The effect of forging on the microstructure and texture evolution of a high Nb containing Ti-45Al-7Nb-0.3W(at.%)alloy was investigated by X-ray diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and transmission el...The effect of forging on the microstructure and texture evolution of a high Nb containing Ti-45Al-7Nb-0.3W(at.%)alloy was investigated by X-ray diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results show that the as-cast alloy is mainly composed of α_(2)/γ lamellar colonies with a mean size of 70μm,but the hot-forged pancake displays a near duplex microstructure(DP).Kinking and bending of lamellar colonies,deformation twinning and dynamic recrystallization(DRX)occur during hot forging.Meanwhile,dense dislocations in theβphase after forging suggest that the high-temperature β phase with a disordered structure is favorable for improving the hot-workability of the alloy.Unlike the common TiAl casting texture,the solidification process of the investigated as-cast alloy with high Nb content is completely via the β phase region,resulting in the formation of a<110>γ fiber texture where the<110>γ aligns parallel to the heat-flow direction.In comparison,the relatively strong<001>and weak<302>texture components in the as-forged alloy are attributed to the deformation twinning.After annealing,static recrystallization occurs at the twin boundary and intersections,which weakens the deformation texture.展开更多
The effects of low temperature thermo-mechanical treatment （LTTMT） on microstructures and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V （TC4） alloy were studied by optical microscopy （OM）, tensile test, scanning electron m...The effects of low temperature thermo-mechanical treatment （LTTMT） on microstructures and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V （TC4） alloy were studied by optical microscopy （OM）, tensile test, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The experimental results confirm that the strength of TC4 alloy can be improved obviously by LTTMT processing, which combines strain strengthening with aging strengthening. The effect of LTTMT on the alloy depends on the microstructure of the refined and dispersed a＋fl phase on the basis of high dislocation density by pre-deformation below recrystallization temperature. The tensile strength decreases with the increase of pre-deformation reduction. The optimal processing parameters of LTTMT for TC4 alloy are as follows： solution treatment at 900 ℃ for 15 min, pre-deformation in the range of 600-700 ℃ with a reduction of 35%, finally aging at 540 ℃ for 4 h followed by air-cooling.展开更多
The flow stress behavior of high-purity Al-Cu-Mg alloy under hot deformation conditions was studied by Gleeble-1500,with the deformation temperature range from 300 to 500 °C and the strain rate range from 0.01 to...The flow stress behavior of high-purity Al-Cu-Mg alloy under hot deformation conditions was studied by Gleeble-1500,with the deformation temperature range from 300 to 500 °C and the strain rate range from 0.01 to 10 s-1. From the true stress-true strain curve, the flow stress increases with the increasing of strain and tends to be constant after a peak value, showing dynamic recover, and the peak value of flow stress increases with the decreasing of deformation temperature and the increasing of strain rate.When the strain rate is 10 s-1 and the deformation temperature is higher than 400 °C, the flow stress shows dynamic recrystallization characteristic. TEM micrographs were used to reveal the evolution of microstructures. According to the processing map at true strain of 0.7, the feasible deformation conditions are high strain rate(>0.5 s-1) or 440-500 °C and 0.01-0.02 s-1.展开更多
A new specimen geometry-the double edge-cracked Brazilian disk and a relevant fracture analysis byweight function method are proposed for the investigation of rock fracture caused by compression-shear loading. Notonly...A new specimen geometry-the double edge-cracked Brazilian disk and a relevant fracture analysis byweight function method are proposed for the investigation of rock fracture caused by compression-shear loading. Notonly can the mixed mode fracture with any ratio of KⅠ/KⅡ be achieved, but also the pure mode Ⅱ crack extensioncan be obtained. The combined mode fracture analysis for this geometry shows that diametral compression in the far-field can induce a compression-shear stress state in the singular stress field ahead of crack tips. Experimental investi-gations conducted on marble specimens show that the pure mode Ⅱ crack extension can be obtained when the dimen-sionless crack length a＞0.7 and the inclined crack angle 5°≤ψ≤40°. Normalized mode Ⅰ and mode Ⅱ stress inten-sity factors decrease from -0.45 and 2.47 at ψ=5° to -1.65 and 1.52 at ψ=40°, respectively. The strains at threepoints of specimen are also measured in order to investigate the influence of stress singularity on initial crack exten-sion. The results show that the principal orientations of strain at three points are very stable in the loading process.The derived formulae are quite explicit, and the specimen geometry is easy to fabricate and convenient to achieve thepure mode Ⅱ crack extension. Therefore, it can hopefully be used to obtain mode Ⅱ fracture toughness of rock.展开更多
The hot compression test of 6063 Al alloy was performed on a Gleeble-1500 thermo-simulation machine, and the forming of 6063 rod cxtrudate in low-temperature high-speed extrusion was simulated with extrusion ratio of ...The hot compression test of 6063 Al alloy was performed on a Gleeble-1500 thermo-simulation machine, and the forming of 6063 rod cxtrudate in low-temperature high-speed extrusion was simulated with extrusion ratio of 25 on the platform of DEFORM 2D successfully. From the compression experimental results, the flow stress model of this Al alloy is obtained which could be the constitutive equation in the simulation of low-temperature high-speed extrusion process. From the numerical simulation results, there is a higher strain concentration at the entrance of the die and the exit temperature reaches up to 522 ℃ in low-temperature high-speed extrusion, which approaches to the quenching temperature of the 6063 Al alloy. The results show that the low-temperature high-speed extrusion method as a promsing one can reduce energy consumption effectively.展开更多
The auto-evolved ultrafine copper powders were synlhesized via a novel electrodeposition route performed by ultrasonic dispersion of the electrolyte. The properties of the samples obtained were characterized by X-ray ...The auto-evolved ultrafine copper powders were synlhesized via a novel electrodeposition route performed by ultrasonic dispersion of the electrolyte. The properties of the samples obtained were characterized by X-ray powder diffractometry （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and laser size distribution analyzer （SL） respectively. The formation mechanisms of the powders and the efficiency of the elctrodeposition were discussed. The results show that the as-prepared powders are high-purity copper nanoparticles with the fcc structure taking a mixture of fishbone-like and irregular shapes When the concentration of Cu^2＋ increases from 0.03 to 0.09 mol/L, the average size of copper particles increases from 0.92 to 1.80 μm, and current efficiency of electrodeposition linearly changes from 66.5% to 91.3%.展开更多
The initial stage of Ni-TiO2 composite system electrodeposition on glassy carbon electrode from an acidic solution of nickel sulfate was investigated using cyclic voltammetry （CV）, chronoamperometry （CA） and elect...The initial stage of Ni-TiO2 composite system electrodeposition on glassy carbon electrode from an acidic solution of nickel sulfate was investigated using cyclic voltammetry （CV）, chronoamperometry （CA） and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS）. Analysis of current density-time transients was performed using the nonlinear fitting procedure and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was simulated by Z-view software. Besides, the surface morphology of Ni-TiO2 co-deposition at the initial stage was observed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The results show that, in the case of low overpotential （-790 mV vs SCE）, the presence of TiO2 particles in the plating bath makes the nucleation relaxation time tm^x decreased clearly. Meanwhile, the electro-crystallization of Ni-TiO2 system follows a Scharifker-Hills （SH） progressive nucleation/growth mechanism. While in the case of higher overpotential, the presence of the TiO2 particles in solution makes the nucleation relaxation time tmax increased. At -850 mV （vs SCE）, the co-deposition of Ni-TiO2 system meets SH instantaneous nucleation/growth mechanism. The results of impedance spectra show that the appearance of the characteristic inductive loops represents the nucleation/growth of nickel and the presence of TiO2 particles reduces the charge transfer resistance of solution. The SEM observation confirms that TiO2 particles can be considered as favorable sites for nickel nucleating.展开更多
A Thermecmastor-Z hot deformation simulator,optical microscopy,XRD and TEM were employed to characterize the flow stress behavior and microstructure of twin roll cast ZK60 magnesium alloy during initial stage of hot c...A Thermecmastor-Z hot deformation simulator,optical microscopy,XRD and TEM were employed to characterize the flow stress behavior and microstructure of twin roll cast ZK60 magnesium alloy during initial stage of hot compression at elevated temperature of 300 ℃ and 400 ℃ and a given strain rate of 10-2s-1.The results suggest that flow stress drop during initial stage of hot compression at 300℃,generally led by dynamic recrystallization,is attributed to twinning,correspondingly to dynamic recrystallization as deformation temperature is raised to 400 ℃.展开更多
A series of sweeping detonation experiments were conducted to study the grain boundary effects during the primary spallation of high-purity copper cylinder.The free surface velocity profile of the shocked samples was ...A series of sweeping detonation experiments were conducted to study the grain boundary effects during the primary spallation of high-purity copper cylinder.The free surface velocity profile of the shocked samples was measured by Doppler pins systems.The soft-recovered samples were characterized by optical and electron backscatter diffraction microscopy,and the effects of microstructures like grain boundaries,and crystal orientation on spall behavior were investigated.The results indicated that the critical stress of deformation twinning in cylindrical copper increased.The nucleation sites of spallation damage were determined by the joint influence of the grain orientation(Taylor factor)and the angle between grain boundaries and radial impact-stress direction.Voids were prone to nucleating at the grain boundaries perpendicular to the radial impact-stress direction.Nevertheless,the number of voids nucleated at boundaries was relatively different from the results obtained from the plate impact experiment and plate sweeping detonation experiment,which is a result of the curvature that existed in the cylindrical copper and the obliquity of the impact-stress direction during sweeping detonation loading.展开更多
The mechanical properties and cutting performance of the designed Cu Al Mn Zn Ti B shape memory alloy were studied by tensile test and microstructure observation. Using X-ray diffractometry, differential scanning calo...The mechanical properties and cutting performance of the designed Cu Al Mn Zn Ti B shape memory alloy were studied by tensile test and microstructure observation. Using X-ray diffractometry, differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) and semi-quantitative shape memory effect test, the microstructure and shape memory effect were analyzed. It is found that lots of βphase and few α phase are formed in the quenching of Cu-7.5Al-9.7Mn-3.4Zn-0.3Ti-0.14B(mass fraction, %) alloy, a great deal of martensite and few α phase are formed in the aging alloy, while the annealing alloy is composed of a great deal of α phase and few βphase. The tensile strength and elongation of the annealed alloy are 649 MPa and 17.1%, respectively. Some tiny and dispersion distributed second phase particles are generated in Ti and B precipitates, greatly improving the alloy machinability.展开更多
High-purity silver(Ag)is extensively utilized in electronics,aerospace,and other advanced industries due to its excellent thermal conductivity,electrical conductivity,and machinability.However,the prohibitive material...High-purity silver(Ag)is extensively utilized in electronics,aerospace,and other advanced industries due to its excellent thermal conductivity,electrical conductivity,and machinability.However,the prohibitive material cost poses substantial challenges for optimizing thermal processing parameters through repetitive experimental trials.In this work,hot compression experiments on high-purity silver were conducted using a Gleeble-3800 thermal simulator.The high temperature deformation behaviors,dynamic recovery(DRV)and dynamic recrystallization(DRX)of high-purity silver were studied by constructing an Arrhenius constitutive equation and developing thermal processing maps.The results show that plastic instability of high-purity silver occurs at high strain rates and the optimized hot processing parameters are the strain rate below 0.001 s^(−1) and the temperature of 340−400℃.Microstructural observations exhibit that DRV prefers to occur at lower deformation temperatures(e.g.,250℃).This is attributed to the low stacking fault energy of high-purity silver,which facilitates the decomposition of dislocations into partial dislocations and promotes high-density dislocation accumulation.Furthermore,DRX in high-purity silver becomes increasingly pronounced with increasing deformation temperature and reaches saturation at 350℃.展开更多
基金Projects(52274402,52174381)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘The effect of forging on the microstructure and texture evolution of a high Nb containing Ti-45Al-7Nb-0.3W(at.%)alloy was investigated by X-ray diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results show that the as-cast alloy is mainly composed of α_(2)/γ lamellar colonies with a mean size of 70μm,but the hot-forged pancake displays a near duplex microstructure(DP).Kinking and bending of lamellar colonies,deformation twinning and dynamic recrystallization(DRX)occur during hot forging.Meanwhile,dense dislocations in theβphase after forging suggest that the high-temperature β phase with a disordered structure is favorable for improving the hot-workability of the alloy.Unlike the common TiAl casting texture,the solidification process of the investigated as-cast alloy with high Nb content is completely via the β phase region,resulting in the formation of a<110>γ fiber texture where the<110>γ aligns parallel to the heat-flow direction.In comparison,the relatively strong<001>and weak<302>texture components in the as-forged alloy are attributed to the deformation twinning.After annealing,static recrystallization occurs at the twin boundary and intersections,which weakens the deformation texture.
基金Project(2008WK2005) supported by the Science and Technology Plan of Hunan Province, China
文摘The effects of low temperature thermo-mechanical treatment （LTTMT） on microstructures and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V （TC4） alloy were studied by optical microscopy （OM）, tensile test, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The experimental results confirm that the strength of TC4 alloy can be improved obviously by LTTMT processing, which combines strain strengthening with aging strengthening. The effect of LTTMT on the alloy depends on the microstructure of the refined and dispersed a＋fl phase on the basis of high dislocation density by pre-deformation below recrystallization temperature. The tensile strength decreases with the increase of pre-deformation reduction. The optimal processing parameters of LTTMT for TC4 alloy are as follows： solution treatment at 900 ℃ for 15 min, pre-deformation in the range of 600-700 ℃ with a reduction of 35%, finally aging at 540 ℃ for 4 h followed by air-cooling.
基金Project(51301209) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(201191107) supported by Science and Technology Plan of Xinjiang Province,China
文摘The flow stress behavior of high-purity Al-Cu-Mg alloy under hot deformation conditions was studied by Gleeble-1500,with the deformation temperature range from 300 to 500 °C and the strain rate range from 0.01 to 10 s-1. From the true stress-true strain curve, the flow stress increases with the increasing of strain and tends to be constant after a peak value, showing dynamic recover, and the peak value of flow stress increases with the decreasing of deformation temperature and the increasing of strain rate.When the strain rate is 10 s-1 and the deformation temperature is higher than 400 °C, the flow stress shows dynamic recrystallization characteristic. TEM micrographs were used to reveal the evolution of microstructures. According to the processing map at true strain of 0.7, the feasible deformation conditions are high strain rate(>0.5 s-1) or 440-500 °C and 0.01-0.02 s-1.
基金Project (50274074) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘A new specimen geometry-the double edge-cracked Brazilian disk and a relevant fracture analysis byweight function method are proposed for the investigation of rock fracture caused by compression-shear loading. Notonly can the mixed mode fracture with any ratio of KⅠ/KⅡ be achieved, but also the pure mode Ⅱ crack extensioncan be obtained. The combined mode fracture analysis for this geometry shows that diametral compression in the far-field can induce a compression-shear stress state in the singular stress field ahead of crack tips. Experimental investi-gations conducted on marble specimens show that the pure mode Ⅱ crack extension can be obtained when the dimen-sionless crack length a＞0.7 and the inclined crack angle 5°≤ψ≤40°. Normalized mode Ⅰ and mode Ⅱ stress inten-sity factors decrease from -0.45 and 2.47 at ψ=5° to -1.65 and 1.52 at ψ=40°, respectively. The strains at threepoints of specimen are also measured in order to investigate the influence of stress singularity on initial crack exten-sion. The results show that the principal orientations of strain at three points are very stable in the loading process.The derived formulae are quite explicit, and the specimen geometry is easy to fabricate and convenient to achieve thepure mode Ⅱ crack extension. Therefore, it can hopefully be used to obtain mode Ⅱ fracture toughness of rock.
基金Project(2008A09030004) supported by the Major Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Province,ChinaProject(30815009) supported by the Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design and Manufacture for Vehicle Body
文摘The hot compression test of 6063 Al alloy was performed on a Gleeble-1500 thermo-simulation machine, and the forming of 6063 rod cxtrudate in low-temperature high-speed extrusion was simulated with extrusion ratio of 25 on the platform of DEFORM 2D successfully. From the compression experimental results, the flow stress model of this Al alloy is obtained which could be the constitutive equation in the simulation of low-temperature high-speed extrusion process. From the numerical simulation results, there is a higher strain concentration at the entrance of the die and the exit temperature reaches up to 522 ℃ in low-temperature high-speed extrusion, which approaches to the quenching temperature of the 6063 Al alloy. The results show that the low-temperature high-speed extrusion method as a promsing one can reduce energy consumption effectively.
基金Project(08JJ3104) support by Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The auto-evolved ultrafine copper powders were synlhesized via a novel electrodeposition route performed by ultrasonic dispersion of the electrolyte. The properties of the samples obtained were characterized by X-ray powder diffractometry （XRD）, transmission electron microscopy （TEM）, scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and laser size distribution analyzer （SL） respectively. The formation mechanisms of the powders and the efficiency of the elctrodeposition were discussed. The results show that the as-prepared powders are high-purity copper nanoparticles with the fcc structure taking a mixture of fishbone-like and irregular shapes When the concentration of Cu^2＋ increases from 0.03 to 0.09 mol/L, the average size of copper particles increases from 0.92 to 1.80 μm, and current efficiency of electrodeposition linearly changes from 66.5% to 91.3%.
基金Project(MKPT-04-106) supported by the Project of National Defense of China
文摘The initial stage of Ni-TiO2 composite system electrodeposition on glassy carbon electrode from an acidic solution of nickel sulfate was investigated using cyclic voltammetry （CV）, chronoamperometry （CA） and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS）. Analysis of current density-time transients was performed using the nonlinear fitting procedure and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was simulated by Z-view software. Besides, the surface morphology of Ni-TiO2 co-deposition at the initial stage was observed by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. The results show that, in the case of low overpotential （-790 mV vs SCE）, the presence of TiO2 particles in the plating bath makes the nucleation relaxation time tm^x decreased clearly. Meanwhile, the electro-crystallization of Ni-TiO2 system follows a Scharifker-Hills （SH） progressive nucleation/growth mechanism. While in the case of higher overpotential, the presence of the TiO2 particles in solution makes the nucleation relaxation time tmax increased. At -850 mV （vs SCE）, the co-deposition of Ni-TiO2 system meets SH instantaneous nucleation/growth mechanism. The results of impedance spectra show that the appearance of the characteristic inductive loops represents the nucleation/growth of nickel and the presence of TiO2 particles reduces the charge transfer resistance of solution. The SEM observation confirms that TiO2 particles can be considered as favorable sites for nickel nucleating.
基金Project(10020072) supported by Brain Pool Program of Korea Government and Core Technology R & D Program for the Development of High Performance Eco-friendly Structural Materials of the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
文摘A Thermecmastor-Z hot deformation simulator,optical microscopy,XRD and TEM were employed to characterize the flow stress behavior and microstructure of twin roll cast ZK60 magnesium alloy during initial stage of hot compression at elevated temperature of 300 ℃ and 400 ℃ and a given strain rate of 10-2s-1.The results suggest that flow stress drop during initial stage of hot compression at 300℃,generally led by dynamic recrystallization,is attributed to twinning,correspondingly to dynamic recrystallization as deformation temperature is raised to 400 ℃.
基金Projects(51871243,51574290)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2019JJ40381)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,ChinaProject supported by the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Neutron Scattering Science and Technology,China。
文摘A series of sweeping detonation experiments were conducted to study the grain boundary effects during the primary spallation of high-purity copper cylinder.The free surface velocity profile of the shocked samples was measured by Doppler pins systems.The soft-recovered samples were characterized by optical and electron backscatter diffraction microscopy,and the effects of microstructures like grain boundaries,and crystal orientation on spall behavior were investigated.The results indicated that the critical stress of deformation twinning in cylindrical copper increased.The nucleation sites of spallation damage were determined by the joint influence of the grain orientation(Taylor factor)and the angle between grain boundaries and radial impact-stress direction.Voids were prone to nucleating at the grain boundaries perpendicular to the radial impact-stress direction.Nevertheless,the number of voids nucleated at boundaries was relatively different from the results obtained from the plate impact experiment and plate sweeping detonation experiment,which is a result of the curvature that existed in the cylindrical copper and the obliquity of the impact-stress direction during sweeping detonation loading.
基金Project(51271203)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(CX2012B037)supported by Hunan Provincial Innovation Foundation for Postgraduate,China+1 种基金Project(2013zzts017)supported by the Graduate Degree Thesis Innovation Foundation of Central South University,ChinaProject(2012bjjxj015)supported by the Excellent Doctor Degree Thesis Support Foundation of Central South University,China
文摘The mechanical properties and cutting performance of the designed Cu Al Mn Zn Ti B shape memory alloy were studied by tensile test and microstructure observation. Using X-ray diffractometry, differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) and semi-quantitative shape memory effect test, the microstructure and shape memory effect were analyzed. It is found that lots of βphase and few α phase are formed in the quenching of Cu-7.5Al-9.7Mn-3.4Zn-0.3Ti-0.14B(mass fraction, %) alloy, a great deal of martensite and few α phase are formed in the aging alloy, while the annealing alloy is composed of a great deal of α phase and few βphase. The tensile strength and elongation of the annealed alloy are 649 MPa and 17.1%, respectively. Some tiny and dispersion distributed second phase particles are generated in Ti and B precipitates, greatly improving the alloy machinability.
基金Project(52274369)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘High-purity silver(Ag)is extensively utilized in electronics,aerospace,and other advanced industries due to its excellent thermal conductivity,electrical conductivity,and machinability.However,the prohibitive material cost poses substantial challenges for optimizing thermal processing parameters through repetitive experimental trials.In this work,hot compression experiments on high-purity silver were conducted using a Gleeble-3800 thermal simulator.The high temperature deformation behaviors,dynamic recovery(DRV)and dynamic recrystallization(DRX)of high-purity silver were studied by constructing an Arrhenius constitutive equation and developing thermal processing maps.The results show that plastic instability of high-purity silver occurs at high strain rates and the optimized hot processing parameters are the strain rate below 0.001 s^(−1) and the temperature of 340−400℃.Microstructural observations exhibit that DRV prefers to occur at lower deformation temperatures(e.g.,250℃).This is attributed to the low stacking fault energy of high-purity silver,which facilitates the decomposition of dislocations into partial dislocations and promotes high-density dislocation accumulation.Furthermore,DRX in high-purity silver becomes increasingly pronounced with increasing deformation temperature and reaches saturation at 350℃.
