Experimental and analytical studies on the prediction of forming limit diagrams

Metal forming processes are widely used in industrial productions, automobile bodies, food industries, oil refineries, and liquid and gas transmission systems. Analyzing these processes is very important to reduce wastes and optimize the processes. Study of some main factors such as physical and mechanical properties of material and its formability, die geometry, die material, lubrication and pressing speed has been the topic of many research projects. In this paper, forming limit diagrams (FLDs) for LC and ULC steels and the effect of different parameters like the work-hardening exponent, n, and the plastic strain ratio, r, on these diagrams have been evaluated and simulated using ABAQUS/Standard. In this case, Hill’s quadratic anisotropy function is assumed to be the yield function and the Atkins criterion is used as the failure criterion.     

New criteria for the existence and non-existence of limit cycles in Liénard differential systems

We provide several new criteria for the non-existence and the existence of limit cycles in Liénard differential systems. Some of these criteria generalize and improve previous ones. Their proofs are based on a general result for planar autonomous differential system that gives an upper bound for the number of limit cycles surrounding the same singular point.     

碳酸钙的偶联剂改性及对SBS力学性能的影响

为进一步改善超细CaCO3的表面活性,利用γ-氨基丙基三乙氧基硅烷偶联剂(KH-550)对超细CaCO3进行表面改性,采用密炼工艺制备了超细CaCO3/热塑性丁苯橡胶(SBS)复合材料.通过红外光谱(FT-IR)、热重分析(TGA)、接触角测定仪(CAMI)和粒径分析等研究了改性前后超细CaCO3的结构变化,采用橡胶加工分析仪(RPA)和扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等对改性前后超细CaCO3的复合材料的力学性能和微观形貌进行了测试分析.结果表明:硅烷偶联剂KH-550与超细CaCO3粉体间能形成化学结合,修饰后的超细Ca-CO3能有效阻止颗粒间团聚,并均匀分散在橡胶胶体中,与胶体间形成物理和化学交联结构;改性后超细Ca-CO3在SBS体系中能形成网状结构,材料力学性能明显提高;当活化超细CaCO3的质量分数为20%时,能获得性能优异的复合材料.     

An experimental and theoretical study on the prediction of forming limit diagrams using new BBC yield criteria and M–K analysis

In the present paper, a comprehensive study on the prediction of forming limit diagrams (FLDs) for an AA3003-O aluminium alloy is developed theoretically and experimentally. For obtaining the experimental FLDs, an out-of-plane formability test was performed based on the technique proposed by Ozturk and Lee [F. Ozturk, D. Lee, J. Mater. Process. Technol. 170 (2005) 247–253]. The classical Marciniak–Kuczynski (M–K) model and some new yield criteria are utilized to simulate the necking phenomenon and calculate the limit strains theoretically. The employed yield functions are: the BBC2000, BBC2002, and BBC2003 yield criteria proposed by Banabic et al. [D. Banabic, S.D. Comsa, T. Balan, in: Proceedings of the Cold Metal Forming 2000 Conference, Cluj-Napoca, 2000, p. 217; D. Banabic, T. Kuwabara, T. Balan, D.S. Comsa, D. Julean, Int. J. Mech. Sci. 45 (2003) 797–811; D. Banabic, H. Aretz, D.S. Comsa, L. Paraianu, Int. J. Plast. 21 (2005) 493–512]. To calibrate and determine each particular coefficients of performed yield functions an appropriate error-function is defined and minimized by a Newton algorithm. To compare the calculated yield stresses and r-values with experimental data a relative root mean square deviation method presented by Leacock [Alan G. Leacock, J. Mech. Phys. Solids 54 (2006) 425–444] is used. Work-hardening effects on the FLD are analyzed by using Swift and Voce hardening laws. The effect of yield surface on the prediction of numerical FLDs and the number of experimental anisotropy parameters on the accuracy of yield functions are also studied.     

Study of microstructural and mechanical properties of weld heat affected zones of 2024-T3 aluminium using Gleeble simulation

Abstract

The effect of the microstructural properties on the mechanical properties of welding thermal cycles and post-weld heat treatment of the heat affected zone (HAZ) in 2024-T3 aluminium alloy has been investigated. Gleeble HAZ simulation, differential scanning calorimetry, TEM and tensile test have been utilised to investigate the regions representative of HAZ microstructures. The decay of strength in the weld HAZ is primarily due to the precipitation and coarsening of stable S phases. The welded HAZ in the region at peak temperature of 414°C has the lowest strength after natural aged temper. Post-weld T81 artificial aging (PWAA-T81) heat treatment at 190°C for 12 h has no effect on improving the HAZ strength; the HAZ strength of 2024-T3 alloy obtained by PWAA-T81 treatment is less than that obtained by natural aging, and its lowest strength is shifted to the region of the peak temperature, which is 452°C. Scanning electron microscopy observation reveals that the fracture mode changes from transgranular to intergranular failure when the 2024 specimen is exposed to a thermal cycle up to a peak temperature of 550°C. This is caused by the liquation of grain boundary segregates or formation of a eutectic structure while the specimen is subjected to high temperature thermal cycles during welding, which results in a decrease in the strength and ductility of the grain boundary. It is also shown that the decrease in ductility in this high temperature HAZ cannot be improved using the PWAA-T81 heat treatment.     

不同约束载荷下三岁儿童乘员胸部运动方程与损伤风险研究

3岁儿童乘员胸部在冲击载荷条件下的运动学响应一直是研究的盲点,本文基于ECE R44法规前碰撞动态试验方法,采用Hybrid Ⅲ 3岁儿童假人和第四代学术版THUMS 3岁儿童人体有限元模型(THUMS 3YO)建立了两款儿童约束系统(CRS)的正面碰撞台车数值分析模型。建立了Hybrid Ⅲ 3岁假人胸部运动力学方程,分析了胸部加速度和胸部所受内外力的相互关系。同时,定性对比分析了两款CRS中THUMS 3YO儿童胸部软组织器官损伤风险。分析结果表明:Hybrid Ⅲ 3岁假人胸部加速度与胸部所受的外力和内力都相关,外力是胸部加速度的最重要的影响因素;两款CRS中THUMS 3YO儿童乘员胸部内脏软组织器官所受的应力应变均超出了损伤阈值,前置护板型CRS对儿童胸部器官损伤风险相对五点式背带式CRS更大。该研究内容厘清了儿童乘员胸部在动态载荷条件下的运动学方程及不同加载方式的胸部软组织损伤风险,对儿童乘员约束系统的设计具有重要的指导意义。     

Thermoplastic composite from innovative flat knitted 3D multi-layer spacer fabric using hybrid yarn and the study of 2D mechanical properties

Due to their improved mechanical properties, 3D multi-layer spacer fabrics could be used for lightweight applications such as textile-based sandwich preforms. Modern flat knitting machines using high performance yarns are able to knit complex 3D multi-layer spacer fabrics consisting of individual surface and connecting layers. This paper reports on the development of 3D flat knitted spacer fabric for 3D thermoplastic composites using hybrid yarns made of glass (GF) and polypropylene (PP) filaments. Moreover, mechanical properties of reinforcement yarns, 2D knit fabrics and 2D composites manufactured using various integration methods of reinforcement yarns were also studied. The integration of reinforcement yarns as biaxial inlays (warp and weft yarns) is found to be the best solution for knitting, whereas the tuck stitches show optimal results.     

A comparative study of the atomic and electronic structure of F centers in ferroelectric KNbO3: Ab initio and semi-empirical calculations

The linear muffin-tin-orbital method combined with density functional theory (in a local density approximation) and the semi-empirical method of the intermediate neglect of the differential overlap (INDO) based on the Hartree-Fock formalism are used for the supercell study of the F centers (O vacancy with two electrons) in cubic and orthorhombic ferroelectric KNbO₃ crystals. The two electrons are found to be considerably delocalized even in the ground state of the defect. Their wave functions extend over the two Nb atoms closest to the O vacancy and over other nearby atoms. Thus, the F center in KNbO₃ resembles much more electron defects in the partly covalent SiO₂ crystal (the so-called E₁′ center) rather than usual F centers in ionic crystals like MgO and alkali halides. This covalency is confirmed by the analysis of the electronic density distribution. The absorption energies were calculated by means of the INDO method using the ΔSCF scheme after a relaxation of atoms surrounding the F center. For the orthorhombic phase three absoprtion bands are predicted, the first one is close to that observed experimentally under electron irradiaton.     

Scientific and methodological foundations for determining the angular motion of a rocket using a four-lined gyrostabilized platform

The present article considers models of four-lined gyrostabilized platforms (GSP) and alternative positions of the measuring elements that make it possible to create inertial reference systems on gyrostabilized platforms and construct relationships between the coordinate systems of the platform. The models also make it possible to calculate the angular relocation of a rocket in inertial space with the use of readings of the turning angle sensors of the GSP gimbals. __________ Translated from Izmeritel’naya Tekhnika, No. 12, pp. 21–25, December, 2007.     

Controlled interactions between silanol groups at the surface of sepiolite and an acrylate matrix: Consequences on the thermal and mechanical properties

Elastomer filled with fibrous clay (sepiolite) was manufactured using a hydrophilic elastomer matrix, poly 2-hydroxyethylacrylate (PHEA). The surface silanol groups located onto the channel sides of the sepiolite were functionalized with both octyltrimethoxysilane (OTMS) and 3-methacryloxypropyltrimethoxysilane (MPTMS), which form covalent bonds with the mineral surface and modify their properties. After the grafting of OTMS, PHEA is in contact with a non-polar chain, which prevents matrix–filler interactions. After the grafting of MPTMS, covalent bonds are formed between the acrylate groups of PHEA and MPTMS, which increase the matrix–filler interactions. After functionalization, there is no change in the structural and zeolitic water of the sepiolite which conserves its hydrophilic character. So, an equivalent distribution of the pristine and modified sepiolite is detected in the elastomeric matrices on transmission electron microscopy views of ultramicrotome cuts. The elastomeric macroscopic behavior is therefore related to the PHEA–sepiolite interactions. We show that the stronger the host–matrix interactions, the more important is the reinforcement effect. A direct relation between the interaction strength and the improvement of the mechanical properties was established. The control of the nature, quantity, and localization of the molecules grafted on the sepiolite surface allows us to manage the mechanical properties.     

TiO_2掺杂对SiO_2-Al_2O_3-MgO系玻璃结构和力学性能的影响

采用传统熔体冷却法制备TiO_2掺杂量为0~1.8wt%的TiO_2/SiO_2-Al_2O_3-MgO系玻璃,探讨了不同TiO_2质量分数对玻璃体积密度、弯曲强度、压缩强度、压缩模量和结构稳定性的影响规律。结果发现:当TiO_2含量小于1.5wt%时,TiO_2/SiO_2-Al_2O_3-MgO系玻璃的光学带隙随着TiO_2含量的增加而减小、玻璃结构更加稳定,其体积密度、弯曲强度、压缩强度以及压缩模量均随着TiO_2含量的增加而上升;当TiO_2含量超过1.5wt%后,该玻璃体系的结构稳定性和力学性能均随着TiO_2含量增加而下降;当TiO_2的质量分数为1.5wt%时,玻璃的光学带隙达到最小值为3.75eV,各项力学性能达到最优,其弯曲强度为110.36 MPa、压缩强度为240.18 MPa、压缩模量为115.03GPa。适量TiO_2的掺杂,减少了玻璃网络结构中非桥氧的数量,使孤立的岛状网络单元重新聚合,从而显著提高了玻璃的结构稳定性和力学性能;但过量的TiO_2迫使TiO_2/SiO_2-Al_2O_3-MgO系玻璃结构中的桥氧键断裂生成非桥氧,由此显著降低了其结构稳定性和力学性能。     

Simulation of 1.2765 DIN steel billet and crack analysis during the forging process using DEFORM 3D software

The plastic deformation behavior of 1.2765 DIN steel during forging process and the feasibility of simulation in the forging of 1.2765 DIN steel at four different temperatures has investigated by using professional plastic distorting software DEFORM 3D v11.0. Additionally, the total load, effective stress, effective strain, and total velocity at four different points of the billet material has been simulated during the upsetting process. The main finding of this study are as follows: 1) during the forging process, the coefficient of friction between the die and the specimen has been influenced more on the flow stress of the material. 2) Effective strain at side edges of the specimen has reduced due to lower recrystallization temperature. 3) Velocity of the particle at side edges has been more due to the unrestricted movement of particles during the forging process. It has also concluded that the particles located at side edges, faces, and near to the top head of the specimen were exceeding stress value compared to allowable stress.     

The effect of titanium addition on the microstructure,mechanical and tribological properties of Ni3Si alloys prepared by powder metallurgy method

Ni₃Si alloy with different content of titanium was fabricated by powder metallurgy method. The microstructures, hardness and tribological properties of the alloys were investigation. The results showed that pure Ni₃Si alloy was composed of β₁‐Ni₃Si phase and γ‐Ni₃₁Si₁₂ phase, and Ni₃Ti phase formed with titanium addition. The hardness of the alloy decreased with the increasing titanium content. The friction coefficient of pure Ni₃Si alloy increased with the increasing load, while the friction coefficient of the alloy with titanium addition decreased. The wear rates of the alloys were all increased with increasing load, and the alloy with 5 % titanium addition had the best wear resistance properties. The wear mechanisms of the alloys were abrasive wear at low load, and the wear mechanisms changed to oxidative wear at high load.     

The degradation of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene using synthesized Co3O4 and the hypothesized mechanism

Co₃O₄ was synthesized with cabbage-like, plate-like and sphere-like morphologies. The effect of different morphologies on the degradation of 1,2,4-trichlorobenzene (1,2,4-TrCB) was evaluated, and the cabbage-like Co₃O₄ exhibited the highest reactivity. The degradation of 1,2,4-TrCB on the cabbage-like Co₃O₄ is hypothesized to act competitively via hydrodechlorination and oxygen-attacking pathways. By the hydrodechlorination pathway, 1,2,4-TrCB is successively dechlorinated into the three dichlorobenzenes (DCBs) and then monochlorobenzene (MCB). The yield of the DCBs was in the order of p-DCB > m-DCB > o-DCB, which can be explained by the calculated C-Cl bond dissociation energies in 1,2,4-TrCB and DCBs. Derivatization and electron spin resonance experiments identified that lattice oxygen and superoxide anions may take part in the oxidation pathway. The lattice oxygen initiated a partial oxidation of 1,2,4-TrCB, leading to the formation of chlorinated phenols. The superoxide anions caused ring-cracking oxidation of 1,2,4-TrCB, possibly producing some low-molecular-weight products, thus explaining a mass imbalance in the chlorine atoms and total organic carbon.     

Effect of molybdenum addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Cr3C2-20 wt. % Ni cermet

Effect of Mo addition on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Cr₃C₂-20 wt. % Ni cermet was investigated. Three different phases can be seen in the microstructure after adding appropriate molybdenum. The completely undissolved (Cr, Mo)₃C₂ phase maintains the original grain size and effectively prevents the (Cr, Mo)₇C₃ grains from merging and growing. The relative densities of the sintered specimens decrease slightly, while the hardness and bending strength increase firstly and then decrease slightly with the increase of Mo content. The maximum values of the hardness (88·6 HRA) and bending strength (1200 MPa) are achieved with 1 wt. % Mo addition.     

Thermal diffusivity and conductivity of Li2ZrO3 using the modulated electron beam technique

Thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity of three Li₂ZrO₃ specimens with two different density values, 82.6 and 87% theoretical density, have been measured between 350 and 900°C. The modulated electron beam thermal diffusivity method was used. Heating the specimens above some 850°C but below 900°C results in a reversible increase in both the diffusivity and the conductivity. When heating to higher temperatures generally still higher increases are noticed but measurements become rapidly unstable and irreversible.     

Modelling of 3D response pulse at the bottom of asphalt layer using a novel function and artificial neural network

Fatigue life of asphalt mixes in laboratory tests is commonly determined by applying a haversine or sinusoidal load with a specific frequency. However, the frequency (time duration) and shape of horizontal tensile stress and strain pulses at the bottom the asphalt layer depend on pavement design (thickness and stiffness of layers) and loading specifications (speed and contact radius). The first objective of this paper is to introduce a novel function for a more realistic representation of 3D response (stress and strain pulses in longitudinal, transverse and vertical directions) at the bottom of the asphalt layer. The second objective is to establish a framework for determination of magnitude and shape of 3D response pulse at the bottom of the asphalt layer using artificial neural network. This framework enables designers to predict the shape and magnitude of stress and strain pulses in three directions based on some parameters related to pavement structure and loading specifications.     

Y2O3添加量对Al2O3/ZrO2共晶陶瓷显微组织及力学性能的影响

为探索第三组元Y₂O₃添加对Al₂O₃/ZrO₂共晶陶瓷显微组织与机械性能的影响,本文利用低温度梯度的高温熔凝法制备了直径为20 mm的Al₂O₃/ZrO₂(Y₂O₃)共晶陶瓷块体,采用SEM、EDS及XRD技术对共晶陶瓷进行微结构分析,并利用维氏压痕法对其硬度和断裂韧性进行测试。SEM结果表明,凝固组织由群集的共晶团结构组成,随着Y₂O₃添加量的增加,共晶团形态由胞状转变为枝晶状,内部相间距在1~2 μm范围内变化。力学测试表明,Y₂O₃摩尔分数小于1.1%时,由于组织内部存在低硬度m-ZrO₂及微裂纹缺陷,故陶瓷硬度较低,约为(9.53±0.22 )GPa;当Y₂O₃摩尔分数为1.1%时,陶瓷硬度最大,约为(18.05±0.27)GPa;当Y₂O₃的摩尔分数大于1.1%时,由于共晶团边界区内气孔缺陷及粗大组织增多,引起陶瓷硬度值略有下降。低Y₂O₃摩尔分数添加时,陶瓷断裂韧性相对较高,约为(6.30±0.16)MPa·m^1/2,这与其内部存在大量微裂纹缺陷有关;随着Y₂O₃添加量的增加,陶瓷的微裂纹数量减少、边界区内缺陷增多,断裂韧性降低。     

Synthesis and characterization of β type solid solution in the binary system of Bi2O3-Eu2O3

We have investigated Bi₂O₃-Eu₂O₃ binary system by doping with Eu₂O₃ in the composition range from 1 to 10 mole% via solid state reactions and succeeded to stabilize β-Bi₂O₃ phase which is metastable when pure. Stability of β-Bi₂O₃ polymorph was influenced by heat treatment temperature. Tetragonal type solid solution was obtained in 3–6 mole% addition range when annealed at 750°C and the range was 2–7 mole% when annealed at 800°C. We have also carried out investigations on lattice parameters, microstructural properties and elemental compositions of this β type solid solution for each doping ratio. Lattice parameters increased with amount of Eu₂O₃ addition. Our experimental observations strongly suggested that oxygen deficiency type non-stoichiometry is present in doped β type solid solutions.     

Influence of vacuum hot-pressing temperature on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti–3Al–2.5V alloy obtained by blended elemental and master alloy addition powders

This study addresses the processing of near-net-shape, chemically homogeneous and fine-grained Ti–3Al–2.5V components using vacuum hot-pressing. Two Ti–3Al–2.5V starting powders were considered. On one side, hydride–dehydride (HDH) elemental titanium was blended with an HDH Ti–6Al–4V prealloyed powder. On the other side, an Al:V master alloy was added to the HDH elemental titanium powder. The powders were processed applying a uniaxial pressure of 30 MPa. The sintering temperatures studied varied between 900 °C and 1300 °C. The relative density of the samples increased with processing temperature and almost fully dense materials were obtained. The increase of the sintering temperature led also to a strong reaction between the titanium powders and the processing tools. This phenomenon occurred particularly with boron nitride (BN) coating, which was used to prevent the direct contact between titanium and graphite tools. The flexural properties of the Ti–3Al–2.5V samples increased with vacuum hot-pressing temperature and are comparable to those specified for wrought titanium medical devices. Therefore, the produced materials are promising candidates for load bearing applications as implant materials.