Promoting dynamic recrystallization and improving strength and ductility of Mg-7Bi alloy through Al addition

This study investigated the influence of the addition of Al to a Mg-7Bi(B7,wt%)alloy,particularly its recrystallization behavior during extrusion and its resulting mechanical properties.The addition of 2 wt%Al to the B7 alloy resulted in a lower grain size,a reduction in the number density of fine Mg3Bi2 particles,and a higher area fraction of relatively coarse Mg3Bi2 particles in the extrusion billet.These microstructural changes increased the nucleation sites for recrystallization,reduced the Zener pinning effect,and enhanced particle-stimulated nucleation,all of which promoted dynamic recrystallization behavior during extrusion.As a result,the area fraction of recrystallized grains in the extruded alloy increased from 77%to 94%.The extruded B7 alloy exhibited a strong<10-10>fiber texture,whereas the extruded Mg-7Bi-2Al(BA72)alloy had a weak<10-10>-<2-1-10>texture,which was attributed to the minimal presence of unrecrystallized grains and the dispersed orientation of the recrystallized grains.The tensile yield strength(TYS)of the extruded BA72 alloy was higher than that of the extruded B7 alloy(170 and 124 MPa,respectively),which resulted from the enhanced grain-boundary and solid-solution strengthening effects.The tensile elongation(EL)of the BA72 alloy also exceeded that of the B7 alloy(20.3%and 6.1%,respectively),the result of the uniform formation of fine twins under tension in the former and the formation of a few coarse twins among the unrecrystallized grains in the latter.Consequently,the addition of a small amount of Al to the B7 alloy significantly improved both the strength and ductility of the extruded alloy,resulting in a remarkable increase in the product of the TYS and EL from 756 to 3451 MPa%and expanding its potential range of applications as a lightweight extruded structural component.

Particle erosion of C/C-SiC composites with different Al addition in reactive melt infiltrated Si

Particle erosion of C/C-SiC composites prepared by reactive melt infiltration with different Al addition was studied by gas-entrained solid particle impingement test.SEM,EDS and XRD were performed to analyze the composites before and after erosion.The results indicate that a U shape relationship curve presents between the erosion rates and Al content,and the lowest erosion rate occurs at 40 wt%Al.Except for the important influence of compactness,the increasing soft Al mixed with reactive SiC,namely the mixture located between carbon and residual Si also,plays a key role in the erosion of the C/C-SiC composites through crack deflection,plastic deformation and bonding cracked Si.

Effect of Al Addition on the Glass-Forming Ability and Magnetic Properties of a Gd-Co Binary Amorphous Alloy

The glass-forming ability （CFA） and magnetic properties of the Cd50 Co50-based amorphous alloy with AI addition substitution for Co are investigated. It is found that the CFA and magneto-caloric effect of the Gd50Co45Al5 amorphous alloy are better than Cd50Co50 amorphous alloy. The maximum magnetic entropy change （-△ Sm^peak） and the magnetic refrigerant capacity- of the amorphous alloy under a field of 5 T are about 6.64 J·kg^-1 K^-1 and 764 J·kg^-1, respectively. The field dependence of magnetic entropy change meets the one predicted by the mean field theory, which is investigated for a better understanding of the magneto-caloric behaviors of the Gdso Co45Al5 amorphous alloy.

Microstructure and creep properties of Ni-based single-crystal superalloys with Mo/Al addition at 760℃/850 MPa

The effect of Mo and Al addition on the microstructure as well as creep rupture properties at760.C/850 MPa was investigated by transmission electron microscopy(TEM)in a Ni-based single-crystal(SC)alloy with the composition of Ni-6.5Al-8.0Mo-2.4Cr-6.2Ta-4.9Co-1.5Re-(0.01-0.05)Y(wt%).The microstructure analysis shows that 0.5 wt%Al addition induces rapid decrease in creep rupture life,and this can be attributed to the formation of dense stacking faults cutting intoγ'precipitates,which can be explained by the increase in Orowan stress caused by the narrowerγchannel width and the decrease in stacking faults energy.Besides,1.5 wt%Mo addition increases the anti-phase boundary energy and decreases the stacking faults energy,resulting in fewer stacking faults and thus a slight decrease in the creep rupture life.

Electronic Structure Effect on Model Cluster for L1_2 Structure of Al_3Ti Intermetallic Compound with an Addition of Alloying Elements Fe, Ni and Cu

By use of self-consistent field Xα scattered-wave (SCF-Xα-SW) method, the electronic structure was calculated for four models of Ti4Al14X (X=Al, Fe, Ni and Cu) clusters. The Ti4Al14X cluster was developed based on L12 Al3Ti-base intermetallic compound. The results are presented using the density of states (DOS) and one-electron properties, such as relative binding tendency between the atom and the model cluster, and hybrid bonding tendency between the alloying element and the host atoms. By comparing the four models of Ti4Al14X cluster, the effect of the Fe, Ni or Cu atom on the physical properties of Al3Ti-based L12 intermetallic compounds is analyzed. The results indicate that the addition of the Fe, Ni or Cu atom intensifies the relative binding tendency between Ti atom and Ti4Al14X cluster. It was found that the Fermi level (EF) lies in a maximum in the DOS for Ti4Al14Al cluster; on the contrary, the EF comes near a minimum tn the DOS for Ti4Al14X (X=Fe, Ni and Cu) cluster. Thus the L12 crystal structure for binary Al3Ti alloy is unstable, and the addition of the Fe, Ni or Cu atom to Al3Ti is benefical to stabilize L12 crystal structure. The calculation also shows that the Fe, Ni or Cu atom strengthens the hybrid bonding tendency between the central atom and the host atoms for Ti4Al14X cluster and thereby may lead to the constriction of the lattice of Al3Ti-base intermetallic compounds.

Microstructure and transformation behavior of Ni_(54)Mn_(25)Ga_(15)Al_6 high-temperature shape memory alloy

The microstructure, martensitic transformation behavior, mechanical properties and shape memory effect of Ni54Mn25Ga15Al6 high-temperature shape memory alloy were investigated. By comparing with the Ni54Mn25Ga21 alloy, the effect of Al addition on the properties of Ni-Mn-Ga alloys was analyzed. The results show that the Ni54Mn25Ga15Al6 alloy has a single-phase tetragonal non-modulated martensite structure with lamellar twins. The martensitic transformation start temperature of this alloy is up to 190 ℃, displaying the promising application as a high-temperature shape memory alloy. Al addition in Ni-Mn-Ga alloy can decrease the martensitic transformation temperatures due to the effect of size factor and improve the strength and plasticity. However, the shape memory effect is reduced remarkably with the Al addition.

Effect of Al on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast CrCoNi medium-entropy alloy

Cast CrCoNiAIx （x=0-1.2） medium-entropy alloys （MEAs） were produced by arc melting and flip cast to investigate the alloying effect of AI addition on the microstructure, phase constituent and mechanical properties. The crystal structure changes from an initial face-centered cubic （FCC） to duplex FCC and body-centered cubic （BCC） and finally a single BCC with increasing AI content. In the duplex region, FCC and BCC phases form under a eutectic reaction in the interdendrite region. In the single BCC region, the dendrites transform to ordered B2 and disordered A2 BCC phases resulting from spinodal decomposition. Corresponding to their phase constituents, yield strength increases accompanied with an elongation reduction with increasing AI addition. A very interesting phenomenon of very weak ordered FCC （001） spots appearing in AI-0.4 alloy was observed, indicating a local ordering of FCC phase. The changes of fracture surfaces after the tensile deformation are also corresponding to the variations in mechanical properties.

Precipitation evolution and properties of Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloys via Al microalloying during ageing

Studies have shown that microalloying Cu-Ni-Sn alloys using Al inhibits discontinuous precipitation reactions;however,the mechanism has not been investigated yet.Thus,this study explored the properties and precipitation evolution of Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloys without and with 1 wt%Al(Cu-15Ni-8Sn-1Al)during ageing at 500℃ through X-ray diffraction(XRD),scanning electron microscopy and high-angle annular dark-field scanning transmission electron microscopy.The results revealed that in Cu-15Ni-8Sn alloy,DO_(22)ordering first occurred after spinodal decomposition,subsequently transitioning to an L1_(2)ordering phase,during which the discontinuous precipitates gradually nucleated at the grain boundaries and formed ingrains.The alloy hardness increased sharply with ordering and then decreased rapidly after reaching its peak value,due to the dominance of the discontinuous precipitation reaction.However,the DO_(22)ordered phase did not appear during the ageing of Cu-15Ni-8Sn-1Al alloy,and a Ni_(3)(Al_(x),Sn_(1-x))intermetallic compound with L1_(2)structure was formed,consuming Ni and Sn atoms,thereby significantly suppressing the discontinuous precipitation reaction and improving the stability during prolonged ageing.The tensile strength(yield strength)of Cu-15Ni-8Sn and Cu-15Ni-8Sn-1Al alloys at peak hardness were 855(755)and 936 MPa(892 MPa),respectively,and their main strengthening mechanisms were solid solution strengthening and precipitation strengthening.The addition of 1 wt%Al effectively improved the precipitation strengthening effect of Cu-Ni-Sn alloys but severely decreased the ductility.