Damage development of a woven SiCf/SiC composite during multi-step fatigue tests at room temperature

The monotonic tensile and multi-step fatigue tests of 2D woven SiC_f/SiC composite were performed to explore the damage development, respectively. The acoustic emission-based technique was used to analyze the damage state and select the peak stresses for fatigue tests. The damage evolution after specific mechanical tests was characterized by optical microscopy and scanning electron microscopy. Cracks are prone to occur in the vicinity of flaws and boundaries of different matrix components under relatively low fatigue stress. The cyclic fatigue stress can do much harm to the interfaces and facilitate the interfacial debonding. The damage characteristics of five types of cracking, fiber breakage and pull-out, and interfacial debonding of the composite after specific mechanical tests are concluded and discussed in detail, which can offer help for deeper analysis of the oxidation mechanism in service and more reasonable design of SiC_f/SiC composite.     

Effects of heat treatment on the mechanical properties at elevated temperatures of plain-woven SiC/SiC composites

The effects of heat treatment on the mechanical properties of plain-woven SiC/SiC composites at 927 °C and 1200 °C in argon were evaluated through tensile tests at room temperature and at elevated temperature on the as-received and heat-treated plain-woven SiC/SiC composites, respectively. Heat treatment can improve the mechanical properties of composites at room temperature due to the release of thermal residual stress. Although heat treatment can damage the fiber, the effect of this damage on the mechanical properties of composites is generally less than the effect of thermal residual stress. Heat treatment will graphitize the pyrolytic carbon interface and reduce its shear strength. Testing temperature will affect the expansion or contraction of the components in the composites, thereby changing the stress state of the components. This study can provide guidance for the optimization of processing of ceramic matrix composites and the structural design in high-temperature environments.     

Surface roughness evolution during early stages of mechanical cyclic loading

The effect of crystal size and initial dislocation density on surface roughness evolution in FCC single crystals during the early number of cycles of mechanical cyclic loading is investigated using three dimensional discrete dislocation dynamics simulations. Crystals having size less than 2 μm show early development of surface slip localization, while larger ones show a more uniform distribution of surface steps. The surface roughness is found to increase with increasing number of loading cycles with larger crystals showing a high roughening rate compared to smaller crystals. Double cross-slip is observed to be the main mechanism that derives the development, growth and thickening of surface slip bands. The maximum surface height, which is an indicator of the surface stress concentration is observed to increase linearly with the number of loading cycles and quadratically with the crystal size for the simulated number of cycles. Finally, the results are shown to be in agreement with experimental results and provide further physics based understanding on the mechanisms controlling the evolution of the surface roughness.     

A new route to fabricate SiB4 modified C/SiC composites

In order to improve the oxidation and thermal shock resistance of 2D C/SiC composites, dense SiB₄–SiC matrix was in situ formed in 2D C/SiC composites by a joint process of slurry infiltration and liquid silicon infiltration. The synthesis mechanism of SiB₄ was investigated by analyzing the reaction products of B₄C–Si system. Compared with the porous C/SiC composites, the density of C/SiC–SiB₄ composites increased from 1.63 to 2.23 g/cm³ and the flexural strength increased from 135 to 330 MPa. The thermal shock behaviors of C/SiC and C/SiC–SiB₄ composites protected with SiC coating were studied using the method of air quenching. C/SiC–SiB₄ composites displayed good resistance to thermal shock, and retained 95% of the original strength after being quenched in air from 1300 °C to room temperature for 60 cycles, which showed less weight loss than C/SiC composite.     

Tribological properties of Ni-based self-lubricating composites with addition of silver and molybdenum disulfide

Tribological properties of Ni-based composites containing silver and molybdenum disulfide were studied from room temperature to 700 °C. The composites were prepared by powder metallurgy technique and the phase composition and microstructure were addressed according to the characterization by SEM and XRD. The results show that the composites were composed of Ni, Cr₂O₃, Ag and Cr_xS_y phases after sintering. The best tribological properties were obtained when the silver and molybdenum disulfide contents were 20 wt% and 8.5 wt%, respectively. The tribo-chemical reaction occurred between Ag and Mo oxide during the rubbing process, which led to the formation of silver molybdate lubricating film. The improved tribological properties were attributed to the formation of silver molybdate lubricating tribolayers.     

Effect of Heat Treatment on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of the Modified 718 Alloy

M718 alloy with an extra high Mo content of 7.50 wt% which reduced Nb addition and increased Al and Ti additions within the composition specifications of 718 alloy has been designed to increase the service temperature of 718 alloy. And the effect of the heat treatment on the microstructure and mechanical properties of M718 alloy has been investigated in this study. The results showed that Laves phase precipitated on the grain boundaries of M718 alloy instead of d-Ni_3 Nb phase in718 alloy, and y'and y'phases precipitated in the matrix of M718 alloy as that in 718 alloy. Increasing the solution temperature from 960 to 1050 ℃ noticeably reduced the intergranular precipitation of Laves phase. The precipitation of Laves phase was appropriate at 1020 ℃ for improving the grain boundary cohesion. Increasing the two-stage aging temperatures markedly increased the sizes of y' andy'phases. As a result, the strength of M718 alloy increased.     

航空发动机支承不同心转子系统力学模型研究

针对实际的航空发动机低压转子系统中的支承不同心问题,在对其结构特征及受力变形情况进行分析的基础上,建立了多支点、柔性转子系统的动力学模型,利用Lagrange方法分别获得了不同结构下的转子系统运动微分方程。结果表明,对于多支点的柔性转子系统,支承不同心所带来的动力学影响因转子的结构特征而异,一方面会使连接结构的刚度呈现非线性,另一方面又有可能给系统带来附加的2倍频激振力,从而使响应出现1倍频以外的其他频率分量。     

空气-石蜡直接接触换热特性实验研究

在间壁式换热器中石蜡因为其热导率低影响了蓄热系统的换热速率,采用石蜡与空气直接接触换热可大幅提高蓄热系统的换热速率。把常温的空气通过气体分布器注入熔融状态的石蜡（100~150℃）中,具体考察了表观气速、静液位高度和传热温差等参数对石蜡-空气鼓泡换热中体积传热系数与气含率的影响。实验结果表明,随着表观气速的增大,体积传热系数与气含率随之增大,并且对于气含率,在较低的表观气速下的增长速率更快;在实验条件下,增加静液位高度都只会导致体积传热系数与气含率的降低,而改变气液温差对体积传热系数的影响不甚明显。根据实验结果获得了石蜡与空气直接接触换热的体积Nusselt数经验关联式。     

Fatigue life prediction of shot-peened steel

An analytical method is proposed to calculate the interaction between operation stresses and shot peening caused residual stresses. The obtained variation of residual stress is integrated into Findley model to predict the fatigue life of shot-peened materials. Biaxial stress state is taken into account in conventional Findley model, and critical plane is studied for both in-plane and out-of-plane shear stress. In the end, taking example for AISI 4340 steel, the prediction of fatigue life is made for two different shot peening conditions. A good agreement between measurements and predictions can be observed.