Experimental study on the deformation behaviour,energy evolution law and failure mechanism of tectonic coal subjected to cyclic loads

Compared to intact coal,tectonic coal exhibits unique characteristics.The deformation behaviours under cyclic loading with different confining pressures and loading rates are monitored by MTS815 test system,and the mechanical and energy properties are analysed using experimental data.The results show that the stress-strain curve could be divided into four stages in a single cycle.The elastic strain and elastic energy density increase linearly with deviatoric stress and are proportional to the confining pressure and loading rate;irreversible strain and dissipated energy density increase exponentially with deviatoric stress,inversely proportional to the confining pressure and loading rate.The internal structure of tectonic coal is divided into three types,all of which are damaged under different deviatoric stress levels,thereby explaining the segmentation phenomenon of stress-strain curve of tectonic coal in the cyclic loading process.Tectonic coal exhibits nonlinear energy storage characteristics,which verifies why the tectonic coal is prone to coal and gas outburst from the principle of energy dissipation.In addition,the damage mechanism of tectonic coal is described from the point of energy distribution by introducing the concepts of crushing energy and friction energy.

Tensile properties and deformation behavior of an extra-low interstitial fine-grained powder metallurgy near alpha titanium alloy by recycling coarse pre-alloyed powder

An extra-low interstitial near alpha alloy Ti-3Al-2Zr-2Mo(wt%) was fabricated by hydrogenation and thermomechanical consolidation(TMC) of the coarse and spherical pre-alloyed powder with particle sizes of 60 to 270 μm. The coarse powder is a byproduct of pre-alloyed powder produced for selective laser and electron beam additive manufacturing. The TMC process involves powder compaction, fast sintering,in-situ dehydrogenation and an immediate hot extrusion to form a fully dense and fine-grained martensitic microstructure. Further dehydrogenation in vaccum at 700 °C converted the martensitic microstructure into an interwoven α/β microstructure which exhibited an improved yield strength, apparent necking and premature cracking at grain boundary α(α_(GB)) ribbons. A further annealing of 880 ℃/1 h/AC led to the formation of a fine-grained α/β_(t)composite structure, which achieved an enhance ultimate tensile strength of 835 MPa and excellent tensile ductility of 16.0%. Analysis of the deformation behavior of the alloy in different states revealed that the α/β_(t)composite structures brought about an enhanced strain hardening capability by heterogeneous deformation effect of hard β_(t)and soft α-laths, which inhibited the formation of microcracks and consequently improved the coordinated deformation.

Serration and Noise Behavior in Advanced Materials

The Chinese Materials Research Society(C-MRS)Conference(2015)was held in the Guizhou Park Hotel International Conference Center,Guiyang,China,from July 10-14,2015.This conference consists of 30symposia,including 4international symposia.As one of 4international symposia,'Serration and noise behavior in advanced materials'