Superplasticity in an Aluminum Alloy 6061/A12O3p Composite

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Superplasticity in an alulllinium alloy 2124/SiCp composite

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The superplastic potential of an aluminium alloy 2124/SiC_p composite, fabricated by powder metallurgy techniques, has been investigated. Instead of any special thermomechanical processing or hot extrusion, simple warm rolling has been employed to obtain a fine grained structure before superplastic testing. Constant strain rate tests were performed to characterise the superplastic behaviour of the composite. All tests were performed in air at temperatures of 743–783 K and in the strain rate range 10^-3-10^-1 S^-l. A maximum elongation of 425% was achieved at a temperature of 763 K and a strain rate of 8.3 × 10^-2 S^-1. The highest value obtained for the strain rate sensitivity index (m) was 0.41. Differential scanning calorimetry was used to ascertain the possibility of any partial melting in the vicinity of optimum superplastic temperature. These results suggested that no liquid phase existed where maximum elongation was achieved and deformation took place entirely in the solid state. Optical and electron microscopy were used to examine the materials microstructure before and after superplastic testing.     

Investigation on Superplasticity in SiCp／2024 Cold Rolling Sheet after Heat Treatment

High strain rate superplastic deformation behavior of powder metallurgy (PM) processed 17 vol. pct SiCp/2024 Al composite sheet after heat treatment was investigated over a range of temperature from 753 to 833 K. At 813 K,a maximum elongation of 259% was discovered at a strain rate of 10^-1 s^-1. The activation energy was closed to that for lattice diffusion of Al and increased at temperature upon incipient melting temperature. The mechanism of superplastic deformation for present composites was attributed to lattice diffusion controlled grain boundary sliding.     

Microstructure and Elevated Temperature Tensile Behavior of Directionally Solidified Ni-rich NiAl-Mo(Hf) Alloy

The microstructure, high strain rate superplasticity and tensile creep behavior of directionally solidified (DS) NiAl-Mo(Hf) alloy have been investigated. The alloy exhibits dendritic structure, where dendritic arm is NiAl phase, interdendritic region is Ni3Al phase, and Mo-rich phase distributes in the NiAl and Ni3Al phases. The alloy exhibits high strain rate superplastic deformation behavior, and the maximum elongation is 104.2% at 1373 K and strain rate of 1.04×10-2 s-1. The balance between strain hardening (by dislocation glide) and strain softening (by dynamic recovery and recrystallization) is responsible for the superplastic deformation. All the creep curves of the DS NiAl-Mo(Hf) alloy have similar shape of a short primary creep and dominant steady creep stages, and the creep strain is great. The possible creep deformation mechanism was also discussed. The creep fracture data follow the Monkman-Grant relationship.     

Improvement of tensile ductility in 3 mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia (3Y-TZP) by prestraining

There have been numerous investigations of the effect of material testing variables such as strain rate, temperature and grain size on the elongation to failure of superplastic ceramics. This paper presents information on the effect of rapid prestraining on superplastic ductility in a fine-grained 3 mol% yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia (3Y-TZP), using two testing programmes: (i) prestraining up to 130% at a prestrain rate of 1×10-3 s-1 followed by elongation to failure at a test strain rate of 1×10-4 s-1 and (ii) prestraining to 60% at prestrain rates of 1×10-3 s-1 and 2.5×10-4 s-1 followed by elongation to failure at a slower test strain rate of 1×10-4 s-1. The results showed that prestraining at the above conditions considerably improved superplastic ductility as well as reducing the time required to achieve a given elongation. The reason for this ductility enhancement is explained in terms of suppression of grain growth. © 1998 Chapman & Hall     

High strain rate superplasticity of hot extruded and hot rolled AA 6013/20 vol.-%SiCp composite

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High strain rate superplasticity(HSRS)of an AA 6013/20SiC_pcomposite, produced by powder metallurgy and then hot extruded or hotrolled, was evaluated by means of tensile tests carried out over a range of initial strain rates from 1 × 102 to 3.8 × 10^-1 s^-1 and temperatures from 520 to 590 ° C. A maximum elongation to failure of 370% was achieved in a hot rolled composite deformed at 1 × 10^-1 s^-1 and 560 ° C. Substantially lower elongations were achieved in hot extruded composites, with a maximumof200% at1 × 10^-2 s ^-1 and 580 ° C. The lower elongations in the hot extruded composite could be related to the large quantity of intermetallic compounds, shown by TEM analyses, which probably hinder large superplastic elongations. In both hot extruded and hot rolled composite, the flow stress was strongly dependenton temperature and strain rate; a steady state flow stress region was observed in the specimen that exhibited the maximum elongation to failure. The strain rate sensitivity index m reached a maximum ofabout 0.4 for the hot rolled composite, and about 0.35 for the hot extruded composite. Analyses of the fracture surfaces of hot rolled composite deformed at the maximum elongation, were characterised by the presence of many filaments or 'whiskers', which are generally considered as evidence of a liquid phase present at grain boundaries or interfaces.     

7B04铝合金超塑性变形行为

针对7B04铝合金开展了变形温度为470~530℃,应变速率为0.0003~0.01s~(-1)的高温超塑性拉伸实验,研究了材料的超塑性变形行为和变形机制。结果表明,7B04铝合金的流动应力随着变形温度的升高和应变速率的降低而逐渐减小,伸长率随之增加;在变形温度为530℃,应变速率为0.0003s~(-1)时,7B04铝合金的伸长率达到最大1105%,超塑性能最佳;应变速率敏感性指数m值均大于0.3,且随变形温度的升高而增加;在500~530℃的变形温度范围内,m值大于0.5,表明7B04铝合金超塑性变形以晶界滑动为主要变形机制;变形激活能Q为190kJ/mol,表明7B04铝合金的超塑性变形主要受晶内扩散控制;7B04铝合金超塑性变形中在晶界附近有液相产生,且适量的液相有利于提高材料的超塑性能。     

SiC晶须增强铝基复合材料超塑性

采用高温拉伸、透射电镜、X射线衍射仪、差示扫描量热计和超塑性经典理论,对低压浸渗、小挤压和热轧制备的SiC晶须增强2024Al基复合材料超塑性的力学行为和变形机制进行了研究。研究表明:复合材料的晶粒细小,尺寸约为1 μm;在温度为788 K、初始应变速率为3.3×10-3s-1的拉伸条件下,超塑伸长率为370％;DSC曲线上有一小的初期熔化吸热峰,其温度相应于偏晶反应:Al+Al₂Cu+Cu₄Mg₅Si₄Al_<em>x→液相+Mg₂Si,785 K;超塑性变形的主导机制为传统的晶界扩散机制和适量液相共同控制的晶界(界面)滑动。     

AZ61镁合金薄板超塑性变形特征的SEM研究

利用扫描电镜(SEM)和超塑性拉伸实验对一次热挤压加工成型的AZ61镁合金薄板(晶粒尺寸～12μm)超塑性变形特征进行了研究.结果显示,在最佳的变形温度(623K)和应变速率(1×10-4s-1)条件下,可获得的最大的超塑性形变量为920%.在523～673 K实验温度和1×10-2～1×10-5s-1应变速率范围内,材料的应变速率敏感指数(m值)随实验温度升高和应变速率的降低而增加.较高的m值(0.42～0.46)对应于晶界滑动机制(GBS),而较低的m值(0.22～0.25)则对应于位错滑移机制.变形温度和应变速率是影响超塑性变形量和变量机制的主要因素.     

Superplasticity of Fe3Al(Cr)

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The superplasticity of an Fe₃Al based intermetallic alloy with 3 at.-% chromium has been investigated in the strain rate range 10^-5-10^-2 s^-1 at test temperatures between 700 and 900°C. The composition of the iron aluminide was Fe–28Al–3Cr (at.-%) with additions of titanium and carbon. After thermomechanical processing the material possessed a coarse grained microstructure with an average grain size of 55 ± 10 μm. Strain rate exponents of 0·33≤m≤0.42 were recorded at strain rates of approximately 10^-5-10^-3 s^-1 in the temperature range 750-900°C. Superplastic elongations of 350% and more were achieved. From thermal activation analysis of superplastic flow, an activation energy of 185 ± 10 kJ mol^-1 was derived. This value is comparable to activation energies of superplastic flow in Fe₃Al(Ti) alloys. However, in unalloyed Fe₃Al the activation energy is higher, ~ 263 kJ mol^-1. Optical microscopy showed grain refinement to ~ 30 ± 5 μm in size in superplastically strained tensile specimens. Transmission electron microscopy gave evidence of the formation of subgrains of 0·3–0·5 μm in size. Superplasticity in this iron aluminide is mainly attributed to viscous dislocation glide, controlled by solute drag in the transformed B2 lattice at the deformation temperatures. During superplastic deformation, subgrain formation and grain refinement in the gauge length were revealed. From this it is concluded that dynamic recrystallisation makes an important contribution to the deformation mechanism of superplastic flow in this material.     

Superplasticity and production of mechanically milled Ti–6Al–4V–0.5B

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Superplastic forming of conventional titanium alloy sheet is limited commercially by the relatively long cycle times imposed by the high temperatures and slow strain rates required. In order to minimise cycle times material with a fine grain size is required to allow either, an increase in the forming rate or a reduction in the deformation temperature. This study details the manufacture of Ti–6Al–4V–0.5B powder with a nanocrystalline grain size, which was produced by mechanical milling. The material was consolidated by hot isostatic pressing at a range of temperatures during which ～2.5 vol.-%TiB was formed by an in situ reaction between the titanium and boron. The TiB particles limited the growth of the grain size in the titanium from the nanocrystalline structure in the powder to sizes in the range 600 nm–4 µm after consolidation. The consolidated material was hot tensile tested at a range of temperatures and strain rates. A superplastic elongation of 310%was achieved when testing at 900°C at a strain rate of 6×10^-2 s^-1 compared with 220% for conventional Ti–6Al–4V sheet. However, extensive cavitation, induced by the presence of argon, occurred during high temperature deformation and limited the superplastic extensions achieved.     

Superplasticity in a 7055 aluminum alloy subjected to intense plastic deformation

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Superplasticity in a 7055 aluminum alloy subjected to intense plastic straining through equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE) was studied in tension over a range of strain rates from 1.4 × 10^-5 to 5.6 × 10^-2 s^-1 in the temperature interval 300 - 450 °C. The alloy had a grain size of ~ 1 μm. A maximum elongation to failure of ~750% occurred at a temperature of 425 °C and an initial strain rate of 5.6 × 10^-4 s^-1, with a strain rate sensitivity coefficient m of about 0.46. The highest m value was ~0.5 at a strain rate of 1.4 × 10^-3 s^-1 and T≥ 425 °C. Moderate superplastic properties with a total elongation of about 435% and m of ~0.4 were recorded in the temperature interval 350 - 400 °C; no cavitation was found. It was shown that the main feature of superplastic behaviour of the ECAE processed 7055 aluminum alloy is a low yield stress and strong strain hardening during the initial stages of superplastic deformation. Comparing the present results with the superplastic behaviour of the 7055 Al subjected to thermomechanical processing (TMP), the highest tensile elongation in the ECAE processed material occurred at lower temperatures because ECAE produces a finer grained structure.     

喷雾沉积法制造的铝基复合材料的超塑性

喷雾沉积法制造的SiC_P/LY12复合材料经热压和热正挤压后,晶粒得以细化,SiC_P分布的均匀性大大改善.超塑性拉伸试验结果表明:SiC_P/LY12复合材料具有超塑性;变形温度、应变速率对极限延伸率和应变速率敏感性指数m值均有较大的影响.在变形温度为500℃和初始应变速率为1.0×10-3s-1时,获得的极限延伸率为345%.      

TC18钛合金的超塑性行为与变形机制

通过高温拉伸实验研究TC18钛合金在温度为720~950℃,初始应变速率为6.7×10~(-5)~3.3×10~(-1)s~(-1)时的超塑性拉伸行为和变形机制。结果表明:TC18钛合金在最佳超塑性变形条件下(890℃,3.3×10~(-4)s~(-1)),最大伸长率为470%,峰值应力为17.93MPa,晶粒大小均匀。在相变点Tβ(872℃)以下拉伸,伸长率先升高后下降,在温度为830℃,初始应变速率为3.3×10~(-4)s~(-1)时取得极大值373%,峰值应力为31.45MPa。TC18钛合金在两相区的超塑性变形机制为晶粒转动与晶界滑移,变形协调机制为晶内位错滑移与攀移;在单相区的超塑性变形机制为晶内位错运动,变形协调机制为动态回复和动态再结晶。     

Superplasticity of a SiCw/Zn-22Al Composites

In this paper, the superplastic characteristics of a 15 SiC(vol. pct) whisker reinforced Zn-22AI alloy composites, fabricated by low pressure infiltration and solute treatment after extrusion with the extrusion rate of 10:1, was investigated. The result showed that the composite exhibited a tensile elongation of 150% and a strain rate sensitivity value of about 0.33 at the initial strain rate of 6.67×10~(-2)s~(-1) and at 658 K where an appropriate amount of liquid phase was presented in the composite.     

High-strain-rate superplasticity of SiC p /8090 aluminum composite

Superplastic tensile tests of a 17 vol.% SiC _p /8090 Al-Li composite were carried out at strain rates ranging from 7.25 × 10^-4 s^-1 to 3.46 × 10^-1 s^-1 and at temperatures from 773 K to 873 K. A maximum elongation of 300% was obtained at a strain rate of 1.83 × 10^-1 s^-1 when tested at a temperature of 848 K which was slightly above the solidus temperature of the composite. The effect of a small fraction of liquid phase on high-strain-rate superplasticity was discussed. Finally, the activation energy of high-strain-rate superplastic deformation was calculated and high-strain-rate superplastic mechanism was discussed.     

Superplasticity and Diffusion Bonding of Ti_3AI Intermetallic Compounds

The superplasticity of Ti_3Al intermetallic compounds has been investigated in this paper.TheTi-14Al-21Nb ternary alloy showed 477% elongation at the strain rate of 1.49×10~(-5) s~(-1) and950℃.The elongation of Ti-14Al-21 Nb-3Mo-1V quinary alloy approached to 573% at the strainrate of 4.52×10~(-5) s~(-1) and the same temperature,and it was found that the elongation value in-creased to 1096.4%as temperature was raised up to 980℃ at the same strain rate.Ti_3Al base al-loys were bonded by diffusion bonding technology and good joints were created,the simulatedspecimens were performed by SPF/DB process.     

SiCW/Zn-22Al复合材料的超塑性

对低压浸渗、挤压比为10∶1的热挤压以及固溶处理制备的15vol％SiC_W/Zn-22Al复合材料的超塑性进行了研究。研究表明:在温度为658 K、初始应变速率为6.67×10-2s-1的拉伸变形条件下,其伸长率为150%,应变速率敏感指数m值约为0.33。     

Possible ways of enhancing high temperature ductility in CuO doped cubic zirconia (8Y–CSZ)

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The effect of initial density and rapid prestraining on superplastic ductility of 1 wt-%CuO doped cubic zirconia (8Y–CSZ) was investigated. To obtain a range of initial densities, the tensile test specimens were slip cast to net shape and pressureless sintered over a range of temperatures in air. The specimens were then superplastically tested at a temperature of 1500 K and at a constant strain rate of 1×10^-4 s^-1. The results showed that specimens with low initial densities had lower flow stresses and higher superplastic elongations to failure than higher density specimens. The reasons for the ductility change were discussed with reference to the presence of porosity and grain growth. For the prestraining test, a specimen with an initial density of 95% was prestrained to 30% at a temperature of 1550 K and at a prestrain rate ? · ₁ of 1×10^-3 s^-1, followed by elongation to failure at a slower test strain rate ? · ₂ of 1×10^-4 s^-1. It was seen that prestraining at the above test conditions considerably improved superplastic ductility. The reasons for this ductility enhancement were explained in terms of suppression of grain growth.     

异步轧制AZ31镁合金板材的超塑性工艺及变形机制

经过异步轧制工艺获得AZ31镁合金薄板。在300~450℃范围内,分别通过5×10-3,1×10-3s-1和5×10-4s-1不同应变速率进行高温拉伸实验研究其超塑性变形行为,计算应变速率敏感指数m值、超塑性变形激活能Q及门槛应力σ0值。通过EBSD分析和扫描电镜观察拉伸断裂后的断口形貌,分析AZ31镁合金的超塑性变形机制。结果表明:AZ31镁合金的塑性变形能力随着变形温度的升高及应变速率的降低而增强。当拉伸温度为400℃、m=0.72、应变速率为5×10-4s-1时,AZ31具有良好的超塑性,伸长率最大为206%。温度为400℃时,异步轧制AZ31镁合金的超塑性变形是以晶格扩散控制的晶界滑移和基面滑移共同完成的。