Effect of Hydrostatic Pressure on LPSO Kinking and Microstructure Evolution of Mg–11Gd–4Y–2Zn–0.5Zr Alloy

Two different kinds of hot compressions, namely normal-compression and can-compression, were performed on the Mg–11 Gd–4 Y–2 Zn–0.5 Zr alloy, featured with long period stacking ordered(LPSO) phase. The kinking behavior of LPSO phase and microstructure evolution was investigated to clarify the effect of levels of imposed hydrostatic pressure. The results suggest that the LPSO phases including both the intragranular 14 H-LPSO phase and intergranular 18 R-LPSO phase suffer severe kinking behavior under higher hydrostatic pressure induced by can-compression, which is firstly characterized with more kinking times and smaller relative kinking width. The main reason for such enhanced LPSO kinking during cancompression may be mainly ascribed to the higher dislocation density under a higher level of hydrostatic pressure. Meanwhile, a competitive relationship between the kink behaviors of intergranular 18 R-LPSO phase and intragranular 14 H-LPSO phase was observed. That is, the intergranular 18 R-LPSO phase only kinks obviously on the condition that the surrounded intragranular 14 H-LPSO phase scarcely kinks. In contrast to the distinctive kinking of LPSO phase, the dynamic recrystallization(DRX) mechanism shows less dependence on the hydrostatic pressure. Resultantly, similar DRX fractions and crystallographic texture were attained for two compression processes owing to the similar operation of deformation mode.     

THE HOT DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR AND DYNAMIC RECRYSTALLIZATION MODEL OF 35CrMo STEEL

The isothermal single-stage compression of 35CrMo structural steel has been carried out by using Gleeble 1500 simulator at the temperature range of 950℃ to 1150℃ and strain rate range of 0.01s-1 to 10s-1. The effect of hot deformation parameters, such as strain rate, deformed temperature and initial grain size on the flow stress behavior was investigated. The activation energy of tested alloy was calculated, which is 378.16kJ/mol; The relationships between the peak stress (σp), the peak stain (εp), the critical strain (εc) and Z parameter were established. The micro structure evolution shows the pre-existing austenite grain boundaries constitute the principal nucleation sites for dynamic recrystallization (DRX), and the initial austenite grain size affects the grain size of DRX slightly. The kinetic mathematical model of DRX of 35CrMo is: XDRX=1-exp(-3.23-2.28) and Ddyn = 2.252× 10Z-0.22.     

Hot Deformation and Dynamic Recrystallization Behavior of Austenite-Based Low-Density Fe–Mn–Al–C Steel

The hot deformation and dynamic recrystallization(DRX) behavior of austenite-based Fe–27Mn–11.5Al–0.95 C steel with a density of 6.55 g cm-3were investigated by compressive deformation at the temperature range of900–1150 °C and strain rate of 0.01–10 s-1. Typical DRX behavior was observed under chosen deformation conditions and yield-point-elongation-like effect caused by DRX of d-ferrite. The flow stress characteristics were determined by DRX of the d-ferrite at early stage and the austenite at later stage, respectively. On the basis of hyperbolic sine function and linear fitting, the calculated thermal activation energy for the experimental steel was 294.204 k J mol-1. The occurrence of DRX for both the austenite and the d-ferrite was estimated and plotted by related Zener–Hollomon equations. A DRX kinetic model of the steel was established by flow stress and peak strain without considering dynamic recovery and d-ferrite DRX. The effects of deformation temperature and strain rate on DRX volume fraction were discussed in detail. Increasing deformation temperature or strain rate contributes to DRX of both the austenite and the d-ferrite, whereas a lower strain rate leads to the austenite grains growth and the d-ferrite evolution, from banded to island-like structure.     

Development of Constitutive Equation and Processing Maps for IN706 Alloy

The hot deformation behavior of IN706 has been investigated by means of hot compression tests in the temperature range of 900–1150 °C and strain rate range of 0.001–1 s-1.The constitutive equation was developed on the basis of experimental data.Power dissipation efficiency(η) and instability parameter(ξ) maps were evaluated using the principles of the dynamic material model.Furthermore,the EBSD microstructure analysis was performed for validation,revealing that g was closely associated with the mechanism of dynamic recrystallization(DRX).Microstructure transition map was composed of contour plots of η,ξ,and DRX.The DRX domain zones and instable zones were identified in the processing map and were classified based on g.In a view of microstructure refinement and workability improvement,the optimum processing should be selected in the temperature range of 970–1025 °C and the strain rate range of 0.08–0.01 s-1.     

Hot Working Characteristic of Superaustenitic Stainless Steel 254SMO

Hot deformation characteristic of superaustenitic stainless steel 254SMO has been studied by isothermal compression testing in the temperature range of 950–1,200 °C and strain rate range of 0.01–10 s-1.The activation energy of 496 kJ/mol was calculated by a hyperbolic-sine type equation over the entire range of strain rates and temperatures.In order to obtain optimum hot working conditions,processing maps consisting of power dissipation map and instability map were constructed at different strains.The power dissipation map exhibits two domains with relatively high efficiencies of power dissipation.The first domain occurs in the temperature range of 990–1,070 °C and the strain rate range of0.01–0.1 s-1.Microstructure observation in this domain indicates the partial dynamic recrystallization(DRX) accompanied with precipitation of tetragonal sigma phase.The second domain occurs in the temperature range of 1,140–1,200 °C and the strain rate range of 0.01–1 s-1with a peak efficiency of power dissipation of 39%,and in this domain,the microstructure observation reveals the full DRX.The instability map shows that flow instability occurs at the temperatures below 1,140 °C and the strain rates above 0.1 s-1.     

Characterization of the Hot Deformation Behavior of Cu–Cr–Zr Alloy by Processing Maps

Hot deformation behavior of the Cu–Cr–Zr alloy was investigated using hot compressive tests in the temperature range of 650–850 °C and strain rate range of 0.001–10 s-1. The constitutive equation of the alloy based on the hyperbolic-sine equation was established to characterize the flow stress as a function of strain rate and deformation temperature. The critical conditions for the occurrence of dynamic recrystallization were determined based on the alloy strain hardening rate curves. Based on the dynamic material model, the processing maps at the strains of 0.3, 0.4 and 0.5were obtained. When the true strain was 0.5, greater power dissipation efficiency was observed at 800–850 °C and under0.001–0.1 s-1, with the peak efficiency of 47%. The evolution of DRX microstructure strongly depends on the deformation temperature and the strain rate. Based on the processing maps and microstructure evolution, the optimal hot working conditions for the Cu–Cr–Zr alloy are in the temperature range of 800–850 °C and the strain rate range of 0.001–0.1 s-1.     

Dynamic recrystallization behavior of Fe–20Cr–30Ni–0.6Nb–2Al–Mo alloy

Single-pass compression tests of an aluminaforming austenite(AFA) alloy(Fe–20Cr–30Ni–0.6Nb–2Al–Mo) were performed using a Gleeble-3500 thermal–mechanical simulator. By combining techniques of electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD) and transmission electron microscopy(TEM), the dynamic recrystallization(DRX) behavior of the alloy at temperatures of 950–1100 ℃ and strain rates of 0.01–1.00 s~(-1) was investigated. The regression method was adopted to determine the thermal deformation activation energy and apparent stress index and to construct a thermal deformation constitutive model. Results reveal that the flow stress is strongly dependent on temperature and strain rate and it increases with temperature decreasing and strain rate increasing. The DRX phenomenon occurs more easily at comparably higher deformation temperatures and lower strain rates. Based on the method for solving the inflection point via cubic polynomial fitting of strain hardening rate(h) versus strain(e) curves, the ratio of critical strain(ec) to peak strain(ep) during DRX was precisely predicted. The nucleation mechanisms of DRX during thermal deformation mainly include the strain-induced grain boundary(GB)migration, grain fragmentation, and subgrain coalescence.     

Characterization of Hot Deformation Behavior of a Novel Al–Cu–Li Alloy Using Processing Maps

The isothermally compression deformation behavior of an elevated Cu/Li weight ratio Al–Cu–Li alloy was investigated under various deformation conditions.The isothermal compression tests were carried out in a temperature range from 300 to 500 °C and at a strain rate range from 0.001 to 10 s-1.The results show that the peak stress level decreases with temperature increasing and strain rate decreasing,which is represented by the Zener–Hollomon parameter Z in the hyperbolic sine equation with the hot deformation activation energy of 218.5 k J/mol.At low Z value,the dynamic recrystallized grain is well formed with clean high-angle boundaries.At high Z value,a high dislocation density with poorly developed cellularity and considerable fine dynamic precipitates are observed.Based on the experimental data and dynamic material model,the processing maps at strain of 0.3,0.5 and 0.7 were developed to demonstrate the hot workability of the alloy.The results show that the main softening mechanism at high Z value is precipitate coarsening and dynamic recovery;the dynamic recrystallization of the alloy can be easily observed as ln Z B 29.44,with peak efficiency of power dissipation of around 70%.At strains of 0.3,0.5 and 0.7,the flow instability domains are found at higher strain rates,which mainly locate at the upper part of processing maps.In addition,when the strain rate is 0.001 or 0.02 s-1,there is a particular instability domain at 300–350 °C.     

Technological Aspect of Processing Maps for the AA2099 Alloy

Results of an experimental and modelling study of forming processes in the AA2099 Al–Cu–Li alloy, for a wide range of temperatures, strains and strain rates, are presented. The analyses are based on tensile testing at 20 °C at a strain rate of 0.02 s-1and uniaxial compression testing in the temperature range 400–550 °C at strain rates ranging from0.001 to 100 s-1, for constant values of true strain of 0.5 and 0.9. The stability of plastic deformation and its relationship with a sensitivity of stress to strain rate are considered. The power dissipation efficiency coefficient, g(%), and the flow instability parameter, n B 0, were determined. The complex processing maps for hot working were determined and quantified, including process frames for basic forging processes: conventional forging and for near-superplastic and isothermal conditions. A significant aspect is the convergence of power dissipation when passing through the 500 °C peak.Deformation, temperature and strain-rate-dependent microstructures at 500 °C for strain rates of 0.1, 1, 10 and 100 s-1are described and analysed for the conventional die forging process frame, corresponding to 465–523 °C and strain rates of50–100 s-1.     

Nucleation mechanisms of dynamic recrystallization in Inconel 625 superalloy deformed with different strain rates

The effects of strain rates on the hot working characteristics and nucleation mechanisms of dynamic recrystallization (DRX) were studied by optical microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique. Hot compression tests were conducted using a Gleeble-1500 simulator at a true strain of 0.7 in the temperature range of 1000 to 1150 °C and strain rate range of 0.01 to 10.00 s-1. It is found that the size and volume fraction of the DRX grains in hot-deformed Inconel 625 superalloy firstly decrease and then increase with increasing strain rate. Meanwhile, the nucleation mechanism of DRX is closely related to the deformation strain rate due to the deformation thermal effect. The discontinuous DRX (DDRX) with bulging of original grain boundaries is the primary nucleation mechanism of DRX, while the continuous DRX (CDRX) with progressive subgrain rotation acts as a secondary nucleation mechanism. The twinning formation can activate the nucleation of DRX. The effects of bulging of original grain boundaries and twinning formation are firstly gradually weakened and then strengthened with the increasing strain rate due to the deformation thermal effect. On the contrary, the effect of subgrain rotation is firstly gradually strengthened and then weakened with the increasing strain rate.     

Hot Deformation Behavior and Processing Maps of 0.3C-15Cr-1Mo-0.5N High Nitrogen Martensitic Stainless Steel

Hot deformation behavior of 0.3 C-15 Cr-1 Mo-0.5 N high nitrogen martensitic stainless steel(HNMSS) was investigated in the temperature range of 1173-1473 K and at strain rates of 0.001-10 s~(-1) using a Gleeble 3500 thermal-mechanical simulator.The true stress-strain curves of the studied HNMSS were measured and corrected to eliminate the effect of friction on the flow stress.The relationship between the flow stress and Zener-Hollomon parameter for the studied HNMSS wsa analyzed in the Arrhenius hyperbolic sine constitutive model by the law of Z=3.76×10~(15) sinh(0.004979σ_p)~(7.5022).The processing maps at different strains of the studied HNMSS were plotted,and its flow instability regions in hot working were also confirmed in combination with the microstructure examination.Moreover,the optimal hot deformation parameters of the studied HNMSS could be suggested at T=1303-1423 K and ε=5-10 s~(-1) or T=1273-1473 K and ε=0.005-0.04 s~(-1).     

Diffusion Research in BCC Ti-Al-Ni Ternary Alloys

Interdiffusion in BCC phase of Ti-Al-Ni ternary system was investigated at 1473 K (1200 °C) by employing the diffusion-couple technique. The raw composition profiles resulting from interdiffusion treatment and retrieved from EMPA were first analytically represented by error function expansion (ERFEX), and the ternary interdiffusion and impurity diffusion coefficients were then extracted by the Whittle-Green and generalized Hall methods, respectively. The obtained main interdiffusion coefficients \( \tilde{D}_{\text{AlAl}}^{\text{Ti}} \) and two cross coefficients, i.e. \( \tilde{D}_{\text{AlNi}}^{\text{Ti}} \) and \( \tilde{D}_{\text{NiAl}}^{\text{Ti}} \), were found to increase with increasing composition of diffusing species, whereas the values of \( \tilde{D}_{\text{NiNi}}^{\text{Ti}} \) show no noticeable compositional dependence. The impurity diffusivities \( \tilde{D}_{{{\text{Al}}\left( {\text{Ti - Ni}} \right)}}^{*} \) and \( \tilde{D}_{{{\text{Ni}}\left( {\text{Ti - Al}} \right)}}^{*} \) increase with decreasing the Ni and Al compositions, respectively. The results imply that Al diffusion in β Ti-Al-Ni alloys would occur via an ordinary vacancy diffusion mechanism, whereas Ni diffusion, at least one order magnitude faster than Al, very likely benefits from interstitial diffusion as Fe and Co anomaly diffuse in BCC Titanium alloys.     

Comparative Oxidation Kinetics of a NiPtTi High Temperature Shape Memory Alloy

A high temperature shape memory alloy, Ni–30Pt–50Ti (at.%), with an M _s near 600 °C, was isothermally oxidized in air for 100 h over the temperature range of 500–900 °C. Nearly parabolic kinetics were observed in log–log and parabolic plots, with no indication of initial fast transient oxidation. On average the rates were about a factor of 4 lower than values measured here for a binary Ni–49Ti commercial SMA. The overall behavior could be best described by the Arrhenius relationships: $${\text{Ni}}{\text{Pt}}{\text{Ti}}{:}\,k_{\text{p}} = 1.54 \times 10^{12} \exp \left[(- 250\,{\text{kJ}}/{\text{mol}}) {RT} \right]{\text{mg}}^{2}/{\text{cm}}^{4} {\text{h}} $$ $${\text{Ni}}{\text{Ti}}{:}\,k_{\text{p}} = 6.39 \times 10^{12} \exp \left[(- 249\,{\text{kJ}}/{\text{mol}}) {RT} \right]{\text{mg}}^{2}/{\text{cm}}^{4} {\text{h}} $$ The activation energy was consistent with literature values for TiO₂ scale growth measured for elemental Ti and some NiTi alloys, at ~210–260 kJ/mol. However, a number of other studies produced activation energies in the range of 135–150 kJ/mol. This divergence may be related to various complex scale layers and depletion zones, however, no specific correlation can be identified at present.     

Precipitate Characteristics and Mechanical Performance of Cast Mg-6RE-1Zn-xCa-0.3Zr (x = 0 and 0.4 wt%) Alloys

In this study, the Mg-4Y-1Gd-1Nd-xCa-1Zn-0.3Zr (x = 0 and 0.4 wt%) cast alloys with low rare earth concentration were prepared in different routes of heat treatments, and their microstructures and mechanical properties were investigated. The Mg-4Y-1Gd-1Nd-1Zn-0.4Ca-0.3Zr cast alloy with ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of 264 ± 7.8 MPa, tensile yield strength (TYS) of 153 ± 1.2 MPa and elongation to failure (EL) of 17.2 ± 1.2% was successfully developed by appropriate heat treatment. The improved mechanical performance was attributed to the combined strengthening effects of fine grains, Mg₂₄RE₅, $\beta ^{\prime}$, $\beta _{1}$, $\gamma ^{\prime}$ and LPSO phases. In the heat treatment process, cooling method of T4 treatment affected the microstructure, which consequently determined the mechanical properties air cooling, rather than water cooling, gave rise to the formation of $\gamma ^{\prime}$ phase in the alloy without Ca addition. However, Ca addition facilitated the formation of $\gamma ^{\prime}$ phase, and the $\gamma ^{\prime}$ phase precipitated in the alloy after T4 treatment either by water cooling or by air cooling, but the air cooling increased the number density of $\gamma ^{\prime}$ phase in comparison to the water cooling. Although the $\gamma ^{\prime}$ phase strengthened the studied alloys, the formation of $\gamma ^{\prime}$ phase inhibited the precipitatition of $\beta ^{\prime}$ and $\beta _{1}$ phases in the following T6 treatment, and consequently reduced the strengthening effect of $\beta ^{\prime}$ and $\beta _{1}$ phases. The results showed that the mechanical performance of the studied alloys was largely determined by the precipitation of $\gamma ^{\prime}$ phase, which was regulated by the Ca addition and the cooling method of T4 treatment.     

黄芪总甙的抗炎作用及其作用机制探索

目的 探索黄芪总甙(AST) 的抗炎作用及其作用机制。方法 采用大鼠角叉菜胶气囊炎症模型, 测定渗出液量、中性白细胞游出数、蛋白质、PGE₂、IL-8、NO、PLA₂含量以及$\mathop{{O}}_{2}^{{\mathop{}_{\ ·}^{-}}}$的生成量。结果 AST40、80 mg·kg^-1 可使角叉菜胶诱导大鼠气囊炎症的渗出液量、中性白细胞游出数、蛋白质含量显著减少, 降低渗出液及中性白细胞中PLA₂活性,减少渗出液中IL-8 含量及中性白细胞$\mathop{{O}}_{2}^{{\mathop{}_{\ ·}^{-}}}$的生成。AST 也可明显减少渗出液中PGE₂、NO 的含量。结论 AST 的抗炎作用机理与其降低血管通透性和抑制白细胞游出、降低PLA₂活性、减少IL-8、PGE₂、NO 等炎症介质的产生与抑制氧自由基生成有关。     

Transformations of Carbides During Tempering of D3 Tool Steel

The studies were performed on D3 tool steel hardened after austenitizing at 1050 °C during 30 min and tempering at 200-700 °C. Based on the diffraction studies performed from the extraction replicas, using electron microscopy, it was found that after 120-min tempering in the consecutive temperatures, the following types of carbides occur: $$ 200\;^\circ {\text{C}} \to \upvarepsilon + \upchi + {\text{ Fe}}_{ 3} {\text{C}},\quad 3 50\;^\circ {\text{C}} \to \upvarepsilon + \upchi + {\text{ Fe}}_{ 3} {\text{C,}} $$ $$ 500\;^\circ {\text{C}} \to \upchi + {\text{ M}}_{ 3} {\text{C }} + {\text{ M}}_{ 7} {\text{C}}_{ 3} ,\quad 600\;^\circ {\text{C}} \to \upchi + {\text{ M}}_{ 3} {\text{C }} + {\text{ M}}_{ 7} {\text{C}}_{ 3} , $$ $$ 700\;^\circ {\text{C}} \to {\text{M}}_{ 3} {\text{C }} + {\text{ M}}_{ 7} {\text{C}}_{ 3} . $$ Apart from higher mentioned carbides, there are also big primary carbides and fine secondary M₇C₃ carbides occurring, which did not dissolve during austenitizing.     

Reequilibrium kinetics of NiO-Cr2O3 solid solutions

Electrical conductivity has been measured to monitor the reequilibration kinetics for single crystals of NiO-Cr₂O₃ solid solutions. It has been found that the rate for the reduction process is higher than that for the oxidation runs, thus indicating that the obtained kinetic data are not purely bulk controlled. The following expressions for the apparent chemical diffusion coefficient have been obtained within the temperature range 900–1200°C and oxygen partial pressure range 1–10^?5 atm: $$\begin{gathered} \tilde D_{1 red} = 1.22 \times 10^{ - 2} exp \left( {\frac{{24,420 \pm 1210 cal/mole \cdot ^\circ K}}{{RT}}} \right) \hfill \\ \tilde D_{1 oxid}^* = 1.44 \times 10^{ - 2} exp \left( {\frac{{27,340 \pm 700 cal/mole \cdot ^\circ K}}{{RT}}} \right) \hfill \\ \tilde D_{2 red} = 2.29 \times 10^{ - 2} exp \left( {\frac{{25,340 \pm 2230 calmole \cdot ^\circ K}}{{RT}}} \right) \hfill \\ \tilde D_{2 oxid}^* = 0.109 exp \left( {\frac{{29,610 \pm 3200 cal/mole \cdot ^\circ K}}{{RT}}} \right) \hfill \\ \tilde D_{3 red} = 3.16 \times 10^{ - 2} exp \left( {\frac{{26,020 \pm 2430 cal/mole \cdot ^\circ K}}{{RT}}} \right) \hfill \\ \tilde D_{3 oxid}^* = 0.202 exp \left( {\frac{{31,500 \pm 2640 cal/mole \cdot ^\circ K}}{{RT}}} \right) \hfill \\ \end{gathered} $$ .     

High-Temperature Structural Stabilities of Ni-Based SingleCrystal Superalloys Ni–Co–Cr–Mo–W–Al–Ti–Ta with Varying Co Contents

It has been recently pointed out that the compositions of industrial alloys are originated from cluster-plus-glueatom structure units in solid solutions. Specifically for Ni-based superalloys, after properly grouping the alloying elements into Al, Ni-like(■), r-forming Cr-like(■) and c-forming Cr-like(■), the optimal formula for single-crystal superalloys is established [Al–Ni_(12)](Al_1■~_(0:5) ■_(1:5)). The Co substitutions for Ni at the shell sites are conducted on the basis of the first-generation single-crystal superalloy AM3, formulated as [Al–■_(12)Co_x](Al_1Ti_(0.25)Ta_(0.25)Cr_1W_(0.25)Mo_(0.25)), with x = 1.5, 1.75, 2 and 2.5(the corresponding weight percents of Co are 9.43, 11.0, 12.57 and 15.71, respectively). The900 ℃ long-term aging follows the Lifshitz–Slyozov–Wagner theory(LSW theory), and the Co content does not have noticeable influence on the coarsening rate of c0. The microstructure and creep behavior of the four(001) single-crystal alloys are investigated. The creep rupture lifetime is reduced as Co increases. The alloy with the lowest Co(9.43 Co) shows the longest lifetime of about 350 h at 1050 ℃/120 MPa, and all the samples show N-type rafting after creep tests.