The aggregation characteristics and formation mechanism of nanoparticles in ductile shear zone

1 Introduction Nanoparticles are widely found in the ductile shear zone and it is considered to have a close relation with faulting.The sizes of these nanoparticles are generallyless than 100 nm.They have a variety of morphologies like globular structure rod-like and tubular,by the order aggregating of these nanoparticles various aggregations

Mechanism of Macroalloying-induced Ductility in Ni_3Al

The bonding characteristics of Ni3Al doped with ternary elements has been investigated by means of the discrete variational Xα (DV-Xα) cluster method. From the computations. the addition of ternary element M (M= Pd. Ag. Cu and Co) substituting for the Ni sttes leads to the increase of delocalized bonding electrons. and the mechanism of ductilization of Ni3Al bV doping with M is explained based on the analysis of bonding characteristics. The increase of delocalized bonding electrons lowers the covalent bond directionality and strengthens grain boundary. The difference of strength between M-Al bond and M-Ni bond is an important factor in the effect of alloy stoichiometry on ductility. The larger the difference. the more the sensitivity to the alloy stoichiometry

Effects of sphere size on the microstructure and mechanical properties of ductile iron–steel hollow sphere syntactic foams

The effects of sphere size on the microstructural and mechanical properties of ductile iron–steel hollow sphere（DI–SHS） syntactic foams were investigated in this study. The SHSs were manufactured by fluidized-bed coating via the Fe-based commercial powder–binder suspension onto expanded polystyrene spheres（EPSs）. Afterwards, the DI–SHS syntactic foams were produced via a sand-mold casting process. The microstructures of specimens were investigated by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy（SEM）, and energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy（EDS）. The microscopic evaluations of specimens reveal distinct regions composed of the DI matrix, SHS shells, and compatible interface. As a result, the microstructures and graphite morphologies of the DI matrix depend on sphere size. When the sphere size decreases, the area fractions of cementite and graphite phases are observed to increase and decrease, respectively. Compression tests were subsequently conducted at ambient temperature on the DI–SHS syntactic foams. The results reveal that the compression behavior of the syntactic foams is enhanced with increasing sphere size. Furthermore, the compressed specimens demonstrate that microcracks start and grow from the interface region.

INFLUENCE OF Al ON DUCTILITY IMPROVEMENT BY B IN Ni_3Al ALLOYS

The “order-disorder” model was adopted to calculate the lattice vacancies related to the com- position change in Ni_3Al alloys.A great deal of vacancies,i.e.,the non-stoichiometric vacan- cies,may exist in the Ni_3Al alloys containing Al over stoichiometry,i.e.25 at.-%.This was confirmed by the positron annihilation technique.Therefore,the influence of Al content on the enhancing behaviour of B towards the ductility of Ni_3Al alloys can be understood by the interaction of non-stoiehiometric vacancies and B atoms.

Bimodal microstructure – A feasible strategy for high-strength and ductile metallic materials

Introducing a bimodal grain-size distribution has been demonstrated an efficient strategy for fabricating high-strength and ductile metallic materials, where fine grains provide strength, while coarse grains enable strain hardening and hence decent ductility. Over the last decades, research activities in this area have grown enormously, including interesting results onfcc Cu, Ni and Al-Mg alloys as well as steel and Fe alloys via various thermo-mechanical processing approaches. However, investigations on bimodal Mg and other hcp metals are relatively few. A brief overview of the available approaches based on thermo- mechanical processing technology in producing bimodal microstructure for various metallic materials is given, along with a summary of unusual mechanical properties achievable by bimodality, where focus is placed on the microstructure-mechanical properties and relevant mechanisms. In addition, key factors that influencing bimodal strategies, such as compositions of starting materials and processing parameters, together with the challenges this research area facing, are identified and discussed briefly.

Microstructure and abrasive wear resistance of an alloyed ductile iron subjected to deep cryogenic and austempering treatments

To further improve the mechanical performance of a new alloyed austempered ductile iron（ADI）, deep cryogenic treatment（DCT） has been adopted to investigate the effect of DCT time on the microstructure and mechanical behaviors of the alloyed ADI Fe-3.55 C-1.97 Si-3.79 Ni-0.71 Cu-0.92 Mo-0.64 Cr-0.36 Mn-0.30 V（in wt.%）. With increasing the DCT time, more austenite transformed to martensite and very fine carbides precipitated in martensite in the extended period of DCT. The amount of austenite decreased in alloyed ductile irons, while that of martensite and carbide precipitation increased. The alloyed ADI after DCT for 6 h had the highest hardness and compressive strength, which can be attributed to the formation of more plate-like martensite and the finely precipitated carbides. There was a gradual decrease in hardness and compressive strength with increasing the DCT time to 12 h because of the dissolution of M3 C carbide. After tempering, there was a decrease in mechanical properties compared to the direct DCT sample, which was caused by the occurrence of Ostwald ripening of precipitated carbides. The optimum wear resistance was achieved for the alloyed ADI after DCT for 6 h. The wear mechanism of the alloyed ADI in associating with DCT is mainly consisted of micro-cutting wear and some plastic deformation wear.

Micromechanical simulation on strength and ductility of two kinds of Al-based nanostructural materials

The nanostructured Al-based composites possess the combination of high yield strength and good ductility. In this paper, a micromechanical model is presented to simulate the mechanical response of bimodal nanostructured A1 and the particle-reinforced aluminum matrix composite （PAMC）. The constitutive relations for different phases are addressed in the model, as well as the contribution of microcracks. Numerical results show that the model can successfully describe the enhanced strength and ductility of the bimodal nanostructured AI, and the predictions of the PAMC are in good agreement with the experimental data. It is worth noting that the strength and ductility are sensitive to the volume fraction of constituents and the distribution of rnicrocracks in both bimodal nanostructured A1 and PAMG. Therefore, the present theoretical results can be used to optimize the microstructure for improving the mechanical properties of nanostructured Al-based composites.