Influence of thermomechanical treatment on recrystallization and softening resistance of Cu-6.5Fe-0.3Mg alloy

The recrystallization and softening resistance of a Cu-6.5Fe-0.3Mg(mass fraction,%)alloy prepared by Process 1(cold rolling heat treatment)and Process 2(hot/cold rolling heat treatment)were studied using Vickers hardness tests,tensile tests,scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.The softening temperature,hardness and tensile strength of the alloy prepared by Process 2 were 110°C,HV 15 and 114 MPa higher,respectively,than those of the alloy prepared by Process 1 after aging at 300°C.The recrystallization activation energy of the alloys prepared by Process 1 and Process 2 were 72.83 and 98.11 kJ/mol,respectively.The pinning effects of the precipitates of the two alloys on grain boundaries and dislocations were basically the same.The softening mechanism was mainly attributed to the loss of dislocation strengthening.The higher Fe fiber density inhibited the average free migration path of dislocations and grain boundary migration in the alloy,which was the main reason for higher softening temperature of the alloy prepared by Process 2.

Water‑immersion softening mechanism of coal rock mass based on split Hopkinson pressure bar experiment

The coal mining process is afected by various water sources such as groundwater and coal seam water injection.Understanding the dynamic mechanical parameters of water-immersed coal is helpful for coalmine safe production.The impact compression tests were performed on coal with diferent moisture contents by using theϕ50 mm Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar(SHPB)experimental system,and the dynamic characteristics and energy loss laws of water-immersed coal with diferent compositions and water contents were analyzed.Through analysis and discussion,it is found that:(1)When the moisture content of the coal sample is 0%,30%,60%,the stress,strain rate and energy frst increase and then decrease with time.(2)When the moisture content of the coal sample increases from 30%to 60%,the stress“plateau”of the coal sample becomes more obvious,resulting in an increase in the compressive stress stage and a decrease in the expansion stress stage.(3)The increase of moisture content of the coal sample will afect its impact deformation and failure mode.When the moisture content is 60%,the incident rod end and the transmission rod end of the coal sample will have obvious compression failure,and the middle part of the coal sample will also experience expansion and deformation.(4)The coal composition ratio suitable for the coal immersion softening impact experiment is optimized.

Revealing the Pressure-Induced Softening/Weakening Mechanism in Representative Covalent Materials

Diamond, cubic boron nitride(c-BN), silicon(Si), and germanium(Ge), as examples of typical strong covalent materials, have been extensively investigated in recent decades, owing to their fundamental importance in material science and industry. However, an in-depth analysis of the character of these materials' mechanical behaviors under harsh service environments, such as high pressure, has yet to be conducted. Based on several mechanical criteria, the effect of pressure on the mechanical properties of these materials is comprehensively investigated.It is demonstrated that, with respect to their intrinsic brittleness/ductile nature, all these materials exhibit ubiquitous pressure-enhanced ductility. By analyzing the strength variation under uniform deformation, together with the corresponding electronic structures, we reveal for the first time that the pressure-induced mechanical softening/weakening exhibits distinct characteristics between diamond and c-BN, owing to the differences in their abnormal charge-depletion evolution under applied strain, whereas a monotonous weakening phenomenon is observed in Si and Ge. Further investigation into dislocation-mediated plastic resistance indicates that the pressure-induced shuffle-set plane softening in diamond(c-BN), and weakening in Si(Ge), can be attributed to the reduction of antibonding states below the Fermi level, and an enhanced metallization, corresponding to the weakening of the bonds around the slipped plane with increasing pressure, respectively. These findings not only reveal the physical mechanism of pressure-induced softening/weakening in covalent materials, but also highlights the necessity of exploring strain-tunable electronic structures to emphasize the mechanical response in such covalent materials.

Constitutive model for Ya'an mudstone based on mesoscopic breakage mechanism

The slope stability of Ya’an expressway in Sichuan dominated by mudstone strata,is influenced greatly by both the mechanical properties and stressstrain relationship of mudstone.In this paper,the mechanical properties of the Ya’an mudstone samples under triaxial compression conditions were studied,based on an established constitutive model under the framework of breakage mechanics to simulate the mechanical properties of mudstone.Firstly,triaxial compression tests and SEM tests at the confining pressures of 0.5 MPa,1.0 MPa,and 2.0 MPa were carried out on the mudstone samples,and it was found that the mudstone sample undergoes strain softening and dilatancy followed by the volumetric compaction.Then,based on analysis on the breakage mechanism of the above test results,we idealized the mudstone sample as a binary medium material consisting of the bonded elements and frictional elements,of which the bonded elements are composed of solid matrix and pores,and the frictional elements are composed of broken aggregates.During the loading process,the cementation between clay minerals and non-clay minerals in the mudstone sample is first destroyed,leading to the formation of micro-cracks within the particle aggregate,that is,the bonded elements are gradually damaged during the loading process and gradually turned into the frictional elements,and the two jointly bear the external load.The bonded elements are composed of mudstone matrix and pores,which have the cementitious characteristics of mudstone,and the frictional elements are composed of the broken aggregate with the frictional characteristics of the broken particles.Based on the homogenization theory,the constitutive model for the mudstone is established,and the determining method for model parameters is also given.Finally,the results of the triaxial compression tests of the mudstone samples are predicted by the constitutive model proposed here,which can reflect the main mechanical properties of the mudstone samples.

MICROMECHANICAL MODELLING OF STRAIN SOFTENING IN MICROCRACK-WEAKENED QUASI-BRITTLE MATERIALS

By using the concept of domain of microcrack growth(DMG),the micromechanisms of damage in quasi-brittle materials subjected to triaxial either tensile or compressive loading are investigated and the complete strew-strain relation including four stages is obtained from micromechanical analysis.The regime of pre-peak nonlinear hardening corresponds to the distributed damage,i.e.the stable propagation of microcracks.After the attainment of the ultimate strength of load-bearing capacity, some microcracks experience the second unstable growth and the distributed damage is transmitted to the localization of damage.These analyses improve our understanding of the hardening and softening behaviors of quasi-brittle materials.

Heat Resisting Mechanism of Heat-Resisting Aluminum Alloy Conductor and Its Application in Transmission Line

In this paper the heat withstanding mechanism of heat-resisting aluminum alloy conductor is discussed, the types and performance of the conductor and its application on transmission lines are analyzed and introduced, and suggestions on accelerating exploitation and application of the conductor are put forward.

Cross-scale mechanical softening of Marcellus shale induced by CO_(2)-water-rock interactions using nanoindentation and accurate grain-based modeling

Mechanical softening behaviors of shale in CO_(2)-water–rock interaction are critical for shale gas exploitation and CO_(2)sequestration.This work investigated the cross-scale mechanical softening of shale triggered by CO_(2)-water–rock interaction.Initially,the mechanical softening of shale following 30 d of exposure to CO_(2)and water was assessed at the rock-forming mineral scale using nanoindentation.The mechanical alterations of rock-forming minerals,including quartz,muscovite,chlorite,and kaolinite,were analyzed and compared.Subsequently,an accurate grain-based modeling(AGBM)was proposed to upscale the nanoindentation results.Numerical models were generated based on the real microstructure of shale derived from TESCAN integrated minerals analyzer(TIMA)digital images.Mechanical parameters of shale minerals determined by nanoindentation served as input material properties for AGBMs.Finally,numerical simulations of uniaxial compression tests were conducted to investigate the impact of mineral softening on the macroscopic Young’s modulus and uniaxial compressive strength(UCS)of shale.The results present direct evidence of shale mineral softening during CO_(2)-water–rock interaction and explore its influence on the upscale mechanical properties of shale.This paper offers a microscopic perspective for comprehending CO_(2)-water-shale interactions and contributes to the development of a cross-scale mechanical model for shale.

Mechanism of hot-rolling crack formation in lean duplex stainless steel 2101

The thermoplasticity of duplex stainless steel 2205（DSS2205） is better than that of lean duplex steel 2101（LDX2101）, which undergoes severe cracking during hot rolling. The microstructure, microhardness, phase ratio, and recrystallization dependence of the deformation compatibility of LDX2101 and DSS2205 were investigated using optical microscopy（OM）, electron backscatter diffraction（EBSD）, Thermo-Calc software, and transmission electron microscopy（TEM）. The results showed that the phase-ratio transformations of LDX2101 and DSS2205 were almost equal under the condition of increasing solution temperature. Thus, the phase transformation was not the main cause for the hot plasticity difference of these two steels. The grain size of LDX2101 was substantially greater than that of DSS2205, and the microhardness difference of LDX2101 was larger than that of DSS2205. This difference hinders the transfer of strain from ferrite to austenite. In the rolling process, the ferrite grains of LDX2101 underwent continuous softening and were substantially refined. However, although little recrystallization occurred at the boundaries of austenite, serious deformation accumulated in the interior of austenite, leading to a substantial increase in hardness. The main cause of crack formation is the microhardness difference between ferrite and austenite.

Analysis on resonant shake table with novel variable stiffness mechanism

To improve the efficiency and amplify the exciting force of a shake table,a novel variable stiffness mechanism(VSM)constructed by four leaf spring-lever combinations(LSLCs)was designed.Three VSMs were installed in parallel on the traditional hydraulic shake table to constitute a resonant shake table(RST).The static model of the VSM and the dynamic model of the RST were constructed by considering the large deflection of leaf springs and the geometrical nonlinearity of L-shaped levers.The variable stiffness property of LSLCs was analyzed and verified through static experiments.The simulation and vibration experiments on the dynamic properties of the RST prototype were conducted.The results show that compared with traditional shake tables,the RST consumes lower exciting force in a specified frequency bandwidth when outputting the same displacement of vibration.Under a harmonic vibrational excitation,the RST is effective for vibration enhancement using broadband frequency resonance and can save energy to some extent.The broadband resonance technology exhibits considerable potential in practical engineering applications.

Simultaneous enhancement of mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of as-cast Mg-5Zn via microstructural modification by friction stir processing

Magnesium alloys are ideal lightweight materials;however,their applications are extremely limited due to their low strength,poor ductility,and weak corrosion resistance.In the present study,a friction stir processing(FSP)treatment was employed to optimize the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of an as-cast Mg-5Zn alloy.The average grain size of the Mg-5Zn alloy was refined from 133.8μm to1.3μm as a result of FSP.Along different directions,FSP exhibited the enhancement effects on different mechanical properties.Furthermore,according to the potentiodynamic polarization results,the corrosion current density at the free-corrosion potential of the FSPed sample,was 4.1×10^(-6)A/cm^(2)in 3.5 wt.%Na Cl aqueous solution,which was significantly lower than that of the as-cast sample.Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy revealed that the polarization impedance,Rp,of the FSPed sample was 1534Ω/cm^(2)in 3.5 wt.%NaCl aqueous solution,which was 71.4%greater than that of the as-cast sample.The corrosion morphology of the FSPed sample in 3.5 wt.%NaCl aqueous solution exhibited largely uniform corrosion,rather than severe localized corrosion characteristics,which further reduced the corrosion depth on the basis of reducing the corrosion current density.The results presented herein indicate that FSP is a viable technique for simultaneously improving the mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of the as-cast Mg-5Zn alloy.

Study on Sinking-Sliding Failure Mechanism of Perilous Rock at Wangxia in Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, China

The giant perilous rock at Wangxia (named Wangxia perilous rock) is representative in Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, China, has threatened badly the navigation of the Yangtze River channel for a long period. The giant perilous rock is composed of siliceous limestone and argillaceous limestone, and includes two elements marking by W1 and W2, respectively. The W1 is an isolated pillar while the W2 is in clintheriform. The linking segment of dominant fissure in the W2 is composed by moniliform solution funnels at its back, and the locked segment of the dominant fissure at the base of the W2 is composed by two parts. For the locked part of the dominant fissure of the W2, the upper segment shows the same lithology with the perilous rock and it can be simplified as an elastic medium, for the lower segment composed by argillaceous shale and mudstone can be simplified as a strain-softening medium. Introducing the water-softened function, the constitutive curves with two kinds of medium materials for the locked segment in the dominant fissure of the W2 have been proposed. Based on energy principle, the cusp catastrophe model for perilous rock rupture is built and formulas for the transient elastic and impulsive acceleration and the elastic-impulsive velocity of perilous rock catastrophe rupture have been established. By the calculation, the elastic-impulsive acceleration for the catastrophe rupture of the W2 is 531.4 m/s2, while the average elastic-impulsive velocity is 2.608 m/s. Further, it is deduced that the elastic-impulsive velocity at the base of the W2 is about 5.2 m/s. For the transient ruture of the W2, there is a greater speed difference between the top and the base of the W2, which impels the giant perilous rock to be retroverted sliding rupture, coinciding with the fact. Undoubtedly, studies in this paper must play an important role to analyze the catastrophe rupture mechanism of giant perilous rocks at both banks in Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, China.

灰岩酸蚀裂缝软化区域力学特性与微观特征

碳酸盐岩储层常采用酸化酸压工艺进行改造,酸蚀后岩石表面的微观结构被溶蚀破坏,岩石力学特性发生显著变化,进而影响最终的改造效果。为明确酸蚀对灰岩力学特性和微观孔隙结构变化的影响规律,开展了酸蚀前后灰岩力学特性实验、表面形态特征扫描电镜研究和微观孔隙结构核磁共振表征。结果表明,酸蚀后岩石表面出现了一定厚度的酸蚀软化层,厚度约为11.61μm。值得注意的是,由于酸蚀软化层的存在,灰岩抗压强度、弹性模量与表面硬度均降至酸蚀前的约40%。酸蚀后表层岩石内部产生了大小不一的溶蚀孔洞,并在溶蚀孔洞周边引发应力集中,改变了酸蚀软化层的应力分布。在高闭合应力作用下,溶蚀孔洞易于发生挤压变形或坍塌破坏,这也是酸蚀软化层力学性质改变的主要原因。结合核磁共振T2谱,发现孔径尺寸在1nm~1μm的孔隙数量变化最大,酸液溶蚀改变了灰岩软化层内部的孔隙结构,进而显著影响酸蚀后岩石的力学性质。

三轴加载条件下含水率对煤体力学特性影响的试验研究

含水率对煤体力学特性具有重要影响,为深入探讨三轴加载条件下含水率在煤体力学中的作用机制,选择平顶山矿区代表性煤样并设置不同含水率水平的试验组,开展了不同含水煤样的单轴压缩试验和不同围压条件下的含水煤样三轴压缩试验,并对不同含水煤样进行应力-应变关系、抗压强度等方面的综合性能测试。结果表明:不同围压条件下,含水煤体的应力-应变曲线呈现相同趋势。三轴加载条件下,含水煤体轴向方向的应力-应变曲线与单轴加载时的煤体轴向方向的应力-应变曲线形式相同。相同含水率条件下,不同围压的试验煤样出现应力峰值时的轴向应变略有不同,整体呈现围压越大,其出现应力峰值对应的轴向应变越小。整个加载过程中,试验煤样轴向应变始终为正值,即煤体轴向方向发生轴向压缩变形,与此同时,试验煤样径向产生膨胀变形。单轴/三轴加载条件下,随着含水率增加,峰值强度整体呈降低,含水率与峰值强度呈一元二次函数关系。随着围压增加,峰值强度整体呈下降趋势。随着含水率增加,岩石软化系数整体呈现降低趋势。含水率与软化系数呈一元二次函数关系。研究结果为平顶山矿区煤炭资源的合理开发和利用提供了科学依据。

水软化作用下页岩微观结构和力学性质演化特性

在雨水或者地下水的浸泡下,页岩力学性质会大幅度降低,容易导致泥石流、隧洞塌陷、滑坡等灾害。以页岩为研究对象,通过微观岩石力学试验研究了水软化作用下页岩的微观结构和力学特性演变规律。研究结果表明:在浸水10 d后,页岩表面粗糙度平均值和最大值分别增至259.1 nm和561.9 nm。页岩主要由石英、绿泥石、伊利石和钠长石组成,其中绿泥石为层状硅酸盐。在水软化作用下绿泥石发生崩解并且释放晶层间膨胀力,导致页岩样品粗糙度增加。随着浸水时间的增加,高、中、低3类强度矿物的弹性模量逐渐减小;低强度矿物的黏聚力呈现下降趋势,从16.7 MPa降低到6.0 MPa,而内摩擦角随浸泡时间轻微波动,其平均值为42.5°。

猕猴桃果实淀粉代谢研究进展

猕猴桃为国际重要水果种类,已成为我国精准扶贫、乡村振兴的“金果果”。淀粉作为植物光合作用固定碳形成的主要碳水化合物,在植物的整个生长发育过程中具有重要作用。猕猴桃果实属于淀粉积累型水果,在临近商业采收时淀粉积累达到峰值,然后随着果实软化成熟淀粉降解为糖,果实甜度增高,风味品质形成。同时,猕猴桃属于呼吸跃变型果实,具有生理后熟属性,采后易软化,不耐贮藏。淀粉作为细胞内容物对维持细胞膨压,支持果实硬度起着重要作用。随着猕猴桃基因组的测序完成,猕猴桃果实淀粉代谢分子研究取得新的进展,尤其是淀粉降解方面,但是目前对猕猴桃果实淀粉代谢进展的整理与归纳还鲜有报道。因此,从猕猴桃果实淀粉的理化性质、植物淀粉代谢途径以及猕猴桃果实淀粉代谢分子机制三个方面展开,并结合淀粉与猕猴桃果实风味品质、成熟软化的关系,对猕猴桃果实淀粉研究现状与进展进行综述,为以后创制优质高淀粉耐贮藏猕猴桃新材料或选育新品种,以及建立即食供应的快速后熟技术体系提供理论支撑。

锦屏大理岩原位应力环境水软化特性分析

中国水电资源主要集中在西部高山峡谷地区,将水电站建筑物布置在极深洞室群常常是经济且较优的选择。受典型河谷地貌特征和区域强烈高地应力、高渗透压环境影响,极深洞室围岩力学特性演化规律和长期稳定性是亟需解决的关键科学问题。不同赋存深度应力环境下,水岩耦合作用对岩石力学性质的影响尚不明确,导致深部岩体工程面临一定的风险性和低效性。基于自主设计并研制的深部原位应力环境岩石饱水试验系统,开展锦屏大理岩原位应力环境与无压环境下饱水时长为1、23、60和100 d的水软化试验,并进行5组不同围压下的三轴压缩试验。研究发现:深部原位应力环境下锦屏大理岩饱水100 d后峰值强度劣化程度约为无压饱水100 d的3倍,其余力学参数(如内聚力、内摩擦角等)劣化度也远大于无压饱水条件;锦屏大理岩峰值强度劣化度随水岩耦合环境深度的增加(100、1000、1400、1800和2400 m)均呈现先减小后增大的非线性变化特征;通过探索锦屏大理岩水软化机理,发现摩擦弱化效应与孔隙水压力作用共同造就了锦屏大理岩峰值强度非线性变化规律。结果表明,原位应力环境下的水软化效应及其对围岩力学性质的影响更加突出,在对深部地下工程进行稳定性分析时必须考虑围岩水软化特性,该结论对锦屏地下工程的建设和维护具有重要的指导意义。

Effect of Ti_(p) Content on the Work Hardening and Softening Behavior of Mg-Zn-Ca Alloy

The Ti_(p)/ZX60 composites with different Ti_(p) contents were prepared by semi-solid stirring casting.After extrusion,the microstructure,work hardening and softening behavior of the Ti_(p)/ZX60 composites were analyzed compared with the ZX60(Mg-6Zn-0.2Ca)alloy.The results showed that the addition of Ti_(p) could not only promote the nucleation of dynamic recrystallized(DRXed)grains,but also be propitious to the refinement of DRXed grains.With increasing Ti_(p) content,the size of DRXed grains decreased accompanied with increasing volume fraction of DRXed grains.As the Ti_(p) content increased to 15 vol.%,the average size and volume fraction of DRXed grains reached to~0.32μm and 93.2%,respectively.Besides,both the strength and elongation were improved by the addition of Ti_(p).With increasing content of Ti_(p),a substantial increase in the strength was achieved with little change in the elongation.However,the elongation decreased sharply when the Ti_(p) content further increased to 15 vol.%.The addition of Ti_(p) led to an increase in the work hardening rate,which gradually increased with increasing Ti_(p) content.However,the softening rate did not demonstrate the same tendency with increasing Ti_(p) content.Unlike the conventional ceramic particles,the Ti_(p) can be deformed in coordination with the matrix alloy,which imparted a higher softening rate to the matrix alloy.Even though the softening rate improved as the Ti_(p) content increased from 5 to 10 vol.%,it dropped deeply as the Ti_(p) content increased to 15 vol.%owing to the fracture of Ti_(p) during extrusion.

“柔筋温通”手法干预家兔骨骼肌慢性损伤的作用机制

目的探讨“柔筋温通”手法干预家兔骨骼肌慢性损伤的作用机制。方法选用40只健康成年家兔,30只造模成功后分别设为实验组、对照组、模型组各10只,余下10只设为正常组。实验组采用“柔筋温通”手法干预,对照组采用地塞米松药物治疗,共治疗10次,模型组和正常组均正常喂养,治疗结束后取材检测,采用ELISA法检测TNF-α、IL-6的含量以及采用Western blot检测TGF-β1、CTGF的蛋白表达。结果实验组兔骨骼肌中TNF-α、IL-6含量显著降低;CTGF、TGF-β1蛋白表达明显降低。结论通过研究,“柔筋温通”手法通过降低骨骼肌损伤局部炎性因子(TNF-α、IL-6)的含量以及通过降低的TGF-β1、CTGF的蛋白表达,来抑制炎性粘连和炎症纤维组织增生,促进骨骼肌慢性损伤的修复。

贵州三叠纪垄头组软岩优势结构面研究意义和进展

中国天眼(five-hundred-meter aperture spherical radio telescope,FAST)落成于贵州省平塘县。FAST台址地区主要出露三叠纪垄头组地层,属中厚层致密灰岩和白云岩,内含软弱泥灰岩夹层。受区域褶皱影响,该泥灰岩夹层为与区域断裂构成优势结构面组合,一定的外界条件(如地震动、人工切坡开挖、降雨等)下易发展成为优势滑动面或岩体崩塌面,是不可忽视的重要地质灾害隐患。开展三叠纪垄头组软岩岩性及优势结构面研究有助于揭示地质灾害触发的临界条件、过程机制和破坏模式,可以为地质灾害早期预警、地质灾害风险排查、评估及防治对策提供专业性指导意见,更好地服务于国家科技计划和重大科学工程。

热成形钢激光局部软化组织与性能研究

为了降低热成形钢连接位置的硬度,提高塑性,采用高斯激光光束快速扫描试样表面,利用高温回火原理使材料的强度、硬度降低,成功实现了局部区域的材料软化。结果表明,软区组织为回火索氏体,扫描速率越慢,软区硬度越低;温度为800℃、扫描线速率为2 mm/s时,软区硬度为230 HV,是母材硬度的47.92%,软区抗拉强度降低767 MPa,是母材的50.53%,其断后伸长率17.36%,是母材的188.08%;软化拉伸试样为韧性断裂,杯锥状断面;软化后点焊不会改变焊核的硬度,可以加宽热影响区,避免其硬度骤降骤升的情况,改善热影响区应力集中的情况,防止焊点出现界面断裂,软化后能提高焊点断裂最大位移60%,最大能量吸收功提升了10.14%。本研究证明了激光软化热成形钢具有可行性,对热冲压汽车零件局部软化有一定指导意义。