An increase in RE element content in Mg alloys promotes the grain boundary precipitate,which affects the mechanical properties.However,the influence of grain boundary precipitates on microstructure of Mg-RE alloys dur...An increase in RE element content in Mg alloys promotes the grain boundary precipitate,which affects the mechanical properties.However,the influence of grain boundary precipitates on microstructure of Mg-RE alloys during ageing and their role on ductility of the aged alloy is unclear.In this work,hot extrusion and ageing treatment were performed for Mg-9Gd-2Y-xNd-0.2Zr(x=1 wt.%and 3 wt.%)alloys,and grain boundary precipitates were formed in the extruded Mg-9Gd-2Y-3Nd-0.2Zr alloy due to the increase of Nd content.The extruded alloys exhibit a complete dynamic recrystallization(DRX)microstructure and a texture with the<0001>orientation parallel to the extrusion direction(ED).In addition,a large amount of fiber microstructures distributed by the second phase along the ED were formed in the Mg-9Gd-2Y-3Nd-0.2Zr alloy,while only a small amount of the second phase was observed in the Mg-9Gd-2Y-1Nd-0.2Zr alloy.After ageing treatment,a large amount ofβ'phase precipitated inside the grains.The strength of the Mg-9Gd-2Y-1Nd-0.2Zr alloy increased from 202 MPa to 275 MPa but the elongation decreased from 12.8%to 2.6%,and the strength of the Mg-9Gd-2Y-3Nd-0.2Zr alloy increased from 212 MPa to 281 MPa but the elongation decreased from 13.7%to 6.2%.Among them,the Mg-9Gd-2Y-3Nd-0.2Zr alloy showed good overall mechanical properties,especially the elongation of the aged alloy was 58%higher than that of the Mg-9Gd-2Y-1Nd-0.2Zr alloy.The increase in ductility of the aged Mg-9Gd-2Y-3Nd-0.2Zr alloy attributed to the grain boundary precipitate promotes the formation of a large number of precipitation free zones(PFZs)with widths of 130-150 nm during ageing treatment.展开更多
A unit cell including the matrix, precipitation free zone(PFZ) and grain boundary was prepared, and the crystal plasticity finite element method(CPFEM) and extended finite element method(XFEM) were used to simulate th...A unit cell including the matrix, precipitation free zone(PFZ) and grain boundary was prepared, and the crystal plasticity finite element method(CPFEM) and extended finite element method(XFEM) were used to simulate the propagation of cracks at grain boundary. Simulation results show that the crystallographic orientation of PFZ has significant influence on crack propagation, which includes the crack growth direction and crack growth velocity. The fracture strain of soft orientation is larger than that of hard orientation due to the role of reducing the stress intensity at grain boundary in intergranular brittle fracture. But in intergranular ductile fracture, the fracture strain of soft orientation may be smaller than that of hard orientation due to the roles of deformation localization.展开更多
The influence of quench transfer time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 7055 aluminum alloy with and without zirconium was investigated by tensile properties test,optical microscopy,scanning electron ...The influence of quench transfer time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 7055 aluminum alloy with and without zirconium was investigated by tensile properties test,optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.For the Zr-free alloy,the strength increases to the highest value at 20 s with transfer time,and then decreases slightly.The elongation decreases slowly with transfer time within 20 s,and more rapidly after 20 s.For the Zr-containing alloy,prolonging transfer time within 20 s results in slight decrease in the strength and elongation,and rapid drop of which is observed after 20 s.For the Zr-free alloy,prolonging transfer time can increase the percentage of intergranular fracture,which is mainly caused by wide grain boundary precipitate free zone.The failure mode of the Zr-containing alloy is modified from the predominant transgranular void growth and intergranular fracture to transgranular shear and intergranular fracture with increase in the transfer time,which is attributed to the wider grain boundary precipitate free zone and coarse equilibrium η phases in the matrix.展开更多
基金Project(2021YFB3701103) supported by the National Key R&D Program of China。
文摘An increase in RE element content in Mg alloys promotes the grain boundary precipitate,which affects the mechanical properties.However,the influence of grain boundary precipitates on microstructure of Mg-RE alloys during ageing and their role on ductility of the aged alloy is unclear.In this work,hot extrusion and ageing treatment were performed for Mg-9Gd-2Y-xNd-0.2Zr(x=1 wt.%and 3 wt.%)alloys,and grain boundary precipitates were formed in the extruded Mg-9Gd-2Y-3Nd-0.2Zr alloy due to the increase of Nd content.The extruded alloys exhibit a complete dynamic recrystallization(DRX)microstructure and a texture with the<0001>orientation parallel to the extrusion direction(ED).In addition,a large amount of fiber microstructures distributed by the second phase along the ED were formed in the Mg-9Gd-2Y-3Nd-0.2Zr alloy,while only a small amount of the second phase was observed in the Mg-9Gd-2Y-1Nd-0.2Zr alloy.After ageing treatment,a large amount ofβ'phase precipitated inside the grains.The strength of the Mg-9Gd-2Y-1Nd-0.2Zr alloy increased from 202 MPa to 275 MPa but the elongation decreased from 12.8%to 2.6%,and the strength of the Mg-9Gd-2Y-3Nd-0.2Zr alloy increased from 212 MPa to 281 MPa but the elongation decreased from 13.7%to 6.2%.Among them,the Mg-9Gd-2Y-3Nd-0.2Zr alloy showed good overall mechanical properties,especially the elongation of the aged alloy was 58%higher than that of the Mg-9Gd-2Y-1Nd-0.2Zr alloy.The increase in ductility of the aged Mg-9Gd-2Y-3Nd-0.2Zr alloy attributed to the grain boundary precipitate promotes the formation of a large number of precipitation free zones(PFZs)with widths of 130-150 nm during ageing treatment.
基金Projects(51475162,51405153)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(14JJ5015)supported by the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China
文摘A unit cell including the matrix, precipitation free zone(PFZ) and grain boundary was prepared, and the crystal plasticity finite element method(CPFEM) and extended finite element method(XFEM) were used to simulate the propagation of cracks at grain boundary. Simulation results show that the crystallographic orientation of PFZ has significant influence on crack propagation, which includes the crack growth direction and crack growth velocity. The fracture strain of soft orientation is larger than that of hard orientation due to the role of reducing the stress intensity at grain boundary in intergranular brittle fracture. But in intergranular ductile fracture, the fracture strain of soft orientation may be smaller than that of hard orientation due to the roles of deformation localization.
基金Project(2005CB623706) supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of ChinaProject(50230310) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The influence of quench transfer time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 7055 aluminum alloy with and without zirconium was investigated by tensile properties test,optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.For the Zr-free alloy,the strength increases to the highest value at 20 s with transfer time,and then decreases slightly.The elongation decreases slowly with transfer time within 20 s,and more rapidly after 20 s.For the Zr-containing alloy,prolonging transfer time within 20 s results in slight decrease in the strength and elongation,and rapid drop of which is observed after 20 s.For the Zr-free alloy,prolonging transfer time can increase the percentage of intergranular fracture,which is mainly caused by wide grain boundary precipitate free zone.The failure mode of the Zr-containing alloy is modified from the predominant transgranular void growth and intergranular fracture to transgranular shear and intergranular fracture with increase in the transfer time,which is attributed to the wider grain boundary precipitate free zone and coarse equilibrium η phases in the matrix.
