Adiabatic shear fracture in Ti-6Al-4V alloy

Separated specimens of Ti-6Al-4V alloy were dynamically loaded at a strain rate of 3 900 s-1 using a split Hopkinson pressure bar（SHPB） apparatus.The fracture features of the separated specimens were investigated by a scanning electron microscope.The results show that adiabatic shear failure occurs in the tested specimens,and two typical areas（dimple and smooth areas） with different features are alternatively distributed on the whole fracture surface.The dimple areas originate from voids generation and coalescence,exhibiting ductile fracture characteristics.Simultaneously,ultrafine grains（UFGs） and microcracks among grains are observed on the smooth areas,indicating that the emergence of UFG areas is caused by the propagation of microcracks along grain boundaries and exhibits brittle fracture characteristics.Fracture occurring in adiabatic shear bands is not uniform and ultimate rupture is resulted from ductile and brittle fracture modes.

Adiabatic shear sensitivity of ductile metal based on gradient-dependent JOHNSON-COOK model

Based on the expression proposed by WANG for the local plastic shear deformation distribution in the adiabatic shear band（ASB） using gradient-dependent plasticity,the effects of 10 parameters on the adiabatic shear sensitivity were studied.The experimental data for a flow line in the ASB obtained by LIAO and DUFFY were fitted by use of the curve-fitting least squares method and the proposed expression.The critical plastic shear strains corresponding to the onset of the ASB for Ti-6Al-4V were assessed at different assigned ASB widths.It is found that the proposed expression describes well the non-linear deformation characteristics of the flow line in the ASB.Some parameters in the JOHNSON-COOK model are back-calculated using different critical plastic shear strains.The adiabatic shear sensitivity decreases as initial static yield stress,work to heat conversion factor and strain-rate parameter decrease,which is opposite to the effects of density,heat capacity,ambient temperature and strain-hardening exponent.The present model can predict the ASB width evolution process.The predicted ASB width decreases with straining until a stable value is reached.The famous model proposed by DODD and BAI only can predict a final stable value.

Adiabatic Shear Mechanisms for the Hard Cutting Process

The most important consequence of adiabatic shear phenomenon is formation of sawtooth chip. Lots of scholars focused on the formation mechanism of sawtooth, and the research often depended on experimental approach. For the present, the mechanism of sawtooth chip formation still remains some ambiguous aspects. This study develops a combined numerical and experimental approach to get deeper understanding of sawtooth chip formation mechanism for Polycrystalline Cubic Boron Nitride（PCBN） tools orthogonal cutting hard steel GCr15. By adopting the Johnson-Cook material constitutive equations, the FEM simulation model established in this research effectively overcomes serious element distortions and cell singularity in high strain domain caused by large material deformation, and the adiabatic shear phenomenon is simulated successfully. Both the formation mechanism and process of sawtooth are simulated. Also, the change features regarding the cutting force as well as its effects on temperature are studied. More specifically, the contact of sawtooth formation frequency with cutting force fluctuation frequency is established. The cutting force and effect of cutting temperature on mechanism of adiabatic shear are investigated. Furthermore, the effects of the cutting condition on sawtooth chip formation are researched. The researching results show that cutting feed has the most important effect on sawtooth chip formation compared with cutting depth and speed. This research contributes a better understanding of mechanism, feature of chip formation in hard turning process, and supplies theoretical basis for the optimization of hard cutting process parameters.

Formation of adiabatic shearing band for high-strength Ti-5553 alloy:A dramatic thermoplastic microstructural evolution

By using split Hopkinson pressure bar, optical microscopy and electronic microscopy, we investigate the influence of initial microstructures on the adiabatic shear behavior of high-strength Ti-5Al-5V-5Mo-3Cr(Ti-5553) alloy with lamellar microstructure and bimodal microstructure. Lamellar alloy tends to form adiabatic shearing band(ASB) at low compression strain, while bimodal alloy is considerably ASBresistant. Comparing with the initial microstructure of Ti-5553 alloy, we find that the microstructure of the ASB changes dramatically. Adiabatic shear of lamellar Ti-5553 alloy not only results in the formation of recrystallized β nano-grains within the ASB, but also leads to the chemical redistribution of the alloying elements such as Al, V, Cr and Mo. As a result, the alloying elements distribute evenly in the ASB.In contrast, the dramatic adiabatic shear of bimodal alloy might give rise to the complete lamination of the globular primary a grain and the equiaxial prior β grain, which is accompanied by the dynamic recrystallization of a lamellae and β lamellae. As a result, ASB of bimodal alloy is composed of a/β nanomultilayers. Chemical redistribution does not occur in ASB of bimodal alloy. Bimodal Ti-5553 alloy should be a promising candidate for high performance armors with high mass efficiency due to the processes high dynamic flow stress and excellent ASB-resistance.

Adiabatic shear localization evolution for steel based on the Johnson-Cook model and gradient-dependent plasticity

Gradient-dependent plasticity is introduced into the phenomenological Johnson-Cook model to study the effects of strainhardening, strain rate sensitivity, thermal-softening, and microstructure. The microstructural effect （interactions and interplay among microstructures） due to heterogeneity of texture plays an important role in the process of development or evolution of an adiabatic shear band with a certain thickness depending on the grain diameter. The distributed plastic shear strain and deformation in the shear band are derived and depend on the critical plastic shear strain corresponding to the peak flow shear stress, the coordinate or position, the internal length parameter, and the average plastic shear strain or the flow shear stress. The critical plastic shear strain, the distributed plastic shear strain, and deformation in the shear band are numerically predicted for a kind of steel deformed at a constant shear strain rate. Beyond the peak shear stress, the local plastic shear strain in the shear band is highly nonuniform and the local plastic shear deformation in the band is highly nonlinear. Shear localization is more apparent with the increase of the average plastic shear strain. The calculated distributions of the local plastic shear strain and deformation agree with the previous numerical and experimental results.

Adiabatic Shear Bands in 30CrNi_3MoV Structural Steel Induced during High Speed Cutting

The width and spacing of adiabatic shear bands (ASBs) in the serrated chips generated during high speed orthogonal cutting of 30CrNi3MoV structurai steel were measured by opticai microscopy (OM), the temperature rise in the shear band was estimated. The microstructures of the ASBs were also characterized by SEM and TEM. The results show that the width and spacing of ASBs decrease with the increase of the cutting speed. The further observations show that the microstructure between the matrix and the center of the ASB gradually changes, and that the martensitic phase transformation, carbide precipitation and recrystallization may occur in the ASB.

Adiabatic Shear Localization for Steels Based on Johnson-Cook Model and Second-and Fourth-Order Gradient Plasticity Models

To consider the effects of the interactions and interplay among microstructures, gradient-dependent models of second- and fourth-order are included in the widely used phenomenological Johnson-Cook model where the effects of strain-hardening, strain rate sensitivity, and thermal-softening are successfully described. The various parameters for 1006 steel, 4340 steel and S-7 tool steel are assigned. The distributions and evolutions of the local plastic shear strain and deformation in adiabatic shear band （ASB） are predicted. The calculated results of the second- and fourth- order gradient plasticity models are compared. S-7 tool steel possesses the steepest profile of local plastic shear strain in ASB, whereas 1006 steel has the least profile. The peak local plastic shear strain in ASB for S-7 tool steel is slightly higher than that for 4340 steel and is higher than that for 1006 steel. The extent of the nonlinear distribution of the local plastic shear deformation in ASB is more apparent for the S-7 tool steel, whereas it is the least apparent for 1006 steel. In fourth-order gradient plasticity model, the profile of the local plastic shear strain in the middle of ASB has a pronounced plateau whose width decreases with increasing average plastic shear strain, leading to a shrink of the portion of linear distribution of the profile of the local plastic shear deformation. When compared with the sec- ond-order gradient plasticity model, the fourth-order gradient plasticity model shows a lower peak local plastic shear strain in ASB and a higher magnitude of plastic shear deformation at the top or base of ASB, which is due to wider ASB. The present numerical results of the second- and fourth-order gradient plasticity models are consistent with the previous numerical and experimental results at least qualitatively.

Analysis of Adiabatic Shearing Failure Mechanism for Aluminum Matrix Composites Based on Experimental and Numerical Simulation

Adiabatic shear behavior and the corresponding mechanism of TiB2/Al composites were researched by split Hopkinson pressure bar （SHPB）.Results show that the flow stresses of the TiB2/Al composites exhibit softening tendency with the increasing of strain rates. All the composites fail in splitting and cutting with a 45 degree, and the phase transformed bands of molten aluminum are found on the adiabatic shear layers. The deformation behavior and shear localization of the TiB2/Al composites specimens were simulated by finite element code MSC.Marc. The Johnson-Cook model was used to describe the thermo-viscoplastic response of the specimen material. There was unanimous between the numerical result and the experimental result on the location of the adiabatic shear band. From the numerical simulation and experiment, it was concluded that the instantaneous failure of the composite was ascribed due to the local low strength area where the formation of adiabatic shear band was, and the stress condition had significant effect on the initiation and propagation of adiabatic shear band （ASB）.

Adiabatic shear banding of hot-extruded tungsten heavy alloy under cryogenic temperature

The effect of cryogenic temperature on adiabatic shear banding (ASBing) of tungsten heavy alloy (WHA) processed by hot-hydrostatic ex-trusion was investigated.Results show that,when the initial temperature is decreased,the dynamic flow stress,the critical failure time,and the dynamic failure energy of specimens show an increasing tendency,while the susceptibility to ASB of WHA shows a decreasing tendency,which is characterized by decreased shear strain and increased width of shear bands.Microstructure analysis shows that the number of mi-crocracks within ASB exhibits an increasing tendency with decreased initial temperature,and the dynamic recrystallization (DRX) process within ASB is evidently suppressed at the lower temperature.As a result of the lower temperature,the motion and rearrangement of disloca-tion are effectively suppressed,which is mainly responsible for the incomplete DRX process within ASB and decreases susceptibility to ASB.

Adiabatic shear instability in a titanium alloy:Extreme deformation-induced phase transformation,nanotwinning,and grain refinement

Increasingly harsh service conditions place higher requirements for the high strain-rate performance of titanium alloys.Adiabatic shear band(ASB),a phenomenon prone to dynamic loading,is often accom-panied by catastrophic damage.Yet,it is unclear how the internal nanostructures are related to shear instability.Here we report detailed microstructural evolution in the ASB of a titanium alloy via in-depth focused ion beam(FIB),transmission Kikuchi diffraction(TKD),and high-resolution transmission electron microscope(HRTEM)analyses,with the deformation instability phenomenon discussed from the energy perspective.The ASB interior undergoes multifaceted changes,namely deformation-induced beta-to-alpha transformation and deformation-induced martensitic transformation to form substantially refined and heterogeneous structures.Meanwhile,two types of extremely fine twins are identified to occur within both nano-sized martensite and alpha phase.The critical plastic work representing the onset of adiabatic shear instability and dynamic equilibrium is observed to be constant for a specific structure in the same deformation mode.The energy analysis could be extended to other materials subjected to high strain-rate dynamic deformation.

A Review of Microstructural Evolution in the Adiabatic Shear Bands Induced by High Speed Machining

Investigations made by the authors and collaborators into the microstructural and fracture aspects of adiabatic shear bands （ASBs） of the hardened steels and Ti alloys induced by high speed machining （HSM） are briefly reviewed. The principal findings are the following： （a） the microstructure inside the ASBs varies from the band center to the normal chip material, the gradient microstructures are found; （b） the HSM can produce two types of ASBs with increasing in cutting speed, the deformed shear bands formed at lower cutting speed and the transformed shear bands formed at higher cutting speed; （c） the very small equiaxed recrystallized grains are observed in the center of the ASBs, the dynamic recrystallization and phase transformation may occur simultaneously during the formation of the transformed ASBs; （d） The dynamic rotational recrystallization is the origin of the equiaxed grains in the center of the ASBs. A microstructural evolution model in ASBs produced during HSM for the harden steel is proposed; （e） the microstructural pattern of fracture surface is characterised by the elongated dimples. A microcosmic adiabatic shear fracture model during HSM of the hardened steel is built up.

Adiabatic shear banding of hot-rolling Ti–6Al–4V alloy subjected to dynamic shearing and uniaxial dynamic compression

Effect of stress state including dynamic shearing and uniaxial dynamic compression on adiabatic shear banding(ASBing) of hot-rolling Ti–6Al–4V(TC4) alloy was investigated. The absorbed energy of specimen before failure was calculated to evaluate the susceptibility to adiabatic shear band(ASB) of TC4 alloy quantitatively.Results show that the susceptibility to ASB of hot-rolling TC4 alloy exhibits obvious anisotropy under both dynamic shearing and uniaxial dynamic compression conditions, but the anisotropy of susceptibility to ASB under dynamic shearing condition exhibits an opposite tendency with that under uniaxial dynamic compression condition. Under the condition of uniaxial dynamic compression, material shows the highest susceptibility to ASB when loaded along transverse direction(TD) of the hot-rolling TC4, while the lowest susceptibility when loaded along rolling direction(RD). However, under the condition of dynamic shearing,the material behaves in the opposite way, demonstrating the lowest susceptibility when loaded along TD of the hotrolling TC4, while the highest susceptibility when loaded along RD.

Formation of adiabatic shear band and deformation mechanisms during warm compression of Ti–6Al–4V alloy

Adiabatic shear band （ASB） was narrow region where softening occurred and concentrated plastic defor- mation took place. In present study, the effects of height reduction and deformation temperature on ASB were investigated by means of optical microscopy （OM） and scanning electron microscopy （SEM）. And the deformation mechanisms within the shear band were discussed thor- oughly with the help of transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. There is a critical strain for the formation of ASB during warm compression of Ti-6AI-4V alloy. The width of ASB increases with height reduction increasing. Elon- gated alpha grains within shear band grow up with defor- mation temperature increasing. Some ultrafine grains that confirm the occurrence of dynamic recrystallization are observed within shear band during warm compression of Ti-6AI-4V alloy.

Multi-scale crystal plasticity finite element simulations of the microstructural evolution and formation mechanism of adiabatic shear bands in dual-phase Ti20C alloy under complex dynamic loading

A dynamic compression test was performed on α+β dual-phase titanium alloy Ti20C using a split Hopkinson pressure bar.The formation of adiabatic shear bands generated during the compression process was studied by combining the proposed multi-scale crystal plasticity finite element method with experimental measurements.The complex local micro region load was progressively extracted from the simulation results of a macro model and applied to an established three-dimensional multi-grain microstructure model.Subsequently,the evolution histories of the grain shape,size,and orientation inside the adiabatic shear band were quantitatively simulated.The results corresponded closely to the experimental results obtained via transmission electron microscopy and precession electron diffraction.Furthermore,by calculating the grain rotation and temperature rise inside the adiabatic shear band,the microstructural softening and thermal softening effects of typical heavily-deformed α grains were successfully decoupled.The results revealed that the microstructural softening stress was triggered and then stabilized(in general)at a relatively high value.This indicated that the mechanical strength was lowered mainly by the grain orientation evolution or dynamic recrystallization occurring during early plastic deformation.Subsequently,thermal softening increased linearly and became the main softening mechanism.Noticeably,in the final stage,the thermal softening stress accounted for 78.4% of the total softening stress due to the sharp temperature increase,which inevitably leads to the stress collapse and potential failure of the alloy.

Microstructural softening induced adiabatic shear banding in Ti-23Nb-0.7Ta-2Zr-O gum metal

Ti-23Nb-0.7Ta-2Zr-O gum metal(GM)is an attractive candidate material for applications that require superior mechanical properties.In our earlier investigation of the GM[1],geometrical softening and the generation of adiabatic shear bands(ASBs)were proposed as primary reasons for the documented anisotropic impact response.In the present study,electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD)analysis reveals two different deformed microstructures,i.e.,deformed ultrafine grains(UFGs)and dynamically recrystallized UFGs,formed in the ASBs of GM samples processed by extrusion equal channel angular pressing(ECAP),respectively.Additional calculation of temperature rise during dynamic compression suggests that the above microstructure differences in the ASBs was originated from their different maximum ASB temperatures(608 K for extruded GM and 1159 K for ECAP-processed GM).Moreover,our calculation on the temperature at the onset of ASBs indicates that microstructural softening is the primary cause for the development of ASBs in both extruded GM(321 K)and ECAP-processed GM(331 K).

Size Effect on Onset and Subsequent Evolution of Adiabatic Shear Band:Theoretical and Numerical Analysis

The adiabatic shear instability of ductile materials has attracted more and more attentions of researchers and groups,who have been sparing no effort in further understanding of the underlying mechanism since the first experimental depiction of adiabatic shear instability by Zener and Hollomon.As for the adiabatic shear instability,many factors account for its occurrence,including heat conduction,inertia effect,microstructure effect and so on.However,lots of experimental evidence has shown that metal materials display a strong size effect when the characteristic length scale is in the order of microns.The size effect has also been observed in the analysis of shear band in the ductile materials because the order of the bandwidth stays within the microscale range.However,a comprehensive understanding of the whole process of adiabatic shear banding(ASB),including the early onset and the subsequent evolution,is still lacking.In this work,a gradient plasticity model based on the Taylor-based nonlocal theory feasible for the linear perturbation analysis and convenient for numerical calculation is proposed to investigate the strain gradient on the onset of ASB and the coupling effect of heat conduction,inertia effect and strain gradient at the early stage,as well as on the subsequent evolution process at later stages.As for the onset of ASB,the linear perturbation method is used to consider the effect on the initial formation of ASB.After the investigation of the onset of ASB.the characteristic line method is applied to describe the subsequent nonlinear evolution process of ASB.Three stages of ASB evolution are clearly depicted during the evolution process,and the significance of size effect on the ASB nonlinear evolution process of ASB at different stages is analyzed.With the help of linear perturbation analysis and characteristic line method,a comprehensive description of the role of strain gradient in the ASB from the early onset to the end of the evolution is provided.

Recent progress on impact induced reaction mechanism of reactive alloys

In recent years,in order to improve the destructive effectiveness of munitions,the use of new types of destructive elements is an important way to improve destructive effectiveness.As a new type of reactive material,reactive alloy contains a large portion of reactive metal elements(Al,Mg,Ti,Zr,etc.),which breaks up under high-velocity impact conditions,generating a large number of high-temperature combustible fragments,which undergo a violent combustion reaction with air.Compared with traditional metal polymers(Al-PTFE)and other reactive composites,it has higher density and strength,excellent mechanical properties and broader application prospects.Currently,researchers have mainly investigated the impact energy release mechanism of reactive alloys through impact tests,and found that there are several important stages in the process of the material from fragmentation to reaction,i.e.,impact fragmentation of the material,rapid heating and combustion reaction.This paper focuses on three problems that need to be solved in the impact-induced energy release process of reactive alloys,namely:the fragmentation mechanism and size distribution law of the fragments produced by the impact of the material on the target,the relationship between the transient temperatures and the size of the fragments,and the reaction temperatures and size thresholds of the fragments to undergo the chemical reaction.The current status of the research of the above problems is reviewed,some potential directions to reveal the impact induced reaction mechanism of reactive alloy is discussed.

Mechanical behavior of nanorubber reinforced epoxy over a wide strain rate loading

Nanorubber/epoxy composites containing 0,2,6 and 10 wt%nanorubber are subjected to uniaxial compression over a wide range of strain rate from 8×10^(-4) s^(-1) to~2×10^(4) s^(-1).Unexpectedly,their strain rate sensitivity and strain hardening index increase with increasing nanorubber content.Potential mechanisms are proposed based on numerical simulations using a unit cell model.An increase in the strain rate sensitivity with increasing nanorubber content results from the fact that the nanorubber becomes less incompressible at high strain,generating a higher hydro-static pressure.Adiabatic shear localization starts to occur in the epoxy under a strain rate of 22,000 s^(-1) when the strain exceeds 0.35.The presence of nanorubber in the epoxy reduces adiabatic shear localization by preventing it from propagating.

AN ANALYSIS oF THE SHEAR FAILURE OF RIGID-LINEAR HARDENING BEAMS UNDER IMPULSIVE LOADING

A theoretical rigid-plastic analysis for the dynamic shear failure of beams under impulsive loading is presented when using a travelling plastic shear hinge model which tabes into account material strain hardening. The maximum dynamic shear strain and shear strain-rate can be predicted in addition to the permanent transverse deflections and other parameters. The conditions for the three modes of shear failure, i.e., excess deflection failure, excess shear strain failure and adiabatic shear failure are analyzed. The special case of an infinitesimally small plastic zone is discussed and compared with Nonaka's solution for a rigid, perfectly plastic material. The results can also be generalized to examine the dynamic response of fibre-reinforced beams.

Shear localization behavior in hat-shaped specimen of near-αTi−6Al−2Zr−1Mo−1V titanium alloy loaded at high strain rate

The microstructure characteristics in early stage shear localization of near-αTi−6Al−2Zr−1Mo−1V titanium alloy were investigated by split Hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB)tests using hat-shaped specimens.The microstructural evolution and deformation mechanisms of hat-shaped specimens were revealed by electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD)method.It is found that the nucleation and expansion of adiabatic shear band(ASB)are affected by both geometric and structural factors.The increase of dislocation density,structure fragment and temperature rise in the deformation-affected regions provide basic microstructural conditions.In addition to the dislocation slips,the extension twins detected in shear region also play a critical role in microstructural fragmentation due to twin-boundaries effect.Interestingly,the sandwich structure imposes a crucial influence on ASB,which finally becomes a mature wide ASB in the dynamic deformation.However,due to much larger width,the sandwich structure in the middle of shear region is also possible to serve as favorable nucleation sites for crack initiation.