轧制AZ31镁合金板材(4mm)动态压缩性能与失效行为

为了研究轧制AZ31镁合金板材(4mm)在高应变速率下的动态力学性能和失效行为,采用分离式霍普金森压杆装置(SHPB)在室温下应变速率为500～2600s-1范围内对其进行了动态压缩实验,并利用金相显微镜(OM)和扫描电镜(SM)对冲击后的试样进行了显微分析.探讨了轧制AZ31镁合金板材沿轧制方向(RD)、横向(TD)和法向(ND)的动态压缩性能和失效行为.结果表明:轧制AZ31镁合金4mm板材动态压缩性能存在各向异性.沿RD和TD方向压缩的动态性能相同,沿ND方向压缩的动态断裂强度最大.AZ31镁合金4mm板材的动态压缩断裂机制为解理断裂.变形机制为沿RD和TD方向高速压缩时,{101-2}<112-0>拉伸孪晶参与变形;沿ND方向高速压缩时,{101-1}<112-0>压缩孪晶参与变形.     

对双峰织构类型AZ31镁合金板材力学性能各向异性的分析

目的 制备双峰织构类型的AZ31镁合金板,以改善板材微观组织和弱化基面织构,研究微观组织对力学性能各向异性的影响规律,以提高镁合金板材的成形性能。方法 通过弯曲限宽矫直技术对0°、30°和60°轧向切样的板材进行热加工以预制拉伸孪晶,获得双峰织构类型的AZ31镁合金板材,通过EBSD获取板材的微观组织。对RD、45°和TD方向的原始板材进行室温单向拉伸实验,获得板材的工程应力-应变曲线及力学性能参数,并计算r值（塑性应变比）与n值（应变硬化指数）。结果 弯曲限宽矫直技术可诱发大量拉伸孪晶形成ED偏转织构,将偏转织构与基面织构共存的板材称为双峰织构类型AZ31镁合金板材。拉伸孪晶的出现显著细化了晶粒,弱化了基面织构强度,使板材的屈服强度下降,极大提升了材料塑性。其中30°轧向切样的板材ND面塑性力学性能各向异性的改善效果最好,其r值最小、n值最大。结论 双峰织构类型能够弱化AZ31镁合金板材基面的织构强度,提高材料塑性。拉伸孪晶含量越高,板材的强度与塑性越好,力学性能各向异性的改善效果也越显著。     

镁合金板材超塑性成形极限的实验研究

通过超塑性刚性凸模胀形实验研究了AZ31B镁合金板材的超塑性成形极限.在变形温度为573K,初始变形速率为3.3×10-4s-1的条件下,建立了AZ31B镁合金板料成形极限实验曲线(FLC),并且得到无论在拉压变形方式或是在双向受拉变形方式下超塑性变形时,AZ31B镁合金板料发生集中性失稳的条件均是dε2=0.     

加工工艺对AZ61镁合金拉压不对称性的影响

采用一次挤压变形、二次挤压变形以及一次挤压后再进行锻造的三种加工工艺对AZ61镁合金进行塑性变形,研究不同的加工工艺对镁合金力学性能及拉压不对称性的影响。结果表明:挤压变形可以细化AZ61镁合金的晶粒,而在挤压后进行锻造变形,会使得其晶粒长大粗化。二次挤压后,由于强化了{0002}基面织构,AZ61镁合金的拉伸屈服强度增加,压缩屈服强度下降,使得拉压不对称性加大。而一次挤压后锻造,在挤压基面织构状态得到改变,且由于晶粒粗大,从而总体上使得AZ61镁合金的拉伸屈服强度下降,而压缩屈服强度几乎保持不变,AZ61的拉压不对称性得到改善。     

预变形及退火处理提高AZ31镁合金的塑性

研究了预变形及退火处理对挤压态AZ31镁合金压缩力学性能的影响,结果表明:沿挤压方向进行应变量为0.086的预压缩变形,随后在300℃下进行0.5小时退火处理,可显著提高镁合金的塑性,其压缩率比一次压缩至破碎的压缩率提高约137%。织构及金相分析结果表明:预变形使(0002)基面发生了近90°的转动,由平行挤压方向变为与挤压方向垂直,且产生了大量孪晶组织。退火处理不改变(0002)基面织构,但消除了孪晶且出现了细小再结晶晶粒,因而提高了镁合金的塑性。     

AZ31B镁合金压-压循环载荷下变形行为及变形机制演化EI北大核心CSCD

为探讨AZ31B挤压态镁合金棒材沿径向取样的循环变形特征,开展了0.75%,1.0%,2.0%和4.0%应变幅下应变控制的非对称压-压循环变形实验。结果表明:在小应变幅(0.75%,1.0%)下,循环变形的滞回曲线表现出较好的对称性;在大应变幅(2.0%,4.0%)下,滞回曲线对称性差,且在滞回曲线上出现拐点;随着循环周次增加,塑性应变幅呈现下降趋势,材料均表现出循环硬化行为,在小应变幅下循环拉伸阶段对材料硬化率远大于压缩阶段的硬化率,而在大应变幅下这种区别并不明显。分析表明,沿径向取向的〈1120〉丝织构镁合金,小应变幅下位错滑移在整个寿命周期内作用更大;大应变幅下,随着塑性变形的增加,循环过程中变形机制发生演化,较低临界剪切应力(critical resolved shear stress,CRSS)的基面位错和拉伸孪生不能完全满足变形要求,较高CRSS滑移系启动及残余孪晶使得滞回曲线出现拐点;循环变形过程中不完全的孪生-去孪生过程使基体中存在大量残余孪晶,影响了循环变形过程的硬化率,同时降低了疲劳寿命。     

AZ31B镁合金板材的织构

研究了AZ31B镁合金热轧、冷轧和热处理状态板材织构的特征以及对机械性能各向异性的影响.结果表明:轧制镁合金板材具有主要以基面织构为主的板织构,其基面平行于板面,其他织构组分相对较弱;冷轧后的基极密度中心围绕板横向向轧制方向旋转约18°;冷轧后在300℃热处理对织构分布特征影响不大.冷轧后的基面向轧制方向倾斜使该方向的塑性指标得到改善.     

多道次弯曲对AZ31B镁合金板材织构与性能的影响

提出了一种改善镁合金板材织构与冲压性能的新方法,即单向多道次弯曲工艺.研究了该工艺对AZ31B镁合金板材织构以及成形性能的影响,分析了单向多道次弯曲前后各种状态板材的显微组织、力学性能以及杯凸值.结果表明,多道次弯曲改善了冷轧态AZ31B镁合金板材中不利于对后续塑性加工的(0002)基面织构,能够较好地改善AZ31B镁合金板材的力学性能和冲压性能.     

热轧工艺对AZ31镁合金组织和性能的影响

目的研究大变形量热轧、累积叠轧和普通热轧3种不同加工工艺及后续热处理对AZ31镁合金的组织及室温力学性能的影响。方法将均匀化处理后的AZ31原始样品采用大变形热轧、累积叠轧和普通热轧3种不同加工工艺制备成板材,并进行了后续热处理。利用EBSD技术和力学性能测试,解释了其组织和性能的关系。结果剧烈塑性变形工艺及适宜的热处理工艺,可使AZ31镁合金保持高强度的同时还可兼顾优良的室温延伸率。大变形量热轧工艺制备的AZ31镁合金板材的细晶组织及室温拉伸性能,可与累积叠轧等传统剧烈塑性变形工艺相媲美,屈服强度达到289 MPa,延伸率为7%。结论与普通热轧工艺制得的AZ31镁合金板材相比,大变形量热轧工艺及累积叠轧工艺制得的板材具有更高的强度和塑性。剧烈塑性变形镁合金在低温退火后获得的混晶组织,具有优良的综合力学性能,强度比形变态样品略低,而塑性与完全退火样品相同甚至更好。     

加工方式对AZ31变形镁合金热拉伸流变应力的影响

针对不同方法制备的AZ31镁合金薄板,利用热拉伸试验机和金相显微镜对其在不同温度和变形速率下的流变应力进行了实验研究.结果表明:挤压、交叉、热轧和冷轧等方法制备的AZ31镁合金薄板的应力-应变曲线基本特征是相同的.峰值流变应力随变形温度的升高和应变速率的降低而降低,在低温时具有明显的厚度效应;当温度大于350℃时峰值流变应力几乎不随板材厚度变化而变化;应变速率小于1.0×10-2s-1,变形温度大于150℃下所有AZ31薄板的延伸率均δ≥45%;单向轧制薄板的各向异性随温度提高减小.     

Phenomenological and crystal plasticity approaches to describe the mechanical behaviour of Ti6Al4V titanium alloy

This paper presents a multiscale study of the quasi-static behaviour of a Ti6Al4V titanium alloy sheet. Tensile and compressive tests were carried out on specimens along several orientations from the rolling direction in order to characterise the material anisotropy. In parallel, X-Ray diffraction texture measurements were performed before and after deformation in tension. A phenomenological model (CPB06exn) and a multiscale crystal plasticity model (Multisite) were investigated to describe the mechanical behaviour of the tested material. The identification of the material parameters provides good predictions of the plastic anisotropy using both tensile and compressive data. The crystal plasticity model is in good agreement with the experiments in tension but it was observed that some improvements should be done to take into account the tension-compression asymmetry displayed by the material. Moreover both models lead to a good prediction of the Lankford’s coefficients and yield strength.     

Influence of Grain Size and Texture on the Yield Asymmetry of Mg-3Al-1Zn Alloy

The yield asymmetry between compression and tension of magnesium alloy Mg-3Al-1Zn(AZ31) with different grain sizes and textures has been studied by tensile and compressive testing of as-cast,as-extruded and equal channel angular pressed(ECAPed) specimens.The significant yield asymmetry(the ratio of yield strength between compression and tension σyc/σyt is ～0.44) was found in as-extruded specimens and the corresponding microstructure evolution during deformation revealed that {10 ˉ 12} tensile twinning is the underlying reason for the large yield asymmetry.Strong texture and grain size are influential factors for large yield asymmetry.The separate contributions of grain size and texture on yield asymmetry were investigated.     

Roles of detwinning in strain hardening and ultimate elongation in extruded Mg–3Al–1Zn alloy

Abstract

For extruded magnesium alloy, prior compression along extrusion direction has great influences in the flow stress during subsequent tension. Detwinning plays an important role for these influences. In the present study, the effects of different prestrains on strain hardening behaviour during subsequent tension were examined in an extruded magnesium alloy AZ31. The results showed that the existence of detwinning decreased the tensile yield stress. Samples with different prestrains exhibited different strain hardening behaviour during subsequent tension. The reorientation due to detwinning had a great effect on strain hardening during tension. In addition, the effect of detwinning on ultimate elongation was investigated. The results showed that the sample with higher prestrain always has higher ultimate elongation due to the contribution of detwinning on macroscopic strain.     

Effect of strain rate on the tension–compression asymmetric responses of Ti–6.6Al–3.3Mo–1.8Zr–0.29Si

An experimental investigation is performed to explore the tension–compression asymmetry of Ti–6.6Al–3.3Mo–1.8Zr–0.29Si alloy over a wide range of strain rates. A split Hopkinson bar technique is used to obtain the dynamic stress–strain responses under uniaxial tension and compression loading conditions. Experimental results indicate that the alloy is a rate sensitive material. Both tension yield strength and compression yield strength increase with increasing strain rate. The mechanical responses of the alloy have the tension–compression asymmetry. The values of yield strength and subsequent flow stress in compression are much higher than that in tension. The yield strength is more sensitive to change with strain rate in tension than compression. The difference of the yield strength between tension and compression increases with the increase of strain rate. The tensile specimen is broken in a manner of ductile fracture presenting characteristic dimples, while the compressive specimen fails in a manner of localized shearing failure.     

Reducing tension–compression yield asymmetry by free end torsion in extruded Mg alloy

Free end torsion was carried out on extruded Mg alloy AZ31. Subsequently, tension or compression was implemented on pretorsion specimens. The microstructures of samples with 100 and 200° of pretorsion reveal that no obvious change has occurred; however, samples with 300 and 400° of pretorsion show that there are extensive twins. Compressive yield stress of pretorsion samples increases with increasing pretorsion angle. However, their tensile yield stress exhibits practically the same value with extruded samples. Consequently, yield asymmetry ratio increases from 0.55 of extruded sample to 0.84 of sample with 400° of pretorsion. Both textures rotated around the radial axis by free end torsion, and different deformation mechanisms of compression and tension deformation result in decrease in yield asymmetry.     

The texture and anisotropy of hot extruded magnesium alloys fabricated via rapid solidification powder metallurgy

Rapid solidification magnesium alloy powders produced by spinning water atomization process were hot extruded into rectangular bars, from which tensile and compression samples have been cut at 0°, 45° and 90° angles from the extrusion direction to study their anisotropy. Electron back-scattered diffraction analysis has been used to investigate the texture evolution during the extrusion process. Texture parameters like the Schmid factor and the intensity of (0 0 0 1) basal plane in the pole figure have been evaluated and correlated to the mechanical properties. Results have shown that the extruded rods exhibited high strength and relatively less anisotropy compared to other previously reported values for wrought magnesium alloys. Tensile and compression yield stresses have shown very similar values to each other at all loading directions. This limited anisotropy could be linked to both the fine grained and inter-metallic-compound-dispersed microstructure of the extruded alloys. Dynamic recrystallization behavior during hot extrusion has also been investigated in the present study.     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of an indirect-extruded Mg-8Sn-1Al-1Zn alloy

The microstructure and mechanical properties of an indirect-extruded Mg-8Sn-1Al-1Zn (TAZ811) alloy were investigated and compared with those of a commercial Mg-3Al-1Zn (AZ31) alloy. In the extruded condition, the TAZ811 alloy shows a much smaller grain size but a stronger basal texture than the AZ31 alloy. In addition, the TAZ811 alloy contains fine Mg₂Sn particles in the microstructure, whereas the AZ31 alloy reveals relatively coarse and sparse Al-Mn particles. The TAZ811 alloy showed tensile and compressive strengthening as well as a reduction in yield asymmetry between tension and compression, which is mainly due to grain refinement and the presence of fine Mg₂Sn particles.     

In-plane anisotropy in tensile deformation and its influence on the drawability of Nimonic c–263 alloy sheets

An effort has been made to comprehensively evaluate and rationalize the in-plane anisotropy in tensile properties and the effect of aging on the nature of deformation (strain hardening behaviour) and formability characteristics, especially the limit drawing ratio and forming limit diagram. Despite weak crystallographic texture and excellent ductility and high work hardening exponents, the alloy sheets of C-263 exhibit significant extent of in-plane anisotropy in its tensile properties and yield loci. The absolute magnitudes of yield stress and the exact nature of anisotropy that can be predicted from the tensile part of the yield locus need to be employed with caution. This is because when the magnitudes of the yield stresses, obtained from yield locus are more than 5 times higher as compared to the yield and ultimate tensile strength values and the nature and degree of in-plane anisotropy under tensile loading matches with that of only the compressive yield stresses of yield locus. The alloy sheet, due to weak crystallographic texture and relatively high strengths, is found to be far more suitable for structural applications, rather than for deep drawing applications, which was reflected in low limit drawing ratio values (1.34 for CR+ST and 1.23 for peak aged conditions). Further, the study conducted reveals that the safer forming limits in strain space is higher for CR+ST condition; while, the safer forming limits in stress space are higher for peak aged (CR+ST+1073 K/8 h) condition. Finally, detailed studies are outlined to arrive at suitable microstructural and textural characteristics that provide significantly enhanced drawability in the Nimonic C-263 alloy sheets.     

Enhanced very high cycle fatigue performance of extruded Mg-12Gd-3Y-0.5Zr magnesium alloy

Very high-cycle fatigue behaviors of extruded Mg-12Gd-3Y-0.5Zr (GW123k) magnesium alloy have been investigated and compared to that of conventional extruded AZ31 magnesium alloy. Typical post-fatigue microstructure and surface morphology features are presented for both the GW123k and the AZ31 alloy in order to stand out the uniqueness of GW123k alloy. Respective fatigue damage mechanisms for both alloys were also proposed in accordance. It is found that GW123k alloy contains a large amount of precipitated particles and possesses a relatively weak texture, which give rise to its much relieved tension-compression yield asymmetry and enhanced fatigue failure resistance. The much homogenized deformation mechanism in GW123k alloy is considered the underline reason for the improvement of material's fatigue performance.     

Texture and mechanical anisotropy in three extruded magnesium alloys

Abstract

One ZM61 alloy (6·2%Zn, 1·2%Mn) and two magnesium alloys containing nominally 3% of neodymium and yttrium respectively have been prepared in the form of hot extruded flat strips. Their textures and microstructures have been quantified and series of mechanical tests were carried out to determine plane stress yield loci in both the solution treated and aged conditions. The ZM61 alloy had a sharp texture and marked anisotropy of strength that could be rationalised in terms of deformation by basal <a> slip and {1012}<1011> twinning. This material was much weaker in compression than in tension. Precipitation hardening on aging caused a greater impedance to twinning than to slip with the result that the anisotropy was somewhat reduced. The Mg–3Nd alloy had a very weak and different texture but nevertheless demonstrated a pronounced anisotropy of strength. Aging increased the yield stress by about 80% and also inhibited twinning to some extent although the degree of anisotropy remained almost unaffected. The Mg–3Y alloy which showed a texture of intermediate strength was different in type from either of the others. Its strength behaviour was close to isotropic; in particular, no difference existed between tensile and compressive loading, and aging produced only a marginal increase in strength. Twins were relatively infrequent in the deformed Mg–3Y alloy but its mechanical behaviour could not be rationalised according to simple models.