7075铝合金热压缩变形流变应力

在Gleeble-1500热模拟试验机上,采用高温等温压缩试验,对7075铝合金在高温压缩变形中的流变应力行为进行了研究。结果表明,应变速率和变形温度的变化强烈地影响合金流变应力的大小,流变应力随变形温度升高而降低,随应变速率提高而增大;可用Zener-Hollomon参数的指数形式来描述7075铝合金高温压缩变莆时的流变应力行为。     

热压缩7075铝合金流变应力特征

采用Gleeble-1500热模拟高温压缩变形试验,研究了7075铝合金高温塑性变形时的流变应力行为。结果表明,应变速率和变形温度的变化影响合金稳态流变应力的大小,在变形温度为350～500℃、应变速率为0.01～1s-1的条件下,随变形温度升高,流变应力降低;而随应变速率提高,流变应力增大;应变速率和流变应力之间满足指数关系,温度和流变应力之间满足Arrhenius关系,可用Zener-Hollomon参数描述7075铝合金高温塑性变形时的流变应力行为。     

热压缩7075铝合金流变应力特征

采用Gleeble-1500热模拟高温压缩变形试验,研究了7075铝合金高温塑性变形时的流变应力行为.结果表明,应变速率和变形温度的变化影响合金稳态流变应力的大小,在变形温度为350～500℃、应变速率为0.01～1 s^-1的条件下,随变形温度升高,流变应力降低;而随应变速率提高,流变应力增大;应变速率和流变应力之间满足指数关系,温度和流变应力之间满足Arrhenius关系,可用Zener-Hollomon参数描述7075铝合金高温塑性变形时的流变应力行为.     

铝合金7075-T651动态流变应力特征及本构模型

为了研究铝合金7075-T651的流变应力变化特征,在高温分离式霍普金森压杆装置上对圆柱试样进行了温度范围25~400℃及应变率范围600~12 000 s-1的动态压缩试验。结果表明:铝合金7075-T651的流变应力对应变率不敏感,对温度有较强的敏感性。总体上,流变应力随温度的升高而减小,但在350~400℃时流变应力差别很小。在高应变速率时,当应变超过一定水平时,应力出现急剧减小,材料发生失效。通过变形后试样的微观组织观察可以发现,应变速率较高时出现绝热剪切带是材料流变应力急剧减小的主要原因。在实验数据基础上,建立了一个基于物理概念的铝合金7075-T651本构模型预测其流变应力,与实验对比表明,所建立的本构模型在较宽的温度和应变速率范围内能够很好地预测铝合金7075-T651的流变应力。     

TiC/7075A1复合材料热变形行为研究

采用圆柱试样在Gleeble-1500热模拟实验机上对原位反应喷射沉积TiC/7075A1复合材料进行高温压缩变形实验,研究其高温热变形行为.变形温度为300、350、400、450℃,应变速率为0.001、0.01、0.1s-1.结果显示,TiC/7075A1复合材料的流变应力随变形温度升高而降低、随应变速率的降低而降低.可用Zener-Hollomon参数的双曲正弦形式描述复合材料高温压缩变形流变应力,其变形激活能为186.786 KJ/mol.     

01570铝合金热变形行为的实验研究

采用Gleeble-1500热模拟机对圆柱试样进行恒温和恒速压缩变形实验，研究了01570铝合金在变形温度为360-480℃、应变速率为0．001～1s^-1条件下的流变变形行为。结果表明：应变速率和变形温度对合金流变应力的大小有显著影响，流变应力随温度升高而降低，随应变速率的提高而增大，达到峰值后趋于平稳，表现出动态回复的特征。可用包含Arrhenius项的Zener-Hollomon参数描述01570铝合金高温塑性变形时的流变行为。     

5083铝合金的高温压缩变形行为

在Gleeble-3500热模拟实验机上采用高温压缩实验研究了5083铝合金在变形温度为300～500℃、应变速率为0.01～10 s~(-1)、真应变为0～0.9条件下的热变形行为。对高温压缩实验结果进行分析,修正了实验中由于摩擦和变形热效应引起的流变应力误差,得到5083铝合金修正后的真应力-真应变曲线。结果表明:在高温压缩实验过程中,摩擦和变形热效应产生的温升影响不能忽略,摩擦和温升引起应力变化的最大值分别为31.78、33.66 MPa;5083铝合金修正后的流变应力随变形温度的升高而降低,随应变速率提高而增大;应力峰值出现后,应力逐渐下降,且呈稳定的流变特性。     

高硅铝合金SC100-T6高温流变行为的研究

用Gleeble-1500热模拟机研究了SC100-T6铝合金在高温塑性变形过程中应力的变化规律.实验温度为360～500℃.应变速率为0.006～0.036 s-1.结果表明,应变速率和变形温度的变化强烈地影响着该合金流变应力的大小,流变应力随变形温度升高而降低,随应变速率提高而增大;可用Zener-Hollomon参数的双曲正弦形式来描述SC100-T6铝合金高温压缩变形时的流变应力行为.     

挤压态7075铝合金高温流变行为及神经网络本构模型

采用Gleeble1500D热模拟实验机研究挤压态7075铝合金在变形温度为250～450℃、应变速率为0.01～10s-1下单道次压缩过程的高温流变行为。结果表明:材料在350℃及以下变形时,流变应力曲线呈动态回复型;在温度为350℃以上、应变速率为0.1s-1时,流变曲线局部陡降明显;当应变速率为10s-1时,流变曲线发生波动,呈动态再结晶型;挤压态7075铝合金的流变应力曲线峰值应力及稳态应力均高于铸态合金的,且在变形温度较高时,挤压态材料更易于发生动态软化。基于BP神经网络建立挤压态7075铝合金的本构关系模型,预测值与实验值对比表明:所建立的本构模型整体误差在5.35%以内,拟合度为2.48%,该模型可以用于描述7075铝合金的高温变形流变行为,为该合金热变形过程分析和有限元模拟提供基础。     

7A52铝合金热加工过程中高温压缩变形行为

采用圆柱试样在Gleeble-1500热模拟机上进行高温压缩变形模拟实验,研究了7A52铝合金在高温塑性变形过程中流变行为。实验结果表明,合金高温压缩变形时的流变应力随变形温度的升高而减小,随变形速率的提高而增大。热变形条件下流变应力σ、应变速率ε.和变形温度T之间满足一定的关系式。研究指出,合金适宜的热加工温度为400℃~420℃。     

RHEOLOGY FEATURE OF SIMPLE METAL MELT

The rheology feature of Sb, Bi melt and alloys was studied using coaxial cylinder high-temperature viscometer. The results showed that the curve of torsion-rotational speed for Sb melt presents a linear relation in all measured temperature ranges, whereas for the Bi melt, the curve presents obvious non-Newtonian feature within the low temperature range and at relative high shear stress. The rheology feature of Sb80Bi20 and Sb20Bi80 alloy melts was well correlated with that of Sb and Bi, respectively. It is considered that the rheology behavior of Sb melt plays a crucial role in Sb80Bi20 alloy and that of Bi melt plays a crucial role in Sb20Bi80 alloy.     

Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of a Newly Developed Austenitic Heat Resistant Steel

The effect of heat treatment on the microstructures and mechanical properties of a newly developed austenitic heat resistant steel(named as T8 alloy) for ultra-supercritical applications have been studied. Results show that the main phases in the alloy after solution treatment are γ and primary MX. Subsequent aging treatment causes the precipitation of M_(23)C_6 carbides along the grain boundaries and a small number of nanoscale MX inside the grains. In addition, with increasing the aging temperature and time, the morphology of M_(23)C_6 carbides changes from semi-continuous chain to continuous network.Compared with a commercial HR3C alloy, T8 alloy has comparable tensile strength, but higher stress rupture strength. The dominant cracking mechanism of the alloy during tensile test at room temperature is transgranular, while at high temperature, intergranular cracking becomes the main cracking mode, which may be caused by the precipitation of continuous M_(23)C_6 carbides along the grain boundaries. Typical intergranular cracking is the dominant cracking mode of the alloy at all stress rupture tests.     

The 15th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2014held in Qingdao China

Organized by Suppliers China Co., Ltd and co-organized by the National Technical Committee 54 on Foundry of Standardization Administration of China, the 15th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2014 （hereinafter referred to as FSC 2014） was successfully held on Sep. 23rd in Grand Regency Hotel, Qingdao. More than 500 delegates from home and abroad attended this conference, including over 130 purchasers from 20 countries and 380 domestic and foreign suppliers.     

LASER CLADDED TiCN COATINGS ON THE SURFACE OF TITANIUM

Laser cladded coatings of TiCN were produced on the surface of titanium. To obtain the optimal techniques, several conditions were tested by varying the laser scanning rate. The choice of shielding gas was also studied. The cladded coatings were then evaluated from the surface mechanics point of view based on their microhardness. The microstructure of some interesting samples was investigated by optical micrographs (OM). The results showed that under the condition of fixed pulse frequency and pulse width, the laser scanning rate and the shielding gas are the main factors influencing the components of coatings. TiCN coatings were decompounded and oxidized during the cladding process in the condition of no shielding gas of N2. X-ray diffraction results indicated that the composite coatings composed of TiCN, TiC, Ti2N, and TiO2 were produced using appropriate techniques. The results indicated that the best condition in terms of the surface microhardness is obtained when the scanning rate is 1.5mm / s, the pulse frequency is 15Hz, the pulse width is 3.0ms, and N2 is chosen as the shielding gas. The microhardness of the composite coatings is about 1331kg · mm - 2, which is about 4 times that of the substrate. The optical micrographs indicated that the cladding zone is made up of TiCN, TiO2, and some interdendritic Ti, but the diffusion zone mainly consists of the dendrites phase, and the cladded depth is about 80m, which is more than 2 times that of the laser nitrided sample. There were no microcracks or air bubbles in the cladded sample, which was cladded using the above optimal techniques.     

THERMODYNAMICS STUDY ON THE DECOMPOSITION OF CHROMITE WITH KOH

Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, has proposed a method for oxidative leaching of chromite with potassium hydroxide. Understanding the mechanism of chromite decomposition, especially in the potassium hydroxide fusion, is important for the optimization of the operating parameters of the oxidative leaching process. A traditional thermodynamic method is proposed and the thermal decomposition and the reaction decomposition during the oxidative leaching of chromite with KOH and oxygen is discussed, which suggests that chromite is mainly destroyed by reactions with KOH and oxygen. Meanwhile, equilibrium of the main reactions of the above process was calculated at different temperatures and oxygen partial pressures. The stable zones of productions, namely, K2CrO4 and Fe2O3, increase with the decrease of temperature, which indicates that higher temperature is not beneficial to thermodynamic reactions. In addition, a comparison of the general alkali methods is carried out, and it is concluded that the KOH leaching process is thermodynamically superior to the conventional chromate production process.     

INFLUENCE OF HEAT TREATMENT ON DAMPING BEHAVIOUR OF THE MAGNESIUM WROUGHT ALLOY AZ61

The effect of isochronal heat treatments for 1h on variation of damping, hardness and microstructural change of the magnesium wrought alloy AZ61 was investigated. Damping and hardness behaviour could be attributed to the evolution of precipitation process. The influence of precipitation on damping behaviour was explained in the framework of the dislocation string model of Granato and Lücke.     

Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of X80 Pipeline Steel Joints by Friction Stir Welding Under Various Cooling Conditions

X80 pipeline steel plates were friction stir welded(FSW) under air, water, liquid CO_2 + water, and liquid CO_2 cooling conditions, producing defect-free welds. The microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of these FSW joints were studied. Coarse granular bainite was observed in the nugget zone(NZ) under air cooling, and lath bainite and lath martensite increased signifi cantly as the cooling medium temperature reduced. In particular, under the liquid CO_2 cooling condition, a dual phase structure of lath martensite and fi ne ferrite appeared in the NZ. Compared to the case under air cooling, a strong shear texture was identifi ed in the NZs under other rapid cooling conditions, because the partial deformation at elevated temperature was retained through higher cooling rates. Under liquid CO_2 cooling, the highest transverse tensile strength and elongation of the joint reached 92% and 82% of those of the basal metal(BM), respectively, due to the weak tempering softening. A maximum impact energy of up to 93% of that of the BM was obtained in the NZ under liquid CO_2 cooling, which was attributed to the operation of the dual phase of lath martensite and fi ne ferrite.     

INDUSTRY NEWS

China Securities News reported on March 21, 2014： Guangdong Hongtu Wuhan Die Casting Co., Ltd. （Wuhan Hongtu）, a wholly owned subsidiary of Guangdong Hongtu Technology （Holdings） Co., Ltd., held a groundbreaking ceremony recently. With the registered capital of 50 million Yuan, Wuhan Hongtu has a total land area of 100,000 square meters and a plant construction area of 72,000 square meters. It is expected to have a production capacity of about 30,000 tonnes of aluminum castings annually after it is put into production.     

GROWTH MORPHOLOGIES OF A BINARY ALLOY WITH LOW ANISOTROPY IN DIRECTIONAL SOLIDIFICATION

Two new classes of growth morphologies, called doublons and seaweed, were simulated using a phase-field method. The evolution of doublon and seaweed morphologies was obtained in directional solidification. The influence of orientation and velocity on the growth morphology was investigated. It was indicated that doublons preferred growing with its crystallographic axis aligned with the heat flow direction. Seaweed, on the other hand, could be obtained by tilting the crystalline axis to 45°. Stable doublons could only exist in a range of velocity regime. Beyond this regime the patterns formed would be unstable. The simulation results agreed with the reported experimental results qualitatively.