Effects of ethylene-octene copolymer (POE) on the brittle to ductile transition of high-density polyethylene/POE blends

Three kinds of ethylene-octene copolymers (POE) were melt-blended with high-density polyethylene (PE-HD) in different proportions. Detailed characterizations were conducted to analyze their structural differences of POE and its effects in toughening PE-HD. The higher molecular weight POE can improve the toughness of PE-HD. 60:40 PE-HD/POE is elongated to break up to 700% while impact strength is 84.7 kJ/m² at −30°C, which is 21-fold of PE-HD. In the brittle to ductile transition (BDT) during impact, the fracture mechanism changes from the crazing mode to the shear yield-plastic deformation mode. The BDT temperature decreases as the POE molecular weight and its content increase. The interface strength in tension is estimated to access their effects. The Boltzmann-type models were successfully extended to describe the typical S-shaped curves in BDT of notched impact strength vs POE content or temperature. The supplementary decay model is suggested for the attenuation in toughening. Transition map in impact is proposed to select the use range of composition (c ) and temperature (T ) for high toughness. The curves are converted into 3D graph of T -c -impact strength for illustrating their coupling-separate effects, and further into the contour map of impact strength in T -c space for finding their partial equivalence.     

Investigation on material mixing during FSW of AA7475 to AISI304

AA7xxx and AISI304 stainless steel (SS) are employed in promising applications. Al alloy-to-SS dissimilar joining is difficult and challenging. Major challenge in the joining of these alloys is the difficulty in mixing of these materials which possess exotic and widely distant properties. AA7475-T761 is a high strength aluminum alloy which is used in key aircraft components. Maiden AA7475-T761 and AISI304 dissimilar joints were fabricated using friction stir welding. Welding was performed with tool having pin diameter of 4 mm and offset of 1.25 mm on Aluminum side. Tool rotational speed, traverse speed and shoulder diameter were varied in the range of 450–560 rpm, 50–63 mm/min, and 12–14 mm, respectively. Mechanical tests showed that joint formed with 14 mm diameter, 560 rpm and 50 mm/min gave the best joint efficiency of 71% of Al-alloy at 7.31% elongation. The materials mixing issues during processing were analyzed with SEM mircrostructure and fractography. Metallography also revealed that offset is critical to the success of joint as it controlled effective mixing of SS and Al in 15 and 85 vol.%, respectively. SS fragments from thermo-mechanically affected zone of SS were found to be partially sheared forming layer of thickness equal to tool traverse/revolution ratio.     

Automatic restraint and visual detection of fatigue crack growth when applying an anti-fatigue smart paste to bolt holes

An anti-fatigue smart paste, which consists of fine alumina particles and silicone grease with low viscosity, was applied to a bolt hole (and its periphery in some cases) in a steel plate specimen, and the effects of the smart paste on automatic restraint and visual detection of fatigue crack growth were experimentally investigated through fatigue tests. Fractographic observations using a scanning electron microscope were also carried out. As a result, approximately 20～410% increase in failure life was produced by the wedge effect of the alumina particles in the smart paste. When the smart paste was applied, remarkable black colour developed in the white paste along the paths of crack growth, exceedingly facilitating the visual detection of the crack growth.     

某型燃机支承环故障诊断分析及改进措施

针对某型燃气轮机支承环在试验过程中发生断裂、掉块故障，分别进行了强度计算、振动模态分析、低循环疲劳寿命分析以及断口分析。综合分析结果表明：支承环故障属于高低周复合疲劳；焊缝和螺纹处应力集中导致应力过大而开裂；采取把周向焊缝取消，将月牙板和罩壳一体设计及降低应力集中等措施，排除故障。     

ECAP+旋锻变形制备超细晶纯锆的高周疲劳行为

室温采用等通道变形和旋锻复合工艺制备超细晶工业纯锆。对比研究了超细晶和粗晶工业纯锆拉伸和疲劳性能,并运用SEM对疲劳断口形貌进行观察和分析。结果表明：超细晶工业纯锆的室温抗拉强度明显大于粗晶工业纯锆,延伸率有一定程度地降低。超细晶工业纯锆疲劳性能优于粗晶工业纯锆,其应力幅(σa)与疲劳寿命(Nf)满足σa=750Nf-0.06,疲劳极限σ-1为285 MPa,较粗晶工业纯锆提高了70%。断口分析显示,疲劳裂纹萌生于超细晶工业纯锆的表面,疲劳裂纹扩展区辉纹间距较粗晶工业纯锆细小,疲劳裂纹扩展更为缓慢。     

Analysis on effect of electroless coated SiCp on mechanical properties of polymer matrix composites

ABSTRACT

The versatility of polymer matrix composites in industrial applications has gained reputation and adaptability among advanced materials. Still, treatment of reinforcement for these composites has emerged as a vital domain to be explored. With a continuance to this fact, the present paper aims to analyze the effect of reinforced electroless coated silicon carbide particulates on mechanical properties of composites. The composite is developed using epoxy polymer as matrix and glass fibers as primary reinforcement. The electroless coated and uncoated silicon carbide particulates were used as secondary reinforcement. The phase identification of copper on secondary reinforcement was identified using X-ray powder diffraction technique. Fracture analysis during tensile testing and bonding behavior between matrix and reinforcement is examined using field emission scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive spectroscopy. The presence of copper particles on secondary reinforcement results in improved interfacial bonding and resistance against fracture during loading.     

Quantitative Fractography for Improved Probability of Detection (POD) Analysis of Bolt Hole Eddy Current

Fatigue cracks are prone to develop around the fasteners found in multilayer aluminum structures such as ageing aircraft. The determination of their probability of detection (POD) using eddy current techniques is critical for risk assessments used in evaluating serviceability. Normally, a large number of samples of both fatigue cracks and electric discharge machined notches are required for such a study. In this study, the use of quantitative fractography (QF) to efficiently gather POD data for bolt hole eddy current is demonstrated. The technique can be readily automated, significantly reducing man-hour requirements. The method is applied to mid-bore cracks, grown without starter notches, in order to simulate naturally occurring fatigue cracks. POD of the mid-bore cracks is examined using a probit analysis. An a _90/95 is the probability that 90% of the cracks of size a or larger will be detected 95% of the time. An a _90/95 of 0.34 mm was obtained for mid-bore crack depth. This value is consistent with skin depth considerations at the 1.6 MHz inspection frequency. An examination of the POD based on crack length found that it was related to that of depth according to the average length-to-depth aspect ratio of 2 to 1.     

High cyclic fatigue performance of Al–Cu–Mg–Ag alloy under T6 and T840 conditions

High cyclic fatigue (HCF) behavior of an AA2139 alloy belonging to Al–Cu–Mg–Ag system in T6 and T840 conditions was examined. The T840 treatment involving cold rolling with a 40% reduction prior to peak ageing provides an increase in tensile strength compared with the T6 condition. However, fatigue lifetime for two material conditions was nearly the same since there is weak effect of thermomechanical processing on micro-mechanisms of crack initiation and growth.     

Creep rupture behaviour of modified 9Cr-1Mo heat-resistant steel strengthened with different mechanisms

The creep rupture behaviours and microstructural changes of a modified 9Cr-1Mo heat-resistant steel were investigated at 853 K. Analysis of creep results suggests that dislocation climb is the dominant deformation mechanism with true stress exponent of 5 under the present conditions. Based on the microstructural analysis, strengthening contributions from M₂₃C₆ carbides and MX carbonitrides were clarified. The M₂₃C₆ carbides can promote grain boundary strengthening by exerting Zener pinning forces, whereas MX carbonitrides can enhance the creep strength by interacting with mobile dislocations to induce threshold stress. Besides, softening of the steel is related not only to the decrease of dislocations, but also the coarsening of precipitates and substructures. The value of creep damage tolerance factor is close to 6.6, which further confirms that the creep damage is mainly attributed to the microstructural degradations, such as the coarsening of precipitates and substructures and decrease of dislocations.     

双重退火制度对TC21钛合金断裂韧性的影响

利用光学显微镜和扫描电镜等手段研究了双重退火工艺对TC21钛合金断裂韧性的影响。结果表明：不同退火制度下TC21钛合金试样断裂韧性均在100MPa·m1/2以上;第一次退火温度相同的条件下,随着第一次退火温度的升高,TC21钛合金断裂韧性都略有升高,而在第二次退火温度相同的条件下,第一次退火温度对TC21钛合金断裂韧性影响较小;经950℃×2h／AC＋590℃×411／AC双重热处理的TC21钛合金具有较崎岖的裂纹扩展路径和较好的塑性,故其断裂韧性最高,可达109．7MPa·m1/2。