Effects of Dy on cyclic oxidation resistance of NiAl alloy

The NiAl alloys modified by reactive element(RE),dysprosium(Dy),were produced by arc melting.The microstructures of the modified alloys were investigated by field emission-scanning electron microscope(FE-SEM)equipped with energy dispersive spectroscope(EDS)and back scatter detector.Cyclic oxidation tests at 1 200℃were conducted to assess the cyclic oxidation performance of the alloys.The Dy dopant prevents the surface rumpling of the oxide scale and the formation of cavities beneath the oxide scale.The pegs consisting of Dy-rich oxide inclusion core and an outer alumina sheath develop deeply in the alloy and improve the oxide scale adhesion.0.05%-0.1%(molar fraction)Dy dramatically improves the cyclic oxidation resistance of the NiAl alloy. Too high concentration of Dy is deleterious because of the fast oxidation rate caused by severe internal oxidation.

Investigation on temperature field of unidirectional carbon fiber/epoxy composites during drilling process

The phenomenon of heat accumulation and transportation in the composite materials is a very typical and critical issue during drilling process.In this study,a three-dimensional temperature field prediction model is proposed using finite difference method,based on the partly homogenization hypothesis of material,to predict temperature field in the process of drilling unidirectional carbon fiber/epoxy(C/E)composites.According to the drilling feed motion,drilling process is divided into four stages to study the temperature distributing characteristics.The results show that the temperature distribution predicted by numerical study has a good agreement with the experimental results.The temperature increases with increasing the drilling depth,and the burn phenomena is observed due to the heat accumulation,especially at the drill exit.Due to the fiber orientation,an elliptical shape of the temperature field along the direction is found for both numerical and experimental studies of C/E composites drilling process.

Effect of temperature on vacuum hot bulge forming of BT20 titanium alloy cylindrical workpiece

Temperature is one of the key parameters for BT20 titanium alloy cylindrical workpiece manufactured by vacuum hot bulge forming. A two-dimensional nonlinear thermo-mechanical coupled FE model was established. Numerical simulation of vacuum hot bulge forming process of titanium alloy cylindrical workpiece was carried out using FE analysis software MSC Marc. The effects of temperature on vacuum hot bulge forming of BT20 titanium alloy cylindrical workpiece were analyzed by numerical simulation. The simulated results show that the Y-direction displacement and the equivalent plastic strain of the workpiece increase with increasing bulge temperature. The residual stress decreases with increasing bulge temperature. The optimal temperature range of BT20 titanium alloy during vacuum hot bulge forming is 750-850 ℃. The corresponding experiments were carried out. The simulated results agreed well with the experimental results.

Numerical Simulation and Technological Parameter Optimization for Quenching Process of a Gas Turbine Compressor Disk Based on Metallo-Thermo-Mechanics

Thermal, mechanical and microstructural phenomena are involved in the process of steel quenching. Based on the coupled metallo-thermo-mechanics theory, a calculation model has been developed in this study to simulate the quenching process of a gas turbine compressor disk by finite element method. The thermal physical and mechanical properties were treated as a functions of temperature. Moreover, a series of subroutines were developed on the MARC software platform. Consequently, simulated results on temperature, internal stress and distortion during the quenching were illustrated. With the aid of the simulated results, an optimum quenching scheme was proposed. The quenching process simulated in this study appears to be a promising tool in design of heat-treatment processing parameters for gas turbine compressor disks.

Surface hardening of titanium alloys by oxygen-diffusion-permeation

The surface oxygen-diffusion-permeation behaviors of Ti based alloys were investigated. MEF4A optical microscopy and HMV-2000 micro-hardness tester were employed to characterize the microstructure and micro-hardness of the oxygen-permeated alloys. The results show that the micro-hardness of Ti based alloys are sharply enhanced by the permeation of oxygen. The microstructure and micro-hardness of oxygen-permeated layer are strongly related to the oxygen-diffusion-permeation techniques. The solid solution of oxygen in α phase can improve the transformation temperature from α phase to β phase and enlarge the region of α phase so as to improve the micro-hardness of surface layer. Therefore, surface oxygen-diffusion-permeation would be a feasible method to reinforce Ti based alloys based on the solid solution of oxygen in α-Ti. At last, a diffusion-solution model was put forward.

Electrochemical Behavior of Oxide Films of Stainless Steel in 40 kHz Sonicated Sulphate Electrolytes

This paper describes effects of 40 kHz ultrasound on the oxide films of stainless steel in sulphate electrolytes so as to determine the transmitted power and to characterize mass transfer and peak current density on the electrode surface. Emphasis was mainly laid on electrochemical oxidations and peeling mechanism of oxide films in sonicated sulphate solutions （0.5 and 1.0 mol/L）. Polarization voltammetry, current response traces and SEM analysis were carded out in order to provide full information as to oxide films surface. Results shows that the rate of electrochemical oxidation, the shape of polarization curves and the surface micrographs in sonicated sulphate electrolytes are different from those obtained without introduction of ultrasound. It is concluded that ultrasound can change the electro-chemical behavior of oxide films by its cavitaion effects, which would produce transient mechanical impulsive force and enhance electrochemical reactions.

Effects of shot peening and laser remelting on oxygen-permeation treatment of titanium alloy

The influence of surface pre-treatments, shot-peening (SP) and laser remelting (LR), on oxygen permeation behaviors of titanium alloy TC11 was investigated. Optical microscope, SEM with EDAX, XRD, and microhardness tester were employed to characterize the microstructure, composition and hardness of this alloy. The results show that the surface roughness is increased by shot-peening, and the microstructure with fine-grain can be obtained by LR pre-treatment. The pre-treated samples were oxygen-permeated at (810± 10) ℃ for 10 h in atmospheric air. The outer layer consists essentially of TiO2, trace Ti2 N, Ti3Al and Ti3AlN for the SP pre-treatment and thin oxygen solution layer is found in the subsurface layer. As for LR pre-treatment, the outer layer consists mainly of TiO2 and small amounts of TiO, and the inner layer consists of alpha crystals, rich in interstitial atoms. Samples by LR pre-treatment has thicker hardened layer with higher hardness values in comparison with SP pre-treated ones.The boost diffusion of oxygen and hardening mechanisms were discussed based on the experimental results.

Finite element analysis of welding residual stress of aero engine blisk by controlling heat input

In order to improve aero engine performance, it is necessary to reduce the welding residual stress of aero engine blisk. In this paper, finite element method was employed to simulate electron beam welding process of blisk, in accordance with the deducing formula（ p = kh ） , the heat input is changed with the weld depth to control welding residual stress of blisk. The calculation results show that welding residual stress of blisk can be controlled effectively by reducing the heat input on the conditions of meeting the demand of weld penetration and guaranteeing the welding quality, a new theoretical method and some numerical data are provided for controlling welding residual stress of blisk.

Isothermal Oxidation Behavior of Dysprosium/S-Doped β-NiAl Alloys at 1200°C

A β--NiAI alloy with normal purity, a S-doped and a Dy and S co-doped （Y-NiAI alloys were prepared by arc-melting and their corresponding S contents were less than 20 ×10-6, 33 ×10-6 and 22 × 10-6, respectively. The isothermal oxidation behavior of the alloys at 1200 ℃ was investigated and the extent of S segregation at the scale-alloy interface was determined by scanning Auger microscopy. S-doping had no significant effect on the phase transformation rate from e- to β-Al2O3, while the addition of Dy retarded this process. For the S- doped alloy, scale rumpling occurred only after 2 h thermal exposure and numerous large voids were observed at the scale-alloy interface where S segregated. In contrast to this, the oxide scale formed on the Dy and S co-doped alloy still remained flat even after 50 h isothermal oxidation and only small voids existed at the interface where S segregation was not detected.