Effect of heat treatment on microstructure and mechanical property of extruded 7090/SiC_p composite

The ultra high strength SiC particles （SiCp） reinforced Al-10%Zn-3.6%Mg-1.8%Cu-0.36%Zr-0.15% Ni composite was prepared by spray co-deposition. Microstructures of the extruded and different heat-treated bars were analyzed by transmission electron microscopy （TEM） and energy dispersive spectrometry （EDS）. Grain size of the composites prepared by two-stage solution is smaller than that by single-stage solution. After single-stage solution aging treatment, fine precipitates of both η and AlZnMgCu-rich phase can be found both intragranularly and intergranularly. While after the two-stage solution, an amorphous Si-Cu-Al-O （5 nm） layer appears at the interface. The addition of Ni and Zr modified the influence of the two-stage solution and inhibited the growth of the 7090/SiCp composite grain size. Heat treatments can significantly improve the fracture toughness of the composite. The fracture toughness first decreases then increases with the elongation of the aging time.

Influence of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Sliding Wear Behavior of Fe-Al/WC Composite Coatings

An experimental study has been carried out to investigate the influence of heat treatment at 300 ℃,450 ℃,550 ℃,650 ℃ and 800 ℃ on the microstructure and sliding wear behavior of Fe Al/WC intermetallic composite coatings produced by high velocity arc spraying (HVAS) and cored wires. The result shows, the main phases in both as sprayed and heat treated Fe Al/WC composite coatings are iron aluminide intermetallics (Fe 3Al+FeAl) and α as well as a little oxide (Al 2O 3) and carbides (WC, W 2C, Fe 2W 2C and Fe 6W 6C). After heat treated at 450-650 ℃, dispersion strengthening of Fe 2W 2C and Fe 6W 6C will lead to a rise in microhardness of the coatings. The microhardness is likely to be the most important factor which influences the sliding wear behavior of the coatings. Increasing the microhardness through heat treatment will improve the sliding wear resistance of the Fe Al/WC composite coatings.

Tailorable microstructure and mechanical properties of selective laser melted TiB/Ti-6Al-4V composite by heat treatment

This paper systematically investigated the effect of solution and artificial aging heat treatments on the microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of TiB/Ti-6Al-4V composites in situ fabricated by selective laser melting.The results showed that the fully martensite microstructure with TiB clusters of the as-built samples was transformed into lamellarα+βmicrostructure with TiB strips after solution heat treatment.With increasing the temperature,theαlaths and TiB particles coarsened and theβvolume fraction increased.After aging heat treatment,βvolume fraction decreased and TiB had no obvious changes.A superior combination of the yield strength of(1146.8±28.2)MPa and even higher plasticity and ultimate compressive strength((1680.1±18.3)MPa)than the as-built ones was obtained by solution heat treatment at 1000℃+water quenching and aging at 600℃for 6 hþair cooling.

Influence of heat treatment on microstructures and micro-hardness of n-SiO2/Ni composite coating

The n-SiO2/Ni composite electro-brush plating coating was prepared on the 1045 steel substrate. SEM and TEM were utilized to analyze the surface and cross-section morphologies or the microstructures of the composite coating before and after heat treatment, as well as a micro-hardness tester was used to measure the micro-hardness before and after heat treatment. The results show that the entrance of nano SiO2 particles into composite coating makes the micro-hardness higher. After heat treatment, due to the obstruction to growth of Ni crystals from nano particles, the composite coating still possesses a higher micro-hardness than that of common Ni-base coating.

Quantitative analysis on microstructure and high temperature fracture mechanism of 2.6vol%TiBw/Ti6Al4V composites with equiaxed microstructure after heat treatment

In this paper,the 2.6 vol%TiBw/Ti6Al4V composites with network architecture were fabricated by hot press sintering(HPS)at 1100℃ for 1 h,and the quantitative relationships between phases and heat treatment temperatures were established.The results showed that the volume fraction phases changed linearly with a range of solution temperature(930-1010℃)and aging temperature(400-600℃).Moreover,the composites with equiaxed microstructure were obtained due to the static recrystallization after solution treated at 950℃ for 1 h and aging treated at 600℃ for 12 h.The ultimate high temperature tensile strengths were 772,658,392 and 182 MPa,and the elongations were 9.1%,12.5%,28.6%and 35.3%at 400,500,600 and 700℃,respectively.In addition,fractured morphology analysis indicated the excellent strengthening effect of TiBw at a temperature below 600℃.However,the strengthening effect was significantly reduced due to the debonding of matrix and TiBw at 700℃ and caused the cracks to propagate along the grain boundary.

Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of NF6357A Cast Alloy for Wear Resistance Application

The solidification structure of the as-cast consists of the matrix structure that is predominantly austenite and precipitated chromium carbide along the grain boundary. Under these circumstances and where the level of impact is relatively modest, such alloys in as-cast condition will perform. However, at higher levels of impact energy, a point is reached where excessive stress are built up within the component and eventually the materials strength is exceeded and the outcome is complete failure in a characteristic stress fracture mode. If this is to be prevented, it is therefore imperative that the casting be subjected to appropriate heat treatment, to obtain a structure which consist of Cr7C3 carbide and martensite at a hardness range of 650-750HB. The microstructure of NF6357A cast chromium steel containing 2.59% C- 0.7%Si-0.91%Mn-18.54%Cr-0.019%P-0.01%S- balance–Fe after appropriate heat treatment such as quenching and tempering process have been characterised by means of optical microscope, micro hardness tester, optical emission spectrometer and charpy testing machine. The results show that oil quenched samples were found to retained microstructural consistency for casting thicker than 120mm section. For economic argument, air quenched castings of less than 120mm thickness is not only cheaper alternative, but it is also environment friendly. The fracture toughness was found to be fairly consistent between 2.4-2.6%C range. However, at higher carbon level, the fracture process is dominated by the presence of segregated carbide network which act as a weak link in the microstructure. This weak link encourages dislocation pile-up and impaired material toughness.

Phase change materials as quenching media for heat treatment of 42CrMo4 steels

In the present work,paraffin phase change material is used as quenchant for the heat treatment of 42CrMo4 alloy and compared with water,air,and CuO doped paraffin.The samples were prepared based on ASTM E 8M-98 standard for tensile test and then heated up to 830°C,kept for 4 h in an electric resistance furnace and then quenched in the mentioned media.Elastic modulus,yield strength,ultimate tensile strength,elongation,and modulus of toughness were determined according to the obtained stress?strain curves.Moreover,the hardness and microstructural evolution were investigated after the heat treatment at different media.The samples quenched in paraffin and CuO-doped paraffin are higher in ultimate tensile strength(1439 and 1306 MPa,respectively)than those quenched in water(1190 MPa)and air(1010 MPa).The highest hardness,with a value of HV 552,belonged to the sample quenched in CuO-doped paraffin.The microstructural studies revealed that the non-tempered steel had a ferrite/pearlite microstructure,while by quenching in water,paraffin and CuO-doped paraffin,ferrite/martensite microstructures were achieved.It is also observed that using the air as quenchant resulted in a three-phase bainite/martensite/ferrite microstructure.

Effect of heat treatments on failure mechanism of SiC_p/2124 Al composite

The mechanical response of a 17%(volume fraction) silicon carbide particles reinforced 2124 Al composite prepared by powder metallurgy techniques was studied by altering the matrix strength with different heat treatments. The fracture mechanisms and the deformation microstructure were examined by scanning electron microscopy. The results show that matrix strength appears to play an important role in influcing the behaviour of the composite under hardness and tensile loading conditions and also fracture mechanisms.The high matrix strength results in a larger decrease in yield strength due to the increasing damage probability. The tensile yield strength values decrease under peak aged and overaged condition whereas under the solutinized condition the opposite effect can be seen.

Effects of graphite on the microstructure and properties of ultrafine WC-11Co composites by spark plasma sintering

Ultrafine WC-11Co hard metals added with different proportions of graphite were prepared by spark plasma sintering at 40 MPa/1200°C for 5 min,and the influence of graphite as free carbon on the microstructure and mechanical properties were investigated.The XRD analysis showed that decarbonization could be prevented by adding graphite.Compact hard metals composed of finer and more homogeneous WC grains with little flaws can be achieved after 0 wt.% to 1.5 wt.% graphite was added.The hardness and fracture toughness increase initially with increasing graphite content,and with over 1.5 wt.% they descend due to coarse grains and more defects.Therefore,1.5 wt.% graphite is the optimal addition content in view of the hardness and transverse rupture toughness.Furthermore,the coercive force decreases while the saturated magnetic intensity increases with the increase of graphite content.

Far Infrared Radiation Property of Rare Earth Mneral Composite Materials

Rare earth mineral composite materials were prepared using rare earths and natural far-infrared mineral materials . The influences of rare earth additive content and heat treatment temperature on the far infrared radiance were studied. The results show that the far infrared radiance of rare earth mineral composite materials is 0.93 when the rare earth additive content is 6% and heat treatment temperature is 750℃.

Influence of Deep Cryogenic Treatment on Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of an Ultrafine-Grained WC-12Co Cemented Carbide

Effect of deep cryogenic treatment （DCT） on the microstructures and mechanical behavior of ultrafine-grained WC-12Co cemented carbide was investigated by using XRD, SEM, and DSC. The phase transformations of pure Co and binder phase Co in cemented carbide were analyzed in detail to correlate the strengthening mechanism with its x -ε, phase transition. The results show that DCT resulted in a slight increase in hardness and bending strength of ultrafine- grained WC-12Co cemented carbide. For the ultrafine-grained cemented carbide after DCT, there is no significant change in the microstructure and the elemental distribution of the cemented carbides, but the fractured morphology shows a feature of plastic deformation. In the cases of pure Co and the binder phase Co in WC-12Co cemented carbide, they exhibit different features of phase transformation. The improvement of mechanical property of cemented carbide can be attributed to the increased amount of ε-Co in WC-12Co composites after DCT.

Heat-treated microstructure and mechanical properties of laser solid forming Ti-6Al-4V alloy

The effects of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of laser solid forming （LSF） Ti-6Al-4V alloy were investigated The influences of the temperature and time of solution treatment and aging treatment were analyzed. The results show that the microstructure of LSFed samples consists of Widmanstatten α laths and a little acicular in columnar prior β grains with an average grain width of 300 μm, which grow epitaxiaUy from the substrate along the deposition direction （27）. Solution treatment had an important effect on the width, aspect ratio, and volmne fraction of primary and secondary a laths, and aging treatment mainly affects the aspect ratio and volume fraction of primary α laths and the width and volume fraction of secondary a laths. Globular a phase was first observed in LSFed samples when the samples were heat treated with solution treatment （950℃, 8 h/air cooling （AC）） or with solution treatment （950℃, 1 h/AC） and aging treatment （550℃, above 8 h/AC）, respectively. The coarsening and globularization mechanisms of a phase in LSFed Ti-6Al-4V alloy during heat treatment were presented. To obtain good integrated mechanical properties for LSFed Ti-6Al-4V alloys, an optimized heat treatment regimen was suggested.

Effect of heat treatment on microstucture and properties of explosive welding clad plate of TA1/Q345

The composite plate made by explosion welding technology generally has high residual stress and bed plasticity due to the explosion reinforcement. The heat treatment can play a part of eliminating stress and recovering property.In this study,TA1/Q345 clad plate made by explosive welding was annealed at different temperatures.The microstructure,micro-hardness,and tensile,shear,and bending properties were analyzed after anneal.The result shows that there is fibrous structure in the bonding zone and the plastic deformation is severe,the grain growth and fibrous structure dribbles away with the temperature increasing.Micro-hardness in the interface is bigger than it on the both sides. Tensile and shear strength reduced with the temperature of heat treatment increasing.The propel anneal temperature for TA1/Q345 clad plate is 600

Influence of heat treatment on nanocrystalline zirconia powder and plasma-sprayed thermal barrier coatings

Nanostructured zirconia top coat was deposited by air plasma spray and NiCoCrAlTaY bond coat was deposited on Ni substrate by low pressure plasma spray.Nanostructured and conventional thermal barrier coatings were heat-treated at temperature varying from 1050 to 1 250oC for 2-20 h.The results show that obvious grain growth was found in both nanostructured and conventional thermal barrier coatings(TBCs)after high temperature heat treatment.Monoclinic/tetragonal phases were transformed into cubic phase in the agglomerated nano-powder after calcination.The cubic phase content increased with increasing calcination temperature.Calcination of the powder made the yttria distributed on the surface of the nanocrystalline particles dissolve in zirconia when grains grew.Different from the phase constituent of the as-sprayed conventional TBC which consisted of diffusionlesstransformed tetragonal,the as-sprayed nanostructured TBC consisted of cubic phase.

Microstructures and Hardness of 8CrWMoV Steel with Multiple Types of Ultra Fine Carbides

The structure and hardness of 8CrWMoV steel with multiple types of ultra fine carbides are studied after annealing, quenching and tempering in this paper. The results show that multiple types of carbides M3C, M7C3, M23C6, M6C and MC were observed in the annealed steel. Nucleation and coalescence of new carbides, partial dissolution of original carbides in γ phase region during annealing at 800～840℃, result in ultra-fine carbides. Average size of the carbides is0.33～0.34μm in the steel annealed at 800～840℃. Because M3C and M23C6 dissolve easily in austenite, the high hardness HRC63～65 can be obtained by quenching at 840～860℃. Un-dissolved carbides M6C and MC (VC) can effectively prevent the coarsening of austenitic grain, and conduce to obtain very fine martensite. The retained austenite can be easy to decompose during tempering at low and middle temperature due to the precipitation of multiple types of carbides and the good tempering-resistance of the steel is obtained. The microstructure and property of the steel after heat treatment can be accurately explained by calculating based on phase equilibrium thermodynamic.Key Words: 8CrWMoV steel, ultra-fine carbide, heat treatment, microstructure,

Effect of 0.3% Sc on microstructure, phase composition and hardening of Al-Ca-Si eutectic alloys

The phase composition,microstructure and hardening of aluminum-based experimental alloys containing0.3%Sc,0?14%Si and0?10%Ca(mass fraction)were studied.The experimental study(electron microscopy,thermal analysis and hardnessmeasurements)was combined with Thermo-Calc software simulation for the optimization of the alloy composition.It wasdetermined that the maximum hardening corresponded to the annealing at300?350°С,which was due to the precipitation of Al3Scnanoparticles with their further coarsening.The alloys falling into the phase region(Al)+Al4Ca+Al2Si2Ca have demonstrated asignificant hardening effect.The ternary eutectic(Al)+Al4Ca+Al2Si2Ca had a much finer microstructure as compared to the Al?Sieutectic,which suggests a possibility of reaching higher mechanical properties as compared to commercial alloys of the A356type.Unlike commercial alloys of the A356type,the model alloy does not require quenching,as hardening particles are formed in thecourse of annealing of castings.

Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of the TiC/CM247LC Nickel-Based Composite Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting:Effect of Heat Treatment

In this study,TiC/CM247LC nickel-based composite was successfully prepared by selective laser melting,then was heat treated at a solid solution temperature of 1260℃and different aging temperature of 840℃,870℃,900℃and 930℃respectively.Effects of aging temperatures on the microstructures and mechanical properties were systematically studied.The results show that the microstructures of all the heat treated samples are composed ofγmatrix,carbides andγ′phase.Theγgrains remain a columnar shape after treatments,but the size ofγ′phase grows up gradually with the increasing aging temperature.The composite treated at an aging temperature of 870℃exhibits the best mechanical properties with the tensile strength of 1073 MPa,yield strength of 1004 MPa and elongation of 7.57%.The plastic deformation and strengthening mechanisms of heat treated composite were systematically investigated.

Research of the Interface Microstructure and Thermal Treatment of Cold-Rolled Cu-Al Composite Strip Under Magnetic Field

The thermal treatment process of cold-rolled Cu-Al composite strip under magnetic field conditions is systematically investigated by means of metallographic microscope and universal testing machine to observe the interface microstructure and test the mechanical properties.The heat treatment parameters' effects to the interface structure and mechanical properties of Al-Cu cold-rolled strip are discussed.The conclusions is showed as follows:(1)when the magnetic field intensity is greater than 0.1 T,the interface layer grow widely and stimulate the interfacial compounds' generation,the shear strength is reduced.(2)When the Cu-Al specimen's annealing temperature is at the condition of 300℃,the interfacial layer narrows when the magnetic field strength stay 0.1T than that without magnetic field,the magnetic filed restrains the interfacial compounds' generation,the shear strength reaches as high as 124Mpa;(3)The interfacial compounds are meanly brittleness intermetallic compounds such as CuAl,CuAl_2,Cu_9Al.

Stepping-quenching-partitioning treatment of 20SiMn2MoVA steel and effects of carbon and carbide forming elements

A novel heat treatment process,stepping quenching and partitioning(S-Q-P),has been developed to manipulate microstructure and mechanical properties of steels.Based on incomplete partitioning of carbon from martensite to austenite,volume fraction and distribution of the retained austenite resulting from the following quenching of the steels could be effectively controlled,and then the synthesized mechanical properties of the steels would be improved.In this paper,20SiMn2MoVA steel was treated with conventional quenching-tempering(Q-T),currently prevailing quenching-partitioning(Q-P) and S-Q-P processes,respectively.The results indicated that the volume fraction of the retained austenite of the steel treated by Q-P and S-Q-P processes increased significantly that resulted in the increase of ductility and decrease of strength.The product of strength and ductility of the steel treated by S-Q-P process reached 23.7GPa%,that was increased by about 13% and 7% compared with that after Q-T and Q-P processes,respectively.Compared with the great improvement of the synthesized mechanical property obtained by S-Q-P process with another steel 35SiMn,there would be some factors that deteriorated the effect of S-Q-P process on 20SiMn2MoVA steel.It was found by microstructural testing that the carbide forming elements V and Mo in the steel led to precipitation of carbides during partitioning period and lack of carbon in austenite.As a result,less austenite would remain after final quenching and mechanical properties of the steel would be influenced.The results would be beneficial for understanding the principle of S-Q-P process and improving the design of the S-Q-P steel compositions.