The crossed micro-bands in the martensite variant pairs of a thermomechanically trained Cu25.66Zn-4.02Al (wt-%) alloy have been studied. It was found that the micro-bands pass through the interface from one martensite...The crossed micro-bands in the martensite variant pairs of a thermomechanically trained Cu25.66Zn-4.02Al (wt-%) alloy have been studied. It was found that the micro-bands pass through the interface from one martensite variant to another and their orientation inside different variants is distinct, which would remain in the parent phase after the reverse transformation and play an important role in the formation of preferential martensite. In fact, the crossed micro-bands are micro-twins for accommodating the stress fields generated during thermomechanically training展开更多
Alloying can make conventional metals reach ultra-high strength,but this usually comes at dramatic loss of toughness.In this work,a desirable strength–toughness combination in high-strength low-alloy steel achieved v...Alloying can make conventional metals reach ultra-high strength,but this usually comes at dramatic loss of toughness.In this work,a desirable strength–toughness combination in high-strength low-alloy steel achieved via trace carbon addition.The significance of carbon in tailoring variant pairing and tuning impact toughness was elucidated from the perspective of crystallography and thermodynamics.As the carbon content increases,the packets and blocks are refined,and the-40 impact toughness improves.The enhancement of impact toughness results from the higher density of block boundaries,and the fracture mode shifts from brittle fracture to ductile–brittle combined fractures,then to ductile fracture due to the increased carbon.Increasing the carbon content would lower the martensite start temperature(M_S)temperature and driving force for martensitic transformation,and increase the strength of austenite matrix,which in turn contributes to producing more V1/V2 variant pairs to accommodate the transformation strain.展开更多
文摘The crossed micro-bands in the martensite variant pairs of a thermomechanically trained Cu25.66Zn-4.02Al (wt-%) alloy have been studied. It was found that the micro-bands pass through the interface from one martensite variant to another and their orientation inside different variants is distinct, which would remain in the parent phase after the reverse transformation and play an important role in the formation of preferential martensite. In fact, the crossed micro-bands are micro-twins for accommodating the stress fields generated during thermomechanically training
基金financially supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2017YFB0304800)financial support of China Scholarship Council(award for one year visiting in Northwestern University in USA,No.201706465056)。
文摘Alloying can make conventional metals reach ultra-high strength,but this usually comes at dramatic loss of toughness.In this work,a desirable strength–toughness combination in high-strength low-alloy steel achieved via trace carbon addition.The significance of carbon in tailoring variant pairing and tuning impact toughness was elucidated from the perspective of crystallography and thermodynamics.As the carbon content increases,the packets and blocks are refined,and the-40 impact toughness improves.The enhancement of impact toughness results from the higher density of block boundaries,and the fracture mode shifts from brittle fracture to ductile–brittle combined fractures,then to ductile fracture due to the increased carbon.Increasing the carbon content would lower the martensite start temperature(M_S)temperature and driving force for martensitic transformation,and increase the strength of austenite matrix,which in turn contributes to producing more V1/V2 variant pairs to accommodate the transformation strain.