气体氮化γ-TiAl合金的抗高温氧化性能研究

γ-TiAl基合金抗高温氧化性较差限制了其在高温场景下的应用,提高其抗高温氧化性能对高温合金的研究与应用具有重要意义。以Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb合金为研究对象,将其置于管式炉中分别在800、900、1000℃下进行气体氮化2 h。采用光学显微镜观察显微组织,采用X射线衍射仪分析物相组成,测试维氏硬度,分析900℃下的高温氧化行为。结果表明,随着氮化温度的升高,合金基体片层组织逐渐粗化,表面膜层增厚,维氏硬度升高。在空气中高温氧化128 h后,800℃和900℃氮化后样品的质量增加仅为未氮化样品的25.3%和28.9%,表明800℃和900℃氮化后的样品具有良好的抗氧化能力。由于1000℃氮化样品因膜层存在裂纹,高温氧化时膜层和基体会与氧发生反应生成氧化物,导致质量增加显著。900℃下氮化处理能够显著提高Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb合金的表面维氏硬度,增强合金的抗氧化能力。

Finite element analysis using elasto-visco-plastic self-consistent polycrystal model for E-form Mg sheet subjected to bending

The mechanical behavior of a magnesium alloy E-form under bending was investigated using the elasto-visco-plastic polycrystal model(ΔEVPSC) and its finite element(FE) implementation(ΔEVPSC-FE) developed in Jeong et al. and Jeong and Tomé. The crystallographic orientation distribution(COD) obtained from X-ray diffraction was used to represent the initial texture, and the Voce hardening parameters were calibrated by fitting the uniaxial tension and the compression flow stress curves. A quasi-static FE analysis of a miniaturized V-bending operation was conducted using the ΔEVPSC-FE model. The bending induced an inhomogeneous stress response along the through-thickness and the lateral directions, which was well captured by the model. Moreover, the predictive capability of the model was validated by comparing with various experimental results such as(1) force vs. displacement curves;(2) the through-thickness variations in the twin volume fraction;and(3) the changes in crystallographic texture as a function of displacement. Additional bending simulation was performed using an isotropic texture, the result of which suggests that the potential improvement in bendability of the magnesium alloy is attainable by weakening the initial texture. Moreover, the simulation results imply that the crystallographic texture, which may affect the twin activation across the thickness direction, plays a significant role in the shifting direction of the neutral layer.

γ-TiAl基合金用Al_(2)O_(3)-SiC-AlPO_(4)复合涂层抗高温氧化性能研究

目的通过表面涂层提高γ-TiAl基合金的抗高温氧化性能。方法采用常规喷涂涂料法在γ-TiAl合金基体上制备Al_(2)O_(3)-SiC-AlPO_(4)磷酸盐复合抗高温氧化涂层。研究γ-TiAl合金和涂层样品在900℃、静态空气条件下的准等温氧化动力学行为。用XRD和SEM/EDS分别对涂层样品氧化前后的物相组成、组织形貌和微区成分进行表征分析;用电子探针(EPMA)分析涂层样品的元素分布情况。结果900℃恒温氧化动力学研究结果表明,γ-TiAl基合金初期氧化速率常数为32.501×10^(-2)mg/(cm^(2)·h^(1/2)),与后期氧化速率常数28.113×10^(-2)mg/(cm^(2)·h^(1/2))基本接近,呈直线规律,不具有抗氧化性能;而Al_(2)O_(3)-SiC-AlPO_(4)磷酸盐复合涂层样品氧化后期氧化速率常数为5.967×10^(-2) mg/(cm^(2)·h^(1/2)),与氧化初期8 h内氧化速率常数23.941×10^(-2) mg/(cm^(2)·h^(1/2))相比,明显降低,遵循典型抛物线规律,具有抗氧化性能。微观分析结果表明,原始涂层与γ-TiAl合金基体结合紧密,涂层主要相组成为Al_(2)O_(3)、SiC、SiO_(2);AlPO_(4)以无定形状态构成涂层连续相。氧化后,AlPO_(4)演变成晶态,形成涂层致密的网络结构;部分基体钛元素扩散进入涂层中疏松部位,氧化后形成TiO_(2)弥散分布在涂层中,填补了涂层疏松部位,使涂层更加致密;在涂层与基体界面2μm区域内形成连续致密Al_(2)O_(3)膜,阻挡了空气中的氧进一步扩散进入基体。结论Al_(2)O_(3)-SiC-AlPO_(4)复合涂层有效降低了γ-TiAl基合金氧化速率,有助于形成保护性Al_(2)O_(3)膜,明显改善了900℃γ-TiAl基合金抗高温氧化性能。

CREEP OF A POLYCRYSTALLINE NEAR γ-TiAl Alloy WITH A LAMELLAR MICROSTRUCTURE

Creep of a polycrystalline near γ-TiAl alloy in two fully lamellar conditions is presented. A lamellar structure with fine interface spacing and planar grain boundaries provides improved creep resistance. The lamellar structure with wide interface spacing and interlocked grain boundaries has <1/2 the creep life, five times the minimum strain rate and greater tertiary strain.Creep strain is accommodated by dislocation motion in soft grains, but the strain rate is controlled by hard grains. The resistance to fracture is controlled by the grain boundary morphology, with planar boundaries causing intergranular fracture.To maximize the creep resistance of near γ-TiAl with a lamellar microstructure requires narrow lamellar interface spacing and interlocked lamellae along grain boundaries.

大尺寸锻造β型γ-TiAl合金的显微组织与力学性能分析

β型γ-TiAl合金被广泛应用于复杂零件的制备,但在大尺寸单向锻造过程中显微组织和力学性能表现出显著的不均匀性。通过扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、电子背散射(EBSD)和X射线衍射(XRD)分析了合金的显微组织,关注大尺寸锻造的高β相含量Ti-43Al-9V-0.2Y合金的显微组织和力学性能。研究表明,V元素的添加提高了合金的β相含量,增强了热变形能力。锻造技术在有效变形区形成了细小的等轴晶粒组织,而变形死区则仍保留了部分原始层片结构,中心区域的细小等轴晶粒赋予了合金优异的室温性能,尤其是1.42%的室温塑性。高温力学性能分析显示,Ti-43Al-9V-0.2Y合金在700~750℃范围内经历韧脆转变,在脆性断裂温度下具有较高的强度,主要变形机制为加工硬化。在韧性断裂温度下,合金展现出良好的塑性,主要通过动态再结晶和微孔协调变形来实现。

γ-TiAl合金钎焊用钎料设计及接头组织研究

γ-TiAl合金是一种极具应用潜力的金属间化合物材料,采用所设计的Ti-15.6Zr-11.0Cu-9.8Ni(质量分数,%)钎料对其进行钎焊,分析接头组织形貌及元素分布,测试接头微区的显微硬度及接头强度,得出Al元素向界面发生扩散成为界面形成的主要驱动力;钎料元素Zr、Cu和Ni主要集中在近邻界面中心的部位。归因于晶粒组织粗大及硬度较高的网格状组织,钎焊断裂发生在界面中心部位。尽管界面靠近基体一侧出现了连续的Ti3Al相,但其塑性较好且硬度适中,因此有利于基体与界面之间力的传递和接头韧性。对接接头抗拉强度在室温下达到517 MPa,强度系数0.816。

Effect of brazing temperature on microstructure and tensile strength ofγ-TiAl joint vacuum brazed with micro-nano Ti−Cu−Ni−Nb−Al−Hf filler

A novel micro-nano Ti−10Cu−10Ni−8Al−8Nb−4Zr−1.5Hf filler was used to vacuum braze Ti−47Al−2Nb−2Cr−0.15B alloy at 1160−1220℃ for 30 min.The interfacial microstructure and formation mechanism of TiAl joints and the relationships among brazing temperature,interfacial microstructure and joint strength were emphatically investigated.Results show that the TiAl joints brazed at 1160 and 1180℃ possess three interfacial layers and mainly consist of α_(2)-Ti_(3)Al,τ_(3)-Al_(3)NiTi_(2) and Ti_(2)Ni,but the brazing seams are no longer layered and Ti_(2)Ni is completely replaced by the uniformly distributed τ_(3)-Al_(3)NiTi_(2) at 1200 and 1220℃ due to the destruction of α_(2)-Ti_(3)Al barrier layer.This transformation at 1200℃ obviously improves the tensile strength of the joint and obtains a maximum of 343 MPa.Notably,the outward diffusion of Al atoms from the dissolution of TiAl substrate dominates the microstructure evolution and tensile strength of the TiAl joint at different brazing temperatures.

Effect of forging on the microstructure and texture of a high Nb containing γ-TiAl alloy

The effect of forging on the microstructure and texture evolution of a high Nb containing Ti-45Al-7Nb-0.3W(at.%)alloy was investigated by X-ray diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results show that the as-cast alloy is mainly composed of α_(2)/γ lamellar colonies with a mean size of 70μm,but the hot-forged pancake displays a near duplex microstructure(DP).Kinking and bending of lamellar colonies,deformation twinning and dynamic recrystallization(DRX)occur during hot forging.Meanwhile,dense dislocations in theβphase after forging suggest that the high-temperature β phase with a disordered structure is favorable for improving the hot-workability of the alloy.Unlike the common TiAl casting texture,the solidification process of the investigated as-cast alloy with high Nb content is completely via the β phase region,resulting in the formation of a<110>γ fiber texture where the<110>γ aligns parallel to the heat-flow direction.In comparison,the relatively strong<001>and weak<302>texture components in the as-forged alloy are attributed to the deformation twinning.After annealing,static recrystallization occurs at the twin boundary and intersections,which weakens the deformation texture.

铸造γ-TiAl合金晶粒细化方法研究进展

γ-TiAl合金因其低的密度、高的强度、优异的高温性能,是具有良好应用前景的新型轻质高温结构材料。γ-TiAl合金可部分替代Ni基高温合金,目前已应用于飞机发动机热端部件如低压涡轮叶片、气门阀、汽车发动机排气阀等热端构件。随着现代工业高速发展,未来高温部件的服役环境越发苛刻,超越现有γ-TiAl合金服役温度、改善室温和高温力学性能仍是具有挑战性的前沿课题。本文综述了铸造γ-TiAl合金凝固特点和近年来晶粒细化研究进展。从合金成分角度,探讨了凝固组织析出规律及形成微观偏析的影响因素。同时,针对微观偏析和晶粒粗大等问题,详细总结了γ-TiAl合金的晶粒细化方法。最后介绍了借助亚稳组织细化晶粒的新方法及影响因素,并提出了现有细化方法面临的问题,为γ-TiAl合金制备和发展提供参考。

Polycrystalline model for FE-simulation of micro forming processes

A new polycrystal model was presented from the viewpoint of polycrystal structure of the billets considering free surface effects.In the model,the billet was divided into three portions,such as free surface portion,transition portion and internal portion.The grains in free surface portion were considered the single grains,and the anisotropy of the grains was taken into account by introducing grain orientation to explain the inhomogeneous deformation.In the transition portion,the effects of the neighbouring grains were adopted in the model.The grains in the internal portion were considered the polycrystalline material.With the developed model,the upsetting deformation process was simulated by the MSC Superform software.The scatter of the flow stress and inhomogeneous deformation was observed by analysis of the model.The comparisons show that the computational results are good agreed with the experimental results.This means that the presented model is effective.

Deformation mechanisms of Mg-3Al-1Zn alloy by polycrystal plasticity modeling

A polycrystal plasticity model was developed to analyze the room-temperature deformation behaviors of Mg-3A1-1Zn alloy（AZ31）.The uniaxial tension and compression tests at room temperature were conducted using cast and extruded AZ31 rods with different textures and combined with the proposed model to reveal the deformation mechanisms.It is shown that,different flow curves of two specimens under tension and compression tests can be simulated by this model.The flow curves of AZ31 extrusions exhibit different shapes for tension and compression due to different activities of tensile twinning and pyramidalc＋a slip.The metallographic and TEM observations showed the equal twinning activities at the initial stage in tension and compression tests and the occurrence of pyramidalc＋a slip in compression of as-cast Mg-3A1-1Zn alloy with increasing the strain,which is consistent with the simulated results by the proposed model.

Polycrystal modeling of hot extrusion texture of AZ80 magnesium alloy

The visco-plastic self-consistent (VPSC) model is extended to take the dynamical recrystallization (DRX) into account so that the hot extrusion texture of AZ80 magnesium alloy can be properly modeled. The effects of extrusion temperatures and imposed boundary conditions on the resulting textures were investigated, and good agreement can be found between the simulated and the measured extrusion textures. The simulated results show that the DRX grains are responsible for the formation of the {2110} fiber component since the {1010} poles of the DRX grains are tilted away from those of the unrecrystallized grains during the formation of their high angle boundaries (HABs). Furthermore, the basal poles of the grains are favorably oriented to the transversal direction (TD) where the imposed deformation is larger due to lower slip resistance of the basal slip. The elevated temperature enhances the activity of pyramidal ?c+a? slip modes and gives rise to a larger recrystallized volume fraction, resulting in a weakened extrusion texture.

Constitutive relation of an orthorhombic polycrystal with the shape coefficients

An orthorhombic polycrystal is an orthorhombic aggregate of tiny crystallites. In this paper, we study the effect of the crystalline mean shape on the constitutive relation of the orthorhombic polycrystal. The crystalline mean shape and the crystalline orientation arrangement are described by the crystalline shape function （CSF） and the orientation distribution function （ODF）, respectively. The CSF and the ODF are expanded as an infinite series in terms of the Wigner D-functions. The expanded coefficients of the CSF and the ODF are called the shape coefficients s^lm0 and the texture coefficients c^lmn respectively. Assuming that Ceff in the constitutive relation depends on the shape coefficients s^lm0 and the texture coefficients c^lmn by the principle of material frame-indifference we derive an analytical expression for C^eff up to terms linear in s^lmo and c^lmn and the expression would be applicable to the polycrystal whose texture is weak and whose crystalline mean shape has weak anisotropy. C^cff contains six unspecified material constants （λ, μ, c, s1, s2, s3）, five shape coefficients （s^2 00, s^2 20, s^4 00, s^4 20, s^4 40）, and three texture coefficients （c^4 99,c^4 20, c^4 40）, The results based on the perturbation approach are used to determine the five material constants approximately. We also find that the shape coefficients 2 and a s^2mo and s^4m0 are all zero if the crystalline mean shape is a cuboid. Some examples are given to compare our computational results.

PREDICTION OF YIELD FUNCTIONS ON BCC POLYCRYSTALS

By the nonlinear optimization theory, we predict the yield function of single BCC crystals in Hill＇s criterion form. Then we give a formula on the macroscopic yield function of a BCC polycrystal Ω under Sachs＇ model, where the volume average of the yield functions of all BCC crystallites in Ω is taken as the macroscopic yield function of the BCC polycrystal. In constructing the formula, we try to find the relationship among the macroscopic yield function, the orientation distribution function （ODF）, and the single BCC crystal＇s plasticity. An expression for the yield stress of a uniaxial tensile problem is derived under Taylor＇s model in order to compare the expression with that of the macroscopic yield function.

Influence of Al on the magnetostriction of Fe-Ga polycrystal alloys under compressive stress

Fe80Ga20-xAlx （x = 0, 6, 9, 14） ingots were prepared from high purity elements using a vacuum induction system. X-ray diffraction patterns show that the alloys are A2 disordered structures. The influence of the partial substitution of Ga in Fe-Ga alloys with A1 on their magnetostrictive properties was investigated, and the effects of different heat treatment conditions on the magnetostriction and microstructure of the alloy rods were also examined. The saturation magnetostriction value of FesoGa2o can reach to 240 x 10-6 under a compressive stress of 20 MPa. The Fe80GallA19 alloy has many good properties, such as low hysteresis, high linearity of the magnetostriction curve, and low saturated magnetic field, which make it a potential candidate for magnetostrictive actuator and transducer applications. It is found that subgrains have little influence on the magnetostriction of Fe-Ga alloys.

Experimental Study and Finite Element Polycrystal Model Simulation of the Cold Rolling Textures in a Powder Metallurgy Processed Pure Aluminum Plate

Ingot metallurgy (IM) aluminum has long been the subject and attracted the attention of many metallurgists and textural researchers of materials. Due to the introduction of large amounts of ex situ interfaces, however, the textures in powder metallurgy (PM) processed aluminum has been rarely reported. In this article, a pure aluminum plate was prepared via PM route. The starting billet was first produced with uni-axially cold compaction and flat hot-extrusion and then followed by cold rolling processes. The hot-extruded and cold rolling deformation textures of the pure PM aluminum at 50%, 80% and 90% cold rolling reductions were studied by orientation distribution functions (ODFs) analysis. The finite element polycrystal model (FEPM) was finally utilized to simulate the cold rolling textural evolution at various stages of cold rolling. In FEPM simulation, the initial hot-extruded textures were taken into account as inputs. The results showed that typical β-fiber texture formed in pure PM aluminum with the cold rolling reduction increased till 80%, and there was not much change after excessive cold rolling deformation. Homogeneous slip is not the only deformation mode in PM processed pure aluminum plate at over 80% cold rolling reduction. The experimental results were qualitatively in good agreement with the simulated ones.

CYCLIC HARDENING BEHAVIOR OF POLYCRYSTALS WITH PENETRABLE GRAIN BOUNDARIES:TWO-DIMENSIONAL DISCRETE DISLOCATION DYNAMICS SIMULATION

A two-dimensional discrete dislocation dynamics （DDD） technology by Giessen and Needleman （1995）, which has been extended by integrating a dislocation-grain boundary interaction model, is used to computationally analyze the micro-cyclic plastic response of polycrystals containing micron-sized grains, with special attentions to significant influence of dislocationpenetrable grain boundaries （GBs） on the micro-plastic cyclic responses of polycrystals and underlying dislocation mechanism. Toward this end, a typical polycrystalline rectangular specimen under simple tension-compression loading is considered. Results show that, with the increase of cycle accumulative strain, continual dislocation accumulation and enhanced dislocation-dislocation interactions induce the cyclic hardening behavior; however, when a dynamic balance among dislocation nucleation, penetration through GB and dislocation annihilation is approximately established, cyclic stress gradually tends to saturate. In addition, other factors, including the grain size, cyclic strain amplitude and its history, also have considerable influences on the cyclic hardening and saturation.

Constitutive relation of weakly anisotropic polycrystal with microstructure and initial stress

Man （Nondestr Test Eval 15：191-214, 1999） derived the constitutive relation of a weakly-textured orthorhombic aggregate of cubic crystallites with effects of microstructure and initial stress. In this paper, a computational expression on the integration ∫SO（3） Q^× D^1m0dg is given. Then, by means of the computational expression, the general constitutive relation of a weakly-textured anisotropic polycrystal with the consideration of microstructure and initial stress is derived. As special cases of our general constitutive relation, two constitutive relations are given for an isotropic polycrystal and a weakly-textured anisotropic aggregate of cubic crystallites. The acoustoelastic tensor of the reference cubic crystal is derived to determine the material constants of the polycrystal. Two examples are given for understanding the physical meaning of the texture coefficients and the constitutive relations.

Force-Field Derivation and Atomistic Simulation of HMX/Graphite Interface and Polycrystal Systems

Interface is the key issue to understand the performance of composite materials.In this work,we study the interface between octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine(HMX) and graphite,try to find out its contribution to mixture explosives.The work starts from the force-field derivation.We get ab initio based pair potentials across the interface,and then use them to study the interface structural and mechanical properties.A series of large scale molecular dynamics simulations are performed.The structure evolution,energy variation and elastic/plastic transformation of interface and polycrystal systems are calculated.The desensitizing mechanism of graphite to HMX is discussed.

Mechanical properties of irradiated multi-phase polycrystalline BCC materials

Structure materials under severe irradiations in nuclear environments are known to degrade because of irradiation hardening and loss of ductility,resulting from irradiation-induced defects such as vacancies,interstitials and dislocation loops,etc.In this paper,we develop an elastic-viscoplastic model for irradiated multi-phase polycrystalline BCC materials in which the mechanical behaviors of individual grains and polycrystalline aggregates are both explored.At the microscopic grain scale,we use the internal variable model and propose a new tensorial damage descriptor to represent the geometry character of the defect loop,which facilitates the analysis of the defect loop evolutions and dislocation-defect interactions.At the macroscopic polycrystal scale,the self-consistent scheme is extended to consider the multiphase problem and used to bridge the individual grain behavior to polycrystal properties.Based on the proposed model,we found that the work-hardening coefficient decreases with the increase of irradiation-induced defect loops,and the orientation/loading dependence of mechanical properties is mainly attributed to the different Schmid factors.At the polycrystalline scale,numerical results for pure Fe match well with the irradiation experiment data.The model is further extended to predict the hardening effect of dispersoids in oxide-dispersed strengthened steels by the considering the Orowan bowing.The influences of grain size and irradiation are found to compete to dominate the strengthening behaviors of materials.