Porous and dense TiNi alloys were successfully fabricated by powder metallurgy(P/M) method, and to further improve their surface biocompatibility, surface modification techniques including grind using silicon-carbide(...Porous and dense TiNi alloys were successfully fabricated by powder metallurgy(P/M) method, and to further improve their surface biocompatibility, surface modification techniques including grind using silicon-carbide(SiC) paper, acid etching and alkali treatment were employed to produce either irregularly rough surface or micro-porous surface roughness. X-ray diffractometry(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX) attached to SEM were used to characterize surface structure and the Ca-P coatings. Effects of the above surface treatments on the surface morphology, apatite forming ability were systematically investigated. Results indicate that all the above surface treatments increase the apatite forming ability of TiNi alloys in varying degrees when soaked in simulated body fluid(SBF). More apatite coatings formed on TiNi samples sintered at 1050℃ and 1100℃ due to their high porosity and pure TiNi phase that is beneficial to heterogeneous nucleation. Furthermore, more uniform apatite was fabricated on the sample sintered from the mixture of Ni and Ti powders.展开更多
Ductile fracture generally relates to microscopic voiding and to strain localization in metallic materials.When the void size is reduced to the nanoscale,size effects often lead to a different macroscopic plastic beha...Ductile fracture generally relates to microscopic voiding and to strain localization in metallic materials.When the void size is reduced to the nanoscale,size effects often lead to a different macroscopic plastic behavior from that established for the same material with larger voids.For example,irradiation of metallic materials can generate a large number of voids at the nanoscale,leading to complex deformation behaviors.The present work advances the understanding of strain localization in nanoporous metallic materials,connecting both the microscopic(nano-)and macroscopic scales.To explore the physical mechanisms at the nanoscale,molecular dynamics(MD)simulations were here carried out,capturing multiple nanovoids explicitly.Then,a homogenized continuum theory based in Gurson's constitutive framework is proposed,which enables us to explore how localized behavior at the macroscopic scale evolves.The homogenized model incorporates the surface tension associated with nanosized void.The importance of this surface tension is illustrated by several parametric studies on the conditions of localization,when a specimen is subjected to uniaxial tension.Our parametric studies show that for smaller nanovoid sizes,and for a hardening matrix material,shear localization onset is delayed.Our proposed homogenization model was then used to predict localization behavior captured by our MD simulation.The yield stress and the localization strain predicted by our continuum model are in general agreement with the trends obtained by MD simulation.Moreover,based on our present study,experimental results of shear failure strain vs.dose of irradiation for several metals could be qualitatively explained rather successfully.Our model can therefore help shed light on prolonging the operation limits and the lifetime of irradiated metallic materials under complex loading conditions.展开更多
基金Project(51274247) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2014zzts177) support by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China
文摘Porous and dense TiNi alloys were successfully fabricated by powder metallurgy(P/M) method, and to further improve their surface biocompatibility, surface modification techniques including grind using silicon-carbide(SiC) paper, acid etching and alkali treatment were employed to produce either irregularly rough surface or micro-porous surface roughness. X-ray diffractometry(XRD), scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy(EDX) attached to SEM were used to characterize surface structure and the Ca-P coatings. Effects of the above surface treatments on the surface morphology, apatite forming ability were systematically investigated. Results indicate that all the above surface treatments increase the apatite forming ability of TiNi alloys in varying degrees when soaked in simulated body fluid(SBF). More apatite coatings formed on TiNi samples sintered at 1050℃ and 1100℃ due to their high porosity and pure TiNi phase that is beneficial to heterogeneous nucleation. Furthermore, more uniform apatite was fabricated on the sample sintered from the mixture of Ni and Ti powders.
基金the support from National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11872139)Nian Zhou appreciates the supportfrom Guizhou Provincial Departmentof Education(Grant No.KY[2021]255).
文摘Ductile fracture generally relates to microscopic voiding and to strain localization in metallic materials.When the void size is reduced to the nanoscale,size effects often lead to a different macroscopic plastic behavior from that established for the same material with larger voids.For example,irradiation of metallic materials can generate a large number of voids at the nanoscale,leading to complex deformation behaviors.The present work advances the understanding of strain localization in nanoporous metallic materials,connecting both the microscopic(nano-)and macroscopic scales.To explore the physical mechanisms at the nanoscale,molecular dynamics(MD)simulations were here carried out,capturing multiple nanovoids explicitly.Then,a homogenized continuum theory based in Gurson's constitutive framework is proposed,which enables us to explore how localized behavior at the macroscopic scale evolves.The homogenized model incorporates the surface tension associated with nanosized void.The importance of this surface tension is illustrated by several parametric studies on the conditions of localization,when a specimen is subjected to uniaxial tension.Our parametric studies show that for smaller nanovoid sizes,and for a hardening matrix material,shear localization onset is delayed.Our proposed homogenization model was then used to predict localization behavior captured by our MD simulation.The yield stress and the localization strain predicted by our continuum model are in general agreement with the trends obtained by MD simulation.Moreover,based on our present study,experimental results of shear failure strain vs.dose of irradiation for several metals could be qualitatively explained rather successfully.Our model can therefore help shed light on prolonging the operation limits and the lifetime of irradiated metallic materials under complex loading conditions.
