The influence of casting parameters on stray grain formation of a unidirectionally solidified superalloy IN738LC casting with three platforms was investigated by using a 3D cellular automaton-finite element （CAFE） m...The influence of casting parameters on stray grain formation of a unidirectionally solidified superalloy IN738LC casting with three platforms was investigated by using a 3D cellular automaton-finite element （CAFE） model in CALCOSOFT package. The model was first validated by comparison of the reported grain structure of AI-7%Si （mass fraction） alloy. Then, the influence of pouring temperature, heat flux of the lateral surface, convection heat coefficient of the cooled chill and mean undercooling of the bulk nucleation on the stray grain formation was studied during the unidirectional solidification. The predictions show that the stray grain formation is obviously sensitive to the pouring temperature, heat flux and mean undercooling of the bulk nucleation. However, increasing the heat convection coefficient has little influence on the stray grain formation.展开更多
This study presents an integrated method suitable for off-axis tension and compression testing in unidirectional composites,and its application to the testing of in-plane shear characterization.A new rotating-grip tes...This study presents an integrated method suitable for off-axis tension and compression testing in unidirectional composites,and its application to the testing of in-plane shear characterization.A new rotating-grip test fixture,incorporating the attractive features of the existing pinned-end fixture and hydraulic wedge grips,has been developed.The proposed gripping system consists of two sets of jaw faces,each with a pair of self-aligning bearings that allows for loading in the axial and radial directions.Finite element analysis and experiments were performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the rotating-grip test fixture.Results from numerical calculations show that this method reduces stress concentrations near the end and produces relatively uniform stress distributions in the specimen gage section.Mechanical testing results show a considerable increase in the measured shear properties of composites,compared with the existing end grip systems.The results indicated that the new test fixture is significantly better than the conventional fixture,and is also comparable to the method of the oblique end-tab for off-axis testing.展开更多
基金Project(08BZ1130100) supported by the Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai,ChinaProject(SHUCX102251) supported by the Innovation Fund for Graduate Student of Shanghai University,China
文摘The influence of casting parameters on stray grain formation of a unidirectionally solidified superalloy IN738LC casting with three platforms was investigated by using a 3D cellular automaton-finite element （CAFE） model in CALCOSOFT package. The model was first validated by comparison of the reported grain structure of AI-7%Si （mass fraction） alloy. Then, the influence of pouring temperature, heat flux of the lateral surface, convection heat coefficient of the cooled chill and mean undercooling of the bulk nucleation on the stray grain formation was studied during the unidirectional solidification. The predictions show that the stray grain formation is obviously sensitive to the pouring temperature, heat flux and mean undercooling of the bulk nucleation. However, increasing the heat convection coefficient has little influence on the stray grain formation.
文摘This study presents an integrated method suitable for off-axis tension and compression testing in unidirectional composites,and its application to the testing of in-plane shear characterization.A new rotating-grip test fixture,incorporating the attractive features of the existing pinned-end fixture and hydraulic wedge grips,has been developed.The proposed gripping system consists of two sets of jaw faces,each with a pair of self-aligning bearings that allows for loading in the axial and radial directions.Finite element analysis and experiments were performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the rotating-grip test fixture.Results from numerical calculations show that this method reduces stress concentrations near the end and produces relatively uniform stress distributions in the specimen gage section.Mechanical testing results show a considerable increase in the measured shear properties of composites,compared with the existing end grip systems.The results indicated that the new test fixture is significantly better than the conventional fixture,and is also comparable to the method of the oblique end-tab for off-axis testing.
