Customized heat treatment process enabled excellent mechanical properties in wire arc additively manufactured Mg-RE-Zn-Zr alloys

Customized heat treatment is essential for enhancing the mechanical properties of additively manufactured metallic materials,especially for alloys with complex phase constituents and heterogenous microstructure.However,the interrelated evolutions of different microstructure features make it difficult to establish optimal heat treatment processes.Herein,we proposed a method for customized heat treatment process exploration and establishment to overcome this challenge for such kind of alloys,and a wire arc additively manufactured(WAAM)Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Zr alloy with layered heterostructure was used for feasibility verification.Through this method,the optimal microstructures(fine grain,controllable amount of long period stacking ordered(LPSO)structure and nano-scaleβ'precipitates)and the corresponding customized heat treatment processes(520°C/30 min+200°C/48 h)were obtained to achieve a good combination of a high strength of 364 MPa and a considerable elongation of 6.2%,which surpassed those of other state-of-the-art WAAM-processed Mg alloys.Furthermore,we evidenced that the favorable effect of the undeformed LPSO structures on the mechanical properties was emphasized only when the nano-scaleβ'precipitates were present.It is believed that the findings promote the application of magnesium alloy workpieces and help to establish customized heat treatment processes for additively manufactured materials.

Wire arc additive manufacturing of a heat-resistant Al-Cu-Ag-Sc alloy:microstructures and high-temperature mechanical properties

With a high energy efficiency,low geometric limitation,and low cracking susceptivity to cracks,wire arc additive manufacturing(WAAM)has become an ideal substitute for casting in the manufacturing of load-bearing high strength aluminum components in aerospace industry.Recently,in scientific researches,the room temperature mechanical performance of additive manufactured high strength aluminum alloys has been continuously broken through,and proves these alloys can achieve comparable or even higher properties than the forged counterpart.Since the aluminum components for aerospace usage experience high-low temperature cycling due to the absence of atmosphere protection,the high temperature performances of additive manufactured high strength aluminum alloys are also important.However,few research focuses on that.A special 2319Ag Sc with 0.4 wt.%Ag and 0.2 wt.%Sc addition designed for high temperature application is deposited successfully via cold metal transfer(CMT)based on WAAM.The microstructures and high temperature tensile properties are investigated.The results show that the as-deposited 2319Ag Sc alloy presents an alternate distribution of columnar grains and equiaxed grains with no significant textures.Main second phases are Al_(2)Cu and Al3Sc,while co-growth of Al_(2)Cu and bulk Al_(3)Sc is found on the grain boundary.During manufacturing,nanoscale Al_(2)Cu can precipitate out from the matrix.Ag and Mg form nano-scaleΩphase on the Al_(2)Cu precipitates.At 260℃,average yield strengths in the horizontal direction and vertical direction are 87 MPa±2 MPa,87 MPa±4 MPa,while average ultimate tensile strengths are 140 MPa±7 MPa,141 MPa±11 MPa,and average elongations are 11.0%±2.5%,13.5%±3.0%.Anisotropy in different directions is weak.

Effect of Conduction Pre-heating in Au-Al Thermosonic Wire Bonding

This paper presents the recent study by investigating the vital responses of wire bonding with the application of conduction pre-heating. It is observed through literature reviews that, the effect of pre-heating has not been completely explored to enable the successful application of pre-heating during wire bonding. The aim of wire bonding is to form quality and reliable solid-state bonds to interconnect metals such as gold wires to metalized pads deposited on silicon integrated circuits. Typically, there are 3 main wire bonding techniques applied in the industry;Thermo-compression, Ultrasonic and Thermosonic. This experiment utilizes the most common and widely used platform which is thermosonic bonding. This technique is explored with the application of conduction pre-heating along with heat on the bonding site, ultrasonic energy and force on an Au-Al system. Sixteen groups of bonding conditions which include eight hundred data points of shear strength at various temperature settings were compared to establish the relationship between bonding strength and the application of conduction pre-heating. The results of this study will clearly indicate the effects of applied conduction pre-heating towards bonding strength which may further produce a robust wire bonding system.

Effect of heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of AZ80M magnesium alloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing

To maximize the benefits of wire arc additive manufacturing(WAAM)processes,the effect of post-deposition heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of WAAM AZ80M magnesium(Mg)alloy was investigated.Three different heat treatment procedures(T4,T5 and T6)were performed.According to the results,after T4 heat treatment,the microsegregation of alloying elements was improved with the eutectic structure dissolved.Samples after T5 heat treatment inherited the net-like distribution of secondary phases similar to the as-deposited sample,where the eutectic structure covering the interdendritic regions and theβ-phase precipitated around the eutectic structure.After T6 heat treatment,the tinyβ-phases re-precipitated from the matrix and distributed in inner and outer of the grains.The hardness distribution of the samples went through T4 and T6 heat treatment was more uniform in comparison to that of T5 heat treated samples.The tensile test showed that the T6 heat treatment improved the strength and ductility,and the anisotropy between horizontal and vertical can be eliminated.Moreover,T4 treated samples exhibited highest ductility.

Factors governing heat affected zone during wire bonding

In the wire bonding process of microelectronic packaging,heat affect zone(HAZ)is an important factor governing the loop profile of bonding.The height of loop is affected by the length of the HAZ.Factors governing the HAZ were studied.To investigate this relationship,experiments were done for various sizes of wire and free air ball(FAB).Electric flame-off(EFO)current, EFO time,EFO gap and recrystallization were also studied.The results show that as the size of FAB becomes larger,the length of HAZ increases.With the increase of EFO current and time,the length of HAZ becomes longer.When FAB forms at the same parameter the length of HAZ becomes shorter with the high temperature of recrystallization.

Spin current and its heat effect in a multichannel quantum wire with Rashba spin-orbit coupling

Using the perturbation method, we theoretically study the spin current and its heat effect in a multichannel quantum wire with Rashba spin-orbit coupling. The heat generated by the spin current is calculated. With the increase of the width of the quantum wire, the spin current and the heat generated both exhibit period oscillations with equal amplitudes. When the quantum-channel number is doubled, the oscillation periods of the spin current and of the heat generated both decrease by a factor of 2. For the spin current js,xy, the amplitude increases with the decrease of the quantum channel; while the amplitude of the spin current js,yx remains the same. Therefore we conclude that the effect of the quantum-channel number on the spin current js,xy is greater than that on the spin current js,yx. The strength of the Rashba spin-orbit coupling is tunable by the gate voltage, and the gate voltage can be varied experimentally, which implies a new method of detecting the. spin current. In addition, we can control the amplitude and the oscillation period of the spin current by controlling the number of the quantum channels. All these characteristics of the spin current will be very important for detecting and controlling the spin current, and especially for designing new spintronic devices in the future.

Improvement of Critical Heat Flux Performance by Wire Spacer

In order to investigate the coolability of a tight lattice core in BWR （boiling water reactors）, an experiment of CHF （critical heat flux） was conducted using a single heater pin flow channel with and without a wire spacer with the mass flux ranged from 200 kg/（m2.s） to 600 kg/（m2·s）, the inlet temperature from 50 ℃ to 90 ℃ at the pressure of 0.1 MPa. The results of CHF values were compared between two different types of heater pin with and without the wire spacer. The heat removability of flow channel was improved by the wire spacer in comparison with the heater pin flow channel without the wire spacer. The CHF value was higher in the heater pin channel with the wire spacer than in that without the wire spacer.

Heat Transfer Behavior in a Square Duct with Tandem Wire Coil Element Insert

Effects of insertion of tandem wire coil elements used as turbulator on heat transfer and turbulent flow friction characteristics in a uniform heat-flux square duct are experimentally investigated in this work. The experiment is conducted for turbulent flow with the Reynolds number from 4000 to 25000. The wire coil element is inserted into the duct with a view to generating a swirl flow that assists to wash up the flow trapped in the duct corners and then increase the heat transfer rate of the test duct. Apart from the full-length coil, 1D and 2D length coil elements placed in tandem inside the duct with various free-space lengths are introduced to reduce the friction loss. The results obtained from these wire coil element inserts are also compared with those from the smooth duct. The experimental results reveal that the use of wire coil inserts for the full-length coil, 1D and 2D coil elements with a short free-space length leads to a considerable increase in heat transfer and friction loss over the smooth duct with no insert. The full-length wire coil provides higher heat transfer and friction factor than the tandem wire coil elements under the same operating conditions. Also, performance evaluation criteria to assess the real benefits in using the wire coil insert into the square duct are determined.

Effects of Fillerwire Composition along with Different Pre- and Post-Heat Treatment on Mechanical Properties of AISI 4130 Welded by the GTAW Process

This research intends to find out the optimal mechanical properties of AISI 4130 steel welded by the GTAW process. Six test plates were joined by two types of filler wire with similar chemical composition to the base metal, and with lower carbon content and slightly higher alloy elements content compared to the first one. Test plates then exerted three different pre-heat and post-heat treatments on both groups. The three types of heat treatments were alternatively without pre-heat and post-heat, with pre-heat only, and finally with pre-heat and post-heat. Tensile, side bends and impact tests (for weld zone and HAZ) have been conducted. Results show that using low-carbon filler wire along with pre- and post-heat resulted in outstanding mechanical properties.

Correlation between laser-wire distance and Nd：YAG laser ＋ P-GMA hybrid welding heat input parameters

In laser ＋ P-GMA hybrid welding, laser-wire distance is an important parameter to describe the distance from laser spot to the center of the pulsed gas metal arc. The experiments results show that the optimal laser-wire distance with the deepest weld penetration increases with welding current and laser power being increased and decreases with welding speed being increased. Welding current, laser power and welding speed determine the hybrid welding heat input in laser ＋ arc hybrid welding process, so there is a correlation between the optimal laser-wire distanee and the hybrid heat input welding parameters for the deepest weld penetration： the optimal laser-wire distance increases with the heat input being increased. The positive correlation between the optimal laser-wire distance and the hybrid welding heat input is induced by the characteristics of the limited influence of P-GMA welding process on laser transmission and the dependence of weld penetration of hybrid welding on laser power.

Modeling and Parametric Study of the Heat Transfer Inside a Lithium Bromide Flow Confined by Wire Screen

The present study deals with the numerical analysis of heat transfer inside a lithium bromide-water solution flowing down between finely meshed plastic wire screens. These screens confine the flow through capillary action while allowing the water vapour transfer inside an innovative absorber technology. The complex menisci shape formed on the confinement grid level, where the surface tension forces are of first importance, are reconstructed by a volume-of-fluid model. A continuum surface force model is used to account for the surface tension force. A static contact angle is used to define the wall adhesion. A new algorithm, consisting to set an unique constant temperature at the liquid/vapour interface and to determine the evolution of heat transfer characteristics over the simulation domain, has been implemented and validated by analytical solution. A parametric study has been conducted to determine the effect of the geometry, the contact angle and the shape of the wire on the heat transfer.

Enhancement of Critical Heat Flux in Tight Rod Bundle with Wire Spacer

The experiment of CHF （critical heat flux） was conducted for water boiling two-phase flow in three-pin tight rod bundle. The effects of with and without wire spacers and the pitch to diameter ratio p/d on CHF were investigated under the conditions of mass flux range 250-430 kg/（m2·s）, inlet temperature from 70 ℃ to 92 ℃ and the pressure of 0.1 MPa. The CHF was enhanced by wire spacers in comparison with the results of CHF without wire spacers. The CHF was enhanced by reducing thep/dfrom 1.18 to 1.10 under the same flow rate condition, although it did not change appreciably with the change ofp/d under the same mass flux condition.

金属丝网强化余热回收烟气换热器的试验与数值研究

为探究金属丝网强化元件在余热回收烟气换热器中的应用可行性及其性能表现,对嵌有金属丝网的通道的流动与换热性能开展试验与数值研究。对嵌入不同孔隙率金属丝网的通道进行了试验研究,基于FLUENT软件进行了模拟计算和流场分析,并分析了丝网高度对流动和传热性能的影响。结果表明,相比于传统平直翅片,嵌入金属丝网后通道综合性能指标最大提高58%。综合性能随孔隙率的提高先增后减,0.945为最佳孔隙率。同时,使用高度与流道高度一致的金属丝网,可以获得最佳综合性能。在相同压力损失下,金属丝网通过均匀流体温度、破坏边界层可以比平直翅片通过增加传热面积获得更好的综合性能,证明了金属丝网作为烟气换热器强化元件的可行性。

辅丝对摇动电弧窄间隙GMA焊接温度场的影响

【目的】旨在建立主辅丝同步的摇动电弧窄间隙GMA焊温度场模型。【方法】从宏观传热学出发,综合考虑横断面几何形状特征、主丝和辅丝的运动及焊缝表面形状对电弧热流分布特征的影响,并利用ANSYS软件对不加辅丝和主辅丝同步摇动两种情况下的电弧瞬态温度场及热循环曲线进行了模拟计算。【结果】焊缝横断面的计算结果、测温特征点热循环曲线的计算结果,与试验结果接近。【结论】证明模型可以真实反映添加辅丝的摇动电弧的移动轨迹及分布特征,具有较高的准确性。不加辅丝时,焊缝横断面底部有明显“双峰”特征,主辅丝同步摇动时,“双峰”特征明显减弱。主辅丝同步摇动情况下的热影响区宽度略有增加。

电弧熔丝增材制造控形技术研究现状与展望

金属增材制造是制造强国战略下推动我国高端装备制造业转型升级的重点发展方向。电弧增材制造以其高沉积效率、低成本、可进行复杂结构直接成形等优势受到了广泛的关注。但增材过程中涉及的物理过程复杂,成形质量与精度面临很大挑战。针对电弧增材制造技术短流程、长周期的制造特征,讨论如何从热源上降低成形偏差、从过程上降低制造误差、从结果上改善成形精度,介绍了一系列创新的热源调制、过程控制与结果优化的方法策略,总结了现有技术存在的问题与面临的挑战,为如何进一步提升电弧增材过程的成形控制效果提出了几点思考。

钛型气保护药芯焊丝工艺质量影响因素综述

综述了涉及钛型气保护药芯焊丝工艺质量的影响因素。结果表明,合理选用药芯添加物,严格控制熔敷金属中主要强化元素C、Mn、Si的含量,可以改善焊丝熔滴过渡形态,获得焊丝熔敷金属满意的力学性能。在Ar+CO_(2)二元混合保护气体中,随着CO_(2)含量增大,熔滴过渡形态从轴向变为非轴向滴状排斥过渡,接头的抗拉强度几乎没有影响,但熔敷金属的冲击吸收能明显下降。热输入较大时,焊丝工艺性变差;热输入居中时,焊丝工艺性较好。热输入对焊丝熔敷金属韧性的影响出现了对热输入敏感和不敏感两种情况。钛型气保护药芯焊丝工艺质量的三个影响因素控制原理各具特色。

电弧增材制造GH4169合金均匀化热处理组织特征、力学性能和蠕变性能研究

为深入探究电弧增材制造GH4169合金热处理组织特征,针对不同热处理工艺对GH4169合金组织及相的影响开展研究,以确定最佳的均匀化热处理工艺。采用电弧熔丝增材制造技术成形GH4169合金试块,研究不同均匀化热处理温度下试样微观组织和力学性能的变化。结果显示,随着均匀化温度的提升,Laves相逐渐溶解至完全溶解,试样组织逐渐变得均匀。当均匀化温度升至1 100℃时,Laves相完全溶解,试样水平方向和垂直方向均为等轴晶,组织各向异性消除。经过1 100℃均匀化处理再进行固溶+双时效处理,材料强度明显提升,相比沉积态增加50%,且材料的蠕变性能远高于锻件标准。研究表明,通过控制均匀化热处理温度和后续的热处理工艺,能有效提升电弧增材制造GH4169合金的力学性能和蠕变性能。对于优化电弧增材制造GH4169合金的工艺参数,提高其综合性能具有重要意义。

绕丝棒束组件过渡流摩擦阻力实验研究

绕丝棒束组件低流速下摩擦阻力是钠冷快堆堆芯热工水力研究的重点内容之一。通过对现有组件摩擦阻力系数公式应用于过渡流存在的问题、现有组件摩擦阻力实验在低流速时出现的不同摩擦阻力特性的分析讨论,以及对一个37棒组件低流速摩擦阻力的实验研究,提出了组件内流动的转捩特性和提高经验公式在低流速时计算准确性的有效策略。研究结果表明:绕丝棒束组件内流动转捩并不是同时发生,而是在部分子通道的局部先发生,随着流速的增加扩散到整个组件,只有当一定数量子通道都发生转捩时,棒束的平均摩擦阻力才会显著增加。绕丝棒束组件摩擦阻力系数公式应尽可能使用小的层流向过渡流转捩的临界Re和插值指数,使公式尽早开始转捩,并平滑向过渡流过渡。

热处理对电弧增材制造TC4钛合金组织和性能影响的研究进展

电弧增材制造(WAAM)TC4钛合金相比传统制造工艺具有成本低,沉积速率高等优势,应用前景广阔。然而电弧沉积过程会使材料微观组织结构不均匀、产生残余应力,造成其力学性能的各向异性,故需采用合适的热处理工艺以消除不利影响、进一步满足使用性能要求。本文综述了近年来国内外关于热处理调控电弧增材制造TC4合金组织性能方面的相关文献,全面分析了热处理对TC4合金等轴晶形成及细化的影响机制,讨论了热处理工艺对TC4合金强度、塑性、硬度、疲劳、抗蠕变等力学性能的影响因素与作用机理,最后对WAAM热处理工艺对调控TC4合金组织和性能的研究进行了展望。

变位磁场强度对电弧熔积中电弧和熔池传热与流动的影响

目的研究变位磁场强度对变位磁场作用下电弧熔积中电弧和熔池传热与流动的影响规律与机理。方法基于流动动力学方程(麦克斯韦方程组、动量守恒方程、连续方程、能量守恒方程),建立了变位磁场作用下TIG电弧-熔池耦合的数值模型,对比分析了外加不同强度的变位磁场对电弧与熔池传热传质的影响规律与机理。结果外加变位磁场使电弧发生偏移,电弧等离子体具有偏向一侧与旋转的流动趋势,熔池的整体形貌向x正方向与y负方向发生偏移,熔池除了具有中心向外流动趋势以外,还具有偏向一侧与围绕中心旋转的趋势。随着变位磁场强度的增大,电弧与熔池整体形貌偏移量增大且偏向一侧与围绕中心旋转的趋势增强。结论外加变位磁场可使电弧发生偏移,且变位磁场强度增大,电弧与熔池整体形貌偏移量增大。