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- Biochemistry 06/1994; 33(23):7088-7098. · 3.19 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The oxidative deamination of p-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzylamine and N-methyl-p-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzylamine by bovine liver monoamine oxidase B has been investigated by absorption spectral, steady-state, and stopped-flow kinetic studies. An absorbing intermediate with a maximum at 390 nm is observed with either analogue in turnover experiments at neutral pH and is identified as due to the formation of protonated imine as the initial product. p-(N,N-Dimethylamino)benzaldehyde is the final product formed from either substrate analogue. Anaerobic stopped-flow measurements show N-methyl-p-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzylamine to reduce enzyme-bound flavin with a limiting rate of 1.8 s-1 concurrent with the appearance of a 390-nm absorption due to protonated imine product with a limiting rate of 1.7 s-1. Both observed rates are somewhat faster than catalytic turnover (1.5 s-1). Under anaerobic conditions, the decay of protonated N-methyl-p-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzenimine is much slower than turnover (k = 4.8 x 10(4) s-1). p-(N,N-Dimethylamino)benzylamine reduces the enzyme with a limiting rate of 2.1 s-1, which is faster than catalytic turnover (1.2 s-1). Protonated imine formation is also observed with this substrate with an apparent limiting rate of 1.3 s-1. The decay of the protonated p-(N,N-dimethylamino)benzenimine absorbance is slower than catalytic turnover but faster than the rate of aldehyde formation under anaerobic conditions. Deuterium kinetic isotope effect values of approximately 10 are observed both for flavin reduction and for protonated imine formation. No isotope effect is observed for the rate of imine decay.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)Biochemistry 06/1993; 32(19):5196-202. · 3.19 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Intramolecular electron transfer between the heme and flavin cofactors of flavocytochrome b2 is an obligatory step during the enzymatic oxidation of L-lactate and subsequent reduction of cytochrome c. Previous kinetic studies using both steady-state and transient methods have suggested that such intramolecular electron transfer is inhibited when pyruvate, the two-electron oxidation product of L-lactate, is bound at the active site of Hansenula anomala flavocytochrome b2. In contrast to this, we have recently demonstrated using laser flash photolysis that intramolecular electron transfer could be observed in the flavocytochrome b2 from Saccharomyces cerevisiae only when pyruvate was present [Walker, M., & Tollin, G. (1991) Biochemistry 30, 5546-5555], despite a large thermodynamic driving force of 100 mV and apparently favorable cofactor geometry as indicated by crystallographic studies. In the present study, we have utilized laser flash photolysis to investigate intramolecular electron transfer in the flavocytochrome b2 from H. anomala in an effort to address these apparently conflicting interpretations with respect to the influence of pyruvate on enzyme properties. The results obtained are closely comparable to those we reported using the protein from Saccharomyces. Thus, in the absence of pyruvate, bimolecular reduction of both the heme and FMN cofactors by deazaflavin semiquinone occurs (k approximately 10(9) M-1 s-1), followed by a protein concentration dependent intermolecular electron transfer from the semiquinone form of the FMN cofactor to the heme (k approximately 10(7) M-1 s-1).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)Biochemistry 03/1992; 31(10):2798-805. · 3.19 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: A comparative study using laser flash photolysis of the kinetics of reduction and intramolecular electron transfer among the redox centers of chicken liver xanthine dehydrogenase and of bovine milk xanthine oxidase is described. The photogenerated reductant, 5-deazariboflavin semiquinone, reacts with the dehydrogenase (presumably at the Mo center) in a second-order manner, with a rate constant (k = 6 x 10(7) M-1 s-1) similar to that observed with the oxidase [k = 3 x 10(7) M-1 s-1; Bhattacharyya et al. (1983) Biochemistry 22, 5270-5279]. In the case of the dehydrogenase, neutral FAD radical formation is found to occur by intramolecular electron transfer (kobs = 1600 s-1), presumably from the Mo center, whereas with the oxidase the flavin radical forms via a bimolecular process involving direct reduction by the deazaflavin semiquinone (k = 2 x 10(8) M-1 s-1). Biphasic rates of Fe/S center reduction are observed with both enzymes, which are due to intramolecular electron transfer (kobs approximately 100 s-1 and kobs = 8-11 s-1). Intramolecular oxidation of the FAD radical in each enzyme occurs with a rate constant comparable to that of the rapid phase of Fe/S center reduction. The methylviologen radical, generated by the reaction of the oxidized viologen with 5-deazariboflavin semiquinone, reacts with both the dehydrogenase and the oxidase in a second-order manner (k = 7 x 10(5) M-1 s-1 and 4 x 10(6) M-1 s-1, respectively). Alkylation of the FAD centers results in substantial alterations in the kinetics of the reaction of the viologen radical with the oxidase but not with the dehydrogenase. These results suggest that the viologen radical reacts directly with the FAD center in the oxidase but not in the dehydrogenase, as is the case with the deazaflavin radical. The data support the conclusion that the environments of the FAD centers differ in the two enzymes, which is in accord with other studies addressing this problem from a different perspective [Massey et al. (1989) J. Biol. Chem. 264, 10567-10573]. In contrast, the rate constants for intramolecular electron transfer among the Mo, FAD, and Fe/S centers in the two enzymes (where they can be determined) are quite similar.Biochemistry 07/1991; 30(24):5912-7. · 3.19 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The kinetics of reduction of the flavocytochrome from Saccharomyces cerevisiae by exogenous deazaflavin semiquinones have been investigated by using laser flash photolysis. Direct reduction by deazaflavin semiquinone of both the b2 heme and the FMN cofactor occurred via second-order kinetics with similar rate constants (9 x 10(8) M-1 s-1). A slower, monoexponential, phase of FMN reoxidation was also observed, concurrent with a slow phase of heme reduction. The latter accounted for approximately 20-25% of the total heme absorbance change. Both of these slow phases were protein concentration dependent, yielding identical second-order rate constants (1.1 x 10(7) M-1 s-1), and were interpreted as resulting from intermolecular electron transfer from the FMN semiquinone on one protein molecule to an oxidized heme on a second molecule. Consistent with this conclusion, no slow phase of heme reduction was observed with deflavo-flavocytochrome b2. Upon the addition of pyruvate (but not D-lactate or oxalate), the second-order rate constant for heme reduction was unaffected, but direct reduction of the FMN cofactor was no longer observed. Reduction of the heme cofactor was followed by a slower partial reoxidation, which occurred concomitantly with a monoexponential phase of FMN reduction. Both processes were protein concentration independent and were interpreted as the result of intramolecular electron transfer from reduced b2 heme to oxidized FMN. Potentiometric titrations of the flavocytochrome in the absence and presence of pyruvate demonstrated that the thermodynamic driving force for electron transfer from FMN to heme is much greater in the absence of pyruvate. Despite this, intramolecular electron transfer was only observed in the presence of pyruvate. This result is interpreted in terms of a conformational change induced by pyruvate binding which permits electron transfer between the cofactors. The rate constant for intramolecular electron transfer in the presence of pyruvate was dependent on ionic strength, suggesting the occurrence of electrostatic effects which influence this process.Biochemistry 07/1991; 30(22):5546-55. · 3.19 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The influence of electrostatic forces on the formation of, and electron transfer within, transient complexes between redox proteins was examined by comparing ionic strength effects on the kinetics of the electron transfer reaction between reduced ferredoxins (Fd) and oxidized ferredoxin-NADP+ reductases (FNR) from Anabaena and from spinach, using laser flash photolysis techniques. With the Anabaena proteins, direct reduction by laser-generated flavin semiquinone of the FNR component was inhibited by complex formation at low ionic strength, whereas Fd reduction was not. The opposite results were obtained with the spinach system. These observations clearly indicate structural differences between the cyanobacterial and higher plant complexes. For the complex formed by the Anabaena proteins, the results indicate that electrostatic forces are not a major contributor to complex stability. However, the rate constant for intracomplex electron transfer had a biphasic dependence on ionic strength, suggesting that structural rearrangements within the transient complex facilitate electron transfer. In contrast to the Anabaena complex, electrostatic forces are important for the stabilization of the spinach Fd:FNR complex, and changes in ionic strength had little effect on the limiting rate constant for intracomplex electron transfer. This suggests that in this case the geometry of the initial collisional complex is optimal for reaction. These results provide a clear illustration of the differing roles that electrostatic interactions may play in controlling electron transfer between two redox proteins.Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 06/1991; 287(2-287):351-358. · 3.04 Impact Factor - [Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The kinetics of reduction and intracomplex electron transfer in electrostatically stabilized and covalently crosslinked complexes between ferredoxin-NADP+ reductase (FNR) and flavodoxin (Fld) from the cyanobacterium Anabaena PCC 7119 were compared using laser flash photolysis. The second-order rate constant for reduction by 5-deazariboflavin semiquinone (dRfH) of FNR within the electrostatically stabilized complex at 10 mM ionic strength (4.0 X 10(8) M-1 s-1) was identical to that for free FNR. This suggests that the FAD cofactor of FNR is not sterically hindered upon complex formation. A lower limit of approximately 7000 s-1 was estimated for the first-order rate constant for intracomplex electron transfer from FNRred to Fldox under these conditions. In contrast, for the covalently crosslinked complex, a smaller second-order rate constant (2.1 X 10(8) M-1 s-1) was obtained for the reduction of FNR by dRfH within the complex, suggesting that some steric hindrance of the FAD cofactor of FNR occurs due to crosslinking. A limiting rate constant of 1000 s-1 for the intracomplex electron transfer reaction was obtained for the covalent complex, which was unaffected by changes in ionic strength. The substantially diminished limiting rate constant, relative to that of the electrostatic complex, may reflect either a suboptimal orientation of the redox cofactors within the covalent complex or a required structural reorganization preceding electron transfer which is not allowed once the proteins have been covalently linked. Thus, although the covalent complex is biochemically competent, it is not a quantitatively precise model for the catalytically relevant intermediate along the reaction pathway.Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 09/1990; 281(1):76-83. · 3.04 Impact Factor
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Patent application title: Method for Strengthening Metal Articles and Parts
Irina Nikolayevna Shabanova (Izhevsk, RU)
Viktor Aleksandrovich Trapeznikov (Izhevsk, RU)
Vitaly Anatolevich Zhuravlev (Izhevsk, RU)
Lyudmila Viktorovna Zhuravleva (Izhevsk, RU)
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Class name: Coating processes nonuniform coating applying superposed diverse coatings or coating a coated base
Publication date: 2010-03-11
Patent application number: 20100062162
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The present invention allows enhancing durability and wear resistance of
metal articles used in various constructions with high-strength
requirements. The inventive method comprises applying a strengthening
layer made of material exhibiting heavy-fermion properties in the form of
a cerium heavy-fermion compound. Such compound has a covalence degree in
the atom chemical bond ranging from 0.3 to 0.7, and energy bands gap of
0<ΔE<3 eV. Particularly, the compounds include cerium with at
least one element of IIIA-VIA groups of the Periodical System, and/or at
least one transition metal provided with a filled or close to be filled
d-shell. A layer of crystalline material, that readily becomes amorphous,
is optionally applied over the strengthening layer for its protection.
The invention enables strengthening metal articles exposed to critical
mechanical and thermal loads in 10 and more times and enables operating
the articles under conditions that otherwise would cause breaking of the
1. A method for improving wear resistance of a metal article comprising
formation of a strengthening layer from at least one cerium heavy-fermion
compound on the surface of said article.
2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said cerium heavy-fermion compound being a compound having a covalence degree of atomic chemical bond in the range from 0.3 to 0.7, and an energy gap of 0<ΔE<3 eV.
3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the cerium heavy-fermion compound being a compound containing, at least one element from IIIA-VIA groups of the Periodic Table, and/or at least one transition metal with a filled d-shell or a d-shell close to being filled.
4. The method according to claim 3, wherein said compound containing, at least one element from IIIA-VIA groups of the Periodic Table and/or at least one transition metal with a filled d-shell or a d-shell close to being filled, represented by any of the following compounds: Ce3Pd2Ge5, and/or CeCu2Si2, and/or CeRu2Si.sub.2.
5. The method according to claim 3, wherein said compound containing, at least one element from IIIA-VIA groups of the Periodic Table and/or at least one transition metal with a filled d-shell or a d-shell close to being filled, represented by any of the following compounds: CeSi2 and/or CeSn3, and/or CePt.sub.3.
6. The method according to claim 3, wherein said compound containing, at least one element from IIIA-VIA groups of the Periodic Table and/or at least one transition metal with a filled d-shell or a d-shell close to being filled, represented by any of the following compounds: CePd3, and/or CeCu6, and/or CeCu.sub.3.
7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the strengthening layer formed of a plurality of single layers in several steps, each said single layer composed of the same heavy-fermion material or of different heavy-fermion materials.
8. The method according to claim 1, wherein after said metal article is coated with the strengthening layer, a layer of a crystalline material, which readily becomes amorphous, is applied over the strengthening layer.
[0001]This application is a U.S. national phase application of a PCT application PCT/RU2006/000157 filed on 3 Apr. 2006, published as WO2007/032702, whose disclosure is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference, which PCT application claims priority of a Russian patent application RU2005/129009 filed on 16 Sep. 2005.
[0002]The present invention relates to methods for enhancing durability, and wear resistance of metal articles and parts, which are used in aircraft construction, mechanical engineering, machine-tool construction and tool-making, with high strength requirements.
[0003]The objective of the invention is to enhance durability and wear resistance of metal articles and parts exposed to high mechanical and thermal loads and operating under conditions that can cause corrosion or erosion of the metal articles' and parts' surfaces. Examples of such metal articles and parts functioning under the aforesaid conditions are blades of compressors and turbines of aircraft engines, cylinders and rings of internal combustion engines, gun barrels, component parts of grinding and metal-processing machines such as milling tools, rams, lathe bits, cutting tools, etc. The necessity of strengthening of the surfaces of these tools derives from the fact that under severe operational conditions, microscopic cracks and cavities, formed on the surface of the metal articles and parts, cause destruction or damage of the metal articles and parts and decreasing their service life.
[0004]The use of rare-earth metals and their compounds including cerium and its compounds is known for improving strength characteristics of metal parts. Cerium and its compounds are known to be added into alloys or used for protective coatings. For coating with cerium-containing materials, different methods are used such as electrolytic deposition (U.S. Pat. No. 5,932,083, Cl.205/261, 1999, U.S. patent application No. 2004/0144642, Cl.204/290.04, 2004), electroplating (EP No. 1354970, Cl.C22C38/00. etc., 2003), vacuum deposition, gas- and vapor-phase deposition (U.S. Pat. No. 6,808,761 Cl.427/596, 2004 r., U.S. patent application No. 2004/0026260, Cl.205/261, 2004), plasma spraying (EP No. 1260602, Cl.C23C4/12, 2002, etc.), ion implantation (RF patent No. 2235147, Cl.C23C14/48, 2004). The present invention provides a method that allows obtaining good technical results in improving wear resistance of articles, when any known technology for coating deposition, available to manufactures is used (at present, the ion implantation method is unavailable to most manufacturers).
[0005]The choice of one or another cerium-containing material is determined by the intended use of an article, the conditions of its functioning, service life requirements, etc. Thus, cerium oxides, oxalates and dioxides are used for enhancing corrosion and erosion resistance (U.S. Pat. No. 5,932,083, Cl.205/261, 1999, U.S. patent application No. 2004/0020568, Cl.148/273, 2004, U.S. patent application No. 2004/0016910, Cl.252/387, 2004, U.S. patent application No. 2004/0028820, Cl.427/367.1, 2004), improving abrasive properties of articles and polishing tool quality (Jap. patent application No. 2000117643, Cl.B24D3/32, 2000, U.S. Pat. No. 6,471,733, Cl.51/298, 2002), improving hardness and high-temperature stability and for preventing the formation of cracks (Jap. patent No. 2001302943, Cl.C09C3/08, etc., 2001, WO No. 0153420, Cl.C08F290/00, 2001). For enhancing breaking strength of cutting tools, cerium fluorite is used (Jap. patent application No. 2003321763, Cl.C23C 14/06, 2003). The use of cerium and its salts is known for coatings enhancing breaking strength of articles produced from different metals and alloys including aluminum and its alloys (U.S. Pat. No. 6,077,885, Cl.523/445, 2000, U.S. Pat. No. 6,248,184, Cl.148/275, 2001, U.S. Pat. No. 6,635,362, Cl.428/678, 2003).
[0006]U.S. patent application No. 2002/0132131 (Cl.428/615, 2002) is considered the closest piece of prior art (herein called `prototype method`), which is based on the formation of an amorphous strengthening layer containing cerium oxide on the article surface.
[0007]The disadvantage of the prototype method, as well as of all the above-mentioned methods, is insufficient strength of the strengthening layer, which is expressed in the fact that the exploitation life-time of articles produced with the use of that method increases no more than twice.
[0008]The method claimed in the present invention, like the prototype method, is based on the formation of the strengthening layer from cerium heavy-fermion compound under an impulse action.
[0009]As cerium heavy-fermion compounds, it is practical to use cerium compounds which have an electronic system relaxation time in the range from 10-4 to several seconds after exposure to the impulse action.
[0010]As cerium heavy-fermion compounds, it is practical to use cerium compounds, which have a covalence degree in atomic chemical bond in the range from 0.3 to 0.7, and an energy bands gap of 0<ΔE<3 eV.
[0011]In this case, cerium compounds containing an element from IIIA-VIA groups of the Periodic Table or transition metals with a filled d-shell or a d-shell close to being filled in their composition are used as cerium heavy-fermion compounds.
[0012]The thickness of the strengthening layer being formed is not less than 1 μm. It is practical to form the strengthening layer thickness in several steps. In this case, at each step of the strengthening layer formation, different materials are used depending on the functioning conditions of an article.
[0013]After an article has been coated with the strengthening layer, it is practical to deposit a layer from crystalline amorphized material upon it. The invention is based on experimental research, and the research results are theoretically grounded.
[0014]The research shows that the strengthening layer based on the material in the heavy-fermion state allows increasing wear resistance of articles by a factor of tens. A characteristic feature of heavy-fermion systems is high density of electrons at the Fermi level and large effective mass of conduction electrons. The heavy-fermion state of cerium-containing materials based on cerium compounds is associated with the presence of f-electrons in them. An external action upon these materials leads to filling a localized f-shell in them due to cerium valence electrons and/or other components contained in the compound composition, and as a consequence, to an increase in the density of electrons at the Fermi level and to the growth of inter-atomic interaction.
[0015]At external actions, heavy-fermion properties are characteristic of cerium compounds containing elements from IIIA-VIA groups of the Periodic Table, cerium compounds containing, at least, one transition metal with a filled d-shell or a d-shell close to being filled in their composition (Cu, Ag, Au, Pd, Pt, Ru, Rh, Ir) and cerium compounds containing the above transition metals and elements from IIIA-VIA groups of the Periodic Table. The necessary maintenance of the f-electron density localization, i.e. complete absence of overlapping between the wave functions of f-electrons of neighboring atoms, in heavy-fermion compounds is provided by the covalence degree in the range of 0.3-0.7 in the chemical bond of atoms in the strengthening layer and the band gap (ΔE) of 0<ΔE<3 eV between the valence band and the conduction band, which is equivalent to the distance of no less than 3.5-4 Å between 4f-electrons of neighboring atoms.
[0016]The thickness of the strengthening layer should be commensurable with the micro-crack sizes on the articles, and, as experiments show, it is determined by the necessity to fill the mouths of cracks. In the general case, the thickness of the layer can be 0.1-0.3 μm. The layer thickness of 0.1 μm provides the enhancement of the strength properties of the article by a factor of one order (no less than in ten times). In this case, the larger the layer thickness is at the formation of the layer at one step, the better the strength properties of the article are.
[0017]In addition, the strengthening layer, comprising a plurality of single layers, can be formed using several steps, one step for each such single layer. In this case, the single layers of the coating can be composed both of the same heavy-fermion material and of different heavy-fermion materials, each of which is responsible for the realization of a specific desirable property. Thus, for example, in order to improve exploitation properties of an article functioning in an aggressive medium in the regime of impulse action, the strengthening layer can consist of different materials, one of which would enhance the wear resistance of the article at impulse action and another would protect the article against the destructive action of the aggressive medium.
[0018]To increase the corrosion, erosion and oxidation resistance, after the strengthening layer deposition, it is practical to deposit a layer of crystalline material over the strengthening layer, which material readily turns into amorphous. Amorphization can happen during the layer deposition or as the result of external actions in the process of the article functioning (pressure, temperature, polishing). Protective properties of amorphous coating are associated with the presence of a strong covalent bond of the material atoms contained in the coating composition.
[0019]Materials, which can readily become amorphous, are the compounds of the above transition metals containing elements from IIIA-VIA groups of the Periodic Table, for example, such as Fe(Ni,Co)--X, where X is B, P and Si, or CeSi.
[0020]In general, the improvement of the wear resistance properties of articles are not associated with the use of a particular technology and with the choice of particular materials for the strengthening layer deposition. Based on the functioning conditions of the article, it is possible to select optimal materials for the strengthening layer. Thus, for example, for the articles operating in the regime of impulse action of large loadings, in the interval between the actions of the loadings upon the article (for example, during no-load operation), the relaxation time of the material electronic structure should be larger than the time the interval.
[0021]The electronic structure relaxation time is determined by the value of density of electron states at the Fermi level or by the effective mass of conduction electrons. These parameters can be measured with the help of the coefficient of electronic specific heat, γ. When the regime of operation and the processes taking place are known, the strengthening layer materials can be selected; thus, for example, at the impulse action with the interval of 10-4 s on parts of compressors and turbines of aircraft engines, the CeSi2, CeSn3 and CePt3 compounds can be used as materials for the strengthening layer; at the action with 10-4 s interval, the Ce3Pd2Ge5, CeCu2Si2 and CeRu2Si2 compounds can be used for the layer applied on cylinder rings of the internal combustion engines; for metal-processing tools undergoing the impulse action with an interval of 10-2 s, CePd3, CeCu6, CeCu3 can be used; for lathe bits, etc., which are under continuous loads, a strengthening layer from the cerium-palladium alloy (CePd3) can be used, since the heavy-fermion state of the alloy is expected to exist for long after the external actions.
[0022]While the invention may be susceptible to embodiment in different forms, there are described in detail herein, specific embodiments of the present invention, with the understanding that the present disclosure is to be considered an exemplification of the principles of the invention, and is not intended to limit the invention to that as illustrated and described herein.
Example 1
[0023]It is practical to use the CeCu2Si2 compound as a strengthening layer on the surface of compressor blades of an airplane engine, which is applied using the ion implantation method and is ˜0.1 μm in thickness. The service span of the blades increases by more than one order of magnitude.
[0024]The bench fatigue tests of serial (uncoated) and experimental (coated with the strengthening layer) blades carried out at the manufacturing plant show an increase in service span of the experimental blade by more than one order of magnitude at the same loading of 22 kgf mm-2 and the vibration frequency of 6.7 kHz. Six blades coated with the cerium compound (CeCu2Si2) did not fail neither after the first 108 fatigue test cycles, nor after the second (2×108) test cycles (see TABLE below), and during the third (3×108) test cycles, the sensors mounted on the blades began to come off, however the blades remained undamaged. As known, the uncoated blades had been broken in the interval from 1.5×107 to 5×107 cycles.
[0025]The research was carried out by specialists of the Udmurt State University, Physical-Technical Institute UB RAS (Izhevsk), Kurchatovskiy Institute of Atomic Energy (Moscow) and Cooperative Association "Aviadvigatel" (Perm).
TABLE-US-00001 [0026]The results of the fatigue tests of the of the 3rd degree high-pressure compressor blades of the engine PS-90A subjected to ion implantation and loading of 1 × 108 σ, kg f/mm2 according to Blade the resistance Frequency, Time to failure Fatigue No strain gauge Hz In cycles test results 20 22 6148 1 × 108 undamaged 19 22 6137 1 × 108 undamaged 18 22 6069 1 × 108 undamaged 17 22 5955 1 × 108 undamaged 16 22 5870 1 × 108 undamaged 15 22 6055 1 × 108 undamaged 14 22 6143 1 × 108 undamaged
TABLE-US-00002 The results of fatigue tests of the of the 3rd degree high-pressure compressor blades of the engine PS-90A subjected to ion implantation and loading of 2 × 108 σ, kg f/mm2 according to Blade the resistance Frequency, Time to failure Fatigue No strain gauge Hz In cycles test results 14 22 6137 2 × 108 undamaged 15 22 6055 2 × 108 undamaged 16 22 5870 2 × 108 undamaged 17 22 5955 2 × 108 undamaged 18 22 6069 2 × 108 undamaged 19 22 6137 2 × 108 undamaged 20 22 6148 2 × 108 undamaged
Example 2
[0027]To impart improved wear resistance properties to a milling cutter, the CeAl3 or CeCu6 compound is used; the complete strengthening layer is formed by the method of laser-induced or electron-beam evaporation. The strengthening layer is applied layer-by-layer with each single layer thickness of about 0.1 μm and an interval of from 1-to 2 min until the complete layer thickness becomes 0.1-0.3 μm.
[0028]Then, a monolayer, or a multilayer coating of 0.1-0.3 μm in thickness is formed of an amorphized material, which readily becomes amorphous, using the base material of the article itself or the Fe80P13C.sub.7 compound. As a result, the wear resistance of the article increases from ten to seventeen times compared to that of an uncoated article. The milling cutter thus coated is corrosion-resistant during its functioning.
Example 3
[0029]It is practical to use the CeAl3 compound for coating a submachine gun barrel surface with a strengthening layer. The strengthening layer is formed using the conventional electroplating method under standard conditions. The strengthening layer is applied layer-by-layer with each single layer thickness of about 0.1 μm and the interval of 1-2 min until the complete layer thickness becomes 0.1-0.3 μm. The material, the barrel is made of, is used as an amorphized material, which is sprayed over the strengthening layer. The wear resistance properties of the barrel improve by more than one order of magnitude.
[0030]Thus, the method offered allows to improve wear resistance properties of metal articles and parts by a factor of tens.
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March 21, a complainant came to the sheriff's office to report fraud. The complainant stated she received a call from Publisher Clearing House stating she won $2.5 million dollars and a BMW vehicle, but in order to collect her winnings she had to send $6,000.00. The complainant complied, but did not receive winnings. Investigation continues. Please beware of "SCAMS".
March 22, a complainant came to the sheriff's office to report harassment. A complainant stated her ex-husband continues to make harassing phone calls and text messages to her. The complainant was advised of the process to be taken to secure a restraining order
March 22, a routine traffic stop on Lackawanna Street resulted in the arrest of Ibn Savon Sumner, 18, of Baxley, and Davontan Jermiah Wilkerson, 17, of Baxley. Sumner was charged with possession of marijuana, seatbelt violation and no insurance. Wilkerson was charged with possession of marijuana.
March 22, a routine traffic stop on Highway 341 resulted in the arrest of Amber Coley Henley, 32, of Baxley, for shoplifting, and Joshua David Disario, 37, for driving while license withdrawn.
March 23, answered a call to Holt Rentz Road in reference to a domestic dispute. The dispute was between a mother and a son. The mother did not want to press charges at the time.
March 23, answered a call to James Kent Road in reference to a burglary. A complainant stated she found a window broken and unknown subject gained entry to residence and took a 50-inch Emerson T.V. Investigation continues.
March 23, a complainant came to the sheriff's office to report harassing phone calls. The complainant stated his phone number was listed in error in a local paper for free cats. Same subjects continued to call after being told several times there are no cats.
March 23, answered a call to Buffkin Road in reference to a domestic dispute. A husband and a wife had an altercation, which led to the arrest of Steve Brooks Craven, 30 and Kayla Craven, 21, of Baxley. Steve was charged with disorderly conduct, and Kayla was charged with possession of marijuana and disorderly conduct.
March 25, answered a call to Cray Road in reference to shots being fired. Investigation led to the arrest of Marvin Ryals, 57, of Baxley. Ryals was charged with DUI/alcohol, driving while license withdrawn, suspended registration, and no insurance. Also arrested was Willie Carl Cray, 58, for aggravated assault, possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and DUI/alcohol.
March 25, answered a call to Crosby Chapel Church Road in reference to damage to property. The complainant stated a logging company vehicle drove on his property causing damage to his property.
March 25, a routine traffic stop on Nails Ferry Road resulted in the arrest of Marcellous Jerrell McNeely, 19, 0f Baxley. McNeely was charged with possession of marijuana, two counts of obstruction of an officer, brake lights and turn signals required.
March 25, answered a call to Nail Road in reference to a theft of a vehicle. A complainant stated she had let a subject borrow her vehicle and he had not returned it. The complainant further stated she would handle the situation.
March 26, answered a call to Red Oak Road in reference to a theft. The complainant stated unknown person(s) had stolen a roll of 12.2 Romex wire. Investigation continues.
March 28, a complainant came to the sheriff's office to report harassing, threatening text messages. The complainant stated she and a subject had a child together and subject continues to make threatening text messages to her.
March 28, a complainant came to the sheriff's office to report forgery/altered checks. The complainant stated he had written two checks to his employee's and the one of the employee's had altered the amounts on the checks and cashed them. Investigation resulted in the arrest of Jennifer Michelle Dutton, 29, of Alma. Dutton was charged with two counts of forgery in the fourth degree.
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625 2nd Street has a Walk Score of 78 out of 100. This location is Very Walkable so most errands can be accomplished on foot.
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7:00 PM ET, October 29, 2007
Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jaromir Jagr lost his teeth then found the net.
Bloodied in the mouth in the second period by the puck, the Rangers captain netted the winning goal in the third period of New York's 3-1 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday night.
He almost had the goal removed as painfully as his teeth when NHL officials closely reviewed videotape more than an hour after the game to see if the shot got through cleanly or was deflected in by teammate Brendan Shanahan.
Either way, the hard one-timer snapped a tie and provided the winning margin.
The shot came close to Shanahan's skate, and both players would gladly take credit for the goal scored with 9:15 left. The pair of 600-goal scorers have been struggling offensively in the early going this season.
Shanahan scored an undisputed power-play goal 2:44 later to stretch the lead to 3-1 and give him his second of the season -- one fewer than Jagr.
"Broken skate, broken glove, broken teeth. What a night," said Jagr, who has two goals in two games. "Break my skate, first period. Second, my glove. Then my teeth.
"I didn't see myself yet. It's Halloween tomorrow. I don't have to buy a mask."
There were smiles all around the Rangers dressing room after the game that produced as many goals as they'd scored in four previous contests combined.
The late goals secured New York's second win in seven games (2-4-1). Nigel Dawes netted the first for the Rangers, who have an NHL-low 19 in 11 games.
Vincent Lecavalier netted his sixth on a second-period penalty shot, but the Lightning -- 5-0-1 at home -- fell to 0-4 on the road as they started a three-stop trip in the New York area.
Their best player was Johan Holmqvist, who made 32 saves but couldn't overcome four penalties taken by teammates in the third.
"Our goalie gives us a chance after two periods and we can't put 20 minutes of disciplined, hard hockey together," coach John Tortorella said in an expletive-filled tirade. "We don't deserve anything. We spend more time looking at referees for calls, instead of playing.
"It's very frustrating to see one guy show up."
Henrik Lundqvist rebounded from a 4-1 loss to Toronto on Saturday with a 21-save effort and allowed one goal or fewer for the fourth time in five games. His only blemish was Lecavalier's goal.
Although frustrated by the one that got away, Lundqvist was pleased with the much-needed victory.
"Jags going, the power play was going ... there were so many good things," Lundqvist said. "We've been playing great as a team but you want to feel like it pays off, too. And it finally did. It's easy to stay patient when you know it's going to pay off."
Lecavalier was hooked from behind by defenseman Marek Malik just moments after Jagr skated to the bench, holding his mouth after getting clipped. It knocked out the bridge where his front teeth once were and left his mouth still blood covered after the game.
"He'll have to eat soup," Lundqvist said. "He didn't look too good. That's the face of a warrior."
On the sixth penalty shot of Lecavalier's career, the talented Lightning center skated down the middle as Lundqvist drifted in front of his crease. Lecavalier glided to his right, going to his backhand and sliding a shot back between Lundqvist's pads to tie it 1-1 at 6:28.
It wasn't enough.
"We got caught in penalties and they banged them in," Lightning forward Martin St. Louis said.
Dawes gave New York a 1-0 lead in the first with his third, all scored in the previous three games. With his back to the net, Dawes deflected defenseman Paul Mara's shot from the left point between his legs and into the small gap between Holmqvist's right skate and the post at 7:40.
Dawes, who has four career goals in 14 NHL games, scored both in New York's 2-0 victory over New Jersey last Thursday -- giving him three of the Rangers' previous four goals.
Not exactly what they are looking for with a lineup that includes Jagr, Shanahan, and new high-priced forwards scorers Scott Gomez and Chris Drury, who had two assists.
That quartet combined for six goals in the first 10 games before showing signs Monday of breaking out.
Game notes
Lecavalier is 2-for-6 on penalty shots. Lundqvist has stopped 3 of 5. ... The Rangers have killed 48 of 54 short-handed situations this season and 22 of last 23. ... Lightning D Dan Boyle made his season debut after missing nine games following wrist surgery.
Game Information
Arena: Madison Square Garden Location: New York, New York |
Referees: Dan O'Halloran, Ian Walsh Linesmen: Steve Barton, David Brisebois |
Attendance: 18,200 (101.1% full) |
Team Stat Comparison
Tampa Bay | New York | ||
1 | Goals | 3 | |
0 | Power Play Goals | 2 | |
4 | Power Play Opportunities | 7 | |
0 | Shorthanded Goals | 0 | |
6 | Penalties | 4 | |
12 | Penalty Minutes | 8 | |
22 | Shots on Goal | 35 | |
31 | Hits | 32 | |
24 | Faceoffs Won | 42 |
Scoring Summary
1st Period | TB | NYR | ||
7:40 | Nigel Dawes (3)
Assists: Paul Mara, Brendan Shanahan |
0 | 1 | |
2nd Period | TB | NYR | ||
6:28 | Vincent Lecavalier (6)
(Penalty Shot) Unassisted |
1 | 1 | |
3rd Period | TB | NYR | ||
10:45 | Jaromir Jagr (3)
(Power Play) Assists: Michal Rozsival, Chris Drury |
1 | 2 | |
13:29 | Brendan Shanahan (2)
(Power Play) Assists: Chris Drury, Jaromir Jagr |
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Are you still wanting to ski/snowboard down a mountain, with easy access, great views and little to no crowds? May I suggest Crystal Peak then. I hiked up and rode down the East Face of Crystal Peak on Sat, 6/8. It is still possible to ski/ride off the summit and make it to ~11,700 (with clever route finding on the snow).
With a proper 4x4 vehicle, you can drive to just over 11,000'. I pulled into a side spot on the road that is perfect for a vehicle to be out of the way. Snow blocks the upper part of the road at ~11,100'
I did not use snowshoes. I used microspikes in the morning to walk over the multiple snow mounds on the road. I used crampons to make a direct ascent from the basin towards the normal summer trail. Kept crampons on the whole way to the summit, just for better traction.
Rode off the summit down the East Face, and the snow was in great shape. Cool temps and partly overcast skies helped the snow conditions on this day.
Picture 1: Climbing up a snow field, using crampons, towards the normal summer trail.
Picture 2: A view of the summer trail, still covered in snow.
Picture 3: Looking back at my track coming off the summit.
Picture 4: Snow coverage on the headwall in the basin. Snow was still good in this section, but there were more rocks showing here than anywhere else on the ride down.
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