Flow softening and dynamic recrystallization behavior of a Mg-Gd-Y-Nd-Zr alloy under elevated temperature compressions

Flow softening behavior of a homogenized Mg-7Gd-4Y-1Nd-0.5Zr alloy under compression to a final strain of∼1.8 at elevated temperatures of 450∼550℃ and a constant strain rate of 2s^(−1) has been investigated by optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy,electron back-scattered diffraction and transmission electron microscopy.The results show that true stress first rises to the peak point and then drops to the bottom value and increases again with further increasing strain at each temperature.Twinning dynamic recrystallization(DRX)and continuous DRX contribute to the formation of new fine grains at temperatures 450∼475℃ when the restoration is caused by both DRX and texture change due to extension twinning,resulting in the larger softening degrees compared with the softening effects owing to continuous DRX and discontinuous DRX at 500∼550℃ when twinning activation is suppressed.500℃ is the transition temperature denoting a significant decline in the contribution of twinning and TDRX to the strain with increasing temperature.The cuboid-shape phase exists in both homogenized and compressed samples,while the compositions are varied.

CO_2 absorption with ionic liquids at elevated temperatures

COcapture with ionic liquids（ILs） has attracted many attentions, and most works focused on absorption ability at ambient temperatures, while seldom research was concerned at elevated temperatures.This not only limits the COabsorption application at elevated temperature, but also the determination of the operation condition of the COdesorption generally occurring at higher temperature. This work mainly reported COsolubilities in ILs at elevated temperatures and related properties were also provided. 1-alkyl-3-methylimidazolium bis（trifluoromethylsulfonyl）imide（[CnMIm][TfN]） ILs were selected as physical absorbents for COcapture in this work due to their relative higher COabsorption capacities and good thermal stabilities. The long-term stability tests showed that [CnMIm][TfN] is thermally stable at 393.15 K for long time. COsolubilities in [CnMIm][TfN] were systematically determined at temperatures from 353.15 K to 393.15 K. It demonstrated that COsolubility obviously increases with the increase of pressure while slightly decreases with increase of temperature. As the length of alkyl chain on the cation increases, COsolubility in ILs increases. Additionally, the thermodynamic properties including the Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, and entropy of COwere also calculated.

Influence of surface coating on Ti811 alloy resistance to fretting fatigue at elevated temperature

An extensive study of the composition distribution, bonding strength, hardness, and wear resistance of a 0Cr18Ni9 film deposited on a Ti811 titanium alloy surface by ion beam enhanced deposition （IBED） is presented. Shot peening was introduced to post-treat the modified surface to synergistically improve the fretting fatigue resistance of the Ti811 alloy at 350°C. The results indicate that the 0Cr18Ni9 film with high density, small grain size, low void radio, and high bonding strength can be prepared using IBED. As a result, the hardness, wear resistance, and fretting fatigue resistance of the Ti811 alloy are increased to a remarkable extent. Compared with shot peening treatment or IBED 0Cr18Ni9 film alone, the Ti811 titanium alloy with an IBED 0Cr18Ni9 film combined with shot peening shows a higher fretting fatigue resistance at 350°C. This is due to the synergistic effect of the high wear resistance of the film surface and the residual compressive stress induced by shot peening.

VISCO-PLASTIC CONSTITUTIVE MODEL FOR UNIAXIAL AND MULTIAXIAL RATCHETING AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES

Based on the experimental results of the ratcheting for SS304 stainless steel, a new visco-plastic cyclic constitutive model was established to describe the uniaxial and multiaxial ratcheting of the material at room and elevated temperatures within the framework of unified visco-plasticity. In the model, the temperature dependence of the ratcheting was emphasized, and the dynamic strain aging occurred in the temperature range of 4 00-600℃ for the material was taken into account particularly. Finally, the prediction capability of the developed model was checked by comparing to the corresponding experimental results.

Characterization of mechanical properties of aluminum cast alloy at elevated temperature

The tensile response, the low cycle fatigue （LCF） resistance, and the creep behavior of an aluminum （A1） cast alloy are studied at ambient and elevated temperatures. A non-contact real-time optical extensometer based on the digital image correlation （DIC） is developed to achieve strain measurements without damage to the specimen. The optical extensometer is validated and used to monitor dynamic strains during the mechanical experiments. Results show that Young＇s modulus of the cast alloy decreases with the increasing temperature, and the percentage elongation to fracture at 100 ℃ is the lowest over the temperature range evaluated from 25 ℃ to 300 ℃. In the LCF test, the fatigue strength coefficient decreases, whereas the fatigue strength exponent increases with the rising temperature. The fatigue ductility at 100 ℃. As expected, the resistance to and changes from 200 ℃ to 300 ℃. coefficient and exponent reach maximum values creep decreases with the increasing temperature

Experimental determination of mechanical properties and short-time creep of AISI 304 stainless steel at elevated temperatures

The high temperature properties of AISI 304 stainless steel were studied. Basic data about the employed experimental equipment, testing procedures, and specimen geometry were given. The experimental setup was used to obtain stress-strain diagrams from tensile tests at room temperature as well as several elevated temperatures. Furthermore, the specimens were subjected to short-time creep tests at various temperatures. Stress levels for creep testing were established as a percentage of yield stress. The results indicate that at lowered temperatures and lower stress levels, AISI 304 stainless steel can be used as a sufficiently creep resistant material.

Development of New Wear-Resistant Surface Coating at Elevated Temperature

Because of good oxidation resistance at high temperature and excellent mechanical properties of Ni3 Al and high hot hardness, and good oxidation resistance of chromium carbide, chromium carbide particle reinforced Ni3Al matrix composite would possess excellent wear resistance at elevated temperature. Cr3 C2-NiAl-Ni welding wire was produced by pressureless sintering process in vacuum. When the welding wire was welded on the surface of carbon steel, under the action of the physical heat of arc, NiAl reacted with nickel to form Ni3 Al and carbide particle reinforced Ni3 Al matrix composite was formed on the welding layers. Cr3 C2 was dissolved during welding and dispersed Cr7C3 was formed, which strengthened the Ni3Al matrix significantly. The CrTC3-Ni3Al interface was broadened, and a zone of interdiffusion and a new phase M23 C6 were formed, indicating that a good bond has been formed. The hardness of Cr7 C3/Ni3 Al composite at room and elevated temperatures is much higher than that of stellite alloys. In addition, CrTC3/Ni3Al composite possesses better high temperature oxidation resistance than stellite 12 alloy. So Cr7 C3/ Ni3 Al composite can become an attractive potential candidate for elevated temperature wear-resistant surface material.

Shrinkage Behavior of High Performance Concrete at Different Elevated Temperatures under Different Sealing Conditions

The shrinkage behavior of high performance cement concrete made from Portland cement, ultra fine granulated blast furnace slag and pulverized fly ash with addition of superplasticizer at different temperatures from ambient temperature to 120 ℃ under different seuliug conditions was investigated by means of length change measurement on cylindrical concrete specimens along with curing age. Results show that drying shrinkage deformations of titled concrete specimens increased rapidly as the curing temperature rose. The development of dryiing shrinkage deformatian can be efficiently controlled with the aid of aluminum tape sealing as compared with the unsealed specimens, especially when the curing temperature is below 60℃ , although it will increase dramatically when the curing temperature is elevated to above 90%＂ . Polymer coating on concrete specimens showed a similar effect on the control of drying shrinkage as the sealing operation with aluminum tape.

Effect of elevated temperature and silica sand particle size on minimum fluidization velocity in an atmospheric bubbling fluidized bed

The impact of temperature and particle size on minimumfluidizing velocity was studied and analyzed in a small pilot scale of bubbling fluidized bed reactor.This study was devoted to providing some data about fluidization to the literature under high temperature conditions.The experiments were carried out to evaluate the minimum fluidizing velocity over a vast range of temperature levels from 20℃ to 850℃ using silica sand with a particle size of 300-425μm,425-500μm,500-600μm,and 600-710μm.Furthermore,the variation in the minimumfluidized voidage was determined experimentally at the same conditions.The experimental data revealed that the Umf directly varied with particle size and inversely with temperature,whileεmf increases slightly with temperature based on the measurements of height at incipient fluidization.However,for all particle sizes used in this test,temperatures above 700℃ has a marginal effect on Umf.The results were compared with many empirical equations,and it was found that the experimental result is still in an acceptable range of empirical equations used.In which,our findings are not well predicted by the widely accepted correlations reported in the literature.Therefore,a new predicted equation has been developed that also accounts for the affecting of mean particle size in addition to other parameters.A good mean relative deviation of 5.473% between the experimental data and the predicted values was estimated from the correlation of the effective dimensionless group.Furthermore,the experimental work revealed that the minimum fluidizing velocity was not affected by the height of the bed even at high temperature.

DYNAMIC TENSILE BEHAVIOR OF 5CrMnMo AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES

A new experimental technique has been developed for the performance of high temperature, high-strain rate tensile experiments in the self-designed tensile impact apparatus. This technique uses rapid contact heating method to heat the specimen to the desired temperature, thus avoids a significant temperature rise in incident and transmitted bars, and at the same time it is capable of retaining a nearly homogeneous temperature field within the specimen. As an illustration of its application, the high-temperature response of the forging die steel 5CrMnMo at high strain rates has been examined. Stress-strain curves are obtained for this material at strain rates ranging from 230s-1 to 1200s-1 and at temperature ranging from 25 to 600℃, respectively. For comparison, quasi-static experiments are performed over a slightly smaller range of temperatures.

A new die-cast magnesium alloy for applications at higher elevated temperatures of 200-300℃

The development of lightweight magnesium(Mg)alloys capable of operating at elevated temperatures of 200-300℃and the ability of using high pressure die casting for high-volume manufacturing are the most advanced developments in manufacturing critical parts for internal combustion engines used in power tools.Here we report the microstructure and mechanical properties of a newly developed die-cast Mg-RE(La,Ce,Nd,Gd)-Al alloy capable of working at higher elevated temperatures of 200-300℃.The new alloy delivers the yield strength of 94 MPa at 300℃,which demonstrates a 42%increase over the benchmark AE44 high temperature die-cast Mg alloy.The new alloy also has good stiffness at elevated temperatures with its modulus only decreasing linearly by 13%from room temperature up to 300℃.Thermal analysis shows a minor peak at 364.7℃in the specific heat curve of the new alloy,indicating a good phase stability of the alloy up to 300℃.Nd and Gd have more affinity to Al for the formation of the minority of divorced Al-RE(Nd,Gd)based compounds,and the stable Al-poor Mg_(12)RE(La_(0.22)Ce_(0.13)Nd_(0.31)Gd_(0.31))Zn_(0.39)Al_(0.13)compound acts as the continuous inter-dendritic network,which contribute to the high mechanical performance and stability of the new die-cast Mg alloy at 200-300℃.

Effects of temperature,slip amplitude,contact pressure on fretting fatigue behavior of Ti811 alloys at elevated temperatures

Effects of the temperature, slip amplitude, and contact pressure on fretting fatigue （FF） behavior of the Ti811 titanium alloy were investigated using a high frequency fatigue machine and a home-made high temperature apparatus. The fretting fatigue failure mechanism was studied by observing the fretting surface morphology features. The results show that the sensitivity to fretting fatigue is high at both 350 and 500 ℃. The higher the temperature, the more sensitive to the fretting fatigue failure is. Creep is an important factor that influences the fretting fatigue failure process at elevated temperatures. The fretting fatigue life of the Ti811 alloy does not change in a monotonic way as the slip amplitude and contact pressure increase. This is owing to the fact that the slip amplitude affects the action of fatigue and wear in the fretting process, and the nominal contact pressure affects the distribution and concentration of the stress and the amplitude of fretting slip at the contact surface, and thus further influences the crack initiation probability and the driving force for propagation.

Influence of Sc^(3+) on LiMn_2O_4 cathode materials at elevated temperature

Sc^3＋-doped lithium manganese oxides were synthesized by solid-state reaction. The influences of doping element on structure, mean valence of manganese, and electrochemical performances were studied by X-ray diffraction （XRD）, galvanostatic charge-discharge and cyclic voltammetric tests, and also electrochemical impedance spectroscopy （EIS）. XRD tests showed that doped lithium manganese oxides were pure spinel structure without other phases. Redox titration and visible spectrophotometry tests indicated that the mean valence of manganese in doped lithium manganese oxides was higher than that of pure one. LiSc0.02Mn1.9804 remained 92.9% of the initial specific discharge capacity after 50th cycle at a constant current of 50 m/g, and the reversibility of LiSc0.02Mn1.98O4 was improved in comparison with pure LiMn2O4 at 50 ℃. EIS indicated that film deposition on spinel particles was suppressed because of Sc^3＋ doping, and the charge transfer between the surface film and spinel particles with increasing temperature for Sc^3＋-doped materials became easier as compared with undoped one.

Effect of Al on Behavior of AB_5-Type Metal Hydride Anodes at Elevated Temperature

AB 5 type hydrogen storage alloys are the most promising materials used as the anode in commercial Ni MH secondary battery. It is very important for electrode materials to have a wider operation temperature range. The component Al is the dominant element to control the electrochemical behavior of the AB 5 type alloys at elevated temperature. With the increase of the amount of Al the discharge capacity decreases and the retention of discharge capacity increases with increasing temperature. It is mainly due to the formation of stable and dense surface oxide film Al 2O 3, which inhibits the electrode corrosion and the further oxidation underneath the surface films.

DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR OF FeAl INTERMETALLIC ALLOY AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES

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Investigation of the friction coefficient evolution and lubricant breakdown behaviour of AA7075 aluminium alloy forming processes at elevated temperatures

The lubricant behaviour at elevated temperatures was investigated by conducting pin-on-disc tests between P20 tool steel and AA7075 aluminium alloy. The effects of temperature, initial lubricant volume, contact pressure and sliding speed on the lubricant behaviour(i.e. evolutions of the coefficient of friction(COF) and the breakdown phenomenon) were experimentally studied. The evolutions of COF at elevated temperatures consisted of three distinct stages with different friction mechanisms. The first stage(stage Ⅰ) occurred with low friction when the boundary lubrication was present. The second stage(stage Ⅱ) was the transition process in which the COF rapidly increased as the lubricant film thickness decreased to a critical value. In the final plateau stage(stage Ⅲ), lubricant breakdown occurred and intimate contact at the interface led to high friction values. At the low friction stage(stage Ⅰ), the value of COF increased with increasing temperature. The increase in temperature, contact pressure and sliding speed as well as the decrease in initial lubricant volume accelerated the lubricant breakdown.

Enhancing structure and cycling stability of Ni-rich layered oxide cathodes at elevated temperatures via dual-function surface modification

High-nickel single-crystal layered oxide material has become the most promising cathode material for electric vehicle power battery due to its high energy density.However,this material still suffers from structural degradation during cycling and especially the severe interfacial reactions at elevated temperatures that exacerbate irreversible capacity loss.Here,a simple strategy was used to construct a dualfunction Li_(1.5)Al_(0.5)Ge_(1.5)P_(3)O_(12)(LAGP)protective layer on the surface of the high-nickel single-crystal(SC)cathode material,leading to SC@LAGP material.The strong Al-O bonding effectively inhibits the release of lattice oxygen(O)at elevated temperatures,which is supported by the positive formation energy of O vacancy from first-principal calculations.Besides,theoretical calculations demonstrate that the appropriate amount of Al doping accelerates the electron and Li^(+)transport,and thus reduces the kinetic barriers.In addition,the LAGP protective layer alleviates the stress accumulation during cycling and effectively reduces the erosion of materials from the electrolyte decomposition at elevated temperatures.The obtained SC@LAGP cathode material demonstrates much enhanced cycling stability even at high voltage(4.6 V)and elevated temperature(55℃),with a high capacity retention of 91.3%after 100 cycles.This work reports a simple dual-function coating strategy that simultaneously stabilizes the structure and interface of the single-crystal cathode material,which can be applied to design other cathode materials.

Effect of Volume Fraction of Particle on Wear Resistance of Al_2O_3/Steel Composites at Elevated Temperature

Based on previous work, abrasive wear resistance of Al 2O 3/steel composites with different Al 2O 3 particle volume fraction (VOF) at 900 ℃ was investigated. The experimental results showed that a suitable particle VOF is important to protect the metal matrix from wear at elevated temperature. Both too high and too low particle VOF lead to a poor abrasive wear because a bulk matrix is easily worn off by grits when it exceeds the suitable VOF and also because when VOF is low, the Al 2O 3 particles are easily dug out by grits during wearing as well. When the particle VOF is 39%, the wear resistance of tested composites is excellent.

Hydrogen Permeation and Diffusion in Amorphous Alloy Ni_(68)Cr7_Si_8B_(14)Fe_3 at Elevated Temperature

The behaviour of hydrogen permeation and diffusion in amorphous alloy Ni68Cr7Si8B14Fe3 hasbeen investigated by an ultrahigh vacuum gas permeation technique. A comparison experimentwas carried out between the as-quenched and annealed States (400℃/2h) of the amorphousalloy. The results show that, for both states of the amorphous alloy in the temperature rangeof 200～350℃, the diffusivity and permeability of hydrogen are in agreement with Arrheniusrelationship, there does not exist H-trapping effect, and the activation energies of diffusion andpermeation almost keep the same.

A STUDY OF RATE-DEPENDENCE AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURE FOR AN Al-Cu-Mg ALLOY

The hot deformation of an Al-Cu-Mg alloy was studied in the two temperature ranges (room temperature-300℃ and 400℃-480℃). The rate-independent flow curves are typical of elasto-plastic response with significant work hardening followed by strain softening below 300℃. Similar dislocation structures with high density tangled into grain interiors were observed by TEM, which suggests that the process of obstacles arresting mobile dislocations results in this macroscopically rate-independence. At 400-480℃, all rate dependent flow behaviors characterized by a continuous softening after an initial work hardening at a small plastic strain show large tensile elongations. Long dislocation segments around the second phases infer their good mobility to climb across obstacles. Grain boundary morphology observed by TEM suggests that the capacity of the grain boundaries to absorb the dislocations sensitively accounts for the rate-dependent mechanical properties.