Origin of nucleation and growth of extension twins in grains unsuitably oriented for twinning during deformation of Mg-1%Al

A large number of anomalous extension twins,with low or even negative twinning Schmid factors,were found to nucleate and grow in a strongly textured Mg-1Al alloy during tensile deformation along the extruded direction.The deformation mechanisms responsible for this behaviour were investigated through in-situ electron back-scattered diffraction,grain reference orientation deviation,and slip trace-modified lattice rotation.It was found that anomalous extension twins nucleated mainly at the onset of plastic deformation at or near grain boundary triple junctions.They were associated with the severe strain incompatibility between neighbour grains as a result from the differentbasal slip-induced lattice rotations.Moreover,the anomalous twins were able to grow with the applied strain due to the continuous activation ofbasal slip in different neighbour grains,which enhanced the strain incompatibility.These results reveal the complexity of the deformation mechanisms in Mg alloys at the local level when deformed along hard orientations.

Effect of pre-deformation on precipitation behavior of AZ80 alloy:Comparison of slip-and twinning-dominant deformation

This study investigates the effect of the deformation mode on the precipitation behavior of an extruded Mg-8.0Al-0.5Zn-0.2Mn(AZ80)alloy.The alloy samples are compared after the application of 3.5%tension and 3.5%compression along the extrusion direction to induce slip-dominant and twinning-dominant deformation modes,respectively.The pre-compressed(PC)sample,which contained numerous{10-12}tension twins,has a reduced grain size and a higher internal strain than the pre-tensioned(PT)sample,which is attributed to the inherent internal strain that occurs during the formation and growth of the twins.As a result,the precipitation behavior of the PC sample is accelerated,leading to its short peak aging time of 32 h,which is lower than those of the PT and as-extruded samples(48 and 100 h,respectively).Furthermore,fine continuous precipitates(CPs)rapidly form within the{10-12}twins,contributing to the enhanced hardness.Discontinuous precipitates(DPs),which have a hardness comparable to the CP-containing twinned regions,in the PC sample experience less coarsening during aging than those in the PT sample due to growth inhibition by the{10-12}twins.Ultimately,the{10-12}twins generated under the twinning-dominant deformation condition lead to enhanced precipitation behaviors,including the preferential formation and refinement of CPs and the suppressed coarsening of DPs.Consequently,pre-deformation that occurs{10-12}twinning exhibits more pronounced effects on precipitation acceleration and microstructural modification than slip-inducing pre-deformation.

Construction of an Arrhenius constitutive model for Mg-Y-Nd-Zr-Gd rare earth magnesium alloy based on the Zener-Hollomon parameter and objective evaluation of its accuracy in the twinning-rich intervals

According to a high-temperature compression test of rare earth magnesium alloy(WE43),a strain-compensated constitutive model of the Arrhenius equation based on Zener-Hollomon parameters was established,and the rheological behaviors were predicted.The model exhibited relatively serious prediction distortion in the low-temperature and high-strain rate parameter interval,and its accuracy was still unsatisfactory even after modification by a correction operator considering the coupling of temperature and strain rate.The microstructure characterization and statistical analysis showed that a large number of twinning occurred in the parameter intervals with prediction deviation.The occurrence of twinning complicated the local internal stress distribution by drastically changing the crystal orientation and led to significant fluctuations in the macroscopic strain-stress and hardening curves relative to the rheological processes dominated by the dislocation and softening mechanisms,making the logarithm of the strain rate and stress deviate from the linear relationship.This twinning phenomenon was greatly influenced by the temperature and strain rate.Herein,the influence mechanism on twinning behavior was analyzed from the perspective of the interaction of dislocation and twinning.

Twinning aspects and their efficient roles in wrought Mg alloys:A comprehensive review

Twinning is widely recognized as an effective and cost-efficient method for controlling the microstructure and properties of wrought magnesium(Mg)alloys.Specifically,twins play a crucial role in initiating dynamic recrystallization(DRX),while twin regions experience rapid recrystallization during static recrystallization(SRX).The activation of twinning can lead to changes in lattice orientation,significantly impacting the final texture in Mg alloys.The active roles of twinning are influenced by various factors during the activation process,and the mobility of twin boundaries(TB)can be amplified by stress effects,dislocation interactions,and thermal effects.Conversely,annealing treatments that involve proper segregation or precipitation on TBs serve to stabilize them,restraining their motion.Events such as segregation may also alter the twinning propensity in Magnesium-rare earth(Mg-RE)alloys.While{10–11}contraction twins(CT)and{10–11}-{10–12}double twins(DT)can promote dynamic recrystallization(DRX),they also pose a risk as potential sources of voids and cracks.Additionally,understanding the nucleation and growth mechanisms of twinning is crucial,and these aspects are briefly reviewed in this article.Considering the factors mentioned above,this article summarizes the recent research progress in this field,shedding light on advancements in recent eras.

Strengthening effect of prefabrication(10-12)tensile twinning on AZ80+0.4%Ce magnesium alloy and inhibition mechanism of discontinuous precipitation

This paper provided an effective method to further improve the mechanical properties of the AZ80+0.4%Ce magnesium alloy wheel spoke.The effect of high strength and ductility was obtained with a yield strength of 295.36 MPa,an elongation of 10%,by the combination of pre-deformation(7%deformation)and two-stage aging treatment(120℃/9 h+175℃/24 h).The evolution of the microstructure and properties of the alloy was explored under the coupling conditions of different pre-deformation degrees and multi-stage aging.The results show that,pre-deformation introduced a large number of(1012)tensile twinning and dislocations,which greatly promoted the probability of continuous precipitates(CPs)appearing.On the contrary,the discontinuous precipitates(DPs)were limited by the vertical and horizontal twin structure.As a result,the pre-nucleation method of two-stage aging increased the proportion of CPs by 34%-38%.Owing to the DPs was effectively suppressed,the alloy's yield strength has been greatly improved.Besides,under multi-stage aging,the twin boundaries induce protruding nucleation to form static recrystallization by hindering the migration of dislocations,and the matrix swallows the twins,then the texture gradually tilts from the two poles to the basal plane.As an important supplement,the grain refinement and oblique texture promoted the improvement of the yield strength of the component.

Mechanical Behavior and Microstructure Evolution during Tensile Deformation of Twinning Induced Plasticity Steel Processed by Warm Forgings

The mechanical behavior and microstructural evolution of an Fe-30Mn-3Al-3Si twinninginduced plasticity(TWIP)steel processed using warm forging was investigated.It is found that steel processed via warm forging improves comprehensive mechanical properties compared to the TWIP steel processed via cold rolling,with a high tensile strength(R_(m))of 793 MPa,a yield strength(R_(P))of 682 MPa,an extremely large R_(P)/R_(m)ratio as high as 0.86 as well as an excellent elongation rate of 46.8%.The microstructure observation demonstrates that steel processed by warm forging consists of large and elongated grains together with fine,equiaxed grains.Complicated micro-defect configurations were also observed within the steel,including dense dislocation networks and a few coarse deformation twins.As the plastic deformation proceeds,the densities of dislocations and deformation twins significantly increase.Moreover,a great number of slip lines could be observed in the elongated grains.These findings reveal that a much more dramatic interaction between microstructural defect and dislocations glide takes place in the forging sample,wherein the fine and equiaxed grains propagated dislocations more rapidly,together with initial defect configurations,are responsible for enhanced strength properties.Meanwhile,larger,elongated grains with more prevalently activated deformation twins result in high plasticity.

Twinning behaviors of Mg-Sn alloy with basal or prismatic Mg_(2)Sn

The Mg-Sn alloys,with basal or prismatic Mg_(2)Sn laths,were employed to reveal the effect of precipitate orientation on twinning behavior quantitatively.The Mg-5wt.%Sn alloys with basal or prismatic Mg_(2)Sn were compressed to study the twinning behaviors.Subsequently,an Orowan strengthening model was developed to quantitatively investigate the critical resolved shear stress(CRSS)increment of precipitates on twinning.The results revealed that the prismatic precipitates hindered the transfer and growth of tensile twins more effectively compared with the basal precipitates.The decreased proportion of tensile twins containing prismatic Mg_(2)Sn might be attributed to a larger CRSS increment for tensile twins compared with that for basal precipitates.The obvious decreased twinning transfer in the alloy with prismatic Mg_(2)Sn could be due to its higher geometrically necessary dislocation and enhanced CRSS of tensile twins.Notably,the prismatic precipitates have a better hindering effect on tensile twins during compression.

Analyzing topics in social media for improving digital twinning based product development

Digital twinning enables manufacturers to create digital representations of physical entities,thus implementing virtual simulations for product development.Previous efforts of digital twinning neglect the decisive consumer feedback in product development stages,failing to cover the gap between physical and digital spaces.This work mines real-world consumer feedbacks through social media topics,which is significant to product development.We specifically analyze the prevalent time of a product topic,giving an insight into both consumer attention and the widely-discussed time of a product.The primary body of current studies regards the prevalent time prediction as an accompanying task or assumes the existence of a preset distribution.Therefore,these proposed solutions are either biased in focused objectives and underlying patterns or weak in the capability of generalization towards diverse topics.To this end,this work combines deep learning and survival analysis to predict the prevalent time of topics.We propose a specialized deep survival model which consists of two modules.The first module enriches input covariates by incorporating latent features of the time-varying text,and the second module fully captures the temporal pattern of a rumor by a recurrent network structure.Moreover,a specific loss function different from regular survival models is proposed to achieve a more reasonable prediction.Extensive experiments on real-world datasets demonstrate that our model significantly outperforms the state-of-the-art methods.

Unexpected Twinning and Phase-Transition of the Indentation Standards, Their Transition Energies, and Scientific Dichotomy

The general use of aluminium as an indentation standard for the iteration of contact heights for the determination of ISO-14577 hardness and elastic modulus is challenged because of as yet not appreciated phase-changes in the physical force-depth standard curve that seemed to be secured by claims from 1992. The physical and mathematical analyses with closed formulas avoid the still world-wide standardized energy-law violation by not reserving 33.33% (h2 belief) (or 20% h3/2 physical law) of the loading force and thus energy for all not depth producing events but using 100% for the depth formation is a severe violation of the energy law. The not depth producing part of the indentation work cannot be done with zero energy! Both twinning and structural phase-transition onsets and normalized phase-transition energies are now calculated without iterations but with physically correct closed arithmetic equations. These are reported for Berkovich and cubecorner indentations, including their comparison on geometric grounds and an indentation standard without mechanical twinning is proposed. Characteristic data are reported. This is the first detection of the indentation twinning of aluminium at room temperature and the mechanical twinning of fused quartz is also new. Their disqualification as indentation standards is established. Also, the again found higher load phase-transitions disqualify aluminium and fused quartz as ISO-ASTM 14577 (International Standardization Organization and American Society for Testing and Materials) standards for the contact depth “hc” iterations. The incorrect and still world-wide used black-box values for H- and Er-values (the latter are still falsely called “Young’s moduli” even though they are not directional) and all mechanical properties that depend on them. They lack relation to bulk moduli from compression experiments. Experimentally obtained and so published force vs depth parabolas always follow the linear FN = kh3/2 + Fa equation, where Fa is the axis-cut before and after the phase-transition branches (never “h2” as falsely enforced and used for H, Er and giving incorrectly calculated parameters). The regression slopes k are the precise physical hardness values, which for the first time allow for precise calculation of the mechanical qualities by indentation in relation to the geometry of the indenter tip. Exactly 20% of the applied force and thus energy is not available for the indentation depth. Only these scientific k-values must be used for AI-advises at the expense of falsely iterated indentation hardness H-values. Any incorrect H-ISO-ASTM and also the iterated Er-ISO-ASTM modulus values of technical materials in artificial intelligence will be a disaster for the daily safety. The AI must be told that these are unscientific and must therefore be replaced by physical data. Iterated data (3 and 8 free parameters!) cannot be transformed into physical data. One has to start with real experimental loading curves and an absolute ZerodurR standard that must be calibrated with standard force and standard length to create absolute indentation results. .

Twinning mediated anisotropic fracture behavior in bioimplant grade hot-rolled pure magnesium

Bioimplant grade hot-rolled magnesium with equiaxed microstructure and basal texture was examined for fracture toughness(FT)anisotropy using fatigue pre-cracked single-edge notch bending specimens with the notch,an||,⊥and 45°to rolling direction(RD).Due to adequate crack-tip plasticity,the size-independent elastic-plastic fracture toughness(JIC)were determined.Anisotropic JIC was ob-served due to different twin lamellae formation w.r.t.notch owing to the initial basal texture with{10¯10}and{11¯20}poles mostlyand⊥to RD.The out-of-plane tensile stresses activated the{10¯12}||10¯11||extension twins(ET)as usual with matrix-ET∑15b coincident site lattice boundary(CSLB)interfaces.While the in-plane tensile stress⊥to the crack-tip activated{10¯11}||10¯12||contraction twins(CT)that transform into{10¯11}-{10¯12}double twins(DT)with matrix-DT∑23b and∑15a CSLBs.For an||RD,large DT lamellae fraction formed at∼30°and few ETs at∼30°and∼90°to the notch with crack growth mainly via the∑23b/∑15a CSLB interfaces during FT.While,significant DT and ET lamellae developed at∼0°and∼60°with cracking via the matrix-DT∑23b/∑15a and matrix-ET||15b CSLBs for an⊥RD.The DT and ET lamellae activated at∼15°,and the crack propagated through∑15b for an∼45°to RD.The JIC and the crack-tip plastic zone decreases,while the elastic component of the J-integral(Jel)and the ET formation increases from an||,⊥,to∼45°to RD.The strain incompatibility of matrices was higher with the geometrically hard ETs than DTs.Thus,brittle interlamellar cracking occurred through the∑15b interfaces.In contrast,almost similar and higher crack-tip plasticity occurred in matrix and DT domains during crack propagation via||23b/||15a CSLBs.Crack growth through∑23b/||15a led to high JIC,both∑15b and||23b/||15a led to moderate JIC,and∑15b least JIC for an||,⊥and 45°to RD,respectively.

Deformation twinning and textural evolution of pure zirconium during rolling at low temperature

Industry pure zirconium sheets with a strong c-axis fiber texture were rolled to different strains at 77 K to investigate the twinning behavior and deformation mechanism. The microstructure and texture of the rolled specimens were characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） together with electron backscatter diffraction （EBSD） techniques. The results show that the {1022} （1123） compression twinning mode is the dominant deformation twin at low strains loaded along the c-axis, and the {1012} （ 10]- 1 ） tensile twinning generates as the second twin in {1022} （ 1123 ） twins. The selection of twinning modes is governed by Schmid factor （SF） due to the calculating of SF and the EBSD simulating of twinning distribution. The evolution of texture during rolling affected by twins with increase of the strain was explained.

Growth twinning behavior of cast Mg-Zn-Cu-Zr alloys

The morphology and orientation of the growth twins formed in the cast Mg-Zn-Cu-Zr alloys aged at 100 ＆#176;C were characterized using optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. It was found that twins were invisible in the as-cast or solutionized Mg-Zn-Cu-Zr alloys while {10 12} twins were exclusively formed in the aged condition. The twinning behavior was significantly affected by two factors, namely, the Zn content and the heat treatment process. A possible formation mechanism of such growth twins was discussed using the viewpoint of vacancy.

In-situ observation of twinning and detwinning in AZ31 alloy

Twinning and detwinning behavior of a commercial AZ31 magnesium alloy during cyclic compression–tension deformation with a total strain amplitude of 4%(±2%) was evaluated using the complementary techniques of in-situ neutron diffraction, identical area electron backscatter diffraction, and transmission electron microscopy. In-situ neutron diffraction demonstrates that the compressive deformation was dominated by twin nucleation, twin growth, and basal slip, while detwinning dominated the unloading of compressive stresses and subsequent tension stage. With increasing number of cycles from one to eight: the volume fraction of twins at-2% strain gradually increased from 26.3% to 43.5%;the residual twins were present after 2% tension stage and their volume fraction increased from zero to 3.7% as well as a significant increase in their number;and the twinning spread from coarse grains to fine grains involving more grains for twinning. The increase in volume fraction and number of residual twins led to a transition from twin nucleation to twin growth, resulting in a decrease in yield strength of compression deformation with increasing cycles. A large number of-component dislocations observed in twins and the detwinned regions were attributed to the dislocation transmutation during the twinning and detwinning. The accumulation of barriers including twin boundaries and various types of dislocations enhanced the interactions of migrating twin boundary with these barriers during twinning and detwinning, which is considered to be the origin for increasing the work hardening rate in cyclic deformation of the AZ31 alloy.

Quasi in-situ EBSD analysis of twinning-detwinning and slip behaviors in textured AZ31 magnesium alloy subjected to compressive-tensile loading

Twinning and detwinning behavior,together with slip behavior,are studied in a textured AZ31 magnesium alloy under compressive and tensile strains along the rolling direction(RD)after each interrupted mechanical test via quasi in-situ electron backscattered diffraction technique.The results show that twinning firstly takes place under the compressive strain along the RD.With the increasing compressive strain,{1012}tensile twins firstly nucleate,then propagate,and finally thicken.While under a reversed tensile strain along the RD,detwinning occurs.No nucleation happens during detwinning.Thus,tensile twins can detwin at lower tensile strain,followed by thinning,shortening,and vanishing.Slips are also activated to accommodate the plastic deformation.In the matrix,prismatic slip can only dominate at relatively high strains.Otherwise,basal slip dominates.While in the twins,prismatic slip can activate at lower strains,which is ascribed to the texture reorientation.

Hydrogen effect on the mechanical behaviour and microstructural features of a Fe-Mn-C twinning induced plasticity steel

The influences of hydrogen on the mechanical properties and the fracture behaviour of Fe-22Mn-0.6C twinning induced plasticity steel have been investigated by slow strain rate tests and fractographic analysis.The steel showed high susceptibility to hydrogen embrittlement,which led to 62.9%and 74.2%reduction in engineering strain with 3.1 and 14.4 ppm diffusive hydrogen,respectively.The fracture surfaces revealed a transition from ductile to brittle dominated fracture modes with the rising hydrogen contents.The underlying deformation and fracture mechanisms were further exploited by examining the hydrogen effects on the dislocation substructure,stacking fault probability,and twinning behaviour in pre-strained slow strain rate test specimens and notched tensile specimens using coupled electron channelling contrast imaging and electron backscatter diffraction techniques.The results reveal that the addition of hydrogen promotes planar dislocation structures,earlier nucleation of stacking faults,and deformation twinning within those grains which have tensile axis orientations close to<111>//rolling direction and<112>//rolling direction.The developed twin lamellae result in strain localization and micro-voids at grain boundaries and eventually lead to grain boundary decohesion.

Implications of twinning on the microstructure development,crystallographic texture and mechanical performance of Mg alloys-a critical review

Deformation twinning is profusely activated in the Mg alloys due to lower critical resolved shear stress(CRSS) compared to the non-basal slip systems(prismatic and pyramidal ) and plays a significant role in texture reorientation, grain refinement and enhancement of mechanical performance. Twinning is a sequential process comprising twin nucleation, twin propagation and twin growth, hence several intrinsic and extrinsic parameters that facilitate or suppress the process have been critically reviewed. The dependence of twinning on the grain size, deformation temperature, favorable grain orientation and shear strain have been thoroughly discussed in the context of published literature and an attempt has been made to provide a benchmark conclusive finding based on the majority of works. Furthermore, the subsequent effect of twinning on the mechanical performance of Mg alloys, including ductility, formability and tension-compression asymmetry has been discussed in detail. Lastly, the stability of twins, including stress and thermal stability, is summarized and critical issues related to pertinent bottlenecks have been addressed.

Data Collection on and Refinement of Twinned,Non-merohedrally-twinned Methyl 2-Aminopyrazine-3-carboxylate:RLATT for Indexing,and TwinRotMat for De-twinning

The procedure for collecting diffraction data at –173 °C on a twinned specimen of methyl 2-aminopyrazine-3-carboxylate by using the APEX-II software followed by de-twinning the non-merohedrally-twinned reflection data with PLATON is described. De-twinning significantly lowers the R index from 0.141 to 0.038 owing to 49% twinning. Crystal data： C6H7N3O2,monoclinic,P21/c （a = 6.3149（1）,b = 16.5274（2）,c = 6.4544（1） A,β = 95.759（1）°,V = 670.24（2） A^3）.

Primary and secondary modes of deformation twinning in HCP Mg based on atomistic simulations

Deformation twinning, i.e., twin nucleation and twin growth （or twin boundary migration, TBM） activated by impinged basal slip at a symmetrical tilt grain boundary in HCP Mg, was examined with molecular dynamics （MD） simulations. The results show that the {1^-1^-21}-type twinning acts as the most preferential mode of twinning. Once such twins are formed, they are almost ready to grow. The TBM of such twins is led by pure atomic shuffling events. A secondary mode of twinning can also occur in our simulations. The {112^-2} twinning is observed at 10 K as the secondary twin. This secondary mode of twinning shows different energy barriers for nucleation as well as for growth compared with the {1^-1^-21}-type twining. In particular, TBMs in this case is triggered intrinsically by pyramidal slip at its twin boundary.

Twinning behavior of hot extruded AZ31 hexagonal prisms during uniaxial compression

Hot-extruded magnesium alloy AZ31 bar was cut into hexagonal prisms and then compressed at room temperature with the loading direction parallel to the extrusion direction(ED)or perpendicular to ED.The effective stress and strain evolution at center and corner region of the hexagonal prisms was simulated by using DEFORM 3D,while microstructure evolution was characterized by electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD).Relationship between twinning behavior and stress-strain evolution during compression at room temperature was studied.The results indicated that the compressive stress and strain levels at central region of hexagonal prisms were lower than those at the corner parts.EBSD examination revealed that{10-12}twins activate during the compression and the volume fraction of twins at corner parts were less than that at the central parts,which was attributed to twin thickening and coalescence behaviors.Meanwhile,the EBSD map indicated that the arise of{10-11}contraction twins and{10-11}-{10-12}double twins in compressed samples,especially in the corner region with loading axis perpendicular to ED,which were considered to be related to the high stress level at corner region.The dislocation slips led to low-angle boundaries in LA⊥ED and LA//ED.

Effect of texture and twinning on mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of an extruded biodegradable Mg-4Zn alloy

Microstructure,texture,mechanical properties and corrosion behavior of the extruded Mg-4Zn alloy,as a biodegradable material,were investigated.A refined microstructure caused by dynamic recrystallization(DRX),and a general fiber texture were achieved after extrusion.Mechanical properties along different directions of the extruded samples were investigated using shear punch test(SPT).The shear yield stress(SYS)of 113.8 MPa obtained in the transverse direction(TD)was higher than the 106 MPa achieved for the extruded direction(ED)and 45˚samples.This was attributed to the higher amounts of twins and also lower Schmid factor(SF)in the TD.On the other hand,encouraged activation of the basal slip system in the 45˚samples resulted in improved room temperature formability,as indicated by the normalized displacement in the SPT diagram.Electron back scattered diffraction(EBSD)analysis of the surfaces corroded in the phosphate buffered saline(PBS)solution,showed that despite having similar grain sizes and second phase particles shape and volume fractions,surfaces containing grains near(0001)orientations and extension twins<10¯12>(TD and 45˚samples)have lower corrosion rates,as compared to the ED specimens.