This paper studies the effect of Ce on the thermal stability of the Ω phase in an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy by TEM and tensile testing. It has been shown that Ce substantially increases the nucleation density of the Ω phase...This paper studies the effect of Ce on the thermal stability of the Ω phase in an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy by TEM and tensile testing. It has been shown that Ce substantially increases the nucleation density of the Ω phase by acting as the heterogeneous nucleation center. Most impor-tantly,Ce improves the thermal stability of the Ω phase by decreasing the diffusion velocity of Cu atoms and increasing the energy barrier of the thickening ledge nucleation,thus improving the strength of the Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy at both room-and elevated-temperatures.展开更多
An ω phase with a primitive hexagonal crystal structure has been found to be a ωmmon metastable phase in body-centered cubic （bcc） metals and alloys. In general, ω phase precipitates out as a high density of nano...An ω phase with a primitive hexagonal crystal structure has been found to be a ωmmon metastable phase in body-centered cubic （bcc） metals and alloys. In general, ω phase precipitates out as a high density of nanoscale particles and can obviously strengthen the alloys; however, ωarsening of the ω particles significantly reduces the alloy ductility. The ω phase has ωherent interfacial structure with its bcc matrix phase, and its lattice parameters are aω ---- x/2 x abcc and ωbcc= v/3/2 abcc abet. The ωmmon { 112} （111）-type twinning in bcc metals and alloys can be treated as the product of the ω ~ bcc phase transition, also known as the ω-lattice mechanism. The ω phase＇s behavior in metastable 13-type Ti alloys will be briefly reviewed first since the ω phase was first found in the alloy system, and then the existence of the ω phase in carbon steels will be discussed. Carbon plays a crucial role in promoting the ω formation in steel, and the ω phase can form a solid solution with various carbon ωntents. Hence, the martensitic substructure can be treated as an ct-Fe matrix embedded with a high density of nanoscale ω-Fe particles enriched with carbon. The reωgnition of the ω phase in steel is expected to advance the understanding of the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties in bcc steels, as well as the behavior of martensitic transformations, twinning formation, and martensitic substructure.展开更多
The influence of slow heating rates: 2, 5, 10 and 30?C/min (0.033, 0.083, 0.166 and 0.50℃/s) on the β phase decomposition of Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr (Ti-5553) during continuous heating were characterized by differential s...The influence of slow heating rates: 2, 5, 10 and 30?C/min (0.033, 0.083, 0.166 and 0.50℃/s) on the β phase decomposition of Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr (Ti-5553) during continuous heating were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis, light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and hardness testing. Starting microstructure was the β phase obtained by heating the Ti-5553 above the Tβ temperature and a water quench. Results show that heating rate has a significant impact on the precipitation mechanisms and on the β→α transformation in this range of heating rates. The main formation of α precipitates occurs between 500 and 600℃at all heating rates tested.A heating at 2℃/min produces very fine and homogeneously distributed α plate precipitates which have nucleated on the nanometer size ωiso precipitates. The ωiso precipitates between 350 and 400℃. At higher heating rates 10, 15 or 30℃/min, the amount of precipitation of ωiso is lower so an additional formation of nanometer size precipitates occurs between 450 and 500℃ It is supposed that both precipitates act as nucleation sites for α phase precipitation. The resultant microstructure consists in a fine intragranular distribution of α precipitates and a coarser precipitation of α at the grain boundaries. It is shown that the precipitation of ωiso phase retards or prevents the precipitation of nanometer size precipitates occurring between 450 and 500℃. This cannot be generalized to all the β-metastable titanium alloys since Ti-LCB does not exhibit the same heating rate dependence on DSC curves.展开更多
The effects of Ce and Ti additions on the microstructures and mechanical properties of an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy have been studied, It has been shown that either Ce or Ti can decrease the as-cast grain size of the Al-Cu-Mg...The effects of Ce and Ti additions on the microstructures and mechanical properties of an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy have been studied, It has been shown that either Ce or Ti can decrease the as-cast grain size of the Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy, increase the nucleation ratio for Ω phase as heterogeneous nucleation centers, inhibit the growth of Ω phase during aging, and thus increase the volume fraction and decrease the spacing of Ω phase. These microstructures increase the yield strength and tensile strength. However, if both Ce and Ti are added to the alloy, they form （Ce,Ti）-contained compounds and increase the grain size during casting, but have no effects on the nucleation and the growth of Ω phase during aging. The alloy containing both Ce and Ti has a relatively lower Vicks hardness and strength compared to the alloy containing either Ce or Ti.展开更多
基金the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province (No. 07JJ3117)the Chinese Postdoctoral Science Foundation (No. 20070410303)the High Technology Research and Development Program of Hunan Province, China (No. 06FJ2007).
文摘This paper studies the effect of Ce on the thermal stability of the Ω phase in an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy by TEM and tensile testing. It has been shown that Ce substantially increases the nucleation density of the Ω phase by acting as the heterogeneous nucleation center. Most impor-tantly,Ce improves the thermal stability of the Ω phase by decreasing the diffusion velocity of Cu atoms and increasing the energy barrier of the thickening ledge nucleation,thus improving the strength of the Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy at both room-and elevated-temperatures.
文摘An ω phase with a primitive hexagonal crystal structure has been found to be a ωmmon metastable phase in body-centered cubic （bcc） metals and alloys. In general, ω phase precipitates out as a high density of nanoscale particles and can obviously strengthen the alloys; however, ωarsening of the ω particles significantly reduces the alloy ductility. The ω phase has ωherent interfacial structure with its bcc matrix phase, and its lattice parameters are aω ---- x/2 x abcc and ωbcc= v/3/2 abcc abet. The ωmmon { 112} （111）-type twinning in bcc metals and alloys can be treated as the product of the ω ~ bcc phase transition, also known as the ω-lattice mechanism. The ω phase＇s behavior in metastable 13-type Ti alloys will be briefly reviewed first since the ω phase was first found in the alloy system, and then the existence of the ω phase in carbon steels will be discussed. Carbon plays a crucial role in promoting the ω formation in steel, and the ω phase can form a solid solution with various carbon ωntents. Hence, the martensitic substructure can be treated as an ct-Fe matrix embedded with a high density of nanoscale ω-Fe particles enriched with carbon. The reωgnition of the ω phase in steel is expected to advance the understanding of the relationship between the microstructure and mechanical properties in bcc steels, as well as the behavior of martensitic transformations, twinning formation, and martensitic substructure.
文摘The influence of slow heating rates: 2, 5, 10 and 30?C/min (0.033, 0.083, 0.166 and 0.50℃/s) on the β phase decomposition of Ti-5Al-5Mo-5V-3Cr (Ti-5553) during continuous heating were characterized by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis, light microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and hardness testing. Starting microstructure was the β phase obtained by heating the Ti-5553 above the Tβ temperature and a water quench. Results show that heating rate has a significant impact on the precipitation mechanisms and on the β→α transformation in this range of heating rates. The main formation of α precipitates occurs between 500 and 600℃at all heating rates tested.A heating at 2℃/min produces very fine and homogeneously distributed α plate precipitates which have nucleated on the nanometer size ωiso precipitates. The ωiso precipitates between 350 and 400℃. At higher heating rates 10, 15 or 30℃/min, the amount of precipitation of ωiso is lower so an additional formation of nanometer size precipitates occurs between 450 and 500℃ It is supposed that both precipitates act as nucleation sites for α phase precipitation. The resultant microstructure consists in a fine intragranular distribution of α precipitates and a coarser precipitation of α at the grain boundaries. It is shown that the precipitation of ωiso phase retards or prevents the precipitation of nanometer size precipitates occurring between 450 and 500℃. This cannot be generalized to all the β-metastable titanium alloys since Ti-LCB does not exhibit the same heating rate dependence on DSC curves.
基金This study was financially supported by the State Key Fundamental Research Project on Al, China (No. 2005CB623704).
文摘The effects of Ce and Ti additions on the microstructures and mechanical properties of an Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy have been studied, It has been shown that either Ce or Ti can decrease the as-cast grain size of the Al-Cu-Mg-Ag alloy, increase the nucleation ratio for Ω phase as heterogeneous nucleation centers, inhibit the growth of Ω phase during aging, and thus increase the volume fraction and decrease the spacing of Ω phase. These microstructures increase the yield strength and tensile strength. However, if both Ce and Ti are added to the alloy, they form （Ce,Ti）-contained compounds and increase the grain size during casting, but have no effects on the nucleation and the growth of Ω phase during aging. The alloy containing both Ce and Ti has a relatively lower Vicks hardness and strength compared to the alloy containing either Ce or Ti.
