Mechanical Properties,Damage and Fracture Mechanisms of Bulk Metallic Glass Materials

The deformation, damage, fracture, plasticity and melting phenomenon induced by shear fracture were investigated and summarized for Zr-, Cu-, Ti- and Mg-based bulk metallic glasses （BMGs） and their composites. The shear fracture angles of these BMG materials often display obvious differences under compression and tension, and follow either the Mohr-Coulomb criterion or the unified tensile fracture criterion. The compressive plasticity of the composites is always higher than the tensile plasticity, leading to a significant inconsistency. The enhanced plasticity of BMG composites containing ductile dendrites compared to monolithic glasses strongly depends on the details of the microstructure of the composites. A deformation and damage mechanism of pseudo-plasticity, related to local cracking, is proposed to explain the inconsistency of plastic deformation under tension and compression. Besides, significant melting on the shear fracture surfaces was observed. It is suggested that melting is a common phenomenon in these materials with high strength and high elastic energy, as it is typical for BMGs and their composites failing under shear fracture. The melting mechanism can be explained by a combined effect of a significant temperature rise in the shear bands and the instantaneous release of the large amount of elastic energy stored in the material.

EFFECT OF Zr ADDITION TO Ti-KILLED STEEL ON INCLUSION FORMATION AND MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION IN WELDING INDUCED COARSE-GRAINED HEAT AFFECTED ZONE

Effects of Zirconium on the chemical component and size distribution of Ti-bearing inclusions, favored the grain refinement of the welding reduced, coarse-grained heat affected zone （CGHAZ） with enhanced impact toughness in Ti-killed steels, which were examined based on experimental observations and thermodynamic calculations. It indicated that the chemical constituents of inclusions gradually varied from the TiO oxide to the Ti-O＋Zr-O compound oxide and a single phase of the ZrO2 oxide, as the Zr content increased from zero to 0.0100%. A trace of Zr （0.0030%-0.0080%, depending on the oxygen content in liquid steel） provided a large amount of nucleating core for Ti oxide because of the larger specific density of ZrO2 oxide, and produced a small size distribution of the inclusions favorable for acicular ferrite transformation with a high nucleation rate in the CGHAZ, and a high volume fraction of acicular ferrite was obtained in the CGHAZ, with enhanced impact toughness. Otherwise, a high content of Zr （-0.0100%） produced a single phase Zr02, which was impotent to nucleate acicular ferrite, and a microstructure composed of ferrite side plate and grain boundary ferrite developed in the CGHAZ. The experimental results were confirmed by thermodynamic calculations.

Effects of Ho on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Zn-Ho-Zr magnesium alloys

The microstructure and mechanical properties of Mg-Zn-Ho-Zr alloys have been investigated in detail. The grain size of the as-cast Mg-Zn-Ho-Zr alloy was greatly decreased by the addition of Ho, and the grain growth during solution treatment was suppressed by Mg-Zn-Ho phases formed at grain boundaries. These thermally stable Mg-Zn-Ho phases could not completely dissolve into the matrix dur- ing solution treatment, and the strengthening effect of solution-plus-ageing treatment weakened. The addition of Ho can greatly enhance the high-temperature elongation of the Mg-Zn-Ho-Zr alloy, but the increase of high-temperature tensile strength was just a little.

Tribological characteristics and self-repairing effect of hydroxy-magnesium silicate on various surface roughness friction pairs

Tribological characteristics and self-repairing effect of hydroxy-magnesium silicate (HMS) dispersed in lubricant oil on steel-to-steel friction pairs with various surface roughness were analyzed.The friction-reduction,anti-wear and self-repairing performance of various surface roughness friction pairs were examined by friction testing machine.An operation comparison was made between SJ10W-40 lubricant with and without HMS.The surface morphology and elementary composition of the grinding cracks were analyzed by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS).The results show that the lubrication state changes from boundary lubrication into mixed lubrication after operation in lubricant with HMS.The friction-reduction,anti-wear and self-repairing performance of the friction pairs with various surface roughness are distinctly different.There is a repairing film whose material is different from substrate material on the grinding cracks.In addition,Si,Mg,O,Al and other elements are deposited on the repairing film which contains nanocrystals of these elements.And HMS self-repairing material possesses superior performance of friction-reduction,anti-wear and self-repairing effects.

Effect of La and Nd on microstructures and mechanical properties of AZ61 wrought magnesium alloy

Effects of La and Nd addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the AZ61 alloy have been investigated. The results show that when La and Nd are added into the AZ61 alloy respectively, the β (Mg 17 Al 12 ) phase is refined and granulated, and new phases are formed in the form of small rod like shape, which are verified as La 3 Al 11 and Nd 3Al 11 phase by X ray diffraction and TEM observation. Microstructure observations show that the effective efficiency of La addition is higher than that of Nd addition, thus the sizes of β (Mg 17 Al 12 ) and La 3 Al 11 phase are relatively smaller than those of β (Mg 17 Al 12 ) and Nd 3Al 11 phases in both AZ61 alloy and Nd containing alloy. The increase of the tensile strength and elongation of AZ61 alloy refers to the existence of small rod like La 3 Al 11 and Nd 3Al 11 phases, and fine granulated β (Mg 17 Al 12 ) phase.

Effects of aging on the microstructures and mechanical properties of extruded AM50+xCa magnesium alloys

The effects of aging treatment on the microstructures and mechanical properties of extruded AM50 ＋ xCa alloys （x=0, 1, 2 wt.%） were studied. The results indicated the secondary phase Mgl7Al12 precipitated from the saturated α-Mg solid solution while Al2Ca changed slightly when the aging time was increased. The hardness of extruded AM50 ＋ xCa al- loys increased initially to its peak, and then dropped to reach its original hardness with the increase in aging time. With the increase in aging temperature, the hardness of the AM50 ＋ 2Ca ahoy decreased, whereas the hardness of AM50 and AM50 ＋ 1Ca alloys decreased in the initial stages of aging treatment and increased in the later stages of aging treatment. The tensile strengths of AM50 and AM50 ＋ 1Ca alloys increased after aging treatment for the precipitation of Mg17Al12 phase, which increases the resistance against dislocation movement at the grain boundary; with increase in aging temperature, their tensile strengths increased. For AM50 ＋ 2Ca alloy, the tensile strength declined after aging at 150℃ and 175℃, while it increased slightly at 200℃. The ductility of AM50 ＋ xCa alloys （x = 0, 1, 2 wt.%） declined after aging treatment.

Microstructure and Wear Performance of High Volume Fraction Carbide M_7C_3 Reinforced Fe-based Composite Coating Fabricated by Plasma Transferred Arc Welding

The fabrication of high volume fraction （HVF） M7C3 （M=Cr, Fe） reinforced Fe-based composite coating on ASTM A36 steel plate using plasma transferred arc （PTA） welding was studied. The results showed that the volume fraction of carbide M7C3 was more than sixty percent, and the relative wear resistance of the coating tested on a block-on-ring dry sliding tester at constant load （100 N） and variable loads （from 100 to 300 N） respectively was about 9 and 14 times higher than that of non-reinforced a-Fe coating. In addition, under constant load condition the friction coefficients （FCs） of two coatings increased first and then decreased with increasing sliding distance. However, under variable loads condition the FCs of non-reinforced a-Fe based coating increased gradually, while that of HVF MTC3 reinforced coating decreased as the load exceeded 220 N. The worn surface of non-reinforced a-Fe based coating was easily deformed and grooved, while that of the HVF M7C3 reinforced coating was difficult to be deformed and grooved.

Vacuum Electromagnetic Levitation Melting and Undercooling of Peritectic Terfenol-D

For the first time, the undercooling of a magnetostrictive material a near peritectic Tb 0.27 Dy 0.73 Fe 1.90 alloy was realized by vacuum electromagnetic levitation melting and 60 K undercooling was obtained. There is one recalescence behavior during solidification of the undercooled melt,which can attribute to the priority precipitation of REFe 2 phase instead of REFe 3 phase, due to preferential nucleation and higher crystal growth rate of REFe 2 phase and the suppression of peritectic reaction. According to the crystal structural characteristics of REFe 2 and REFe 3, REFe 2 is a Laves phase intermetallics with MgCu 2 type structure, which has similar polytetrahedral structure with short range ordered structure in undercooled melt and has lower potential barrier for nucleation than that of REFe 3,which lead to the preferential nucleation of REFe 2 phase directly from the undercooled melt. Also, the similarity of structures between REFe 2 phase and undercooled melt leads to higher crystal growth rate of REFe 2 phase than that of REFe 3.

Effect of electromagnetic stirring on the microstructure and wear behavior of iron-based composite coatings

The effect of electromagnetic stirring on the microstructure and wear behavior of coatings has been investigated. A series of iron-based coatings were fabricated by the plasma-transferred arc cladding process by applying different magnetic field currents. The microstructure and wear resistance of the composite coatings were characterized by scanning electron microscope （SEM）, en- ergy dispersive X-ray analysis （EDAX）, X-ray diffraction （XRD）, and wet sand rubber wheel abrasion tester. The experimental results showed that the microstructure of the coatings was mainly the γ-Fe matrix and （Cr, Fe）7C3 carbide reinforced phase. The coatings were metallurgically bonded to the substrate. With increasing magnetic field current, the amount of the block-like （Cr, Fe）TC3 carbide reinforced phase increased at first, reached a local maximum, and then decreased sharply. When the magnetic field current reached 3 A, the block-like （Cr, Fe）TC3 carbides with high volume fraction were uniformly distributed in the matrix and the coating displayed a high microhardness and an excellent wear resistance under the wear test condition.

KOH-assisted aqueous synthesis of bimetallic metal-organic frameworks and their derived selenide composites for efficient lithium storage

To solve low efficiency,environmental pollution,and toxicity for synthesizing zeolitic imidazolate frameworks(ZIFs)in organic solvents,a KOH-assisted aqueous strategy is proposed to synthesize bimetallic ZIFs polyhedrons,which are used as precursors to prepare bimetallic selenide and N-doped carbon(NC)composites.Among them,Fe–Co–Se/NC retains the three-dimensional(3D)polyhedrons with mesoporous structure,and Fe–Co–Se nanoparticles are uniform in size and evenly distributed.When assessed as anode material for lithium-ion batteries,Fe–Co–Se/NC achieves an excellent initial specific capacity of 1165.9 m Ah·g^(-1)at 1.0 A·g^(-1),and the reversible capacity of Fe–Co–Se/NC anode is 1247.4 m Ah·g^(-1)after 550 cycles.It is attributed to that the uniform composite of bimetallic selenides and N-doped carbon can effectively tune redox active sites,the stable 3D structure of Fe–Co–Se/NCs guarantees the structural stability and wettability of the electrolyte,and the uniform distribution of Fe–Co–S nanoparticles in size esuppresses the volume expansion and accelerates the electrochemical reaction kinetics.

A comparative study of the structure and crystallization of bulk metallic amorphous rod Pr60Ni30Al10 and melt-spun metallic amorphous ribbon Al87Ni10Pr3

Pr-based bulk metallic amorphous （BMA） rods （Pr60Ni30Al10） and Al-based amorphous ribbons （Al87Ni10Pr3） have been prepared by using copper mould casting and single roller melt-spun techniques, respectively. Thermal parameters deduced from differential scanning calorimeter （DSC） indicate that the glass-forming ability （GFA） of Pr60Ni30Al10 BMA rod is far higher than that of Al87Ni10Pr3 ribbon. A comparative study about the differences in structure between the two kinds of glass-forming alloys, superheated viscosity and crystallization are also made. Compared with the amorphous alloy Al87Ni10Pr3, the BMA alloy Pr60Ni30Al10 shows high thermal stability and large viscosity, small diffusivity at the same superheated temperatures. The results of x-Ray diffraction （XRD） and transmission electron microscope （TEM） show the pronounced difference in structure between the two amorphous alloys. Together with crystallization results, the main structure compositions of the amorphous samples are confirmed. It seems that the higher the GFA, the more topological type clusters in the Pr-Ni-Al amorphous alloys, the GFAs of the present glass-forming alloys are closely related to their structures.

Hot deformation and processing maps of as-sintered CNT/Al-Cu composites fabricated by flake powder metallurgy

The deformation behaviors of as-sintered CNT/Al-Cu composites were investigated by isothermal compression tests performed in the temperature range of 300-550°C and strain rate range of 0.001-10 s-1 with Gleeble 3500 thermal simulator system.Processing maps based on dynamic material model(DMM)were established at strains of 0.1-0.6,and microstructures before and after hot deformation were characterized by scanning electron microscopy(SEM),electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HRTEM).The results show that the strain has a significant influence on the processing maps,and the optimum processing domains are at temperatures of 375-425°C with strain rates of 0.4-10 s-1 and at 525-550°C with 0.02-10 s-1 when the strain is 0.6.An inhomogeneous distribution of large particles,as well as a high density of tangled dislocations,dislocation walls,and some sub-grains appears at low deformation temperatures and strain rates,which correspond to the instability domain.A homogeneous distribution of fine particles and dynamic recrystallization generates when the composites are deformed at 400 and 550°C under a strain rate of 10 s-1,which correspond to the stability domains.

Influence of Nd and Y additions on the corrosion behaviour of extruded Mg-Zn-Zr alloys

To improve the corrosion resistance of wrought magnesium alloys through rare earth （RE） additions, the corrosion behaviour of Mg-5Zn-0.3Zr-xNd （x=0, 1, and 2; wt%） and Mg-5Zn-0.3Zr-2Nd-yY （y=0.5 and 1; wt%） alloys in a 5wt% NaCl solution was investigated using immersion test and electrochemical measurements. The results of immersion test show that Mg-5Zn-0.3Zr-2Nd alloy exhibits the best corrosion resistance among the tested alloys. Electrochemical measurements show that secondary phases in RE-containing Mg-5Zn-0.3Zr alloys behave as less noble cathodes in micro-galvanic corrosion and suppress the cathodic process. The additions of Nd and Y into Mg-5Zn-0.3Zr alloy also improve the compactness of the corrosion product film and are beneficial to the corrosion resistance.

Microstructure Evolution and Thermal Stability of Cu-15Cr in-situ Composites

The Cu-15Cr in-situ fiber-reinforced composites sheets were prepared by cold drawing combined with cold rolling process. The evolution process of Cr fibers was studied, and when cold rolling reduction ε = 95%, the morphology of Cr fiber at different annealing temperature and the thermal stability of Cu-15Cr alloy were studied. Microstructure was also studied by scanning electron microscopy（SEM）. Meanwhile, the tensile strength of the alloy was tested by means of a precision universal tester, and the resistance value of the alloy was determined by using a digital micro-Euclidean instrument. The experimental results show that, with the increase of deformation, Cr dendrites evolve into homogeneous and parallelly arranged Cr fibers, and the cross-section of Cr fibers undergoes a ＂V＂ shape transition to ＂一＂ shape. In addition, spheroidization of the Cr fibers occurs on edges and extends to the center as annealing temperature rises. Moreover, the Cr fibers remains stable when the annealing temperature is below 550 ℃. Furthermore, the tensile strength of Cu-15Cr alloy decreases gradually as the annealing temperature increases, while the electrical conductivity maximizes when annealing at 550 ℃. Our study also shows that Cu-15Cr alloy has obtained a better comprehensive performance with tensile strength of 656 MPa and electrical conductivity of 82%IACS after annealing at 450 ℃.

Ideal strength of Mg_(2)X(X¼Si,Ge,Sn and Pb)from first-principles

First-principles calculations within generalized gradient approximation have been performed to investigate ideal strengths of anti-fluorite structured Mg_(2)X(X¼Si,Ge,Sn and Pb)compounds.The present calculations showed that the ideal tensile strengths of Mg_(2)X occur in the[111]directions while the ideal shear strengths appear in the(111)[11-2]systems.Both ideal tensile strength and shear strength of Mg_(2)X(X¼Si,Ge,Sn and Pb)decreased gradually with the increase of atomic number of X.The microscopic process and inherent mechanisms of mechanical properties were discussed from the evolution of electronic structures during strain.

Effect of melt pulse electric current and thermal treatment on A356 alloy

Effects of the melt pulse electric current and thermal treatment on solidification structures of A356 alloy were investigated. In the experiments, the low temperature melt(953 K and 903 K) treated by pulse electric current was mixed with high temperature melt(1 223 K). By the control experiments, the results show that the solidification structure of A356 alloy is refined apparently by the pulse electric current together with melt thermal treatment process, and the mechanical properties, especially the elongation ratio of the specimen treated is improved greatly. The structure change of the melt by pulse electric current and melt thermal treatment is the main reason for the refinement of the solidification structure of A356 alloy.

First-principles study on mechanical properties of LaMg_3 and LaCuMg_2

Abstract： With the substitution of part Mg in LaMg3 by Cu, the elastic constants CH and C12 increase while C44 decreases, implying an enhanced Poisson effect and smaller resistance to 〈001〉（100） shear. Furthermore, the bulk modulus B increases, while the shear modulus G, elastic modulus E and anisotropie ratio A are reduced. The calculated Debye temperature of LaCuMg2 is lower, implying the weaker interaction between atoms in LaCuMg2. Then, the stress-strain curves in entire range and the ideal strength at critical strain are studied. The present results show that the lowest ideal tensile strength for LaMg3 and LaCuMg2 is in the 〈100〉 direction. The ideal shear strength on the 〈 1 ^-1 0〉（110） slip system of LaMg3 is greater than LaCuMg2. The density of states and charge density distribution are further studied to understand the inherent mechanism of the mechanical properties.

Effects of aging on the microstructures and mechanical properties of extruded AM50+xCa magnesium alloys

The effects of aging treatment on the microstructures and mechanical properties of extruded AM50+xCa alloys （x=0,1%,2% in mass fraction） were studied. The results indicated the secondary phase Mg 17 Al 12 precipitated from the saturated α-Mg solid solution while Al2Ca changed slightly when the aging time was increased. The hardness of extruded AM50+xCa alloys increased initially to its peak,and then dropped to reach its original hardness with the increase in aging time. With the increase in aging temperature,the hardness of the AM50+2Ca alloy decreased,whereas the hardness of AM50 and AM50+1Ca alloys decreased in the initial stages of aging treatment and increased in the later stages of aging treatment. The tensile strengths of AM50 and AM50+1Ca alloys increased after aging treatment for the precipitation of Mg 17 Al 12 phase,which increases the resistance against dislocation movement at the grain boundary; with increase in aging temperature,their tensile strengths increased. For AM50+2Ca alloy,the tensile strength declined after aging at 150?℃ and 175?℃,while it increased slightly at 200?℃. The ductility of AM50+xCa alloys （x=0,1%,2%） declined after aging treatment.

Research of stress corrosion cracking of T225NG titanium alloy in loop water of high temperature and high pressure

Double cantilever beam （DCB） specimens were used to research the stress corrosion cracking of T225NG titanium alloy in loop water of high temperature and high pressure. DCB specimens were forced pre-stress, put into high pressure ataoclave , and the stress corrosion and crack expansion of specimens were observed and measured in 500 h, 1 000 h and 2000 h respectively. The results show that small expansion occurred along the direction of pre-cracking. According to calculation, the speed of cracking expansion is lower than 10 -9 m/s in 500 h and the value of K ISCC /KI is higher than 0. 75, which proves that T225NG has an excellent corrosion resistance in loop water. The main reason is that there is an oxide film on the surface of specimens. According to the analysis of energy dispersive spectroscopy （EDS） and X-ray diffraction （ XRD ） , the oxide film consists of TiO2. Therefore, the oxide film at the crack tip impedes the hydrogen separating out from the cathode to penetrate into titanium alloy and resists hydrogen embrittlement.

Structural evolution and stability of mechanically alloyed Fe-Ni nanocrystalline

The structural evolution and stability of Fe100-xNix（x= 10, 20, 35, 50） alloys prepared by mechanical alloying were investigated through X-ray diffraction analysis and transmission electron microscopy. The intrinsic conditions of preparation determining phase stability in nanocrystalline were clarified. After being milled for 120 h, the powders of Fego Ni10 and Fe80 Ni20 consist of a single α（bcc） phase, Fe30 Ni30 powders are a single γ（fcc）, and for Fe65 Ni35 powders there is co-existence of α and γ phases. The as-milled Fe80 Ni20 powders annealed at 680℃ exhibits the stability of high-temperature γ phase at room temperature, which is consistent with the theoretical prediction.