This study investigates the effect of high current density electropulsing on the material in a rapid stress relaxation process.An AISI 1020 steel was shot-peened to induce surface compressive residual stresses in a co...This study investigates the effect of high current density electropulsing on the material in a rapid stress relaxation process.An AISI 1020 steel was shot-peened to induce surface compressive residual stresses in a controlled manner and subsequently electropulsed to investigate the changes in microstructure and defect configuration.AISI 1020 steel was chosen as it has a simple microstructure(plain ferritic)and composition with low alloying conditions.It is an appropriate material to study the effect of trans-mitting electric pulses on the microstructural defect evolution.A combination of electron-backscattered diffraction and transmission electron microscopy proved to be an effective tool in characterizing the post-electropulsing effects critically.By application of electropulsing,a reduction in the surface residual stress layer was noticed.Also,reductions in misorientation and dislocation density together with the disentan-glement of dislocations within the cold-worked layer were observed after electropulsing.Additionally,the annihilation of shot-peening-induced deformation bands beyond the residual layer depth was observed.These effects have been rationalised by taking into account the various possibilities of athermal effects of electropulsing.展开更多
Nowadays,thermal condition and solute field are considered as the potential dominant factors controlling competitive grain growth during directional solidification process.However,the controlling modes and critical co...Nowadays,thermal condition and solute field are considered as the potential dominant factors controlling competitive grain growth during directional solidification process.However,the controlling modes and critical conditions of competitive grain growth have been drastically debated over the past two decades.In this work,thermal condition and solute field are combined to study the competitive grain growth in the converging case by experimental observation and numerical simulation of bicrystal samples.We find the competitive grain growth is controlled by the cooperative effect of thermal condition and solute field,and the controlling modes are related to the bicrystal misorientation between favorably and unfavorably oriented grains.When the unfavorably oriented grain is low misoriented,unfavorably oriented grain dominates grain selection,and the competitive grain growth performs as solute field domination.However,with the increase of unfavorably oriented grain’s misorientation,the grain selection converts into favorably oriented grain domination,and the competitive grain growth changes to thermal condition domination.To explain these abnormal transformation phenomena,we propose a misorientation dependent thermal condition-solute field cooperative domination model and identify the critical conditions by a critical misorientation(θcm).According to dynamic equation of dendrite growth,we calculate the critical misorientationθ;to prove this model.The theoretical calculation results agree well with the experimental results.展开更多
The relation between the Mg treatment and ferrite grain boundaries misorientation was investigated.The orientation imaging microscopy technique based on electron backscattered diffraction technique(EBSD)was used in th...The relation between the Mg treatment and ferrite grain boundaries misorientation was investigated.The orientation imaging microscopy technique based on electron backscattered diffraction technique(EBSD)was used in this work.It was found that the addition of 0.005 wt%Mg to the steel could evidently increase the ratio of acicular ferrite crystals appearing at large angles boundaries to each other,which was attributed to the nucleation of the second-phase particles by the Mg treatment.The FBSD techniques provide a power-ful method to characterize and quantify the ferrite grain boundaries misorientation,in order to relate it to toughness.展开更多
In the present work the research of grain boundary (CB) energy versus angle of misorientation in fcc metals Al, Cu, An and Ni was carried out. An axis of CB misorientation is a direction [100], angle of misorientation...In the present work the research of grain boundary (CB) energy versus angle of misorientation in fcc metals Al, Cu, An and Ni was carried out. An axis of CB misorientation is a direction [100], angle of misorientation makes from 2皍p in 23*. The interatomic interaction was opproximated by Morse' s pair semi-empirical potential. Two variants of relaxation technique were used: (1) rigid relax- ation with the change of atom quantity per a GB (vacancy relaxation ) and (2) full atomic relaxation by a molecular static method. The obtained orientation dependence has a good agreement with experi- ment. There are cusps on a curve in the range of special GB angles.The comparison of obtained curves with calculated ones in model Van der Merwe was carried out. Dependencies obtained in our investiga- tions are not smooth and have an oscillatory character. The oscillations reflect a discrete structure of a lattice.展开更多
Asymmetry in dislocation density and strain relaxation has a significant impact on device performance since it leads to anisotropic electron transport in metamorphic materials. So it is preferred to obtain metamorphic...Asymmetry in dislocation density and strain relaxation has a significant impact on device performance since it leads to anisotropic electron transport in metamorphic materials. So it is preferred to obtain metamorphic materials with symmetric properties. In this paper, we grew metamorphic Ino.27Gao.73As epilayers with symmetric low threading dislocation density and symmetric strain relaxation in two (110) directions using InA1GaAs buffer layers on 7° misoriented GaAs (001) substrates. To understand the control mechanism of symmetric properties of Ino.27Gao.73As layers by the substrate miscut angles, Ino.27Gao.73As grown on 2° and 15° misoriented substrates were also characterized as reference by atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and high resolution triple axis x-ray diffraction. The phase separation and interaction of 60° misfit dislocations were found to be the reasons for asymmetry properties of Ino.27Gao33As grown on 2° and 15° substrates, respectively. Photoluminescence results proved that the Ino.27G°ao.73As with symmetric properties has better optical properties than the Ino.27Gao.73As with asymmetric properties at room temperature. These results imply that high quality metamorphic Ino.27Gao.73As can be achieved with controllable isotropic electron transport property.展开更多
X65, X70, and X80 belong to high grade pipeline steels. Toughness is one of the most important properties of pipeline steels when the pipeline transports the gas or oil, and the means to control toughness is very impo...X65, X70, and X80 belong to high grade pipeline steels. Toughness is one of the most important properties of pipeline steels when the pipeline transports the gas or oil, and the means to control toughness is very important for exploring even higher grade pipeline steels. We established the relationship between toughness and crystallographic parameters of high grade pipeline steels by studying the crystallographic parameters of X65, X70, and X80 using EBSD and analyzing Charpy CVN of X65, X70 and X80. The results show that the effective grain size, the frequency distribution of grain boundary misorientation and the ratio of high angle grain boundary to small angle grain boundary are important parameters. The finer the effective grain size, and the higher the frequency distribution of grain boundaries (〉 50~), the more excellent toughness of high grade pipeline steels will be.展开更多
Nickel-based single-crystal superalloys are widely used in the manufacture of aeroengine turbine vanes for their excellent high-temperature performance. Low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) will be generated inevitably ...Nickel-based single-crystal superalloys are widely used in the manufacture of aeroengine turbine vanes for their excellent high-temperature performance. Low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) will be generated inevitably during their manufacture, which are often characterized by grain boundary misorientation (GBM) and will weaken the mechanical properties of superalloys. However, the relationship between GBM and the fatigue properties of superalloys at elevated temperatures has seldom been investigated due to the difficulty in the sample preparation and experiment process. Based on six kinds of bicrystals with different tilt LAGBs made by a second-generation single-crystal superalloy, the effects of misorientation on the grain boundary microstructure and fatigue properties (980 °C) of superalloys were studied systematically in this work. It is found that, with the increase of GBM, the GB precipitates combined with the cast micropores increase monotonically, accordingly both the fatigue life and fatigue strength decrease successively. Fatigue fracture observations show that the cracks of all the bicrystals initiated from the cast micropores at GBs, and then propagated along the GBs. Therefore, the coupling effect of cast micropores and GBM on the fatigue damage mechanisms of the bicrystals are evaluated according to their hindering degrees on the piled-up dislocations. Combining with a hysteresis energy model, a quantitative fatigue strength prediction model of superalloys is established and is well verified by abundant experimental data. This study could provide guidance for fatigue performance prediction and structural design of superalloys.展开更多
The fracture modes of low alloy steels and cast irons under tensile and fatigue conditions were identified by electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD) misorientation analysis in this research. The curves of grain r...The fracture modes of low alloy steels and cast irons under tensile and fatigue conditions were identified by electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD) misorientation analysis in this research. The curves of grain reference orientation deviation(GROD) distribution perpendicular to the fracture surface were obtained by EBSD observation, and the characteristics of each fracture mode were identified. The GROD value of the specimen fractured in tension decreases to a constant related to the elongation of corresponding specimen in the far field(farther than 5 mm away from the fracture surface). The peak exhibits in GROD curves of two smooth specimens and a notched specimen near the fracture surface(within 5 mm away from the fracture surface), and the formation mechanisms were discussed in detail based on the influences of specimen geometries(smooth or notched) and material toughness. The GROD value of fatigue fractured specimen is close to that at undeformed condition in the whole field, except the small area near the crack path. The loading conditions(constant stress amplitude loading or constant stress intensity factor range K loading) and the EBSD striation formation during fatigue crack propagation were also studied by EBSD observation parallel to the crack path.展开更多
The occurrence of the tensile yield plateau in Mg alloys is relatively rare and its underlying reasons have been controversial.In this study,we systematically investigated the deformation mechanism of an extruded Mg-4...The occurrence of the tensile yield plateau in Mg alloys is relatively rare and its underlying reasons have been controversial.In this study,we systematically investigated the deformation mechanism of an extruded Mg-4.83Gd-2.36Nd-0.21Zr alloy,which exhibited an obvious tensile yield plateau.Quasi-in-situ EBSD analysis revealed that basal slip was the predominant mechanism in the tensile yield stage,which was attributed to the weak rare earth texture that facilitated basal slip activation and the fine recrystallized grains that suppressed twinning.The yield drop resulted from the combined effects of the easy activation of basal slip and the dislocation pinning by solute atoms.Additionally,the random distribution of grain orientations,high grain boundary misorientation angles(GBMA),and small grain sizes hindered intergranular deformation transfer between neighboring grains.The weak deformation transfer contributed to the formation of yield point elongation.This work underscores the role of texture,grain orientations,and GBMA in determining the yield plateau,offering a new perspective on yield plateau formation in Mg alloys.展开更多
Sliver defects are a group of low-to-medium angle misoriented grains in Ni-based single crystal superalloys that have received more attention in recent years.Occurrence of these defects can negatively affect the mecha...Sliver defects are a group of low-to-medium angle misoriented grains in Ni-based single crystal superalloys that have received more attention in recent years.Occurrence of these defects can negatively affect the mechanical properties of single crystal components.Therefore,studying the mechanisms of sliver formation and its effects on the final properties of alloys is of great importance.In this article,recent studies on the sliver defects were reviewed.Accordingly,the mechanisms of sliver formation as well as factors contributing to sliver initiation were studied.Additionally,effects of slivers on the mechanical properties of single crystal superalloys were discussed.Dendrite deformation and dendrite fracture are the main mechanisms for the sliver formation.This is a consequence of local stress concentration on dendrites during solidification.Therefore,locations such as inclusions,pores,geometrically complex areas,mould walls,freckle channels,etc.can be considered as the potential factors that promote the sliver initiation.Sliver formation significantly degrades the creep life of single-crystal superalloys.Studies have shown that when crystallographic misorientation exceeds approximately15°,creep life can be reduced by up to 47%.Despite the absence of a standardized criterion for predicting or preventing sliver initiation and propagation,their occurrence can be minimized through optimization of solidification parameters,careful grain selection,proper casting geometry design,and rigorous control of material purity and equipment conditions.展开更多
In this work, commercially pure Zr sheets were subjected to β air cooling and then rolled to different reductions(10% and 50%)at room temperature. Microstructures of both the β-air-cooled and the rolled specimens we...In this work, commercially pure Zr sheets were subjected to β air cooling and then rolled to different reductions(10% and 50%)at room temperature. Microstructures of both the β-air-cooled and the rolled specimens were well characterized by electron channelling contrast imaging and electron backscatter diffraction techniques, with special attentions paid to their misorientation characteristics. Results show that the β-air-cooled specimen owns a Widmanst?tten structure featured by lamellar grains with typical phase transformation misorientations. The 10% rolling allows prismatic slip and tensile twinning({11-21} and{10-12}) to be activated profusely, which produce new low-angle(~3°–5°) and high-angle(~35° and ~85°) misorientation peaks, respectively. After increasing the rolling reduction to 50%, twinning is suppressed and dislocation slip becomes the dominant deformation mode, with the lamellar grains highly elongated and aligned towards the rolling direction.Meanwhile, only one strong low-angle misorientation peak related to the prismatic slip is presented in the 50%-rolled specimen,with all other peaks disappeared. Analyses on local misorientations reveal that hardly any residual strains exist in the β-air-cooled specimen, which should be related to their sufficient relaxation during slow cooling. Residual strains introduced by 10% rolling are heterogeneously distributed near grainwin boundaries while heavier deformation(50% rolling) produces much larger residual strains pervasively existing throughout the specimen microstructure.展开更多
A high-purity Ti(HP-Ti)sheet was subjected to small strain rolling(10%reduction)with microstructural and textural characteristics examined by electron channeling contrast imaging and electron backscatter diffraction t...A high-purity Ti(HP-Ti)sheet was subjected to small strain rolling(10%reduction)with microstructural and textural characteristics examined by electron channeling contrast imaging and electron backscatter diffraction techniques.Particular attentions were paid to misorientation and textural changes aroused by twins in the rolled HP-Ti sheet.Results show that after the 10%rolling,almost all the prior equiaxed grains in the initial specimen are twinned,leading to remarkable grain refinement.The presence of two major misorientation angle peaks around 65°and 85°is ascribed to{11-22}and{10-12}twinning,respectively,and two minor peaks around 47°and 77°are due mainly to impingement of various variants of such twins.Distinct from earlier work,the small strain rolling is confirmed to be able to induce drastic textural changes in pure Ti sheets:largely reduced texture intensity and appearance of new textural components.This can essentially be attributed to enhanced twinning activity due to much lower impurity contents of the present material.Primary{11?22}twins are mainly responsible for the new textural component of c-axes aligned near the rolling direction with spread,while the component of caxes parallel to the normal direction is due to reorientation of secondary{10-12}twins.This study clearly demonstrates the capability of small strain rolling to effectively modify both microstructures and textures of the HP?Ti sheet and may shed some light on exploring feasible processings for such materials.展开更多
Low-angle grain boundaries(LAGBs)are one of the solidification defects in single-crystal nickel-based superalloys and are detrimental to the mechanical properties.The formation of LAGBs is related to dendrite deformat...Low-angle grain boundaries(LAGBs)are one of the solidification defects in single-crystal nickel-based superalloys and are detrimental to the mechanical properties.The formation of LAGBs is related to dendrite deformation,while the mechanism has not been fully understood at the mesoscale.In this work,a model coupling dendrite growth,thermal-solutal-fluid flow,thermal stress and flow-induced dendrite deformation via cellular automaton-finite volume method and finite element method is developed to study the formation of LAGBs in single crystal superalloys.Results reveal that the bending of dendrites is primarily attributed to the thermal-solutal convection-induced dendrite deformation.The mechanical stress of dendrite deformation develops and stabilises as solidification proceeds.As the width of the mushy zone gets stable,stresses are built up and then dendritic elastoplastic bending occurs at some thin primary dendrites with the wider inter-dendritic space.There are three characteristic zones of stress distribution along the solidification direction:(i)no stress concentration in the fully solidified regions;(ii)stress developing in the primary dendrite bridging region,and(iii)stress decrease in the inter-dendritic uncontacted zone.The stresses reach maximum near the initial dendrite bridging position.The lower temperature gradients,the finer primary dendritic trunks and sudden reductions in local dendritic trunk radius jointly promote the elastoplastic deformation of the dendrites.Corresponding measures are suggested to reduce LAGBs.展开更多
Voids play an important role in the fatigue behaviour of polycrystal materials.In this paper,the effects of three factors affecting the stress concentration factors(SCFs)near voids,i.e.,size,depth,and applied load,are...Voids play an important role in the fatigue behaviour of polycrystal materials.In this paper,the effects of three factors affecting the stress concentration factors(SCFs)near voids,i.e.,size,depth,and applied load,are investigated by employing crystal plasticity constitutive models in polycrystal bulks.The results indicate that SCF is dominated by the void size,while void depth and stress level play secondary roles.The SCF fluctuates by the orientation differences among grains and increases with increasing the size of the void.Finally,based on sensitivity examination of orientations and configurations of grains sur-rounding the void,an empirical multivariable-coupled formula is proposed to assess SCF near voids considering anisotropy,and the presented model is in good agreement with the simulation results.展开更多
Bending is a crucial deformation process in metal sheet forming.In this study,the microstructural evolution of a highly ductile Mg–Er–Zr alloy sheet was examined in various bending regions under different bending st...Bending is a crucial deformation process in metal sheet forming.In this study,the microstructural evolution of a highly ductile Mg–Er–Zr alloy sheet was examined in various bending regions under different bending strains using electron backscatter diffraction and optical microscopy.The results show that the Mg–Er–Zr extruded sheet has excellent bending properties,with a failure bending strain of 39.3%,bending yield strength,and ultimate bending strength of 75.1 MPa and 250.5 MPa,respectively.The exceptional bending properties of the Mg–Er–Zr extruded sheets are primarily due to their fine grain size and the formation of rare-earth(RE)textures resulting from Er addition.Specifically,the in-grain misorientation axes(IGMA)and the twinning behaviors in various regions of the specimen during bending were thoroughly analyzed.Due to the polarity of the tensile twins and their low activation stress,a significant number of tensile twins are activated in the compression zone to regulate plastic deformation.The addition of Er weakens the basal texture of the sheet and reduces the critical resolved shear stress difference between non-basal slip and basal slip.Consequently,in the tensile zone,the basal and non-basal slips co-operate to coordinate the plastic deformation,effectively impeding crack initiation and propagation,and thereby enhancing the bending toughness of the Mg–Er–Zr sheet.展开更多
Mechanism of discontinuous precipitation(DP) in AZ80 alloy was investigated by phase-orientation correlated characterization.The results show DPs nucleate by turning the original grain boundaries(GBs) as reaction fron...Mechanism of discontinuous precipitation(DP) in AZ80 alloy was investigated by phase-orientation correlated characterization.The results show DPs nucleate by turning the original grain boundaries(GBs) as reaction front(RF),and further driving the RF to realize their growth.The DPs regions retained the same orientations as their parent grains.The misorientation angle and rotation axis of RFs had strong influence on DPs nucleation.The low-angle GBs,twin boundaries(TBs) and the GBs with specific misorientation axis which are known as low energy and low mobility GBs can hardly initiate DPs.In addition,the TBs had a strong ability to inhibit the growth of DPs,but it should be noticed that the growth of DPs cannot be totally inhibited by TBs.DPs can engulf the twins when the growth direction is approximately parallel to the long axis of TBs.The inhibition behavior is related to the distribution of Al solute atoms near the RF,boundary interactions of the TBs and twin tips with the RF,and the morphology of the continuous precipitations within the twins.展开更多
The impact of rolling temperature and the crystallographic orientation ofα-colonies on the globularization behavior of lamellarα+βmicrostructure in Ti-6Al-4V alloy was investigated.Firstly,the lamellar structure wa...The impact of rolling temperature and the crystallographic orientation ofα-colonies on the globularization behavior of lamellarα+βmicrostructure in Ti-6Al-4V alloy was investigated.Firstly,the lamellar structure was heavily rolled at 600,700,800 and 900°C,respectively.Heavy rolling from temperatures of 600 to 900°C resulted in an increased volume fraction and thickness ofβlamellae,while the corresponding parameters forαlamellae decreased.Then,these rolledα+βlamellar microstructures were spheroidized into equiaxed grains upon subsequent annealing.The results demonstrate that the globularization fraction of the lamellar structures diminishes as the rolling temperature increases.Additionally,the globularization fraction forα-colonies with hard crystallographic orientations,such as//ND and//TD,is considerably lower compared to those with softer orientations,positioned at certain angles to ND,RD,and TD during annealing process.This results in heterogeneous globularization ofαlamellae,leading to the development of pronounced sharp micro-texture.Furthermore,the slipping deformations ofα-colonies with varying crystallographic orientations during rolling were meticulously analyzed.展开更多
The microhardness curve trend and its relationships with microstructure and misorientation were analyzed to enhance the comprehension of the microstructure and mechanical property of micro-areas in Ti6 Al4 V laser-wel...The microhardness curve trend and its relationships with microstructure and misorientation were analyzed to enhance the comprehension of the microstructure and mechanical property of micro-areas in Ti6 Al4 V laser-welded joints with different welding speeds. The microhardness measured on the fusion line(H_m) is the highest from the weld center to the base metal. H_m increases with increasing weld width in a welded joint and increasing degree of the non-uniformity in all studied welded joints. The microhardness decreases from the weld metal to the base metal with decreasing amount of martensite α’ and increasing amount of original α phase. When the microstructure is mainly composed of martensite α’, the microhardness changes with the cooling rate, grain size of the martensite, and peak values of the fraction of misorientation angle of the martensite in a wide weld metal zone or weld center at different welding speeds, whereas the difference is small in a narrow weld metal zone.展开更多
As an advanced solid state bonding process,plastic deformation bonding(PDB)is a highly reliable metallurgical joining method that produces significant plastic deformation at the bonding interface of welded joints thro...As an advanced solid state bonding process,plastic deformation bonding(PDB)is a highly reliable metallurgical joining method that produces significant plastic deformation at the bonding interface of welded joints through thermo-mechanical coupling.In this study,PDB behavior of IN718 superalloy was systematically investigated by performing a series of isothermal compression tests at various processing conditions.It was revealed that new grains evolved in the bonding area through discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX)at 1000–1150℃.Electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)results revealed that the bonding of joints is related with interfacial grain boundary(IGB)bulging process,which is considered as a nucleation process of DRXed grain under different deformation environments.During recrystallization process,the bonded interface moved due to strain-induced boundary migration(SIBM)process.Stored energy difference(caused by accumulation of dislocations at the bonding interface)was the dominant factor for SIBM during DRX.The mechanical properties of the bonded joints were dependent upon the recrystallized microstructure and SIBM ensued during PDB.展开更多
Accumulative roll-bonding (ARB) was applied to Mg-Al-Zn magnesium alloy sheets to prepare ultrafine-grain microstructure. Significant grain refinement is achieved after three cycles of ARB with average grain size of...Accumulative roll-bonding (ARB) was applied to Mg-Al-Zn magnesium alloy sheets to prepare ultrafine-grain microstructure. Significant grain refinement is achieved after three cycles of ARB with average grain size of about 1.3 μm. The microstructure is characterized by nearly uniform ultrafine equiaxed microstructure without twins. The evolution of the misorientation distribution during ARB was measured by EBSD. Grain refinement can be contributed to the grain subdivision induced by severe accumulated strain, the accumulated strain enhanced concurrent dynamic recovery and recrystallization as well as the complicated distribution of interface and shear strain during ARB.展开更多
基金supported by the National Research Foundation of Singapore,Rolls-Royce Singapore Pte.Ltd.,and Nanyang Technological University through grants#002123-00009 and #002124-00009.
摘要This study investigates the effect of high current density electropulsing on the material in a rapid stress relaxation process.An AISI 1020 steel was shot-peened to induce surface compressive residual stresses in a controlled manner and subsequently electropulsed to investigate the changes in microstructure and defect configuration.AISI 1020 steel was chosen as it has a simple microstructure(plain ferritic)and composition with low alloying conditions.It is an appropriate material to study the effect of trans-mitting electric pulses on the microstructural defect evolution.A combination of electron-backscattered diffraction and transmission electron microscopy proved to be an effective tool in characterizing the post-electropulsing effects critically.By application of electropulsing,a reduction in the surface residual stress layer was noticed.Also,reductions in misorientation and dislocation density together with the disentan-glement of dislocations within the cold-worked layer were observed after electropulsing.Additionally,the annihilation of shot-peening-induced deformation bands beyond the residual layer depth was observed.These effects have been rationalised by taking into account the various possibilities of athermal effects of electropulsing.
基金financially supported by the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation(No.ZR2020ME110)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51331005,U1508213,51771190 and 51601102)+2 种基金the Fund of the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing in NWPU(Nos.SKLSP201847 and SKLSP201834)the Young Doctors Cooperation Project in Qilu University of Technology(No.2018BSHZ003)the Key Research and Development Program of Ningxia(No.2019BDE03016)。
摘要Nowadays,thermal condition and solute field are considered as the potential dominant factors controlling competitive grain growth during directional solidification process.However,the controlling modes and critical conditions of competitive grain growth have been drastically debated over the past two decades.In this work,thermal condition and solute field are combined to study the competitive grain growth in the converging case by experimental observation and numerical simulation of bicrystal samples.We find the competitive grain growth is controlled by the cooperative effect of thermal condition and solute field,and the controlling modes are related to the bicrystal misorientation between favorably and unfavorably oriented grains.When the unfavorably oriented grain is low misoriented,unfavorably oriented grain dominates grain selection,and the competitive grain growth performs as solute field domination.However,with the increase of unfavorably oriented grain’s misorientation,the grain selection converts into favorably oriented grain domination,and the competitive grain growth changes to thermal condition domination.To explain these abnormal transformation phenomena,we propose a misorientation dependent thermal condition-solute field cooperative domination model and identify the critical conditions by a critical misorientation(θcm).According to dynamic equation of dendrite growth,we calculate the critical misorientationθ;to prove this model.The theoretical calculation results agree well with the experimental results.
摘要The relation between the Mg treatment and ferrite grain boundaries misorientation was investigated.The orientation imaging microscopy technique based on electron backscattered diffraction technique(EBSD)was used in this work.It was found that the addition of 0.005 wt%Mg to the steel could evidently increase the ratio of acicular ferrite crystals appearing at large angles boundaries to each other,which was attributed to the nucleation of the second-phase particles by the Mg treatment.The FBSD techniques provide a power-ful method to characterize and quantify the ferrite grain boundaries misorientation,in order to relate it to toughness.
摘要In the present work the research of grain boundary (CB) energy versus angle of misorientation in fcc metals Al, Cu, An and Ni was carried out. An axis of CB misorientation is a direction [100], angle of misorientation makes from 2皍p in 23*. The interatomic interaction was opproximated by Morse' s pair semi-empirical potential. Two variants of relaxation technique were used: (1) rigid relax- ation with the change of atom quantity per a GB (vacancy relaxation ) and (2) full atomic relaxation by a molecular static method. The obtained orientation dependence has a good agreement with experi- ment. There are cusps on a curve in the range of special GB angles.The comparison of obtained curves with calculated ones in model Van der Merwe was carried out. Dependencies obtained in our investiga- tions are not smooth and have an oscillatory character. The oscillations reflect a discrete structure of a lattice.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61376065)the Suzhou Science and Technology Project,China(Grant No.ZXG2013044)
摘要Asymmetry in dislocation density and strain relaxation has a significant impact on device performance since it leads to anisotropic electron transport in metamorphic materials. So it is preferred to obtain metamorphic materials with symmetric properties. In this paper, we grew metamorphic Ino.27Gao.73As epilayers with symmetric low threading dislocation density and symmetric strain relaxation in two (110) directions using InA1GaAs buffer layers on 7° misoriented GaAs (001) substrates. To understand the control mechanism of symmetric properties of Ino.27Gao.73As layers by the substrate miscut angles, Ino.27Gao.73As grown on 2° and 15° misoriented substrates were also characterized as reference by atomic force microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and high resolution triple axis x-ray diffraction. The phase separation and interaction of 60° misfit dislocations were found to be the reasons for asymmetry properties of Ino.27Gao33As grown on 2° and 15° substrates, respectively. Photoluminescence results proved that the Ino.27G°ao.73As with symmetric properties has better optical properties than the Ino.27Gao.73As with asymmetric properties at room temperature. These results imply that high quality metamorphic Ino.27Gao.73As can be achieved with controllable isotropic electron transport property.
基金Funded by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.20060390319)
摘要X65, X70, and X80 belong to high grade pipeline steels. Toughness is one of the most important properties of pipeline steels when the pipeline transports the gas or oil, and the means to control toughness is very important for exploring even higher grade pipeline steels. We established the relationship between toughness and crystallographic parameters of high grade pipeline steels by studying the crystallographic parameters of X65, X70, and X80 using EBSD and analyzing Charpy CVN of X65, X70 and X80. The results show that the effective grain size, the frequency distribution of grain boundary misorientation and the ratio of high angle grain boundary to small angle grain boundary are important parameters. The finer the effective grain size, and the higher the frequency distribution of grain boundaries (〉 50~), the more excellent toughness of high grade pipeline steels will be.
摘要Nickel-based single-crystal superalloys are widely used in the manufacture of aeroengine turbine vanes for their excellent high-temperature performance. Low-angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) will be generated inevitably during their manufacture, which are often characterized by grain boundary misorientation (GBM) and will weaken the mechanical properties of superalloys. However, the relationship between GBM and the fatigue properties of superalloys at elevated temperatures has seldom been investigated due to the difficulty in the sample preparation and experiment process. Based on six kinds of bicrystals with different tilt LAGBs made by a second-generation single-crystal superalloy, the effects of misorientation on the grain boundary microstructure and fatigue properties (980 °C) of superalloys were studied systematically in this work. It is found that, with the increase of GBM, the GB precipitates combined with the cast micropores increase monotonically, accordingly both the fatigue life and fatigue strength decrease successively. Fatigue fracture observations show that the cracks of all the bicrystals initiated from the cast micropores at GBs, and then propagated along the GBs. Therefore, the coupling effect of cast micropores and GBM on the fatigue damage mechanisms of the bicrystals are evaluated according to their hindering degrees on the piled-up dislocations. Combining with a hysteresis energy model, a quantitative fatigue strength prediction model of superalloys is established and is well verified by abundant experimental data. This study could provide guidance for fatigue performance prediction and structural design of superalloys.
基金financially supported by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries,Ltd.,Japanthe National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11572171,11632010 and U1533134)the opening project(No.KFJJ15-12M)of State Key Laboratory of Explosion Science and Technology(Beijing Institute of Technology)
摘要The fracture modes of low alloy steels and cast irons under tensile and fatigue conditions were identified by electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD) misorientation analysis in this research. The curves of grain reference orientation deviation(GROD) distribution perpendicular to the fracture surface were obtained by EBSD observation, and the characteristics of each fracture mode were identified. The GROD value of the specimen fractured in tension decreases to a constant related to the elongation of corresponding specimen in the far field(farther than 5 mm away from the fracture surface). The peak exhibits in GROD curves of two smooth specimens and a notched specimen near the fracture surface(within 5 mm away from the fracture surface), and the formation mechanisms were discussed in detail based on the influences of specimen geometries(smooth or notched) and material toughness. The GROD value of fatigue fractured specimen is close to that at undeformed condition in the whole field, except the small area near the crack path. The loading conditions(constant stress amplitude loading or constant stress intensity factor range K loading) and the EBSD striation formation during fatigue crack propagation were also studied by EBSD observation parallel to the crack path.
基金supported by the National Science and Technology Major Project (grant number J2019-VI-0004-0118)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grant number 51771152)the National Key R&D Program of China (grant number 2018YFB1106800).
摘要The occurrence of the tensile yield plateau in Mg alloys is relatively rare and its underlying reasons have been controversial.In this study,we systematically investigated the deformation mechanism of an extruded Mg-4.83Gd-2.36Nd-0.21Zr alloy,which exhibited an obvious tensile yield plateau.Quasi-in-situ EBSD analysis revealed that basal slip was the predominant mechanism in the tensile yield stage,which was attributed to the weak rare earth texture that facilitated basal slip activation and the fine recrystallized grains that suppressed twinning.The yield drop resulted from the combined effects of the easy activation of basal slip and the dislocation pinning by solute atoms.Additionally,the random distribution of grain orientations,high grain boundary misorientation angles(GBMA),and small grain sizes hindered intergranular deformation transfer between neighboring grains.The weak deformation transfer contributed to the formation of yield point elongation.This work underscores the role of texture,grain orientations,and GBMA in determining the yield plateau,offering a new perspective on yield plateau formation in Mg alloys.
摘要Sliver defects are a group of low-to-medium angle misoriented grains in Ni-based single crystal superalloys that have received more attention in recent years.Occurrence of these defects can negatively affect the mechanical properties of single crystal components.Therefore,studying the mechanisms of sliver formation and its effects on the final properties of alloys is of great importance.In this article,recent studies on the sliver defects were reviewed.Accordingly,the mechanisms of sliver formation as well as factors contributing to sliver initiation were studied.Additionally,effects of slivers on the mechanical properties of single crystal superalloys were discussed.Dendrite deformation and dendrite fracture are the main mechanisms for the sliver formation.This is a consequence of local stress concentration on dendrites during solidification.Therefore,locations such as inclusions,pores,geometrically complex areas,mould walls,freckle channels,etc.can be considered as the potential factors that promote the sliver initiation.Sliver formation significantly degrades the creep life of single-crystal superalloys.Studies have shown that when crystallographic misorientation exceeds approximately15°,creep life can be reduced by up to 47%.Despite the absence of a standardized criterion for predicting or preventing sliver initiation and propagation,their occurrence can be minimized through optimization of solidification parameters,careful grain selection,proper casting geometry design,and rigorous control of material purity and equipment conditions.
基金supported by the Fundamental and Cutting-Edge Research Plan of Chongqing(Grant Nos.cstc2017jcyj AX0114&cstc2016jcyj A0434)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51401040,51601075&51601165)
摘要In this work, commercially pure Zr sheets were subjected to β air cooling and then rolled to different reductions(10% and 50%)at room temperature. Microstructures of both the β-air-cooled and the rolled specimens were well characterized by electron channelling contrast imaging and electron backscatter diffraction techniques, with special attentions paid to their misorientation characteristics. Results show that the β-air-cooled specimen owns a Widmanst?tten structure featured by lamellar grains with typical phase transformation misorientations. The 10% rolling allows prismatic slip and tensile twinning({11-21} and{10-12}) to be activated profusely, which produce new low-angle(~3°–5°) and high-angle(~35° and ~85°) misorientation peaks, respectively. After increasing the rolling reduction to 50%, twinning is suppressed and dislocation slip becomes the dominant deformation mode, with the lamellar grains highly elongated and aligned towards the rolling direction.Meanwhile, only one strong low-angle misorientation peak related to the prismatic slip is presented in the 50%-rolled specimen,with all other peaks disappeared. Analyses on local misorientations reveal that hardly any residual strains exist in the β-air-cooled specimen, which should be related to their sufficient relaxation during slow cooling. Residual strains introduced by 10% rolling are heterogeneously distributed near grainwin boundaries while heavier deformation(50% rolling) produces much larger residual strains pervasively existing throughout the specimen microstructure.
基金supported by the Fundamental and Cutting-Edge Research Plan of Chongqing (Grant No. cstc2018jcyjAX0299)the Technology Innovation and Application Demonstration Project of Chongqing (Grant No. cstc2018jszx-cyzdX0080)
摘要A high-purity Ti(HP-Ti)sheet was subjected to small strain rolling(10%reduction)with microstructural and textural characteristics examined by electron channeling contrast imaging and electron backscatter diffraction techniques.Particular attentions were paid to misorientation and textural changes aroused by twins in the rolled HP-Ti sheet.Results show that after the 10%rolling,almost all the prior equiaxed grains in the initial specimen are twinned,leading to remarkable grain refinement.The presence of two major misorientation angle peaks around 65°and 85°is ascribed to{11-22}and{10-12}twinning,respectively,and two minor peaks around 47°and 77°are due mainly to impingement of various variants of such twins.Distinct from earlier work,the small strain rolling is confirmed to be able to induce drastic textural changes in pure Ti sheets:largely reduced texture intensity and appearance of new textural components.This can essentially be attributed to enhanced twinning activity due to much lower impurity contents of the present material.Primary{11?22}twins are mainly responsible for the new textural component of c-axes aligned near the rolling direction with spread,while the component of caxes parallel to the normal direction is due to reorientation of secondary{10-12}twins.This study clearly demonstrates the capability of small strain rolling to effectively modify both microstructures and textures of the HP?Ti sheet and may shed some light on exploring feasible processings for such materials.
基金sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.52074182,52304406 and U23A20612)the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(Grant Nos.22ZR1430700 and 23TS1401900)+1 种基金the National Science and Technology Major Project(No.2017-VII-0008-0102)Neng Ren acknowledges the Startup Fund for Young Faculty at SJTU.
摘要Low-angle grain boundaries(LAGBs)are one of the solidification defects in single-crystal nickel-based superalloys and are detrimental to the mechanical properties.The formation of LAGBs is related to dendrite deformation,while the mechanism has not been fully understood at the mesoscale.In this work,a model coupling dendrite growth,thermal-solutal-fluid flow,thermal stress and flow-induced dendrite deformation via cellular automaton-finite volume method and finite element method is developed to study the formation of LAGBs in single crystal superalloys.Results reveal that the bending of dendrites is primarily attributed to the thermal-solutal convection-induced dendrite deformation.The mechanical stress of dendrite deformation develops and stabilises as solidification proceeds.As the width of the mushy zone gets stable,stresses are built up and then dendritic elastoplastic bending occurs at some thin primary dendrites with the wider inter-dendritic space.There are three characteristic zones of stress distribution along the solidification direction:(i)no stress concentration in the fully solidified regions;(ii)stress developing in the primary dendrite bridging region,and(iii)stress decrease in the inter-dendritic uncontacted zone.The stresses reach maximum near the initial dendrite bridging position.The lower temperature gradients,the finer primary dendritic trunks and sudden reductions in local dendritic trunk radius jointly promote the elastoplastic deformation of the dendrites.Corresponding measures are suggested to reduce LAGBs.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12022210 and 12032001)。
摘要Voids play an important role in the fatigue behaviour of polycrystal materials.In this paper,the effects of three factors affecting the stress concentration factors(SCFs)near voids,i.e.,size,depth,and applied load,are investigated by employing crystal plasticity constitutive models in polycrystal bulks.The results indicate that SCF is dominated by the void size,while void depth and stress level play secondary roles.The SCF fluctuates by the orientation differences among grains and increases with increasing the size of the void.Finally,based on sensitivity examination of orientations and configurations of grains sur-rounding the void,an empirical multivariable-coupled formula is proposed to assess SCF near voids considering anisotropy,and the presented model is in good agreement with the simulation results.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52071037).
摘要Bending is a crucial deformation process in metal sheet forming.In this study,the microstructural evolution of a highly ductile Mg–Er–Zr alloy sheet was examined in various bending regions under different bending strains using electron backscatter diffraction and optical microscopy.The results show that the Mg–Er–Zr extruded sheet has excellent bending properties,with a failure bending strain of 39.3%,bending yield strength,and ultimate bending strength of 75.1 MPa and 250.5 MPa,respectively.The exceptional bending properties of the Mg–Er–Zr extruded sheets are primarily due to their fine grain size and the formation of rare-earth(RE)textures resulting from Er addition.Specifically,the in-grain misorientation axes(IGMA)and the twinning behaviors in various regions of the specimen during bending were thoroughly analyzed.Due to the polarity of the tensile twins and their low activation stress,a significant number of tensile twins are activated in the compression zone to regulate plastic deformation.The addition of Er weakens the basal texture of the sheet and reduces the critical resolved shear stress difference between non-basal slip and basal slip.Consequently,in the tensile zone,the basal and non-basal slips co-operate to coordinate the plastic deformation,effectively impeding crack initiation and propagation,and thereby enhancing the bending toughness of the Mg–Er–Zr sheet.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (52201107)Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission (KJQN202201151)Natural Science Foundation of Chongqing (CSTB2023NSCQ-MSX0067).
摘要Mechanism of discontinuous precipitation(DP) in AZ80 alloy was investigated by phase-orientation correlated characterization.The results show DPs nucleate by turning the original grain boundaries(GBs) as reaction front(RF),and further driving the RF to realize their growth.The DPs regions retained the same orientations as their parent grains.The misorientation angle and rotation axis of RFs had strong influence on DPs nucleation.The low-angle GBs,twin boundaries(TBs) and the GBs with specific misorientation axis which are known as low energy and low mobility GBs can hardly initiate DPs.In addition,the TBs had a strong ability to inhibit the growth of DPs,but it should be noticed that the growth of DPs cannot be totally inhibited by TBs.DPs can engulf the twins when the growth direction is approximately parallel to the long axis of TBs.The inhibition behavior is related to the distribution of Al solute atoms near the RF,boundary interactions of the TBs and twin tips with the RF,and the morphology of the continuous precipitations within the twins.
摘要The impact of rolling temperature and the crystallographic orientation ofα-colonies on the globularization behavior of lamellarα+βmicrostructure in Ti-6Al-4V alloy was investigated.Firstly,the lamellar structure was heavily rolled at 600,700,800 and 900°C,respectively.Heavy rolling from temperatures of 600 to 900°C resulted in an increased volume fraction and thickness ofβlamellae,while the corresponding parameters forαlamellae decreased.Then,these rolledα+βlamellar microstructures were spheroidized into equiaxed grains upon subsequent annealing.The results demonstrate that the globularization fraction of the lamellar structures diminishes as the rolling temperature increases.Additionally,the globularization fraction forα-colonies with hard crystallographic orientations,such as//ND and//TD,is considerably lower compared to those with softer orientations,positioned at certain angles to ND,RD,and TD during annealing process.This results in heterogeneous globularization ofαlamellae,leading to the development of pronounced sharp micro-texture.Furthermore,the slipping deformations ofα-colonies with varying crystallographic orientations during rolling were meticulously analyzed.
基金Project(51875442)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China。
摘要The microhardness curve trend and its relationships with microstructure and misorientation were analyzed to enhance the comprehension of the microstructure and mechanical property of micro-areas in Ti6 Al4 V laser-welded joints with different welding speeds. The microhardness measured on the fusion line(H_m) is the highest from the weld center to the base metal. H_m increases with increasing weld width in a welded joint and increasing degree of the non-uniformity in all studied welded joints. The microhardness decreases from the weld metal to the base metal with decreasing amount of martensite α’ and increasing amount of original α phase. When the microstructure is mainly composed of martensite α’, the microhardness changes with the cooling rate, grain size of the martensite, and peak values of the fraction of misorientation angle of the martensite in a wide weld metal zone or weld center at different welding speeds, whereas the difference is small in a narrow weld metal zone.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program[grant number 2018YFA0702900]the National Natural Science Foundation of China[grant numbers U1508215,51774265]+2 种基金the National Science and Technology Major Project of China[Grant No.2019ZX06004010]the Key Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences[Grant No.ZDRW-CN-2017-1]the CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team。
摘要As an advanced solid state bonding process,plastic deformation bonding(PDB)is a highly reliable metallurgical joining method that produces significant plastic deformation at the bonding interface of welded joints through thermo-mechanical coupling.In this study,PDB behavior of IN718 superalloy was systematically investigated by performing a series of isothermal compression tests at various processing conditions.It was revealed that new grains evolved in the bonding area through discontinuous dynamic recrystallization(DDRX)at 1000–1150℃.Electron backscattered diffraction(EBSD)and transmission electron microscopy(TEM)results revealed that the bonding of joints is related with interfacial grain boundary(IGB)bulging process,which is considered as a nucleation process of DRXed grain under different deformation environments.During recrystallization process,the bonded interface moved due to strain-induced boundary migration(SIBM)process.Stored energy difference(caused by accumulation of dislocations at the bonding interface)was the dominant factor for SIBM during DRX.The mechanical properties of the bonded joints were dependent upon the recrystallized microstructure and SIBM ensued during PDB.
基金Project (50801027) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(2007001) supported by the Public Foundation of Guangdong Key Laboratory for Advanced Metallic Materials Processing,South China University of Technology,China
摘要Accumulative roll-bonding (ARB) was applied to Mg-Al-Zn magnesium alloy sheets to prepare ultrafine-grain microstructure. Significant grain refinement is achieved after three cycles of ARB with average grain size of about 1.3 μm. The microstructure is characterized by nearly uniform ultrafine equiaxed microstructure without twins. The evolution of the misorientation distribution during ARB was measured by EBSD. Grain refinement can be contributed to the grain subdivision induced by severe accumulated strain, the accumulated strain enhanced concurrent dynamic recovery and recrystallization as well as the complicated distribution of interface and shear strain during ARB.