Superplastic deformation behavior and mechanism of 1420 Al-Li alloy sheets with elongated grains

True stress-true strain curve,microstructure and texture information were obtained to investigate the superplastic deformation behavior of 1420 Al-Li alloy sheets with initial elongated grains.From the true stress-true curve,the stress increases with the increase of strain to 0.15,then dramatically decreases with the increase of strain to 0.80,and finally keeps almost a horizontal line.Meanwhile,initial elongated grains are gradually changed into equiaxed grains and the initial strong Brass {0 1 1} <2 1 1> and S {1 2 3} <6 3 4> orientations are turned into nearly random orientation with increasing strain.All these results suggest that dislocation activity is the dominant mechanism during the first stage,then dynamic recrystallization occurs,and grain rotation is expected as an accommodation for grain boundary sliding(GBS).At larger strains,grain boundary migration(GBM) becomes necessary to accommodate GBS.

Formation mechanism of gradient-distributed particles and their effects on grain structure in 01420 Al-Li alloy

Fine-grained 01420 Al-Li alloy sheets were produced by thermo-mechanical processing based on the mechanism of particle stimulated nucleation of recrystallization.The thermo-mechanically processed sheets were observed to contain layers of different microstructures along the thickness.The precipitate behavior of the second phase particles and their effects on the distribution of dislocations and layered recrystallized grain structure were analyzed by optical microscopy(OM),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and X-ray diffractometry(XRD).The formation mechanism of the gradient particles was discussed.The results show that after aging,a gradient distribution of large particles along the thickness is observed,the particles in the surface layer(SL) are distributed homogeneously,whereas those in the center layer(CL) are mainly distributed parallel to the rolling direction,and the volume fraction of the particles in the SL is higher than that in the CL.Subsequent rolling in the presence of layer-distributed particles results in a corresponding homogeneous distribution of highly strained regions in the SL and a banded distribution of them in CL,which is the main reason for the formation of layered grain structure along the thickness in the sheets.

Corrosion behavior of 2195 and 1420 Al-Li alloys in neutral 3.5% NaCl solution under tensile stress

The corrosion behaviors of 1420 and 2195 Al-Li alloys under 308 and 490 MPa tensile stress respectively in neutral 3.5% NaCl solution were investigated using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and scanning electron microscope(SEM). It is found that the unstressed 1420 alloy is featured with large and discrete pits, while general corrosion and localized corrosion including intergranular corrosion and pitting corrosion occur on the unstressed 2195 alloy. As stress is applied to 1420 alloy, the pit becomes denser and its size is decreased. While, for the stressed 2195 alloy, intergranular corrosion is greatly aggravated and severe general corrosion is developed from connected pits. The EIS analysis shows that more severe general corrosion and localized corrosion occur on the stressed 2195 Al-Li alloy than on 1420 Al-Li alloy. It is suggested that tensile stress has greater effect on the corrosion of 2195 Al-Li alloy than on 1420 Al-Li alloy.

Thermal Stress Analysis of Welded Joint in 1420 Al-Li Alloy Induced by Thermal Cycling

A model of double grains under plane stress state has been established. According to the double grain model, thermal stress induced by thermal cycling in welding fusion zone is numerically simulated by finite element method, and the microstructures before and after thermal cycling are observed. The effect of thermal stress on weld microstructure is discussed. Experimental and analysis results show that the difference between the coefficients of thermal expansion and elastic modulus for grains along different crystal directio n can produce alternate thermal misfit stress and strain near boundaries under thermal cycling. At the temperature of upper and lower limit, thermal stress nearby grain boundary reaches maxima. Thermal stress induced changes in microstructure, which expressed by the sending dislocations from boundaries to matrix, piling up against the boundaries and the increasing of dislocation density.

On the intergranular fracture behavior of high-temperature plastic deformation of 1420 Al-Li alloy

The tensile deformation hot simulation test of as-cast 1420 Al-Li alloy was performed on Gleeble-1500 Thermal Simulator in the deformation temperature range from 350 to 450 ℃ and the strain rate range from 0.01 to l0.0s-1.The tensile fracture behavior of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature was studied experimently. The results show that the tensile fracture mode of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature is changed from typical transgranular ductile fracture to intergranular brittle fracture with the increase of the deformation temperature and the strain rate. It is made out that the precipitation of LiH is the fundamental reason for the intergranular brittle fracture of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature. The mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature was discussed, and it was proposed that the hydrogen embrittlement at high temperature is an integrated function of the dynamic and the static force, which enrichs the theories of hydrogen embrittlemen t.

高强耐蚀1420Al-Li/Mg-9Li/1420Al-Li复合板制备及力学性能

采用高强耐蚀超轻1420 Al-Li合金作为覆板,通过一道次热轧制备了1420Al-Li/Mg-9Li/1420Al-Li复合板,研究了不同压下量、450℃热轧复合板界面的微观组织和力学性能。结果表明:当轧制压下量为35%时,复合板仅为部分结合—机械结合+冶金结合,界面无化合物生成,复合板的抗拉强度为236 MPa,伸长率为26%;当轧制压下量为50%时,复合板实现完全冶金结合,无界面化合物生成,复合板的抗拉强度高达272 MPa,伸长率为14%,在提高抗腐蚀性的同时,大幅提高了Mg-9Li合金的强度。

Role of alloying and heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of cast Al-Li alloys:A review

Due to the prominent advantages of low density,high elastic modulus,high specific strength and specific stiffness,cast Al-Li alloys are suitable metallic materials for manufacturing complex large-sized components and are ideal structural materials for aerospace,defense and military industries.On the basis of the microstructural characteristics of cast Al-Li alloys,exploring the role of alloying and micro-alloying can stabilize their dominant position and further expand their application scope.In this review,the development progress of cast Al-Li alloys was summarized comprehensively.According to the latest research highlights,the influence of alloying and heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties was systematically analyzed.The potential methods to improve the alloy performance were concluded.In response to the practical engineering requirements of cast Al-Li alloys,the scientific challenges and future research directions were discussed and prospected.

Predict the evolution of mechanical property of Al-Li alloys in a marine environment

The ocean is one of the essential fields of national defense in the future,and more and more attention is paid to the lightweight research of Marine equipment and materials.This study it is to develop a Machine learning(ML)-based prediction method to study the evolution of the mechanical properties of Al-Li alloys in the marine environment.We obtained the mechanical properties of Al-Li alloy samples under uniaxial tensile deformation at different exposure times through Marine exposure experiments.We obtained the strain evolution by digital image correlation(DIC).The strain field images are voxelized using 2D-Convolutional Neural Networks(CNN)autoencoders as input data for Long Short-Term Memory(LSTM)neural networks.Then,the output data of LSTM neural networks combined with corrosion features were input into the Back Propagation(BP)neural network to predict the mechanical properties of Al-Li alloys.The main conclusions are as follows:1.The variation law of mechanical properties of2297-T8 in the Marine atmosphere is revealed.With the increase in outdoor exposure test time,the tensile elastic model of 2297-T8 changes slowly,within 10%,and the tensile yield stress changes significantly,with a maximum attenuation of 23.6%.2.The prediction model can predict the strain evolution and mechanical response simultaneously with an error of less than 5%.3.This study shows that a CNN/LSTM system based on machine learning can be built to capture the corrosion characteristics of Marine exposure experiments.The results show that the relationship between corrosion characteristics and mechanical response can be predicted without considering the microstructure evolution of metal materials.

Characterization of localized corrosion pathways in 2195-T8 Al-Li alloys exposed to acidic solution

The corrosion properties of aluminum-lithium(Al-Li) alloys, which are potential materials used to construct for tanks of liquid rockets or missiles, are essential for safe propellant storage and transport. In order to manifest the corrosion resistance of the 2195 Al-Li alloy in practical propellant tanks filled with N2O4, the alloy was soaked in 30% nitric acid solution, an accelerating corrosion environment, to test its corrosion behavior. Scanning electron microscopy(SEM) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)were used to characterize microstructure and corrosion morphology of the alloy. Focused ion beam(FIB),combined with SEM, was used to demonstrate localized corrosion features and the propagation of corrosion pathways beneath the alloy surface. It was found that the corrosion network was formed with most intergranular corrosion and sparse intragranular corrosion. Additionally, the distribution and number of intermetallic particles influenced the localized corrosion degree and the direction of corrosion pathways. Aggregated particles made corrosion pathways continuously and caused more severe corrosion. The results from this work were valid and useful to corrosion prevention and protection for storage safety on propellant tanks in N_(2)O_(4).

EFFECTS OF IMPURITIES AND RARE EARTH ADDITION ON THE TOUGHENING LEVELS OF Al-Li BASED ALLOYS 2090 AND 1420

The effects of the impurities Fe, Si, Na, K and a rare earth addition, Ce, on the intrinsic and extrinsic toughening levels have been investigated for the Al-Li based alloys 2090 and 1420. 29K reduction in the toughening level for the alloy 2090 with impurities 0.42% Fe+Si or 0.0132% Na+K i4 identified to be caused by the impurities.An improvement on the fracture toughness can be made by adding 0.05%-0.25% Ce to the alloy 2090. The reason behind this is that Ce microalloying can not only enhance both the intrinsic toughening level and the extrinsic toughening level but also suppress the embrittling behavior of the impurities. However, 0.06%-0.15% Ce microalloying fails to bring about any beneficial effect to the toughening level for the alloy 1420.

Grain structure and microtexture evolution during superplastic deformation of 5A90 Al-Li alloy

The microstructural evolution of banded 5A90 A1-Li alloy during superplastic deformation at 475℃ with an initial strain rate of 8× 10^-4 S^-1 was studied using EBSD technique. The results showed that, before deformation, the grain shape appeared to be banded, the most grain boundaries belonged to low-angle boundaries, and the initial sheet had a dominate of { 110}（112） brass texture. During deformation, there were grain growth, grain shape change, misorientation increasing and textural weakening. The fraction of high-angle boundaries increased rapidly once the flow stress reached the peak value. Corresponding deformation mechanism for various stages of deformation was suggested. Dislocation activity was the dominant mechanism in the first stage, then dynamic recrystallization occurred, and grain rotation was expected as an accommodation for grain boundary sliding （GBS）. At large strains, GBS was the main mechanism.

Fatigue crack initiation and early propagation behavior of 2A97 Al-Li alloy

The fatigue crack initiation and early propagation behavior of 2A97 Al-Li alloy was studied. The smooth specimens were fatigued at room temperature under constant maximum stress control when stress ratio （R） is 0.1 and frequency （f） is 40 Hz. Microstructure observations were examined by optical microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and electron back scattered diffusion, in order to investigate the relationship between microstructure and fatigue crack initiation and early propagation behavior of 2A97 alloy. The results show that the fatigue cracks are predominantly initiated at inclusions and coarsen secondary phases on the surface of 2A97 alloy. The fatigue crack early propagation behavior of 2A97 alloy is predominantly influenced by the interactions between grain structure and dislocations or persistent slip bands （PSBs）. When the misorientation of two neighbouring grains is close to the orientations of the favorable slip plane within these two grains, high-angle grain boundary severely hinders the PSBs passing through, and thus leads to crack bifurcation and deflection.

分级时效工艺对1420Al-Li合金组织与性能的影响

研究了分级时效工艺对 1 42 0Al -Li合金组织与性能的影响 ,试验结果表明 :经 70℃ /1 2h +1 2 0℃ /4～ 1 0h工艺分级时效处理可使 1 42 0Al-Li合金的综合力学性能得到显著的提高 ;分级时效工艺使1 42 0Al-Li合金析出的δ′相粒子分布均匀。

准原位拉伸1420Al-Li合金的织构变化

1420Al-Li合金以其高比强度,高比刚度以及优良的低温性能,良好的耐腐蚀性和成型性而成为航空航天理想的轻质结构材料。本文对1420Al-Li合金进行了准原位拉伸试验,利用场发射扫描电子显微镜上安装的背散射电子衍射仪(EBSD-Channel5)对试样进行取向分析。EBSD结果表明:拉伸之前,1420Al-Li合金试样中存在弱织构{001}<100>;拉伸之后,弱织构消失,试样拉伸区存在近似于{001}<100>的{018}<018>织构。拉伸过程中晶粒绕晶带轴[001]和[010]发生转动,引起合金试样拉伸前后织构的变化。

Hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of 1460 Al-Li alloy

The hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of 1460 Al-Li alloy were investigated by isothermal compression test conducted at various strain rates（10-3-10 s-1） and temperatures（573-773 K）. The flow stress curves were corrected by considering the friction at the platen/specimen interface and the temperature change due to the deformation heating. The effects of strain, strain rate and temperature on the deformation behavior were characterized by the Zener-Hollomon parameter in a hyperbolic-sine equation, and the constitutive equations were established according to the peak flow stress associated with dynamic recovery, dynamic recrystallization and the dissolution of T1 phases. In the entire strain rate and temperature range, the prediction capabilities of the developed constitutive equation are proved to be feasible and effective with a linear correlation coefficient and an average absolute relative error coefficient of 0.9909 and 6.72%, respectively.

1420Al-Li合金模锻件热处理新工艺及机理

采用正交法设计了 14 2 0Al-Li合金模锻件的热处理工艺方案 ,按设计方案进行了热处理试验和力学性能测试 ,并运用金相、透射电镜等手段研究了固溶温度、固溶时间、时效温度、时效时间影响14 2 0Al-Li合金模锻件强度和韧性的微观机制 ,获得了 14 2 0Al-Li合金模锻件的最佳热处理工艺制度。结果表明 :合金经 4 5 5℃× 170min固溶淬火 ,14 0℃× 12～ 16h时效工艺处理后 ,力学性能指标分别为σb≥ 4 93MPa ,σ0 .2 ≥ 398MPa ,σ≥ 12 9% ,达到最佳的强韧性效果。同时 。

应力作用下1420Al-Li合金的腐蚀行为研究

通过动电位极化曲线、电化学阻抗谱,并结合SEM图,研究恒应力作用下1420Al-Li合金在3.5%NaCl溶液中的腐蚀行为.结果表明:随着应力增加,材料的腐蚀加剧;合金主要腐蚀类型为孔蚀,这是由于合金的主要时效强化相为δ′相(Al3Li),它作为阳极相均匀弥散分布在基体中,晶界处仅有少量的S(Al2MgLi)相.

1420Al-Li合金超塑特性及微成形

采用最大载荷法研究了 14 2 0Al Li合金的超塑特性 ,根据试验获得的超塑特性参数 ,采用两种形式的模具对 14 2 0Al Li合金的微成形性进行了研究。分析了成形压力、保压时间对微成形的影响 ,采用扫描电镜和金相显微镜分析了成形件的微观形貌 ,更好地理解了材料在微成形时的行为。

脉冲大电流扩散焊接Al-Li合金1420

采用脉冲大电流热加工技术焊接Al-Li合金1420。通过比较不同焊接工艺下的焊接产品,在最优焊接条件下获得了接头抗拉强度为母材强度75%的焊接接头。分析了接头微观结构及其对接头性能的影响,通过金相图片和扫描图片分析了接头处焊接点的形成过程,认为焊接过程实际可以分为由于微区熔化现象引起的焊接点高速形成阶段和围绕焊接点的原子扩散过程。脉冲大电流焊接过程由于焊接时间短,因而晶粒并没有发生二次生长。接头断口SEM照片显示,接头断裂方式为沿晶/穿晶混合断裂方式。

MgCl_2液滴对1420Al-Li合金腐蚀行为的研究

采用开尔文探针对1420Al-Li合金在初始浓度为0.1~1.0mol/L、体积为4μL的MgCl2液滴下的腐蚀行为进行了研究.结果表明,当MgCl2液滴初始浓度为0.1,0.3mol/L时,主要发生丝状腐蚀,其电位基线在-0.7^-0.8VSHE范围内,随着合金表面丝状腐蚀生长的停止与开始,出现电位突然增加而后立即下降的现象.当初始浓度增加到1mol/L时,主要发生孔蚀,随着孔蚀的不断形成与钝化,出现电位突降而后立即回复的现象.当液滴达到环境相对湿度后,随着MgCl2初始浓度的增加阴极极限电流减小,腐蚀速率降低.