INFLUENCE OF A MISORIENTATION ANGLE ON AN ENERGR OF THE SYMMETRIC GRAIN BOUNDARY IN FCC METALS

In the present work the research of grain boundary (CB) energy versus angle of misorientation in fcc metals Al, Cu, An and Ni was carried out. An axis of CB misorientation is a direction [100], angle of misorientation makes from 2皍p in 23*. The interatomic interaction was opproximated by Morse’ s pair semi-empirical potential. Two variants of relaxation technique were used: (1) rigid relax- ation with the change of atom quantity per a GB (vacancy relaxation ) and (2) full atomic relaxation by a molecular static method. The obtained orientation dependence has a good agreement with experi- ment. There are cusps on a curve in the range of special GB angles.The comparison of obtained curves with calculated ones in model Van der Merwe was carried out. Dependencies obtained in our investiga- tions are not smooth and have an oscillatory character. The oscillations reflect a discrete structure of a lattice.

High-temperature fatigue strength of grain boundaries with different misorientations in nickel-based superalloy bicrystals

Nickel-based single-crystal superalloys are widely used in the manufacture of aeroengine turbine vanes for their excellent high-temperature performance. Low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) will be generated inevitably during their manufacture, which are often characterized by grain boundary misorientation (GBM) and will weaken the mechanical properties of superalloys. However, the relationship between GBM and the fatigue properties of superalloys at elevated temperatures has seldom been investigated due to the difficulty in the sample preparation and experiment process. Based on six kinds of bicrystals with different tilt LAGBs made by a second-generation single-crystal superalloy, the effects of misorientation on the grain boundary microstructure and fatigue properties (980 °C) of superalloys were studied systematically in this work. It is found that, with the increase of GBM, the GB precipitates combined with the cast micropores increase monotonically, accordingly both the fatigue life and fatigue strength decrease successively. Fatigue fracture observations show that the cracks of all the bicrystals initiated from the cast micropores at GBs, and then propagated along the GBs. Therefore, the coupling effect of cast micropores and GBM on the fatigue damage mechanisms of the bicrystals are evaluated according to their hindering degrees on the piled-up dislocations. Combining with a hysteresis energy model, a quantitative fatigue strength prediction model of superalloys is established and is well verified by abundant experimental data. This study could provide guidance for fatigue performance prediction and structural design of superalloys.

Misorientation dependent thermal condition-solute field cooperative effect on competitive grain growth in the converging case during directional solidification of a nickel-base superalloy

Nowadays,thermal condition and solute field are considered as the potential dominant factors controlling competitive grain growth during directional solidification process.However,the controlling modes and critical conditions of competitive grain growth have been drastically debated over the past two decades.In this work,thermal condition and solute field are combined to study the competitive grain growth in the converging case by experimental observation and numerical simulation of bicrystal samples.We find the competitive grain growth is controlled by the cooperative effect of thermal condition and solute field,and the controlling modes are related to the bicrystal misorientation between favorably and unfavorably oriented grains.When the unfavorably oriented grain is low misoriented,unfavorably oriented grain dominates grain selection,and the competitive grain growth performs as solute field domination.However,with the increase of unfavorably oriented grain’s misorientation,the grain selection converts into favorably oriented grain domination,and the competitive grain growth changes to thermal condition domination.To explain these abnormal transformation phenomena,we propose a misorientation dependent thermal condition-solute field cooperative domination model and identify the critical conditions by a critical misorientation(θ_(cm)).According to dynamic equation of dendrite growth,we calculate the critical misorientationθ;to prove this model.The theoretical calculation results agree well with the experimental results.

Misorientation characteristics and textural changes induced by dense twins in high-purity Ti sheet after small strain rolling

A high-purity Ti(HP-Ti)sheet was subjected to small strain rolling(10%reduction)with microstructural and textural characteristics examined by electron channeling contrast imaging and electron backscatter diffraction techniques.Particular attentions were paid to misorientation and textural changes aroused by twins in the rolled HP-Ti sheet.Results show that after the 10%rolling,almost all the prior equiaxed grains in the initial specimen are twinned,leading to remarkable grain refinement.The presence of two major misorientation angle peaks around 65°and 85°is ascribed to{11-22}<11-23>and{10-12}<10-11>twinning,respectively,and two minor peaks around 47°and 77°are due mainly to impingement of various variants of such twins.Distinct from earlier work,the small strain rolling is confirmed to be able to induce drastic textural changes in pure Ti sheets:largely reduced texture intensity and appearance of new textural components.This can essentially be attributed to enhanced twinning activity due to much lower impurity contents of the present material.Primary{11?22}twins are mainly responsible for the new textural component of c-axes aligned near the rolling direction with spread,while the component of caxes parallel to the normal direction is due to reorientation of secondary{10-12}twins.This study clearly demonstrates the capability of small strain rolling to effectively modify both microstructures and textures of the HP?Ti sheet and may shed some light on exploring feasible processings for such materials.

Effect of thermal deformation parameters on the microstructure, texture, and microhardness of 5754 aluminum alloy

The evolution of the microstructure, texture, and microhardness of 5754 aluminum alloy subjected to high-temperature plastic deformation under different deformation conditions was studied on the basis of thermal simulations and electron-backscattered diffraction and Vickers microhardness experiments. The results of a misorientation angle study show that an increase in the deformation temperature and strain rate promoted the transformation of low-angle grain boundaries to high-angle grain boundaries, which contributed to dynamic recrystallization. The effect of the deformation parameters on the texture and its evolution during the recrystallization process was explored on the basis of the orientation distribution function. The results demonstrate that the deformed samples mainly exhibited the features of type A, B, and B textures. The formation and growth of the recrystallized grains clearly affected the texture evolution. The microhardness results show that the variation of the microhardness was closely related to the temperature, strain rate, and dynamic recrystallization.

Moirésuperlattice modulations in single-unit-cell FeTe films grown on NbSe_(2)single crystals

Interface can be a fertile ground for exotic quantum states,including topological superconductivity,Majorana mode,fractal quantum Hall effect,unconventional superconductivity,Mott insulator,etc.Here we grow single-unit-cell(1UC)FeTe film on NbSe_(2)single crystal by molecular beam epitaxy(MBE)and investigate the film in-situ with a home-made cryogenic scanning tunneling microscopy(STM)and non-contact atomic force microscopy(AFM)combined system.We find different stripe-like superlattice modulations on grown FeTe film with different misorientation angles with respect to NbSe_(2)substrate.We show that these stripe-like superlattice modulations can be understood as moirépattern forming between FeTe film and NbSe_(2)substrate.Our results indicate that the interface between Fe Te and NbSe2 is atomically sharp.By STM-AFM combined measurement,we suggest that the moirésuperlattice modulations have an electronic origin when the misorientation angle is relatively small(≤3°)and have structural relaxation when the misorientation angle is relatively large(≥10°).

Characterization of the N-polar GaN film grown on C-plane sapphire and misoriented C-plane sapphire substrates by MOCVD

Gallium nitride(GaN) thin film of the nitrogen polarity(N-polar) was grown on C-plane sapphire and misoriented C-plane sapphire substrates respectively by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition(MOCVD). The misorientation angle is off-axis from C-plane toward M-plane of the substrates, and the angle is 2°and 4°respectively. The nitrogen polarity was confirmed by examining the images of the scanning electron microscope before and after the wet etching in potassium hydroxide(KOH) solution. The morphology was studied by the optical microscope and atomic force microscope. The crystalline quality was characterized by the x-ray diffraction. The lateral coherence length, the tilt angle, the vertical coherence length, and the vertical lattice-strain were acquired using the pseudo-Voigt function to fit the x-ray diffraction curves and then calculating with four empirical formulae. The lateral coherence length increases with the misorientation angle, because higher step density and shorter distance between adjacent steps can lead to larger lateral coherence length.The tilt angle increases with the misorientation angle, which means that the misoriented substrate can degrade the identity of crystal orientation of the N-polar GaN film. The vertical lattice-strain decreases with the misorientation angle. The vertical coherence length does not change a lot as the misorientation angle increases and this value of all samples is close to the nominal thickness of the N-polar GaN layer. This study helps to understand the influence of the misorientation angle of misoriented C-plane sapphire on the morphology, the crystalline quality, and the microstructure of N-polar GaN films.

Phase Field Modelling Allotropic Transformation of Solid Solution

Based on multiphase field conception and integrated with the idea of vector-valued phase field,a phase field model for typical allotropic transformation of solid solution is proposed.The model takes the non-uniform distribution of grain boundaries of parent phase and crystal orientation into account in proper way,as being illustrated by the simulation of austenite to ferrite transformation in low carbon steel.It is found that the misorientation dependent grain boundary mobility shows strong influence on the formation of ferrite morphology comparing with the weak effect exerted by misorientation dependent grain boundary energy.The evolution of various types of grain boundaries are quantitatively characterized in terms of its respective grain boundary energy dissipation.The simulated ferrite fraction agrees well with the expectation from phase diagram,which verifies this model.

Quasi <i>In-Situ</i>Study on Microstructure Evolution of Al 2014 Alloy during Thermal Deformation and Following Solution Treatment

Microstructure evolution of 2014 aluminum alloy was studied by hot compression deformation at 410?C to 470?C and strain rates of 0.07 s?1 to 0.53 s?1, to provide manufacturing references for aluminum plate. The deformation temperature and especially strain rate ranges were chosen very close to the actual processing condition. The results show that the stress-strain curves display a stable flow at the given deformation conditions, corresponding a dominant microstructure evolution behavior of dynamic recovery (DRV) and few dynamic recrystallization (DRX). After solution treated at 502?C for 3 hours, quasi in-situ observation shows that static recrystallization (SRX) develop typical fine grains with several microns at grain boundaries, while static recovery (SRV) dominants the microstructure evolution during the soaking time, leading to a similar microstructure to that of the as-deformed. The average low angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) and high angle grain boundaries (HAGBs) display weak differences between as-deformed and solution treated specimens, which reveals a good thermal stability of microstructure for 2014 alloy. However, the deformation at the lower temperature has an obvious trend to induce SRX during solution soaking.

Simulating Grain Boundary Energy Using Molecular Dynamics

Grain boundary energy is very important in determining properties of ultra fine grain and nano structure materials. Molecular dynamics were used to simulate grain boundary energy at different misorientations for Al, Cu and Ni elements. Obtained results indicated well compatibility with theoretic predictions. It was obtained that higher cohesive energy results in higher grain boundary energy and depth of CSLs. In this manner, Ni had the highest and Al had the lowest cohesive energy and grain boundary energy. Also, a linear correlation was obtained between GBE of elements, which was related to relative cohesive energy.

Stress Evaluation at the Maximum Strained State by EBSD and Several Residual Stress Measurements for Plastic Deformed Austenitic Stainless Steel

This paper studies a method for obtaining the stress with plastic deformation by finding the plastic strain on U-bent specimens of austenitic stainless steel that have been subjected to large plastic deformation using the EBSD (Electron Backscatter Diffraction) method. The Mises stress calculated on the basis of the KAM of the EBSD shows good agreement with the stress that can be geometrically calculated from the U-bent specimens. In contrast, general methods for measuring residual stress on the basis of elastic strain produce residual stress measurement results that differ specimen by specimen. Thus, for true strain not less than 0.05, stress estimation based on the EBSD method produces better results than other general methods.

Hetero-deformation promoted strengthening and toughening in BCC rich eutectic and near eutectic high entropy alloys

Heterostructured eutectic high-entropy alloys(EHEAs)have attracted significant attention owing to their novel properties,such as balanced combinations of strength and fracture toughness.However,the toughening/strengthening mechanisms of these EHEAs have not been thoroughly investigated.In this study,we developed a series of dual-phase Al_((18–2x))Co_(30)Cr_((11+x))Fe_((11+x))Ni_(3)0(x=-1,0,1)eutectic and neareutectic HEAs containing face-centered cubic(FCC)and body-centered cubic(BCC)phases.Despite the high amount of BCC,which is referred to as the brittle phase,newly developed EHEAs exhibited superior fracture toughness.Interestingly,we discovered that a fully eutectic HEA exhibited further improvements in both yield stress and fracture toughness,outperforming our off-eutectic and other previously reported HEAs.By combining experiments and theoretical models,we demonstrated that the synergistic increase in both strength and toughness in our fully eutectic HEA was derived from the high hetero-deformationinduced(HDI)strengthening/toughening associated with a high misorientation angle at the grain/phase boundaries.

Microstructure evolutions and interfacial bonding behavior of Ni-based superalloys during solid state plastic deformation bonding

As an advanced solid state bonding process,plastic deformation bonding(PDB)is a highly reliable metallurgical joining method that produces significant plastic deformation at the bonding interface of welded joints through thermo-mechanical coupling.In this study,PDB behavior of IN718 superalloy was systematically investigated by performing a series of isothermal compression tests at various processing conditions.It was revealed that new grains evolved in the bonding area through discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX)at 1000–1150℃.Electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)results revealed that the bonding of joints is related with interfacial grain boundary(IGB)bulging process,which is considered as a nucleation process of DRXed grain under different deformation environments.During recrystallization process,the bonded interface moved due to strain-induced boundary migration(SIBM)process.Stored energy difference(caused by accumulation of dislocations at the bonding interface)was the dominant factor for SIBM during DRX.The mechanical properties of the bonded joints were dependent upon the recrystallized microstructure and SIBM ensued during PDB.

Microstructure and Deformation Mechanics of X100 Line Pipe Steel

In present paper,microstructure is observed by means of OM,SEM,EBSD and TEM analysis on material obtained from X100 linepipe with wall thickness as 20.6mm and outside diameter as 1016mm diameter Grade 690.To study the deformation mechanics,microstructure transformation is also investigated on deformed specimens with different strain level as 0%,5% and 8%.Results show that X100 line pipe material consists mainly of acicular ferrite whose ratio in material reaches 64%,obvious cellular structures formed by tangled dislocation and M/A island distributed in acicular plates indicate abundant dislocation and substructure existed in material.It is measured that line pipe steel has a much finer effective grain size as 2.07μm,which can results in a higher strength and toughness for line pipe steel.Contrast analysis for Kikuchi Pattern reveals that the ratio of large-angle boundary is comparatively higher as 55%,implying that line pipe steel has a good toughness.It is observed that the proportion of small-angle grain boundary increases greatly after material deformed,which consequently results in the increment of dislocation and sub-structure.

Inhomogeneous deformation of {111} grain in cold rolled tantalum

The microstructures of {111}<uvw> grain were characterized in detailed and systematically investigated with the aid of electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD) and transmission electron microscope(TEM). The stored energy in different regions in the grain was evaluated by the band contrast values collected from EBSD. The results show that the distribution of energy is inhomogeneous through the grain. Especially,the regions containing the least and the largest energy were extracted from the EBSD data, and then quantitatively analyzed based on the misorientation and Schmid factor. Many peaks with large misorientation appeared in the region containing larger energy, and these peaks represent the existences of micro-bands and micro-shear bands in {111} grain. The results of Schmid factor suggest that the region containing larger energy is prone to deforming ahead of the region with less stored energy, implying the more serious subdivision of the microstructure of region with larger stored energy.

Examination of dynamic recrystallization during compression of AZ31 magnesium

This study aimed to investigate dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behavior during compression of magnesium alloy AZ31. Cylinder samples were cut from the extruded rod and hot rolled sheet AZ31 for compression test. The samples were compressed using a Gleeble 1500D at a temperature of 300℃ and a strain rate of 0.01 s-1. Grain orientations and misorientation angles across grain boundaries for the tested samples were obtained by using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique. The results showed that strong basal texture was observed after 50% compression (ε = 0.69) on both the extruded and hot rolled samples, which have different initial textures. It was observed that with increased strain, DRX grains gradually rotated to basal orientation, and grain boundaries with misorientation angle of near 30° was formed in the samples. At the strain of 0.69, a high fraction of high-angle (> 60°) bounda-ries was present in the extruded sample, whereas almost no high angle boundaries were observed in the hot rolled sheet sample.

The effect of basal dislocation on {11■1} twin boundary evolution in a Mg-Gd-Y-Zr alloy

This study aims to understand the features of{11■1}twin boundaries in a high strain rate compressed Mg-10 Gd-3Y-0.4Zr using electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).Based on the Schmid factor calculations,the basal dislocations are easily activated within the{11■1}twin and suppressed in the surrounding matrix.The consequent basal dislocation-twin interaction during deformation can lead to the misorentiation deviation of{11■1}twin boundaries,accompanying with the formation of a step at the twin boundary.Such a{11■1}twin boundary evolution mechanism provides a new vision of twinning behavior in Mg alloys.

Evaluation of Microstructure and Magnetic Properties in Non-oriented Electrical Steel Strained by Tension

The effects of deformation on the microstructure and magnetic properties of non-oriented electrical steels were investigated.Box-annealed electrical steel sheets were deformed by tension at four different strains:3%,8%,12% and 25%.The internal grain misorientation caused by tensile deformation was measured by electron backscattering diffraction(EBSD)with grain orientation spread(GOS)as an indicator of the lattice distortion.The experimental results showed that the average GOS value increases with the strain.The microstructure and crystallographic texture of deformed samples did not show a significant change in samples strained below 25%.However,the magnetic properties were strongly affected:coercivity was directly proportional to the square root of the GOS value and energy losses increased as the strain level was increased.

Static recovery of A5083 aluminum alloy after a small deformation through various measuring approaches

Static recovery was confirmed to be the dominant softening mechanism during annealing for the studied A5083 aluminum alloy.The kinetics of static recovery,described based on the activation parameters(activation energy and volume of static recovery)and the static softening fraction,were mainly studied through two thermomechanical tests,namely,double-pass compression and stress relaxation tests.A new approach was proposed to measure the static softening fraction in the stress relaxation test.In general,a higher temperature or strain rate accelerates static recovery,while interestingly,the effect of pre-strain on static recovery is opposite in cases with and without external stress,owing to the enhanced static recovery by external stress during annealing.In addition,microhardness tests and electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)characterization were also conducted to verify the accuracy of the results.The grain average misorientation approach based on EBSD characterization was confirmed to be effective in distinguishing and quantifying static recovery.It is noteworthy that the special stress hardening phenomenon occurring at 400℃and 0.1/s is caused by strain aging,showing the complexity of the material behaviors after deformation of the studied aluminum alloy.