Three kinds of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu based alloys with 0.22%, 0.36%(Sc+Zr) (mass fraction, %), and without Sc, Zr addition were prepared by ingot metallurgy. By using optical microscopy, transmission electronic microscopy and s...Three kinds of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu based alloys with 0.22%, 0.36%(Sc+Zr) (mass fraction, %), and without Sc, Zr addition were prepared by ingot metallurgy. By using optical microscopy, transmission electronic microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, the effects of microalloying elements of Sc, Zr on the microstructure of super-high-strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys related to mechanical properties were investigated. The tensile properties and microstructures of the studied alloys under different heat treatment conditions were studied. The addition of minor Sc, Zr results in the formation of Al3(Sc,Zr) particles. These particles are highly effective in refining the microstructures, retarding recrystallization, pinning dislocations and subboundaries. The strength of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys was greatly improved by simultaneously adding minor Sc, Zr, meanwhile the ductility of the studied alloys remains at a higher level. The 0.36%(Sc+Zr) alloys gain the optimal properties after 465 ℃/h solution and 120 ℃/24 h aging. The increment of strength is mainly due to strengthening of fine grain and substructure and precipitation of Al3(Sc, Zr) particles.展开更多
Crystallization behavior of amorphous Zr 65 Cu 25 Al 10 alloy under isothermal annealing condition was investigated by DSC and XRD. It is found that two exothermic peaks appear in the DSC curve of amorphous Zr 65 Cu 2...Crystallization behavior of amorphous Zr 65 Cu 25 Al 10 alloy under isothermal annealing condition was investigated by DSC and XRD. It is found that two exothermic peaks appear in the DSC curve of amorphous Zr 65 Cu 25 Al 10 alloy, indicating that the crystallization proceeds through double stage mode. The crystallization process of amorphous Zr 65 Cu 25 Al 10 alloy under isothermal annealing condition is mainly controlled by nucleation and one dimensional growth with the crystallized volume fraction smaller than 70%. With the crystallized volume fraction ranging from 70% to 90%, crystallization process is mainly dominated by the growth of three dimensional pre existing quench in nuclei. And when the crystallized volume fraction reaches above 90%, transient nucleation becomes the master of the crystallization process.展开更多
Theinitialstageofagingtransformationin Al 2 27% Li 2 68 % Cu 0 11% Zr 0 13% Ceal loy at100℃wasstudied by meansof x ray diffraction.It wasconcludedthatordering of Liatom happens whenthealloyissolution treated andquenc...Theinitialstageofagingtransformationin Al 2 27% Li 2 68 % Cu 0 11% Zr 0 13% Ceal loy at100℃wasstudied by meansof x ray diffraction.It wasconcludedthatordering of Liatom happens whenthealloyissolution treated andquenched, and beforetheformationofδ’ phasethereexitscontinuous phasetransformation processes, namely ordering ,spinodal de composition and both coexistence. Gunier Preston zone was not found in the aging process ofthestudied alloy.展开更多
An investigation was made of the influence of Zr additive on the high temperature phase trans- formations,martensitic forward/reverse transformations,and shape memory effect of Cu-Zn-Al base alloys by means of differe...An investigation was made of the influence of Zr additive on the high temperature phase trans- formations,martensitic forward/reverse transformations,and shape memory effect of Cu-Zn-Al base alloys by means of differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),X-ray diffraction and TEM.It was found that an addition of 0.35 wt-% Zn could effectively inhibit the precipitation of α and γ phases and hence promote the order-martensitic transformations β_2→DO_3→18RM,thus resulting in a minimum activation energy of the martensitic trans- formation and narrow temperature ranges(M_s-M_f)and(A_s-A_f);the alloy so obtained pos- sessed smooth and mobile martensite intervariant interfaces,therefore showing the best shape memory effect.展开更多
Arc melting was utilized in this study to produce Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10) alloys under mixed atmospheres with various ratios of high-purity hydrogen to argon. The influences of hydrogen addition on the solidificatio...Arc melting was utilized in this study to produce Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10) alloys under mixed atmospheres with various ratios of high-purity hydrogen to argon. The influences of hydrogen addition on the solidification structure and glass-forming ability of Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10) alloy were determined by examining microstructures in different parts of the cast ingots. The results showed that different degrees of crystallization structures were obtained in the ascast button ingots after arc melting in high-purity Ar, and the cross-sectional solidification morphology of arcmelted ingots was found to consist of crystals with varying from the bottom up. By contrast, there were completely amorphous structures in the middle and upper areas of the as-cast button ingots fabricated by adding 10% H_2 to the high-purity Ar atmosphere. A clear solidification interface was found between the crystal and glass in the ascast button ingots, which indicates that hydrogen addition can enhance the Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10) alloy's glass-forming ability. The precise mechanism responsible for this was also investigated.展开更多
The combined effects of pre-deformation and pre-aging on the mechanical properties of AlCu-Mg alloy with Sc and Zr addition were investigated. It is revealed that the introduction of pre-deformation can enhance the pe...The combined effects of pre-deformation and pre-aging on the mechanical properties of AlCu-Mg alloy with Sc and Zr addition were investigated. It is revealed that the introduction of pre-deformation can enhance the peak-aging strength, as well as tensile and yield strength, effectively due to the formation of finer and more dispersive precipitation. Pre-aging process before pre-deformation can increase the elongation while maintaining higher strength with a discontinuous distribution of precipitates at grain boundary. The precipitates of bean-like Al3（Sc, Zr） particles further strengthen the alloy via pinning the dislocations which are formed during pre-deformation process and hindering the dislocation motion. Furthermore, pre-deformation and pre-aging accelerate the kinetics of precipitation due to preferential sites provided by the dislocation and the increase of GPB zones＇ size and distribution. The synergism of pre-deformation and pre-aging achieves a combination of better mechanical properties and shorter peak-aging time.展开更多
The effects of Ta on the characteristics of the Zr-base BMG (bulk metallic glass) were investigated. Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30-xTax (x=1, 2,4) bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) with 3.5 mm diameter and 70 mm length were successfully...The effects of Ta on the characteristics of the Zr-base BMG (bulk metallic glass) were investigated. Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30-xTax (x=1, 2,4) bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) with 3.5 mm diameter and 70 mm length were successfully prepared by using combined jet and copper mold casting. A small amount of Ta addition does not change the glass transition temperature, crystallization temperature, and supercooled liquid region obviously, but Ta promotes composition separation and two-stage crystallization. The stable crystalline phases include Zr2Ni, CuZr2, Al2Zr3 intermetallic compounds and Ta-rich solid solution after annealing the Zr-Al-Ni-Cu-Ta alloys at 753 K. Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30-xTax (x=1,2,4) bulk glassy alloys exhibit a better compressive strength. The stress-strain curve shows a zigzag feature, and the fracture surface shows intersecting of shear bands. It may correlate with the inhomogeneous feature of amorphous structure.展开更多
In this article, a novel Al-6Zr-2P master alloy with ZrP particles was successfully synthesized, and the refining performance of this novel master alloy for the primary Si in Cu-50Si alloys was also investigated. By m...In this article, a novel Al-6Zr-2P master alloy with ZrP particles was successfully synthesized, and the refining performance of this novel master alloy for the primary Si in Cu-50Si alloys was also investigated. By means of the fracture plane observation, it is found that the ZrP phase would precipitate first in the solidification pro- cess, and then, the ZrAl3 phase grows around them. Fur- thermore, it is observed that the refining effect can be remarkably improved by changing the addition sequence of the raw materials. After the melting of commercial Cu, the 2.0 wt% Al-6Zr-2P master alloy and crystalline Si were added in sequence, and the mean size of the primary Si in Cu-50Si alloy can be significantly refined from 255.7 to 75.3 gm. Meanwhile, the refining mechanism was dis- cussed in detail.展开更多
Ultrahigh strength Al-12Zn-2.4Mg-1.1Cu-0.20Zr-0.30Sc-0.30Ni alloy billets were fabricated by spray deposition method(the Osprey process). The effect of homogenization treatment on the microstructures and tensile prope...Ultrahigh strength Al-12Zn-2.4Mg-1.1Cu-0.20Zr-0.30Sc-0.30Ni alloy billets were fabricated by spray deposition method(the Osprey process). The effect of homogenization treatment on the microstructures and tensile properties were investigated by OM, SEM and EDS. The results show that adding small amount of Sc and Zr can greatly refine the grain size of the billet, with the average grain size of 10 μm. Grain-boundary becomes coarser firstly and then thinner under different homogenizing condition and grain coarsening were observed. The solute elements content of Zn inside grains has a peak at 490 ℃ /2 h, and Cu element, which was solved into matrix, can enhance the matrix hardness obviously during homogenization. The suitable homogenizing treatment is 460～490 °C/2 h for the hot extrusion of the studied alloy; after the optimized solid solution and T6 aging, the highest ultimate tensile strength (UTS) is 858 MPa with a ductility of 4.8%.展开更多
The deformation behavior of a new Al-Zn-Cu-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy was investigated with compression tests in temperature range of 380?470 ℃ and strain rate range of 0.001-10 s-1 using Gleeble 1500 system, and the associated ...The deformation behavior of a new Al-Zn-Cu-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy was investigated with compression tests in temperature range of 380?470 ℃ and strain rate range of 0.001-10 s-1 using Gleeble 1500 system, and the associated microstructural evolutions were studied by metallographic microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that true stress—strain curves exhibit a peak stress, followed by a dynamic flow softening at low strains (ε<0.05). The stress decreases with increasing deformation temperature and decreasing strain rate, which can be represented by a Zener-Hollomon exponential equation with the activation energy for deformation of 157.9 kJ/mol. The substructure in the deformed specimens consists of few fine precipitates with equaixed polygonized subgrains in the elongated grains and developed serrations at the grain boundaries. The dynamic flow softening is attributed mainly to dynamic recovery and dynamic recrystallization.展开更多
Deformation modes have strong effects on deformation textures and subsequent annealing textures during hot working of metals. Micro-textures and macro-textures during hot axisymmetric and planar compressive deformatio...Deformation modes have strong effects on deformation textures and subsequent annealing textures during hot working of metals. Micro-textures and macro-textures during hot axisymmetric and planar compressive deformation and subsequent annealing processes of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Zr alloy were investigated by EBSD and XRD respectively. The EBSD testing indicated that for the axisymmetric compressive deformation, Brass along the a-fiber and Goss present in the sample deformed at 350 ~C, Rotated-Cube was present and Brass transformed to Goss along a-fiber after annealing; Rotated-Cube appeared only in the deformation at 420 ~C, which decreased and Brass appeared after annealing. For the planar compressive deformation, Rotated-Cube and Brass aligned to a and fl fibers present in the deformation at 350 ~C, Rotated-Cube texture transformed to Brass along the ct-fiber after annealing; Rotated-Cube and Brass were present in the deformation at 420 ~C, and the Rotated-Cube was enhanced and Brass transformed to Goss after annealing. Shearing textures dominated on the surface of the specimen. XRD testing showed that Rotated-Cube and a few Goss dominated in the thickplates formed by upsetting and drawing, which transformed to Cube after annealing; However, Brass and Cube textures present in the thick-plates formed by rolling besides Rotated-Cube and Goss textures, which remained in the plates after annealing.展开更多
The flow stress behavior of Al-3.5Cu-1.5Li-0.25(Sc+Zr) alloy during hot compression deformation was studied by isothermal compression test using Gleeble-1500 thermal-mechanical simulator. Compression tests were prefor...The flow stress behavior of Al-3.5Cu-1.5Li-0.25(Sc+Zr) alloy during hot compression deformation was studied by isothermal compression test using Gleeble-1500 thermal-mechanical simulator. Compression tests were preformed in the temperature range of 653-773 K and in the strain rate range of 0.001-10 s-1 up to a true plastic strain of 0.7. The results indicate that the flow stress of the alloy increases with increasing strain rate at a given temperature,and decreases with increasing temperature at a given imposed strain rate. The relationship between the flow stress and the strain rate and the temperature was derived by analyzing the experimental data. The flow stress is in a hyperbolic sine relationship with the strain rate,and in an Arrhenius relationship with the temperature,which imply that the process of plastic deformation at an elevated temperature for this material is thermally activated. The flow stress of the alloy during the elevated temperature deformation can be represented by a Zener-Hollomon parameter with the inclusion of the Arrhenius term. The values of n,α and A in the analytical expressions of flow stress σ are fitted to be 5.62,0.019 MPa-1 and 1.51×1016 s-1,respectively. The hot deformation activation energy is 240.85 kJ/mol.展开更多
基金Project(2002AA305104) supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China
文摘Three kinds of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu based alloys with 0.22%, 0.36%(Sc+Zr) (mass fraction, %), and without Sc, Zr addition were prepared by ingot metallurgy. By using optical microscopy, transmission electronic microscopy and scanning electron microscopy, the effects of microalloying elements of Sc, Zr on the microstructure of super-high-strength Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys related to mechanical properties were investigated. The tensile properties and microstructures of the studied alloys under different heat treatment conditions were studied. The addition of minor Sc, Zr results in the formation of Al3(Sc,Zr) particles. These particles are highly effective in refining the microstructures, retarding recrystallization, pinning dislocations and subboundaries. The strength of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys was greatly improved by simultaneously adding minor Sc, Zr, meanwhile the ductility of the studied alloys remains at a higher level. The 0.36%(Sc+Zr) alloys gain the optimal properties after 465 ℃/h solution and 120 ℃/24 h aging. The increment of strength is mainly due to strengthening of fine grain and substructure and precipitation of Al3(Sc, Zr) particles.
文摘Crystallization behavior of amorphous Zr 65 Cu 25 Al 10 alloy under isothermal annealing condition was investigated by DSC and XRD. It is found that two exothermic peaks appear in the DSC curve of amorphous Zr 65 Cu 25 Al 10 alloy, indicating that the crystallization proceeds through double stage mode. The crystallization process of amorphous Zr 65 Cu 25 Al 10 alloy under isothermal annealing condition is mainly controlled by nucleation and one dimensional growth with the crystallized volume fraction smaller than 70%. With the crystallized volume fraction ranging from 70% to 90%, crystallization process is mainly dominated by the growth of three dimensional pre existing quench in nuclei. And when the crystallized volume fraction reaches above 90%, transient nucleation becomes the master of the crystallization process.
文摘Theinitialstageofagingtransformationin Al 2 27% Li 2 68 % Cu 0 11% Zr 0 13% Ceal loy at100℃wasstudied by meansof x ray diffraction.It wasconcludedthatordering of Liatom happens whenthealloyissolution treated andquenched, and beforetheformationofδ’ phasethereexitscontinuous phasetransformation processes, namely ordering ,spinodal de composition and both coexistence. Gunier Preston zone was not found in the aging process ofthestudied alloy.
文摘An investigation was made of the influence of Zr additive on the high temperature phase trans- formations,martensitic forward/reverse transformations,and shape memory effect of Cu-Zn-Al base alloys by means of differential scanning calorimetry(DSC),X-ray diffraction and TEM.It was found that an addition of 0.35 wt-% Zn could effectively inhibit the precipitation of α and γ phases and hence promote the order-martensitic transformations β_2→DO_3→18RM,thus resulting in a minimum activation energy of the martensitic trans- formation and narrow temperature ranges(M_s-M_f)and(A_s-A_f);the alloy so obtained pos- sessed smooth and mobile martensite intervariant interfaces,therefore showing the best shape memory effect.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(51401129,51371066)China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2015M571327)the Educational Commission of Liaoning Province(L2014052,LGD2016018)
文摘Arc melting was utilized in this study to produce Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10) alloys under mixed atmospheres with various ratios of high-purity hydrogen to argon. The influences of hydrogen addition on the solidification structure and glass-forming ability of Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10) alloy were determined by examining microstructures in different parts of the cast ingots. The results showed that different degrees of crystallization structures were obtained in the ascast button ingots after arc melting in high-purity Ar, and the cross-sectional solidification morphology of arcmelted ingots was found to consist of crystals with varying from the bottom up. By contrast, there were completely amorphous structures in the middle and upper areas of the as-cast button ingots fabricated by adding 10% H_2 to the high-purity Ar atmosphere. A clear solidification interface was found between the crystal and glass in the ascast button ingots, which indicates that hydrogen addition can enhance the Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10) alloy's glass-forming ability. The precise mechanism responsible for this was also investigated.
基金Funded by the National High-tech Research&Development Program of China(No.2013AA031002)
文摘The combined effects of pre-deformation and pre-aging on the mechanical properties of AlCu-Mg alloy with Sc and Zr addition were investigated. It is revealed that the introduction of pre-deformation can enhance the peak-aging strength, as well as tensile and yield strength, effectively due to the formation of finer and more dispersive precipitation. Pre-aging process before pre-deformation can increase the elongation while maintaining higher strength with a discontinuous distribution of precipitates at grain boundary. The precipitates of bean-like Al3（Sc, Zr） particles further strengthen the alloy via pinning the dislocations which are formed during pre-deformation process and hindering the dislocation motion. Furthermore, pre-deformation and pre-aging accelerate the kinetics of precipitation due to preferential sites provided by the dislocation and the increase of GPB zones＇ size and distribution. The synergism of pre-deformation and pre-aging achieves a combination of better mechanical properties and shorter peak-aging time.
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.50171005 and 50171006) the National Hi-tech Research and Development Program of China (No.2001AA331010) the National Major Basic Research Project of China (No.G2000 67201-3) the Major Science and Technology Program of Beijing (No.H020420030320).
文摘The effects of Ta on the characteristics of the Zr-base BMG (bulk metallic glass) were investigated. Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30-xTax (x=1, 2,4) bulk metallic glasses (BMGs) with 3.5 mm diameter and 70 mm length were successfully prepared by using combined jet and copper mold casting. A small amount of Ta addition does not change the glass transition temperature, crystallization temperature, and supercooled liquid region obviously, but Ta promotes composition separation and two-stage crystallization. The stable crystalline phases include Zr2Ni, CuZr2, Al2Zr3 intermetallic compounds and Ta-rich solid solution after annealing the Zr-Al-Ni-Cu-Ta alloys at 753 K. Zr55Al10Ni5Cu30-xTax (x=1,2,4) bulk glassy alloys exhibit a better compressive strength. The stress-strain curve shows a zigzag feature, and the fracture surface shows intersecting of shear bands. It may correlate with the inhomogeneous feature of amorphous structure.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51202088)the Shandong Doctoral Foundation (BS2010CL005)+1 种基金the Doctoral Foundation (No. XBS1106)the Research Foundation of the University of Jinan (No. XKY1106)
文摘In this article, a novel Al-6Zr-2P master alloy with ZrP particles was successfully synthesized, and the refining performance of this novel master alloy for the primary Si in Cu-50Si alloys was also investigated. By means of the fracture plane observation, it is found that the ZrP phase would precipitate first in the solidification pro- cess, and then, the ZrAl3 phase grows around them. Fur- thermore, it is observed that the refining effect can be remarkably improved by changing the addition sequence of the raw materials. After the melting of commercial Cu, the 2.0 wt% Al-6Zr-2P master alloy and crystalline Si were added in sequence, and the mean size of the primary Si in Cu-50Si alloy can be significantly refined from 255.7 to 75.3 gm. Meanwhile, the refining mechanism was dis- cussed in detail.
基金Colleges and Universities Scientific Research Fund of Inner Mongolia (NJ06083)
文摘Ultrahigh strength Al-12Zn-2.4Mg-1.1Cu-0.20Zr-0.30Sc-0.30Ni alloy billets were fabricated by spray deposition method(the Osprey process). The effect of homogenization treatment on the microstructures and tensile properties were investigated by OM, SEM and EDS. The results show that adding small amount of Sc and Zr can greatly refine the grain size of the billet, with the average grain size of 10 μm. Grain-boundary becomes coarser firstly and then thinner under different homogenizing condition and grain coarsening were observed. The solute elements content of Zn inside grains has a peak at 490 ℃ /2 h, and Cu element, which was solved into matrix, can enhance the matrix hardness obviously during homogenization. The suitable homogenizing treatment is 460～490 °C/2 h for the hot extrusion of the studied alloy; after the optimized solid solution and T6 aging, the highest ultimate tensile strength (UTS) is 858 MPa with a ductility of 4.8%.
基金Project(2006AA03Z523) supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China
文摘The deformation behavior of a new Al-Zn-Cu-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy was investigated with compression tests in temperature range of 380?470 ℃ and strain rate range of 0.001-10 s-1 using Gleeble 1500 system, and the associated microstructural evolutions were studied by metallographic microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that true stress—strain curves exhibit a peak stress, followed by a dynamic flow softening at low strains (ε<0.05). The stress decreases with increasing deformation temperature and decreasing strain rate, which can be represented by a Zener-Hollomon exponential equation with the activation energy for deformation of 157.9 kJ/mol. The substructure in the deformed specimens consists of few fine precipitates with equaixed polygonized subgrains in the elongated grains and developed serrations at the grain boundaries. The dynamic flow softening is attributed mainly to dynamic recovery and dynamic recrystallization.
基金Funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51175361)the Science and Technology Research Project of Shanxi Province(No.20110321013-02)
文摘Deformation modes have strong effects on deformation textures and subsequent annealing textures during hot working of metals. Micro-textures and macro-textures during hot axisymmetric and planar compressive deformation and subsequent annealing processes of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu-Zr alloy were investigated by EBSD and XRD respectively. The EBSD testing indicated that for the axisymmetric compressive deformation, Brass along the a-fiber and Goss present in the sample deformed at 350 ~C, Rotated-Cube was present and Brass transformed to Goss along a-fiber after annealing; Rotated-Cube appeared only in the deformation at 420 ~C, which decreased and Brass appeared after annealing. For the planar compressive deformation, Rotated-Cube and Brass aligned to a and fl fibers present in the deformation at 350 ~C, Rotated-Cube texture transformed to Brass along the ct-fiber after annealing; Rotated-Cube and Brass were present in the deformation at 420 ~C, and the Rotated-Cube was enhanced and Brass transformed to Goss after annealing. Shearing textures dominated on the surface of the specimen. XRD testing showed that Rotated-Cube and a few Goss dominated in the thickplates formed by upsetting and drawing, which transformed to Cube after annealing; However, Brass and Cube textures present in the thick-plates formed by rolling besides Rotated-Cube and Goss textures, which remained in the plates after annealing.
基金Project(2002AA305104) supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China
文摘The flow stress behavior of Al-3.5Cu-1.5Li-0.25(Sc+Zr) alloy during hot compression deformation was studied by isothermal compression test using Gleeble-1500 thermal-mechanical simulator. Compression tests were preformed in the temperature range of 653-773 K and in the strain rate range of 0.001-10 s-1 up to a true plastic strain of 0.7. The results indicate that the flow stress of the alloy increases with increasing strain rate at a given temperature,and decreases with increasing temperature at a given imposed strain rate. The relationship between the flow stress and the strain rate and the temperature was derived by analyzing the experimental data. The flow stress is in a hyperbolic sine relationship with the strain rate,and in an Arrhenius relationship with the temperature,which imply that the process of plastic deformation at an elevated temperature for this material is thermally activated. The flow stress of the alloy during the elevated temperature deformation can be represented by a Zener-Hollomon parameter with the inclusion of the Arrhenius term. The values of n,α and A in the analytical expressions of flow stress σ are fitted to be 5.62,0.019 MPa-1 and 1.51×1016 s-1,respectively. The hot deformation activation energy is 240.85 kJ/mol.
