Effect of Microstructure of Cementite on Interphase Stress State in Carbon Steel

The experiments related to stress states of ferrite and cementite in carbon steels were carried out including in situ four-point bending and tensile test by X-ray diffraction technique. Stresses in the cementite phase can be measured by conventional X-ray diffraction instrument after a specific treatment on the specimen surface. In order to estimate the stress states in two phases, the X-ray elastic constants of two phases in single-phase state （PXEC） are determined by the experimental X-ray elastic constants of them in composite state （CXEC）. The effects of volume fraction and particle size of spheroidal cementite on the interphase stress state are estimated. The experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical relationships reported in the previous studies.

Phase-field simulation of phase separation in Ni_(75)Al_xV_(25-x) alloy with elastic stress

The phase separation in Ni75AlxV25-x alloys incorporated with the elastic stress was investigated using the microscopic phase-field model. The final morphology ofγ' andθis similar in spatial alignment, but the volume fraction ofγ' phase increases and that ofθdecreases as the Al concentration increases. For the small elastic interactions of early-stage phase separation, the coarsening ofγ' andθcan be approximated by a linear growth law as predicated by Lifshitz and Slyozov and Wangner (LSW) theory. As the elastic interactions increase at late-stage coarsening, the growth rate decreases, and the growth presents quick increase at early-stage and slows down at late-stage.

Combined stress waves with phase transition in thin-walled tubes

The incremental constitutive relation and governing equations with combined stresses for phase transition wave propagation in a thin-walled tube are established based on the phase transition criterion considering both the hydrostatic pressure and the deviatoric stress. It is found that the centers of the initial and subsequent phase transition ellipses are shifted along the sigma-axis in the sigma tau-plane due to the tension-compression asymmetry induced by the hydrostatic pressure. The wave solution offers the 'fast' and 'slow' phase transition waves under combined longitudinal and torsional stresses in the phase transition region. The results show some new stress paths and wave structures in a thin-walled tube with phase transition, differing from those of conventional elastic-plastic materials.

A new analytical model for thermal stresses in multi-phase materials and lifetime prediction methods

Based on the fundamental equations of the mechanics of solid continuum, the paper employs an analytical model for determination of elastic thermal stresses in isotropic continuum represented by periodically distributed spherical particles with different distributions in an infinite matrix, imaginarily divided into identical cells with dimensions equal to inter-particle distances, containing a central spherical particle with or without a spherical envelope on the particle surface. Consequently, the multi-particle-（envelope）- matrix system, as a model system regarding the analytical modelling, is applicable to four types of multi-phase materials. As functions of the particle volume fraction v, the inter-particle distances dl, d2, d3 along three mutually per- pendicular axes, and the particle and envelope radii, R1 and R2, respectively, the thermal stresses within the cell, are originated during a cooling process as a consequence of the difference in thermal expansion coefficients of phases rep- resented by the matrix, envelope and particle. Analytical-（experimental）-computational lifetime prediction methods for multi-phase materials are proposed, which can be used in engineering with appropriate values of parameters of real multi-phase materials.

COUPLED NUMERICAL SIMULATION ON COLD ROLLER'S TEMPERATURE FIFLD-PHASE TRANSFORMATION - STRESS FIELD DURING ITS QUENCHING PSOCESS

Complicated changns occur inside the steel parts during quenching process. The abruptly changed boundary conditions make the temperature field,micro - structure and stress field change dramatically in very short time, and these variables take a contact interactions in the whole process. In this paper, a three dimensional non - linear mathematical model for queeching process has been founded and the numerical simulation on temperature field,microstructre and stress field has been realized.In the FEM analysis, the incremental iteration method is used to deal with such complicated nonlinear as boundary nonlinear, physical property nonlinear,transformation nonlinear etc.The effect of stress on transformation kinetics has been considered in the calculation of microstructure. In the stress field anal- ysis,a thermo- elasto - plastic model has been founded, which considers such factors as transforma- tion strain,transformation plastic strain, themal strain and the effect of temperature and transforma- tion on mechanical propertier etc. The transient temperature field, microstructure distribution and stress field of the roller on any time can be displayed vividly,and the cooling curve and the changes of stress on any position can also be given.

Analysis on high-temperature oxidation and growth stress of iron-based alloy using phase field method

High-temperature oxidation is an important property to evaluate thermal protection materials. However, since oxidation is a complex process involving microstructure evolution, its quantitative analysis has always been a challenge. In this work, a phase field method （PFM） based on the thermodynamics theory is developed to simulate the oxidation behavior and oxidation induced growth stress. It involves microstructure evolution and solves the problem of quantitatively computational analysis for the oxidation behavior and growth stress. Employing this method, the diffusion process, oxidation performance, and stress evolution axe predicted for Fe-Cr-A1-Y alloys. The numerical results agree well with the experimental data. The linear relationship between the maximum growth stress and the environment oxygen concentration is found. PFM provides a powerful tool to investigate high-temperature oxidation in complex environments.

Cyclic stress induced phase transformation in super-bainitic microstructure

The effects of cyclic stress loading on the microstructual evolution and tensile properties of a medium-carbon super- bainitic steel were investigated. Experimental results show that the cyclic stress can induce the carbon gathering in austenite and phase transformation from film-like retained austenite to twin martensite, which will obviously enhance the tensile strength and the product of tensile strength and ductility. The higher the bainitic transformation temperature, the lower the transformation rate of the retained austenite. The amount and thickness of the film-like retained austenite play an important role during the cyclic stress induced phase transformation.

Stress-strain partitioning analysis of constituent phases in dual phase steel based on the modified law of mixture

A more accurate estimation of stress-strain relationships for martensite and ferrite was developed, and the modified law of mixture was used to investigate the stress-strain partitioning of constituent phases in dual phase （DP） steels with two different martensite volume fractions. The results show that there exist great differences in the stress-strain contribution of martensite and ferrite to DP steel. The stress-strain partitioning coefficient is not constant in the whole strain range, but decreases with increasing the true strain of DP steel. The softening effect caused by the dilution of carbon concentration in martensite with the increase of martensite volume fraction has great influence on the strain contribution of martensite. The strain ratio of ferrite to martensite almost linearly increases with increasing the true strain of DP steel when the martensite volume fraction is 22%, because martensite always keeps elastic. But the strain ratio of ferrite to martensite varies indistinctively with the further increase in true strain of DP steel above 0.034 when the martensite volume fraction is 50%, because plastic deformation happens in martensite. The stress ratio ofmartensite to ferrite decreases monotonously with increasing the true strain of DP steel whether the martensite volume fraction is 22% or 50%.

Tensile Stress Induced Phase Transformations in Zn-Al Alloy

Both furnace cooled and as-cast eutectoid Zn-Al alloys were investigated under external tensile stress at 100℃. It was observed that the external tensile stress caused decomposition of two metastable phases η'T and η'S which derived from both original state of the alloy, and a phase transformation, αf +ε→T' +η， in both furnace cooled and as-cast eutectoid Zn-Al alloys. Also spheroidized structure formed partially during tensile testing. Superplasticity of the alloy has been discussed correlating with the phase transformations and microstructural changes.

The model developed for stress-induced structural phase transformations of micro-crystalline silicon films

The nanoindentations were applied to island-shaped regions with metal-induced Si crystallizations. The experimental stress-strain relationship is obtained from the load-depth profile in order to investigate the critical stresses arising at various phase transitions. The stress and strain values at various indentation depths are applied to determine the Gibbs free energy at various phases. The intersections of the Gibbs free energy lines are used to determine the possible paths of phase transitions arising at various indentation depths. All the critical contact stresses corresponding to the various phase transitions at four annealing temperatures were found to be consistent with the experimental results.

Grain-scale Stress and GND Density Distributions around Slip Traces and Phase Boundaries in a Titanium Alloy

For TA15 titanium alloy, slip is the dominant plastic deformation mechanism because of relatively high Al content. In order to reveal the grain-scale stress field and geometrically necessary dislocation（GND） density distribution around the slip traces and phase boundaries where the slip lines are blocked due to Burgers orientation relationship（OR） missing. We experimentally investigated tensile deformation on TA15 titanium alloy up to 2.0% strain at room temperature. The slip traces were observed and identified using high resolution scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and electron backscatter diffraction（EBSD） measurements. The grain-scale stress fields around the slip traces and phase boundaries were calculated by the cross-correlationbased method. Based on strain gradient theories, the density of GND was calculated and analyzed. The results indicate that the grain-scale stress is significantly concentrated at phase/grain boundaries and slip traces. Although there is an obvious GND accumulation in the vicinity of phase and subgrain boundaries, no GND density accumulation appears near the slip traces.

Effect of external stress on phase diagrams and dielectric properties of epitaxial ferroelectric thin films grown on orthorhombic substrates

A Landau-Ginsburg-Devonshire(LD)-type thermodynamic theory was used to describe the effect of external stress on phase diagrams and dielectric properties of epitaxial ferroelectric thin films grown on orthorhombic substrates which induce nonequally biaxial misfit strains in the films plane. The “misfit strain-external stress” and “external stress-temperature” phase diagrams were constructed for single-domain BaTiO3(BT) and PbTiO3(PT) thin films. It is shown that the external stress may lead to the rotation of the spontaneous polarization and a gradual change of its magnitude, which may result in phase transition. Nonequally biaxial misfit strains dependence of the stability of polarization states may be governed by external stress. At room temperature, stress-induced ferroelectric/paraelectric phase transition which occurs in film on cubic substrate does not take place in the ferroelectric thin film grown on orthorhombic substrate. It is also shown that the nonequally misfit strains in the film plane may lead to the appearance of new phases which do not form in films grown on cubic substrates under external stress. The dependence of the dielectric response on the external stress is also studied. It is shown that the dielectric constants of single-domain PT and BT films are very sensitive to the external stress under the given anisotropic misfit strains-temperature conditions. It presents theoretical evidence that the external stress and anisotropic misfit strains can be employed for improving the thin films physical properties.

Influence of residual stress on the phase equilibrium of Ti(C_xN_y) thin films

In order to provide a theoretic basis for the research of Ti(C_xN_y) thinfilms, the thermodynamic database of Ti-C-N ternary system is established and the phase diagramsections are calculated. In addition to the assessed thermodynamic properties of Ti-C-N system, theinfluence of the residual strain energy of Ti(C_xN_y) thin films on the phase equilibria isanalyzed. The classical formula for calculating the elastic strain energy is expressed into aRedlich-Kister form in order to perform the thermodynamic and equilibrium calculations using theThermo-Calc software. Isothermal sections at 900 and 1100 K are calculated with this database andcompared with those calculated without considering the residual stress. As a result, with theaddition of strain energy delta-fcc Ti(C_xN_y) phase area shrinks. It is therefore concluded thatwith the influence of the residual stress in Ti(C_xN_y) thin solid film, the precipitation of puredelta film requires more precise control of composition.

RUDIMENTAL EQUATIONS FOR THERMO－ELASTO－PLASTIC STRESS ANALYSIS DURING CONTINUOUS CASTING WITH PHASE CHANGE

Coupled relations among temperature, phase transformation and stress have beendiscussed here in the present paper. Thermo-elasto-plastic constitutive equationsincluding creep and iterative finite element formulation during continuous casting withphase change have also been presented.

Photoelastic Stress Analysis by Use of Hybrid Technique and Fringe Phase Shifting Method

Photoelastic fringe patterns for stress analysis are investigated by use of hybrid technique and fringe phase shift method. The first one is a hybrid method which combines the conformal mapping technique and measured data away from the edge of a geometric discontinuity. Photoelastic data are hybridized with complex variable/mapping techniques to calculate photoelastic stress-field around a circular hole or an elliptical hole in plates under uniaxial tensile loading. This method determines full-field stresses in perforated finite tensile plates containing either a circular or an elliptical hole. The second one is a fringe phase shift method to separate isochromatics and isoclinics from photoelastic fringes of a circular disk under diametric compression by use of phase shift method. Digitally determined isochromatics and isoclinics are agreed well with those of manual measurements.

X-ray diffraction study of effect of deposition conditions on α-β phase transition and stress evolution in sputter-deposited W coatings

Pure W and W-Cu-W trilayer coatings were deposited on an Fe substrate by d.c. magnetron sputtering. The α-β phase evolution, intragranular stress evolution in sputter-deposited W layer were investigated by x-ray diffraction. They are directly related to the film microstructure, density and adhesion. Therefore, control of the film stress and phase component transition is essential for its applications. The phase component transition from β-W to α-W and intragranular stress evolution from tensile to compressive strongly depend on the deposition parameters and can be induced by lowering Ar pressure and rising target power. The compressively stressed films with α-W phase have a dense microstructure and high adhesion to Fe substrate.

相变对TiNi合金薄壁管中波速的影响

形状记忆合金在受到强冲击荷载作用时会发生相变,而相变对其结构件的动态力学响应影响显著。本文采用同时考虑静水压力和偏应力影响的相变临界准则,推导了增量型的相变本构模型。基于广义特征理论,得到了复杂应力状态下特征波速的解析表达式。特征波速不仅和材料本身的力学参数(如拉压不对称性和混合相的模量)有关,还和材料所处的应力状态有关。对因相变导致体积膨胀的TiNi合金而言,拉压不对称性系数的增大会提高慢波的波速,而对快波几乎没有影响。在相变椭圆的短轴处(α=90°),慢波的波速最低,并随混合相无量纲模量的增大而显著减低,混合相无量纲模量由2增加至5时,波速降低幅度为36.2%,而快波的波速达到最大值c_(0),和混合相的模量无关;在相变椭圆的长轴处(α=180°),慢波的速度达到最大值,而快波的波速达到最小值c_(2)。

基于波动应力信息的隧道地质三维超前探测技术

在隧道施工过程中,地质超前预报技术是必要手段和工序,也是制约隧道施工技术发展的关键技术难题。地震波法隧道超前地质预报施作是一个力学过程。本文将隧道围岩假设为固、气(孔隙)双相介质,在Biot波动理论的基础上,通过分析人工地震波引起的围岩应力应变关系,结合反射面处的地震波入射、折射、透射连续方程及波阻抗与反射系数关系,得到了围岩广义应力梯度与地震波瞬时振幅与瞬时频率之间的关系表达式,并建立了围岩应力信息与地质信息的联系。在此基础上,将隧道围岩广义应力梯度作为评价地质灾害的重要指标,形成了基于围岩应力信息的地震波超前地质预报方法,解决了现有预报多解性问题。经过现场试验验证,围岩应力信息能够很好地表达地质岩性变化,结合波速和走时,可以准确判定地质灾害规模、类型及位置。

正念减压联合分阶段康复护理对喉癌喉部分切除术后患者吞咽功能及负性情绪的影响

目的考察正念减压联合分阶段康复护理对喉癌喉部分切除术后患者吞咽功能及负性情绪的影响。方法90例行喉癌喉部分切除术患者,随机分为对照组和观察组,各45例。对照组给予常规护理干预方法,观察组给予正念减压联合分阶段康复护理方法。比较两组患者吞咽功能、心理状态、癌因性疲乏和生活质量、并发症发生情况。结果干预后8周,两组标准吞咽功能评价量表(SSA)评分均低于干预前和干预后4周,中文版安德森吞咽困难量表(MDADI)评分均高于干预前和干预后4周,且干预后4周,两组SSA评分均低于干预前,MDADI评分均高于干预前(P<0.05)。干预后4、8周,观察组SSA评分分别为(10.41±1.88)、(8.72±1.25)分,均低于同期对照组的(11.51±1.67)、(9.63±1.19)分,MDADI评分分别为(65.41±5.33)、(75.82±5.13)分,均高于对照组的(62.81±5.67)、(73.42±5.50)分(P<0.05)。干预后8周,两组抑郁自评量表(SDS)、焦虑自评量表(SAS)评分均低于干预前和干预后4周,且干预后4周,两组SAS、SDS评分均低于干预前(P<0.05)。干预后4、8周观察组SAS、SDS评分均低于同期对照组(P<0.05)。干预后8周,两组Piper疲乏修订量表(PFS)均低于干预前和干预后4周,头颈部癌生命质量测定量表(QLICP-HN)评分均高于干预前和干预后4周,且干预后4周,两组PFS评分均低于干预前,QLICP-HN评分均高于干预前(P<0.05)。干预后4、8周,观察组PFS评分均低于同期对照组,QLICP-HN评分均高于同期对照组(P<0.05)。观察组并发症发生率6.67%低于对照组的22.22%(P<0.05)。结论正念减压联合分阶段康复护理能够有效改善喉癌喉部分切除术后患者的吞咽功能和负性情绪,缓解癌因性疲乏,提高生活质量,降低并发症发生情况。

Application of Stationary Phase Method to Wind Stress and Breaking Impacts on Ocean Relatively High Waves

Wind stress impacts on ocean relatively high waves can be perfectly illustrated by a recurrent phenomenon in the Sahara desert. Indeed, on this area where the surface wind can blow without encountering major obstacle out of the sand dunes, these main targets are gradually eroded and displaced by the wind on dozens of meters. This experience highlights the action of wind on granular targets (clusters of sand or water slides) and motivates studies similar to ours, where we want to simulate impact of wind stress and breaking on the spatio-temporal evolution of the envelope of ocean relatively high waves: Impact which can inappropriately deflect the waves on ships, oil platforms or coastal infrastructures. Euler and Navier-Stokes equations allow a mathematical formulation of the gravity wave motion (ocean waves are considered in our work as a system of water particles which are held together by low surface tension) and wind acts on targets through friction forces or stress. Michel Talon stationary phase method is used to numerically solve the equations that model the impact of wind on a stationary Gaussian.