Aluminum 6061 matrix composite reinforced by 35 wt% B4 C particle was fabricated by power metallurgy method. Then, the as-deformed composite was tested by quasi-static（0.001 s-1） and dynamic（760-1150 s-1） compress...Aluminum 6061 matrix composite reinforced by 35 wt% B4 C particle was fabricated by power metallurgy method. Then, the as-deformed composite was tested by quasi-static（0.001 s-1） and dynamic（760-1150 s-1） compression experiments. The Johnson-Cook plasticity model was employed to model the flow behavior. The damage mechanism of composite was analyzed through the microstructure observations. The results showed that the B4 C particles exhibited uniform distribution and no deleterious reaction product Al4C3 was found in the composite. Al6061/B4 C composite showed high yield strength, moderate strain rate sensitivity and strain hardening under the dynamic loading, and a constitutive model under dynamic compression was established based on Johnson-Cook model, and accorded well with experimental results. The microstructure damage was dominated by particle fracture and interface debonding, and the dislocation was observed in the composite at a higher strain rate.展开更多
An accurate constitutive equation is essential to understanding the flow behavior of B4C/A1 compos-ites during the hot deformation. However, the constitutive equations developed previously in literature are generally ...An accurate constitutive equation is essential to understanding the flow behavior of B4C/A1 compos-ites during the hot deformation. However, the constitutive equations developed previously in literature are generally for low strain rate deformation. In the present work, we modified the general consti-tutive equation and take the high strain rate correction into account. The constitutive equation for a 31 vol.% B4Cp/6061AI composite was constructed based on the flow stresses measured during isothermal hot compression at temperatures ranging from 375 to 525 ℃ and strain rates from 0.01 to 10 s^-1. The experimental flow stresses were corrected by considering temperature-dependent Arrhenius factor. The modified equation was then verified by using DEFORM-3D finite element analysis to simulate the exper-imental hot compression process. The results show that the modified equation successfully predicts flow stress, load-displacement, and the temperature rise. This helps to optimize the hot deformation process, and to obtain desirable properties, such as reduced porosity and homogenous particle distribution in B4C/AI composites.展开更多
In this study, electrochemical corrosion tests, full-soak corrosion tests and associated microstructure analysis were conducted to investigate the corrosion behaviors of B4C/6061Al neutron absorber composites（NACs） ...In this study, electrochemical corrosion tests, full-soak corrosion tests and associated microstructure analysis were conducted to investigate the corrosion behaviors of B4C/6061Al neutron absorber composites（NACs） manufactured by powder metallurgy method in solutions having different boric acid（H3BO3） concentrations（500, 2500 and 10,000 ppm）. In electrochemical corrosion tests, B4C/6061Al NACs demonstrate the highest（short-term） corrosion resistance in the 2500 ppm H3BO3 solution. While for full-soak corrosion tests, the B4C/6061Al NACs show the highest（long-term） corrosion resistance in the 500 ppm H3BO3 solution. This difference is found to be mainly due to the formation of different surface morphologies during these two different corrosion tests. As noticed, a layer of Al（OH）3was formed on the composite surface during full-soak corrosion tests, but it cannot be found in the electrochemical corrosion tests. The full-soak corrosion mechanism of the B4C/6061Al NACs in the H3BO3 solution is found to be primarily determined by the dynamic balance between the formation and dissolution rates of the oxide film, which is mainly controlled by the density of H~＋ ions in the solution.展开更多
基金financially supported by the Key Science and Technology Program of Shanxi Province,China(No.20130321024)the Graduate Innovation Project of Shanxi Province,China(No.B2014005)
文摘Aluminum 6061 matrix composite reinforced by 35 wt% B4 C particle was fabricated by power metallurgy method. Then, the as-deformed composite was tested by quasi-static（0.001 s-1） and dynamic（760-1150 s-1） compression experiments. The Johnson-Cook plasticity model was employed to model the flow behavior. The damage mechanism of composite was analyzed through the microstructure observations. The results showed that the B4 C particles exhibited uniform distribution and no deleterious reaction product Al4C3 was found in the composite. Al6061/B4 C composite showed high yield strength, moderate strain rate sensitivity and strain hardening under the dynamic loading, and a constitutive model under dynamic compression was established based on Johnson-Cook model, and accorded well with experimental results. The microstructure damage was dominated by particle fracture and interface debonding, and the dislocation was observed in the composite at a higher strain rate.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.U1508216)
文摘An accurate constitutive equation is essential to understanding the flow behavior of B4C/A1 compos-ites during the hot deformation. However, the constitutive equations developed previously in literature are generally for low strain rate deformation. In the present work, we modified the general consti-tutive equation and take the high strain rate correction into account. The constitutive equation for a 31 vol.% B4Cp/6061AI composite was constructed based on the flow stresses measured during isothermal hot compression at temperatures ranging from 375 to 525 ℃ and strain rates from 0.01 to 10 s^-1. The experimental flow stresses were corrected by considering temperature-dependent Arrhenius factor. The modified equation was then verified by using DEFORM-3D finite element analysis to simulate the exper-imental hot compression process. The results show that the modified equation successfully predicts flow stress, load-displacement, and the temperature rise. This helps to optimize the hot deformation process, and to obtain desirable properties, such as reduced porosity and homogenous particle distribution in B4C/AI composites.
基金the financial support provided by ‘‘The Key Science and Technology Program of Shanxi Province, China’’ (Grant No. 20130321024)the College of Materials Science and Engineering at Taiyuan University of TechnologyShanxi Zhongtong High-Tech Co. Ltd
文摘In this study, electrochemical corrosion tests, full-soak corrosion tests and associated microstructure analysis were conducted to investigate the corrosion behaviors of B4C/6061Al neutron absorber composites（NACs） manufactured by powder metallurgy method in solutions having different boric acid（H3BO3） concentrations（500, 2500 and 10,000 ppm）. In electrochemical corrosion tests, B4C/6061Al NACs demonstrate the highest（short-term） corrosion resistance in the 2500 ppm H3BO3 solution. While for full-soak corrosion tests, the B4C/6061Al NACs show the highest（long-term） corrosion resistance in the 500 ppm H3BO3 solution. This difference is found to be mainly due to the formation of different surface morphologies during these two different corrosion tests. As noticed, a layer of Al（OH）3was formed on the composite surface during full-soak corrosion tests, but it cannot be found in the electrochemical corrosion tests. The full-soak corrosion mechanism of the B4C/6061Al NACs in the H3BO3 solution is found to be primarily determined by the dynamic balance between the formation and dissolution rates of the oxide film, which is mainly controlled by the density of H~＋ ions in the solution.
