Mechanical properties of (Ba0.4Sr0.4Ca0.2Fe12O19)x/(Bi1.6, Pb0.4)-2223 composite impacted in seawater
摘要
In the present work, the effect of adding Ba0.4Sr0.4Ca0.2Fe12O19 hard nanoparticles and the immersion in seawater for different durations (0, 2, 6, 12, and 24 h) on the mechanical characteristics of the Bi, Pb-2223 superconductor phase were studied. A conventional solid-state reaction method was used to produce the (Ba0.4Sr0.4Ca0.2Fe12O19)x/(Bi1.6, Pb0.4)-2223 composites (0.00 ≤ x < 0.40 wt%). X-ray diffraction (XRD) confirmed the primary phase formation of the tetragonal (Bi1.6, Pb0.4)-2223. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) studies were also carried out to demonstrate the microstructural analyses of the samples during seawater immersion. Compared to the pure (Bi1.6, Pb0.4)-2223 phase, SEM and EDX verified the improvement of the adsorption of seawater elements upon adding the nanoparticles. This resulted in faster grain size reduction in the (Bi1.6, Pb0.4)-2223 phase than in the pure sample before immersion. Vickers microhardness (