Evaluation of Constants in Fracture Mechanics by Means Non-destructive Testing of Al+3.5%Mg Alloys

The constants in fracture mechanics are fracture toughness(for plane strain),critical value of J—integral,critical value of crack tip opening displacement.Mechanical testing under certain conditions to determine them is used.They are complicated,long and expensive procedures.In practice,it is interesting to determine the constant in fracture mechanics for elements of constructions by means of non-destructive testing(NDT)(non-destructive evaluations,NDE)from Al+3.5%Mg alloys(according EN 1706).

Correlation of microstructure and magnetic properties in Sm(Co_(bal)Fe_(0.1)Cu_(0.1)Zr_(0.033))_(6.93) magnets solution-treated at different temperatures

The correlation of microstructure and magnetic properties in Sm(Co_(bal)Fe_(0.1)Cu_(0.1)Zr_(0.033))_(6.93) magnets solution-treated at different temperatures was systematically investigated. It is found that the magnets solution-treated at 1219℃ possess a single 1:7 H phase, exhibiting the homogeneous cellular structure during further aging treatment, leading to the optimum magnetic properties. However, for the magnets solution-treated at 1211 and 1223℃,2:17 H or 1:5 H secondary phase will also form besides 1:7 H main phase, which cannot transform into cellular structure,thus deteriorating the magnetic properties greatly. The irreversible magnetization investigations with recoil loops also propose a non-uniform pinning in the magnets induced by the secondary precipitates. At proper solution temperature, Zr is supposed to occupy the Fe-Fe dumbbell sites in the form of Zr-vacancy pairs, leading to the minimum c/a ratio and thus stabilizing the 1:7 H phase. Finally,Sm(Co_(bal)Fe_(0.1)Cu_(0.1)Zr_(0.033))_(6.93) magnets with the maximum energy product and intrinsic coercivity at 550℃ up to 60.73 kJ·m^(-3) and 553.88 kA·m^(-1) were prepared by powder metallurgy method.