Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of AZ31 Mg alloy fabricated by a novel bifurcation-equal channel angular pressing

In this work,a novel type of short-process deformation technology of Mg alloys,bifurcation-equal channel angular pressing(B-ECAP),was proposed to refine grain and improve the basal texture.The cylindrical billets were first compressed into the die cavity,then sequentially flowed downward through a 90°corner and two 120°shear steps.The total strain of B-ECAP process could reach 3.924 in a single pass.The results of microstructure observation showed that DRX occurred at upsetting process in the die cavity and completed at position D.The grains were refined to 6.3μm at being extruded at 300℃ and grew obviously with the extrusion temperature increase.The shear tress induced by 900 corner and two 120°shear steps resulted in the basal poles of most grains tilted to extrusion direction(ED)by±25°.Compared with the original billets,the extruded sheets exhibited higher yield strengths(YS),which was mainly attributed to the grain refinement.The higher Schmid factor caused by ED-tilt texture resulted in a fracture elongation(FE)more than that of the original bar in ED,while was equivalent to that in transverse direction(TD).As the extrusion temperature increased,the variation of UTS and YS in ED and TD decreased gradually without ductility obviously decrease.

Effects of Heat Transfer on Laminar-to-Turbulent Transition over a Compressor Blade Operating at Low Reynolds Number

To control the transition process in a laminar separation bubble(LSB)over an ultra-high load compressor blade at a Re of 1.5×10^(5),the effects of wall heat transfer were considered and numerically investigated by large eddy simulations(LES).Compared with the adiabatic wall condition,the local kinematic viscosity of airflow was reduced by wall cooling;thus the effects of turbulent dissipation on the growth of fluctuations were weakened.As such,the transition occurred much earlier,and the size of LSB became smaller.On the cooled surface,the spanwise vortices deformed much more rapidly and the size of hairpin vortex structures was decreased.Furthermore,the rolling-up of 3D hairpin vortices and the ejection and sweeping process very close to the blade surface was weakened.Correspondingly,the aerodynamic losses of the compressor blade were reduced by 18.2%and 38.4%for the two cooled wall conditions.The results demonstrated the feasibility of wall cooling in controlling the transition within an LSB and reducing the aerodynamic loss of an ultra-highly loaded compressor blade.

The preparation and performance analysis of zirconium-modified aluminum phosphate-based high-temperature(RT-1500℃)resistant adhesive for joining alumina in extreme environment

High-temperature-resistant adhesives are critical materials in the aerospace field.The zirconium-modified aluminum phosphate-based adhesives developed in this work had the advantage of adjustable thermal expansibility,achieving a high matching of coefficient of thermal expansion(CTE)with alumina.The introduction of zirconium can significantly improve the thermal stability of the adhesive matrix,and the Zr/Al ratio substantially affects the various reaction processes inside the adhesive,especially the types of zirconium-containing compounds.Most of the zirconium-containing compounds in the A7Z3 adhesive were ZrO_(2) only when the mass ratio of zirconium hydroxide to aluminum hydroxide was 3:7,which was the key reason why it had the highest CTE.The room-temperature bonding strength of A7Z3 after heat treatment at 1500℃reached 67.2 MPa.After pretreatment at 1500℃,the high-temperature bonding strength of A7Z3 was greater than 50 MPa in the range of(room temperature)RT-1000℃.After 40 thermal cycles between RT and 1500℃,the bonding strength still reached 10 MPa.Physical bonding occurred at temperatures below 1000℃,while chemical bonding dominated above 1000℃based on the generation of Al5BO9 and mullite at the interfaces.

Gas Pool Coupled Activating TIG Welding Method with Coupling Arc Electrode

Gas pool coupled activating TIG(GPCA?TIG) welding put forward in?house can dramatically enhance weld penetration of TIG welding through introducing active element oxygen to reverse the Marangoni convection flow in the molten pool. In order to further improve the welding productivity, the normal solid tungsten electrode is replaced by a kind of coupling arc electrode. The changes of arc pressure distribution along anode surface and the weld appearance were evaluated. On this basis, the dependences of weld shape characterized with weld depth, width and undercut on the main welding parameters were discussed. The results indicate, the substitution of coupling arc electrode can lead to an obvious decrease of arc pressure. Compared to hollow tungsten electrode and twin tungsten electrodes, the coupling arc electrode is much easier to manufacture and has more compacter structure. Combined with the symmetric distribution of arc pressure in di erent directions, this electrode has extensive adaptability. In the GPCA?TIG welding with coupling arc electrode, both the substitution of coupling arc electrode and the introduction of outer active gas oxygen can reduce the possibilities of producing humping bead and undercut. Their joint action makes this welding method have the capability of realizing high travel speed and deep penetration welding.

Determination of delay time in individual transfer function for central aortic pressure reconstruction

In previous research, time-delay （△t） was a more important parameter than the reflection coefficient in the individual transfer function of central aortic pressure reconstruction. The At can be obtained by electrocardiography （ECG） or phonocardiography （PCG）. Because the pre-ejection period remains an uncertain factor, the present study used ECG and PCG to define the delay time and analyzed the accuracy of the reconstruction results. The △tpre is the actual delay time derived from the aorta to the carotid pressure wave, △tpco is the time delay between the aortic valve component of the second heart sound and the dicrotic incisura of the carotid pressure wave, and AtEcc represents the delay from the interval of the ECG R-peak to the foot of the carotid pressure wave. Compared with the measured aortic pressure, the reconstruction result obtained by △t=△tpcslightly differed from the best result estimated by △t=△tpre. However, the differences between the result obtained by △t=△tEco and the best result were significant in terms of the diastolic blood pressure, and pulse pressure, and especially in terms of the augmentation index and root-mean-square-error. Thus, the At should be determined by PCG for central aortic pressure reconstruction in practice.