On the intergranular fracture behavior of high-temperature plastic deformation of 1420 Al-Li alloy

The tensile deformation hot simulation test of as-cast 1420 Al-Li alloy was performed on Gleeble-1500 Thermal Simulator in the deformation temperature range from 350 to 450 ℃ and the strain rate range from 0.01 to l0.0s-1.The tensile fracture behavior of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature was studied experimently. The results show that the tensile fracture mode of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature is changed from typical transgranular ductile fracture to intergranular brittle fracture with the increase of the deformation temperature and the strain rate. It is made out that the precipitation of LiH is the fundamental reason for the intergranular brittle fracture of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature. The mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature was discussed, and it was proposed that the hydrogen embrittlement at high temperature is an integrated function of the dynamic and the static force, which enrichs the theories of hydrogen embrittlemen t.

High-temperature stability of retained austenite and plastic deformation mechanism of ultra-fine bainitic steel isothermally treated below Ms

The mechanical properties of the sample and the stability of retained austenite were studied by designing two kinds of ultra-fine bainitic steel with different heat treatment methods austempering above and below Ms(martensite start tem-perature),which were subjected to tensile tests at 20 and 450℃,respectively.The results show that compared to room temperature(20℃)tensile properties,the uniform elongation of the sample at high temperature(450℃)significantly decreased.Specifically,the uniform elongation of the sample austempered above Ms decreased from 8.0%to 3.5%,and the sample austempered below Ms decreased from 10.9%to 3.1%.Additionally,the tensile strength of the sample austempered above Ms significantly decreased(from 1281 to 912 MPa),and the sample austempered below Ms slightly decreased(from 1010 to 974 MPa).This was due to the high carbon content(1.60 wt.%),high mechanical stability,low thermal stability for the retained austenite of the sample austempered below Ms.Besides,the retained austenite decomposed at high temper-atures,the carbon content and transformation driving force were significantly reduced,the transformation rate increased,and the phase transformation content reduced.

High-Temperature Plasticity Enhanced by Multiple Secondary Phases in a High-Si Austenitic Stainless Steel

An austenitic stainless steel with 6 wt% Si and multiple secondary phases was produced with the aim to achieve enhanced plasticity during hot deformation.The micro structure of the steel after fracture was characterized via electron back-scattered diffraction,transmission Kikuchi diffraction and scanning transmission electron microscopy.From the tail of the gage to the necking region,the microstructure of the material evolved from low-angle grain boundaries(LAGB s) to mixtures of LAGBs and high-angle grain boundaries(HAGBs),and fine equiaxed recrystallized grains.The elongation to failure in the tensile test exceeds 167%.During the hot deformation,continuous dynamic recrystallization of the austenitic matrix was promoted by the multiple secondary phases.The dislocations introduced by the secondary phases were rearranged and continuously transformed into HAGBs.The initially coarse grains(30.5 μm) were refined into ultra-fine equiaxed grains(1 μm),which contributed significantly the enhanced plasticity during hot deformation of the steel.In the necking area of the sample,twins were nucleated in the stress concentration regions and accommodated the local strain by discontinuous dynamic recrystallization,which was also beneficial to improving the plasticity.

A crystal plasticity coupled damage constitutive model of high entropy alloys at high temperature

A crystal plasticity constitutive model of high-entropy alloys(HEAs)coupled with damage evolution equation at high temperature is developed.To simulate the degraded load-carrying capacity of HEAs caused by microdefects,a phenomenological damage evolution equation is proposed based on the compression experiments at different temperatures.The established model is used to simulate the stress softening phenomenon of polycrystalline AlCrCuFeNi-based HEAs,which is highly dependent on the strain rate and temperature.Compared with the experimental data,the proposed model is able to accurately describe the stress-strain relationship of HEAs.

The Relationship Between Oxidation and Thermal Fatigue of Martensitic Hot-Work Die Steels

Thermal fatigue behaviors of two forged hot-work die steels subjected to cyclic heating （650 ℃）-water quenching were investigated. A martensitic hot-work die steel containing 10% Cr （HHD）, showing superior oxidation resistance and thermal fatigue resistance to the commercial martensitic hot-work die steel （Uddeholm DIEVAR ）, was developed. The maximal crack length in HHD was 35% shorter than that in DIEVAR after 2000 thermal cycles, and the hot yield strength at 650℃ of HHD was 14% lower than that of DIEVAR prior to thermal fatigue testing, which is 30% higher after 1500 cycles. It is found that cracks initiated and propagated along the oxide layers in the grain boundaries, suggesting that the oxidation-induced thermal fatigue cracks can significantly reduce the mechanical performance and service life for the hot- work die steel. High-temperature oxidation behavior is crucial for thermal fatigue crack formation, while high-temperature yield strength and ductility play a less important role.