A unit cell including the matrix, precipitation free zone(PFZ) and grain boundary was prepared, and the crystal plasticity finite element method(CPFEM) and extended finite element method(XFEM) were used to simulate th...A unit cell including the matrix, precipitation free zone(PFZ) and grain boundary was prepared, and the crystal plasticity finite element method(CPFEM) and extended finite element method(XFEM) were used to simulate the propagation of cracks at grain boundary. Simulation results show that the crystallographic orientation of PFZ has significant influence on crack propagation, which includes the crack growth direction and crack growth velocity. The fracture strain of soft orientation is larger than that of hard orientation due to the role of reducing the stress intensity at grain boundary in intergranular brittle fracture. But in intergranular ductile fracture, the fracture strain of soft orientation may be smaller than that of hard orientation due to the roles of deformation localization.展开更多
The tensile deformation hot simulation test of as-cast 1420 Al-Li alloy was performed on Gleeble-1500 Thermal Simulator in the deformation temperature range from 350 to 450 ℃ and the strain rate range from 0.01 to l0...The tensile deformation hot simulation test of as-cast 1420 Al-Li alloy was performed on Gleeble-1500 Thermal Simulator in the deformation temperature range from 350 to 450 ℃ and the strain rate range from 0.01 to l0.0s-1.The tensile fracture behavior of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature was studied experimently. The results show that the tensile fracture mode of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature is changed from typical transgranular ductile fracture to intergranular brittle fracture with the increase of the deformation temperature and the strain rate. It is made out that the precipitation of LiH is the fundamental reason for the intergranular brittle fracture of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature. The mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature was discussed, and it was proposed that the hydrogen embrittlement at high temperature is an integrated function of the dynamic and the static force, which enrichs the theories of hydrogen embrittlemen t.展开更多
SEM and Field emitting TEM-EDAX were used to investigate the fracture surface of series impact specimens and the grain boundary chemistries of VIM(vacuum-inductionmelted) Fe-38 Mn austenitic alloy before and after ESR...SEM and Field emitting TEM-EDAX were used to investigate the fracture surface of series impact specimens and the grain boundary chemistries of VIM(vacuum-inductionmelted) Fe-38 Mn austenitic alloy before and after ESR(electroslag remelting,).The quantity and the size of inclusions were also examined.The results show that the VIM Fe-38 Mn austenitinic alloy water-quenched from 1 100 C undergoes an obvious ductile-to-brittle transition,and the impact work at ambient temperature is 242 J,the corresponding fracture surface exhibits a dimple character.However,the impact work at 77 K of VIM alloy is only 25 J and the fracture mode is IGF(intergranular fracture).After ESR,the impact work at ambient temperature is 320 J and the fracture surface exhibits a character of "volcano lava"(meaning excellent toughness);The impact work at 77 K is up to 300 J and the fracture mode is micro void coalescence mixed with quasi-cleavage.The segregation of Mn is not found in all specimens,but the segregation of S is observed,and the S segregation is decreased after ESR.The examined results of inclusions show that ESR reduces the quantity and improves the morphology of inclusions.From the above results it can be seen that the cryogenic IGF of VIM Fe-38 Mn austenitic alloy is related to the S segregation at grain boundary.After ESR the decrease in the quantity and size of inclusion results in the increase of the impact work at ambient temperature,while the restriction of IGF is related to the decrease in the total level,and hence in the grain boundary segregation of S.展开更多
A mechanism of intergranular fracture of as-quenched martensite in high carbon steels has been proposed.When coarse grains of austenite transform to martensite,the grain plays a role of the unit of volume dilation,inh...A mechanism of intergranular fracture of as-quenched martensite in high carbon steels has been proposed.When coarse grains of austenite transform to martensite,the grain plays a role of the unit of volume dilation,inhomogeneous strains necessarily produce and local microscop- ic stress concentrations create at grain boundaries.This reduces the intergration of the grains, sometimes intergranular cracks may produce.Under the action of first kind hardening stress or external force,the intergranular cracks propagated along the grain boundaries will form. This results in the candy-like fracture.展开更多
The influence of quench transfer time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 7055 aluminum alloy with and without zirconium was investigated by tensile properties test,optical microscopy,scanning electron ...The influence of quench transfer time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 7055 aluminum alloy with and without zirconium was investigated by tensile properties test,optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.For the Zr-free alloy,the strength increases to the highest value at 20 s with transfer time,and then decreases slightly.The elongation decreases slowly with transfer time within 20 s,and more rapidly after 20 s.For the Zr-containing alloy,prolonging transfer time within 20 s results in slight decrease in the strength and elongation,and rapid drop of which is observed after 20 s.For the Zr-free alloy,prolonging transfer time can increase the percentage of intergranular fracture,which is mainly caused by wide grain boundary precipitate free zone.The failure mode of the Zr-containing alloy is modified from the predominant transgranular void growth and intergranular fracture to transgranular shear and intergranular fracture with increase in the transfer time,which is attributed to the wider grain boundary precipitate free zone and coarse equilibrium η phases in the matrix.展开更多
The origin of low ductility at elevated tempera- ture in the cryogenic and non-magnetic steel Fe-23Mn-4Al-5Cr-0.3C was investigated by means of impact test at elevated temperatures,opti- cal microscope,SEM and TEM.The...The origin of low ductility at elevated tempera- ture in the cryogenic and non-magnetic steel Fe-23Mn-4Al-5Cr-0.3C was investigated by means of impact test at elevated temperatures,opti- cal microscope,SEM and TEM.The experimental results indicate that the impact toughness lowers with increasing testing temperature,and exhibits a low trough of ductility from 865℃ to 1050℃ and a peak value at 1150℃.The intergranular fracture occurs in the temperature region of low ductility and the transgranular ductile rupture below this re- gion principally.There is a process of precipitating, gathering,growing,and dissolution of carbide (FeMnCr)_(23)C_6 and AlN between 500℃ and 1000℃.The coalescence of microvoids caused by the process at grain boundaries results in the intergranular fracture and the low ductility at ele- vated temperatures.展开更多
The acoustic emission(AE)characteristics from the fatigue crack propagation in SM50B-Zc steel were strongly affected by the environment me- dium.The AE feature from the fatigue process both in air and in 3.5% NaCl aqu...The acoustic emission(AE)characteristics from the fatigue crack propagation in SM50B-Zc steel were strongly affected by the environment me- dium.The AE feature from the fatigue process both in air and in 3.5% NaCl aqueous solution mani- fested a periodicity which indicated the fatigue ex- tension was discontinuous.The fatigue striation and secondary cracking were the main AE sources during the fatigue crack growth in air.In contrast, AE during the fatigue crack propagation in 3.5% NaCl solution was released from the intergranular fracture and quasicleavage cracking.展开更多
基金Projects(51475162,51405153)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(14JJ5015)supported by the Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China
文摘A unit cell including the matrix, precipitation free zone(PFZ) and grain boundary was prepared, and the crystal plasticity finite element method(CPFEM) and extended finite element method(XFEM) were used to simulate the propagation of cracks at grain boundary. Simulation results show that the crystallographic orientation of PFZ has significant influence on crack propagation, which includes the crack growth direction and crack growth velocity. The fracture strain of soft orientation is larger than that of hard orientation due to the role of reducing the stress intensity at grain boundary in intergranular brittle fracture. But in intergranular ductile fracture, the fracture strain of soft orientation may be smaller than that of hard orientation due to the roles of deformation localization.
文摘The tensile deformation hot simulation test of as-cast 1420 Al-Li alloy was performed on Gleeble-1500 Thermal Simulator in the deformation temperature range from 350 to 450 ℃ and the strain rate range from 0.01 to l0.0s-1.The tensile fracture behavior of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature was studied experimently. The results show that the tensile fracture mode of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature is changed from typical transgranular ductile fracture to intergranular brittle fracture with the increase of the deformation temperature and the strain rate. It is made out that the precipitation of LiH is the fundamental reason for the intergranular brittle fracture of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature. The mechanism of hydrogen embrittlement of the 1420 Al-Li alloy at high temperature was discussed, and it was proposed that the hydrogen embrittlement at high temperature is an integrated function of the dynamic and the static force, which enrichs the theories of hydrogen embrittlemen t.
基金Project Sponsored by National Natural Science Foundation(59771001)
文摘SEM and Field emitting TEM-EDAX were used to investigate the fracture surface of series impact specimens and the grain boundary chemistries of VIM(vacuum-inductionmelted) Fe-38 Mn austenitic alloy before and after ESR(electroslag remelting,).The quantity and the size of inclusions were also examined.The results show that the VIM Fe-38 Mn austenitinic alloy water-quenched from 1 100 C undergoes an obvious ductile-to-brittle transition,and the impact work at ambient temperature is 242 J,the corresponding fracture surface exhibits a dimple character.However,the impact work at 77 K of VIM alloy is only 25 J and the fracture mode is IGF(intergranular fracture).After ESR,the impact work at ambient temperature is 320 J and the fracture surface exhibits a character of "volcano lava"(meaning excellent toughness);The impact work at 77 K is up to 300 J and the fracture mode is micro void coalescence mixed with quasi-cleavage.The segregation of Mn is not found in all specimens,but the segregation of S is observed,and the S segregation is decreased after ESR.The examined results of inclusions show that ESR reduces the quantity and improves the morphology of inclusions.From the above results it can be seen that the cryogenic IGF of VIM Fe-38 Mn austenitic alloy is related to the S segregation at grain boundary.After ESR the decrease in the quantity and size of inclusion results in the increase of the impact work at ambient temperature,while the restriction of IGF is related to the decrease in the total level,and hence in the grain boundary segregation of S.
文摘A mechanism of intergranular fracture of as-quenched martensite in high carbon steels has been proposed.When coarse grains of austenite transform to martensite,the grain plays a role of the unit of volume dilation,inhomogeneous strains necessarily produce and local microscop- ic stress concentrations create at grain boundaries.This reduces the intergration of the grains, sometimes intergranular cracks may produce.Under the action of first kind hardening stress or external force,the intergranular cracks propagated along the grain boundaries will form. This results in the candy-like fracture.
基金Project(2005CB623706) supported by the Major State Basic Research Development Program of ChinaProject(50230310) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The influence of quench transfer time on the microstructure and mechanical properties of 7055 aluminum alloy with and without zirconium was investigated by tensile properties test,optical microscopy,scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy.For the Zr-free alloy,the strength increases to the highest value at 20 s with transfer time,and then decreases slightly.The elongation decreases slowly with transfer time within 20 s,and more rapidly after 20 s.For the Zr-containing alloy,prolonging transfer time within 20 s results in slight decrease in the strength and elongation,and rapid drop of which is observed after 20 s.For the Zr-free alloy,prolonging transfer time can increase the percentage of intergranular fracture,which is mainly caused by wide grain boundary precipitate free zone.The failure mode of the Zr-containing alloy is modified from the predominant transgranular void growth and intergranular fracture to transgranular shear and intergranular fracture with increase in the transfer time,which is attributed to the wider grain boundary precipitate free zone and coarse equilibrium η phases in the matrix.
基金The project was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China:Grant No.5870006
文摘The origin of low ductility at elevated tempera- ture in the cryogenic and non-magnetic steel Fe-23Mn-4Al-5Cr-0.3C was investigated by means of impact test at elevated temperatures,opti- cal microscope,SEM and TEM.The experimental results indicate that the impact toughness lowers with increasing testing temperature,and exhibits a low trough of ductility from 865℃ to 1050℃ and a peak value at 1150℃.The intergranular fracture occurs in the temperature region of low ductility and the transgranular ductile rupture below this re- gion principally.There is a process of precipitating, gathering,growing,and dissolution of carbide (FeMnCr)_(23)C_6 and AlN between 500℃ and 1000℃.The coalescence of microvoids caused by the process at grain boundaries results in the intergranular fracture and the low ductility at ele- vated temperatures.
文摘The acoustic emission(AE)characteristics from the fatigue crack propagation in SM50B-Zc steel were strongly affected by the environment me- dium.The AE feature from the fatigue process both in air and in 3.5% NaCl aqueous solution mani- fested a periodicity which indicated the fatigue ex- tension was discontinuous.The fatigue striation and secondary cracking were the main AE sources during the fatigue crack growth in air.In contrast, AE during the fatigue crack propagation in 3.5% NaCl solution was released from the intergranular fracture and quasicleavage cracking.
