A molecular dynamics simulation study was performed to investigate the formation and evolution mechanisms of nano-clusters during the rapid solidification of liquid CaToMg30 alloy. The cluster-type index method (CTIM...A molecular dynamics simulation study was performed to investigate the formation and evolution mechanisms of nano-clusters during the rapid solidification of liquid CaToMg30 alloy. The cluster-type index method (CTIM) was adopted to describe microstructure evolutions of nano-clusters during solidification. Results indicate that amorphous structure is mainly formed with three bond-types of 1551, 1541 and 1431 at the cooling rate of 5~1011 K/S, and glass transition temperature Tg is about 530 K; the icosahedron cluster of (12 0 12 0) plays a key role in formation of amorphous structure, and smaller Mg atoms are much more probable to be central atoms of icosahedron clusters; and nano-clusters are mainly formed by combining medium-size clusters. Interestingly, it was also found that formation and evolution processes of the nano-cluster display a three-stage feature which is analogous to crystallization process of amorphous alloy.展开更多
The hot deformation behavior of 2A70 aluminum alloy was investigated by means of isothermal compression tests performed on a Gleeble-1500 thermal simulator over 360~480 ℃ with strain rates in the range of 0.01~1 s-...The hot deformation behavior of 2A70 aluminum alloy was investigated by means of isothermal compression tests performed on a Gleeble-1500 thermal simulator over 360~480 ℃ with strain rates in the range of 0.01~1 s-1 and the largest deformation up to 60%. On the basis of experiments, a BP artificial neural network (ANN) model was constructed to predict 2A70 aluminum alloy flow stress. True strain, strain rates and temperatures were input to the network, and flow stress was the only output. The comparison between predicted values and experimental data showed that the relative error for the trained model was less than ±3% for the sampled data while it was less than ±6% for the non-sampled data. Furthermore, the neural network model gives better results than nonlinear regression method. It is evident that the model constructed by BP ANN can be used to accurately predict the 2A70 alloy flow stress.展开更多
The grain growth behavior of spray-formed Al-70wt.%Si alloys was studied in the semi-solid state. The specimens were isothermally heat-treated at various temperatures between the solidus and liquidus of Al-Si alloys a...The grain growth behavior of spray-formed Al-70wt.%Si alloys was studied in the semi-solid state. The specimens were isothermally heat-treated at various temperatures between the solidus and liquidus of Al-Si alloys and then quenched in water. The microstructure of reheated specimens was characterized using optical and scanning electron microscopies. The isothermal holding experiment was carried out to investigate grain growth behavior as a function of holding time and temperature in the semi-solid state. The coarsening mechanism and the effect of porosity on microstructure were also studied.展开更多
The flow stress of spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble- 1500 test machine. The experimental results indicated that the flow stress depends on the strain rate and the deformation tem...The flow stress of spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble- 1500 test machine. The experimental results indicated that the flow stress depends on the strain rate and the deformation temperature. The flow stress increases with an increase in strain rate at a given deformation temperature. The flow stress decreases with the deformation temperature increasing at a given strain rate. The relational expression among the flow stress, the swain rate, and the deformation temperature satisfies the Arrhenius equation. The deformation activation energy of 70Si30Al alloy during hot deformation is 866.27 kJ/mol from the Arrhenius equation.展开更多
A novel 70Si30Al alloy was prepared by the spray forming process for electronic packaging materials. The effect of the ratio of atomization pressure to metal melt mass flux rate (P/M) on the preforms and microstruct...A novel 70Si30Al alloy was prepared by the spray forming process for electronic packaging materials. The effect of the ratio of atomization pressure to metal melt mass flux rate (P/M) on the preforms and microstructures of the spray-deposited 70Si30Al alloy was studied. The results indicate that the PIM value has a considerable influence on the formation of the preforms and the optimal value is in the range of 0.209-0.231 MPa/(kg.min^-1). The microstructure of the spray formed 70Si30AI alloy is fine and homogenous. The primary silicon phases distributing in the aluminum matrix evenly are fine and irregular. The aluminum matrix is divided into two groups: supersaturated α-Al phase or α-Al phase and Al-Si pseudoeutectic phase or Al-Si eutectic phase.展开更多
The deformation mechanism of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble-1500 test machine. It is shown that hot deformation of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy is achieved by liquid flo...The deformation mechanism of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble-1500 test machine. It is shown that hot deformation of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy is achieved by liquid flow due to isostatic pressure and movement of solid particles due to shear force. Deformation condition depends on the nucleation rate and closure rate of the cavities. The flow stress slightly varies when the difference between the nucleation rate and closure rate of the cavities is small; however, it decreases when the nucleation rate of the cavities is greater than the closure rate of the cavities.展开更多
Spray-formed Al-70%Si(mass fraction) alloys were deformed by compression in the semi-solid state. The effects of the deformation temperature, strain rate and the microstructure were studied. Two strain rates(1s -1an...Spray-formed Al-70%Si(mass fraction) alloys were deformed by compression in the semi-solid state. The effects of the deformation temperature, strain rate and the microstructure were studied. Two strain rates(1s -1and 0.1s -1) and six deformation temperatures (600℃, 720℃ , 780℃, 900℃, 1000℃ and 1100℃) were chosen. The stress—strain curve exhibits a peak at low strain and then decreases to a plateau before it starts to increase again as the strain increases. The stress required for deformation at lower strain rate and at higher deformation temperatures is less than those at higher strain rate and at lower deformation temperatures. Four mechanisms of semi-solid deformation can be used to explain the different behaviors of the stress—strain curves under different conditions.展开更多
X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) wereemployed to investigate the influence of Ni content on the crystallization of amorphousZr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x (atom fraction in percent) alloys. Ex...X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) wereemployed to investigate the influence of Ni content on the crystallization of amorphousZr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x (atom fraction in percent) alloys. Experimental results show that with the Nicontent increasing the activation energies for crystallization of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_xalloys increase correspondingly, indicating that the thermal stability is greatly improved. All theDSC traces of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x alloys exhibit two exothermic peaks, suggesting thatthe crystallization process proceeds via a double-stage mode. The first exothermic peak at lowertemperature mainly corresponds to the precipitation and growth of Zr_2Cu particles, while the secondone corresponds to the precipitation of nano-scale Zr_2Ni phase and crystallization of residualamorphous phase. The mechanism on the crystallization of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x alloys wasdiscussed.展开更多
The mechanical properties and deformation mechanism of semi-continuously casting and as-extruded AZ70 magnesium alloys in a wide range of grain sizes(from 14 to 103μm)were investigated at 653 K and 1×10-3s -1.It...The mechanical properties and deformation mechanism of semi-continuously casting and as-extruded AZ70 magnesium alloys in a wide range of grain sizes(from 14 to 103μm)were investigated at 653 K and 1×10-3s -1.It is discovered that with reducing grain size,flow stress is weakened and plasticity is improved and even superplasticity exhibits.SEM and OM were used to clarify the deformation mechanism.It is suggested that dynamic recrystallization(DRX)is the coordination deformation mechanism of grain boundary sliding(GBS)for coarse grain,and cavity and intracrystalline slip are the coordination deformation mechanisms of GBS for fine grain.展开更多
The hat deformation behavior of 2A70 aluminum alloy was investigated by means of isothermal compression tests performed on a Gleeble-1500 thermal simulator over a wide range of temperatures 360-480℃ with strain rates...The hat deformation behavior of 2A70 aluminum alloy was investigated by means of isothermal compression tests performed on a Gleeble-1500 thermal simulator over a wide range of temperatures 360-480℃ with strain rates of 0.01-1s^-1 and the largest deformation of 60%, and the true stress of the material was obtained under the above-mentioned conditions. The experimental results shows that 2A70 aluminum alloy is a kind of aluminum alloy with the property of dynamic recovery; its flow stress declines with the increase of temperature, while its flow stress increases with the increase of strain rates. On the basis of experiments, the constitutive relationship of the 2A70 aluminum alloy was constructed using a BP artificial neural network. Comparison of the predicted values with the experimental data shows that the relative error of the trained model is less than ±3% for the sampled data while it is less than ±6% for the nonsampled data. It is evident that the model constructed by BP ANN can accurately predict the flow stress of the 2A70 alloy.展开更多
The magnetic properties of (Nd_(0.9)Dy_(0.1))_(16)Co_(5)Fe_(70)Nb_(2)B_(7) permanent magnetic alloy prepared by powder metallurgy are:Br=1.08T,_(1)H_(C)=1620kA/m,(BH)_(max)=208kJ/m^(3).The behaviour of Nb in this allo...The magnetic properties of (Nd_(0.9)Dy_(0.1))_(16)Co_(5)Fe_(70)Nb_(2)B_(7) permanent magnetic alloy prepared by powder metallurgy are:Br=1.08T,_(1)H_(C)=1620kA/m,(BH)_(max)=208kJ/m^(3).The behaviour of Nb in this alloy was studied by joint methods of dynamic observation by high voltage electron microscope(HVEM)and Mossbauer effects.With Nb and Co substituting parts of Fe and adding a little Dy,practical magnetic alloy with excellent properties can be obtained.The thermal stability of it is 80 ℃ higher than that of ternary Nd-Fe-13 magnet.The study shows that adding Nb into Nd-Fe-B can make the intrinsic coercivity appear peak value at about Nb=2%(in mole fraction).Nb mainly enters into Nd-rich and B-rich phases,a little into Nd_(2)Fe_(14)B phase.展开更多
Crystallization behavior of amorphous Zr 70 Cu 20 Ni 10 alloy isothermally annealed at 380 ℃ was first investigated by employing the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM)....Crystallization behavior of amorphous Zr 70 Cu 20 Ni 10 alloy isothermally annealed at 380 ℃ was first investigated by employing the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It has been found that an exothermic peak appears in the DSC trace when the annealing time is about 17~18 min, indicating a certain phase transformation occurs in the matrix of amorphous Zr 70 Cu 20 Ni 10 alloy. Meanwhile, isothermal annealing experiments for amorphous Zr 70 Cu 20 Ni 10 alloy ranging from 360 ℃ to 400 ℃ with a temperature interval of 10 ℃ were also carried out, from which no exothermic reaction can be observed except for the case of 380 ℃. This behavior indicates that the phase transformation during isothermal annealing of amorphous Zr 70 Cu 20 Ni 10 alloy is strongly temperature and time dependent. Further investigations are required to reveal the nature of such phenomenon.展开更多
基金Project(50831003) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(20114BAB215026) supported by Jiangxi Provincial Natural Science Foundation,ChinaProject(ZD201002) supported by Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Gannan Medical University,China
文摘A molecular dynamics simulation study was performed to investigate the formation and evolution mechanisms of nano-clusters during the rapid solidification of liquid CaToMg30 alloy. The cluster-type index method (CTIM) was adopted to describe microstructure evolutions of nano-clusters during solidification. Results indicate that amorphous structure is mainly formed with three bond-types of 1551, 1541 and 1431 at the cooling rate of 5~1011 K/S, and glass transition temperature Tg is about 530 K; the icosahedron cluster of (12 0 12 0) plays a key role in formation of amorphous structure, and smaller Mg atoms are much more probable to be central atoms of icosahedron clusters; and nano-clusters are mainly formed by combining medium-size clusters. Interestingly, it was also found that formation and evolution processes of the nano-cluster display a three-stage feature which is analogous to crystallization process of amorphous alloy.
文摘The hot deformation behavior of 2A70 aluminum alloy was investigated by means of isothermal compression tests performed on a Gleeble-1500 thermal simulator over 360~480 ℃ with strain rates in the range of 0.01~1 s-1 and the largest deformation up to 60%. On the basis of experiments, a BP artificial neural network (ANN) model was constructed to predict 2A70 aluminum alloy flow stress. True strain, strain rates and temperatures were input to the network, and flow stress was the only output. The comparison between predicted values and experimental data showed that the relative error for the trained model was less than ±3% for the sampled data while it was less than ±6% for the non-sampled data. Furthermore, the neural network model gives better results than nonlinear regression method. It is evident that the model constructed by BP ANN can be used to accurately predict the 2A70 alloy flow stress.
文摘The grain growth behavior of spray-formed Al-70wt.%Si alloys was studied in the semi-solid state. The specimens were isothermally heat-treated at various temperatures between the solidus and liquidus of Al-Si alloys and then quenched in water. The microstructure of reheated specimens was characterized using optical and scanning electron microscopies. The isothermal holding experiment was carried out to investigate grain growth behavior as a function of holding time and temperature in the semi-solid state. The coarsening mechanism and the effect of porosity on microstructure were also studied.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. G20000672).
文摘The flow stress of spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble- 1500 test machine. The experimental results indicated that the flow stress depends on the strain rate and the deformation temperature. The flow stress increases with an increase in strain rate at a given deformation temperature. The flow stress decreases with the deformation temperature increasing at a given strain rate. The relational expression among the flow stress, the swain rate, and the deformation temperature satisfies the Arrhenius equation. The deformation activation energy of 70Si30Al alloy during hot deformation is 866.27 kJ/mol from the Arrhenius equation.
基金This study was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (G20000672)
文摘A novel 70Si30Al alloy was prepared by the spray forming process for electronic packaging materials. The effect of the ratio of atomization pressure to metal melt mass flux rate (P/M) on the preforms and microstructures of the spray-deposited 70Si30Al alloy was studied. The results indicate that the PIM value has a considerable influence on the formation of the preforms and the optimal value is in the range of 0.209-0.231 MPa/(kg.min^-1). The microstructure of the spray formed 70Si30AI alloy is fine and homogenous. The primary silicon phases distributing in the aluminum matrix evenly are fine and irregular. The aluminum matrix is divided into two groups: supersaturated α-Al phase or α-Al phase and Al-Si pseudoeutectic phase or Al-Si eutectic phase.
基金This study was financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No. G20000672).
文摘The deformation mechanism of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy was studied by hot compression on a Gleeble-1500 test machine. It is shown that hot deformation of the spray formed 70Si30Al alloy is achieved by liquid flow due to isostatic pressure and movement of solid particles due to shear force. Deformation condition depends on the nucleation rate and closure rate of the cavities. The flow stress slightly varies when the difference between the nucleation rate and closure rate of the cavities is small; however, it decreases when the nucleation rate of the cavities is greater than the closure rate of the cavities.
文摘Spray-formed Al-70%Si(mass fraction) alloys were deformed by compression in the semi-solid state. The effects of the deformation temperature, strain rate and the microstructure were studied. Two strain rates(1s -1and 0.1s -1) and six deformation temperatures (600℃, 720℃ , 780℃, 900℃, 1000℃ and 1100℃) were chosen. The stress—strain curve exhibits a peak at low strain and then decreases to a plateau before it starts to increase again as the strain increases. The stress required for deformation at lower strain rate and at higher deformation temperatures is less than those at higher strain rate and at lower deformation temperatures. Four mechanisms of semi-solid deformation can be used to explain the different behaviors of the stress—strain curves under different conditions.
基金This work is financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 59871025).
文摘X-ray diffraction (XRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) wereemployed to investigate the influence of Ni content on the crystallization of amorphousZr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x (atom fraction in percent) alloys. Experimental results show that with the Nicontent increasing the activation energies for crystallization of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_xalloys increase correspondingly, indicating that the thermal stability is greatly improved. All theDSC traces of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x alloys exhibit two exothermic peaks, suggesting thatthe crystallization process proceeds via a double-stage mode. The first exothermic peak at lowertemperature mainly corresponds to the precipitation and growth of Zr_2Cu particles, while the secondone corresponds to the precipitation of nano-scale Zr_2Ni phase and crystallization of residualamorphous phase. The mechanism on the crystallization of amorphous Zr_(70)Cu_(30-x)Ni_x alloys wasdiscussed.
基金Project(2008CB617509)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(30870634)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The mechanical properties and deformation mechanism of semi-continuously casting and as-extruded AZ70 magnesium alloys in a wide range of grain sizes(from 14 to 103μm)were investigated at 653 K and 1×10-3s -1.It is discovered that with reducing grain size,flow stress is weakened and plasticity is improved and even superplasticity exhibits.SEM and OM were used to clarify the deformation mechanism.It is suggested that dynamic recrystallization(DRX)is the coordination deformation mechanism of grain boundary sliding(GBS)for coarse grain,and cavity and intracrystalline slip are the coordination deformation mechanisms of GBS for fine grain.
文摘The hat deformation behavior of 2A70 aluminum alloy was investigated by means of isothermal compression tests performed on a Gleeble-1500 thermal simulator over a wide range of temperatures 360-480℃ with strain rates of 0.01-1s^-1 and the largest deformation of 60%, and the true stress of the material was obtained under the above-mentioned conditions. The experimental results shows that 2A70 aluminum alloy is a kind of aluminum alloy with the property of dynamic recovery; its flow stress declines with the increase of temperature, while its flow stress increases with the increase of strain rates. On the basis of experiments, the constitutive relationship of the 2A70 aluminum alloy was constructed using a BP artificial neural network. Comparison of the predicted values with the experimental data shows that the relative error of the trained model is less than ±3% for the sampled data while it is less than ±6% for the nonsampled data. It is evident that the model constructed by BP ANN can accurately predict the flow stress of the 2A70 alloy.
基金Supported by the State Key Laboratory of Magnetism,Chinese Academy of Sciences。
文摘The magnetic properties of (Nd_(0.9)Dy_(0.1))_(16)Co_(5)Fe_(70)Nb_(2)B_(7) permanent magnetic alloy prepared by powder metallurgy are:Br=1.08T,_(1)H_(C)=1620kA/m,(BH)_(max)=208kJ/m^(3).The behaviour of Nb in this alloy was studied by joint methods of dynamic observation by high voltage electron microscope(HVEM)and Mossbauer effects.With Nb and Co substituting parts of Fe and adding a little Dy,practical magnetic alloy with excellent properties can be obtained.The thermal stability of it is 80 ℃ higher than that of ternary Nd-Fe-13 magnet.The study shows that adding Nb into Nd-Fe-B can make the intrinsic coercivity appear peak value at about Nb=2%(in mole fraction).Nb mainly enters into Nd-rich and B-rich phases,a little into Nd_(2)Fe_(14)B phase.
文摘Crystallization behavior of amorphous Zr 70 Cu 20 Ni 10 alloy isothermally annealed at 380 ℃ was first investigated by employing the differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). It has been found that an exothermic peak appears in the DSC trace when the annealing time is about 17~18 min, indicating a certain phase transformation occurs in the matrix of amorphous Zr 70 Cu 20 Ni 10 alloy. Meanwhile, isothermal annealing experiments for amorphous Zr 70 Cu 20 Ni 10 alloy ranging from 360 ℃ to 400 ℃ with a temperature interval of 10 ℃ were also carried out, from which no exothermic reaction can be observed except for the case of 380 ℃. This behavior indicates that the phase transformation during isothermal annealing of amorphous Zr 70 Cu 20 Ni 10 alloy is strongly temperature and time dependent. Further investigations are required to reveal the nature of such phenomenon.