Microstructural evolution and dynamic recrystallization mechanisms of additively manufactured TiAl alloy with heterogeneous microstructure during hot compression

Microstructural evolution and dynamic recrystallization(DRX)mechanisms of a Ti-48Al-2Cr-2Nb(at.%)alloy prepared by selective electron beam melting(SEBM)during hot deformation at 1150℃and 0.1 s^(-1)were investigated by hot compression tests,optical microscope(OM),scanning electron microscope(SEM),electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD)and transmission electron microscope(TEM).The results show that the initial microstructure of the as-SEBMed alloy exhibits layers of coarseγgrains and fineγ+α_(2)+(α_(2)/γ)lamellar mixture grains alternately along the building direction.During the early stage of hot deformation,deformation twins tend to form within the coarse grains,facilitating subsequent deformation,and a small number of DRX grains appear in the fine-grained regions.With the increase of strain,extensive DRX grains are formed through different DRX mechanisms in both coarse and fine-grained regions,involving discontinuous dynamic recrystallization mechanism(DDRX)in the fine-grained regions and a coexistence of DDRX and continuous dynamic recrystallization(CDRX)in the coarsegrained regions.

Research and development of advanced copper matrix composites

Copper matrix composites(CMCs)offer promising applications by combining the functional characteristics of copper with composite phases.With the rapid advancement in aerospace,microelectronics,and intelligent terminal engineering,the demand for CMCs with superior mechanical and electrical properties has become increasingly critical.This paper reviews the design principles,preparation methods,microstructures and properties of some typical CMCs.The existing form of composite phases in the Cu matrix and their effects on microstructure evolution and comprehensive properties are summarised.Key underlying mechanisms governing these enhancements are discussed.The results provide a systematic understanding of the relationship between reinforcement phases and properties,offering insights for the future development of CMCs aimed to achieve much better comprehensive properties.The paper concludes by outlining the development trends and future outlook for the application of CMCs.

亚共晶Al-xLa-0.2Sc合金的组织、性能及断裂行为

采用扫描电子显微镜(SEM)、透射电子显微镜(TEM)、拉伸力学性能测试和电导率测试等手段研究了亚共晶Al-xLa-0.2Sc(x=5, 8)合金铸态及T5时效后的微观组织、力学性能和导电性能,并结合代表性体积元(RVE)有限元拉伸模拟分析了合金拉伸断裂机理。结果表明:随着La含量的提高,合金的强度随之提高,伸长率和电导率随之降低。铸态合金拉伸时,裂纹萌生于共晶区域和初晶α(Al)的界面。T5处理后,Al_(3)Sc相析出提高了合金强度和电导率,降低了α(Al)塑性变形能力,增加了共晶相界面的位错塞积程度和应力集中水平,导致裂纹更易萌生于共晶区域,合金的断裂模式由铸态的韧性断裂转变为时效态的脆性断裂。

Effects of minor Sc and Zr additions on mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of Al−Zn−Mg−Cu alloys

The effects of minor Sc and Zr additions on the mechanical properties and microstructure evolution of Al Zn Mg Cu alloys were studied using tensile tests, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The ultimate tensile strength of the peak-aged Al Zn Mg Cu alloy is improved by about 105 MPa with the addition of 0.10% Zr. An increase of about 133 MPa is observed with the joint addition of 0.07% Sc and 0.07% Zr. For the alloys modified with the minor addition of Sc and Zr (0.14%), the main strengthening mechanisms of minor addition of Sc and Zr are fine-grain strengthening, sub-structure strengthening and the Orowan strengthening mechanism produced by the Al3(Sc,Zr) and Al3Zr dispersoids. The volume of Al3Zr particles is less than that of Al3(Sc,Zr) particles, but the distribution of Al3(Sc,Zr) particles is more dispersed throughout the matrix leading to pinning the dislocations motion and restraining the recrystallization more effectively.

Characterization of hot deformation behavior of AA2014 forging aluminum alloy using processing map

The hot deformation behavior of AA2014forging aluminum alloy was investigated by isothermal compression tests attemperatures of350-480°C and strain rates of0.001-1s-1on a Gleeble-3180simulator.The corresponding microstructures of thealloys under different deformation conditions were studied using optical microscopy(OM),electron back scattered diffraction(EBSD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The processing maps were constructed with strains of0.1,0.3,0.5and0.7.The results showed that the instability domain was more inclined to occur at strain rates higher than0.1s-1and manifested in theform of local non-uniform deformation.At the strain of0.7,the processing map showed two stability domains:domain I(350-430°C,0.005-0.1s-1)and domain II(450-480°C,0.001-0.05s-1).The predominant softening mechanisms in both of the twodomains were dynamic recovery.Uniform microstructures were obtained in domain I,and an extended recovery occurred in domainII,which would lead to the potential sub-grain boundaries progressively transforming into new high-angle grain boundaries.Theoptimum hot working parameters for the AA2014forging aluminum alloy were determined to be370-420°C and0.008-0.08s-1.

Effects of La-Ce addition on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al-18Si-4Cu-0.5Mg alloy

The microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of Al-18 Si-4 Cu-0.5 Mg alloy modified by the addition of La-Ce rare earth elements through OM,SEM,EPMA and tensile tests were investigated.The results of OM and SEM analyses indicated that primary Si particles were significantly refined from coarse block-like and irregular polygonal shapes into fine flaky shapes,while eutectic Si particles were modified from coarse and needle-like into fine and rod-or coral-like shapes with increase of La-Ce addition.The alloy exhibited the minimum primary Si particle size and the best mechanical properties with the addition of 0.3 wt.%La-Ce.The average particle size decreased from 61 to 28 μm,the ultimate tensile strength increased from 222 to 242 MPa and the elongation increased from 3.2% to 6.3%.In addition,modification mechanisms and fracture modes were explored by the means of SEM and EPMA.

Diversity of intergranular corrosion and stress corrosion cracking for 5083 Al alloy with different grain sizes

5083 Al alloy sheets with different grain sizes(8.7-79.2 μm) were obtained by cold rolling and annealing. Their microstructures, intergranular corrosion(IGC), stress corrosion cracking(SCC), and crack propagation behaviors were investigated. The results showed that samples with coarse grains exhibit better IGC resistance with a corrosion depth of 15 μm. The slow strain rate test results revealed that fine-grained samples exhibit better SCC resistance with a susceptibility index(ISSRT) of 11.2%. Furthermore, based on the crack propagation mechanism, grain refinement can improve the SCC resistance by increasing the number of grain boundaries to induce the corrosion crack propagation along a tortuous path. The grains with {011} orientation could hinder crack propagation by orientating it toward the low-angle grain boundary region. The crack in the fine-grained material slowly propagates due to the tortuous path, and low H;and Cl;concentrations.

Microwave sintering of Mo nanopowder and its densification behavior

In order to prepare high-performance Mo with fine and homogeneous microstructure to meet the demand of high-technology applications such as metallurgical,mechanical,national defense,aerospace and electronics applications,the microwave sintering process and densification mechanism of Mo nanopowder were studied.In this experiment,Mo nanopowder and micropowder were used for conventional sintering and microwave sintering at different sintering temperatures and sintering time,respectively.The results showed that with the increase in the sintering temperature,the increase rates of the relative density and hardness increased rapidly at first and then slowed down.The relative density rapidly reached 95%,followed by a small change.Mo nanopowder with a relative density of 98.03% and average grain size of 3.6 μm was prepared by microwave sintering at 1873 K for30 min.According to the analysis of the sintering kinetics,its densification is attributed to the combination of volumetric diffusion and grain boundary diffusion mechanisms.The calculated sintering activation energy of Mo nanopowder was 203.65 kJ/mol,which was considerably lower than that in the conventional sintering,suggesting that the microwave sintering was beneficial to the enhancement in the atom diffusion and densification for the powder.The results confirm that the microwave sintering is a promising method to economically prepare molybdenum with high properties.

Effects of Fe content on microstructure and properties of Cu−Fe alloy

Cu−Fe alloys with different Fe contents were prepared by vacuum hot pressing.After hot rolling and aging treatment,the effects of Fe content on microstructure,mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of Cu−Fe alloys were studied.The results show that,when w(Fe)<60%,the dynamic recrystallization extent of both Cu phase and Fe phase increases.When w(Fe)≥60%,Cu phase is uniformly distributed into the Fe phase and the deformation of alloy is more uniform.With the increase of the Fe content,the tensile strength of Cu−5wt.%Fe alloy increases from 305 MPa to 736 MPa of Cu−70wt.%Fe alloy,the elongation decreases from 23%to 17%and the electrical conductivity decreases from 31%IACS to 19%IACS.These results provide a guidance for the composition and processing design of Cu−Fe alloys.

Strong and ductile Al−Zn−Mg−Zr alloy obtained by equal angular pressing and subsequent aging

An ultrafine-grained Al−Zn−Mg−Zr alloy with superior mechanical performance was obtained by high passes of equal angular pressing(ECAP)and subsequent aging.After 8 ECAP passes and aging,the yield strength(YS)and ultimate tensile strength(UTS)of the solid-solutioned alloy are significantly improved from(98±10)and(226±7)MPa to(405±9)and(427±9)MPa,respectively.A large elongation is also maintained((17.4±2.5)%).The microstructure features including grain refinement,morphology of precipitates,and dislocation density,were revealed with multiscale characterizations,including transmission electron microscopy,electron backscattered diffraction,and X-ray diffraction.After 8 passes of ECAP,the original coarse elongated grains are refined to a unique bimodal grain structure consisting of ultrafine equiaxed and lath-like grains.Additionally,the effects of ECAP and subsequent aging on the strengthening contribution of a variety of strengthening mechanisms,such as dislocation strengthening and precipitation strengthening,were discussed in detail.

Effects of cross rolling on texture,mechanical properties and anisotropy of pure Mo plates

To clarify the influence of the deformation texture on the mechanical properties,pure Mo plates were processed by various cross rolling procedures,and the relation among texture,microstructure and mechanical properties was discussed.The results show that cross rolling of the Mo plates is beneficial for the formation of the rotated cube component,i.e.,{001}<110>.The corresponding orientation density exhibits a positive correlation with the total rolling deformation and the current-pass deformation.When the total deformation is 96%or greater,the Mo plates form a texture orientation dominated by{001}<110>,whereas theγ-fibre texture becomes weaker and the cube texture{100}<100>disappears completely.The presence of{001}<110>has great effects on the properties of cross-rolled Mo plates,which is beneficial for strength enhancement and plasticity reduction in both the rolling direction(RD)and the transverse direction(TD).

Grain structure and tensile property of Al-Li alloy sheet caused by different cold rolling reduction

The effect of cold rolling reduction(50%-90%)on the grain structures of solutionized 1445 Al-Li alloy sheet at525-575 ℃ was investigated through electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD).Although the solutionization temperature is elevated to 575 ℃,the sheet is not completely recrystallized.The main recrystallization model is subgrain coalescence and growth,and the non-recrystallization is due to the formed nano-sized Al3(Sc,Zr)dispersoids,which pin the grain boundaries,subgrain boundaries and dislocations.With increasing the cold rolling reduction,the fraction and size of the recrystallized grains in the sheet solutionized at525 ℃ are decreased,but the fraction of the subgrains is increased,leading to a decrease in the fraction of the deformed structures.Meanwhile,the number fraction of high-angle boundaries(HABs)is increased.Due to the decreased fraction of the deformed structures and increased fraction of the HABs,the T8-aged 1445 Al-Li alloy sheet displays a decrease trend in the strength and heterogeneity with increasing the cold rolling reduction.At higher solutionization temperature of 575 ℃,the fraction of the recrystallized grains and their size are obviously increased.

Effect of non-isothermal aging on microstructure and properties of Al−5.87Zn−2.07Mg−2.42Cu alloys

The evolution of microstructure and properties of Al−5.87Zn−2.07Mg−2.42Cu alloys during non-isothermal aging was studied.The mechanical properties of the alloy were tested by stretching at room temperature.The results show that in the non-isothermal aging process,when the alloy is cooled to 140℃,the ultimate tensile strength of the alloy reaches a maximum value of 582 MPa and the elongation is 11.9%.The microstructure was tested through a transmission electron microscope,and the experimental results show that the GP zones andη'phases are the main strengthening precipitates.At the cooling stage,when the temperature dropped to 180℃,the GP zones were precipitated again.Besides,the experimental results show that the main strengthening phase during non-isothermal aging isη'phases.

Microstructure and high-temperature mechanical properties of near net shaped Ti−45Al−7Nb−0.3W alloy by hot isostatic pressing process

Near net shaped Ti−45Al−7Nb−0.3W alloy(at.%)parts were manufactured by hot isostatic pressing(HIP).The microstructure and high-temperature mechanical properties of the alloy were investigated by X-ray diffractometry(XRD),scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM).The results show that at a temperature of 700℃,the peak yield stress(YS)and ultimate tensile stress(UTS)of alloy are 534 and 575 MPa,respectively,and the alloy shows satisfactory comprehensive mechanical properties at 850℃.The alloy exhibits superplastic characteristics at 1000℃ with an initial strain rate of 5×10^−5 s^−1.When the tensile temperature is below 750℃,the deformation mechanisms are dislocation movements and mechanical twinning.Increasing the tensile temperature above 800℃,grain boundary sliding and grain rotation occur more frequently due to the accumulation of dislocations at grain boundary.

Effect of aging time on discontinuous precipitates,continuous precipitates and mechanical properties of AZ80A magnesium alloy

The evolution of precipitates and mechanical properties of AZ80A magnesium alloy with aging time was studied by in situ observation with SEM,TEM and tensile testing.The results show that the continuous precipitation(CP)phases near the reaction front(RF)are replaced by the discontinuous precipitation(DP)phases at the early aging stage.In DP regions,the elliptical phases coarsen obviously with the increase of aging time,which results in a slightly slow reduction of the intracrystalline hardness of DP regions.In CP regions,some small plate phases reprecipitate simultaneously with the growth of the initial precipitates,which contributes to a slight increase in the intracrystalline hardness in CP regions at the later aging stage.The aging hardening of DP regions is faster and stronger than that of CP regions.However,the age strengthening of CP regions not only compensates for the overaging softening of DP regions but also improves the strength of the alloy.

Effect of Fe content on microstructures and properties of Ti6Al4V alloy with combinatorial approach

A combinatorial approach was applied to investigating the influence of Fe content on the microstructures and properties of Ti6Al4V alloy.A diffusion couple was manufactured with Ti6Al4V and Ti6Al4V20Fe alloys and annealed at 1000°C for 600 h to obtain a wide range of compositions.By combining electron probe micro-analysis(EPMA),scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and nanoindentation,the relationships between composition and microstructure as well as hardness were determined.It is found that after aging the Ti6Al4V5Fe sample contains reasonable(about 55%)volume fraction of fineαphase and shows the peak hardness among the Ti6Al4VxFe alloys.Therefore,it is a promising candidate for the development of titanium alloys.HAADF-STEM and XRD reveal that after quenching from the singleβphase field,the metastableα''lamellae form in the Ti6Al4V5Fe alloy,and on subsequent isothermal aging,theα''lamellae become coarse and act as precursors/preferential nucleation sites for the stableαphase.

Influence of operation number on arc erosion behavior of Ag/Ni electrical contact materials

Arc erosion behavior of Ag/Ni materials with different operation numbers was investigated by OM,3DOP and SEM.The results indicated that the arc erosion of Ag/10Ni electrical contact material fabricated by sintering−extrusion technology was more and more serious with the operation numbers increasing from 1000 to 40000.With the same operation numbers,the arc erosion on anode was more serious than that on cathode.Besides,the pores preferred to emerge around the arc effect spot during the first 10000 operations.And the morphology of the molten silver on cathode and anode was different due to the action of gravity and arc erosion.Furthermore,the relationships among arc energy,arc time,welding force,electric resistivity,temperature and mass change on contacts were discussed,which indicated that the mass loss on cathode was mainly caused by the fracture of molten bridge.

Quenching sensitivity and heterogeneous precipitation behavior of AA7136 alloy

The quenching sensitivity of AA7136 alloy was investigated by time−temperature−property(TTP)diagrams,and the heterogeneous precipitation behavior during isothermal holding was investigated using scanning electron microscopy,scanning transmission electron microscopy and high resolution transmission electron microscopy.Based on 99.5%TTP diagram,the nose temperature is determined to be about 346℃ with the transformation time of about 0.245 s.The precipitation ofη(MgZn_(2)),T(Al_(2)Zn_(3)Mg_(3)),S(Al_(2)CuMg)or Cu−Zn-rich Y phases can be found depending on isothermal holding temperature and time,and it is described in a time−temperature−precipitation diagram.The size and area fraction of isothermal holding induced phase particles increase,which results in the decrease of hardness of samples after aging.The quantitative contribution to loss of hardness by grain boundaries/subgrain boundaries and dispersoids in the matrix is discussed based on the amount of heterogeneous precipitation related to them.

Corrosion behavior of Cu-Al-Mn-Zn-Zr shape memory alloy in NaCl solution

The corrosion behavior of a copper-based shape memory alloy(Cu-Al-Mn-Zn-Zr) in 3.5 wt.% Na Cl solution was investigated by means of potentiodynamic polarization measurements, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy(XPS). At the beginning of corrosion, oxidation products formed on the surface of the shape memory alloy and constantly covered the reaction surface, resulting in the decrease of corrosion rate. After 4 d of immersion in NaCl solution, the corrosion product layer became thick and porous, leading to the increase of corrosion rate, and the corrosion reaction mechanism changed from polarization control to diffusion control. The diffusion impedance increased with increasing thickness of the oxide layer for the samples immersed in NaCl solution for 6-15 d. During the whole corrosion process, the reaction mechanism of the alloy changed and the corrosion resistance was improved continuously. The corrosion products mainly contained CuO, ZnO, Al2O3, MnO/Mn2O3, MnO2 and Al(OH)3. Transition of the corrosion products from Cu2O to CuO and Al2O3 to Al(OH)3 occurred during corrosion.

Effects of shape and size of second phase on mechanical properties of sintered Mo-Y_(2)O_(3) alloys

The morphology and size of second phase greatly influence the strengthening effect on oxidation dispersion strengthened Mo alloys.In this work,a novel nanostructuring strategy is adopted to modify the second phase of Y_(2)O_(3),and the corresponding effects of particle shape and size on mechanical properties of sintered Mo−Y_(2)O_(3) alloys were investigated.It is found that spherical particles with sizes below 200 nm are preferred due to the dominant intragranular distribution of second phases associated with better strengthening effect originating from dislocation pinning.With smaller particle size of Y_(2)O_(3) nanospheres(105 nm),the tensile strength of corresponding Mo alloy is enhanced by about 43.8%,much higher than that(8.3%)reinforced by second phase nanospheres with larger particle size(322 nm).Meanwhile,with similar particle size(around 100 nm),the spherical shape exhibits better strengthening effect than the one reinforced by one-dimensional rod-like second phase.