45钢的瞬时液相扩散焊

采用自制的Fe-Si-B非晶合金箔作中间层，自制的保护层进行保护，对45钢进行瞬时液相扩散连接。分析了不同工艺参数下焊接接头的组织特征及显微硬度。研究表明：在合适的工艺参数下，研制的Fe-Si-B中间层可以实现45钢的瞬时液相扩散连接，接头组织和母材接近。     

45钢的瞬时液相扩散焊

采用自制的Fe-Si-B非晶合金箔作中间层,自制的保护层进行保护,对45钢进行瞬时液相扩散连接。分析了不同工艺参数下焊接接头的组织特征及显微硬度。研究表明:在合适的工艺参数下,研制的Fe-Si-B中间层可以实现45钢的瞬时液相扩散连接,接头组织和母材接近。     

T91/12Cr1MoV异种钢管TLP焊接工艺

采用BNi2非晶合金箔作为中间层,氩气保护,对T91/12Cr1MoV异种钢管进行瞬时液相扩散焊。通过正交试验的方法研究了工艺参数对接头组织和性能的影响,分析了T91/12Cr1MoV异种钢管接头的显微组织和力学性能,确定出最佳工艺参数。研究表明,在合适的工艺参数下,接头的抗拉强度均高于母材12Cr1MoV的。     

12Cr2MOV／TP304H异种钢管瞬时液相扩散焊工艺研究

采用氩气保护，用Fe基和BNi2合金箔作为中间层，进行了12Cr2MoV贝氏体耐热钢和TP304H奥氏体不锈钢管的瞬时液相扩散连接，分析了接头的力学性能、显微组织和断口特征，确定出了合适的连接工艺参数。研究表明，在合适的工艺参数下，用Fe基-BNi2-Fe基三层中间层连接的接头室温下的拉伸强度和弯曲强度等于或超过基体。     

耐热钢管的瞬时液相扩散焊工艺研究

用BNi2，Fe78Si9B13和FeNiCrSiB合金箔作中间层，氢气保护，分别对TP304和T91钢管进行了瞬时液相扩散(TLP)连接。分析了TLP连接接头的显微组织、力学性能和元素分布；确定出了合适的连接工艺参数。研究表明，TP304用BNi2和FeNiCrSiB作中间层，T91用FeNiCrSiB作中间层连接的接头室温下的抗拉强度和抗弯强度等于或超过基体。     

12Cr2MoV/TP304H异种钢管瞬时液相扩散焊

采用氩气保护.用Fe基和BNi2合金箔作为中间层,进行了12Cr2MoV贝氏体耐热钢和TP304H奥氏体不锈钢管的瞬时液相扩散连接,分析了接头的力学性能、显微组织和断121特征,确定出了合适的连接工艺参数.研究表明,在合适的工艺参数下,用Fe基-BNirFe基三层中间层连接的接头室温下的拉伸强度和弯曲强度等于或超过基体.     

压力和保护气对开放环境下TLP连接接头的影响

用铁镍非晶合金箔作中间层,在大气环境下对T91耐热钢进行瞬时液相扩散连接,通过接头室温力学性能的测试以及弯曲断口形貌的扫描电镜观察分析,研究了连接压力、保护气对接头组织性能的影响.研究表明,连接压力有助于排除多余的中间层,施加保护气有助于液态中间层的净化;在双温工艺条件下,保护气压力0.3MPa,连接压力为6MPa获得的接头质量很好.     

TP304钢管的瞬时液相扩散焊工艺研究

用BNi2、Fe78Si9B13和FeNiCrSiB合金箔作中间层．氩气保护，对TP304钢管进行了瞬时液相扩散焊。分析了其接头的显微组织、力学性能和元素分布，确定出了合适的连接工艺参数。研究表明，用BNi2和FeNiCrSiB中间层连接的接头室温下的拉伸强度和弯曲强度等于或超过基体。     

不同保温时间对T91/102异种钢管TLP连接接头组织和性能的影响

在开放式管道瞬时液相扩散焊机上对T91/102异种钢管进行TLP连接,采用氩气保护,在焊接温度1250℃、压力2/MPa、中间层选用LJ2(FeNiCrSiB)非晶合金箔固定不变的条件下,探讨保温时间对其TLP连接接头组织和性能的影响.结果表明,T91/102异种钢管TLP连接在其它工艺参数确定的条件下,最适宜的保温时间为3min.     

焊接温度对SIMP钢TLP连接接头组织与性能的影响

在氩气保护下,以BNi_2非晶合金箔作为中间层,对SIMP钢进行瞬时液相扩散连接,探究焊接温度对接头组织及性能的影响。结果表明,在焊接压力为8 MPa,焊接时间为3 min时,最佳焊接温度为1240℃。     

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.     

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.     

STUDY ON PROPERTIES OF PULSE ELECTRODEPOSITED RE-Ni-W-P-SiC COMPOSITE COATINGS

The effects of pulse frequency f and duty cycle r on the deposition rate, composition, morphology, and hardness of pulse electrodeposited RE （rare earth）-Ni-W-P-SiC composite coatings have been studied. The results indicate that pulse current can improve the deposition rate of RE-Ni-W-P-SiC composite coatings; W, P, and SiC contents in the coating decrease with the increase of pulse frequency and reach the lowest value at f = 33Hz, whereas the RE content in the composite coatings increases with the increase of pulse frequency. SiC content decreases with the increase of duty cycle, W content reaches the lowest value, and P content reaches the highest value at r = 0.4; pulse current and RE can lead to smaller size of the crystalline grains; however, the effects of different pulse frequency and duty cycle on the morphologies of RE-Ni-W-P-SiC composite coatings are not obvious. The hardness of RE-Ni-W-P-SiC composite coatings is the highest when the duty cycle is at 0.6 and 0.8 and pulse frequency is at 50Hz. At the same pulse frequency, the hardness of RE-Ni-W-P-SiC composite coatings at r= 0.8 is higher than that at r= 0.6.     

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.     

RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN J-INTEGRAL AND FRACTURE SURFACE AVERAGE PROFILE

To investigate the causes that led to the formation of cracks in materials, a novel method that only considered the fracture surfaces for determining the fracture toughness parameters of J-integral for plain strain was proposed The principle of the fracture-surface topography analysis （FRASTA） was used. In FRASTA, the fracture surfaces were scanned by laser microscope and the elevation data was recorded for analysis. The relationship between J-integral and fracture surface average profile for plain strain was deduced. It was also verified that the J-integral determined by the novel method and by the compliance method matches each other well.