Deformation behavior and microstructural evolution during hot compression of an a+b Ti-6.5Al-3.5Mo-1.5Zr-0.3Si alloy

The effect of processing parameters on the flow response and microstructural evolution of the a+b titanium alloy Ti-6.5Al-3.5Mo-1.5Zr-0.3Si has been studied by conducting isothermal hot compressive tests at a strain rate of 0.01-10 s-1 at 860-1100°C. The true stress-true strain curves of the sample hot-compressed in the a+b phase region exhibit a peak stress followed by continuous flow softening, whereas in the b region, the flow stress attains a steady-state regime. At a strain rate of 10 s-1, the alloy ex...     

Influence of surface finish and annealing treatment on oxidation behavior of Ti-48Al-8Cr-2Ag alloy

The effect of surface finish and annealing treatment on the oxidation behavior of Ti-48Al-8Cr-2Ag (molar fraction, %) alloy was investigated at 900 and 1 000 °C, respectively in air. Thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) was conducted for the characterization of oxidation kinetics. The microstructures of oxide scales were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission election microscopy (TEM) techniques. Unfavorable effect of the annealing treatment on the oxidation behavior of the coating was also investigated. The results indicate that the oxidation behavior of the alloy is influenced by surface finish and annealing treatment. The oxidation rate of ground sample is lower than that of the polished alloy at 1 000 °C in air. The former forms a scale of merely Al₂O₃, and the latter forms a scale of the mixture of Al₂O₃ and TiO₂. Annealing can improve the formation of TiO₂. Foundation item: Project(2007430028) supported by the Science and Technique Foundation of Henan Educational Committee, China     

Hot compressive deformation behavior and constitutive relationship of Al-Zn-Mg-Zr alloy with trace amounts of Sc

Abstract： The hot deformation behaviors of AI-Zn-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy were investigated in a temperature range of 340-500℃ and a strain rate range of 0.001-10 s 1 using uniaxial compression test on Gleeble-1500 thermal simulation machine. The results show that the flow stress increases with increasing strain and tends to be constant after a peak value. The flow stress increases with increasing strain rate and decreases with increasing deformation temperature. The phenomenon of dynamic recovery and dynamic recrystallization can be observed by microstructural evolutions. Based on the hyperbolic Arrhenius-type equation, the true stress-true strain data from the tests were employed to establish the constitutive equation considering the effect of the true strain on material constants （α, β, Q, n and A）, which reveals the dependence of the flow stress on strain, strain rate and deformation temperature. The predicted stress-strain curves are in good agreement with experimental results, which confirms that the developed constitutive equations are suitable to research the hot deformation behaviors of Al-Zn-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy.     

Mg-4Zn-0.5Y-0.5Nd-0.3Zr镁合金动态压缩行为及变形组织

为了研究挤压态Mg-4Zn-0.5Y-0.5Nd-0.3Zr镁合金在高应变速率下的动态压缩失效行为及组织演变规律,采用分离式霍普金森压杆装置进行了动态压缩实验,并采用光学显微镜对压缩后镁合金的组织演变规律进行了研究.结果表明,在不同应变速率下挤压态Mg-4Zn-0.5Y-0.5Nd-0.3Zr镁合金呈现出相似的屈服现象,并表现为正应变率强化效应.在较低的应变速率下,平行于加载方向的小裂纹的形成、晶粒长大和孪生均可消耗冲击能量.在较高的应变速率下,试样内部的塑性变形能力得到提高且发生了加工硬化现象,而试样边缘萌生了裂纹.