Origin of nucleation and growth of extension twins in grains unsuitably oriented for twinning during deformation of Mg-1%Al

A large number of anomalous extension twins,with low or even negative twinning Schmid factors,were found to nucleate and grow in a strongly textured Mg-1Al alloy during tensile deformation along the extruded direction.The deformation mechanisms responsible for this behaviour were investigated through in-situ electron back-scattered diffraction,grain reference orientation deviation,and slip trace-modified lattice rotation.It was found that anomalous extension twins nucleated mainly at the onset of plastic deformation at or near grain boundary triple junctions.They were associated with the severe strain incompatibility between neighbour grains as a result from the differentbasal slip-induced lattice rotations.Moreover,the anomalous twins were able to grow with the applied strain due to the continuous activation ofbasal slip in different neighbour grains,which enhanced the strain incompatibility.These results reveal the complexity of the deformation mechanisms in Mg alloys at the local level when deformed along hard orientations.

Twinning aspects and their efficient roles in wrought Mg alloys:A comprehensive review

Twinning is widely recognized as an effective and cost-efficient method for controlling the microstructure and properties of wrought magnesium(Mg)alloys.Specifically,twins play a crucial role in initiating dynamic recrystallization(DRX),while twin regions experience rapid recrystallization during static recrystallization(SRX).The activation of twinning can lead to changes in lattice orientation,significantly impacting the final texture in Mg alloys.The active roles of twinning are influenced by various factors during the activation process,and the mobility of twin boundaries(TB)can be amplified by stress effects,dislocation interactions,and thermal effects.Conversely,annealing treatments that involve proper segregation or precipitation on TBs serve to stabilize them,restraining their motion.Events such as segregation may also alter the twinning propensity in Magnesium-rare earth(Mg-RE)alloys.While{10–11}contraction twins(CT)and{10–11}-{10–12}double twins(DT)can promote dynamic recrystallization(DRX),they also pose a risk as potential sources of voids and cracks.Additionally,understanding the nucleation and growth mechanisms of twinning is crucial,and these aspects are briefly reviewed in this article.Considering the factors mentioned above,this article summarizes the recent research progress in this field,shedding light on advancements in recent eras.

Effect of pre-deformation on precipitation behavior of AZ80 alloy:Comparison of slip-and twinning-dominant deformation

This study investigates the effect of the deformation mode on the precipitation behavior of an extruded Mg-8.0Al-0.5Zn-0.2Mn(AZ80)alloy.The alloy samples are compared after the application of 3.5%tension and 3.5%compression along the extrusion direction to induce slip-dominant and twinning-dominant deformation modes,respectively.The pre-compressed(PC)sample,which contained numerous{10-12}tension twins,has a reduced grain size and a higher internal strain than the pre-tensioned(PT)sample,which is attributed to the inherent internal strain that occurs during the formation and growth of the twins.As a result,the precipitation behavior of the PC sample is accelerated,leading to its short peak aging time of 32 h,which is lower than those of the PT and as-extruded samples(48 and 100 h,respectively).Furthermore,fine continuous precipitates(CPs)rapidly form within the{10-12}twins,contributing to the enhanced hardness.Discontinuous precipitates(DPs),which have a hardness comparable to the CP-containing twinned regions,in the PC sample experience less coarsening during aging than those in the PT sample due to growth inhibition by the{10-12}twins.Ultimately,the{10-12}twins generated under the twinning-dominant deformation condition lead to enhanced precipitation behaviors,including the preferential formation and refinement of CPs and the suppressed coarsening of DPs.Consequently,pre-deformation that occurs{10-12}twinning exhibits more pronounced effects on precipitation acceleration and microstructural modification than slip-inducing pre-deformation.

Twinning mediated anisotropic fracture behavior in bioimplant grade hot-rolled pure magnesium

Bioimplant grade hot-rolled magnesium with equiaxed microstructure and basal texture was examined for fracture toughness(FT)anisotropy using fatigue pre-cracked single-edge notch bending specimens with the notch,an||,⊥and 45°to rolling direction(RD).Due to adequate crack-tip plasticity,the size-independent elastic-plastic fracture toughness(JIC)were determined.Anisotropic JIC was ob-served due to different twin lamellae formation w.r.t.notch owing to the initial basal texture with{10¯10}and{11¯20}poles mostlyand⊥to RD.The out-of-plane tensile stresses activated the{10¯12}||10¯11||extension twins(ET)as usual with matrix-ET∑15b coincident site lattice boundary(CSLB)interfaces.While the in-plane tensile stress⊥to the crack-tip activated{10¯11}||10¯12||contraction twins(CT)that transform into{10¯11}-{10¯12}double twins(DT)with matrix-DT∑23b and∑15a CSLBs.For an||RD,large DT lamellae fraction formed at∼30°and few ETs at∼30°and∼90°to the notch with crack growth mainly via the∑23b/∑15a CSLB interfaces during FT.While,significant DT and ET lamellae developed at∼0°and∼60°with cracking via the matrix-DT∑23b/∑15a and matrix-ET||15b CSLBs for an⊥RD.The DT and ET lamellae activated at∼15°,and the crack propagated through∑15b for an∼45°to RD.The JIC and the crack-tip plastic zone decreases,while the elastic component of the J-integral(Jel)and the ET formation increases from an||,⊥,to∼45°to RD.The strain incompatibility of matrices was higher with the geometrically hard ETs than DTs.Thus,brittle interlamellar cracking occurred through the∑15b interfaces.In contrast,almost similar and higher crack-tip plasticity occurred in matrix and DT domains during crack propagation via||23b/||15a CSLBs.Crack growth through∑23b/||15a led to high JIC,both∑15b and||23b/||15a led to moderate JIC,and∑15b least JIC for an||,⊥and 45°to RD,respectively.

Mechanical Behavior and Microstructure Evolution during Tensile Deformation of Twinning Induced Plasticity Steel Processed by Warm Forgings

The mechanical behavior and microstructural evolution of an Fe-30Mn-3Al-3Si twinninginduced plasticity(TWIP)steel processed using warm forging was investigated.It is found that steel processed via warm forging improves comprehensive mechanical properties compared to the TWIP steel processed via cold rolling,with a high tensile strength(R_(m))of 793 MPa,a yield strength(R_(P))of 682 MPa,an extremely large R_(P)/R_(m)ratio as high as 0.86 as well as an excellent elongation rate of 46.8%.The microstructure observation demonstrates that steel processed by warm forging consists of large and elongated grains together with fine,equiaxed grains.Complicated micro-defect configurations were also observed within the steel,including dense dislocation networks and a few coarse deformation twins.As the plastic deformation proceeds,the densities of dislocations and deformation twins significantly increase.Moreover,a great number of slip lines could be observed in the elongated grains.These findings reveal that a much more dramatic interaction between microstructural defect and dislocations glide takes place in the forging sample,wherein the fine and equiaxed grains propagated dislocations more rapidly,together with initial defect configurations,are responsible for enhanced strength properties.Meanwhile,larger,elongated grains with more prevalently activated deformation twins result in high plasticity.

Analyzing topics in social media for improving digital twinning based product development

Digital twinning enables manufacturers to create digital representations of physical entities,thus implementing virtual simulations for product development.Previous efforts of digital twinning neglect the decisive consumer feedback in product development stages,failing to cover the gap between physical and digital spaces.This work mines real-world consumer feedbacks through social media topics,which is significant to product development.We specifically analyze the prevalent time of a product topic,giving an insight into both consumer attention and the widely-discussed time of a product.The primary body of current studies regards the prevalent time prediction as an accompanying task or assumes the existence of a preset distribution.Therefore,these proposed solutions are either biased in focused objectives and underlying patterns or weak in the capability of generalization towards diverse topics.To this end,this work combines deep learning and survival analysis to predict the prevalent time of topics.We propose a specialized deep survival model which consists of two modules.The first module enriches input covariates by incorporating latent features of the time-varying text,and the second module fully captures the temporal pattern of a rumor by a recurrent network structure.Moreover,a specific loss function different from regular survival models is proposed to achieve a more reasonable prediction.Extensive experiments on real-world datasets demonstrate that our model significantly outperforms the state-of-the-art methods.

Strengthening effect of prefabrication(10-12)tensile twinning on AZ80+0.4%Ce magnesium alloy and inhibition mechanism of discontinuous precipitation

This paper provided an effective method to further improve the mechanical properties of the AZ80+0.4%Ce magnesium alloy wheel spoke.The effect of high strength and ductility was obtained with a yield strength of 295.36 MPa,an elongation of 10%,by the combination of pre-deformation(7%deformation)and two-stage aging treatment(120℃/9 h+175℃/24 h).The evolution of the microstructure and properties of the alloy was explored under the coupling conditions of different pre-deformation degrees and multi-stage aging.The results show that,pre-deformation introduced a large number of(1012)tensile twinning and dislocations,which greatly promoted the probability of continuous precipitates(CPs)appearing.On the contrary,the discontinuous precipitates(DPs)were limited by the vertical and horizontal twin structure.As a result,the pre-nucleation method of two-stage aging increased the proportion of CPs by 34%-38%.Owing to the DPs was effectively suppressed,the alloy's yield strength has been greatly improved.Besides,under multi-stage aging,the twin boundaries induce protruding nucleation to form static recrystallization by hindering the migration of dislocations,and the matrix swallows the twins,then the texture gradually tilts from the two poles to the basal plane.As an important supplement,the grain refinement and oblique texture promoted the improvement of the yield strength of the component.

Construction of an Arrhenius constitutive model for Mg-Y-Nd-Zr-Gd rare earth magnesium alloy based on the Zener-Hollomon parameter and objective evaluation of its accuracy in the twinning-rich intervals

According to a high-temperature compression test of rare earth magnesium alloy(WE43),a strain-compensated constitutive model of the Arrhenius equation based on Zener-Hollomon parameters was established,and the rheological behaviors were predicted.The model exhibited relatively serious prediction distortion in the low-temperature and high-strain rate parameter interval,and its accuracy was still unsatisfactory even after modification by a correction operator considering the coupling of temperature and strain rate.The microstructure characterization and statistical analysis showed that a large number of twinning occurred in the parameter intervals with prediction deviation.The occurrence of twinning complicated the local internal stress distribution by drastically changing the crystal orientation and led to significant fluctuations in the macroscopic strain-stress and hardening curves relative to the rheological processes dominated by the dislocation and softening mechanisms,making the logarithm of the strain rate and stress deviate from the linear relationship.This twinning phenomenon was greatly influenced by the temperature and strain rate.Herein,the influence mechanism on twinning behavior was analyzed from the perspective of the interaction of dislocation and twinning.

Twinning behaviors of Mg-Sn alloy with basal or prismatic Mg_(2)Sn

The Mg-Sn alloys,with basal or prismatic Mg_(2)Sn laths,were employed to reveal the effect of precipitate orientation on twinning behavior quantitatively.The Mg-5wt.%Sn alloys with basal or prismatic Mg_(2)Sn were compressed to study the twinning behaviors.Subsequently,an Orowan strengthening model was developed to quantitatively investigate the critical resolved shear stress(CRSS)increment of precipitates on twinning.The results revealed that the prismatic precipitates hindered the transfer and growth of tensile twins more effectively compared with the basal precipitates.The decreased proportion of tensile twins containing prismatic Mg_(2)Sn might be attributed to a larger CRSS increment for tensile twins compared with that for basal precipitates.The obvious decreased twinning transfer in the alloy with prismatic Mg_(2)Sn could be due to its higher geometrically necessary dislocation and enhanced CRSS of tensile twins.Notably,the prismatic precipitates have a better hindering effect on tensile twins during compression.

Unexpected Twinning and Phase-Transition of the Indentation Standards, Their Transition Energies, and Scientific Dichotomy

The general use of aluminium as an indentation standard for the iteration of contact heights for the determination of ISO-14577 hardness and elastic modulus is challenged because of as yet not appreciated phase-changes in the physical force-depth standard curve that seemed to be secured by claims from 1992. The physical and mathematical analyses with closed formulas avoid the still world-wide standardized energy-law violation by not reserving 33.33% (h2 belief) (or 20% h3/2 physical law) of the loading force and thus energy for all not depth producing events but using 100% for the depth formation is a severe violation of the energy law. The not depth producing part of the indentation work cannot be done with zero energy! Both twinning and structural phase-transition onsets and normalized phase-transition energies are now calculated without iterations but with physically correct closed arithmetic equations. These are reported for Berkovich and cubecorner indentations, including their comparison on geometric grounds and an indentation standard without mechanical twinning is proposed. Characteristic data are reported. This is the first detection of the indentation twinning of aluminium at room temperature and the mechanical twinning of fused quartz is also new. Their disqualification as indentation standards is established. Also, the again found higher load phase-transitions disqualify aluminium and fused quartz as ISO-ASTM 14577 (International Standardization Organization and American Society for Testing and Materials) standards for the contact depth “hc” iterations. The incorrect and still world-wide used black-box values for H- and Er-values (the latter are still falsely called “Young’s moduli” even though they are not directional) and all mechanical properties that depend on them. They lack relation to bulk moduli from compression experiments. Experimentally obtained and so published force vs depth parabolas always follow the linear FN = kh3/2 + Fa equation, where Fa is the axis-cut before and after the phase-transition branches (never “h2” as falsely enforced and used for H, Er and giving incorrectly calculated parameters). The regression slopes k are the precise physical hardness values, which for the first time allow for precise calculation of the mechanical qualities by indentation in relation to the geometry of the indenter tip. Exactly 20% of the applied force and thus energy is not available for the indentation depth. Only these scientific k-values must be used for AI-advises at the expense of falsely iterated indentation hardness H-values. Any incorrect H-ISO-ASTM and also the iterated Er-ISO-ASTM modulus values of technical materials in artificial intelligence will be a disaster for the daily safety. The AI must be told that these are unscientific and must therefore be replaced by physical data. Iterated data (3 and 8 free parameters!) cannot be transformed into physical data. One has to start with real experimental loading curves and an absolute ZerodurR standard that must be calibrated with standard force and standard length to create absolute indentation results. .

安氏Ⅱ类错[牙合]畸形佩戴Twin-block矫治器时上颌骨的应力分布

背景:Twin-block矫治器常用于安氏Ⅱ类错[牙合]畸形的矫治,其刺激下颌骨生长的作用机制已得到许多研究证实,但对上颌骨生长的影响尚不清楚。目的:通过有限元法分析安氏Ⅱ类错[牙合]畸形患者佩戴Twin-block矫治器时上颌骨复合体、周围骨缝及上颌牙列的应力分布。方法:选择在山东省康复大学青岛医院/青岛市市立医院口腔正畸科进行正畸治疗的安氏Ⅱ类错[牙合]畸形患者1例,测量患者佩戴Twin-block矫治器时的咬合力数据,采集其锥形束CT数据,建立包含上颌骨复合体、周边各骨缝、Twin-block矫治器及上颌牙列在内的有限元模型,通过ABAQUS软件模拟患者戴入Twin-block时上颌骨、骨缝及上颌牙列的应力分布与位移。结果与结论:①上颌前牙受到的等效应力明显小于后牙,两侧牙齿的最大等效应力分别为4.7975 MPa和8.7161 MPa,均位于第一前磨牙处;最大位移呈现在两侧上颌切牙处,分别为0.0805 mm和0.0810 mm;②骨缝的最大等效应力为1.284 MPa,主要集中在两侧翼腭缝及额颌缝,其余骨缝受力情况几乎无差异;骨缝的最大位移为0.07 mm,其中翼腭缝的位移量最大,其次是额颌缝;③上颌骨复合体受到的最大等效应力为27.18 MPa,主要集中在上颌骨前面梨状孔两侧、鼻额缝周边及颚骨后部翼腭缝附近;上颌骨的最大位移值为0.07 mm,主要集中于上颌牙槽骨;④结果显示,咬合力通过Twin-block矫治器作用于上颌骨复合体,导致上颌骨顺时针旋转、牙合平面变陡,应采取相应措施补偿这种趋势,例如建牙合过程中考虑上颌磨牙伸长、下颌磨牙压低,不仅能够将牙合平面整平,同时有利于下颌前伸,这将进一步提高Ⅱ类错[牙合]正畸治疗效果。

Deformation twinning and textural evolution of pure zirconium during rolling at low temperature

Industry pure zirconium sheets with a strong c-axis fiber texture were rolled to different strains at 77 K to investigate the twinning behavior and deformation mechanism. The microstructure and texture of the rolled specimens were characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） together with electron backscatter diffraction （EBSD） techniques. The results show that the {1022} （1123） compression twinning mode is the dominant deformation twin at low strains loaded along the c-axis, and the {1012} （ 10]- 1 ） tensile twinning generates as the second twin in {1022} （ 1123 ） twins. The selection of twinning modes is governed by Schmid factor （SF） due to the calculating of SF and the EBSD simulating of twinning distribution. The evolution of texture during rolling affected by twins with increase of the strain was explained.

Growth twinning behavior of cast Mg-Zn-Cu-Zr alloys

The morphology and orientation of the growth twins formed in the cast Mg-Zn-Cu-Zr alloys aged at 100 ＆#176;C were characterized using optical microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. It was found that twins were invisible in the as-cast or solutionized Mg-Zn-Cu-Zr alloys while {10 12} twins were exclusively formed in the aged condition. The twinning behavior was significantly affected by two factors, namely, the Zn content and the heat treatment process. A possible formation mechanism of such growth twins was discussed using the viewpoint of vacancy.

基于Twin Builder的110kV油浸式变压器3维磁场降阶模型及损耗分析

为解决3维变压器磁场有限元仿真计算效率低的问题,提出基于本征正交分解法的磁场降阶模型与基于二次多项式的损耗响应面模型。以1台110 kV变压器为算例,首先建立了考虑绕组涡流损耗的变压器磁场仿真模型,通过仿真分析了其在额定工况下的磁场及损耗分布;其次,通过仿真试验设计获取了多组工况下的磁场与损耗数据,在Twin Builder中训练得到变压器磁场的各降阶模块;最后,搭建面向数字孪生应用的变压器3维磁场降阶模型,实现了变压器磁场损耗的快速计算与云图分布的可视化。与计算单数据相比,仿真结果考虑了涡流效应的绕组损耗在靠近端部时有明显升高,最大值分别出现在高、低压绕组两端,约为绕组中部损耗的1.3~1.65倍。基于该磁场结果建立的降阶模型在计算效率方面较全阶模型有显著提升,将实际仿真时间缩短至0.76s,可满足数字孪生应用场景下的磁场快速计算需求。

Primary and secondary modes of deformation twinning in HCP Mg based on atomistic simulations

Deformation twinning, i.e., twin nucleation and twin growth （or twin boundary migration, TBM） activated by impinged basal slip at a symmetrical tilt grain boundary in HCP Mg, was examined with molecular dynamics （MD） simulations. The results show that the {1^-1^-21}-type twinning acts as the most preferential mode of twinning. Once such twins are formed, they are almost ready to grow. The TBM of such twins is led by pure atomic shuffling events. A secondary mode of twinning can also occur in our simulations. The {112^-2} twinning is observed at 10 K as the secondary twin. This secondary mode of twinning shows different energy barriers for nucleation as well as for growth compared with the {1^-1^-21}-type twining. In particular, TBMs in this case is triggered intrinsically by pyramidal slip at its twin boundary.

Twinning in Intermetallic Compounds Are Long Shear Vectors and/or Shuffles Really Necessary?

In this paper the geometric description and general theory of mechanical twinning are reviewed, the twins in general lattices and superlattices are summarized, and the kinetic process by which mechanical twins form is revisited. A case study of mechanical twinning of HfV2+Nb, (cubic) Laves phase, is presented and the synchroshear of selected atomic layers is proposed to explain the physical process of twin formation. If the twins form in this way, then long shear vectors and / or atomicshuffles are not really necessary.

Twinning induced plasticity in commercially pure titanium at low temperature

Using Instron 1342 at a displacement rate of 0.5 mm/min, tensile tests were conducted in hot rolled and annealed commercial pure titanium at room temperature and 77 K, respectively. Fracture surfaces and microstructures after tests were investigated by SEM and TEM respectively. The results show that both the strength and the ductility of titanium at 77 K are higher than those at room temperature. The main deformation mode of pure titanium changes from slipping at room temperature to twinning at 77 K. Twinning induced plasticity is put forward to interpret the abnormal high ductility of titanium at low temperature of 77 K.

螺旋扩弓器联合Twin-block矫治器早期矫治在青少年下颌后缩中的应用效果及对气道形态的影响研究

目的探讨螺旋扩弓器联合Twin-block矫治器早期矫治在青少年下颌后缩中的应用效果及对气道形态的影响研究。方法将河南大学赛思口腔医院2021年5月至2022年5月收治的63例青少年下颌后缩患者,根按照随机数字表法分为两组,对照组(32例)、观察组(31例),对照组早期给予Twin-block矫治器治疗,观察组早期给予螺旋扩弓器联合Twin-block矫治器矫治治疗,观察两组牙齿角度相关指标、气道形态指标及舌骨位置变化。结果矫治前,两组上下齿槽座角(ANB)、颅底-下齿槽座角(SNB)、前下中切牙下颌平面(T-MP)、颅底-上齿槽座角(SNA)比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),矫治后3个月,观察组ANB、SNB、T-MP、SNA均大于对照组(P<0.05);矫治前,两组后鼻脊-咽顶点距(PNS-R)、软腭后-软腭后咽壁距(SPP-SPPW)、后鼻脊-上咽壁距(PNS-UPW)、会厌骨-下咽壁距(V-LPW)比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),矫治后3个月,观察组PNS-R、SPP-SPPW、PNS-UPW、V-LPW均大于对照组(P<0.05);矫治前,两组舌骨-眶耳平面距(H-FH)、舌骨-下颌平面距(H-MP)、舌骨-颈椎前平面距(H-VL)、舌骨-颅底平面距(H-S)比较差异无统计学意义(P>0.05),矫治后3个月,观察组H-FH、H-MP、H-VL、H-S均大于对照组(P<0.05)。结论螺旋扩弓器联合Twin-block矫治器早期矫治可以有效改善青少年下颌后缩患者牙齿角度、气道形态,纠正舌骨的位置,改善通气功能。

Twinning behavior of hot extruded AZ31 hexagonal prisms during uniaxial compression

Hot-extruded magnesium alloy AZ31 bar was cut into hexagonal prisms and then compressed at room temperature with the loading direction parallel to the extrusion direction(ED)or perpendicular to ED.The effective stress and strain evolution at center and corner region of the hexagonal prisms was simulated by using DEFORM 3D,while microstructure evolution was characterized by electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD).Relationship between twinning behavior and stress-strain evolution during compression at room temperature was studied.The results indicated that the compressive stress and strain levels at central region of hexagonal prisms were lower than those at the corner parts.EBSD examination revealed that{10-12}twins activate during the compression and the volume fraction of twins at corner parts were less than that at the central parts,which was attributed to twin thickening and coalescence behaviors.Meanwhile,the EBSD map indicated that the arise of{10-11}contraction twins and{10-11}-{10-12}double twins in compressed samples,especially in the corner region with loading axis perpendicular to ED,which were considered to be related to the high stress level at corner region.The dislocation slips led to low-angle boundaries in LA⊥ED and LA//ED.

Effect of crystalline grain structures on the mechanical properties of twinning-induced plasticity steel

In order to improve the mechanical properties of twinning-induced plasticity steel, the grain morphology was tailored by different solidification technologies combined with deformation and heat treatment processing routes. Three typical grain morphologies, i.e., equiaxed, columnar as well as equiaxed/columnar grains were formed, and their mechan- ical behaviors were comparatively studied. Among the three materials, the equiaxed grain material exhibited the highest strength but the lowest plasticity. Depending on the grain size, the smaller the grain size, the higher the strength, but the lower the elongation. The columnar grain material pos- sessed the most excellent plasticity but the weakest strength. These properties presented a non-monotonic dependence on the dendrite spacing, and the moderate spacing resulted in the optimum combination of strength and plasticity. The equiaxed/columnar grain coexisted material showed inter- esting properties, i.e., the strength and plasticity were just between those of single grain-shaped materials. The three materials also presented different strain hardening behaviors particularly in the uniform deformation stage. The equiaxed grain material showed a constant strain hardening rate, while the columnar grain and equiaxed/columnar grain materials showed a progressively increasing rate with increasing the true strain.