Influences of 2.5wt% Mn addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Cu-Al-Ni shape memory alloys

The influences of 2.5wt%Mn addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the Cu-11.9wt%Al-3.8wt%Ni shape memory alloy(SMA) were studied by means of scanning electron microscopy(SEM),transmission electron microscopy(TEM),and differential scanning calorimeter(DSC).The experimental results show that Mn addition influences considerably the austenite-martensite transformation temperatures and the kind of martensite in the Cu-Al-Ni alloy.The martensitic transformation changes from a mixedβ_1→β'_1...     

Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties of aging high nitrogen austenitic stainless steels

The microstructural evolution of 18Cr18Mn2Mo0.77N high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel in aging treatment was investigated by optical microscopy (OM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The results show that hexagonal intergranular and cellular Cr2N with a=0.478 nm and c=0.444 nm and body-centered cubic intermetallic χ phase with a=0.892 nm precipitate gradually in the isothermal aging treatment. The matrix nitrogen depletion due to the intergranular Cr2N pre...     

Fe-Mn-Si形状记忆合金的记忆性能分析

铁基形状记忆合金由于具有优良的形状记忆效应、价格低廉以及加工性能好等优点引起了广泛重视。对Fe-Mn-Si形状记忆合金的形状记忆机制、形状记忆效应的影响因素以及应用进行了评述。     

Fe－Mn－Si形状记忆合金研究进展

对近年来Ｆｅ－Ｍｎ－Ｓｉ合金形状记忆效应的影响因素及工程应用的研究结果进行了评述，并对Ｍｎ、Ｓｉ元素，母相强化及热－机械训练对记忆效应的影响进行了讨论     

A free-cutting and ductile CuAlMnZnTiB shape memory alloy

The mechanical properties and cutting performance of the designed Cu Al Mn Zn Ti B shape memory alloy were studied by tensile test and microstructure observation. Using X-ray diffractometry, differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) and semi-quantitative shape memory effect test, the microstructure and shape memory effect were analyzed. It is found that lots of βphase and few α phase are formed in the quenching of Cu-7.5Al-9.7Mn-3.4Zn-0.3Ti-0.14B(mass fraction, %) alloy, a great deal of martensite and few α phase are formed in the aging alloy, while the annealing alloy is composed of a great deal of α phase and few βphase. The tensile strength and elongation of the annealed alloy are 649 MPa and 17.1%, respectively. Some tiny and dispersion distributed second phase particles are generated in Ti and B precipitates, greatly improving the alloy machinability.     

Surface properties of nitrogen-ion-implanted TiNi shape memory alloy

X-ray diffraction （XRD）, auger electron spectroscopy （AES）, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy （XPS） were used to characterize the surface properties of the N^ ＋-ion-implanted TiNi alloy. There is a high nitrogen content region at the outermost surface of the N^＋-ion-implanted TiNi alloy. The detected nitrogen exists mainly in the form of TiN. Small amounts of Ti305 and TiO2 also exist on the surface of the N^＋-ion-implanted TiNi sample. The modified layer of the N^＋-ion-implanted sample can work as an obstacle layer of the nickel＇s dissolution, which obstructs Ni dissolving from the TiNi surface effectively.     

Constitutive behavior of Ni-Ti shape memory alloy under hot compression

Constitutive behavior of nickel-titanium shape memory alloy (Ni-Ti SMA) under hot deformation was investigated by means of the compression tests and the linear fitting method. Based on the true stress-strain curves of Ni-Ti SMA under compression at the strain rates of 0.001-1s -1 and at the temperatures ranging from 600 to 1 000℃, the constitutive equation of Ni-Ti SMA with respect to the Zener-Hollomon parameter was established according to the high stress level and the low stress level at various temperatures so as to more accurately describe the deformation behavior of Ni-Ti SMA during hot working. Dynamic recovery and dynamic recrystallization of Ni-Ti SMA occur under hot compression, which lays the theoretical foundation for understanding the constitutive behavior of Ni-Ti SMA.     

Effect of chemical component on shape memory effect of Fe-Mn-Si-Ni-C-RE shape memory alloy

Effect of chemical component on shape memory effect (SME) of Fe-Mn-Si-Ni-C-RE shape memory alloys was studied by bent measurement, thermal cycle training, SEM etc. Results of study indicate that the alloys with high Mn content (25%) appeare better SME, especially in lower strain. SME improves evidently when Si is higher content, especially it‘s range firm 3% up to 4%.But brittleness of Fe-Mn-Si-Ni-C-RE alloy increases by increasing the Si content. SME of the alloy is weakening gradually as carbon content increases under small strain (3%). But in the condition of large strain (above 6%), SME of the alloy whose carbon content ranges from 0.1% to 0.12% shows small decreasing range, especially of alloy with the addition of compound RE.     

Cooling rate effects on the structure and transformation behavior of Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloys

Different fragments of a hot-rolled and homogenized Cu–Zn–Al shape memory alloy（SMA） were subjected to thermal cycling by means of a differential scanning calorimetric（DSC） device. During thermal cycling, heating was performed at the same constant rate of increasing temperature while cooling was carried out at different rates of decreasing temperature. For each cooling rate, the temperature decreased in the same thermal interval. During each cooling stage, an exothermic peak（maximum） was observed on the DSC thermogram. This peak was associated with forward martensitic transformation. The DSC thermograms were analyzed with PROTEUS software： the critical martensitic transformation start（Ms） and finish（Mf） temperatures were determined by means of integral and tangent methods, and the dissipated heat was evaluated by the area between the corresponding maximum plot and a sigmoid baseline. The effects of the increase in cooling rate, assessed from a calorimetric viewpoint, consisted in the augmentation of the exothermic peak and the delay of direct martensitic transformation. The latter had the tendency to move to lower critical transformation temperatures. The martensite plates changed in morphology by becoming more oriented and by an augmenting in surface relief, which corresponded with the increase in cooling rate as observed by scanning electron microscopy（SEM） and atomic force microscopy（AFM）.     

Phase transformation behaviors and shape memory effects of TiNiFeAl shape memory alloys

Measurements of electrical resistivity, X-ray diffraction, and tensile test at room temperature and ?196°C were performed to investigate the effects of Al addition substituting Ni on the phase transformation behaviors, the mechanical properties, and the shape memory effects of Ti50Ni47Fe2Al1 and Ti50Ni46.5Fe2.5Al1 alloys. It is found that 1at% Al addition dramatically decreases the martensitic start transformation temperature and expands the transformation temperature range of R-phase for TiNiFeAl alloys. The results of tensile test indicate that 1at% Al improves the yield strength of Ti50Ni47Fe2Al1 and Ti50Ni46.5Fe2.5Al1 alloys by 40% and 64%, but de- creases the plasticity to 11% and 12% from 26% and 27% respectively. Moreover, excellent shape memory effect of 6.6% and 7.5% were found in Ti50Ni47Fe2Al1 and Ti50Ni46.5Fe2.5Al1 alloys, which results from the stress-induced martensite transformation from the R-phase.     

Martensitic transformation and magnetic properties of aged Ni-Fe-Ga-Ti shape memory alloy

This article reports the effect of ageing on the microstructure, martensitic transformation, magnetic properties, and mechanical properties of Ni51FelsGa27Ti4 shape memory alloy. There are five specimens of this alloy aged at 573 up to 973 K for 3 h per each. This range of ageing temperature greatly affects the microstructure of the alloy. As the ageing temperature increased from 573 up to 973 K, the microstructure of Ni51FelsGa27Ti4 alloy gradually changed from the entirely martensitic matrix at 573 K to the fully austenitic microstructure at 973 K. The volume fraction of precipi- tated Ni3Ti particles increased with the ageing temperature increasing from 573 to 773 K. Further increasing the ageing temperature to 973 K decreased the content of Ni3Ti in the microstructure. The martensitic transformation tempera- ture was decreased steadily by increasing the ageing temperature. The magnetization saturation, remnant magnetization, and coercivity increased with the ageing temperature increasing up to 773 K. A further increase in ageing temperature decreased these raagnetic properties. Moreover, the hardness values were gradually increased at first by increasing the ageing temperature to 773 K, and then dramatically decreased to the lowest value at 973 K.     

Fe—Mn—Si基形状记忆合金及其应用

介绍了形状记忆合金的简要发展史,Fe-Mn-Si合金的形状记忆机理以及合金的主要元素组成,各成分的作用,提高记忆的方法,分析了其应用情况和前景。     

Microstructural characterizations and mechanical properties of Mg-8Sn-1Al-1Zn-xCu alloys

Microstructural characterization and mechanical properties of as-cast Mg-8Sn-1Al-1Zn-xCu（x=0wt%, 1wt%, 1.5wt% and 2.0wt%） alloys were studied by OM, Pandat software, XRD, SEM, DSC and a standard universal testing machine. The experimental results indicate that adding Cu to TAZ811 alloy leads to the formation of the AlMgCu and Cu3 Sn phases. Tensile tests indicate that yield strength increases fi rstly and then decreases with increasing Cu content. The alloy with the addition of 1.5wt% Cu exhibits optimal mechanical properties among the studied alloys. The improved mechanical properties can be ascribed to the second phase strengthening and fi ne-grain strengthening mechanisms resulting from the more dispersed second phases and smaller grain size, respectively. The decrease in ultimate tensile strength and elongation of TAZ811-2.0wt% Cu alloy at room temperature is ascribed to the formation of continuous AlMgCu and coarse Mg2 Sn phases in the liquid state.     

聚乙二醇基形状记忆水性聚氨酯的合成与性能研究

用不同相对分子质量的聚乙二醇(PEG)为软段,以IPDI-BDO-DMPA为硬段,合成出一系列含有可结晶软段的水性聚氨酯材料,并通过红外、DSC以及形状记忆性能测试等手段对样品的软段结晶性和形状记忆功能进行表征.结果表明:软段相对分子质量、硬段含量都对软段的结晶性有很大的影响;只有PEG相对分子质量大于2 000时合成的聚氨酯的软段才具有结晶性,并且软段的熔融温度和熔融焓会随着PEG相对分子质量的增大而增大;若软段的相对分子质量一定,则样品的熔融温度和熔融焓会随着硬段含量的增加而呈现减小的趋势;当软段为PEG 4 000、硬段质量分数为30%时,该材料表现出良好的形状记忆性能.     

钽对NiTi形状记忆合金影响的研究

本文研究了钽对ＮｉＴｉ形状记忆合金的马氏体相变特征及Ｘ射线可视性的影响．结果表明,当钽含量从０增加到４ａｔ％时,其相变温度迅速增加,钽含量超过４ａｔ％时,则趋于缓慢;含钽合金可降低ＮｉＴｉ合金相变温度对ＮｉＴｉ相对含量变化的敏感性;钽的加入可改善ＮｉＴｉ双相合金的Ｘ射线可视性．     

NiTi形状记忆合金应变传感特性分析

阐述了形状记忆合金丝的应变传感原理.在Brinson建立的形状记忆合金一维本构模型的基础上,引入Ikuta提出的电阻率与马氏体百分含量之间的关系并对其进行简化,建立了形状记忆合金应变传感特性的理论分析模型.分析了不同温度条件、不同初始状态的形状记忆合金电阻相对变化率与应变之间的关系.并与已有试验结果进行比较,验证了该模型的有效性.结果表明,形状记忆合金可以作为应变传感元件使用,温度对形状记忆合金的传感特性有影响,设计时要根据使用温度来确定形状记忆合金的相变温度.     

Damping performance of Cu-Zn-Al shape memory alloys in engineering structures

The stress strain curves of two CuZnAI shape memory alloys which have the martensltic transformation temperatures of 50℃ and-10℃ respectively, were measured by using electronic material tester after treated by different heat-treatment conditions. The results show that the area enclosed by hysteresis loop of the CuZnAI shape memory alloy in martensltic state is much larger than that of the alloy in austenltic state with super-elasticity at room temperature. Therefore, the former has better vibration attenuation effect. After being oil-quenched, waterquenched, and step-quenched, the CuZnAI alloy takes on more stable shape memory effect, better super-plasticlty and superelasticity (pseudoelasticity). A CuZnAI shape memory alloy damper was designed, produced and installedto a 2-layer frame structure. In addition, the vibration experiments were made by dynamic data collecting analysis meter. The velocity of vibration attenuation of frame structure with CuZnAI shape memory alloy damper is much faster than that without it. And with the help of CuZnAI shape memory alloy damper, the attenuation period reduces to 1/10 of the original.     

Dynamic mechanical behavior and microstructural evolution of the Al-6Mg alloy subjected to three treatment conditions

The mechanical properties of Al-6Mg alloy with three treatment states (H112, O and cold-extruded states) were investigated at room and high temperatures using an INSTRON machine and a Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB). Stress-strain curves of the alloy with different processes were obtained at a quasi-static strain rate of 5×10-4 s-1and dynamic strain rates of 1 400-4 200 s-1, respectively. The results suggest that, at room temperature, the three processed Al-6Mg alloys are all low sensitive to strain rate. The O state Al-6Mg alloy (Al-6Mg-O) exhibits the most ductility, while the cold-extruded Al-6Mg alloy (Al-6Mg-C) displays the highest strength. At elevated temperatures, the yield stresses and the differences in yield stress of the three processed alloys all decrease with increasing temperature under the quasi-static strain rate of 5×10-4 s-1. Based on test results, modified Johnson-Cook (JC) constitutive models for the three processed Al-6Mg alloys were developed. The microstructures before and after deformation were examined by electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) and further dynamic recrystallization (DRX) at the strain rate of 3 300 s-1 was discussed.     

Microstructural evolution during self-propagating high-temperature synthesis of Ti-Al system

In order to investigate the microstructural evolution during self-propagating high-temperature synthesis （SHS） of Ti-Al powder mixture with an atomic ratio of Ti： Al=1：1, a combustion front quenching method （CFQM） was used for extinguishing the propagating combustion wave, and the microstructures on the quenched sample were observed with scanning electron microscope （SEM） and analyzed with energy dispersive spectrometry （EDS）. In addition, the combustion temperature of the reaction was measured, and the phase constituent of the synthesized product was inspected by X-ray diffraction （XRD）. The results showed that the combustion reaction started from melting of the Al particles, and the melting resulted in dissolving of the Ti particles and forming of Al3Ti grains. As the Al liquid was depleted, the combustion reaction proceeded through solid-state diffusion between the solid Al3Ti and the solid Ti. This led to the forming of TiAl and Ti3Al diffusing layers. In addition, the combustion reaction is incomplete besides TiAl, there are a large amount of Ti3Al and TiAl3 and a small amount of Ti in the final product. This incompleteness chiefly results from the using of coarser Ti powder.