Investigation of stress corrosion cracking initiation of 7A52 aluminum alloy

The stress corrosion cracking(SCC) behaviour of 7A52 aluminum alloy in air and in 3.5% NaCl solution was researched by slow strain rate test(SSRT) and SEM-EDS. The SCC susceptibility was estimated with the loss of the reduction in area. The experimental results indicate that the SCC susceptibility of 7A52 aluminum alloy in 3.5% chloride solution is the highest at strain rate of 1×10-6 s-1. The lowest one is under the condition of 1×10-5 s-1. Stress concentration and anode dissolving around Al-Fe-Mn intermetallics initiate micropores which will result in microcracks. The existence of intermetallics in the microstructure may play an important role in understanding the SCC initiation mechanisms of 7A52 aluminum alloy.     

Superplasticity of Mg-5.8Zn-1Y-Zr alloy sheet fabricated by combination of extrusion and hot-rolling processes

Superplastic behaviors of quasicrystal phase containing Mg-5.8Zn-1Y-0.48Zr alloy sheets fabricated by combination of extrusion and hot-rolling processes have been investigated at temperature ranging from 623 to 753 K and at the strain rates ranging from 10-4 to 10-2 s-1 by uniaxial tensile tests. An excellent superplasticity with the maximum elongation to failure of 1020% was obtained at 753 K and the strain rate of 1.04×10-3 s-1 and its strain rate sensitivity, m, is as high as up to 0.75. The microstructure was stable during superplastic deformation due to the uniformly distributed fine quasicrystal particles. In addition, micro-cavities and their coalescences were observed in the superplastic deformation of the ZW61 magnesium alloy. Grain boundary sliding (GBS) was considered to be the main deformation mechanism during the superplastic deformation. Dislocation creep controlled by atom diffusion through grain boundaries or interior grains is suggested mainly to accommodate the GBS in super-plastic deformation.     

高应变速率下Mg-Gd-Y镁合金动态

为了研究Mg-Gd-Y镁合金在高应变速率下的动态拉伸性能及失效机制,采用分离式Hopkinson拉杆(SHTB)装置在室温下且应变速率为1 400~3 000 s^-1范围内对其进行了动态拉伸实验,并利用光学显微镜和扫描电子显微镜对动态拉伸后的镁合金试样进行了分析.结果表明,在动态拉伸载荷作用下,Mg-Gd-Y镁合金沿ED方向呈现连续屈服现象.应变速率增大后,Mg-Gd-Y镁合金具有正应变速率效应.在动态拉伸载荷作用下,Mg-Gd-Y镁合金的断口形貌呈解理断裂特征,镁合金的变形方式为孪生和滑移,且滑移为主要变形方式。     

Superplastic Deformation Behavior of Hot-rolled AZ31 Magnesium Alloy Sheet at Elevated Temperatures

1IntroductionAs a typical wrought magnesiumalloy,AZ31alloyhas a wide prospect for applications inthe fields of auto-mobiles,electronic appliances and aeronautic facili-ties[1,2].However,due to the hexagonal close-packed(HCP)structure of magnesium,the ductility of AZ31al-loy at roomtemperature is rather poor,which greatly re-stricts its applications in structural fields[3-5].Owing tothe activation of non-basal slip system[6],the ductility ofMg alloycan be significantlyimproved at elevatedtem…     

Flow stress behavior of Cu13Zn alloy deformed at elevated temperature

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AS41压铸镁合金的低周疲劳行为

为了探索AS41压铸镁合金在室温下的低周疲劳变形与断裂行为,分别对压铸态和固溶处理态的AS41镁合金进行了应变控制疲劳实验,并利用S 3400N型扫描电子显微镜对合金的低周疲劳断口形貌进行了观察与分析.结果表明,在低周疲劳加载条件下,合金均表现为循环应变硬化;合金的塑性应变幅、弹性应变幅与断裂时的载荷反向周次之间分别服从Coffin Manson和Basquin公式;AS41压铸镁合金经固溶处理后的组织比压铸态更均匀,强化相分布更弥散,在相同的外加总应变幅下表现出更高的疲劳寿命.断口形貌观察结果揭示,对于两种加工状态的AS41镁合金,疲劳裂纹均以穿晶方式萌生于试样表面并以穿晶方式扩展.     

Effects of Different Electrolytes on Stress Corrosion Properties of 2A12 Aluminum Alloy

The stress corrosion cracking (SCC) behaviors of 2A12 aluminum alloy after annealing treatment were studied by slow strain rate testing (SSRT),electrochemical polarization measurement,scanning electron microscope (SEM),energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM).Various concentrations of NaCl,H_2SO_(4 ) and HCl aqueous solution were prepared to act as the corrosive solution.The experimental results show that regarding the SCC,2A12 alloy performs best in NaCl solution but worst in HCl solution and intermediately between the above mentioned two cases in H_2SO_4 solution.For the SSRT carried out in room temperature,there is a higher decrease in elongation without large strength loss for the alloy immersed in NaCl solution.With the test conducted in H_2SO_4 solution,there is a higher strength loss and a relatively less loss of elongation compared to the one immersed in NaCl solution.With the test conducted in HCl solution,there is a relativel level loss of strength and elongation compared to either result carried out in NaCl solution or H_2SO_4 solution.     

Effect of ECAP on the microstructure and mechanical properties of a high-Mg<Subscript>2</Subscript>Si content Al-Mg-Si alloy

A high-Mg₂Si content Al alloy was extruded by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) for 8 passes at 250 °C and an ultrafine-grained structure with an average grain size of about 1.5 μm was achieved. The coarse skeleton-shaped Mg₂Si phase presenting in the as-cast alloy are significantly fragmented into fine rod-shaped as well as equiaxed particles mostly less than about 230 nm and become relatively dispersed. The tensile strength 192.8 MPa and the elongation up to 31.3% at ambient temperature are attained in the 8-pass ECAPed alloy versus 163.3 MPa and 9.1% in the as-cast alloy. High-temperature creep test at 250 °C reveals that the ECAPed sample exhibits a high elongation close to 100% at a relatively high creep rate 7.64×10⁻⁵ s⁻¹, compared to the elongation 56% at a low strain rate 1.74×10⁻⁷ s⁻¹ in the as-cast alloy.     

Anisotropy of Fatigue Behavior and Tensile Behavior of 5A06 Aluminum Alloy Based on Infrared Thermography

The fatigue behavior during high cycle fatigue testing and the tensile behavior of 5A06 aluminum alloy considering the anisotropy were studied.Two types of specimens including longitudinal specimen(parallel to the rolling direction) and transverse specimen(perpendicular to the rolling direction) were prepared.Infrared thermography was employed to monitor the temperature evolution during the fatigue and tensile tests.The temperature evolution curves in the two directions were contrastively analyzed.It is found that the temperature evolution during fatigue process possesses four stages:initial temperature rise stage,slow temperature decline stage,rapid temperature rise stage,and finial temperature decline stage.The heat generating mechanisms of the four stages are discussed.Obvious differences can be found between the longitudinal specimen and transverse specimen in fatigue strength and fatigue life.The fatigue strength and fatigue life of longitudinal specimen are higher than those of transverse specimen.During the tensile and fatigue testing process,the fracture temperature in the transverse direction are higher than that in the longitudinal direction.The fatigue strength prediction by means of infrared thermography has a good consistency with that by the traditional method.     

Hot deformation behavior of Ti-6.5Al-3.5Mo-1.5Zr-0.3Si alloy with acicular microstructure

The characteristics of hot deformation of an α+β titanium alloy Ti-6.5Al-3.5Mo-1.5Zr-0.3Si with acicular microstructure were studied using isothermal hot compressive tests in a strain rate range of 0.01-10 s-1 at 860-1 100 °C. The true stress-true strain curves of alloy hot-compressed in the α+β region exhibit a peak stress followed by continuous flow softening; whereas in the β region,the flow stress attains a steady-state regime. At a strain rate of 10 s-1 and in a wide temperature range,the alloy exhibit...     

Microstructure and flow stress of Mg-12Gd-3Y-0.5Zr magnesium alloy

The microstructure and flow stress of the Mg-12Gd-3Y-0.5Zr magnesium alloy was investigated by compression test at temperatures ranging from 350 to 500 ℃ and the strain rates ranging from 0.01 to 20 s-1. The flow stress of the magnesium alloy increased with strain rate and decreased with deformation temperature. Flow stress can be expressed in terms of the Zener-Hollomon parameter Z, which describes the combined influence of the strain rate and temperature using an Arrhenius function.The values of the deformation activation energy were estimated to be 245.9 and 171.5 kJ/mol at deformation temperatures below 400 ℃ and above 400 ℃, respectively. Two constitutive equations were developed to quantify the effect of the deformation conditions on the flow stress of the magnesium alloy. The effects of deformation temperature and strain rate on the microstructure of the magnesium alloy were also examined and quantified by measuring the volume fraction of dynamically recrystallized grain Xd. Xd increased with increasing of deformation temperature. When the deformation temperature was below 475 ℃, Xd decreased with strain rate until it reached 0.15 s-1, then it increased again. When the deformation temperature was above 475 ℃, Xd increased with strain rate.     

Localized electrochemical impedance spectroscopy study on the corrosion behavior of Fe-Cr alloy in the solution with Cl− and SO4 2−

The corrosion behaviors of Fe-Cr alloy under three different pH values solutions with Cl- and SO42- were investigated by localized electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (LEIS) measurements and the corrosion products were analyzed by laser Raman spectrometry. The results show that the high corrosion resistance of Fe-Cr Alloy is attributed to a passive film which is formed more easily when the alloy contains a large quantity of Cr element. However, its corrosion resistance varies in the solutions with different pH values, especially in the initial corrosion. The average impedance values in neutral and alkaline solution are much higher than that in acidic solution because the passive film is more likely to dissolve in the acidic condition. Moreover, the destructive effect of Cl- and SO42+ ions on the passive film is also demonstrated in corrosion process through the change of the impedance value with the steeping time.     

Examination of dynamic recrystallization during compression of AZ31 magnesium

This study aimed to investigate dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behavior during compression of magnesium alloy AZ31. Cylinder samples were cut from the extruded rod and hot rolled sheet AZ31 for compression test. The samples were compressed using a Gleeble 1500D at a temperature of 300℃ and a strain rate of 0.01 s-1. Grain orientations and misorientation angles across grain boundaries for the tested samples were obtained by using electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique. The results showed that strong basal texture was observed after 50% compression (ε = 0.69) on both the extruded and hot rolled samples, which have different initial textures. It was observed that with increased strain, DRX grains gradually rotated to basal orientation, and grain boundaries with misorientation angle of near 30° was formed in the samples. At the strain of 0.69, a high fraction of high-angle (> 60°) bounda-ries was present in the extruded sample, whereas almost no high angle boundaries were observed in the hot rolled sheet sample.     

Interaction of 4-aminosalicylic acid and surfactants in aqueous solutions using UV-Vis spectra and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy

The interactions of 4-aminosalicylic acid (4-ASA) and surfactants in aqueous solutions were investigated by using UV-Vis spectra and steady-state fluorescence spectroscopy.The results showed that the strongest peak at UV-vis spectra of 4-ASA aqueous solution in the presence of cationic surfactant and cetyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB) appeared at 206 nm and took a red shift from 206 nm to 221 nm with the increase of 4-ASA concentrations from 0.8×10-5 to 4.4×10-4 mol/L.Similarly,the strongest peak at UV-vis spectra of 4-ASA aqueous solution in the presence of nonionic surfactant and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) appeared at 206 nm and took a red shift from 206 nm to 219 nm with the increase of 4-ASA concentrations from 0.8×10-5 to 4.4×10-4 mol/L.However,the similar phenomena did not appeared in the presence of anion surfactant,sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS),the UV-vis spectra of 4-ASA aqueous solution remained the same peak position and the peak value increased with the 4-ASA concentration increase.The results could be attributed to the electrostatic attraction between 4-ASA and CTAB or PVP,as well as the electrostatic repulsion between 4-ASA and SDS.Furthermore,the value of critical micelle concentration (CMC) of surfactants in the presence of 4-ASA was determined with Fluorescence method.The first and second CMC of CTAB was 1.2×10-4 M and 2.4×10-4 M,respectively.The first and second CMC of PVP was 1.2×10-4 M and 2.8×10-4 M.SDS realized the multiple micellizations to form multiple CMC.     

Deformation behavior and microstructural evolution of Al-Zn-Cu-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy during high temperature compression

The deformation behavior of a new Al-Zn-Cu-Mg-Sc-Zr alloy was investigated with compression tests in temperature range of 380–470 °C and strain rate range of 0.001–10 s⁻¹ using Gleeble 1500 system, and the associated microstructural evolutions were studied by metallographic microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that true stress—strain curves exhibit a peak stress, followed by a dynamic flow softening at low strains (ɛ<0.05). The stress decreases with increasing deformation temperature and decreasing strain rate, which can be represented by a Zener-Hollomon exponential equation with the activation energy for deformation of 157.9 kJ/mol. The substructure in the deformed specimens consists of few fine precipitates with equaixed polygonized subgrains in the elongated grains and developed serrations at the grain boundaries. The dynamic flow softening is attributed mainly to dynamic recovery and dynamic recrystallization. Foundation item: Project(2006AA03Z523) supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China     

Dynamic properties of concrete under severe environmental condition

Exposure to environmental conditions can significantly influence the mechanical behavior of concrete structures in civil engineering. In this study, the effect of environmental factors, such as moisture and temperature, on the strain-rate sensitivity of concrete mixtures was systematically investigated. The strain rate varied from 10⁻⁵s⁻¹ to 10⁻²s⁻¹. From the investigation it was concluded that moisture content had a significant influence on the strain-rate sensitivity of concrete. With regard to concrete with low moisture content, temperature had little influence on the rate-dependent behavior; while for fully saturated specimens, a significant influence was observed. These phenomena were attributed to the meso-scale bonding properties of the concrete matrix. Equations were derived to characterize the ultimate strength increment of concrete with strain rate under different environmental conditions. An explanation to the dynamic failure mechanisms of concrete based on the experimental findings was proposed.     

低碳钢静拉伸时塑性变形阶段晶粒延伸率及形变功的变化

研究了低碳钢单向静拉伸到不同应变阶段中,试件纵、横截面上晶粒特征尺寸的变化,以及晶粒延伸率与试件延伸率及形变功的关系对塑性变形各阶段中上述关系的变化规律进行了分析与讨论．     

As-extruded AZ31B magnesium alloy fatigue crack propagation behavior

The fatigue crack propagation rate of as-extruded AZ31B magnesium alloy was studied. Compact tension [C(T)] of the notch direction parallel (T-L), vertical (L-T), and inclined at 45o to the extrusion direction was investigated. The experimental results indicate that the crack propagation direction is parallel to the extrusion direction for T-L and L-T specimens, whereas the specimen inclined at 45o has an angular deflection of 9° to 11° toward the extrusion direction. The T-L specimen has the fastest fatigue crack propagation rate, and the L-T specimen has the slowest rate, the fatigue crack propagation rate of the specimen inclined at 45o is between the two directions. The crack tip propagates by both transgranular and intergranular fractures. Fatigue fractures consist of cleavage plane or quasi-cleavage and are brittle fractures. The fatigue striation occurs for specimens inclined at 45o and its size is 3-15 μm.     

The Optimization of Synthesizing Graft Copolymer of Starch with Vinyl Monomers

1Introduction Thechemicallymodifiedstarchesaregainingin creasingimportanceinapplication,becauseoftheirnatu ralabundance,specialstructureandbiodegradablepr operty[1,2].Graftcopolymerizationisthemostattractive methodforthechemicalmodificationofstarch.Andthe graftcopolymerizationofvinylmonomerssuchasacrylam ide(AM)acrylicacid(AA)ontostarchhasbeencur rentlyanactiveresearcharea[37].Thoughmanyeffortshavebeenmadetoimprovethe waterabsorbencyofthegraftcopolymers,thecombined effectsofdifferentreaction…     

Thermal deformation behavior and microstructure of nuclear austenitic stainless steel

Gleeble-1500D thermal simulation tester was employed in the hot-compression investigation of as-cast nuclear 304 austenitic stainless steel under conditions: deformation temperature 950―1200℃; deformations 30% and 50%; deformation rates 0.01 and 0.1 s?1. The results show that the flow stress decreases with temperature rise under the same strain rate and deformation, that the flow stress increases with deformation under the same temperature and strain rate, and that the flow stress increases with strain rate...