Ni52Mn21+xGa27-x(x=0-5)磁性形状记忆合金的相变

研究了非化学计量成分的多晶Ni52Mn21+xGa27-x(x=0-5)系列合金的热弹性马氏体相变和磁相变.合金的马氏体相变温度Ms随Mn含量的增加而升高,当x＞4时,Ms已经升高到室温以上,而马氏体相变滞后△T随z的增大而减小;合金的磁相变温度TC随z增加而升高,但变化范围不大,在z＞2后,Tc保持在348 K左右.实验获得了一种具有实用前景的合金成分--Ni52Mn25Ga23合金,其马氏体相变温度在室温以上,相变滞后仅为5 K.     

定向凝固Ni_(47)Mn_(32)Ga_(21)多晶合金的结构、相变及磁特性

采用定向凝固方法制备了Ni47Mn32Ga21多晶合金,通过XRD谱和金相照片研究合金的结构,通过对合金磁化强度与温度关系、电阻与温度关系、磁化曲线和磁感生应变曲线的测量分析,研究了合金的相变、磁化特性及磁感生应变特性。结果表明:Ni47Mn32Ga21合金在室温(298K)时为四方结构马氏体相,晶格参数a=b=0.593 8 nm,c=0.553 1 nm。合金的马氏体相变起始温度Ms和终止温度Mf分别为309 K和295 K,逆马氏体相变起始温度As与终止温度Af分别为306 K和319 K,居里温度TC为365 K。室温无压力下,Ni47Mn32Ga21合金有较好的双向可恢复磁感生应变,其饱和磁感生应变值达到-700×10-6。     

Ni_（50）Mn_（25＋x）Ga_（25-x）Tb_（0.5）（x=0,1.5,3,4.5,6）合金马氏体相变与磁性能

研究了Ni50Mn25＋xGa25-xTb0.5（x=0,1.5,3,4.5,6）磁性记忆合金马氏体相变行为、饱和磁化强度和磁感生应变。结果表明,随着Mn含量的增加、Ga含量的降低,合金的马氏体相变温度从202 K升高到416 K,饱和磁化强度从700 mT降低到400 mT,最大磁感生应变达到1870ppm。     

热处理工艺对Heusler型Ni2MnGa合金马氏体相变的影响

采用电弧熔炼法熔炼Ni48Mn31Ga21和Ni50Mn255Ga25两种合金,并对这两种合金进行了热处理,借助交流磁化率测定、金相显微镜观察、X射线衍射等手段研究了热处理工艺条件对非化学计量比的Ni48Mn31Ga21合金马氏体相变和结构有序度的影响.结果表明(1)Ni48Mn31Ga21合金相变特征温度为Ms=305K,Mf=297K,As=313K,Af=318K,居里温度Tc=366K;(2)与空冷态相比,淬火态的马氏体转变量降低,经过400℃退火后,随着保温时间t的延长,马氏体转变量上升,当t=50h时达到最大值;(3)Ni48Mn31Ga21合金经过900℃×4d+400℃×50h热处理后,有序度明显提高.     

磁性形状记忆合金Ni54Mn21Ga24.75Sm0.25的马氏体相变研究

本文通过内耗和交流磁化率,研究了多晶合金Ni54Mn21Ga25的马氏体相变特征,分析了稀土元素Sm对合金中间马氏体相变影响。研究结果表明,添加Sm使合金Ni54Mn21Ga24的马氏体相变温度提高到室温以上,并且降低了合金的温度滞后,在低磁场下Sm对合金磁感生应变影响不大。     

Ni54Al25Fe21-xCox合金的马氏体相变和磁性转变

传统的β基Ni-Al-Fe形状记忆合金随Fe含量提高而呈铁磁性,因此可以发展为铁磁性形状记忆合金.通过金相显微分析、DSC、VSM和EDX方法,研究了Co含量x对Ni54 Al25Fe21-xCox合金马氏体相变和磁性的影响.发现该合金马氏体相变温度与x成正比关系,x每增加1at%,1623K淬火时马氏体相变温度约提高30K,1373K淬火时马氏体相变温度约提高38K.淬火温度降低会显著降低Ni54Al2Fe21-xCox合金的马氏体相变温度和Curie点Tc,但随着x的提高,淬火温度对马氏体相变温度和Tc的影响程度减小.Tc随x变化的幅度不大,在Tc-x曲线上出现最大值,为256K,对应于1623K淬火的Ni54Al25Fe19Co2合金.马氏体相变温度的变化与β相的平均s＋d总电子浓度变化有关,并首次提出Al含量和结构有序度两方面的变化共同影响Curie点.     

哈斯勒合金Ni_(46)Cu_4Mn_(38)Sn_(12)的相变应变与磁感生应变

通过结构、磁性以及应变测量,研究哈斯勒合金Ni46Cu4Mn38Sn12在马氏体相变过程中的相变应变与磁感生应变。结果表明:样品在马氏体相变过程中表现出一个接近0.12%的相变应变,几乎是目前研究所报道的三元哈斯勒合金Ni-Mn-Sn相变应变的3倍;此外,在等温条件下,通过外加磁场的诱导,获得了该样品在反马氏体相变起始温度点(284 K)的一个大的磁感生应变,这种行为可归结为马氏体与奥氏体相之间界面的磁弹耦合。     

Ni_(50-x)Co_xMn_(39)Sn_(11)(x=0,2,4,6)Heusler合金的马氏体相变和应变行为研究

通过结构和磁性测量,研究了Ni50-xCoxMn39Sn11(x=0,2,4,6)Heusler合金的晶体结构、相变和磁性.结果表明,随Co含量增加,该系列合金的马氏体相变温度明显下降,而Curie温度却呈现出上升的趋势,并在室温下展现出不同的晶体结构.同时,Co含量的增加导致样品在奥氏体相的磁性迅速增加,而马氏体相的磁性却几乎保持不变,显著地提高了2相之间的磁化强度差异(ΔM).特别是当Co含量增加到x=4时,2相之间的ΔM达到40 Am2/kg,并表现出磁场驱动马氏体相变的特征.此外,还研究了Ni50-xCoxMn39Sn11(x=0,2,4)样品在马氏体相变过程中的应变行为.其中,x=4样品的相变应变量达到了0.17%,通过3 T的磁场循环,该样品在215~235 K的温度范围均显示出可回复磁感生应变.这种可回复的应变行为可归因于样品中的部分马氏体相变可由等温磁场驱动.     

Ni_（56）Mn_（25-x）Cr_xGa_（19）（x=0,2,4,6）高温形状记忆合金

详细地研究了Ni56Mn25-xCrxGa19（x=0,2,4,6）合金的微观组织结构、马氏体相变特性、力学性能及形状记忆效应。结果表明：当x=0时,合金呈现出单一的四方结构马氏体相;当x≥2时,合金的微观组织为包含马氏体相和γ相的双相结构;随着Cr元素的增加,合金的马氏体相变温度逐渐降低,其峰值温度从x=0时的401℃降低到x=6时的197℃。热轧和拉伸试验表明：通过添加Cr元素在合金微观组织中引入γ相可有效地提高合金的热加工性能和塑性,x≥4的合金可通过常规热轧得到表面状态良好的1mm厚的片材,合金的拉伸应力和应变在x=4和6时分别为497MPa,8%和454MPa,5.5%;x=4的合金在残余应变为4.5%时可得到2.7%的形状记忆回复,而x=6的合金在残余应变为3.5%时的可回复应变为1.9%。     

Ni50Mn27Ga23快淬薄带的马氏体相变和磁感生应变

采用快淬技术制各了非化学计量成分的Ni50Mn27Ga23多晶薄带，对快淬薄带的马氏体相变和磁感生应变进行了研究。结果表明，快淬薄带侄冷却和加热过程中仍然发牛热弹性马氏体相变及逆相变，具有典型的热弹性形状记忆效应，并且比铸态合金具有更大的应变，但是马氏体相变温度下降。快淬工艺在合金内部引入特定的内应力，使薄带形成织构，是合金获得更大相变应变和磁感卞应变的原因。热处理后，内应力大大降低，导致磁感牛应变降低。     

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.