Effect of loading on recovery of internal friction of Al-16 Wt % Ag and Al-16 Wt % Ag-0.28 Wt % Fe alloys

The phenomenon of internal friction recovery of Al-16 wt %Ag and Al-16 wt %Ag-0.28 wt % Fe alloys is studied after cold-working the samples in uniaxial tension using the free decay method. The wire samples are investigated for internal friction recovery while they were loaded-within the elastic limit-by different loads at different resting temperatures. It is found that by increasing the temporary loading the rate of recovery decreases. TEM investigations confirmed that the addition of Fe to Al-Ag alloy accelerates the formation and coarsening of G.P.zones. The results are explained on the basis of dislocation damping adopting the Granato-Lücke model for recovery of internal friction.     

Formation and reversion of G-P zones in Al-1.3 at. % Ag alloy

The kinetics of clustering and reversion of G-P zones in an Al-1.3 at. % Ag alloy have been investigated by resistivity measurements, with special attention to the initial parts of reversion. From an analysis of clustering kinetics, vacancy formation, solute migration and solute-vacancy binding energies have been deduced to be 0.70, 0.53 and 0.10 eV respectively.The activation energy for reversion, which is identified as the activation energy for solute atom diffusion, is found to vary from 0.98 to 1.46 eV with increasing reversion time. This is attributed to variations in the vacancy concentration in equilibrium with small dislocation loops.     

Crystal growth of the primary silicon in an Al-16 wt % Si alloy

Studies on the crystallographic growth habit of primary silicon crystals in an Al-16 wt% Si alloy were carried out by X-ray micro focus Laue analysis and ECP (electron channelling pattern) analysis. The plate-like primary silicon crystals grow by the same mechanism as that for germanium dendrites, i.e. the TPRE (twin plane re-entrant edges) mechanism. The spherical primary silicon crystal in sodium treated melts is composed of several pyramidal grains with tops at the centre of the sphere. Many of these grains have a twin relation to each other. The sodium enriched regions are found at the boundaries of these pyramidal silicon grains. The external surfaces of the spherical primary crystals exhibit regular crystal facets. The surface facets are most frequently parallel to {111} plane but there are also some facets parallel to other less densely packed planes such as {100}, {211} and so on.     

Tensile behaviour of two DO3-ordered alloys: Fe3Si and Fe-20 at % Al-5 at % Si

The tensile behaviour, including fracture modes and deformation substructures, of two powder-produced DO₃-ordered alloys having compositions Fe-25 at % Si (Fe₃Si) and Fe-20 at % Al-5 at % Si, has been investigated from room temperature to 800° C. The brittle-to-ductile transition temperature for the Fe₃Si alloy occurred at a temperature between 500 and 550° C, while that of the Fe-20 at % Al-5 at % Si alloy was approximately room temperature. In both alloys fracture occurred by transgranular cleavage at room temperature, with the occurrence of an increasing proportion of intergranular cavitation with increasing temperature. At low strains plastic deformation occurred chiefly by movement of perfect superlattice dislocations which, with increasing strain, dissociated to produce next-nearest-neighbour antiphase boundary trails.     

Effect of grain size upon flow and fracture in a precipitation-strengthened Ti-8 wt % Al-0.25 wt % Si alloy

The interaction of grain size and precipitation strengthening has been studied in a Ti-8 wt % Al-0.25 wt %Si alloy. Grain sizes varying from 9 to 90m were produced by warm-working and annealing the alloy in the single--phase field. A uniform distribution of the coherent ₂ particles in the matrix was produced by ageing the alloy in the two-phase ( + ₂) field. The yield strength Hall-Petch slopes of the alloys with and without the ₂ precipitates were found to be nearly equal, indicating that the precipitation and grain-boundary strengthening are linearly additive. While specimens containing no precipitates exhibited a high ductility for all grain sizes, the ductility of the specimens with the ₂ particles decreased drastically with increasing grain size. TEM examination of the specimens containing the precipitates revealed a highly planar, localized slip and SEM examination of the fracture surfaces of these specimens revealed a transition in fracture behaviour from highly dimpled to mixed cleavage and intergranular with increasing grain size.     

Undercooling and supersaturation of alloying elements in rapidly solidified Al-8.5% Fe-1.2% V-1.7% Si alloy

Dispersion-strengthened Al-8.5% Fe-1.2% V-1.7% Si alloy was produced by inert gas atomization and atomized melt deposition processes. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to estimate the extent of undercooling in the alloy powders as a function of powder size and in the atomized melt-deposited alloy as a function of process parameters. The estimated undercooling was found to be a strong function of powder size and processing conditions and varied from 380–200 °C. Alloy powders of diameter greater than 180 jam did not experience any undercooling during solidification. X-ray diffraction analysis was performed to study the dependence of supersaturation of alloying elements and metastable phase formation on the extent of undercooling. When the undercooled alloy was heated to about 400 dgC, formation of Al₁₂(Fe, V)₃Si phase with b c c crystal structure from the supersaturated matrix was observed.     

Mechanical spectroscopy in commercial Fe–6 wt.% Si alloys between 400 and 1000 K

Mechanical spectroscopy, neutron diffraction and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) were performed on commercial Fe–6 wt.% Si alloy after quenching from high temperature. The damping spectrum shows a peak at around 800 K and an associated modulus defect. The modulus shows an increase during the second and subsequent heating runs. In addition, an anomaly in the modulus behavior has been found at around 400 K. Different thermal treatments allows to obtain two different recovery degrees of the quenched-in defects. The influence of the recovery degree on the 800 K internal friction peak and on the anelastic modulus has been evaluated and confirm the validity of the grain boundary mechanism associated to this peak. Experimental results are discussed on the basis of recovery and ordering processes.     

Behaviour of hydrogen in pure aluminium,Al-4 mass% Cu and Al-1 mass% Mg2Si alloys studied by tritium electron microautoradiography

The effect of lattice defects and microstructures on hydrogen distribution in pure aluminium, Al-4 mass% Cu and Al-1 mass% Mg₂Si alloys has been studied by tritium electron microautoradiography. It was found that in pure aluminium and both the alloys, dislocations and grain boundaries act as short-circuiting diffusion paths and also as trapping sites for hydrogen. It was found that the Guinier-Preston (GP) zones in the Al-1 mass% Mg₂Si alloy do not act as trapping sites but as repellants for hydrogen, in contrast to the GP zones in the Al-4 mass% Cu alloy in which they act as trapping sites for hydrogen. In the Al-1 mass% Mg₂Si alloy, the interfaces between the matrix lattice and the metastable precipitate and between the matrix lattice and the equilibrium precipitate, were proved to be strong trapping sites for hydrogen. In the Al-4 mass% Cu alloy, the equilibrium precipitate itself has been found to be able to trap hydrogen.     

The influence of Mg content on the formation and reversion of Guinier-Preston zones in Al-4.5 at % Zn-x Mg alloys

The influence of Mg concentrations on the dissolution of Guinier-Preston (GP) zones formed at room temperature (RT) and on the formation of more stable phases has been investigated during continuous heating of Al-4.5 at % Zn-xMg alloys. The Mg content was varied from 0.05 to 3 at %. After different aging periods at RT, calorimetric investigations were carried out at heating rates of 40 and 80° C min⁻¹. In the case of alloys with a lower Mg content (x ⩽ 0.5 at %) only the dissolution of GP zones could be observed during the heating, whereas in the case of alloys with a higher Mg content the formation of theη′-phase started before the total dissolution of GP zones and at higher temperatures the formation of theη-phase also took place. These phases were identified by transmission electron microscopy. The heat-of-solution of GP zones shows saturation as a function of RT aging time. The time needed for the saturation increased monotonously with increasing Mg content. The reversion of zones was followed byin situ X-ray small angle scattering measurements. The change of the total scattered intensity was measured during continuous heating at a rate of 40° C min⁻¹. These investigations have confirmed the results of the calorimetric measurements which indicate that the total dissolution of zones takes place only in the case of the alloys with a Mg content lower than 0.5 at %. In the case of alloys with a Zn concentration of 4.5 at % studied here, 1 at % Mg is sufficient to initiate the formation of more stable phases during the reversion of zones. On leave from Hanoi University, Vietnam.     

Structure, properties and fracture of friction stir welds in a high-temperature Al-8.5Fe-1.3V–1.7Si alloy (AA-8009)

Friction stir welds produced in a rapidly-solidified, powder metallurgy Al-8.5Fe-1.3 V-1.7 Si (wt.%) alloy were characterized in order to investigate the effects of deformation during welding on the weld zone microstructure, hardness, tensile properties, and fracture behavior. A weld produced using a tool rotational speed of 1200 rpm and a traversing rate of 4.3 mm/s exhibited a repetitive pattern of dispersoid-depleted bands that were attributed to the intense deformation that occurred in the vicinity of the tool. The significant softening associated with these regions, and the presence of occasional, irregularly-shaped voids near the boundary between the base metal and the weld zone on the advancing side of the weld, promoted a weld tensile strength of 60–70% of the base metal. The application of a lower tool rotational speed of 428 rpm and a lower traversing rate of 1.9 mm/s promoted fewer bands and a more uniform dispersoid distribution throughout the weld zone, and an absence of defects along the weld zone/base metal interface. Tensile strength of these welds approached 90% of the base metal. Fracture of the transverse-weld oriented tensile specimens for both weld types consistently occurred near the boundary between the weld zone and the base metal on the advancing side of the weld zone, with tensile specimen ductilities appreciably lower than that of the base metal.     

PZT陶瓷中由氧空位与畴壁相互作用引起的内耗

采用低频倒置扭摆内耗仪对组分为 Pb(Zr0.7Ti0.3)O3 (PZT73)和 Pb(Zr0.3Ti0.7)O3 (PZT37) 的两种陶瓷的内耗 Q-1及振动频率的平方 f 2（正比于材料的剪切模量 G）与温度的关系进行了 测定。在纯三角相的 PZT73陶瓷中发现两个内耗峰。高温内耗峰 PM起源于材料的顺电－铁 电相变 ,低温内耗峰 P1本质上是一个宽化的 Debye峰,可归因于氧空位作用下的畴壁振荡弛豫。 对纯四方相的 PZT37陶瓷,除了 P1和 PM峰外,在 P1与 PM峰之间另有内耗峰 P2,这与 900畴附 近的氧空位团簇的弛豫有关 ,其特征可用描述强关联系统的关联态模型（ Coupling model）描述。