Effect of superplastic deformation on precipitation behavior of sigma phase in 3207 duplex stainless steel

Owing to excellent strength, toughness and corrosion resistance, duplex stainless steels(DSS) are widely used in constructional and petrochemical applications. Sigma phase, which has detrimental impact on the properties, is readily precipitated during hot working of DSS. However, precipitation behavior of sigma phase during superplastic deformation, which is the most significant processing method of DSS, is still unclear. In the current study,the effect of superplastic deformation on the precipitation behavior of sigma phase was investigated in 3207 duplex stainless steel. The result shows that superplastic deformation could prevent sigma phase precipitation generally by increasing mobility of grain boundaries and decreasing misorientation of the sigma phase boundaries, resulting in some sigma phase precipitated on the twin boundaries. Most of the sigma phase precipitated on ferrite-austenite interface with misorientation of 20–25°, while it precipitated in ferrite or austenite with the misorientation of 40°–45°. The orientation relationship between sigma phase and matrix matched well in austenite and on the ferrite/austenite interfaces, while it showed a small misfit in ferrite. The prevention effect of the superplastic deformation on the sigma phase precipitation was beneficial to quasi stable deformation stage,resulting in longer elongation.     

多元合金等温凝固相场法模拟

利用由二元合金相场模型扩展获得的多元合金相场模型,以Fe-C-P合金为例,研究界面厚度对枝晶生长的影响.结果表明,随着界面厚度的减小,枝晶生长速度增大,界面推进速度提高,主枝晶臂变细,二次枝晶臂越发达,固液界面溶质扩散层的厚度减小,界面前沿溶质分配系数增大,而界面前沿溶质偏析程度也相应增大;相反,随着界面厚度的增加枝晶尖端生长速度逐渐减小,并呈收敛的趋势.     

Dendrite morphology and evolution mechanism of nickel-based single crystal superalloys grown along the o0014 and o0114 orientations

Nickel-based single crystal superalloys oriented along the o0014 and o0114 lattice directions were produced by a bottom seeding technique in an attempt to understand the evolution mechanism of the dendrite grown along different orientations in the present study. The changes in primary dendrite arm spacing for single crystal with different orientations are also discussed. It was found that the dendrite morphologies of single crystal superalloy grown along o0114 were different from that of o0014. Firstly, the dendrites showed the irregular cruciforms and array in rows in a transverse section. Secondly, no typical primary dendrites were observed but the dendrite morphologies appeared like the letter ‘‘V’’ or ‘‘W’’ in a longitudinal section. The primary dendrite arms grew along the o0014 orientation from the bottom of the sample in the o0014 orientation. However, in the o0114 orientation, the single crystal developed by continuous side-branching along the [001] and [010] orientations. The primary dendrite arm spacing was as the function of the deviation angle f. It indicates that with the increase in the deviation angle f, the primary dendrite arm spacing first increased, and then decreased.     

晶体相场法模拟小角度晶界的位错结构及其演化

采用晶体相场模型模拟小角度晶界结构和在外加应力作用下晶界、位错的演化过程,从位错的运动形式、体系自由能与应变关系等角度,讨论晶界位错运动和湮没过程。结果表明:在稳定的小角度晶界中,位错间距与位向差成反比。位错和晶界区域具有较高的能量密度;外加应力会导致一个位错组脱离晶界而分解成两个位错组,且有诱发晶界湮没的趋势;晶界湮没过程可以出现4个阶段或2个阶段,且存在敏感位向差角,位向差稍高于5.85°时晶界湮没过程呈4个阶段,位向差稍低于5.85°时晶界湮没过程呈2个阶段;位向差越小,晶界湮没过程越简单快捷。     

Al-Cu-Mn合金铸锭均匀化工艺及组织性能分析

采用光学金相显微镜、扫描电子显微镜及能谱分析、电导率等检测手段,对铸态和均匀化态的2219合金微观组织、第二相分布及电导率进行研究分析。结果表明,2219合金铸态组织存在着枝晶偏析,在晶界上聚集大量的Al₂Cu相,并有长条状的脆性相Al₇Cu₂（Fe、Mn）穿插在晶界上。经525 ℃均匀化处理22 h后,晶界上Al₂Cu相回溶到基体中,枝晶网络被破坏,枝晶偏析消除,Cu元素从晶界到晶内的分布趋于平稳;处于亚稳态的溶质原子从过饱和固溶体中析出,在晶内呈细小、弥散地分布,基体溶质原子固溶度降低,电子散射作用减弱,电导率提高10 %IACS。     

An investigation on supercooling directional solidification process of Cu-Ni single phase alloy

Supercooling directional solidification (SDS) is put fotward by combination of melt supercooling and conventional solidification by application of supercooling inheritance. On the self-designed SDS equipment, SDS of Cu-Ni alloy was achieved successfully The results are as follows f (i) The primary arm spacing is about 30 μm, the growth of secondary arms are strongly suppressed. The primary arm spacing is nearly the same as LMC method (GL=25 K/mm, V=500 pm/s), the primary stems are straight, fine and completed. with an inclination angle of about 5.8° (ii) A semi-quantitative T-T model is brought fotward to describe the dendrite growth rate V vs. undercooling AT The prediction of T-T model agrees well with experimental results. The formation of fine equiaxed dendrites, transition region and dendrite region can be explained successfully by △T-V-x relation of T-T model.     

Ti-15-3合金中短裂纹萌生与扩展的微观机理

利用扫描电镜(SEM)和背散射电子衍射(EBSD)技术研究了Ti-15-3合金中晶粒取向差对短裂纹萌生与扩展的影响.结果表明:在Ti-15-3合金中,98%相邻晶粒之间的取向差大于10°;相邻晶粒中,大的晶粒取向差有利于短裂纹的萌生,小的晶粒取向差有利于短裂纹的扩展;短裂纹的尖端方向与下一个晶粒的滑移带方向夹角大于35°时,裂纹穿过此晶粒时容易发生曲折,走"Z"字形路线;小于35°,裂纹沿着滑移带方向扩展;短裂纹尖端扩展到晶界时,如果裂纹尖端方向与晶界的方向之间的夹角小于35°,裂纹沿晶扩展;大于35°,裂纹穿晶扩展.     

Microstructure and grain orientation evolution of a specially shaped shroud during directional solidification process

The microstructure and the grain orientations of one shroud prepared by directional solidification process have been investigated using metallographic method and electronic backscatter diffraction (EBSD). The results indicate that the solidification process of the tested shroud is composed of three steps: dendritic branching, the break-up and drift of the dendrite arms and the solidification of the residual liquid. Misoriented grains were formed between the primarily solidified dendrite stems during the process of recalescence which was caused by the accumulation of the solidification latent heat. A low angle grain boundary of 61 was produced across the impinging dendrite fronts.     

双臂巡检机器人沿输电线路行走特性研究

传统双臂巡检机器人沿大跨度输电线路行走过程中存在行走轮受力不均、易脱线等问题.针对这些问题,分别建立了传统双臂巡检机器人和带柔索双臂巡检机器人行走轮受力模型,对比分析表明:与传统双臂巡检机器人相比,随着线路倾斜角度增大,带柔索双臂巡检机器人两臂行走轮受力较均匀,不会出现脱线现象.在相同质量参数和结构参数条件下,采用虚拟样机技术分析了2种类型机器人沿输电线路行走时行走轮受力情况,仿真结果表明,传统双臂巡检机器人在线路倾斜角度达到28°时,出现单臂挂线现象;而带柔索双臂巡检机器人在线路倾斜角度达到37°时,仍能保持稳定地双臂挂线.综合分析表明,带柔索双臂巡检机器人的结构设计在线路行走方面具有明显优势,对于倾斜角较大的大跨度输电线路具有更强的适应能力,行走稳定性更好.      

基于PF-LBM模型的自然对流影响枝晶生长模拟

基于二元合金枝晶生长的相场模型,建立耦合流场、温度场和溶质场等物理外场的多元合金相场模型,模拟了单晶粒和多晶粒在自然对流作用下的生长,观察了枝晶凝固过程中的枝晶形貌、流场以及溶质场的变化.研究发现：温度梯度和浓度梯度改变引起自然对流,使枝晶整体的对称性遭到破坏,上游枝晶尖端生长受到促进,生长速度大于下游,水平方向枝晶尖端生长速度介于上下游之间,二次枝晶臂生长速度、浓度与一次枝晶臂基本相同,能量起伏和结构起伏使枝晶受到的影响更加明显.此外,随着各向异性强度增加,枝晶尺寸变大,生长速度加快,主枝晶臂变细,内部凹陷变明显,尖端变尖锐,二次枝晶臂间距增大.当单晶粒各向异性强度为0.05时,出现明显的“颈缩”现象,多晶粒在各向异性强度为0.03时,出现明显“颈缩”现象.     

工艺参数对复合材料长桁预制体变形成型制件质量的影响

为优化复合材料机械变形成型工艺,利用自主设计制造的机械成型设备制备预成型制件,通过对制件外形尺寸及微观结构进行表征,研究了成型温度、成型速率及成型间距等工艺参数对机械变形成型质量的影响。结果表明：成型温度、成型速率及成型间距3个成型工艺参数对复合材料机械变形预制件的质量都有明显影响,且3个因素之间互相作用;采用本文的材料体系,在制备铺层方式为[0°/45°/90°/-45°]_4s的L-型制件条件下,较优的成型工艺参数为成型间距4.3~4.5 mm、成型温度45~60℃及成型速率3~5 mm/min;通过制件尺寸表征、纤维变形量测量、金相分析等方式可以有效表征机械变形成型制件的宏观及微观质量。     

Influence of hot-rolling on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a near β-type Ti-5.2Mo-4.8Al-2.5Zr-1.7Cr alloy

In this work, the 90° clock rolling and the uni-directionally rolling processes at high temperature were carried out on the near β-type Ti-5.2Mo-4.8Al-2.5Zr-1.7Cr titanium alloy cutting from an ingot, respectively. The corresponding microstructures were quantitatively characterized, and its effect on the dynamic mechanical properties and fracture mechanism were emphatically investigated. It was found that after 90° clock rolling, the microstructure composed of equiaxed primary α phase(α_p) with an average size of about 2 ?μm and the β transformed regions containing the acicular secondary α phase(α_s) with an average thickness of about 50 ?nm and the separated β phase was obtained. However, in the uni-directionally rolled titanium alloy, no acicular α_s was observed, and the corresponding microstructure consisted elongated lamellar α phase (average thickness: about 1.3 ?μm), few equiaxed α phase (average grain size: about 300 ?nm) and the inlaid β phase. The microstructural difference of the hot-rolled titanium alloys was closely related to the deformation process. Moreover, a great number of α_p and α_s in the 90° clock rolled titanium alloy effectively enhanced the strength, and the dynamic compressive strength reached to 1730 ?MPa. Furthermore, equiaxed α_p was conducive to the homogeneous deformation, which counteracted the localized deformation caused by acicular α_s to a certain extent and made the 90° clock rolled titanium alloy exhibit an acceptable critical fracture strain of about 10.5%. Moreover, the fracture microstructures showed that the main failure mode of the 90° clock rolled and the uni-directionally rolled titanium alloy were ductile fracture and brittle fracture, respectively.     

Characteristic investigation of trilayered Cu/Al8011/Al1060 composite: Interface morphology,microstructure, and in-situ tensile deformation

In this work, Cu/Al8011/Al1060 trilayered composite with an ultrathin copper layer was fabricated successfully by the hybrid process of cast-rolling and hot-roll-bonding. The effects of heat treatment were investigated on the microstructure and mechanical behavior of the composite. The results showed that annealing temperatures above 300 ​°C led to the formation of new intermetallic compounds that joined their initial counterparts. Also, the interface growth was fast above 340 ​°C. It was found that the annealing temperature of 320 ​°C led to the optimal tensile properties of the composite. Through rolling, hard-brittle IMCs imposed intense plastic strains on the surrounding regions, resulting in further grain refinement of both metals in the vicinity of the interface. Although the kernel average misorientation of the trilayered composite was almost identical with the Cu/Al8011 bimetal, its amount was considerably decreased after heat treatment, as the distorted structure changed into a nearly strain-free one using the restoration phenomenon. The SEM-based in-situ tensile test showed that crack initiation occurred within the IMCs and propagated into the Cu strip, leading to its early fracture. However, the strength-displacement curve during in-situ tensile deformation did not decrease significantly due to the ultrathin copper layer.     

Recent rapid shortening of crust across the Tianshan Mts. and relative motion of tectonic blocks in the north and south

Based on the multiple-epoch Global Positioning System observations during a period from 1992 to 1999, we document directly a rapid crustal shortening of ～20 mm/a across the western Tianshan Mts. (76°E), in contrast to a 4 mm/a convergent rate across the eastern Tianshan Mts. (87°E)and the north-south convergence across the mountain belt descends laterally from west to east. The direction of current crustal movement inferred by GPS sites along the southern flank of the Tianshan Mts. is approximately perpendicular to the easterly-trending mountain belt, indicating that the Tarim Basin thrust almost rightly into the Tianshan Mts. The Tarim Basin accommodates nearly no or a minor, if any, crustal deformation and rotates clockwise, as a rigid body in a whole, at a rate of 0.64°/Ma around a Euler pole at 95.7°E, 40.3°N (Anxi, Gansu) with respect to the stable Siberia. The relative motion between the Kazakh platform and the Dzungarian Basin is quite apparent. The Dzungar should be regarded as an independent active block from the view of the Asia tectonic settings.     

Hot compression deformation behavior of AISI 321 austenitic stainless steel

The hot compression behavior of AISI 321 austenitic stainless steel was studied at the temperatures of 950–1100℃ and the strain rates of 0.01–1 s?1 using a Baehr DIL-805 deformation dilatometer. The hot deformation equations and the relationship between hot deformation parameters were obtained. It is found that strain rate and deformation temperature significantly influence the flow stress behavior of the steel. The work hardening rate and the peak value of flow stress increase with the decrease of deformation temperature and the increase of strain rate. In addition, the activation energy of deformation (Q) is calculated as 433.343 kJ/mol. The microstructural evolution during deformation indicates that, at the temperature of 950℃ and the strain rate of 0.01 s?1, small circle-like precipitates form along grain boundaries; but at the temperatures above 950℃, the dissolution of such precipitates occurs. Energy-dispersive X-ray analyses indicate that the precipitates are complex carbides of Cr, Fe, Mn, Ni, and Ti.     

Influence of withdrawal rate on the porosity in a third-generation Ni-based single crystal superalloy

The influence of withdrawal rate on the porosity in a third-generation Ni-based single crystal superalloy was investigated by a quantitative evaluation method. The results showed that the withdrawal rate obviously effected on the average area fraction, number and diameter of porosities except their radius ratios. In consideration of the microstructure observation for dendrite arms, an optimized withdrawal rate was obtained with a minimum porosity level as about 125 μm s~(-1). Simultaneously, a threshold value for the acceptance level of porosities might be set as about 0.1% in order to fulfill the requirements for Ni-based single crystal casting in laboratory scale. Finally, the formation reason of porosity was discussed and it was concluded that the feeding for the volume shrinkage of the last solidified eutectic liquids from the residual liquids and the isolating effect of the morphologies of dendrite arms might be two key factors in controlling the porosities level in Ni-based single crystal superalloy.     

圆拱型温室风压数值模拟与研究

温室是设施农业的主要设施,其风荷载对温室是最为重要的可变荷载、也是对结构影响最大的因素之一.运用CAD并基于CFD计算平台Fluent软件,引入用户自定义函数(User Defined Function,UDF)模拟真实的大气边界层,对温室屋盖表面风压分布规律进行模拟研究,从1跨、3跨、5跨、10跨四种不同跨度的0°、30°、60°、90°对圆拱型的风向角情况下的压力系数对比并做出研究分析,结果表明:斜向来流是对圆拱形温室产生最不利的来流情况,所以这种来流对温室结构威胁最大.研究模拟计算的结果为圆拱型温室风荷载计算以及结构设计提供了相应依据.     

蜻蜓柔性后翅模型的气动效能分析

为探究柔性材料对蜻蜓滑翔时气动特性的影响,通过数值仿真的方法,研究杨氏模量为3800 MPa,泊松比为0.18的三维柔性蜻蜓后翅模型在不同雷诺数和迎角滑翔时的气动效能和气动力作用下的结构变形.结果表明:柔性蜻蜓后翅在气动力的作用下会产生明显的弯曲扭转变形,且变形程度随着雷诺数和迎角的增大而增大,其中该扭转变形会使蜻蜓滑翔的实际迎角减小;由于产生了使迎角减少的扭转变形,使得在迎角为5°～30°滑翔时,升力系数减少了9％ ～45％,失速迎角增大10°以上;小迎角滑翔时,升力系数随速度增大而减小,大迎角滑翔时,升力系数与速度无明显相关性;大迎角滑翔时,在气流分离和柔性蜻蜓翼大角度扭转的作用下,上翼面的负压区向后缘移动,增加了负压区面积,增大了失速迎角,有利于提高蜻蜓飞行时的机动性.可见虽然柔性材料虽然会牺牲蜻蜓滑翔时的气动效能,但有助于蜻蜓高速大迎角飞行,提高了蜻蜓的机动性.     

Effects of microrolling parameters on the microstructure and deformation behavior of pure copper

Microrolling experiments and uniaxial tensile tests of pure copper under different annealing conditions were carried out in this paper. The effects of grain size and reduction on non-uniform deformation, edge cracking, and microstructure were studied. The experimental results showed that the side deformation became more non-uniform, resulting in substantial edge bulge, and the uneven spread increased with increasing grain size and reduction level. When the reduction level reached 80% and the grain size was 65 μm, slight edge cracks occurred. When the grain size was 200 μm, the edge cracks became wider and deeper. No edge cracks occurred when the grain size was 200 μm and the reduction level was less than 60%; edge cracks occurred when the reduction level was increased to 80%. As the reduction level increased, the grains were gradually elongated and appeared as a sheet-like structure along the rolling direction; a fine lamellar structure was obtained when the grain size was 20 μm and the reduction level was less than 60%.     

Dynamic recrystallization behavior of the Ti–48Al–2Cr–2Nb alloy during isothermal hot deformation

The hot deformation behavior of the as-cast Ti–48Al–2Cr–2Nb alloy was investigated by isothermal compression tests at deformation temperatures ranging from 1000℃ to 1200℃,and strain rates from 0.001 s~(-1)to 0.1 s~(-1).The single peak stress features common to all flow curves indicate that DRX is the dominating softening mechanism.The calculated values of the hot deformation activation energy Q and stress index n are 296.5 kJ mol~(-1)and 3.97,respectively.Based on this,the Arrhenius type constitutive equation was successfully established.The DRX critical condition model and relationship among DRX volume fractions,deformation temperatures and strain rates were obtained to optimize the process.Combined with microstructure analysis,it's concluded that 1200℃/0.01s~(-1)is the optimization parameter.Besides,both DDRX and CDRX were observed in theγphase evolution.The deformation mechanism from the inter-grain dislocation motion to the grain boundary migration and grain rotation was discussed.