Wire-arc additive manufacture(WAAM)has great potential for manufacturing of Al-Cu components.However,inferior mechanical properties of WAAM deposited material restrict its industrial application.Inter-layer cold rolli...Wire-arc additive manufacture(WAAM)has great potential for manufacturing of Al-Cu components.However,inferior mechanical properties of WAAM deposited material restrict its industrial application.Inter-layer cold rolling and thermo-mechanical heat treatment(T8)with pre-stretching deformation between solution and aging treatment were adopted in this study.Their effects on hardness,mechanical properties and microstructure were analyzed and compared to the conventional heat treatment(T6).The results show that cold rolling increases the hardness and strengths,which further increase with T8 treatment.The ultimate tensile strength(UTS)of 513 MPa and yield stress(YS)of 413 MPa can be obtained in the inter-layer cold-rolled sample with T8 treatment,which is much higher than that in the as-deposited samples.The cold-rolled samples show higher elongation than that of as-deposited ones due to significant elimination of porosity in cold rolling;while both the T6 and T8 treatments decrease the elongation.The cold rolling and pre-stretching deformation both contribute to the formation of dense and dispersive precipitatedθ′phases,which inhibits the dislocation movement and enhances the strengths;as a result,T8 treatment shows better strengthening effect than the T6 treatment.The strengthening mechanism was analyzed and it was mainly related to work hardening and precipitation strengthening.展开更多
The aim of the present work is to develop a model for simulating double-peak precipitation hardening kinetics in Al-Zn-Mg alloy with the simultaneous formation of different types of precipitates at elevated temperatur...The aim of the present work is to develop a model for simulating double-peak precipitation hardening kinetics in Al-Zn-Mg alloy with the simultaneous formation of different types of precipitates at elevated temperatures based on the modified Langer-Schwartz approach. The double aging peaks are present in the long time age-hardening curves of Al-Zn-Mg alloys. The physically-based model, while taking explicitly into account nucleation, growth, coarsening of the new phase precipitations and two strengthening mechanisms associated with particle-dislocation interaction (shearing and bypassing), was used for the analysis of precipitates evolution and precipitation hardening during aging of Al-Zn-Mg alloy. Model predictions were compared with the measurements of Al-Zn-Mg alloy. The systematic and quantitative results show that the predicted hardness profiles of double peaks via adding a shape dependent parameter in the growth equation for growth and coarsening generally agree well with the measured ones. Two strengthening mechanisms associated with particle-dislocation interaction (shearing and bypassing) were considered operating simultaneously in view of the particle size-distribution. The transition from shearing to bypassing strengthening mechanism was found to occur at rather early stage of the particle growth. The bypassing was found to be the prevailing strengthening mechanism in the investigated alloys.展开更多
Structural features, aging behavior, precipitation kinetics and mechanical properties of a 6013 Al–Mg–Si aluminum alloy subjected to equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at different temperatures were comparative...Structural features, aging behavior, precipitation kinetics and mechanical properties of a 6013 Al–Mg–Si aluminum alloy subjected to equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at different temperatures were comparatively investigated with that in conventional static aging by quantitative X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and tensile tests. Average grain sizes measured by XRD are in the range of 66-112 nm while the average dislocation density is in the range of 1.20×10^14-1.70×10^14 m^-2 in the deformed alloy. The DSC analysis reveals that the precipitation kinetics in the deformed alloy is much faster as compared with the peak-aged sample due to the smaller grains and higher dislocation density developed after ECAP. Both the yield strength (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) are dramatically increased in all the ECAP samples as compared with the undeformed counterparts. The maximum strength appears in the samples ECAP treated at room temperature and the maximum YS is about 1.6 times that of the statically peak-aged sample. The very high strength in the ECAP alloy is suggested to be related to the grain size strengthening and dislocation strengthening, as well as the precipitation strengthening contributing from the dynamic precipitation during ECAP.展开更多
The effects of minor Sc and Zr additions on the mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of Al Zn Mg Cu alloys were studied using tensile tests, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron m...The effects of minor Sc and Zr additions on the mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of Al Zn Mg Cu alloys were studied using tensile tests, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The ultimate tensile strength of the peak-aged Al Zn Mg Cu alloy is improved by about 105 MPa with the addition of 0.10% Zr. An increase of about 133 MPa is observed with the joint addition of 0.07% Sc and 0.07% Zr. For the alloys modified with the minor addition of Sc and Zr (0.14%), the main strengthening mechanisms of minor addition of Sc and Zr are fine-grain strengthening, sub-structure strengthening and the Orowan strengthening mechanism produced by the Al3(Sc,Zr) and Al3Zr dispersoids. The volume of Al3Zr particles is less than that of Al3(Sc,Zr) particles, but the distribution of Al3(Sc,Zr) particles is more dispersed throughout the matrix leading to pinning the dislocations motion and restraining the recrystallization more effectively.展开更多
An Al−3.6Cu−1Li alloy was subjected to room temperature rolling and cryorolling to investigate their effects on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties.The microstructure and aging characteristics of the ro...An Al−3.6Cu−1Li alloy was subjected to room temperature rolling and cryorolling to investigate their effects on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties.The microstructure and aging characteristics of the room temperature-rolled and the cryorolled alloys with 70%and 90%of thickness reductions were studied by microstructure analysis and mechanical tests.The samples subjected to cryorolling with 90%of thickness reduction have high strength and good toughness.This is mainly due to the inhibition of dynamic recovery and the accumulation of high-density dislocations in cryorolled samples.In addition,the artificial aging reveals that the temperature at which peak hardness is attained is inversely proportional to the deformation amount and directly proportional to the rolling temperature.Moreover,bright field images of cryorolled samples after aging indicate the existence of T1(Al2CuLi)precipitates.This suggests that the high stored strain energy enhances the aging kinetics of the alloy,which further promotes the nucleation of T1 phases.展开更多
In the present investigation, the relation of pre-ageing temperature and pre-ageing time to mechanical properties was studied, and a model was established to predict the mechanical properties of AA6005 Al alloy. Compa...In the present investigation, the relation of pre-ageing temperature and pre-ageing time to mechanical properties was studied, and a model was established to predict the mechanical properties of AA6005 Al alloy. Compared with the experimental results, the deviation of the proposed model was limited to 8.1%, which showed reasonable accuracy of forecasting. It was found that the performance of AA6005 alloy was better at higher pre-ageing temperature with shorter pre-ageing time than that at T6 temper. The microstructure of the alloy was observed by transmission electron microscopy, and the results showed that high dislocation density and precipitate density existed at 160 ℃ and 200 ℃ pre-ageing, which were in good agreement with the model.展开更多
This research investigated the combined effects of addition of Bi and Sb elements on the microstructure,thermal properties,ultimate tensile strength,ductility,and hardness of Sn−0.7Ag−0.5Cu(SAC0705)solder alloys.The r...This research investigated the combined effects of addition of Bi and Sb elements on the microstructure,thermal properties,ultimate tensile strength,ductility,and hardness of Sn−0.7Ag−0.5Cu(SAC0705)solder alloys.The results indicated that the addition of Bi and Sb significantly reduced the undercooling of solders,refined theβ-Sn phase and extended the eutectic areas of the solders.Moreover,the formation of SbSn and Bi phases in the solder matrix affected the mechanical properties of the solder.With the addition of 3 wt.%Bi and 3 wt.%Sb,the ultimate tensile strength and hardness of the SAC0705 base alloy increased from 31.26 MPa and 15.07 HV to 63.15 MPa and 23.68 HV,respectively.Ductility decreased due to grain boundary strengthening,solid solution strengthening,and precipitation strengthening effects,and the change in the fracture mechanism of the solder alloys.展开更多
Mg−9Al−1Zn(AZ91)magnesium matrix composites reinforced by Ti−6Al−4V(TC4)particles were successfully prepared via powder metallurgical method.The yield strength(YS),ultimate tensile strength(UTS),and elongation(EL)show...Mg−9Al−1Zn(AZ91)magnesium matrix composites reinforced by Ti−6Al−4V(TC4)particles were successfully prepared via powder metallurgical method.The yield strength(YS),ultimate tensile strength(UTS),and elongation(EL)showed a mountain-like tendency with the increase of the TC4 content.The mechanical properties of AZ91 magnesium matrix composites reached the optimal point with TC4 content of 10 wt.%,realizing YS,UTS,and EL of 335 MPa,370 MPa,and 6.4%,respectively.The improvement of mechanical properties can be attributed to the effective load transfer from the magnesium matrix to the TC4 particles,dislocations associated with the difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion,good interfacial bonding between the Mg matrix and TC4 particles,and grain refinement strengthening.展开更多
基金Project(ZZYJKT2024-08)supported by the State Key Laboratory of Precision Manufacturing for Extreme Service Performance,ChinaProject(2022JB11GX004)supported by Selection of the best Candidates to Undertake Key Research Projects by Dalian City,ChinaProject(201806835007)supported by China Scholarship Council。
文摘Wire-arc additive manufacture(WAAM)has great potential for manufacturing of Al-Cu components.However,inferior mechanical properties of WAAM deposited material restrict its industrial application.Inter-layer cold rolling and thermo-mechanical heat treatment(T8)with pre-stretching deformation between solution and aging treatment were adopted in this study.Their effects on hardness,mechanical properties and microstructure were analyzed and compared to the conventional heat treatment(T6).The results show that cold rolling increases the hardness and strengths,which further increase with T8 treatment.The ultimate tensile strength(UTS)of 513 MPa and yield stress(YS)of 413 MPa can be obtained in the inter-layer cold-rolled sample with T8 treatment,which is much higher than that in the as-deposited samples.The cold-rolled samples show higher elongation than that of as-deposited ones due to significant elimination of porosity in cold rolling;while both the T6 and T8 treatments decrease the elongation.The cold rolling and pre-stretching deformation both contribute to the formation of dense and dispersive precipitatedθ′phases,which inhibits the dislocation movement and enhances the strengths;as a result,T8 treatment shows better strengthening effect than the T6 treatment.The strengthening mechanism was analyzed and it was mainly related to work hardening and precipitation strengthening.
基金Project(51021063)supported by the Creative Research Group of the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(50831007)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+1 种基金Project(2011CB610401)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(12C1142)supported by the Education Department of Hunan Province,China
文摘The aim of the present work is to develop a model for simulating double-peak precipitation hardening kinetics in Al-Zn-Mg alloy with the simultaneous formation of different types of precipitates at elevated temperatures based on the modified Langer-Schwartz approach. The double aging peaks are present in the long time age-hardening curves of Al-Zn-Mg alloys. The physically-based model, while taking explicitly into account nucleation, growth, coarsening of the new phase precipitations and two strengthening mechanisms associated with particle-dislocation interaction (shearing and bypassing), was used for the analysis of precipitates evolution and precipitation hardening during aging of Al-Zn-Mg alloy. Model predictions were compared with the measurements of Al-Zn-Mg alloy. The systematic and quantitative results show that the predicted hardness profiles of double peaks via adding a shape dependent parameter in the growth equation for growth and coarsening generally agree well with the measured ones. Two strengthening mechanisms associated with particle-dislocation interaction (shearing and bypassing) were considered operating simultaneously in view of the particle size-distribution. The transition from shearing to bypassing strengthening mechanism was found to occur at rather early stage of the particle growth. The bypassing was found to be the prevailing strengthening mechanism in the investigated alloys.
基金Project(BK2012715)supported by the Basic Research Program(Natural Science Foundation)of Jiangsu Province,ChinaProject(14KJA430002)supported by the Key University Science Research Project of Jiangsu Province,China+3 种基金Project(50971087)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProjects(11JDG070,11JDG140)supported by the Senior Talent Research Foundation of Jiangsu University,ChinaProject(hsm1301)supported by the Foundation of the Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of High-end Structural Materials,ChinaProject(Kjsmcx2011004)supported by the Foundation of the Jiangsu Province Key Laboratory of Materials Tribology,China
文摘Structural features, aging behavior, precipitation kinetics and mechanical properties of a 6013 Al–Mg–Si aluminum alloy subjected to equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at different temperatures were comparatively investigated with that in conventional static aging by quantitative X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurements, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and tensile tests. Average grain sizes measured by XRD are in the range of 66-112 nm while the average dislocation density is in the range of 1.20×10^14-1.70×10^14 m^-2 in the deformed alloy. The DSC analysis reveals that the precipitation kinetics in the deformed alloy is much faster as compared with the peak-aged sample due to the smaller grains and higher dislocation density developed after ECAP. Both the yield strength (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) are dramatically increased in all the ECAP samples as compared with the undeformed counterparts. The maximum strength appears in the samples ECAP treated at room temperature and the maximum YS is about 1.6 times that of the statically peak-aged sample. The very high strength in the ECAP alloy is suggested to be related to the grain size strengthening and dislocation strengthening, as well as the precipitation strengthening contributing from the dynamic precipitation during ECAP.
基金Project (2016B090931004) supported by the Scientific and Research Plan of Guangdong Province, ChinaProject (51601229) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘The effects of minor Sc and Zr additions on the mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of Al Zn Mg Cu alloys were studied using tensile tests, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The ultimate tensile strength of the peak-aged Al Zn Mg Cu alloy is improved by about 105 MPa with the addition of 0.10% Zr. An increase of about 133 MPa is observed with the joint addition of 0.07% Sc and 0.07% Zr. For the alloys modified with the minor addition of Sc and Zr (0.14%), the main strengthening mechanisms of minor addition of Sc and Zr are fine-grain strengthening, sub-structure strengthening and the Orowan strengthening mechanism produced by the Al3(Sc,Zr) and Al3Zr dispersoids. The volume of Al3Zr particles is less than that of Al3(Sc,Zr) particles, but the distribution of Al3(Sc,Zr) particles is more dispersed throughout the matrix leading to pinning the dislocations motion and restraining the recrystallization more effectively.
基金Project(2019YFB2006500)supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of ChinaProject(51674303)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China+2 种基金Project(2018RS3015)supported by the Huxiang High-Level Talent Gathering Project of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(2019CX006)supported by the Innovation Driven Program of Central South University,ChinaProject supported by the Research Fund of the Key Laboratory of High Performance Complex Manufacturing at Central South University,China。
文摘An Al−3.6Cu−1Li alloy was subjected to room temperature rolling and cryorolling to investigate their effects on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties.The microstructure and aging characteristics of the room temperature-rolled and the cryorolled alloys with 70%and 90%of thickness reductions were studied by microstructure analysis and mechanical tests.The samples subjected to cryorolling with 90%of thickness reduction have high strength and good toughness.This is mainly due to the inhibition of dynamic recovery and the accumulation of high-density dislocations in cryorolled samples.In addition,the artificial aging reveals that the temperature at which peak hardness is attained is inversely proportional to the deformation amount and directly proportional to the rolling temperature.Moreover,bright field images of cryorolled samples after aging indicate the existence of T1(Al2CuLi)precipitates.This suggests that the high stored strain energy enhances the aging kinetics of the alloy,which further promotes the nucleation of T1 phases.
基金Projects(51575539, U1837207) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2020RC2002)supported by the Science and Technology Innovation Program of Hunan Province,ChinaProject(2021JJ40774)supported by Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China。
文摘In the present investigation, the relation of pre-ageing temperature and pre-ageing time to mechanical properties was studied, and a model was established to predict the mechanical properties of AA6005 Al alloy. Compared with the experimental results, the deviation of the proposed model was limited to 8.1%, which showed reasonable accuracy of forecasting. It was found that the performance of AA6005 alloy was better at higher pre-ageing temperature with shorter pre-ageing time than that at T6 temper. The microstructure of the alloy was observed by transmission electron microscopy, and the results showed that high dislocation density and precipitate density existed at 160 ℃ and 200 ℃ pre-ageing, which were in good agreement with the model.
基金supported by the Division of Physical Science,Faculty of Science,Prince of Songkla University (PSU),Thailand
文摘This research investigated the combined effects of addition of Bi and Sb elements on the microstructure,thermal properties,ultimate tensile strength,ductility,and hardness of Sn−0.7Ag−0.5Cu(SAC0705)solder alloys.The results indicated that the addition of Bi and Sb significantly reduced the undercooling of solders,refined theβ-Sn phase and extended the eutectic areas of the solders.Moreover,the formation of SbSn and Bi phases in the solder matrix affected the mechanical properties of the solder.With the addition of 3 wt.%Bi and 3 wt.%Sb,the ultimate tensile strength and hardness of the SAC0705 base alloy increased from 31.26 MPa and 15.07 HV to 63.15 MPa and 23.68 HV,respectively.Ductility decreased due to grain boundary strengthening,solid solution strengthening,and precipitation strengthening effects,and the change in the fracture mechanism of the solder alloys.
基金Acknowledgments The authors acknowledge the financial support from the Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research,China(No.2020B0301030006)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52171133,52171103)+1 种基金the“111 Project”by the Ministry of Education of China(No.B16007)Fundamental Research Fund of Central Universities in China(No.2018CDJDCL0019)。
文摘Mg−9Al−1Zn(AZ91)magnesium matrix composites reinforced by Ti−6Al−4V(TC4)particles were successfully prepared via powder metallurgical method.The yield strength(YS),ultimate tensile strength(UTS),and elongation(EL)showed a mountain-like tendency with the increase of the TC4 content.The mechanical properties of AZ91 magnesium matrix composites reached the optimal point with TC4 content of 10 wt.%,realizing YS,UTS,and EL of 335 MPa,370 MPa,and 6.4%,respectively.The improvement of mechanical properties can be attributed to the effective load transfer from the magnesium matrix to the TC4 particles,dislocations associated with the difference in the coefficient of thermal expansion,good interfacial bonding between the Mg matrix and TC4 particles,and grain refinement strengthening.