A molecular dynamics simulation study was performed to investigate the formation and evolution mechanisms of nano-clusters during the rapid solidification of liquid CaToMg30 alloy. The cluster-type index method （CTIM...A molecular dynamics simulation study was performed to investigate the formation and evolution mechanisms of nano-clusters during the rapid solidification of liquid CaToMg30 alloy. The cluster-type index method （CTIM） was adopted to describe microstructure evolutions of nano-clusters during solidification. Results indicate that amorphous structure is mainly formed with three bond-types of 1551, 1541 and 1431 at the cooling rate of 5~1011 K/S, and glass transition temperature Tg is about 530 K; the icosahedron cluster of （12 0 12 0） plays a key role in formation of amorphous structure, and smaller Mg atoms are much more probable to be central atoms of icosahedron clusters; and nano-clusters are mainly formed by combining medium-size clusters. Interestingly, it was also found that formation and evolution processes of the nano-cluster display a three-stage feature which is analogous to crystallization process of amorphous alloy.展开更多
The flow stress of spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble- 1500 test machine. The experimental results indicated that the flow stress depends on the strain rate and the deformation tem...The flow stress of spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble- 1500 test machine. The experimental results indicated that the flow stress depends on the strain rate and the deformation temperature. The flow stress increases with an increase in strain rate at a given deformation temperature. The flow stress decreases with the deformation temperature increasing at a given strain rate. The relational expression among the flow stress, the swain rate, and the deformation temperature satisfies the Arrhenius equation. The deformation activation energy of 70Si30Al alloy during hot deformation is 866.27 kJ/mol from the Arrhenius equation.展开更多
A novel 70Si30Al alloy was prepared by the spray forming process for electronic packaging materials. The effect of the ratio of atomization pressure to metal melt mass flux rate （P/M） on the preforms and microstruct...A novel 70Si30Al alloy was prepared by the spray forming process for electronic packaging materials. The effect of the ratio of atomization pressure to metal melt mass flux rate （P/M） on the preforms and microstructures of the spray-deposited 70Si30Al alloy was studied. The results indicate that the PIM value has a considerable influence on the formation of the preforms and the optimal value is in the range of 0.209-0.231 MPa/（kg.min^-1）. The microstructure of the spray formed 70Si30AI alloy is fine and homogenous. The primary silicon phases distributing in the aluminum matrix evenly are fine and irregular. The aluminum matrix is divided into two groups： supersaturated α-Al phase or α-Al phase and Al-Si pseudoeutectic phase or Al-Si eutectic phase.展开更多
The deformation mechanism of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble-1500 test machine. It is shown that hot deformation of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy is achieved by liquid flo...The deformation mechanism of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble-1500 test machine. It is shown that hot deformation of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy is achieved by liquid flow due to isostatic pressure and movement of solid particles due to shear force. Deformation condition depends on the nucleation rate and closure rate of the cavities. The flow stress slightly varies when the difference between the nucleation rate and closure rate of the cavities is small; however, it decreases when the nucleation rate of the cavities is greater than the closure rate of the cavities.展开更多
X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) wereemployed to investigate the influence of Ni content on the crystallization of amorphousZr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x (atom fraction in percent) alloys. Ex...X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) wereemployed to investigate the influence of Ni content on the crystallization of amorphousZr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x (atom fraction in percent) alloys. Experimental results show that with the Nicontent increasing the activation energies for crystallization of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_xalloys increase correspondingly, indicating that the thermal stability is greatly improved. All theDSC traces of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x alloys exhibit two exothermic peaks, suggesting thatthe crystallization process proceeds via a double-stage mode. The first exothermic peak at lowertemperature mainly corresponds to the precipitation and growth of Zr_2Cu particles, while the secondone corresponds to the precipitation of nano-scale Zr_2Ni phase and crystallization of residualamorphous phase. The mechanism on the crystallization of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x alloys wasdiscussed.展开更多
Grain boundary diffusion process(GBDP)has been developed as an effective approach to increase the coercivity of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets by regulating the compositions and phase distributions near grain boundaries.Thi...Grain boundary diffusion process(GBDP)has been developed as an effective approach to increase the coercivity of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets by regulating the compositions and phase distributions near grain boundaries.This work aims to explore how to select the optimum annealing temperature after GBDP.In this work GBDP was performed on a sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet using Dy_(70)Cu_(30) alloy.After GBDP the low eutectic temperature of the grain boundary phases decreases from the initial 492 to 451℃.The magnetic property dependent on different annealing temperatures near the low eutectic temperature was studied.The magnetic properties,especially the squareness factor of demagnetization curve show a strong dependence on the annealing temperature.After GBDP the optimal magnetic properties can be obtained after annealing just above the low eutectic temperature of the grain boundary phases.The mechanism is discussed based on the microstructure analysis.展开更多
A new concept of undercooling heredity is developed to evaluate the undercooling ability in a non catalytic nucleation coated mould, where alloy melts were highly undercooled previously. Before the heredity experiment...A new concept of undercooling heredity is developed to evaluate the undercooling ability in a non catalytic nucleation coated mould, where alloy melts were highly undercooled previously. Before the heredity experiment a non catalytic nucleation composite glass lined coating (B F) was prepared on the inner surface of mould and the Cu 70 Ni 30 alloy was selected to perform undercooling experiment in the B F non catalytic coating mould. Its ratio of undercooling heredity was 0.76. The results prove that the B F coating is an ideal non catalytic media for purified Cu 70 Ni 30 alloy melts due to its small contact angle between the melt and coating layer. Considering that various microstructures form under different undercoolings, two critical undercoolings, Δ T 1 and Δ T 2, and their corresponding microstructures of Cu 70 Ni 30 alloy are well defined. Moreover, it is found that the manned trigging solidification in the non catalytic coating mould could be used to get directional undercooling dendrite structure while the melt undercooling is larger than the critical undercooling Δ T 2.展开更多
Usually it is generally believed that the Er element forms the Er_(2)Fe_(14)B phase,which will seriously deteriorate the magnetic properties.Distinctly,here we report the balance of corrosion resistance and coercivity...Usually it is generally believed that the Er element forms the Er_(2)Fe_(14)B phase,which will seriously deteriorate the magnetic properties.Distinctly,here we report the balance of corrosion resistance and coercivity in Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets through using simple Er_(30)Cu_(70) additive whose price is much lower than Dy and Tb.By reasonably controlling Er_(30)Cu_(70) addition,the corrosion resistance is improved at the minimum limit of reducing the magnetic properties.Through studying the influence mechanism of Er element,it is found that the main effect of Er elements is to replace the Nd elements at the edge of the main phase grains to form a(Er,Nd)_(2)Fe_(14)B shell with low H_(A),resulting in the reduction of magnetic properties.The improvement of corrosion resistance mainly comes from the more stable Cu element introduced at the grain boundary.At the same time,the target magnets also show different advantages under different heat treatment methods.Above findings may spur progress towards developing the lowcost permanent magnets that rival the commercial Nd-Fe-B counterpart.展开更多
Experiments of X-ray diffraction for liquid Cu70Ni30 alloy above and below its liquidus (1 230℃) have been carried out. By the analysis of experimental results, it is discovered that difference between structures of ...Experiments of X-ray diffraction for liquid Cu70Ni30 alloy above and below its liquidus (1 230℃) have been carried out. By the analysis of experimental results, it is discovered that difference between structures of liquid and undercooled Cu70Ni30 alloy is their cluster sizes. The correlation radius of cluster is 1.125 nm and the atom number of cluster is 403 at 1 250-1 400℃, and they are 1.3 nm and 704 respectively at the undercooled liquid state (1 200℃). The structure of liquid alloy is fee short order and its solid structure, fcc, is kept from liquid fcc short order.展开更多
A molecular dynamics (MD) simulation study has been performed for the rapid solidification of Cu70Ni30 adopting the quantum Sutton-Chen many-body potentials. By analyzing the bond-types and the relation of atomic aver...A molecular dynamics (MD) simulation study has been performed for the rapid solidification of Cu70Ni30 adopting the quantum Sutton-Chen many-body potentials. By analyzing the bond-types and the relation of atomic average energy versus temperature, it was demonstrated that as cooling rate being 2 × 1012 K/s, the Cu70Ni30 formed fcc crystal structures and freezing point was found. In addition, having analyzed the transformation of microstructures and the detail of crystal growth by using atomic trace and visual method, not only could the formation of binary disordered solid solution be showed, but also the solidification of liquid metals and the crystal growth processes could be further understood.展开更多
基金Project(50831003) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(20114BAB215026) supported by Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation,ChinaProject(ZD201002) supported by Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Gannan Medical University,China
文摘A molecular dynamics simulation study was performed to investigate the formation and evolution mechanisms of nano-clusters during the rapid solidification of liquid CaToMg30 alloy. The cluster-type index method （CTIM） was adopted to describe microstructure evolutions of nano-clusters during solidification. Results indicate that amorphous structure is mainly formed with three bond-types of 1551, 1541 and 1431 at the cooling rate of 5~1011 K/S, and glass transition temperature Tg is about 530 K; the icosahedron cluster of （12 0 12 0） plays a key role in formation of amorphous structure, and smaller Mg atoms are much more probable to be central atoms of icosahedron clusters; and nano-clusters are mainly formed by combining medium-size clusters. Interestingly, it was also found that formation and evolution processes of the nano-cluster display a three-stage feature which is analogous to crystallization process of amorphous alloy.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. G20000672).
文摘The flow stress of spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble- 1500 test machine. The experimental results indicated that the flow stress depends on the strain rate and the deformation temperature. The flow stress increases with an increase in strain rate at a given deformation temperature. The flow stress decreases with the deformation temperature increasing at a given strain rate. The relational expression among the flow stress, the swain rate, and the deformation temperature satisfies the Arrhenius equation. The deformation activation energy of 70Si30Al alloy during hot deformation is 866.27 kJ/mol from the Arrhenius equation.
基金This study was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (G20000672)
文摘A novel 70Si30Al alloy was prepared by the spray forming process for electronic packaging materials. The effect of the ratio of atomization pressure to metal melt mass flux rate （P/M） on the preforms and microstructures of the spray-deposited 70Si30Al alloy was studied. The results indicate that the PIM value has a considerable influence on the formation of the preforms and the optimal value is in the range of 0.209-0.231 MPa/（kg.min^-1）. The microstructure of the spray formed 70Si30AI alloy is fine and homogenous. The primary silicon phases distributing in the aluminum matrix evenly are fine and irregular. The aluminum matrix is divided into two groups： supersaturated α-Al phase or α-Al phase and Al-Si pseudoeutectic phase or Al-Si eutectic phase.
基金This study was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. G20000672).
文摘The deformation mechanism of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble-1500 test machine. It is shown that hot deformation of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy is achieved by liquid flow due to isostatic pressure and movement of solid particles due to shear force. Deformation condition depends on the nucleation rate and closure rate of the cavities. The flow stress slightly varies when the difference between the nucleation rate and closure rate of the cavities is small; however, it decreases when the nucleation rate of the cavities is greater than the closure rate of the cavities.
基金This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 59871025).
文摘X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) wereemployed to investigate the influence of Ni content on the crystallization of amorphousZr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x (atom fraction in percent) alloys. Experimental results show that with the Nicontent increasing the activation energies for crystallization of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_xalloys increase correspondingly, indicating that the thermal stability is greatly improved. All theDSC traces of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x alloys exhibit two exothermic peaks, suggesting thatthe crystallization process proceeds via a double-stage mode. The first exothermic peak at lowertemperature mainly corresponds to the precipitation and growth of Zr_2Cu particles, while the secondone corresponds to the precipitation of nano-scale Zr_2Ni phase and crystallization of residualamorphous phase. The mechanism on the crystallization of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x alloys wasdiscussed.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51901087)Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20190975,BK20201007)+1 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2021M701504)Natural Science Foundation for Colleges and Universities in Jiangsu Province(20KJD470002)。
文摘Grain boundary diffusion process(GBDP)has been developed as an effective approach to increase the coercivity of sintered Nd-Fe-B magnets by regulating the compositions and phase distributions near grain boundaries.This work aims to explore how to select the optimum annealing temperature after GBDP.In this work GBDP was performed on a sintered Nd-Fe-B magnet using Dy_(70)Cu_(30) alloy.After GBDP the low eutectic temperature of the grain boundary phases decreases from the initial 492 to 451℃.The magnetic property dependent on different annealing temperatures near the low eutectic temperature was studied.The magnetic properties,especially the squareness factor of demagnetization curve show a strong dependence on the annealing temperature.After GBDP the optimal magnetic properties can be obtained after annealing just above the low eutectic temperature of the grain boundary phases.The mechanism is discussed based on the microstructure analysis.
文摘A new concept of undercooling heredity is developed to evaluate the undercooling ability in a non catalytic nucleation coated mould, where alloy melts were highly undercooled previously. Before the heredity experiment a non catalytic nucleation composite glass lined coating (B F) was prepared on the inner surface of mould and the Cu 70 Ni 30 alloy was selected to perform undercooling experiment in the B F non catalytic coating mould. Its ratio of undercooling heredity was 0.76. The results prove that the B F coating is an ideal non catalytic media for purified Cu 70 Ni 30 alloy melts due to its small contact angle between the melt and coating layer. Considering that various microstructures form under different undercoolings, two critical undercoolings, Δ T 1 and Δ T 2, and their corresponding microstructures of Cu 70 Ni 30 alloy are well defined. Moreover, it is found that the manned trigging solidification in the non catalytic coating mould could be used to get directional undercooling dendrite structure while the melt undercooling is larger than the critical undercooling Δ T 2.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi(2021GXNSFDA075009)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52261004)。
文摘Usually it is generally believed that the Er element forms the Er_(2)Fe_(14)B phase,which will seriously deteriorate the magnetic properties.Distinctly,here we report the balance of corrosion resistance and coercivity in Nd-Fe-B sintered magnets through using simple Er_(30)Cu_(70) additive whose price is much lower than Dy and Tb.By reasonably controlling Er_(30)Cu_(70) addition,the corrosion resistance is improved at the minimum limit of reducing the magnetic properties.Through studying the influence mechanism of Er element,it is found that the main effect of Er elements is to replace the Nd elements at the edge of the main phase grains to form a(Er,Nd)_(2)Fe_(14)B shell with low H_(A),resulting in the reduction of magnetic properties.The improvement of corrosion resistance mainly comes from the more stable Cu element introduced at the grain boundary.At the same time,the target magnets also show different advantages under different heat treatment methods.Above findings may spur progress towards developing the lowcost permanent magnets that rival the commercial Nd-Fe-B counterpart.
文摘Experiments of X-ray diffraction for liquid Cu70Ni30 alloy above and below its liquidus (1 230℃) have been carried out. By the analysis of experimental results, it is discovered that difference between structures of liquid and undercooled Cu70Ni30 alloy is their cluster sizes. The correlation radius of cluster is 1.125 nm and the atom number of cluster is 403 at 1 250-1 400℃, and they are 1.3 nm and 704 respectively at the undercooled liquid state (1 200℃). The structure of liquid alloy is fee short order and its solid structure, fcc, is kept from liquid fcc short order.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.50271026).
文摘A molecular dynamics (MD) simulation study has been performed for the rapid solidification of Cu70Ni30 adopting the quantum Sutton-Chen many-body potentials. By analyzing the bond-types and the relation of atomic average energy versus temperature, it was demonstrated that as cooling rate being 2 × 1012 K/s, the Cu70Ni30 formed fcc crystal structures and freezing point was found. In addition, having analyzed the transformation of microstructures and the detail of crystal growth by using atomic trace and visual method, not only could the formation of binary disordered solid solution be showed, but also the solidification of liquid metals and the crystal growth processes could be further understood.
