低活化铁素体/马氏体钢的增强机理研究进展

This review summarizes the strengthening mechanisms of reduced activation ferritic/martensitic (RAFM) steels. High-angle grain boundaries, subgrain boundaries, nano-sized M₂₃C₆, and MX carbide precipitates effectively hinder dislocation motion and increase high-temperature strength. M₂₃C₆ carbides are easily coarsened under high temperatures, thereby weakening their ability to block dislocations. Creep properties are improved through the reduction of M₂₃C₆ carbides. Thus, the loss of strength must be compensated by other strengthening mechanisms. This review also outlines the recent progress in the development of RAFM steels. Oxide dispersion-strengthened steels prevent M₂₃C₆ precipitation by reducing C content to increase creep life and introduce a high density of nano-sized oxide precipitates to offset the reduced strength. Severe plastic deformation methods can substantially refine subgrains and MX carbides in the steel. The thermal deformation strengthening of RAFM steels mainly relies on thermo-mechanical treatment to increase the MX carbide and subgrain boundaries. This procedure increases the creep life of TMT(thermo-mechanical treatment) 9Cr–1W–0.06Ta steel by ~20 times compared with those of F82H and Eurofer 97 steels under 550°C/260 MPa.     

LC4铝合金超塑性变形过程的显微组织研究

本文用金相显微镜及透射电镜研究了超塑性变形对LC4铝合金显微组织的影响。该合金在超塑性变形过程中,除发生大量晶界滑动及晶粒转动外,扩散蠕变在超塑性变形总量中约占15%。在经过超塑性变形的材料内,晶粒内位错密度很低,而晶界处普遍存在由非固有晶界位错规则排列而成的位错群列。这种非固有晶界位错能在超塑性变形过程中以滑移-攀移的方式沿晶界运动,其滑移分量导致晶界滑动,其攀移分量导致扩散蠕变,可协调晶界滑动产生的变形。在超塑性变形后期,在扩散蠕变所产生的晶界旁的无沉淀区内,观察到了自晶界上大粒子处产生的棱柱位错环,导致试样最终断裂的空洞的形核与这种棱柱位错环有关。     

Inferring nonlinear mantle rheology from the shape of the Hawaiian swell

The convective circulation generated within the Earth's mantle by buoyancy forces of thermal and compositional origin is intimately controlled by the rheology of the rocks that compose it. These can deform either by the diffusion of point defects (diffusion creep, with a linear relationship between strain rate and stress) or by the movement of intracrystalline dislocations (nonlinear dislocation creep). However, there is still no reliable map showing where in the mantle each of these mechanisms is dominant, and so it is important to identify regions where the operative mechanism can be inferred directly from surface geophysical observations. Here we identify a new observable quantity--the rate of downstream decay of the anomalous seafloor topography (swell) produced by a mantle plume--which depends only on the value of the exponent in the strain rate versus stress relationship that defines the difference between diffusion and dislocation creep. Comparison of the Hawaiian swell topography with the predictions of a simple fluid mechanical model shows that the swell shape is poorly explained by diffusion creep, and requires a dislocation creep rheology. The rheology predicted by the model is reasonably consistent with laboratory deformation data for both olivine and clinopyroxene, suggesting that the source of Hawaiian lavas could contain either or both of these components.     

Pressure sensitivity of olivine slip systems and seismic anisotropy of Earth's upper mantle

The mineral olivine dominates the composition of the Earth's upper mantle and hence controls its mechanical behaviour and seismic anisotropy. Experiments at high temperature and moderate pressure, and extensive data on naturally deformed mantle rocks, have led to the conclusion that olivine at upper-mantle conditions deforms essentially by dislocation creep with dominant [100] slip. The resulting crystal preferred orientation has been used extensively to explain the strong seismic anisotropy observed down to 250 km depth. The rapid decrease of anisotropy below this depth has been interpreted as marking the transition from dislocation to diffusion creep in the upper mantle. But new high-pressure experiments suggest that dislocation creep also dominates in the lower part of the upper mantle, but with a different slip direction. Here we show that this high-pressure dislocation creep produces crystal preferred orientations resulting in extremely low seismic anisotropy, consistent with seismological observations below 250 km depth. These results raise new questions about the mechanical state of the lower part of the upper mantle and its coupling with layers both above and below.     

镁合金AZ31动态再结晶行为的取向成像分析

利用背散射电子衍射(EBSD)取向成像技术分析了具有不同初始织构的镁合金AZ31动态再结晶晶粒的取向特征以及与相邻的形变晶粒的取向关系.结果表明:不同初始织构以及不同应变量下动态再结晶新晶粒与形变晶粒的取向都相近,说明动态再结晶以连续方式进行,即亚晶转动方式.随形变量的增加,不同初始织构试样的晶粒都转向基面取向,但菊池带衬度图像显示大的形变晶粒内部很少有亚晶界存在并且菊池带质量高,说明塑性滑移机制仍在起很大作用但在靠近晶界处发生,形变晶粒是通过平行于压缩面方向剪切晶界而逐渐消失的.动态再结晶晶粒与相邻形变晶粒的取向差表明不同初始织构造成不同的取向差,但总的趋势是相同的.     

Effect of dislocation configuration on non-equilibrium boron segregation during cooling

Different densities and configurations of crystal defects were obtained in an austenitic Fe-30%Ni alloy and an ultra low carbon bainitic (ULCB) alloy by undergoing different deformations and annealing treatments at high temperatures. Boron segregation on grain boundaries and subgrain boundaries during air-cooling were revealed by means of the particle tracking autoradiography technique. It is found that non-equilibrium segregation is resisted indeformed grains after recovery and polygonization, boron-depleted zones seem to be quite clear inrecrystallized grains than those in deformed original grains during cooling. Subgrain boundaries andpolygonized dislocation cells have a significant effect on non-equilibrium boron segregation duringthe air-cooling. The results implicates that dislocation configuration is a more important factor affecting boron segregation at grain boundaries rather that the density of defects itself in thegrain.     

Deformation and damage behaviors of as-cast TiAl-Nb alloy during creep

By means of creep properties measurement and microstructure observation,the deformation and damage behavior of an as-cast TiAl-Nb alloy during creep at temperature near 750°C were investigated.The results showed that the microstructure of the alloy consisted of lamellarγ/α_2 phase,and the boundaries consisted ofγphase located in between lamellarγ/α_2 phases with different orientations.In the latter stage of creep,the dislocation networks appeared in the interfaces of lamellarγ/α_2 phases due to the coarsening of them,which made the coherent interface transforming into the semi-coherent one for reducing its adhesive strength.The deformation mechanism of the alloy during creep was twinning and dislocations slipping within lamellarγ/α_2 phases.In the later period of creep,significant amount of dislocations plied up in the interfaces of lamellarγ/α_2 phases,which may cause the stress concentration to promote the initiation and propagation of the cracks along the lamellarγ/α_2interfaces perpendicular to the stress axis.Wherein,some cracks on the various cross-sections were connected by tearing edge along the direction of maximum shear stress,up to the creep fracture,which is considered to be the damage and fracture mechanism of alloy during creep at 750°C.     

Coexisting brittle-ductile fracturing mechanisms in fault zones of the upper crust level

Microstructural and sub-microstructural studies are conducted on calcite marble taken from the Autseib fault zone, Damara region, Namibia, SW Africa. The characteristic microstructural styles of rocks deformed in the upper crust are analyzed, including mainly the two microstructural contrasts in the tectonites: (i) coarse grains (centimeter scale) in primary rocks and in deformed clasts and extremely fine grains (micron scale) in the matrix; and (ii) macroscopic cataclastic (brittle) and microscopic mylonitic (ductile) textures. The coexistence of the macroscopic brittle and microscopic ductile textures is better explained by deformation through a comprehensive association of intragranular twinning and kinking, intraand intergranular ductile fracturing, and pressure solution along grain boundaries. Ductile fracturing, i.e. fracturing triggered and accommodated by twinning and fluid-enhanced dislocation creep and dynamic recrystallization, is among the most important mechanisms of rock deformation in the shallow crust, while grain size reduction and dynamic recrystallization are primarily nucleated and distributed due to the incoherencies along some boundaries, e.g. kink band boundaries, fractures and grain boundaries in the deformed grains.     

用正电子湮没寿命技术研究纯铜的形变缺陷

本文用正电子湮没寿命方法研究了形变纯铜缺陷产生的特点及其运动规律,讨论了位错密度和形变量之间的关系以及正电子寿命方法研究形变缺陷的适用范围。对试样所作的TEM观测得到与正电子寿命方法定性一致的结果。     

变形奥氏体等温弛豫过程中的位错组态演化

利用透射电子显微术(TEM)，对Fe-Ni-Nb-Ti-C合金变形后等温弛豫过程中的位错结构变化以及应变诱导析出行为进行了观察分析。结果表明：变形过程中产生的高密度、分布混乱的位错，通过位错重组和多边形化过程，逐渐形成较为完整的位错胞状结构。应变诱导析出阻碍了位错的演变发展过程。在弛豫阶段后期(大约200s)，位错大部分脱离钉扎，位错胞演化成为尺寸较大的亚晶结构。     

Fe3Al合金的高温变形行为

用载荷松弛法对Ｆｅ－２８Ａｌ－２Ｔｉ合金在较高温度下的变形行为进行了研究．测定了Ｆｅ－２８Ａｌ－２Ｔｉ合金在高温变形时的载荷松弛曲线、应力减小因子Ｙ及激活能值,并对试样进行了显微结构观察．结果表明,Ｆｅ－２８Ａｌ－２Ｔｉ合金的高温变形是一个亚晶界吸收位错,而且不断向大角晶界转变的过程．     

Deformation and damage features of a Re/Ru-containing single crystal nickel base superalloy during creep at elevated temperature

The deformation and damage features of a 4.5%Re/3.0%Ru-containing single crystal nickel-based superalloy during the creep in the temperature range of 1040–1070 °C and stress range of 137–180 MPa was investigated by means of creep properties measurement and contrast analysis of dislocation configuration. The results showed that the alloy exhibited a better creep resistance in the range of the testing temperatures and stresses, the deformation mechanism of the alloy during steady state creep was dislocations climbing over the rafted γ′ phase.In the latter period of creep, the deformation mechanism of the alloy was dislocations shearing into the rafted γ′phase. It is believed that the dislocations shearing into γ′ phase may cross-slip from {111} to {100} planes for forming the K-W locks to restrain the slipping and cross-slipping of dislocations on {111} plane. As the creep goes on, the alternate slipping of dislocations results in the twisted of the rafted γ′ phase to promote the initiation and propagation of cracks along the γ/γ′ interfaces up to creep fracture, which is considered to be the damage and fracture feature of alloy during creep at high temperature.     

钢铁材料中刃位错与溶质原子的交互作用

通过计算机编程建立了钢铁中铁素体相中的1/2[1 1 1]刃位错的原子结构模型,用实空间的连分数方法计算了碳、氮及合金元素在完整晶体及位错区引起的总结构能和环境敏感镶嵌能,讨论了碳、氮及合金元素在位错区的偏聚及交互作用.计算结果表明:轻杂质C,N易偏聚于位错芯处;强、中碳化物形成元素(Ti,V,Nb,Cr)易偏聚于刃位错线上,非碳化物形成元素Ni偏聚于位错线下方的弹性扩张区;轻杂质加剧强碳化物形成元素在刃位错区的偏聚,当温度下降使得C,N及合金元素的浓度超过其最大固溶度时,钢铁中刃位错区将有C,N金属间化合物脱溶,这些化合物会阻碍位错的运动,起到第二相粒子的强化作用.     

Creep behavior and effect factors of a TiAl–Nb alloy at high temperature

The effect of solution treatment on the microstructure and creep properties of forged TiAl-Nb alloys was investigated.The results showed that the microstructure of forged alloy mainly consisted of γ/α₂ lamellar colonies and fine equiaxed recrystallized γ/α₂ grains.During the solution treatment the microstructure of the alloy transformed into a fully lamellar structure due to the lamellar colonies growth by consuming equiaxed grains.Compared with the forged alloy the creep l...     

7475铝合金超塑变形中的显微结构变化

对质点强化型的高强度7475铝合金超塑变形中显微组织变化进行了研究。结果表明,在超塑变形中发生下面三个连续过程:(1)位错从晶界发出;(2)位错攀移越过晶内弥散分布的第二相质点;(3)位错消失于晶界。位错密度随应变的增加而增加。位错攀移越过弥散质点的过程是合金超塑变形的速控过程,超塑变形的主要机制是晶界滑移伴随晶内位错运动。     

Intermittent dislocation flow in viscoplastic deformation

The viscoplastic deformation (creep) of crystalline materials under constant stress involves the motion of a large number of interacting dislocations. Analytical methods and sophisticated 'dislocation dynamics' simulations have proved very effective in the study of dislocation patterning, and have led to macroscopic constitutive laws of plastic deformation. Yet, a statistical analysis of the dynamics of an assembly of interacting dislocations has not hitherto been performed. Here we report acoustic emission measurements on stressed ice single crystals, the results of which indicate that dislocations move in a scale-free intermittent fashion. This result is confirmed by numerical simulations of a model of interacting dislocations that successfully reproduces the main features of the experiment. We find that dislocations generate a slowly evolving configuration landscape which coexists with rapid collective rearrangements. These rearrangements involve a comparatively small fraction of the dislocations and lead to an intermittent behaviour of the net plastic response. This basic dynamical picture appears to be a generic feature in the deformation of many other materials. Moreover, it should provide a framework for discussing fundamental aspects of plasticity that goes beyond standard mean-field approaches that see plastic deformation as a smooth laminar flow.     

Morphology and quantitative analysis of O phase during heat treatment of hot-deformed Ti<Subscript>2</Subscript>AlNb-based alloy

A 1040℃-hot-deformed Ti₂AlNb-based alloy solution-treated at 950℃ and aged at different temperatures was quantitatively investigated. The microstructure, size of the phase, and microhardness of the deformed alloys were measured. The results indicated that the microstructure of the deformed Ti₂AlNb-based alloy specimens comprise coarse O lath, fine O lath, equiaxed O/α₂, and acicular O phase. More O phase was generated in the deformed alloy after heat treatment because the acicular O phase was more likely to nucleate and grow along the deformation-induced crystal defects such as dislocations and subgrain boundaries. After deformation and subsequent heat treatment, the acicular O phase of the resultant alloy became finer compared to that of the undeformed alloy, and the acicular O phase became coarser and longer with the elevated aging temperature, while the width of the O lath exhibited unobvious variations. The hot deformation facilitated the dissolution of the O lath but accelerated the precipitation of the acicular O phase. When the 950℃-solution-treated deformed Ti₂AlNb-based alloy was then aged at 750℃ for different periods, the phase content was nearly invariable, O and B2 phases eventually reached equilibrium, and the microstructure became stable and homogeneous.     

快中子增殖反应堆燃料元件包壳材料的晶界工程技术应用展望

针对钠冷快中子增殖反应堆(简称快堆) 燃料元件包壳材料316 以及15-15Ti 奥氏体不锈钢, 讨论了通过晶界工程(grain boundary engineering, GBE) 技术进一步提高材料抗辐照肿胀以及抗蠕变性能的可行性. 通过GBE 技术能够大幅增加材料中与孪晶相关的低 重合位置点阵(coincidence site lattice, CSL) 晶界比例. 快堆燃料元件包壳在固溶退火处理后还要经过20% 左右的冷加工变形, 目的是在显微组织中引入大量位错, 吸收由辐照产生的点缺陷, 并增加吸收裂变产物的陷阱. 如果在这样的冷加工变形前大幅提高材料的低∑CSL 晶界比例, 使冷加工变形时的位错滑移在具有特殊取向关系的晶粒间的传播以及位错在特殊结构晶界处的堆积排列发生变化, 那么就有可能使冷加工后位错的分布状态有利于吸收更多的由辐照产生的点缺陷, 提高材料抗辐照肿胀的能力.     

Microstructure heterogeneity and creep damage of DZ125 nickel-based superalloy

The creep behavior of the DZ125 superalloy at high temperatures has been investigated based on the creep properties measurement and microstructure observations. The experimental results show that, after full heat treatment, the fine and coarser cuboidal γ0precipitates distributed in the dendrite arm and inter-dendrite regions, respectively, the boundaries with various configurations located in the inter-dendrite regions. In the primary creep stage, the cuboidal γ0phase in the alloy transformed into the rafted structure along the direction vertical to the stress axis.The dislocations slipping and climbing over the rafted γ0phase are attributed the deformation mechanism of the alloy during steady-state creep.The(1/2)?1 1 0? dislocations slipping in the γ matrix and ?1 1 0? super-dislocations shearing into the γ0phase are the deformation mechanisms of the alloy in the latter stage of creep. And then the alternate slipping of dislocations results in the initiation and propagation of the micro-cracks along the boundaries until the occurrence of the creep fracture. Since the grain boundaries with various angles relative to the stress axis distribute in the different regions, the initiation and propagation of micro-cracks along the boundaries display the various features.& 2014 Chinese Materials Research Society. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.