High entropy alloys(HEAs) are of great interest in the community of materials science and engineering due to their unique phase structure. They are constructed with five or more principal alloying elements in equimola...High entropy alloys(HEAs) are of great interest in the community of materials science and engineering due to their unique phase structure. They are constructed with five or more principal alloying elements in equimolar or near-equimolar ratio. Therefore, HEAs can derive their performance from multiple principal elements rather than a single element. In this work, solid-state cold spraying(CS) was applied for the first time to produce FeCoNiCrMn HEA coating. The experimental results confirm that CS can be used to produce a thick HEA coating with low porosity. As a low-temperature deposition process, CS completely retained the HEA phase structure in the coating without any phase transformation. The characterization also reveals that the grains in the CSed HEA coating had experienced significant refinement as compared to those in the as-received HEA powder due the occurrence of dynamic recrystallization at the highly deformed interparticle region. Due to the increased dislocation density and grain boundaries,CSed HEA coating was much harder than the as-received powder. The tribological study shows that the CSed FeCoNiCrMn HEA coating resulted in lower wear rate than laser cladded HEA coatings.展开更多
The deformation, damage and failure behaviors of 17 vol.% SiCp/2009AI composite were studied by micro- scopic finite element （FE） models based on a representative volume element （RVE） and a unit cell. The RVE havi...The deformation, damage and failure behaviors of 17 vol.% SiCp/2009AI composite were studied by micro- scopic finite element （FE） models based on a representative volume element （RVE） and a unit cell. The RVE having a 3D realistic microstructure was constructed via computational modeling technique, in which an interface phase with an average thickness of 50 nm was generated for assessing the effects of interracial properties. Modeling results showed that the RVE based FE model was more accurate than the unit cell based one. Based on the RVE, the predicted stress-strain curve and the fracture morphology agreed well with the experimental results. Furthermore, lower interface strength resulted in lower flow stress and ductile damage of interface phase, thereby leading to decreased elongation. It was revealed that the stress concentration factor of SiC was -2.0： the average stress in SiC particles reached -1200 MPa, while that of the composite reached -600 MPa.展开更多
12 vol%WCp/2024Al composite was fabricated from mixed powders by hot-pressing at various tempera-tures. Investigation of the interfacial reaction between the WC phase and the Al alloy matrix was performed by X-ray dif...12 vol%WCp/2024Al composite was fabricated from mixed powders by hot-pressing at various tempera-tures. Investigation of the interfacial reaction between the WC phase and the Al alloy matrix was performed by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscope （TEM） and energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS）. A multiple layer interface structure, which is composed of Al/ WAl12/AlnC3/WC, is found to form by the interfacial reaction during hot-pressing. Further study shows that the AlaC3 layer forms along with a given crystal orientation of WC phase and might retard the interfacial reaction process.展开更多
The effects of welding speed on the macroscopic and microscopic residual stresses(RSes) in friction stir welded 17 vol.% SiCp/2009 Al-T4 composite plates were studied via neutron diffraction and an improved decoupled ...The effects of welding speed on the macroscopic and microscopic residual stresses(RSes) in friction stir welded 17 vol.% SiCp/2009 Al-T4 composite plates were studied via neutron diffraction and an improved decoupled hierarchical multiscale modeling methods. Measurements showed that the macroscopic and total RSes had the largest variations in the longitudinal direction(LD). Increasing the welding speed led to higher values of measured LD macroscopic and total RSes in the matrix. The welding speed also significantly influenced the distributions and magnitudes of the microscopic RSes. The RSes were predicted via an improved hierarchical multiscale model, which includes a constant coefficient of friction based thermal model. The RSes in the composite plates before friction stir welding(FSW) were computed and then set as the initial states of the FSW process during modeling. This improved decoupled multiscale model provided improved predictions of the temperature and RSes compared with our previous model.展开更多
The thermal expansion behavior of aluminum matrix composites reinforced with hybrid （nanometer and micrometer） Al2O3 particles was measured between 100 and 600℃ and compared to theoretical models. The results revea...The thermal expansion behavior of aluminum matrix composites reinforced with hybrid （nanometer and micrometer） Al2O3 particles was measured between 100 and 600℃ and compared to theoretical models. The results revealed that the nanoparticle concentration had significant effect on the thermal expansion behavior of the composites. For the composites with lower nanoparticle concentration, their coefficient of thermal expansion （CTE） is determined by a stress relaxation process. While for the composites with higher nanoparticle concentration, their CTE is determined by a percolation process.展开更多
Some properties of the Fe-based P/M composites sintered and reinforced by infiltration with Cu-Sn alloy were described.It is shown that the hardness of the sintered material is 2.5 times lower,tensile strength is 1.7 ...Some properties of the Fe-based P/M composites sintered and reinforced by infiltration with Cu-Sn alloy were described.It is shown that the hardness of the sintered material is 2.5 times lower,tensile strength is 1.7 times lower and the wear resistance is 2.5-3.3 times lower in comparison with those of the infiltrated material.The presence of pores on the friction surface of the sintered material affects the features of the wear process.Due to the specific morphology of copper in the infiltrated material,the phenomenon of selective mass transfer is observed and worn surfaces have a spongy-capillary texture.展开更多
基金the financial support from Irish Research Council Project(GOIPD-2017-912)European Space Agency(4000112844/14/NL/FE)
文摘High entropy alloys(HEAs) are of great interest in the community of materials science and engineering due to their unique phase structure. They are constructed with five or more principal alloying elements in equimolar or near-equimolar ratio. Therefore, HEAs can derive their performance from multiple principal elements rather than a single element. In this work, solid-state cold spraying(CS) was applied for the first time to produce FeCoNiCrMn HEA coating. The experimental results confirm that CS can be used to produce a thick HEA coating with low porosity. As a low-temperature deposition process, CS completely retained the HEA phase structure in the coating without any phase transformation. The characterization also reveals that the grains in the CSed HEA coating had experienced significant refinement as compared to those in the as-received HEA powder due the occurrence of dynamic recrystallization at the highly deformed interparticle region. Due to the increased dislocation density and grain boundaries,CSed HEA coating was much harder than the as-received powder. The tribological study shows that the CSed FeCoNiCrMn HEA coating resulted in lower wear rate than laser cladded HEA coatings.
基金supported financially by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2017YFB0703104)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51671191 and 51401219)
文摘The deformation, damage and failure behaviors of 17 vol.% SiCp/2009AI composite were studied by micro- scopic finite element （FE） models based on a representative volume element （RVE） and a unit cell. The RVE having a 3D realistic microstructure was constructed via computational modeling technique, in which an interface phase with an average thickness of 50 nm was generated for assessing the effects of interracial properties. Modeling results showed that the RVE based FE model was more accurate than the unit cell based one. Based on the RVE, the predicted stress-strain curve and the fracture morphology agreed well with the experimental results. Furthermore, lower interface strength resulted in lower flow stress and ductile damage of interface phase, thereby leading to decreased elongation. It was revealed that the stress concentration factor of SiC was -2.0： the average stress in SiC particles reached -1200 MPa, while that of the composite reached -600 MPa.
基金financially supported by the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Teams in University(PCSIRT)(No.IRT0713)
文摘12 vol%WCp/2024Al composite was fabricated from mixed powders by hot-pressing at various tempera-tures. Investigation of the interfacial reaction between the WC phase and the Al alloy matrix was performed by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, transmission electron microscope （TEM） and energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS）. A multiple layer interface structure, which is composed of Al/ WAl12/AlnC3/WC, is found to form by the interfacial reaction during hot-pressing. Further study shows that the AlaC3 layer forms along with a given crystal orientation of WC phase and might retard the interfacial reaction process.
基金supported financially by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2017YFB0703104)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51401219)
文摘The effects of welding speed on the macroscopic and microscopic residual stresses(RSes) in friction stir welded 17 vol.% SiCp/2009 Al-T4 composite plates were studied via neutron diffraction and an improved decoupled hierarchical multiscale modeling methods. Measurements showed that the macroscopic and total RSes had the largest variations in the longitudinal direction(LD). Increasing the welding speed led to higher values of measured LD macroscopic and total RSes in the matrix. The welding speed also significantly influenced the distributions and magnitudes of the microscopic RSes. The RSes were predicted via an improved hierarchical multiscale model, which includes a constant coefficient of friction based thermal model. The RSes in the composite plates before friction stir welding(FSW) were computed and then set as the initial states of the FSW process during modeling. This improved decoupled multiscale model provided improved predictions of the temperature and RSes compared with our previous model.
文摘The thermal expansion behavior of aluminum matrix composites reinforced with hybrid （nanometer and micrometer） Al2O3 particles was measured between 100 and 600℃ and compared to theoretical models. The results revealed that the nanoparticle concentration had significant effect on the thermal expansion behavior of the composites. For the composites with lower nanoparticle concentration, their coefficient of thermal expansion （CTE） is determined by a stress relaxation process. While for the composites with higher nanoparticle concentration, their CTE is determined by a percolation process.
文摘Some properties of the Fe-based P/M composites sintered and reinforced by infiltration with Cu-Sn alloy were described.It is shown that the hardness of the sintered material is 2.5 times lower,tensile strength is 1.7 times lower and the wear resistance is 2.5-3.3 times lower in comparison with those of the infiltrated material.The presence of pores on the friction surface of the sintered material affects the features of the wear process.Due to the specific morphology of copper in the infiltrated material,the phenomenon of selective mass transfer is observed and worn surfaces have a spongy-capillary texture.
