稀土元素对原位合成TiB_2/Al复合材料组织和性能的影响

采用原位合成法研究稀土元素Ce,Sc,Er对TiB_2/Al复合材料TiB_2颗粒和基体组织的影响,并对复合材料的拉伸性能进行分析。结果表明,稀土元素的添加显著改善了复合材料的组织和性能。添加0.3%(质量分数)Sc和Er的复合材料的TiB_2颗粒分布相对均匀,稀土元素Er对基体合金的组织细化效果最显著,其次是Sc。添加稀土Sc和Er元素的复合材料拉伸强度较好,分别提高了32%和31%,添加稀土Er元素的复合材料伸长率最佳,提高了85%,因此,其拉伸性能也最佳。添加稀土元素Sc和Er后,复合材料的断裂形式为微孔聚集型的韧性断裂。稀土元素对复合材料的作用机理表现在两方面:一是稀土元素的添加改善了复合材料的润湿性,并抑制了TiB_2颗粒的团聚;另一方面,稀土元素的添加使得基体合金组织细化,从而提高了复合材料的拉伸强度。

Effect of strain rate difference between inside and outside groove in M-K model on prediction of forming limit curve of Ti6Al4V at elevated temperatures

The influence of initial groove angle on strain rate inside and outside groove of Ti6Al4V alloy was investigated.Based on the evolution of strain rate inside and outside groove,the effect of strain rate difference on the evolution of normal stress and effective stress inside and outside groove was also analyzed.The results show that when linear loading path changes from uniaxial tension to equi-biaxial tension,the initial groove angle plays a weaker role in the evolution of strain rate in the M-K model.Due to the constraint of force equilibrium between inside and outside groove,the strain rate difference makes the normal stress inside groove firstly decrease and then increase during calculation,which makes the prediction algorithm of forming limit convergent at elevated temperature.The decrease of normal stress inside groove is mainly caused by high temperature softening effect and the rotation of groove,while the increase of normal stress inside groove is mainly due to strain rate hardening effect.

Evolution of V-containing phases during preparation of Al-based Al−V master alloys

Al-based Al−V master alloys were prepared by both the stepwise heating melting experiment and stepwise melting cooling experiment with rapid solidification to investigate the transformation of V-containing phases which gave different effects on microstructures and properties of commercial Al alloys and Ti alloys,as both melting and solidification processes affect the evolution of V-containing phases largely.The results showed that the raw Al−50wt.%V alloy consisted of needle-like Al_(3)V phase and Al8V5 phase(matrix),while petal-like Al_(3)V,needle-like Al_(7)V and plate-like Al_(10)V phase were present in the Al−V master alloys.The metastable Al_(7)V phase was evolved from Al_(3)V phase and then evolved into Al_(10)V phase during melting process.The number of Al_(10)V phase increased with the decrease of temperature in the range of 800−1000℃.Petal-like Al_(3)V phases could be transformed from Al_(8)V_(5) phase,pre-precipitated from Al−V molten liquid during melting process and precipitated directly during rapid solidification,respectively.

An Error Area Determination Approach in Machining of Aero-engine Blade

As a result of the recently increasing demands on high-performance aero-engine,the machining accuracy of blade profile is becoming more stringent. However,in the current profile,precision milling,grinding or near-netshape technology has to undergo a tedious iterative error compensation. Thus,if the profile error area and boundary can be determined automatically and quickly,it will help to improve the efficiency of subsequent re-machining correction process. To this end,an error boundary intersection approach is presented aiming at the error area determination of complex profile,including the phaseⅠof cross sectional non-rigid registration based on the minimum error area and the phaseⅡof boundary identification based on triangular meshes intersection. Some practical cases are given to demonstrate the effectiveness and superiority of the proposed approach.