPds in aromatic aminations, but the lower palladium leaching properties and safer preparative method of second generation SAPd are a significant improvement over the first generation SAPd.
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