The diffusion behavior of Zn/Al interfaces in their powders sintering was investigated with SEM. The results show that Zn-Al eutectoid microstructure can be achieved through their powders sintering, and the diffusion ...The diffusion behavior of Zn/Al interfaces in their powders sintering was investigated with SEM. The results show that Zn-Al eutectoid microstructure can be achieved through their powders sintering, and the diffusion characteristic between Zn and Al is just a demonstration of Kirkendall effect, by which Zn can dissolve into Al and contrarily Al cannot dissolve into Zn. During sintering, a diffusion-solution zone α′ has formed and subsequently transforms into eutectoid microstructure in cooling process. The superplastic deformation mechanism of Zn-Al eutectic alloy is phase boundary sliding which is controlled by diffusion-solution zone α′. If diffusion-solution zone α′ is unsaturated, it will have much more crystal defects and the combination between α′ and β phase is weak, thus the process of phase boundary sliding becomes easily; on the contrary, if the diffusion-solution zone α′ becomes thick and saturated, the sliding will be difficult.展开更多
For 7475 Al alloy,there were micrographs showing filaments or whiskers formation during the separation stage of superplastic elongation.This indicates the presence of liquid phase which accommodates grain boundary sli...For 7475 Al alloy,there were micrographs showing filaments or whiskers formation during the separation stage of superplastic elongation.This indicates the presence of liquid phase which accommodates grain boundary sliding to reach superplasticity.On the other hand,there is no such phenomenon reported regarding Mg alloy in literatures.Scanning electron microscopic(SEM)fractography exceptionally exhibits a mark of grain boundary sliding and its accommodating mechanism of inter-granular liquid phase.Under the testing conditions of 350℃ and 1×10- 4s -1,the initially fine-grained structure(3.7μm)yields 642%superplastic elongation and exhibits fluffy appearance on the fractured surface.For other specimens showing less superplasticity,their fractured surfaces exhibit partial fluffy appearance.展开更多
The purpose of this research is to study the effect of thermal conditions such as temperature ramp rate and isothermal times in the phase formation of Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 solid solutions with composition near the morphotro...The purpose of this research is to study the effect of thermal conditions such as temperature ramp rate and isothermal times in the phase formation of Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 solid solutions with composition near the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) by using the conventional ceramic method. The perovskite phase formation and morphology of undoped Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (abbreviated PZT) and doped new material Pb0.98Gd0.02[(Zr0.52Ti0.48)0.98(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.01(Ni1/3Sb2/3)0.01]O3 (abbreviated PZT-PGMNNS) specimens calcined between 700°C and 900°C have been examined by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) while the thermal evolution of the initial precursor was followed by TG-DTA. So the results of these studies have been discussed.展开更多
With scanning electron microscope (SEM), the surface morphology of phase boundary sliding (PBS) in superplastic deformation (SPD) of Zn-Al alloy and the diffusion behavior of Zn, Al interfaces in their powers’ sinter...With scanning electron microscope (SEM), the surface morphology of phase boundary sliding (PBS) in superplastic deformation (SPD) of Zn-Al alloy and the diffusion behavior of Zn, Al interfaces in their powers’ sintering have been investigated. The results show that Zn-Al eutec-toid microstructure can be achieved through their powders’ sintering, and the diffusion characteristic between Zn and Al is just a demonstration of Kirkendall effect, in which Zn can dissolve into Al whereas Al can hardly dissolve into Zn. During sintering, a diffusion-solution zone a’ has formed and subsequently transformed into a eutectoid microstructure in the cooling process. The superplastic deformation mechanism of Zn-Al eutectic alloy is phase boundary sliding which is controlled by the diffusion-solution zone α’. If the diffusion-solution zone α’ is unsaturated, it will have much more crystal defects and the combination between α’ and phase P is weak, thus the process of phase boundary sliding becomes easily; on the展开更多
In-situ tensile experiments on pure Ti were performed in a transmission electron microscope at room temperature.The dynamic process of stress-induced hexagonal closed-packed(hcp)to face-centered cu-bic(fcc)structural ...In-situ tensile experiments on pure Ti were performed in a transmission electron microscope at room temperature.The dynamic process of stress-induced hexagonal closed-packed(hcp)to face-centered cu-bic(fcc)structural transformation ahead of a crack tip was captured at the atomic level.Intriguingly,a sliding behavior of the ensuing(0001)hcp/(1¯11)_(fcc) phase boundary was observed to further accommodate the plastic deformation until crack initiation.The sliding was accomplished via the successive conserva-tive glide of extended dislocations along the(0001)hcp/(1¯11)_(fcc) phase boundary.A molecular dynamics simulation was carried out to corroborate the experiments and the results confirm the new dislocation-mediated sliding mechanism.展开更多
The tensile elongation behavior and deformation mechanisms of superplastic Mg alloys and Mg composites were examined by extensively reviewing the literature published from the time of the first report on the superplas...The tensile elongation behavior and deformation mechanisms of superplastic Mg alloys and Mg composites were examined by extensively reviewing the literature published from the time of the first report on the superplasticity of Mg alloys to the present day.Studies on the superplasticity of Mg alloys have been conducted mainly on Mg-Al-Zn(AZ)series alloys,Mg-Zn-Zr(ZK),Mg-Li and Mg-RE(rare earth)alloys,and in recent years,Mg-RE alloys have attracted the greatest attention.The effect of grain size and the type and amount of secondary phase particles on the superplasticity of Mg alloys was systematically examined and reviewed.The alloys processed by severe plastic deformation(SPD)and powder-metallurgy methods have smaller grain sizes and exhibit superior superplasticity compared to conventionally processed(by extrusion and rolling)Mg alloys.For the AZ alloys,as the volume fraction of the Mg17Al12phase increases,smaller grains are obtained,and the low-temperature superplasticity(LTS)and high-strain-rate superplasticity(HSRS)characteristics become enhanced.The ZK60 alloy with finely dispersed Mg Zn2particles exhibits excellent LTS,while the Mg-RE alloys with a high fraction of thermally stable particles exhibit excellent HSRS.Mg-Li alloys can exhibit LTS even at room temperature due to the presence of a high-volume fraction of the body centered cubic(BCC)phase where atomic diffusivity is high.Grain boundary diffusion-and lattice diffusion-controlled grain boundary sliding are found to operate as the dominant deformation mechanisms below~473 K and above~673 K,respectively,at small grain sizes.Deformation mechanism maps were constructed based on the analysis of the deformation behavior of superplastic Mg alloys,and from the maps,the critical conditions for achieving LTS,HSRS and simultaneous achievement of LTS and HRSR were calculated and proposed,and their importance was discussed.展开更多
The creep resistance of the alloy Mg-4Al-2RE-2Ca(AEC422) and the base alloy AE42 was studied. The results reveal that the precipitated phases of AEC422 consist of Al2La and Al2Ca by contrast with the precipitated ph...The creep resistance of the alloy Mg-4Al-2RE-2Ca(AEC422) and the base alloy AE42 was studied. The results reveal that the precipitated phases of AEC422 consist of Al2La and Al2Ca by contrast with the precipitated phase Al11La3 in AE42, which is instable and decomposes to Al2La and Al at high temperature. Creep resistance of AEC422 is significantly improved compared with that of AE42. The microstructure of AEC422 has no obvious changes after creep test at 175℃ and 70MPa, as compared to that before creep test, indicating that Al2La and Al2Ca have high thermal stability. Especially Al2Ca phase largely increases the strength of the grain boundaries in AEC422, which accounts for the creep resistance improvement.展开更多
Interfaces play a crucial role in influencing the mechanical properties of Mg alloys.For Mg-Li dual-phase alloy,the type of interfaces is complex,which includes both grain boundary and phase boundary,and the influence...Interfaces play a crucial role in influencing the mechanical properties of Mg alloys.For Mg-Li dual-phase alloy,the type of interfaces is complex,which includes both grain boundary and phase boundary,and the influence of such interfaces on the damage nucleation is yet to be explored.In this paper,in-situ scanning electron microscopy(SEM)based measurements were carried out to investigate the meso-scale damage nucleation mechanisms of the Mg-6Li dual-phase alloy.Results show that 94.8%of cracks are nucleated at the α-Mg grain boundary in the post-uniform elongation stage,while 5.2%are at phase boundary and almost no crack at the β-Li grain boundary.The initiation of α-Mg grain boundary cracks is attributed to strain incompatibility,which induces micro-strain localization,and then causes grain boundary sliding(GBS)and crack nucleation.Deformation compatibility analysis reveals that the geometric compatibility factor(Mk)can be used to predict the nucleation of α-Mg grain boundary crack.When Mk is lower than 0.075,α-Mg grain boundary cracks tend to form.Few cracks are generated at the phase boundary is due to the mild strain partitioning between α-Mg phase and β-Li phase and may also be partly attributed to multiple slip systems in body-centered cubic(BCC)-structured β-Li phase,which can accommodate well with the deformation of adjacent α-Mg phase.展开更多
文摘The diffusion behavior of Zn/Al interfaces in their powders sintering was investigated with SEM. The results show that Zn-Al eutectoid microstructure can be achieved through their powders sintering, and the diffusion characteristic between Zn and Al is just a demonstration of Kirkendall effect, by which Zn can dissolve into Al and contrarily Al cannot dissolve into Zn. During sintering, a diffusion-solution zone α′ has formed and subsequently transforms into eutectoid microstructure in cooling process. The superplastic deformation mechanism of Zn-Al eutectic alloy is phase boundary sliding which is controlled by diffusion-solution zone α′. If diffusion-solution zone α′ is unsaturated, it will have much more crystal defects and the combination between α′ and β phase is weak, thus the process of phase boundary sliding becomes easily; on the contrary, if the diffusion-solution zone α′ becomes thick and saturated, the sliding will be difficult.
文摘For 7475 Al alloy,there were micrographs showing filaments or whiskers formation during the separation stage of superplastic elongation.This indicates the presence of liquid phase which accommodates grain boundary sliding to reach superplasticity.On the other hand,there is no such phenomenon reported regarding Mg alloy in literatures.Scanning electron microscopic(SEM)fractography exceptionally exhibits a mark of grain boundary sliding and its accommodating mechanism of inter-granular liquid phase.Under the testing conditions of 350℃ and 1×10- 4s -1,the initially fine-grained structure(3.7μm)yields 642%superplastic elongation and exhibits fluffy appearance on the fractured surface.For other specimens showing less superplasticity,their fractured surfaces exhibit partial fluffy appearance.
文摘The purpose of this research is to study the effect of thermal conditions such as temperature ramp rate and isothermal times in the phase formation of Pb(Zr1-xTix)O3 solid solutions with composition near the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) by using the conventional ceramic method. The perovskite phase formation and morphology of undoped Pb(Zr0.52Ti0.48)O3 (abbreviated PZT) and doped new material Pb0.98Gd0.02[(Zr0.52Ti0.48)0.98(Mg1/3Nb2/3)0.01(Ni1/3Sb2/3)0.01]O3 (abbreviated PZT-PGMNNS) specimens calcined between 700°C and 900°C have been examined by powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) while the thermal evolution of the initial precursor was followed by TG-DTA. So the results of these studies have been discussed.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 59871031 and 59871025).
文摘With scanning electron microscope (SEM), the surface morphology of phase boundary sliding (PBS) in superplastic deformation (SPD) of Zn-Al alloy and the diffusion behavior of Zn, Al interfaces in their powers’ sintering have been investigated. The results show that Zn-Al eutec-toid microstructure can be achieved through their powders’ sintering, and the diffusion characteristic between Zn and Al is just a demonstration of Kirkendall effect, in which Zn can dissolve into Al whereas Al can hardly dissolve into Zn. During sintering, a diffusion-solution zone a’ has formed and subsequently transformed into a eutectoid microstructure in the cooling process. The superplastic deformation mechanism of Zn-Al eutectic alloy is phase boundary sliding which is controlled by the diffusion-solution zone α’. If the diffusion-solution zone α’ is unsaturated, it will have much more crystal defects and the combination between α’ and phase P is weak, thus the process of phase boundary sliding becomes easily; on the
基金The authors would like to acknowledge the financial sup-port of the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2021YFA1200203)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(Grant Nos.BK20210352,BK20200503,and BK20200019)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51905268,52101142,52001116,and 51871120)China Postdoc-toral Science Foundation(Grant No.2021M691581).
文摘In-situ tensile experiments on pure Ti were performed in a transmission electron microscope at room temperature.The dynamic process of stress-induced hexagonal closed-packed(hcp)to face-centered cu-bic(fcc)structural transformation ahead of a crack tip was captured at the atomic level.Intriguingly,a sliding behavior of the ensuing(0001)hcp/(1¯11)_(fcc) phase boundary was observed to further accommodate the plastic deformation until crack initiation.The sliding was accomplished via the successive conserva-tive glide of extended dislocations along the(0001)hcp/(1¯11)_(fcc) phase boundary.A molecular dynamics simulation was carried out to corroborate the experiments and the results confirm the new dislocation-mediated sliding mechanism.
基金financially the National Research Foundation of Korea funded by the Korean government(MSIT)(Project No.NRF 2020R1A4A1018826)。
文摘The tensile elongation behavior and deformation mechanisms of superplastic Mg alloys and Mg composites were examined by extensively reviewing the literature published from the time of the first report on the superplasticity of Mg alloys to the present day.Studies on the superplasticity of Mg alloys have been conducted mainly on Mg-Al-Zn(AZ)series alloys,Mg-Zn-Zr(ZK),Mg-Li and Mg-RE(rare earth)alloys,and in recent years,Mg-RE alloys have attracted the greatest attention.The effect of grain size and the type and amount of secondary phase particles on the superplasticity of Mg alloys was systematically examined and reviewed.The alloys processed by severe plastic deformation(SPD)and powder-metallurgy methods have smaller grain sizes and exhibit superior superplasticity compared to conventionally processed(by extrusion and rolling)Mg alloys.For the AZ alloys,as the volume fraction of the Mg17Al12phase increases,smaller grains are obtained,and the low-temperature superplasticity(LTS)and high-strain-rate superplasticity(HSRS)characteristics become enhanced.The ZK60 alloy with finely dispersed Mg Zn2particles exhibits excellent LTS,while the Mg-RE alloys with a high fraction of thermally stable particles exhibit excellent HSRS.Mg-Li alloys can exhibit LTS even at room temperature due to the presence of a high-volume fraction of the body centered cubic(BCC)phase where atomic diffusivity is high.Grain boundary diffusion-and lattice diffusion-controlled grain boundary sliding are found to operate as the dominant deformation mechanisms below~473 K and above~673 K,respectively,at small grain sizes.Deformation mechanism maps were constructed based on the analysis of the deformation behavior of superplastic Mg alloys,and from the maps,the critical conditions for achieving LTS,HSRS and simultaneous achievement of LTS and HRSR were calculated and proposed,and their importance was discussed.
基金Project(2001AA331030-01) supported by Hi-tech Research and Development Program of China Project(BK2004208)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province , China
文摘The creep resistance of the alloy Mg-4Al-2RE-2Ca(AEC422) and the base alloy AE42 was studied. The results reveal that the precipitated phases of AEC422 consist of Al2La and Al2Ca by contrast with the precipitated phase Al11La3 in AE42, which is instable and decomposes to Al2La and Al at high temperature. Creep resistance of AEC422 is significantly improved compared with that of AE42. The microstructure of AEC422 has no obvious changes after creep test at 175℃ and 70MPa, as compared to that before creep test, indicating that Al2La and Al2Ca have high thermal stability. Especially Al2Ca phase largely increases the strength of the grain boundaries in AEC422, which accounts for the creep resistance improvement.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52005412,52305506 and U2241231)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.D5000230081).
文摘Interfaces play a crucial role in influencing the mechanical properties of Mg alloys.For Mg-Li dual-phase alloy,the type of interfaces is complex,which includes both grain boundary and phase boundary,and the influence of such interfaces on the damage nucleation is yet to be explored.In this paper,in-situ scanning electron microscopy(SEM)based measurements were carried out to investigate the meso-scale damage nucleation mechanisms of the Mg-6Li dual-phase alloy.Results show that 94.8%of cracks are nucleated at the α-Mg grain boundary in the post-uniform elongation stage,while 5.2%are at phase boundary and almost no crack at the β-Li grain boundary.The initiation of α-Mg grain boundary cracks is attributed to strain incompatibility,which induces micro-strain localization,and then causes grain boundary sliding(GBS)and crack nucleation.Deformation compatibility analysis reveals that the geometric compatibility factor(Mk)can be used to predict the nucleation of α-Mg grain boundary crack.When Mk is lower than 0.075,α-Mg grain boundary cracks tend to form.Few cracks are generated at the phase boundary is due to the mild strain partitioning between α-Mg phase and β-Li phase and may also be partly attributed to multiple slip systems in body-centered cubic(BCC)-structured β-Li phase,which can accommodate well with the deformation of adjacent α-Mg phase.