GH4700合金偏析行为及均匀化过程中元素分配的规律

采用热力学计算、光学显微镜(OM)、扫描电镜(SEM)、能谱分析(EDS)等方法,分析研究了GH4700合金铸锭的显微组织及元素偏析情况,并研究了均匀化温度与时间对合金元素再分配的影响规律。结果表明:GH4700合金铸锭存在严重的枝晶偏析,Nb、Ti等元素大量偏聚于枝晶间,主要的析出相为γ’相、Laves相、MC碳化物及少量的δ相,热力学计算结果与实际相符;在均匀化过程中,元素发生明显的再分配,随着温度升高和保温时间的延长,Ti、Nb元素逐渐扩散均匀,当热处理制度为1170℃×48 h时,元素偏析基本消除,有害析出相回溶,是可选的均匀化工艺。     

三联熔炼GH4169合金大规格铸锭与棒材元素偏析行为

采用真空感应熔炼+保护气氛电渣重熔+真空自耗重熔三联熔炼方法制备大规格GH4169合金铸锭,利用SEM、TEM、EPMA和EDS分析了大规格GH4169高温合金自耗锭(直径508 mm)与棒材(直径240 mm)不同部位的典型元素含量和析出相特征。结果表明:大规格铸锭中Al元素偏析程度较轻,而Nb、Ti和Mo元素偏析较重,枝晶间凝固时析出较多的MC相、Laves相和δ相等。经过两阶段高温均匀化处理和开坯锻造后,GH4169棒材内无"黑斑"、"白斑"等宏观偏析,元素微观偏析也被基本消除。结合计算仿真,进一步对比分析了三联熔炼GH4169与Inconel 718合金棒材的化学成分均匀性,发现国产GH4169存在元素的区域偏析,其棒材的典型元素样本方差值(能够体现区域元素偏析程度)与Inconel 718棒材相比存在差距。这种区域元素偏析对国产三联熔炼GH4169棒材的力学性能(如硬度等)波动性造成一定程度的影响。通过精细控制熔炼过程参数,优化均匀化热处理和锻造工艺,有助于进一步降低GH4169合金大规格棒材的区域元素偏析。     

难变形高温合金GH4175铸态组织及均匀化工艺

采用热力学计算、光学显微镜、扫描电镜和能谱分析等方法对GH4175合金铸锭进行显微组织、析出相和元素偏析情况分析,并研究了均匀化处理过程中合金组织演变和元素再分配的变化规律.结果 表明:GH4175合金铸锭枝晶偏析严重,Nb、Mo、Ti元素偏聚于枝晶间,Nb元素的偏析最为严重,主要析出相为γ'相、M23C6、MC、Laves相及针状8相.合金铸锭在1150℃时出现低熔点相熔化现象,在1200℃时出现枝晶初熔.合金铸锭均匀化应采用低温预处理加高温扩散的两段式,经1140℃×10 h+1190℃×30 h均匀化处理后,合金中的有害低熔点相回溶,枝晶偏析基本消除,是比较合理的均匀化工艺.     

Nb含量对GH4169合金钢锭凝固及均匀化过程相演化规律的影响

以不同Nb含量的直径160 mm GH4169合金钢锭为研究对象,利用热力学软件Thermo-Calc的模拟计算及电子探针成分分析,系统研究了Nb元素含量变化对GH4169合金钢锭凝固及均匀化过程相演化规律的影响。结果表明:Nb元素含量的增加会降低合金初熔点和终熔点,扩大凝固区间,增加偏析形成的趋势;Nb元素含量的增加还可以提高GH4169合金钢锭凝固过程Laves相的析出温度,若Nb元素偏析浓度超过7.0%,Laves相的析出温度会高于标准均匀化温度1160℃,导致部分高浓度下生成的Laves相无法回溶。进一步的凝固过程中各相Gibbs自由能变化规律分析表明,GH4169合金凝固过程中,当达到Laves相的析出温度后,Laves相的形成激活能要显著小于MC碳化物,此时高浓度的Nb元素主要用于Laves相的析出和生长,Laves相的大量形成抑制了MC碳化物的进一步形成和长大,导致了Laves相与MC碳化物集合体的产生。上述的热力学分析结果与实际钢锭的相析出回溶实验结果一致。     

Nb含量对GH4169合金钢锭偏析规律的影响

利用光镜、扫描电镜和能谱仪等手段分析了不同Nb元素含量的GH4169合金钢锭组织特点及元素偏析规律,并对经单阶段均匀化热处理后钢锭的组织及残留析出相特征进行分析.结果表明:随着Nb元素含量增加,GH4169合金铸锭由边缘到心部,枝晶组织粗化,二次枝晶间距增大,Nb、Ti元素的偏析系数亦增大;经1160℃保温20h的均匀化处理后,Nb添加量越多,未回溶的析出相残留越多,且残留析出相有很明显的聚集趋势,残留析出物聚合体主要为富Nb的Laves相及富Nb、Ti元素的碳化物.不同Nb元素含量钢锭中Laves相完全回溶需要的时间应不相同,在高Nb含量条件下,传统的均匀化工艺无法使Laves相完全回溶;若同时考虑钢锭的尺寸因素,高Nb含量条件下,残留析出相的聚合体可能会演化为“黑斑”缺陷而使钢锭报废.     

均匀化处理对铸态GH625合金组织的影响

利用光学显微镜、扫描电镜和能谱分析等研究了采用真空感应熔炼和保护气氛电渣重熔工艺生产的GH625合金的铸态组织和均匀化热处理后的微观组织。结果表明:采用双联工艺生产的GH625合金电渣锭存在枝晶和元素偏析,其中Nb、Mo、Ti元素为主要偏析元素;均匀化热处理后枝晶消除明显,块状及条状碳化物碎化,棱角钝化;相同均匀化热处理工艺下Ti、Mo、Nb达到均匀化的难度依次加大;GH625合金最佳的均匀化热处理的工艺为1200℃保温24 h。     

GH4169合金铸态组织特征及均匀化处理工艺

通过CLSM、OM和SEM等测试方式,研究了GH4169合金铸态组织和均匀化热处理工艺对晶粒尺寸、析出相、氧化层厚度以及溶质元素均匀性的影响.研究表明,铸态组织枝晶间存在Laves相、δ相、γ′相和MC碳化物等析出相,主要偏析元素Nb在铸锭中心偏析最严重;在第一段1160℃ ×16 h,第二段1190℃ ×30 h均匀...     

GH742y合金凝固偏析行为

采用组织分析和差热分析相结合的方法系统研究GH742y合金的凝固偏析行为和铸态组织形成规律。GH742y合金枝晶偏析严重,组织析出复杂:Cr、Co、W、V和Al偏析于枝晶干,而Nb、Ti和Mo等元素在枝晶间的富集导致一次和二次γ′相、(γ γ′)共晶、MC碳化物、M6C碳化物、Laves相和δ相的析出;稀土元素La和Ce的偏析导致Ni5Ce相和富氧硫稀土相的枝晶间析出。相分计算表明,严重的元素偏析以及大量富Nb和Ti相的析出是σ相和μ相等有害TCP相析出的主要原因。GH742y合金的凝固顺序为:γ基体、MC碳化物、一次γ′相、(γ γ′)共晶、Laves相、Ni5Ce相和M6C碳化物。     

GH141合金的凝固偏析特性及均匀化处理

利用光学显微镜、扫描电镜及能谱分析仪分析了经真空感应+真空自耗冶炼的GH141合金自耗锭的铸态组织及凝固偏析特性,并研究了均匀化处理温度和时间对GH141合金微观组织、析出相、元素偏析情况的影响规律。结果表明,GH141合金铸锭存在明显枝晶偏析,Ti、Mo偏聚于枝晶间,Al、Co、Cr偏聚于枝晶干;枝晶间主要析出相为MC和M₆C+M₂₃C₆碳化物。在均匀化过程中,随着均匀化温度的升高和时间的延长,枝晶组织消除、碳化物回溶、偏析元素逐渐扩散均匀;经1190 ℃×48 h均匀化处理后,合金成分基本均匀,大部分碳化物已回溶。     

GH4169合金均匀化过程中的相变动态原位研究

为揭示GH4169合金在均匀化处理过程中成分和组织的演变规律,利用高温金相显微镜实时原位观察热处理过程中合金的显微组织,定量分析了冷却后合金中Laves相的粒度分布,探讨了合金中Nb元素在热处理前后的分布规律。GH4169合金升温到1151℃左右时,邻近Laves相周围区域开始初熔。热处理后GH4169合金中Laves相颗粒数增加,但Laves相最大颗粒尺寸显著减小,小颗粒Laves相比例略有增加。在1180℃保温时,GH4169合金中已有液相存在,但NbC未溶解。热处理后合金中原枝晶间黑色区域的Nb元素偏析仍存在,但Nb元素的在枝晶轴γ相中分布更加均匀。     

Effects of Post-weld Heat Treatment on Microstructure,Mechanical Properties and the Role of Weld Reinforcement in 2219 Aluminum Alloy TIG-Welded Joints

In as-welded state, each region of 2219 aluminum alloy TIG-welded joint shows diff erent microstructure and microhardness due to the diff erent welding heat cycles and the resulting evolution of second phases. After the post-weld heat treatment, both the amount and the size of the eutectic structure or θ phases decreased. Correspondingly, both the Cu content in α-Al matrix and the microhardness increased to a similar level in each region of the joint, and the tensile strength of the entire joint was greatly improved. Post-weld heat treatment played the role of solid solution strengthening and aging strengthening. After the post-weld heat treatment, the weld performance became similar to other regions, but weld reinforcements lost their reinforcing eff ect on the weld and their existence was more of an adverse eff ect. The joint without weld reinforcements after the post-weld heat treatment had the optimal tensile properties, and the specimens randomly crack in the weld zone.     

The First Phase of the SRIF Industrialized Base in ＂West Area＂ Has Been Put into Operation

After nearly two years＇ tense construction, the first phase of industrialized base of Shenyang Research Institute of Foundry （SRIF）, located at the Tiexi Casting and Forging Industrial Park in the west of Tiexi District, has now been completed and formally put into operation.     

Thermodynamics Study on the Decomposition of Chromite with KOH

Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China, has proposed a method for oxidative leaching of chromite with potassium hydroxide. Understanding the mechanism of chromite decomposition, especially in the potassium hydroxide fusion, is important for the optimization of the operating parameters of the oxidative leaching process. A traditional thermodynamic method is proposed and the thermal decomposition and the reaction decomposition during the oxidative leaching of chromite with KOH and oxygen is discussed, which suggests that chromite is mainly destroyed by reactions with KOH and oxygen. Meanwhile, equilibrium of the main reactions of the above process was calculated at different temperatures and oxygen partial pressures. The stable zones of productions, namely, K2CrO4 and Fe2O3, increase with the decrease of temperature, which indicates that higher temperature is not beneficial to thermodynamic reactions. In addition, a comparison of the general alkali methods is carried out, and it is concluded that the KOH leaching process is thermodynamically superior to the conventional chromate production process.     

Influence of Heat Treatment on Damping Behaviour of the Magnesium Wrought Alloy AZ61

The effect of isochronal heat treatments for 1h on variation of damping, hardness and microstructural change of the magnesium wrought alloy AZ61 was investigated. Damping and hardness behaviour could be attributed to the evolution of precipitation process. The influence of precipitation on damping behaviour was explained in the framework of the dislocation string model of Granato and Lücke.     

Effect of Rare Earth Doping on Impedance,Modulus and Conductivity Properties of Multiferroic Composites:0.5(BiLa_xFe_(1-x)O_3)–0.5(PbTiO_3)

The Lanthanum-doped bismuth ferrite–lead titanate compositions of 0.5(Bi LaxFe1-xO3)–0.5(Pb Ti O3)(x = 0.05,0.10,0.15,0.20)(BLxF1-x-PT) were prepared by mixed oxide method.Structural characterization was performed by X-ray diffraction and shows a tetragonal structure at room temperature.The lattice parameter c/a ratio decreases with increasing of La(x = 0.05–0.20) concentration of the composites.The effect of charge carrier/ion hopping mechanism,conductivity,relaxation process and impedance parameters was studied using an impedance analyzer in a wide frequency range(102–106Hz) at different temperatures.The nature of Nyquist plot confirms the presence of bulk effects only,and non-Debye type of relaxation processes occurs in the composites.The electrical modulus exhibits an important role of the hopping mechanism in the electrical transport process of the materials.The ac conductivity and dc conductivity of the materials were studied,and the activation energy found to be 0.81,0.77,0.76 and 0.74 e V for all compositions of x = 0.05–0.20 at different temperatures(200–300 °C).     

Quantitative Analysis of the Crystallographic Orientation Relationship Between the Martensite and Austenite in Quenching–Partitioning–Tempering Steels

The orientation relationships(ORs)between the martensite and the retained austenite in low-and medium-carbon steels after quenching–partitioning–tempering process were studied in this work.The ORs in the studied steels are identified by selected-area electron diffraction(SAED)as either K–S or N–W ORs.Meanwhile,the ORs were also studied based on numerical fitting of electron backscatter diffraction data method suggested by Miyamoto.The simulated K–S and N–W ORs in the low-index directions generally do not well coincide with the experimental pole figure,which may be attributed to both the orientation spread from the ideal variant orientations and high symmetry of the low-index directions.However,the simulated results coincide well with experimental pole figures in the high-index directions{123}_(bcc).A modified method with simplicity based on Miyamoto’s work was proposed.The results indicate that the ORs determined by modified method are similar to those determined by Miyamoto’method,that is,the OR is near K–S OR for the low-carbon Q–P–T steel,and with the increase of carbon content,the OR is closer to N–W OR in medium-carbon Q–P–T steel.     

Growth Kinetics of Single Inclusion Particle in Molten Melts

On the basis of the single-particle framework, a new theory on inclusion growth in metallurgical melts is developed to study the kinetics of inclusion growth on account of reaction and collision. The studies show that the early growth of inclusion depends on reaction growth and Brawnian motion collision, and where the former is decisive, the late growth depends on turbulence collision and Stokes＇ collision, and where the former is dominant; collision growth is very quick during the smelting process, lessened in the refining process, but nearly negligible in the continuous casting process.     

Theoretical Analysis for the Motion and Temperature of Melt Droplets in Spray Degassing Process

The motion of melt droplets in spray degassing process was analyzed theoretically. The height of the treatment tank in spray degassing process could be determined by the results of theoretical calculation of motion of melt droplets. To know whether the melt droplets would solidify during spraying process, the balance temperature of melt droplets was also theoretically analyzed. Then proof experiments for theoretical results about temperature of melt droplets were carried. In comparison, the experimental results were nearly similar to the calculation results.     

Using Finite Element and Contour Method to Evaluate Residual Stress in Thick Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Welded by Electron Beam Welding

This work was to reveal the residual stress profile in electron beam welded Ti-6Al-4V alloy plates(50 mm thick) by using finite element and contour measurement methods.A three-dimensional finite element model of 50-mmthick titanium component was proposed,in which a column–cone combined heat source model was used to simulate the temperature field and a thermo-elastic–plastic model to analyze residual stress in a weld joint based on ABAQUS software.Considering the uncertainty of welding simulation,the computation was calibrated by experimental data of contour measurement method.Both test and simulated results show that residual stresses on the surface and inside the weld zone are significantly different and present a narrow and large gradient feature in the weld joint.The peak tensile stress exceeds the yield strength of base materials inside weld,which are distinctly different from residual stress of the thin Ti-6Al-4V alloy plates presented in references before.     

Microstructures and Tensile Properties of Ultrafine-Grained Ni–(1–3.5) wt% SiC_(NP) Composites Prepared by a Powder Metallurgy Route

Silicon carbide nanoparticle-reinforced nickel-based composites(Ni–Si CNP),with a Si CNPcontent ranged from1 to 3.5 wt%,were prepared using mechanical alloying and spark plasma sintering.In addition,unreinforced pure nickel samples were also prepared for comparative purposes.To characterize the microstructural properties of both the unreinforced pure nickel and the Ni–Si CNPcomposites transmission electron microscopy(TEM) was used,while their mechanical behavior was investigated using the Vickers pyramid method for hardness measurements and a universal tensile testing machine for tensile tests.TEM results showed an array of dislocation lines decorated in the sintered pure nickel sample,whereas,for the Ni–Si CNPcomposites,the presence of nano-dispersed Si CNPand twinning crystals was observed.These homogeneously distributed Si CNPwere found located either within the matrix,between twins or on grain boundaries.For the Ni–Si CNPcomposites,coerced coarsening of the Si CNPassembly occurred with increasing Si CNPcontent.Furthermore,the grain sizes of the Ni–Si CNPcomposites were much finer than that of the unreinforced pure nickel,which was considered to be due to the composite ball milling process.In all cases,the Ni–Si CNPcomposites showed higher strengths and hardness values than the unreinforced pure nickel,likely due to a combination of dispersion strengthening(Orowan effects) and particle strengthening(Hall–Petch effects).For the Ni–Si CNPcomposites,the strength increased initially and then decreased as a function of Si CNPcontent,whereas their elongation percentages decreased linearly.Compared to all materials tested,the Ni–Si CNPcomposite containing 1.5% Si C was found more superior considering both their strength and plastic properties.