The effect of forging on the microstructure and texture evolution of a high Nb containing Ti-45Al-7Nb-0.3W(at.%)alloy was investigated by X-ray diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and transmission el...The effect of forging on the microstructure and texture evolution of a high Nb containing Ti-45Al-7Nb-0.3W(at.%)alloy was investigated by X-ray diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results show that the as-cast alloy is mainly composed of α_(2)/γ lamellar colonies with a mean size of 70μm,but the hot-forged pancake displays a near duplex microstructure(DP).Kinking and bending of lamellar colonies,deformation twinning and dynamic recrystallization(DRX)occur during hot forging.Meanwhile,dense dislocations in theβphase after forging suggest that the high-temperature β phase with a disordered structure is favorable for improving the hot-workability of the alloy.Unlike the common TiAl casting texture,the solidification process of the investigated as-cast alloy with high Nb content is completely via the β phase region,resulting in the formation of a<110>γ fiber texture where the<110>γ aligns parallel to the heat-flow direction.In comparison,the relatively strong<001>and weak<302>texture components in the as-forged alloy are attributed to the deformation twinning.After annealing,static recrystallization occurs at the twin boundary and intersections,which weakens the deformation texture.展开更多
In this work,a new strategy for achieving ultrahigh strength in the coarse-grained Mg-Gd binary alloy via utilizing recrystallization texture hardening and maximizing precipitation strengthening has been reported.Forg...In this work,a new strategy for achieving ultrahigh strength in the coarse-grained Mg-Gd binary alloy via utilizing recrystallization texture hardening and maximizing precipitation strengthening has been reported.Forging at a much high temperature suppresses dynamic precipitation,enabling the super-saturation of Gd atoms in Mg matrix.This facilitates the formation of fully recrystallized grains with strong texture and induces an exceptionally high precipitation hardening in the following ageing.Therefore,the forged Mg-13Gd sample exhibited extraordinary tensile yield strength(TYS)of∼430 MPa,in which ageing-induced TYS increment exceeds∼210 MPa,as the highest record so far in precipitation-hardened Mg communities.These results provide important theoretical guidance for fabricating the large section and high-strength Mg components for industrial applications.展开更多
The homogenization on microstructure and mechanical properties of 2A50 aluminum alloy prepared by liquid forging was investigated.Wheel hubs were produced using direct and compound loading.The results show that the mi...The homogenization on microstructure and mechanical properties of 2A50 aluminum alloy prepared by liquid forging was investigated.Wheel hubs were produced using direct and compound loading.The results show that the microstructure and mechanical properties are inhomogeneous in direct forged samples.The microstructure of the wall is coarser than that of the base,and the mechanical properties are lower and some defects are detected at the wheel corner.Using compound loading,the microstructure and mechanical properties of the wall are improved evidently.With increasing feeding amount,the microstructure and mechanical properties become more homogeneous.The defects disappear when the feeding amount is 4 mm.The forged wheel hubs could obtain fine and homogeneous microstructure with grain size of 20-30 μm,tensile strength of 355 MPa and elongation of 10% when the feeding amount is 10 mm.The microstructure and mechanical properties of liquid forged workpieces could be controlled and homogenized using compound loading.展开更多
Microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ61 Mg alloy during isothermal multi-axial forging (MAF) were studied. The mechanisms of grain refinement and relationship between the microstructures and mechanical prop...Microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ61 Mg alloy during isothermal multi-axial forging (MAF) were studied. The mechanisms of grain refinement and relationship between the microstructures and mechanical properties were discussed. The results show that the average grain size decreases with increasing the number of MAF passes. The grains are significantly refined at the 1st and 2nd MAF passes, and gradually refined at higher MAF passes. The initial grain size of 148 lam decreases to about 14 gm after 6 MAF passes. The grain refinement occurs mainly by continuous dynamic recrystallization. With increasing the MAF passes, both the tensile strength and the elongation to failure of the alloy are significantly enhanced.展开更多
The effect of forging passes on the refinement of high purity aluminum during multi-forging was investigated. The attention was focused on the structure uniformity due to deformation uniformity and the grain refinemen...The effect of forging passes on the refinement of high purity aluminum during multi-forging was investigated. The attention was focused on the structure uniformity due to deformation uniformity and the grain refinement limitation with very high strains. The results show that the fine grain zone in the center of sample expands gradually with the increase of forging passes. When the forging passes reach 6, an X-shape fine grain zone is initially formed. With a further increase of the passes, this X-shape zone tends to spread the whole sample. Limitation in the structural refinement is observed with increasing strains during multi-forging process at the room temperature. The grains size in the center is refined to a certain size (110 μm as forging passes reach 12, and there is no further grain refinement in the center with increasing the forging passes to 24. However, the size of the coarse grains near the surface is continuously decreased with increasing the forging passes to 24.展开更多
Microstructure and tensile properties of TC21 titanium alloy after near-isothermal forging with different parameters plus solution treatment and aging were investigated. It is found that the residual β matrix, which ...Microstructure and tensile properties of TC21 titanium alloy after near-isothermal forging with different parameters plus solution treatment and aging were investigated. It is found that the residual β matrix, which was strengthened by fine secondary α platelets forming during aging, exists in all the samples; while primary equiaxed α phase, bent lamellar α phase and α plates are simultaneously or individually present in one sample. The strength of alloy increases proportionally with increasing the content of residual β matrix, which is the result of increasing α/β interphase boundary. The plasticity of alloy has a downward trend as the content of residual β matrix increases. This attributes to the increase of fine secondary α platelets, which are cut by dislocations during the deformation. Additionally, coarse α plates with long axis parallel to the maximum resolved shear stress(MRSS) also reduce the plasticity of TC21 alloy.展开更多
The mechanical properties, microstructure and tensile fracture of Ti-6.5AI-IMo-IV-2Zr large section bars produced by three diffrent forging processes were investigated. The results show that when billet forging and fi...The mechanical properties, microstructure and tensile fracture of Ti-6.5AI-IMo-IV-2Zr large section bars produced by three diffrent forging processes were investigated. The results show that when billet forging and finish forging were conducted by means of fullering at high and low temperature of r-region, respectively; the microstructure of forged bar is coarse Widmanstaten structure; the mechanical properties, especially the reduction of cross-sectional area, are poor, and the room temperature tensile fracture presents a brittle feature. While billet forging was carried out by upset-fullering at high temperature of the r-region, and finish forging was proceeded through fullering at (a+fl)-region, the microstructure of forged bar was a duplex structure, the bar has better comprehensive mechanical properties, and the room temperature tensile fracture reveals a ductile feature. In order to obtain qualified Ti-6.SAI-IMo-IV-2Zr alloy bar, it is the key that as-cast microstructure should be completely broken during billet forging, and the forging temperature and deformation are also well controlled upon finishing forging.展开更多
The hot forging of large-scale P/M TiAl alloy billet deformation was investigated based on a joint application of Deform-3D-based numerical simulation and physical simulation techniques.The temperature dependence on t...The hot forging of large-scale P/M TiAl alloy billet deformation was investigated based on a joint application of Deform-3D-based numerical simulation and physical simulation techniques.The temperature dependence on the thermal and mechanical properties of the billet was considered and the optimum hot working temperature of packed TiAl alloy was 1150-1200 °C.Based on the simulation,the material flow and thermo mechanical field variables,such as stress,strain,and temperature distribution were obtained and the relationships of load—displacement and load—time were figured out.To verify the validity of the simulation results,the experiments were also carried out in a forging plant,and a pancake with diameter of 150 mm was obtained exhibiting a regular shape.展开更多
In order to reveal the differences caused by forging and rolling process for titanium ingots, hot compression behavior, mechanical properties and the microstructures of forged billets and rolled ones were investigated...In order to reveal the differences caused by forging and rolling process for titanium ingots, hot compression behavior, mechanical properties and the microstructures of forged billets and rolled ones were investigated in detail using Gleeble-1500 thermal mechanical simulator, universal testing machine and optical microscope (OM). The compression deformation experimental data of commercially pure titanium (CP-Ti) were mapped to be a T vs lg diagram in which data fall into three distinct regions, i.e., three-stage work hardening, two-stage work hardening and flow softening, which can be separated by border lines at 17.5 and 15.4 for lg Z, where Z represents the Zener-Hollomon parameter. The deformation twin is found to have higher Z-value corresponding to the work hardening region. The differences in microstructures and mechanical properties for two kinds of billets indicate that forged billet consists of deformation twins and some twin intersections, and many twins cross the grain boundaries. However, nearly no twins can be seen in the microstructure of billet formed by rolling under optical microscope (OM), but there are equiaxed and platelike grains. Tensile tests and Vickers hardness test indicate that yield strength, tensile strength and microhardness of the samples after forging are higher than those after rolling.展开更多
Tensile properties of a new α+Ti2Cu alloy after solid forging at 950 °C and semi-solid forging at 1 000 °C and 1 050 °C were investigated over the temperature range of 20-600 °C. The results reve...Tensile properties of a new α+Ti2Cu alloy after solid forging at 950 °C and semi-solid forging at 1 000 °C and 1 050 °C were investigated over the temperature range of 20-600 °C. The results reveal that high strength and low ductility are obtained in all semi-solid forged alloys. Tensile properties decrease as the semi-solid forging temperature increases, and cleavage fractures are observed after semi-solid forging at 1 050 °C. The variations in tensile properties are attributed to the coarse microstructures obtained in the semi-solid alloys. It is found that the elevated semi-solid temperatures lead to more liquid precipitates along the prior grain boundaries, which increases the peritectic precipitation and formation of Ti2Cu precipitation zones during re-solidification. Recrystallization heat treatment leads to fine microstructure of semi-solid forged alloys, resulting in improvement of tensile properties.展开更多
基金Projects(52274402,52174381)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
文摘The effect of forging on the microstructure and texture evolution of a high Nb containing Ti-45Al-7Nb-0.3W(at.%)alloy was investigated by X-ray diffractometer(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM),and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results show that the as-cast alloy is mainly composed of α_(2)/γ lamellar colonies with a mean size of 70μm,but the hot-forged pancake displays a near duplex microstructure(DP).Kinking and bending of lamellar colonies,deformation twinning and dynamic recrystallization(DRX)occur during hot forging.Meanwhile,dense dislocations in theβphase after forging suggest that the high-temperature β phase with a disordered structure is favorable for improving the hot-workability of the alloy.Unlike the common TiAl casting texture,the solidification process of the investigated as-cast alloy with high Nb content is completely via the β phase region,resulting in the formation of a<110>γ fiber texture where the<110>γ aligns parallel to the heat-flow direction.In comparison,the relatively strong<001>and weak<302>texture components in the as-forged alloy are attributed to the deformation twinning.After annealing,static recrystallization occurs at the twin boundary and intersections,which weakens the deformation texture.
基金supported by National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB3701002)National Natural Science Foundation of China(nos.U2167213,51971053 and 52201111)+2 种基金China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(no.2022M710628)H.C.Pan acknowledges the financial assistance from Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by China Association for Science and Technology(2019-2021QNRC001-003)the fund from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(N2202020).
文摘In this work,a new strategy for achieving ultrahigh strength in the coarse-grained Mg-Gd binary alloy via utilizing recrystallization texture hardening and maximizing precipitation strengthening has been reported.Forging at a much high temperature suppresses dynamic precipitation,enabling the super-saturation of Gd atoms in Mg matrix.This facilitates the formation of fully recrystallized grains with strong texture and induces an exceptionally high precipitation hardening in the following ageing.Therefore,the forged Mg-13Gd sample exhibited extraordinary tensile yield strength(TYS)of∼430 MPa,in which ageing-induced TYS increment exceeds∼210 MPa,as the highest record so far in precipitation-hardened Mg communities.These results provide important theoretical guidance for fabricating the large section and high-strength Mg components for industrial applications.
基金Projects (50774026, 50875059) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject (20070420023) supported by the China Postdoctoral Science FoundationProject (2008AA03A239) supported by the National High-tech Research and Development Program of China
文摘The homogenization on microstructure and mechanical properties of 2A50 aluminum alloy prepared by liquid forging was investigated.Wheel hubs were produced using direct and compound loading.The results show that the microstructure and mechanical properties are inhomogeneous in direct forged samples.The microstructure of the wall is coarser than that of the base,and the mechanical properties are lower and some defects are detected at the wheel corner.Using compound loading,the microstructure and mechanical properties of the wall are improved evidently.With increasing feeding amount,the microstructure and mechanical properties become more homogeneous.The defects disappear when the feeding amount is 4 mm.The forged wheel hubs could obtain fine and homogeneous microstructure with grain size of 20-30 μm,tensile strength of 355 MPa and elongation of 10% when the feeding amount is 10 mm.The microstructure and mechanical properties of liquid forged workpieces could be controlled and homogenized using compound loading.
文摘Microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ61 Mg alloy during isothermal multi-axial forging (MAF) were studied. The mechanisms of grain refinement and relationship between the microstructures and mechanical properties were discussed. The results show that the average grain size decreases with increasing the number of MAF passes. The grains are significantly refined at the 1st and 2nd MAF passes, and gradually refined at higher MAF passes. The initial grain size of 148 lam decreases to about 14 gm after 6 MAF passes. The grain refinement occurs mainly by continuous dynamic recrystallization. With increasing the MAF passes, both the tensile strength and the elongation to failure of the alloy are significantly enhanced.
基金Projects(51204053,51074048,51204048)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(20110491518)supported by China Postdoctoral Science FoundationProject(2012CB619506)supported by the National Basic Research Program of China
文摘The effect of forging passes on the refinement of high purity aluminum during multi-forging was investigated. The attention was focused on the structure uniformity due to deformation uniformity and the grain refinement limitation with very high strains. The results show that the fine grain zone in the center of sample expands gradually with the increase of forging passes. When the forging passes reach 6, an X-shape fine grain zone is initially formed. With a further increase of the passes, this X-shape zone tends to spread the whole sample. Limitation in the structural refinement is observed with increasing strains during multi-forging process at the room temperature. The grains size in the center is refined to a certain size (110 μm as forging passes reach 12, and there is no further grain refinement in the center with increasing the forging passes to 24. However, the size of the coarse grains near the surface is continuously decreased with increasing the forging passes to 24.
基金Projects(51205319,51101119)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘Microstructure and tensile properties of TC21 titanium alloy after near-isothermal forging with different parameters plus solution treatment and aging were investigated. It is found that the residual β matrix, which was strengthened by fine secondary α platelets forming during aging, exists in all the samples; while primary equiaxed α phase, bent lamellar α phase and α plates are simultaneously or individually present in one sample. The strength of alloy increases proportionally with increasing the content of residual β matrix, which is the result of increasing α/β interphase boundary. The plasticity of alloy has a downward trend as the content of residual β matrix increases. This attributes to the increase of fine secondary α platelets, which are cut by dislocations during the deformation. Additionally, coarse α plates with long axis parallel to the maximum resolved shear stress(MRSS) also reduce the plasticity of TC21 alloy.
文摘The mechanical properties, microstructure and tensile fracture of Ti-6.5AI-IMo-IV-2Zr large section bars produced by three diffrent forging processes were investigated. The results show that when billet forging and finish forging were conducted by means of fullering at high and low temperature of r-region, respectively; the microstructure of forged bar is coarse Widmanstaten structure; the mechanical properties, especially the reduction of cross-sectional area, are poor, and the room temperature tensile fracture presents a brittle feature. While billet forging was carried out by upset-fullering at high temperature of the r-region, and finish forging was proceeded through fullering at (a+fl)-region, the microstructure of forged bar was a duplex structure, the bar has better comprehensive mechanical properties, and the room temperature tensile fracture reveals a ductile feature. In order to obtain qualified Ti-6.SAI-IMo-IV-2Zr alloy bar, it is the key that as-cast microstructure should be completely broken during billet forging, and the forging temperature and deformation are also well controlled upon finishing forging.
基金Project (2011CB605505) supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject (2011QNZT041) supported by the freedom explore Program of Central South University,ChinaProject (84088) supported by the and Postdoctoral Foundation Supported Project of Central South University,China
文摘The hot forging of large-scale P/M TiAl alloy billet deformation was investigated based on a joint application of Deform-3D-based numerical simulation and physical simulation techniques.The temperature dependence on the thermal and mechanical properties of the billet was considered and the optimum hot working temperature of packed TiAl alloy was 1150-1200 °C.Based on the simulation,the material flow and thermo mechanical field variables,such as stress,strain,and temperature distribution were obtained and the relationships of load—displacement and load—time were figured out.To verify the validity of the simulation results,the experiments were also carried out in a forging plant,and a pancake with diameter of 150 mm was obtained exhibiting a regular shape.
文摘In order to reveal the differences caused by forging and rolling process for titanium ingots, hot compression behavior, mechanical properties and the microstructures of forged billets and rolled ones were investigated in detail using Gleeble-1500 thermal mechanical simulator, universal testing machine and optical microscope (OM). The compression deformation experimental data of commercially pure titanium (CP-Ti) were mapped to be a T vs lg diagram in which data fall into three distinct regions, i.e., three-stage work hardening, two-stage work hardening and flow softening, which can be separated by border lines at 17.5 and 15.4 for lg Z, where Z represents the Zener-Hollomon parameter. The deformation twin is found to have higher Z-value corresponding to the work hardening region. The differences in microstructures and mechanical properties for two kinds of billets indicate that forged billet consists of deformation twins and some twin intersections, and many twins cross the grain boundaries. However, nearly no twins can be seen in the microstructure of billet formed by rolling under optical microscope (OM), but there are equiaxed and platelike grains. Tensile tests and Vickers hardness test indicate that yield strength, tensile strength and microhardness of the samples after forging are higher than those after rolling.
基金Projects (2005CCA06400, 2007CB613807) supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject (CHD2012JC078) supported by the Special Fund for Basic Scientific Research of Central Colleges, China+1 种基金Project (0111201) supported by the State Key Laboratory for Machanical Behavior of MaterialsProject (20110474) supported by Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China
文摘Tensile properties of a new α+Ti2Cu alloy after solid forging at 950 °C and semi-solid forging at 1 000 °C and 1 050 °C were investigated over the temperature range of 20-600 °C. The results reveal that high strength and low ductility are obtained in all semi-solid forged alloys. Tensile properties decrease as the semi-solid forging temperature increases, and cleavage fractures are observed after semi-solid forging at 1 050 °C. The variations in tensile properties are attributed to the coarse microstructures obtained in the semi-solid alloys. It is found that the elevated semi-solid temperatures lead to more liquid precipitates along the prior grain boundaries, which increases the peritectic precipitation and formation of Ti2Cu precipitation zones during re-solidification. Recrystallization heat treatment leads to fine microstructure of semi-solid forged alloys, resulting in improvement of tensile properties.