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...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.展开更多
In this study,we explored the deformation mechanisms of Mg single crystals using a combination of scanning electron microscopy and electron backscattered diffraction in conjunction with a dedicated four-point bending ...In this study,we explored the deformation mechanisms of Mg single crystals using a combination of scanning electron microscopy and electron backscattered diffraction in conjunction with a dedicated four-point bending tester.We prepared two single-crystal samples,oriented along the<1120>and<1010>directions,to assess the mechanisms of deformation when the initial basal slip was suppressed.In the<1120>sample,the primary{1012}twin(T1)was confirmed along the<1120>direction of the sample on the compression side with an increase in bending stress.In the<1010>sample,T1 and the secondary twin(T2)were confirmed to be along the<1120>direction,with an orientation of±60°with respect to the bending stress direction,and their direction matched with(0001)in T1 and T2.This result implies that crystallographically,the basal slip occurs readily.In addition,the<1010>sample showed the double twin in T1 on the compression side and the tertiary twin along the<1010>direction on the tension side.These results demonstrated that the maximum bending stress and displacement changed significantly under the bend loading because the deformation mechanisms were different for these single crystals.Therefore,the correlation between bending behavior and twin orientation was determined,which would be helpful for optimizing the bending properties of Mg-based materials.展开更多
A Thermecmastor-Z hot deformation simulator,optical microscopy,XRD and TEM were employed to characterize the flow stress behavior and microstructure of twin roll cast ZK60 magnesium alloy during initial stage of hot c...A Thermecmastor-Z hot deformation simulator,optical microscopy,XRD and TEM were employed to characterize the flow stress behavior and microstructure of twin roll cast ZK60 magnesium alloy during initial stage of hot compression at elevated temperature of 300 ℃ and 400 ℃ and a given strain rate of 10-2s-1.The results suggest that flow stress drop during initial stage of hot compression at 300℃,generally led by dynamic recrystallization,is attributed to twinning,correspondingly to dynamic recrystallization as deformation temperature is raised to 400 ℃.展开更多
Molecular dynamic simulation and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)characterization was employed to investigate the{1012}twinning mechanism in magnesium.A partial dislocation assisted twinning nucleation mechanism ...Molecular dynamic simulation and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)characterization was employed to investigate the{1012}twinning mechanism in magnesium.A partial dislocation assisted twinning nucleation mechanism was proposed based on simulation results,in which the twin lattice was reconstructed from parental matrix by two-step sweeping of partial dislocations on different close packed planes from matrix and the subsequently formed twin precursor respectively.A{101^(-)2}twin precursor was observed adjacent to matrix/twin interface by a spherical aberration corrected TEM,which indicated the hexagonal-close-packed(hep)matrix-quasi face-centered cubic(fee)twinning precursorsh.c.p twin transformation sequence during{101^(-)2}twinning process.展开更多
In this work,the tensile behaviors of Mg-8%Li and Mg-8%Li-6%Zn-1.2%Y alloys at ambient temperature were investigated and compared.It revealed that the plastic instability of Mg-8%Li alloy was quite remarkable and the ...In this work,the tensile behaviors of Mg-8%Li and Mg-8%Li-6%Zn-1.2%Y alloys at ambient temperature were investigated and compared.It revealed that the plastic instability of Mg-8%Li alloy was quite remarkable and the variation range of serrated flowing stress can reach5 MPa.For the Mg-8%Li-6%Zn-1.2%Y alloy,the formation of I-phase(Mg_(3)Zn_(6)Y)can simultaneously enhance the tensile strength and eliminate the plastic instability phenomenon,whilst its ductility was degraded.The in-situ tensile tests revealed that for the Mg-8%Li alloy,the severity and number of slip traces present in bothα-Mg andβ-Li matrix phases increased remarkably with the applied tensile strain.However,slip traces were quite fine inβ-Li matrix phase and could be clearly observed when the applied tensile strain exceeded 18%.Due to the incompatibility of plastic deformation occurred in two matrix phases,the induced strain concentration atα-Mg/β-Li interfaces caused their subsequent cracking.For the Mg-8%-6%Zn-1.2%Y alloy,the I-phase distributed atα-Mg/β-Li interfaces suppressed the plastic deformation ofα-Mg matrix phase and the tensile strain was dominated by theβ-Li matrix phase,resulting in the disappearance of plastic instability.Moreover,the plastic strain would preferentially concentrate at I-phase/β-Li interfaces and subsequently induced the cracking of I-phase.展开更多
This work aims to understand the inefficiency of nanoprecipitates to strengthen a weakly textured,polycrystalline Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy.An experimental micromechanical approach consisting on micropillar compression combine...This work aims to understand the inefficiency of nanoprecipitates to strengthen a weakly textured,polycrystalline Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy.An experimental micromechanical approach consisting on micropillar compression combined with analytical electron microscopy is put in place to analyze the effect of nanoprecipitation on soft and hard basal slip and twinning in individual grains with different orientations.This study shows that,in grains that are favorably oriented for basal slip(“soft”basal slip),aging leads to extreme localization due to the ability of basal dislocations to shear the nanoparticles,resulting overall in the softening of basal systems.Additionally,in grains in which the c-axis is almost perpendicular to the compression axis,prismatic slip dominates deformation in the solid solution state and nanoprecipitation favors twinning due to the concomitant lattice solute depletion.Finally,in grains oriented with their c-axis making an angle of about 5-7°with respect to the compression axis,which deform mainly by“hard”basal slip,precipitation leads to the strengthening of basal systems in the absence of obvious localization.This work reveals that the poor hardening response of the polycrystalline alloy is related to the capability of basal dislocations to shear the nanoparticles,in the absence of Orowan looping events,and to the associated basal slip localization.展开更多
The twinning and slip activities of AZ31 magnesium alloy sheet at a strain rate of 1 200 s-1 were investigated.Dynamically mechanical properties of various oriented samples were measured using Split Hopkinson Pressure...The twinning and slip activities of AZ31 magnesium alloy sheet at a strain rate of 1 200 s-1 were investigated.Dynamically mechanical properties of various oriented samples were measured using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar(SHPB).Optical microscope observations reveal that the dominant deformation mechanism is twinning for 90° oriented sample,and is slip for 45° and 0° oriented samples.TEM analysis for samples at a strain of 0.3% shows that the main deformation mechanisms for 90°,45° and 0° oriented sample are and twinning,basal slip and non basal slip,respectively.The main features of the true stress-true strain curves can be explained based on deformation mechanism analysis.展开更多
基金supported by the project(MAD2DCM)-IMDEA Materials funded by Comunidad de Madrid and by the Recovery,Transformation and Resilience Plan and by NextGenerationEU from the European Union,and by the María de Maeztu seal of excellence from the Spanish Research Agency(CEX2018-000800-M)Mr.B.Yang wishes to express his gratitude for the support of the China Scholarship Council(202106370122).
文摘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.
基金supported by The AMADA FOUNDATION[grant number AF-2022030-B3]JSPS KAKENHI[grant numbers JP16K05961 and JP19K04065]。
文摘In this study,we explored the deformation mechanisms of Mg single crystals using a combination of scanning electron microscopy and electron backscattered diffraction in conjunction with a dedicated four-point bending tester.We prepared two single-crystal samples,oriented along the<1120>and<1010>directions,to assess the mechanisms of deformation when the initial basal slip was suppressed.In the<1120>sample,the primary{1012}twin(T1)was confirmed along the<1120>direction of the sample on the compression side with an increase in bending stress.In the<1010>sample,T1 and the secondary twin(T2)were confirmed to be along the<1120>direction,with an orientation of±60°with respect to the bending stress direction,and their direction matched with(0001)in T1 and T2.This result implies that crystallographically,the basal slip occurs readily.In addition,the<1010>sample showed the double twin in T1 on the compression side and the tertiary twin along the<1010>direction on the tension side.These results demonstrated that the maximum bending stress and displacement changed significantly under the bend loading because the deformation mechanisms were different for these single crystals.Therefore,the correlation between bending behavior and twin orientation was determined,which would be helpful for optimizing the bending properties of Mg-based materials.
基金Project(10020072) supported by Brain Pool Program of Korea Government and Core Technology R & D Program for the Development of High Performance Eco-friendly Structural Materials of the Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy
文摘A Thermecmastor-Z hot deformation simulator,optical microscopy,XRD and TEM were employed to characterize the flow stress behavior and microstructure of twin roll cast ZK60 magnesium alloy during initial stage of hot compression at elevated temperature of 300 ℃ and 400 ℃ and a given strain rate of 10-2s-1.The results suggest that flow stress drop during initial stage of hot compression at 300℃,generally led by dynamic recrystallization,is attributed to twinning,correspondingly to dynamic recrystallization as deformation temperature is raised to 400 ℃.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51704209,U1810208,U1810122)the Central Government Guided Local Science and Technology Development Projects,China(No.YDZJSX2021A010)+5 种基金the Projects of International Cooperation in Shanxi Province,China(Nos.201803D421086,201903D421076)Shanxi Province Patent Promotion Implementation Fund,China(No.20200718)the Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi Province,China(No.201802034)Shanxi Province Scientific Facilities and Instruments Shared Service Platform of Magnesium-based Materials Electric Impulse Aided Forming,China(No.201805D141005)Science and Technology Major Project of Shanxi Province,China(Nos.20191102008,20191102007,20181101008)Yantai High-end Talent Introduction“Double Hundred Plan”,China(2021)。
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51871084 and No.51401072)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities JZ2019HGTB0072.
文摘Molecular dynamic simulation and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)characterization was employed to investigate the{1012}twinning mechanism in magnesium.A partial dislocation assisted twinning nucleation mechanism was proposed based on simulation results,in which the twin lattice was reconstructed from parental matrix by two-step sweeping of partial dislocations on different close packed planes from matrix and the subsequently formed twin precursor respectively.A{101^(-)2}twin precursor was observed adjacent to matrix/twin interface by a spherical aberration corrected TEM,which indicated the hexagonal-close-packed(hep)matrix-quasi face-centered cubic(fee)twinning precursorsh.c.p twin transformation sequence during{101^(-)2}twinning process.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China Projects under Grant[Nos.U21A2049,51871211,52071220,5207011217 and 51701129]the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grant[Nos.2017YFB0702001 and 2016YFB0301105]+8 种基金High level Achievement and Construction Project of Shenyang Ligong University(SYLUXM202105)Liaoning Province’s project of“Revitalizing Liaoning Talents”(XLYC1907062)the Doctor Startup Fund of Natural Science Foundation Program of Liaoning Province(No.2019-BS-200)the Strategic New Industry Development Special Foundation of Shenzhen(JCYJ20170306141749970)the funds of International Joint Laboratory for Light Alloys,Liaoning Bai Qian Wan Talents Programthe Domain Foundation of Equipment Advance Research of 13th Five-year Plan(61409220118)the Innovation Fund of Institute of Metal Research(IMR)Chinese Academy of Sciences(CAS)the National Basic Research Program of China(973 Program)project under Grant No.2013CB632205。
文摘In this work,the tensile behaviors of Mg-8%Li and Mg-8%Li-6%Zn-1.2%Y alloys at ambient temperature were investigated and compared.It revealed that the plastic instability of Mg-8%Li alloy was quite remarkable and the variation range of serrated flowing stress can reach5 MPa.For the Mg-8%Li-6%Zn-1.2%Y alloy,the formation of I-phase(Mg_(3)Zn_(6)Y)can simultaneously enhance the tensile strength and eliminate the plastic instability phenomenon,whilst its ductility was degraded.The in-situ tensile tests revealed that for the Mg-8%Li alloy,the severity and number of slip traces present in bothα-Mg andβ-Li matrix phases increased remarkably with the applied tensile strain.However,slip traces were quite fine inβ-Li matrix phase and could be clearly observed when the applied tensile strain exceeded 18%.Due to the incompatibility of plastic deformation occurred in two matrix phases,the induced strain concentration atα-Mg/β-Li interfaces caused their subsequent cracking.For the Mg-8%-6%Zn-1.2%Y alloy,the I-phase distributed atα-Mg/β-Li interfaces suppressed the plastic deformation ofα-Mg matrix phase and the tensile strain was dominated by theβ-Li matrix phase,resulting in the disappearance of plastic instability.Moreover,the plastic strain would preferentially concentrate at I-phase/β-Li interfaces and subsequently induced the cracking of I-phase.
基金Funding from project PID2019-111285RB-I00awarded by the Spanish Ministry of Science,Innovation and Universities,is acknowledged+1 种基金W.C.Xu gratefully acknowledges the financial support from the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.51775137X.Z.Jin acknowledges the financial support from the China Scholarship Council.
文摘This work aims to understand the inefficiency of nanoprecipitates to strengthen a weakly textured,polycrystalline Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy.An experimental micromechanical approach consisting on micropillar compression combined with analytical electron microscopy is put in place to analyze the effect of nanoprecipitation on soft and hard basal slip and twinning in individual grains with different orientations.This study shows that,in grains that are favorably oriented for basal slip(“soft”basal slip),aging leads to extreme localization due to the ability of basal dislocations to shear the nanoparticles,resulting overall in the softening of basal systems.Additionally,in grains in which the c-axis is almost perpendicular to the compression axis,prismatic slip dominates deformation in the solid solution state and nanoprecipitation favors twinning due to the concomitant lattice solute depletion.Finally,in grains oriented with their c-axis making an angle of about 5-7°with respect to the compression axis,which deform mainly by“hard”basal slip,precipitation leads to the strengthening of basal systems in the absence of obvious localization.This work reveals that the poor hardening response of the polycrystalline alloy is related to the capability of basal dislocations to shear the nanoparticles,in the absence of Orowan looping events,and to the associated basal slip localization.
文摘The twinning and slip activities of AZ31 magnesium alloy sheet at a strain rate of 1 200 s-1 were investigated.Dynamically mechanical properties of various oriented samples were measured using Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar(SHPB).Optical microscope observations reveal that the dominant deformation mechanism is twinning for 90° oriented sample,and is slip for 45° and 0° oriented samples.TEM analysis for samples at a strain of 0.3% shows that the main deformation mechanisms for 90°,45° and 0° oriented sample are and twinning,basal slip and non basal slip,respectively.The main features of the true stress-true strain curves can be explained based on deformation mechanism analysis.