To deeply understand and even describe the evolutions of the low-energy twin boundary density(BLDΣ3n)in a thermal-plastic deformation process,an improved twin density model as a function of average grain size and sto...To deeply understand and even describe the evolutions of the low-energy twin boundary density(BLDΣ3n)in a thermal-plastic deformation process,an improved twin density model as a function of average grain size and stored energy is developed.For Nimonic 80A superalloy,the model is solved based on the EBSD statistical results of grain size and BLDΣ3n in the specimens compressed at temperatures of 1273−1423 K and strain rates of 0.001−10 s−1.The corresponding relationships of BLDΣ3n with stored energy and grain size varying with temperature and strain rate are clarified by the superimposed contour plot maps.It is summarized that BLDΣ3n increases with increasing stored energy and decreasing grain size,and higher BLDΣ3n with finer grains corresponds with lower temperatures and higher strain rates.Such relationships are described by the improved twin density model,and the prediction tolerance of the solved model is limited in 2.8%.展开更多
Magnesium alloys have received considerable research interest due to their lightweight,high specific strength and excellent castability.However,their plastic deformation is more complicated compared to cubic materials...Magnesium alloys have received considerable research interest due to their lightweight,high specific strength and excellent castability.However,their plastic deformation is more complicated compared to cubic materials,primarily because their low-symmetry hexagonal closepacked(hcp) crystal structure.Deformation twinning is a crucial plastic deformation mechanism in magnesium,and twins can affect the evolution of microstructure by interacting with other lattice defects,thereby affecting the mechanical properties.This paper provides a review of the interactions between deformation twins and lattice defects,such as solute atoms,dislocations and twins,in magnesium and its alloys.This review starts with interactions between twin boundaries and substitutional solutes like yttrium,zinc,silver,as well as interstitial solutes like hydrogen and oxygen.This is followed by twin-dislocation interactions,which mainly involve those between {10■2} tension or {10■1} compression twins and , or type dislocations.The following section examines twin-twin interactions,which occur either among the six variants of the same {10■2} or {10■1} twin,or between different types of twins.The resulting structures,including twin-twin junctions or boundaries,tension-tension double twin,and compression-tension double twin,are discussed in detail.Lastly,this review highlights the remaining research issues concerning the interactions between twins and lattice defects in magnesium,and provides suggestions for future work in this area.展开更多
In this study,the selective laser melting(SLM)technology has been employed to manufacture a nickelbased superalloy which was conventionally prepared through powder metallurgy(PM)route.The microstructural features and ...In this study,the selective laser melting(SLM)technology has been employed to manufacture a nickelbased superalloy which was conventionally prepared through powder metallurgy(PM)route.The microstructural features and defects were systematically investigated both prior to and after heat treatment and compared with the PM counterpart.Both solidification cracking and liquation cracking were observed in the SLM specimen in which the grain misorientation and low melting point(γ+γ')eutectic played a vital role in their formation mechanism.Columnar grains oriented along building direction were ubiquitous,corresponding to strong<001>fiber texture.Solidification cell structures and melt pools are pervasive and noγ'precipitates were detected at about 10 nm scale before heat treatment.After supersolvus solution and two-step aging treatments,high volume fractionγ'precipitates emerged and their sizes and morphologies were comparable to those in PM alloy.<001>texture is relieved and columnar grains tend to become more equiaxed due to static recrystallization process and grain boundary migration events.Significant annealing twins formed in SLM alloy and are clarified as a consequence of recrystallization.Our results provide fundamental understandings for the SLM PM nickel-based superalloy both before and after heat treatment and demonstrate the potential to fabricate this group of alloys using SLM technology.展开更多
The weldability of twin-induced plasticity(TWIP)steel with ultra-high strength via friction stir welding(FSW)technique was investigated,and microstructural evolution and deformation behavior of whole and micro-zones o...The weldability of twin-induced plasticity(TWIP)steel with ultra-high strength via friction stir welding(FSW)technique was investigated,and microstructural evolution and deformation behavior of whole and micro-zones of FSW TWIP joint were studied for the first time.The results showed that the content of recrystallized grains in the stir zone(SZ)increased from 10.5%of basal material(BM)to 14.2%,and that of heat affected zone(HAZ)increased to 78.6%.The percentage of annealing twins decreased from 26.8%in BM to 11%in SZ,while increased to 35%in HAZ.Compared with the BM,the ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of the FSW joint increased to 1036 and 550 MPa,respectively,reaching 106.7%and 110.9%of BM,respectively.The elongation of the entire joint was 50.5%,which was lower than that of BM due to the nonuniform deformation during the tensile test.The engineering strain was mainly concentrated in BM and SZ and transferred to each other during the tensile test,while the engineering strain in HAZ was always the lowest.Finally,the tensile fracture occurred in the SZ.The order of ultimate tensile strength of micro-zones in the FSW joint was as follows:HAZ>BM≈SZ.The order of yield strength was as follows:HAZ>BM>SZ.展开更多
Mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of the hot-rolled Fe-Mn-C-Si TWIP steel were investigated and the deformation mechanism was analyzed.The results showed that the tensile strength and elongation were...Mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of the hot-rolled Fe-Mn-C-Si TWIP steel were investigated and the deformation mechanism was analyzed.The results showed that the tensile strength and elongation were about 1050 MPa and 60%,respectively.The hot-rolled steel had high specific energy absorption and impact toughness between-120 ℃ and 20 ℃.Some inhomogeneous dislocation zones were observed in the undeformed steel.Lots of deformation twins and twin-dislocation interactions were observed in the deformed steel.TWIP effect was the major deformation mechanism for the excellent mechanical properties.展开更多
M40 carbon fibre reinforced rare earth magnesium alloy ZM6 composites with fibre volume fraction about 60% were fabricated by pressure infiltration method. The microstructure, interracial morphology, and precipitation...M40 carbon fibre reinforced rare earth magnesium alloy ZM6 composites with fibre volume fraction about 60% were fabricated by pressure infiltration method. The microstructure, interracial morphology, and precipitation were studied by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X- ray spectrometer. It was shown that the interfaces between Mg alloy and fibres were well bonded and free from cracks. The Mg12Nd phase was preferentially precipitated at the fibre/matrix interfaces, leading to the segregation of Nd at the interfaces and the dramatic decrease of Mg12Nd precipitation in the matrix far from interfaces. Crystal defects such as high-density dislocations and twins were observed in the matrix near the fibre/matrix interface. A high bending strength （1393 MPa） and elastic modulus （190 GPa） were achieved in M40/ZM6 composite.展开更多
Unequal diameter twin-roll casting(UDTRC)can improve the formability,surface conditions,and production efficiency during the fabrication of clad strips.Using Fluent software,a numerical simulation is used to study the...Unequal diameter twin-roll casting(UDTRC)can improve the formability,surface conditions,and production efficiency during the fabrication of clad strips.Using Fluent software,a numerical simulation is used to study the asymmetric heat transfer characteristics of Cu/Al clad strips fabricated by UDTRC.The effects of roller velocity ratio,Cu strip thickness,and inclination angle on the kissing point position,as well as the entire temperature distribution are obtained.The heat transfer model is established,and the mechanism is discussed.The Cu strip and rollers are found to be the main causes of asymmetric heat transfer,indicating that the roller velocity ratio changes the liquid zone proportion in the molten pool.The Cu strip thickness determines the heat absorption capacity and the variations in thermal resistance between the molten Al and the big roller.The inclination angle of the small roller changes the cooling time of big roller to molten Al.Moreover,the microstructure of Al cladding under different roller velocity ratios is examined.The results show significant grain refinement caused by the shear strain along the thickness direction of Al cladding and the intense heat transfer at the moment of contact between the metal Al cladding and Cu strip.展开更多
Strongly textured commercially pure titanium alloy TA2 plates with different initial textures have been rolled at cryogenic and ambient temperatures to 4% reduction and then post-annealed at 50℃ for 12 h. Microstruct...Strongly textured commercially pure titanium alloy TA2 plates with different initial textures have been rolled at cryogenic and ambient temperatures to 4% reduction and then post-annealed at 50℃ for 12 h. Microstructures of the samples were investigated using electron backscatter diffraction. The mechanical property of the sheets was tested via quasi-static uniaxial tensile tests along the rolling direction at room temperature. The effects of initial texture and rolling temperature on twin activity and mechanical property have been investigated. Twinning is very active in TA2 titanium during rolling at either room or cryogenic temperature. {1122} contraction twins can be observed in all the sheets and are the dominant twin mode for the sheets with an initial texture having c-axes parallel to the normal direction （ND）. Extension twins have rarely been seen in sheets having an initial texture with c-axes parallel to ND, but play quite an important role in the sheets having an initial texture with c-axes perpendicular to ND. The initial texture of the sheet is considered to determine the twin mode while the cryogenic rolling temperature is found to increase the numbers of twins. Post-annealing does not change obviously the rolled microstructure. After annealing, the strength decreases and elongation to fracture slightly increases. The cryorolled sample has the better strength with little loss in elongation, and this mechanical enhancement is attributed to massive twinning.展开更多
基金the financial supports from Chongqing Basic Research and Frontier Exploration Program, China (cstc2018jcyj AX0459)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, China (2019CDQYTM027, 2019CDJGFCL003, 2018CDPTCG0001-6)Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Materials Processing and Die & Mould Technology, China (P2020-001)
文摘To deeply understand and even describe the evolutions of the low-energy twin boundary density(BLDΣ3n)in a thermal-plastic deformation process,an improved twin density model as a function of average grain size and stored energy is developed.For Nimonic 80A superalloy,the model is solved based on the EBSD statistical results of grain size and BLDΣ3n in the specimens compressed at temperatures of 1273−1423 K and strain rates of 0.001−10 s−1.The corresponding relationships of BLDΣ3n with stored energy and grain size varying with temperature and strain rate are clarified by the superimposed contour plot maps.It is summarized that BLDΣ3n increases with increasing stored energy and decreasing grain size,and higher BLDΣ3n with finer grains corresponds with lower temperatures and higher strain rates.Such relationships are described by the improved twin density model,and the prediction tolerance of the solved model is limited in 2.8%.
基金support from the Australian Research Council (DP200102985 and DP180100048)supported by computational resources provided by the Australian Government through National Computational Infrastructure (Raijin) and Pawsey supercomputing centre (Magnus) under the National Computational Merit Allocation Scheme (NCMAS)。
文摘Magnesium alloys have received considerable research interest due to their lightweight,high specific strength and excellent castability.However,their plastic deformation is more complicated compared to cubic materials,primarily because their low-symmetry hexagonal closepacked(hcp) crystal structure.Deformation twinning is a crucial plastic deformation mechanism in magnesium,and twins can affect the evolution of microstructure by interacting with other lattice defects,thereby affecting the mechanical properties.This paper provides a review of the interactions between deformation twins and lattice defects,such as solute atoms,dislocations and twins,in magnesium and its alloys.This review starts with interactions between twin boundaries and substitutional solutes like yttrium,zinc,silver,as well as interstitial solutes like hydrogen and oxygen.This is followed by twin-dislocation interactions,which mainly involve those between {10■2} tension or {10■1} compression twins and , or type dislocations.The following section examines twin-twin interactions,which occur either among the six variants of the same {10■2} or {10■1} twin,or between different types of twins.The resulting structures,including twin-twin junctions or boundaries,tension-tension double twin,and compression-tension double twin,are discussed in detail.Lastly,this review highlights the remaining research issues concerning the interactions between twins and lattice defects in magnesium,and provides suggestions for future work in this area.
基金supported financially by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2018YFB0704100)the Outstanding Graduate Project of Advanced Non-ferrous Metal Structural Materials and Manufacturing Collaborative Innovation Center+2 种基金the Funding from the Opening Project of State Key Laboratory of Nickel and Cobalt Resources Comprehensive Utilizationthe Project of Innovation and Entrepreneur Team Introduced by Guangdong Province(No.201301G0105337290)the Special Funds for Future Industrial Development of Shenzhen(No.HKHTZD20140702020004)。
文摘In this study,the selective laser melting(SLM)technology has been employed to manufacture a nickelbased superalloy which was conventionally prepared through powder metallurgy(PM)route.The microstructural features and defects were systematically investigated both prior to and after heat treatment and compared with the PM counterpart.Both solidification cracking and liquation cracking were observed in the SLM specimen in which the grain misorientation and low melting point(γ+γ')eutectic played a vital role in their formation mechanism.Columnar grains oriented along building direction were ubiquitous,corresponding to strong<001>fiber texture.Solidification cell structures and melt pools are pervasive and noγ'precipitates were detected at about 10 nm scale before heat treatment.After supersolvus solution and two-step aging treatments,high volume fractionγ'precipitates emerged and their sizes and morphologies were comparable to those in PM alloy.<001>texture is relieved and columnar grains tend to become more equiaxed due to static recrystallization process and grain boundary migration events.Significant annealing twins formed in SLM alloy and are clarified as a consequence of recrystallization.Our results provide fundamental understandings for the SLM PM nickel-based superalloy both before and after heat treatment and demonstrate the potential to fabricate this group of alloys using SLM technology.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52034005,52227807,52104383,and 51974220)China’s National Defense Science and Technology(173 Program)(No.2021-JCJQ-JJ-0190)+2 种基金the Shaanxi Province National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Schol-ars(No.2022JC-24)the Key Research and Development Pro-gram of Shaanxi Province(No.2020ZDLGY13-06)the Scientific Re-search Program for Youth Innovation Team Construction of Shaanxi Provincial Department of Education(No.21JP058)。
文摘The weldability of twin-induced plasticity(TWIP)steel with ultra-high strength via friction stir welding(FSW)technique was investigated,and microstructural evolution and deformation behavior of whole and micro-zones of FSW TWIP joint were studied for the first time.The results showed that the content of recrystallized grains in the stir zone(SZ)increased from 10.5%of basal material(BM)to 14.2%,and that of heat affected zone(HAZ)increased to 78.6%.The percentage of annealing twins decreased from 26.8%in BM to 11%in SZ,while increased to 35%in HAZ.Compared with the BM,the ultimate tensile strength and yield strength of the FSW joint increased to 1036 and 550 MPa,respectively,reaching 106.7%and 110.9%of BM,respectively.The elongation of the entire joint was 50.5%,which was lower than that of BM due to the nonuniform deformation during the tensile test.The engineering strain was mainly concentrated in BM and SZ and transferred to each other during the tensile test,while the engineering strain in HAZ was always the lowest.Finally,the tensile fracture occurred in the SZ.The order of ultimate tensile strength of micro-zones in the FSW joint was as follows:HAZ>BM≈SZ.The order of yield strength was as follows:HAZ>BM>SZ.
基金Financial supports from The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51625402,51790483,51801069 and U19A2084)are greatly acknowledgedPartial financial support came from The Science and Technology Devel-opment Program of Jilin Province(Nos.20190901010JC,20190103003JH,20200401025GX and 20200201002JC)The Changjiang Scholars Program(T2017035).
文摘Mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of the hot-rolled Fe-Mn-C-Si TWIP steel were investigated and the deformation mechanism was analyzed.The results showed that the tensile strength and elongation were about 1050 MPa and 60%,respectively.The hot-rolled steel had high specific energy absorption and impact toughness between-120 ℃ and 20 ℃.Some inhomogeneous dislocation zones were observed in the undeformed steel.Lots of deformation twins and twin-dislocation interactions were observed in the deformed steel.TWIP effect was the major deformation mechanism for the excellent mechanical properties.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52171164 and 51790484)the National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Materials under Shock and Impact(WDZC2022-13)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province(2021-MS-009)China Manned Space Engineering(YYMT1201EXP08)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(2021188)。
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51975146,52205344)the Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province,China(No.ZR2020QE171)+1 种基金the Key Research and Development Plan in Shandong Province,China(No.2019JZZY010364)the National Defense Basic Scientific Research of China(No.JCK2018603C017)。
文摘M40 carbon fibre reinforced rare earth magnesium alloy ZM6 composites with fibre volume fraction about 60% were fabricated by pressure infiltration method. The microstructure, interracial morphology, and precipitation were studied by scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and energy dispersive X- ray spectrometer. It was shown that the interfaces between Mg alloy and fibres were well bonded and free from cracks. The Mg12Nd phase was preferentially precipitated at the fibre/matrix interfaces, leading to the segregation of Nd at the interfaces and the dramatic decrease of Mg12Nd precipitation in the matrix far from interfaces. Crystal defects such as high-density dislocations and twins were observed in the matrix near the fibre/matrix interface. A high bending strength （1393 MPa） and elastic modulus （190 GPa） were achieved in M40/ZM6 composite.
基金Project(51974278)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(E2018203446)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province Distinguished Young Fund Project,ChinaProject(2018YFA0707303)supported by the National Key Research and Development Project of China。
文摘Unequal diameter twin-roll casting(UDTRC)can improve the formability,surface conditions,and production efficiency during the fabrication of clad strips.Using Fluent software,a numerical simulation is used to study the asymmetric heat transfer characteristics of Cu/Al clad strips fabricated by UDTRC.The effects of roller velocity ratio,Cu strip thickness,and inclination angle on the kissing point position,as well as the entire temperature distribution are obtained.The heat transfer model is established,and the mechanism is discussed.The Cu strip and rollers are found to be the main causes of asymmetric heat transfer,indicating that the roller velocity ratio changes the liquid zone proportion in the molten pool.The Cu strip thickness determines the heat absorption capacity and the variations in thermal resistance between the molten Al and the big roller.The inclination angle of the small roller changes the cooling time of big roller to molten Al.Moreover,the microstructure of Al cladding under different roller velocity ratios is examined.The results show significant grain refinement caused by the shear strain along the thickness direction of Al cladding and the intense heat transfer at the moment of contact between the metal Al cladding and Cu strip.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China （Nos. 51401019, 51401190, 11405150）. The authors are grateful to Dr. Adrien Chapuis in Chongqing University for editing.
文摘Strongly textured commercially pure titanium alloy TA2 plates with different initial textures have been rolled at cryogenic and ambient temperatures to 4% reduction and then post-annealed at 50℃ for 12 h. Microstructures of the samples were investigated using electron backscatter diffraction. The mechanical property of the sheets was tested via quasi-static uniaxial tensile tests along the rolling direction at room temperature. The effects of initial texture and rolling temperature on twin activity and mechanical property have been investigated. Twinning is very active in TA2 titanium during rolling at either room or cryogenic temperature. {1122} contraction twins can be observed in all the sheets and are the dominant twin mode for the sheets with an initial texture having c-axes parallel to the normal direction （ND）. Extension twins have rarely been seen in sheets having an initial texture with c-axes parallel to ND, but play quite an important role in the sheets having an initial texture with c-axes perpendicular to ND. The initial texture of the sheet is considered to determine the twin mode while the cryogenic rolling temperature is found to increase the numbers of twins. Post-annealing does not change obviously the rolled microstructure. After annealing, the strength decreases and elongation to fracture slightly increases. The cryorolled sample has the better strength with little loss in elongation, and this mechanical enhancement is attributed to massive twinning.
