Dynamic Mechanical Behavior and Microstructural Evolution of the Al-6Mg Alloy Subjected to Three Treatment Conditions

The mechanical properties of Al-6Mg alloy with three treatment states （H112, O and cold-extruded states） were investigated at room and high temperatures using an INSTRON machine and a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar （SHPB）. Stress-strain curves of the alloy with different processes were obtained at a quasi-static strain rate of 5×10-4 s-1and dynamic strain rates of 1 400-4 200 s-1, respectively. The results suggest that, at room temperature, the three processed Al-6Mg alloys are all low sensitive to strain rate. The O state Al-6Mg alloy （Al-6Mg-O） exhibits the most ductility, while the cold-extruded Al-6Mg alloy （Al-6Mg-C） displays the highest strength. At elevated temperatures, the yield stresses and the differences in yield stress of the three processed alloys all decrease with increasing temperature under the quasi-static strain rate of 5×10-4 s-1. Based on test results, modified Johnson-Cook （JC） constitutive models for the three processed Al-6Mg alloys were developed. The microstructures before and after deformation were examined by electron backscattered diffraction （EBSD） and further dynamic recrystallization （DRX） at the strain rate of 3 300 s-1 was discussed.

Electrochemical Hydrogen Charging on Corrosion Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy in Artificial Seawater

This study employs advanced electrochemical and surface characterization techniques to investigate the impact of electrochemical hydrogen charging on the corrosion behavior and surface film of the Ti-6Al-4V alloy.The findings revealed the formation ofγ-TiH andδ-TiH_(2) hydrides in the alloy after hydrogen charging.Prolonging hydrogen charging resulted in more significant degradation of the alloy microstructure,leading to deteriorated protectiveness of the surface film.This trend was further confirmed by the electrochemical measurements,which showed that the corrosion resistance of the alloy progressively worsened as the hydrogen charging time was increased.Consequently,this work provides valuable insights into the mechanisms underlying the corrosion of Ti-6Al-4V alloy under hydrogen charging conditions.

Two-stage dynamic recrystallization and texture evolution in Al-7Mg alloy during hot torsion

Hot torsion tests were performed on the Al-7Mg alloy at the temperature ranging from 300 to 500℃ and strain rates between 0.05 and 5 s^(-1) to explore the progressive dynamic recrystallization(DRX)and texture behaviors.The DRX behavior of the alloy manifested two distinct stages:Stage 1 at strain of≤2 and Stage 2 at strains of≥2.In Stage 1,there was a slight increase in the DRXed grain fraction(X_(DRX))with predominance of discontinuous DRX(DDRX),followed by a modest change in X_(DRX) until the transition to Stage 2.Stage 2 was marked by an accelerated rate of DRX,culminating in a substantial final X_(DRX) of~0.9.Electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD)analysis on a sample in Stage 2 revealed that continuous DRX(CDRX)predominantly occurred within the(121)[001]grains,whereas the(111)[110]grains underwent a geometric DRX(GDRX)evolution without a noticeable sub-grain structure.Furthermore,a modified Avrami’s DRX kinetics model was utilized to predict the microstructural refinement in the Al-7Mg alloy during the DRX evolution.Although this kinetics model did not accurately capture the DDRX behavior in Stage 1,it effectively simulated the DRX rate in Stage 2.The texture index was employed to assess the evolution of the texture isotropy during hot-torsion test,demonstrating significant improvement(>75%)in texture randomness before the commencement of Stage 2.This initial texture evolution is attributed to the rotation of parent grains and the substructure evolution,rather than to an increase in X_(DRX).

Influence of Mg addition and T6 heat treatment on microstructure,mechanical and tribological properties of Al-12Si-3Cu based alloy

The aim of the present study was to investigate the influence of Mg addition and T6 heat treatment on microstructure,mechanical and tribological properties of the Al-Si-Cu-Mg alloys.In this context,a series of Al-12Si-3Cu-(0.5-2.5)Mg(wt.%)alloys were produced by permanent mould casting,and then subjected to T6 treatment.Their microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated using OM,XRD,SEM,EDS along with hardness,tension,compression and Charpy impact tests.Dry sliding friction and wear properties of the alloys were studied using a ball-on-disk type tester.It was observed that the microstructure of as-cast Al-12Si-3 Cu-Mg alloys consisted of a(Al),Si,O-CuAb,0-Mg_(2)Si,0-AbMg_(8)Cu(2)Si_(6) and π-AhMg_(3)FeSi_(6) phases.T6 heat treatment gave rise to nearly spherodization of eutectic Si particles,formation of finer 0-CuAH and 0-Mg_(2)Si precipitates and elimination of Chinese script morphology of 0-Mg_(2)Si phase.The addition of Mg up to 2.5 wt.%decreased the hardness,tensile and compressive strengths,tensile elongation and impact toughness of the as-cast and T6-treated alloys and increased their friction coefficient and volume loss.T6 treatment,on the other hand,led to a significant increase in mechanical properties and wear resistance of as-cast alloys.

Effect of Sm content on microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of as-cast Mg-6Al-2Sr alloys

Mg-6Al-2Sr alloys with different Sm contents(0%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%, 2%, mass fraction) were prepared by melting and casting method. The effects of Sm on the microstructure and mechanical properties of as-cast Mg-6Al-2Sr alloys were studied by optical microscope, scanning electron microscope, energy dispersive spectrometer, transmission electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and tensile test. The results show that the microstructure of as-cast Mg-6Al-2Sr alloy is composed of α-Mg, Mg_(17)Al_(12), Mg_(13)Al_(3)Sr and lamellar acicular Al_(4)Sr phase. After adding Sm element, granular block Al2Sm phase appears in the grain. With the increase of Sm content, the discontinuous long strip reticular Mg_(17)Al_(12)phase and the lamellar acicular Al4Sr phase gradually decrease, and the Al_(2)Sm phase increases and distributes more dispersedly, so the alloy microstructure is continuously refined. The average grain size of the alloys decreases at first and then increases with the increase of Sm content. When the Sm content is 1.5 wt%, the average grain size reaches the minimum value of 94.6 μm. With the increase of Sm content, the mechanical properties of the alloy at room temperature first increase and then decrease. When the Sm content is 1.5 wt%, the alloy has the best comprehensive mechanical properties at room temperature.

Effect of wet shot peening on Ti-6Al-4V alloy treated by ceramic beads

Ti-6Al-4V alloy was processed by wet shot peening with ceramic beads. The effects of the shot peened intensity on the microstructure, surface morphology, and residual stress were investigated. A tensile-tensile fatigue test was performed and the fracture mechanism was proposed. The results demonstrate that the surface roughness after wet shot peening is obviously lower than that after dry shot peening. With the increase of the shot peened intensity, the depth of the residual stress layer increases to 250 ktrn, and the maximum stress in this layer increases to -895 MPa. The fatigue strength also increases by 12.4% because of the wet shot peening treatment. The dislocation density of the surface layer is significantly enhanced after the wet shot peening with ceramic beads. The microstructure of the surface layer is obviously refined into ultra-fine grains.

Effect of electropulsing on deformation behavior of Ti-6Al-4V alloy during cold drawing

Electron backscattered diffraction （EBSD） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM） were used to investigate effect of electropulsing on microstructure and texture evolution of Ti-6Al-4V during cold drawing. Research results demonstrate that the electropulsing treatment （EPT） can enhance the deformability of the grains with unfavorable orientations, which makes the compatibility of deformation among grains much better. A comparison in texture evolution between conventional cold drawing and EPT cold drawing indicates that the EPT promotes prismatic 〈a〉 slip moving, restricts pyramidal 〈c＋a〉 slip occurring and accommodates the deformation with c-component by grain boundary sliding. The fraction decrease of low-angle grain boundaries for samples deformed with EPT reveals that the application of electropulsing restricts the formation of the incidental dislocation boundaries and the geometrically necessary boundaries.

Mechanical properties of strengthened surface layer in Ti-6Al-4V alloy induced by wet peening treatment

A modified surface layer was formed on Ti-6Al-4V alloy by wet peening treatment. The variations of the residual stress,nano-hardness and microstructure of the modified layer with depth from surface were studied using X-ray diffraction analysis,nano-indentation analysis, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy observations. The results show thatboth the compressive residual stress and hardness decrease with increasing depth, and the termination depths are 160 and 80 μm,respectively. The microstructure observation indicates that within 80 μm, the compressive residual stress and the hardness areenhanced by the co-action of the grain refinement strengthening and dislocation strengthening. Within 80–160 μm, the compressiveresidual stress mainly derives from the dislocation strengthening. The strengthened layer in Ti-6Al-4V alloy after wet peeningtreatment was quantitatively analyzed by a revised equation with respect to a relation between hardness and yield strength.

Tribocorrosion behaviors of Ti-6Al-4V and Monel K500 alloys sliding against 316 stainless steel in artificial seawater

The tribocorrosion behaviors of Ti-6Al-4V and Monel K500 alloys sliding against 316 stainless steel were investigated using a ring-on-block test rig in both artificial seawater and distilled water. It is found that friction coefficients are in general larger in distilled water compared with seawater. The wear losses of Ti-6Al-4V and Monel K500 alloys are larger in seawater compared with distilled water. The mechanical action can destroy the passive film and increase the corrosion rate. The synergism effect between corrosion and wear occurs. The synergism action between corrosion and wear is related to the corrosion rate and with the increase of corrosion rate, the synergism becomes more important. 316 stainless steel suffers severe wear sliding against Monel K500 alloy compared with sliding against Ti-6Al-4V alloy in both distilled water and seawater.

Process parameters optimization of Ti-6Al-4V alloy sheet during hot stretch-creep forming

Hot stretch-creep forming （SCF） is a novel technique to produce hard-to-form thin-walled metal components. Comprehensively considering the analysis results of the springback angle, yield strength and microstructure, four hot SCF process parameters including temperature, stretch velocity, post stretch percentage and dwelling time of a Ti-6Al-4V alloy sheet were optimized using an orthogonal experiment. The results reveal that temperature is the most important factor on springback angle. The yield strength of the deformed material in 0° direction increases, while those in directions of 45° and 90° fluctuate around the original value. After hot SCF, the shape of some a phases changes from short thin grains to long slender ones, and the microhardness changes very little. The optimized parameters with temperature of 700 ℃, stretch velocity of 5 mm/min, post stretch percentage of 2% and dwelling time of 8 min are achieved finally.

Influence of hydrogen content on room temperature compressive properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy at high strain rate

Electromagnetic forming tests were done at room temperature to reveal the influence of hydrogen content on the compressive properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy at high strain rate. Microstructure was observed to reveal the mechanism of hydrogen-enhanced compressive properties. The experimental results indicate that hydrogen has favorable effects on the compressive properties of Ti-6Al-4V alloy at high strain rate. Compression of Ti-6Al-4V alloy first increases up to a maximum and then decreases with the increase of hydrogen content at the same discharge energy under EMF tests. The compression increases by 47.0% when 0.2% (mass fraction) hydrogen is introduced into Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The optimal hydrogen content for cold formation of Ti–6Al–4V alloy under EMF was determined. The reasons for the hydrogen-induced compressive properties were discussed.

Effect of grain size of primary α phase on bonding interface characteristic and mechanical property of press bonded Ti-6Al-4V alloy

The effect of grain size of primary α phase on the bonding interface characteristic and shear strength of bond was investigated in the press bonding of Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The quantitative results show that the average size of voids increases from 0.8 to 2.6 μm and the bonding ratio decreases from 90.9% to 77.8% with an increase in grain size of primary α phase from 8.2 to 16.4 μm. The shape of voids changes from the tiny round to the irregular strip. The highest shear strength of bond can be obtained in the Ti-6Al-4V alloy with a grain size of 8.2 μm. This is contributed to the higher ability of plastic flow and more short-paths for diffusion in the alloy with smaller grain size of primary α phase, which promote the void closure process and the formation of α/β grains across bonding interface.

Dynamic fracture of Ti-6Al-4V alloy in Taylor impact test

The dynamic fracture behaviors of Ti-6Al-4V alloy at high strain rate loading were investigated systemically through Taylor impact test, over the range of impact velocities from 145 m/s to 306 m/s. The critical impact velocity of fracture ranges from 217 m/s to 236 m/s. Smooth surfaces and ductile dimple areas were observed on the fracture surfaces. As the impact velocity reached 260 m/s, the serious melting regions were also observed on the fracture surfaces. Self-organization of cracks emerges when the impact velocity reaches 260 m/s, while some special cracks whose ＂tips＂ are not sharp but arc and smooth, and without any evidence of deformation or adiabatic shear band were also observed on the impact end surfaces. Examination of the sections of these special cracks reveals that the cracks expand along the two maximum shear stress directions respectively, and finally intersect as a tridimensional ＂stagger ridge＂ structure.

Microstructure of Mg-8Zn-4Al-1Ca aged alloy

The microstructure of Mg-8Zn-4Al-1Ca aged alloy was investigated by TEM and HRTEM. The results show that the hardening produced in the Mg-8Zn-4Al-1Ca alloy is considerably higher than that in the Mg-8Zn-4A1 alloy. A dense dispersion of disc-like Ca2Mg6Zn3 precipitates are formed in Mg-8Zn-4Al-1Ca alloy aged at 160 ℃ for 16 h. In addition, the lattice distortions, honeycomb-looking Moir＆#233; fringes, edge dislocations and dislocation loop also exist in the microstructure. The precipitates of alloy aged at 160 ℃ for 48 h are coarse disc-like and fine dispersed grainy. When the alloy is subjected to aging at 160 ℃ for 227 h, the microstructure consists of numerous MgZn2 precipitates and Ca2Mg6Zn3 precipitates. All the analyses show that Ca is a particularly effective trace addition in improving the age-hardening and postponing the formation of MgZn2 precipitates in Mg-8Zn-4Al alloy aged at 160 ℃.

Al-1B变质处理对Zn-6Al-3Mg合金凝固组织与性能的影响

采用扫描电镜、万能电子试验机和HVS-5Z/LCD维氏硬度计分析测试了Al-1B变质处理前后Zn-6Al-3Mg合金的凝固组织与力学性能。研究表明:变质剂加入量和变质温度对Zn-6Al-3Mg合金的凝固组织中Al-fcc相、Mg Zn2相和Zn-hcp相以及二元Zn/Al和三元Zn/Al/Mg Zn2共晶体的形态和体积分数有明显影响。当Al-1B加入量为0.3 mass%时,Zn-6Al-3Mg合金的抗拉强度、硬度和伸长率都达到最大值。当变质剂加入量相同时,随着变质温度的升高,Zn-6Al-3Mg合金的抗拉强度和伸长率提高;在450℃变质处理时,Zn-6Al-3Mg合金的硬度最高,550℃变质处理后该合金的硬度最低。

Al-Mn-Mg合金均匀化热处理中“6-α”转化对化合物破碎的影响

通过热处理工艺的调整获取了具有不同‘6-α’转化(即(Fe,Mn)Al_6相转化为α-Al_(12)(Fe,Mn)_3Si相)特征的Al-Mn-Mg合金初始试样,采用高分辨扫描电镜(SEM)对初始试样中‘6-α’的转化现象以及转化后α相的微观形貌特征进行了表征分析,并对各组试样进行热轧以研究该转化对形变过程中化合物破碎的影响。结果表明,‘6-α’转化有助于合金中粗大化合物的分裂和破碎,化合物破碎后会在进一步的形变过程中随基体流动进而改善其自身的分布状态,相对含量的多少以及疏松多孔的内部结构是α相帮助化合物充分破碎的关键因素。

含微量Zr的Al-6%Mg合金再结晶行为及其超塑性

研究了含微量元素Zr的Al-6%Mg合金大的冷变形后的板材和旋压管材在不同条件下退火时的再结晶行为及其后续的超塑性变形行为。制备了Al-6%Mg和Al-6%Mg-Zr试验合金,合金1、2经过73%的冷变形后获得2mm厚板材;合金3采用Al-6%Mg-Zr合金锭坯,经50%旋压变形后获得2.4mm厚旋压管材。观察对比了3种合金试样经250～525℃退火1h后的显微组织。然后分别在480℃、500℃和520℃,以1×10-4～1.6×10-3s-1的应变速率进行拉伸试验。结果表明:Zr在合金中形成的Al3Zr化合物能明显细化Al-6%Mg合金的铸态组织,抑制合金退火过程中再结晶晶粒的长大,合金再结晶后的晶粒尺寸达1.62μm,轴比为1.04。含Zr的Al-Mg合金在520℃时以应变速率8×10-4s-1的速率拉伸,其伸长率可达到600%。Al3Zr质点还可在退火时和超塑拉伸时抑制晶粒长大,使合金获得细小等轴晶粒,这是Al-Mg-Zr合金获得超塑性的主要原因。

Quasi-static and dynamic tensile behaviors in electron beam welded Ti-6Al-4V alloy

The quasi-static and dynamic tensile behaviors in electron beam welded（EBW） Ti-6Al-4V alloy were investigated at strain rates of 10-3 and 103 s-1,respectively,by materials test system（MTS） and reconstructive Hopkinson bars apparatus.The microstructures of the base metal（BM） and the welded metal（WM） were observed with optical microscope.The fracture characteristics of the BM and WM were characterized with scanning electronic microscope.In Ti-6Al-4V alloy joint,the flow stress of WM is higher than that of BM,while the fracture strain of WM is less than that of BM at strain rates of 103 and 10-3 s-1,respectively.The fracture strain of WM has apparent improvement when the strain rate rises from 10-3 to 103 s-1,while the fracture strain of BM almost has no change.At the same time,the fracture mode of WM alters from brittle to ductile fracture,which causes improvement of the fracture strain of WM.

TEM microstructure of rapidly solidified Mg-6Zn-1Y-1Ce alloy

Rapidly solidified（RS） Mg-6Zn-1Y-1Ce ribbons were prepared by single roller melt-spinning technique.Transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy were employed to characterize the microstructure of RS ribbons.The results show that there is high density of particles distributed within grains and at grain boundaries in the region near wheel side.The particle density is decreased in the middle region and free surface region.The alloy is predominantly composed of supersaturated--Mg solid solution,T phase and W phase;meanwhile,a few icosahedral quasicrystalline and Mg4Zn7 particles are also observed.The T phase is confirmed having a body-centered orthorhombic structure that is transformed from the body-centered tetragonal structure Mg12Ce phase due to the partial substitution of Mg atoms by Zn.

挤压态Mg-(6～9)Al-Zn的组织性能和断裂行为分析

通过金相观察、拉伸试验和SEM分析等方法,研究了挤压态Mg-(6～9)Al-Zn合金的显微组织和力学性能。结果表明,挤压工艺使铸态下粗大枝状晶变成均匀细小等轴晶,随着Al含量增加,合金抗拉强度、硬度和晶粒大小均呈升高趋势,而伸长率先上升后下降。AZ91综合性能最优,抗拉强度、屈服强度和伸长率分别达336.7MPa、245.3MPa和17.1%。Mg-(6～9)Al-Zn合金均表现为准解理断裂特征,适当的Al含量有利于改善合金的综合性能,但Al含量过高所形成的脆性β(Mg17Al12)相加剧了镁合金的断裂倾向。