固溶处理对1种镍基单晶高温合金组织的影响

采用光镜、扫描电镜对1种镍基单晶高温合金的铸态组织和不同温度固溶处理后的组织进行了观察，研究了不同温度固溶处理对γ′相尺寸、γ／γ′共晶、成分偏析的影响。结果表明：合金枝晶间γ′相的固溶温度高于枝晶干γ′相的固溶温度，随固溶处理温度的升高，γ′相尺寸略有增加，γ／γ′共晶量及成分偏析降低；1290℃，4h，AC固溶处理后合金枝晶干、间γ′相全部固溶，1310℃，4h，AC固溶处理后合金中γ/γ′共晶全部消除，1320℃固溶处理时，合金中出现初溶现象；确定1310℃，4h，AC为合金的固溶处理工艺。     

固溶处理对新型镍钴基高温合金显微组织及力学性能的影响

采用OM、SEM和拉伸试验等研究了固溶温度和固溶时间对新型镍钴基高温合金组织及力学性能的影响。结果表明,晶粒尺寸变化与一次γ′相含量变化一致,固溶温度低于1110℃时,随着固溶温度升高或固溶时间延长,残留的一次γ′相钉扎晶界,晶粒尺寸增加较缓。固溶温度为1110℃时,延长固溶时间至4 h时,一次γ′相基本回溶,晶粒尺寸迅速增加,进一步延长固溶时间至6 h时,晶粒尺寸增加减缓,即合金中一次γ′相的全溶温度为1110℃。合金在1100℃固溶4 h和双级时效处理(670℃×24 h,空冷+780℃×16 h,空冷)后的抗拉强度和屈服强度达到最大值,分别为1584 MPa和1104 MPa。因此,合金的固溶温度宜选取为1100℃,固溶时间宜选取为4 h。     

退火温度对高纯Al-1wt% Si合金组织及性能的影响

用光学显微镜、扫描电镜观察,硬度、电导率的测试,观察高纯Al-1wt%Si合金中共晶相分布随再结晶退火温度的变化,研究其对材料组织、硬度及电导率的影响.结果表明,合金开始再结晶温度为300℃,晶粒开始长大温度为450℃;合金硬度值随共晶Si相固溶量的增大而升高,电导率随其固溶量的增大而降低;共晶Si相在a-Al基体中固溶时,退火温度高于450℃扩散系数增大、510℃达到固溶极限.     

某新型粉末高温合金的晶粒细化

运用Gleeble-1500热模拟机,对热等静压态的某新型粉末高温合金进行了形变温度在1120～1170℃和应变速率在2×10-3～2×10-1s-1下的热压缩实验研究。实验结果表明:热压缩过程发生了动态再结晶,形变温度和应变速率对动态再结晶细化晶粒有重要影响;在高应变速率、低于γ′相完全固溶温度下可获得动态再结晶细晶组织;在高于γ′相完全固溶温度下再结晶晶粒尺寸粗化;其动态再结晶晶粒平均尺寸与Zener-Hollomon参数呈双对数线性关系。     

氮及热处理制度对028合金微观组织的影响

借助Thermo-Calc热力学计算软件,分析了028合金主要元素对氮饱和溶解度和平衡相析出温度的影响,设计了不同氮含量的试验合金。采用光学显微镜、扫描电镜等方法研究了不同固溶温度下试验合金的微观组织。结果表明,Cr、Mo和Mn提高氮的饱和溶解度,Ni、Cu降低氮的饱和溶解度;Ni显著降低σ相析出温度,Cr、Mo显著提高σ相析出温度。随着固溶温度的升高,晶粒的等轴性提高,在1080 ℃固溶时,试验合金充分固溶获得再结晶完全的等轴晶。当固溶温度超过1110 ℃时,试验合金回复再结晶完全,晶粒迅速长大;固溶温度相同条件下,氮含量越高,试验合金的平均晶粒尺寸越小,说明氮可以起到细化晶粒的作用。     

喷射沉积2195铝锂合金轧制板材晶粒组织及性能控制研究

研究了喷射沉积制备2195铝锂合金锭坯挤压板坯经不同终轧温度热轧至6mm厚度板材,以及经不同中间退火后再冷轧至6mm厚度板材固溶后的晶粒组织。结果表明,终轧温度290℃时,热轧板固溶后表层为粗大再结晶晶粒,而中心层为细长纤维状晶粒;终轧温度降低至220℃时,虽然表层再结晶晶粒尺寸减小,但中心层转变为尺寸粗大的长条状再结晶晶粒。板材中尺寸1μm以上的富Cu第二相粒子数量随中间退火(空冷)温度的增加(从330℃提高至450℃)而增加;冷轧固溶后表层等轴状再结晶晶粒尺寸增加,而中心层晶粒逐渐由粗大长条状再结晶晶粒转变为细小等轴状再结晶晶粒。适当温度中间退火、随炉冷却并冷轧、固溶后表层和中心层全部为细小等轴状再结晶晶粒。优化中间退火后的冷轧板材T8时效态强度最高,而终轧温度220℃的热轧板材T8时效态强度最低。     

不同热处理工艺下6111铝合金的组织及抗晶间腐蚀

采用金相显微镜、透射电镜、X射线衍射仪等研究6111铝合金经不同温度固溶、预时效后的组织和晶间腐蚀情况。结果表明，在不同温度固溶和预时效后，晶粒均发生了再结晶，部分晶粒沿着轧制方向拉长，520℃和540℃固溶后的平均晶粒尺寸为60～70μm, 560℃固溶后的平均晶粒尺寸略大于520℃和540℃,为80μm左右。520℃固溶、80℃预时效后的抗晶间腐蚀最差，腐蚀深度为191.59μm, Q相在晶界处连续分布，表面晶粒尺寸较小；540℃固溶、80℃预时效后的抗晶间腐蚀最好，腐蚀深度为59.63μm, Q相在晶界处断续分布，并未发现尺寸较小的表面晶粒。     

热处理对Ti-Mo合金组织及硬度的影响

对TiMo合金进行不同温度固溶处理,研究组织演变规律、硬度随温度的变化规律及其再结晶温度。结果表明：从750℃到820℃固溶,硬度呈现降低-升高-降低的变化规律;3%的α相含量与平均晶粒尺寸31.8μm的β晶粒混合组织形态具有硬度最小值（251.8 HV5）;合金的相变点为790～800℃;合金再结晶起始温度为760℃,完全再结晶温度为770℃。     

Si元素对变形铝合金再结晶影响

围绕不同的成分、变形温度和变形量同再结晶退火后的合金硬度之间的关系,通过偏光显微组织分析以及硬度测试对铝硅合金变形再结晶进行了研究。结果表明,铝硅合金在500℃进行0.5 h固溶处理后以较快的速度进行变形会使得退火后再结晶晶粒尺寸变大。硅含量较少的时候可以促进铝硅合金再结晶的发生,并使再结晶晶粒粗化,而当硅含量大于1%之后,随着硅含量的增加再结晶晶粒会显著减小。     

固溶热处理对新型镍基粉末FGH98Ⅰ高温合金组织与性能的影响

对新型镍基粉末高温合金(FGH98Ⅰ)在不同温度下进行固溶热处理,采用热力学相计算、光学显微镜、场发射扫描电镜及化学相分析等研究了亚固溶和过固溶合金的析出相和显微组织,并综合分析了组织与性能的关系。结果表明:FGH98Ⅰ合金经1130℃亚固溶和1190℃过固溶处理后的析出相均为γ’、MC、M23C6和M3B2等,未发现TCP(拓扑密堆)相。FGH98Ⅰ合金亚固溶热处理后晶粒稍有长大,存在尺寸不同的初次、二次和三次γ′相;过固溶热处理合金的晶粒明显长大,存在单模分布的二次γ′相;前者由于晶粒较小使强度更高,后者因减小二次γ′相尺寸和消除初次γ′相,PPB(原始颗粒边界)和残余枝晶,提高了合金的高温塑性和持久性能,说明不同晶粒尺寸和γ′相特征是FGH98Ⅰ盘件获得双性能的关键因素。     

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.     

Secondary Recrystallization Behaviors of Grain-Oriented 6.5 wt% Silicon Steel Sheets Produced by Rolling and Nitriding Processes

By rolling and nitriding processes, 0.23- to 0.3-mm-thick grain-oriented 6.5 wt% silicon steel sheets were produced. The core losses of grain-oriented 6.5 wt% silicon steel at frequencies ranging from 400 Hz to 20 k Hz were lower than that of the grain-oriented 3 wt% silicon steel with the same thickness by 16.6–35.8%. The secondary recrystallization behavior was investigated by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, and electron backscattered diffraction. The results show that the secondary recrystallization in high-silicon steel sheets develops more completely as the nitrogen content increases after nitriding, secondary recrystallized grain sizes become larger, and the sharpness of Goss texture increases. Because more {110}116 grains in the subsurface and the central layer of the sheets have a lot of 20°–45° high-energy boundaries in addition to Goss grains, {110}116 can be the main component through selective growth during secondary recrystallization when the inhibitor quantity is not enough and inhibitor intensity is weaker. The increases in nitrogen content can increase the inhibitor intensity and hinder abnormal growth of a mount of {110}116 grains and therefore enhance the sharpness of Goss texture.     

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 80?滋m, 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.     

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.     

Microstructure,Mechanical Properties and Corrosion Behavior of Extruded Mg–Zn–Ag Alloys with Single-Phase Structure

Mg–Zn–Ag alloys have been extensively studied in recent years for potential biodegradable implants due to their unique mechanical properties,biodegradability and biocompatibility.In the present study,Mg–3Zn-x Ag(wt%,x=0.2,0.5 and0.8)alloys with single-phase crystal structure were prepared by backward extrusion at 340°C.The addition of Ag element into Mg–3Zn slightly influences the ultimate tensile strength and microstructure,but the elongation firstly increases from12%to 19.8%and then decreases from 19.8%to 9.9%with the increment of Ag concentration.The tensile yield strength,ultimate tensile strength and elongation of Mg–3Zn–0.2Ag alloy reach up to 142,234 MPa and 19.8%,respectively,which are the best mechanical performance of Mg–Zn–Ag alloys in the present work.The extruded Mg–3Zn–0.2Ag alloy also possesses the best corrosion behavior with the corresponding corrosion rate of 3.2 mm/year in immersion test,which could be explained by the single-phase and uniformly distributed grain structure,and the fewer twinning.     

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.