预退火时间对Pd40Cu30Ni10P20玻璃转变及晶化的影响

采用示差扫描量热(DSC)分析方法,测定了大块非晶合金Pd40Cu30Ni10P20经523 K((Tg-100 K)＜7＜Tg)不同时间(0～64 h)预退火后的玻璃转变温度7g、玻璃转变峰温度TM、起始晶化温度Tx、晶化峰的峰温Tp、晶化焓以及在玻璃转变过程中的比热容增量,并根据Kissinger公式计算了晶化的表观活化能.同时,测量了不同时间预退火后样品的显微硬度.结果表明:在玻璃转变温度以下的预退火处理使Pd40Cu30Ni10P20大块非晶合金的微观原子组态发生变化,从而影响了其随后的玻璃转变行为,但对晶化的影响不大.其显微硬度随预退火时间的延长而逐步增加后趋于稳定.并利用结构弛豫理论分析了预退火对玻璃转变、晶化和显微硬度的影响.     

用铜模铸造法制备CuZr基大块金属玻璃

近10年来开发了一系列的块体金属玻璃，由于其优越的物理和力学性能而有可能成为很有发展前途的功能材料和结构材料。目前只有几种块体金属玻璃可以获得直径〉20mm的材料如Zr基合金（Zr55 Al10 Ni5 Cu30 Zr41．2 Ti13．8 Cu12．5 N10 Be22．5），Pd基（Pd40 Ct30 Ni10 P20），Pt基（Pt57．5 Cu14.7 Ni5.3 P22．5），     

一种锆基大块非晶在退火后的室温压缩变形(英文)

处于不同弛豫状态的Zr64.13Cu15.75Ni10.12Al10大块非晶的热力学参数(Tg,Tx,andΔTx=Tx-Tg)通过差示扫描量热仪(DSC)进行了测量,结果显示处于不同弛豫状态的Zr64.13Cu15.75Ni10.12Al10大块非晶的室温塑性与自由体积没有直接的关系。     

Estimation of Gibbs free energy difference in Pd-based bulk metallic glasses

A new thermodynamic expression for Gibbs free energy difference AG between the under-cooled liquid and the corresponding crystals of bulk metallic glasses was derived. The newly proposed expression always gives results in fairly good agreement with experimental values over entire temperature range between the fusion temperature Tm and the glass transition temperature Tg of Pd40Ni40P20, Pd40Cu30Ni10P20 and Pd43Cu27Ni10P20, which possess different heat capacities. However, the TS and KN expressions cannot always provide results in good agreement with the experimental values. In addition, the deviations between the experimental values and the AG calculated by the proposed expression at Tg are smaller than those given by other expressions for all the bulk metallic glasses studied.     

机械研磨形成W颗粒／La55A125Cu10Ni5Co5金属玻璃基复合材料

摘要利用X射线衍射，透射电子显微镜和差示扫描量热计分析表征了La55A125Cu10Ni5Co5合金及其添加W颗粒后高能球磨产物的结构与相转变,由数个金属间化合物构成的La55A125Cu10Ni5Co5合金经过机械研磨可转变为与熔体过冷形成的金属玻璃相类似的玻璃态合金，过冷液态温度区间的宽度△Tx可达到76K．合金与W颗粒(体积分数10％—30％)的混和物机械研磨后，形成W纳米颗粒弥散分布于La基玻璃态合金基体上的复合材料,随着W含量的增加，基体合金的玻璃转变温度Tg和晶化起始温度Tx1均提高，同时△Tx增大，含30％W的复合材料，基体玻璃态合金的△Tx可达到92K。     

机械研磨形成W颗粒/La55Al25Cu10Ni5Co5 金属玻璃基复合材料

利用X射线衍射、透射电子显微镜和差示扫描量热计分析表征了La55Al25Cu10Ni5Co5合金及其添加W颗粒后高能球磨产物的结构与相转变.由数个金属间化合物构成的La55Al25Cu10Ni5Co5合金经过机械研磨可转变为与熔体过冷形成的金属玻璃相类似的玻璃态合金,过冷液态温度区间的宽度△Tx可达到76 K.合金与W颗粒(体积分数10%-30%)的混和物机械研磨后,形成W纳米颗粒弥散分布于La基玻璃态合金基体上的复合材料.随着W含量的增加,基体合金的玻璃转变温度Tg和晶化起始温度Tx1均提高,同时△Tx增大,含30%W的复合材料,基体玻璃态合金的△Tx可达到92 K.     

Zr_(55)Cu_(30)Ni_5Al_(10)大块金属玻璃的等时和等温晶化(英文)

采用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)和X射线衍射仪(XRD)研究Zr55Cu30Ni5Al10大块金属玻璃的非等温晶化转变动力学和在过冷液相区的等温晶化动力学行为。在非等温过程中,采用不同方法(Kissinger,Flynn-Wall-Ozawa和Augis-Bennett)得到的Zr55Cu30Ni5Al10大块金属玻璃平均激活能彼此之间吻合很好。此外,采用Johnson-Mehl-Avrami(JMA)模型描述Zr55Cu30Ni5Al10大块金属玻璃的等温转变动力学。研究结果表明:Zr55Cu30Ni5Al10大块金属玻璃的Avrami指数n介于2.2和2.9之间,表明其晶化机制主要是扩散控制过程。在等温晶化的过程中,晶核长大主要是三维的长程有序扩散控制的过程,平均激活能为469kJ/mol。     

Ti-Cu-Ni三元大块非晶合金的制备与力学性能

采用铜模喷铸法成功制备出成本较低、直径为2 mm的Ti基Ti50Cu42Ni8大块非晶合金.利用XRD、DSC及SEM等手段研究了Ti50Cu50-xNix(x=5, 8, 11)合金的非晶形成能力、力学性能与变形行为.结果表明:Ti50Cu42Ni8大块非晶合金具有明显且较高的玻璃转变温度Tg(659 K)、晶化初始温度Tx(716 K)、宽的过冷液相区ΔTx=Tx－Tg(57 K)、高的约化玻璃转变温度Trg=Tg/Tm(0.565)和压缩断裂强度(2008 MPa).     

Ti53Cu27Ni12Hf3Al7Si3B1大块金属玻璃的制备及性能研究

用单辊甩带法和铜模铸造法制备了新型Ti基大块金属玻璃Ti53Cu27Ni12Hf3Al7Si3B1.DSC、DTA研究表明该合金具有较高的热力学稳定性,其第1晶化温度Tx1、玻璃转变温度Tg、过冷液相区间ΔTx以及约化转变温度Trg分别为705、750、45、0.63 K.压缩性能研究其压缩断裂强度、弹性模量和压缩塑性变形量分别为2 304 MPa、120 GPa和1.1%.研究发现,具有复杂拓扑结构的原子配比提高了Ti53Cu15Ni18.5Al7Hf3Si3B0.5大块金属玻璃的力学性能和热力学性能.     

Zr55Al10Cu30Ni5-xPdx块状非晶合金的玻璃形成能力和热稳定性

用铜模铸造方法制备了不同尺寸的Zr55Al10Cu30Ni5-xPdx(x=0,1,3,5)块状非晶合金，采用X射线衍射（XRD）、扫描差热分析（DSC）和透射电镜（TEM）分别为Zr55Al10Cu30Ni5-xPdx块状非晶样品的结构、热稳定性和微观组织进行了研究。结果表明：x=1时，合金具有最高的过冷液相区（高达100K）及最大的热稳定性，而对合金的玻璃形成能力影响不大，这说明用适量的Pd代表Zr55Al10Cu30Ni5合金中的Ni会提高合金的热稳定性；x=3时，合金的热稳定性有所提高，但降低了合金的玻璃形成能力；x=5时，非晶合金的热稳定性和玻璃形成能力同时降低。     

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.