Molecular dynamics (MD) has been applied to simulate the radiation damage created in displacement cascades in D019 Ti3Al structural intermetallics. Collision cascades formed by the recoil of either Al or Ti primary knock-on atoms (PKA) with energy EPKA = 5, 10, 15 or 20 keV were considered in Ti3Al single crystals at T = 100, 300, 600 and 900 K. At...
Knoedler, R.Alstom Power Support GmbH, Mannheim (Ger...
Oxidation-resistant materials were to be identified, and fundamental investigations were to be carried out on the oxidation mechanism and chipping behaviour. The following results were obtained: 1. The new COST cast alloys CB5-CB9 with 11-12 percent Cr have very low oxidation rates. The corresponding forged alloys FB5-FB9 are similar with regard to...
The increasing emission of CO_2, due to the growing power consumption, requires more and more efforts to replace fossile fuels by sophisticated no-emission systems in power generation. Using photovoltaics is one possible option. Producing electricity by solar energy, photovoltaics may contribute to a significant reduction of CO_2 emissions. The bas...
Westerheide, R.Adler, J.Wehd, C. von derBaumgarten, J.Rehak, P.Fraunhofer-Institut fuer Werkstoffmechan...
Hot gas filtering in modern power plants takes place at temperatures above 600 C. Filter elements are often based on ceramic materials, especially silicon carbide, which is a temperature and corrosion-sensitive material. The report characterises common filter materials and describes the development of new filter materials based on silicon carbide, ...