Effect of Mineral Oil on the Mechanical Properties and Fractographs of Fe_3(Al,Cr,Zr) Intermetallic Alloy

The effect of mineral oil on the mechanical properties and fractographs of Fe3(Al,Cr,Zr) in termetallic alloy has been investigated. The results show that the tensile ductility of the Fe3(Al,Cr,Zr) alloy tested in oil is comparable with the results obtained in oxygen and is in sensitive to strain rate. The fracture mode of the Fe3(Al,Cr,Zr) alloy treated at 700℃/1.5 h and tested in oil, is cleavage and with dimples in some areas.

Evolution laws of microstructures and mechanical properties during heat treatments for near-αhigh-temperature titanium alloys

Evolution laws of microstructures,mechanical properties,and fractographs after different solution temperatures were investigated through various analysis methods.With the increasing solution temperatures,contents of the primaryαphase decreased,and contents of transformedβstructures increased.Lamellarαgrains dominated the characteristics of transformedβstructures,and widths of secondaryαlamellas increased monotonously.For as-forged alloy,large silicides with equiaxed and rod-like morphologies,and nano-scale silicides were found.Silicides with large sizes might be(Ti,Zr,Nb)_(5)Si_(3) and(Ti,Zr,Nb)_(6)Si_(3).Rod-like silicides with small sizes precipitated in retainedβphase,exhibiting near 45°angles withα/βboundaries.Retainedβphases in as-heat treated alloys were incontinuous.980STA exhibited an excellent combination of room temperature(RT)and 650°C mechanical properties.Characteristics of fracture surfaces largely depended on the evolutions of microstructures.Meanwhile,silicides promoted the formation of mico-voids.

Effect of Strain Rate on Ultimate Strength and Fractograph in Tungsten Alloy

The effect of strain rate on ultimate strength and fractograph was investigated for tungsten alloy with four different technologies. As the strain rate rises, the ultimate strength increases and morphology of fracture surface gradually transits from detachment of interface between W pellets and matrices to cleavage of W pellets. Meanwhile, low strength tungsten alloy has higher sensitivity to strain rate.

Investigation on hydrogen-induced cracking susceptibility of HG980D steel with yield strength 900 MPa

In this paper, the microstructure and hardness of HG980D heat-affected zone （HAZ） at different cooling rate t8/3 were studied, the implant critical fracture stress under three diffusible hydrogen conditions were measured, and the hydrogeninduced cracking （H1C） fructograph of steel HG980D were analyzed, The experimental results show that martensite exists in HAZ of HG980D till ts/3 ≥ 150 s, the harden quenching tendency of HG980D is greater; The implant critical fracture stress is related to difJhsible hydrogen content significantly, at low hydrogen level, high restraint stress is needed to nucleate HIC, the fraetograph is mainly mierovoid coalescence, bat at high hydrogen level, only small restraint stress can cause H1C occurrence, the fractograph is mainly quasicleavage. It is very important to choose ultra-low hydrogen welding consumable to weld steel HG980D to prevent hydrogen-induced cracking.

Influence of Coupled Chemo-Mechanical Process on Corrosion Characteristics in Reinforcing Bars

We studied the corrosion characteristics of reinforcing bars in concrete under different corrosion conditions. The area-box （AB） value was used to classify the shape of pitting corrosion morphology in meso-scale, and fractographs of reinforcing bars with different corrosion morphology were discussed in micro- and macro-scales. The results show that the existence of the tensile stress affects the corrosion characteristics of reinforcing bars. The pitting morphology and fractograph of reinforcing bars exhibit a statistical fractal feature. The linear regression model fits the relationship between fractal dimensions of corrosion morphology and fractal dimension of fractograph fairly well. Using fractal dimension as the characterization parameter can not only reflect the characteristics of pitting corrosion morphology in reinforcing bars, but also reveal the fracture feature of corroded reinforcing bars.

MICROFRACTOGRAPHY OF NEAR-THRESHOLD FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION IN DUAL-PHASE STEELS

SEM microfractography of near-threshold fatigue crack propagation were carried out in the dual-phase steels of 3 martensite morphologies and 6 volume fractions of martensite (V_m). All of them are featured by cyclic cleavage characteristics in near-threshold region,i.e.,main- ly controlled by mode Ⅱ stress.In the higher ΔK regions,the fracture surfaces are character- ized by mixed modes including cyclic cleavage facets,two types of secondary cracks and striations,etc..The roughness-induced crack closure of fracture surface is attributed primarily to extreme high fatigue crack growth threshold values.

FRACTAL ANALYSIS OF FRACTURE SURFACE OF WELDED JOINT UNDER LOW CYCLE FATIGUE

Hausdorff dimension of fracture surface roughness of welded joint,both welding metal and heat-affected zone.of pressure vessel steel 16MnR,tested under strain-controlled low-cycle fatigue,was examined with computer vision srstem and by two-dimensional variation method. Results show that it decreases with the increase of cyclic hysteresis energy.The Hausdorff di- mension variation at heat-affected zone is greater than that of weld metal.It is believed that the greater the fractal dimension is,the longer the fatigue life will be.

Microstructure and properties of SAF2507 superduplex stainless steel welded joints

SAF2507 plates （ 12 mm thickness ） were welded using shield metal arc welding （SMAW） process with E2594 electrode. The microstructure, o-phase, and impact fraetograph of the welded joints were analyzed using optical microscope and scanning electron mieroseope. The results show that the fusion zone consists of ferrite, chromium nitride, and secondary aastenite precipitation when welding is performed at low heat input （0. 5 kJ/mm）. However, the increase in heat input causes precipitation of brittle o＂ phase at the y/c~ interface in weld metal and heat-affected zone, as well as a brittle fracture along the grain boundary. Heat input in the range of O. 5 kJ/mm to 1.5 kJ/mm is suitable for joining SAF2507 plates.

Fractographic and Fracture Mechanical Investigations of Refractories under Different Loading Conditions

Crack initiation and propagation have been investigated under tensile and shear loading in ceramically and carbon bonded refractories.A wedge splitting test procedure and a modified shear test have been applied.Test results have been used for material characterization especially with respect to brittleness.Furthermore a microscopic fractographic test procedure was developed and applied on fractured test specimens.In order to explain brittleness dependence on structure properties correlation of fractographic and fracture mechanical results has been evaluated.Frequently brittleness reduction is achieved by a lower amount of transgranular crack propagation associated with a strength decrease while maintaining specific fracture energy unchanged.Deviations from pure linear fracture mechanics increase with decreasing brittleness and contribute to specific fracture energy.Shear specimens may show two generations of cracks,a first one initiated by tensile loads （stable propagation） and a second one by shear loads （unstable propagation）.

Preparation and Structural Characterization of Rapidly Solidified Al-Cu Alloys

Rapidly solidified Al100-x-Cux alloys （x = 5, 10, 15, 25, 35 wt%） were prepared and analyzed. High cooling rate increased the Cu solubility in α-AI matrix. The influence of the cooling rate on Cu solubility extension in AI was experimentally simulated. Thus the pouring was performed in metallic die and by melt spinning-low pressure （MS- LP） technique. Melt processing by liquid quenching was performed using a self-designed melt spinning set-up which combined the cooling technology of a melt jet on the spinning disc with the principle of the mold feeding from low pressure casting technology. The thickness of the melt-spun ribbons was in the range of 30-70 μm. The cooling rate provided by MS-LP was within 105-106 K/s after the device calibration. The obtained alloys were characterized from structural, thermal and mechanical point of view. Optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy were employed for the microstructural characterization which was followed by X-ray analysis. The thermal properties were evaluated by dilatometric and differential scanning calorimetric measurements. Vickers microhardness measurements were performed in the study. In the case of the hypereutectic alloy with 35 wt% Cu obtained by MS-LP method, the microhardness value increased by 45% compared to the same alloy obtained by gravity casting method. This was due to the extended solubility of the alloying element in the α-AI solid solution.

Thermal-mechanical coupled effect on fracture mechanism and plastic characteristics of sandstone

Scanning electronic microscopy (SEM) was employed to investigate fractographs of sandstone in mine roof strata under thermal-mechanical coupled effect. Based on the evolution of sandstone surface morphology in the failure process and frac- tography, the fracture mechanism was studied and classified under meso and mi- cro scales, respectively. The differences between fractographs under different tem- peratures were examined in detail. Under high temperature, fatigue fracture and plastic deformation occurred in the fracture surface. Therefore, the temperature was manifested by these phenomena to influence strongly on micro failure mechanism of sandstone. In addition, the failure mechanism would transit from brittle failure mechanism at low temperature to coupled brittle-ductile failure mechanism at high temperature. The variation of sandstone strength under differ- ent temperature can be attributed to the occurrence of plastic deformation, fatigue fracture, and microcracking. The fatigue striations in the fracture surfaces under high temperature may be interpreted as micro fold. And the coupled effect of tem- perature and tensile stress may be another formation mechanism of micro fold in geology.

Tensile and Fracture Behavior of DZ68 Ni-base Superalloy

The tensile and fracture behavior of DZ68 directionally solidified Ni-base superalloy was studied in the temperature range of room temperature （RT） to 1000℃. The fracture mode was examined by scanning electron microscopy （SEM） and transmission electron microscopy （TEM）. The results show the tensile strength and yield strength of DZ68 alloy increase slightly with increasing temperature, so that at 760℃ its reach maxima value： 1214 and 1019 MPa, respectively. When the experimental temperature is higher than 760℃, the tensile and yield strengths decrease evidently and the ductility increases remarkably. The fractograph of fracture surface for the tensile specimen at room temperature shows a dimple-ductile fracture mode. The fractograph from 760 to 850℃ shows a slide fracture mode. The fractograph from 900 to 1000℃ exhibits a creep rupture mode with uneven deformation.