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.     

Tensile Behavior of NiAl-9Mo Eutectic Alloy around Brittle to Ductile Transition Temperature

The influence of strain rate and temperature on the tensile behavior of as-cast and HIPed NiAl-9Mo eutectic alloywas investigated in the temperature range of 700～950℃ and over a strain rate range from 2.08×10~(-4) s~(-1) to2.08×10~(-2)s~(-l). The results indicate that HIP process causes an enhancement in ductility and a decrease in ultimatetensile strength (UTS), yield strength (YS), average strain hardening rate as well as a drop in brittle to ductiletransition temperature(BDTT) under the same condition. It is noticed that the BDTT of as-cast NiAl-9Mo is moredependent on strain rate than that of HIPed one. The brittle to ductile transition process of the alloy is related toa sharp drop in strain hardening rate. Regardless of strain rate, the fracture morphology changes from cleavage inNiAI phase and debonding along NiAI/Mo interface below the BDTT to microvoid coalescence above BDTT. Theapparent activation energy of the BDT of HIPed and as-cast material are calculated to be 327 and 263 kJ/mol,respe     

Tensile properties and microstructure of in situ NiAl–Cr (Zr) eutectic composite

An in situ NiAl–33.5Cr–0.5Zr composite was prepared by vacuum induction melting followed by hot isostatical pressing (HIP) at 1573 K and 100 MPa for 3 h. The microstructure of the composite is composed of NiAl matrix and Cr phase with small amount of Ni₂AlZr and Zr-rich phases distributing at the interfaces of NiAl and Cr phases. It is found that the composite is stronger and more ductile than that of some NiAl-based alloys at high temperature. However the composite is still brittle at room temperature and becomes ductile with the increase of testing temperature. The brittle-to-ductile transition temperature (BDTT) is the function of initial strain rate. Under the creep deformation at 1273 K and 100 MPa, the minimum creep rate of the composite is three orders lower than that of the polycrystalline NiAl and single crystalline NiAl [0 0 1]. TEM observations on the deformed samples of both tension and creep show that dynamic recrystallization has occurred during high temperature deformation process.     

Mechanical Properties of DS NiAl/Cr(Mo) Alloys with Low Addition of Hf for High-temperature Applications

1.IntroductionAs a new type of structural materials based on the B2intermetallics,NiAl offers superior characteristics,suchas low density,high melting point and excellent oxida-tion resistance at high temperature[1].However,the poorfracture toughness at ambient temperature and low creepstrength at elevated temperature limit their applicationcurrently.Although the creep strength has been sig-nificantly improved by precipitation strengthening[2]orforming a particulate composite[3],and ductility…     

定向凝固 NiAl/Cr(Mo,Hf)合金的微观组织及力学性能

研究了定向凝固NiAl-28Cr-5.85Mo-0.15Hf合金的微观组织与在293～1373K温度范围内的力学性能.结果表明:合金是由NiAl枝晶轴和枝晶间区(NiAl和Cr(Mo)相的共晶)组成的.经过长期固溶时效处理NiAl/Cr(Mo)合金析出少量弥散分布的Huesler相,其余Hf以固溶体方式存在.DSNiAl-28Cr-5.85Mo-0.15Hf合金具有明显的韧脆转变行为,韧脆转变温度依赖于应变速率.室温拉伸断口呈现明显的解理断裂,而韧脆转变温度在以上时,合金具有较大的变形量,断口上有许多韧窝,呈现明显的塑性断裂特征.     

Compressive Creep Behavior of TiC/AZ91D Magnesium-matrix Composites with Interpenetrating Networks

The 42.1 vol. pct TiC/AZ91D magnesium-matrix composites with interpenetrating networks were fabricated by in-situ reactive infiltration process. The compressive creep behavior of as-synthesized composites was investigated at temperature ranging from 673 to 723 K under loads of 95-108 MPa. For a comparative purpose,the creep behavior of the monolithic matrix alloy AZ91D was also conducted under loads of 15-55 MPa at 548-598 K. The creep mechanisms were theoretically analyzed based on the power-law relation. The results showed that the creep rates of both TiC/AZ91D composites and AZ91D alloy increase with increasing the temperature and load. The TiC/AZ91D composites possess superior creep resistance as compared with the AZ91D alloy. At deformation temperature below 573 K, the stress exponent n of AZ91D alloy approaches theoretical value of 5, which suggests that the creep process is controlled by dislocation climb. At 598 K, the stress exponentof AZ91D is close to 3, in which viscous non-basal slip deformation plays a key role in the process of creep deformation. However, the case differs from that of AZ91D alloy when the stress exponent n of TiC/AZ91D composites exceeds 9, which shows that there exists threshold stress in the creep process of the composites, similar to other types of composites. The average activation energies for the creep of the AZ91D alloy and TiC/AZ91D composites were calculated to be 144 and 152 k J/mol, respectively. The existence of threshold stress in the creep process of the composites leads to an increase in activation energy for creep.     

Creep Behavior of Mullite Short Fiber Reinforced ZL109 Alloy Composites at High Temperature

The creep behavior of AI203.SIO2 fiber reinforced ZL109 composites has been investigated at four temperatures ranging from 553 to 623 K. The results show high stress exponent and highapparent creep activation energy. A good correlation between the normalized creep rate and normalized effective stress means that the true stress exponent of minimum creep strain rate of the composite is very close to 5, and the minimum creep strain rate is matrix lattice diffusion     

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.     

High temperature dispersion strengthening of NiAl

A potential high temperature strengthening mechanism for alloys based on the intermetallic compound NiAl has been investigated. This study forms part of an overall program at NASA Lewis Research Center for exploring the potential of alloys based on NiAl for high temperature applications. An alloy containing 2.26 at% Nb and produced by hot extrusion of blended powders has been examined in detail using optical and electron microscopy. Interdiffusion between the blended niobium and NiAl powders results in the formation of intermediate phases. A fine dispersion of precipitates of a hexagonal, ordered NiAINb phase in a matrix of NiAl can be produced and this results in strengthening of the alloy by interfering with dislocation motion at high temperature. These precipitates are, however, found to coarsen during the high temperature (1300 K) deformation at slow strain rates and this may impose some limitations on the use of this strengthening mechanism.     

Mechanisms of elevated-temperature deformation in the B2 aluminides NiAl and CoAl

A strain rate change technique, developed previously for distinguishing between pure-metal and alloy-type creep behaviour, was used to study the elevated-temperature deformation behaviour of the intermetallic compounds NiAl and CoAl. Tests on NiAl were conducted at temperatures between 1100 and 1300 K while tests on CoAl were performed at temperatures ranging from 1200 to 1400 K. NiAl exhibits pure-metal type behaviour over the entire temperature range studied. CoAl, however, undergoes a transition from pure-metal to alloy-type deformation behaviour as the temperature is decreased from 1400 to 1200 K. Slip appears to be inherently more difficult in CoAl than in NiAl, with lattice friction effects limiting the mobility of dislocations at a much higher temperature in CoAl than in NiAl. The superior strength of CoAl at elevated temperatures may therefore be related to a greater lattice friction strengthening effect in CoAl than in NiAl.     

Simultaneous improvement of strength and ductility in NiAl-Cr(Mo)-Hf near eutectic alloy by small amount of Ti alloying addition

Effects of Ti alloying addition on the microstructure and room temperature compression deformation behavior of a NiAl-Cr(Mo)-Hf near eutectic alloy were investigated by SEM, TEM, EDX and compression test. The results showed that compared with base alloy, the compressive fracture strain and 0.2% yield strength of the Ti-containing alloy were enhanced simultaneously. Disordered (Ti,Hf) solid solution phase together with the blocky Heusler phase Ni₂Al(Ti,Hf) precipitation presented at eutectic cell boundaries is responsible for the enhancement in ductility due to the better deformation ability of (Ti,Hf) solid solution phase. The improvement in strength depends mainly on the solid solution strengthening in NiAl matrix by large amount of Ti due to its larger solid solubility relative to Hf in NiAl.     

钛合金高温短时蠕变与应力松弛的关系研究*

蠕变或应力松弛被认为是钛合金板材热成形降低回弹的主要机理。目前对热校形阶段中的蠕变与应力松弛的区别及联系尚缺乏深入研究。本文主要进行了钛合金高温短时蠕变及应力松弛实验, 利用TEM对实验后的显微组织进行了观察。分别研究了温度、应力及时间对蠕变和应力松弛行为的影响规律, 从蠕变率-时间和蠕变-时间角度建立了蠕变与应力松弛之间的联系。研究表明: 钛合金在低温低应力下蠕变以原子扩散为主, 高温高应力下以位错滑移和攀移为主, 而应力松弛在不同温度时均以位错攀移为主要变形机制, 基于蠕变数据预测的应力松弛行为与实验结果符合较好。     

Creep and microstructure in powder metallurgy 15 vol.% SiC<Subscript>p</Subscript>–2009 Al composite

The creep behavior and microstructure of powder metallurgy (PM) 15 vol.% silicon particulate-reinforced 2009 aluminum alloy (SiCp–2009 Al composite) and its matrix PM 2009 Al were investigated over six orders of magnitude of strain rate and at temperatures in the range 618–678 K. The results show that the creep behavior of PM 15% SiC_p–2009 Al composite resembles that of PM 2009 Al with regard to (a) the variations in both the apparent stress exponent and the apparent activation energy for creep due to applied stress, (b) the value of the true stress exponent, (c) the value of the true activation energy for creep, (d) the interpretation of creep in terms of a threshold stress, and (e) the temperature dependence of threshold stress. This resemblance implies that deformation in the matrix governs deformation in the composite. Analysis of the creep data in terms of creep rate against an effective stress shows that the creep behaviors of the composite and unreinforced alloy are consistent with the operation of viscous glide creep at low stresses. A comparison between the creep data of the composite and those of the unreinforced matrix revealed that the composite exhibited more creep-resistant characteristics than its matrix over the entire range of applied stresses.     

Constitutive equation of plastic deformation of a zn-al alloy under tension-tension strain controlled cyclic loading

A constitutive equation of plastic deformation under tension-tension, strain controlled cyclic loading condition was derived from the transition state theory of rate processes. It was considered that the rate of plastic flow during the (tension-tension) cyclic deformation is controlled by a system of two consecutive energy barriers and that the material structural characteristics remain constant during cyclic deformation. The study revealed that within the stress, time, and temperature range, where the backward activations over the energy barriers are negligibly small, tension-tension, strain controlled cyclic deformation is essentially a stress relaxation process. The theory described well the cyclic deformation behavior of a near eutectoid ZnAl alloy. The constitutive parameters determined from the analysis of stress relaxation and tension-tension, strain controlled cyclic loading experimental results were identical. Consequently, it was recommended that stress relaxation can be used to determine the material structural characteristics which can then be used to predict the tension-tension, strain controlled cyclic deformation behavior of the alloy, using the constitutive equation derived in this report.     

High Temperature Deformation of a β''''(NiAl) Precipitation Strengthened Ferritic Alloy

A β'(NiAl) precipitation strengthened ferritic Fe-19Cr-2Al-4Ni alloy was tested under low cycle fatigue and creep at elevated temperatures. The dislocation microstructures developed were examined by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The deformation behavior of the alloy was interpreted in terms of dislocationprecipitate configurations and interactions.fatigue deformation.     

A STUDY OF FATIGUE AND CREEP BEHAVIOUR OF FOUR HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLDERS

Creep and cyclic deformation behavior of two lead-free high temperature solder alloys, 95Sn-5Ag and 99Sn-1.0Cu, a high lead alloy 97.SPb-1.SAg-1.0Sn, and an Ag-modified eutectic alloy 62.SSn-36.1Pb-1.4Ag, were studied. Room temperature and high (100°C and 150°C) temperature fatigue tests (with cyclic strain amplitude up to 6.0%) for the four solders were conducted, with the fatigue lives ranging from a few cycles to more than 100,000 cycles. It is shown that among the alloys studied, 62.SSn-36.1Pb-1.4Ag (the modified Sn-Pb eutectic alloy) has the lowest fatigue resistance in term of low cycle fatigue life (strain controlled). The high lead alloy, 97.SPb-1.5Ag-1.0Sn, has the highest strain fatigue resistance in the large strain region (Δ > 2.0%). Temperature has a significant effect on alloys 95Sn-5Ag and 99Sn-1.0Cu, but has a negligible effect on the Ag modified Sn-Pb eutectic alloy 62.5Sn-36.1Pb-1.4Ag and 97.5Pb-1.5Ag-1.0Sn. Creep studies show that these alloys generally have a very significant primary creep regime (up to 20%); thus, any realistic constitutive relation has to take such a primary creep phase into consideration. Cyclic deformation of alloy 95Sn-SAg was simulated by using a constitutive relation built upon a 2-cell model, which covers both primary and secondary creep. This model provides a good estimate of the peak stresses (the minimum stress and the maximum stress in each cycle); it agrees with experimental results when the applied cyclic strain is small and/or the applied strain rate is very low.     

Creep deformation behaviour of AZ31 magnesium alloy over wide range of temperature and stress

Abstract

The creep deformation behaviour of coarse grained AZ31 magnesium alloy was examined in the temperature range from 423 to 673 K (0·46–0·73T_m) under various constant stresses covering low strain rate range from 4×10^?9 to 2×10^?2 s^?1. Most shape of the creep curve was typical of class II behaviour. However, only at low stress and low temperature, the shape of the creep curve was typical of class I behaviour. At very low stress at 673 K, the stress exponent for the secondary creep rate was ～2. At low stress level, the stress exponent was ～3 and the present results were in good agreement with the prediction of Takeuchi and Argon model. At high stress level, the stress exponent was ～5 and the present results were in good agreement with the prediction of Weertman model. The transition of deformation mechanism from solute drag creep to dislocation climb creep could be explained in terms of solute atmosphere breakaway concept.     

The critical temperature for brittle-to-ductile transition of intermetallic compound based on NiAl

The brittle-to-ductile transition (BDT) behavior of NiAl–9Mo alloys was firstly investigated to occur in the small temperature range of about 10 °C using tensile test method. The characteristic temperature T_AB was defined for BDT in the alloy. It associates with the temperature at which the resistance to cleavage starts to sharply increase and the massive dislocation suddenly generates. Therefore, T_AB is the critical temperature which symbolizes that the material undergoes the brittle-to-ductile transition.     

一种含4.5%Re/3.0%Ru的单晶镍基合金的高温蠕变行为

通过对含4.5%Re/3.0%Ru单晶镍基合金进行高温蠕变性能测试,并采用扫描电镜(SEM)、透射电镜(TEM)对不同蠕变期间的试样进行组织形貌观察,研究了该合金的高温蠕变行为。结果表明,本实验所选用的单晶合金在高温蠕变期间具有良好的蠕变抗力,在1040℃/160MPa的蠕变寿命达到725h。高温蠕变初期,合金中γ′相沿垂直于应力轴方向转变成筏状结构,其稳态蠕变期间的变形机制是位错在基体中滑移和攀移越过筏状γ′相。高温蠕变后期,合金的变形机制是位错在基体中滑移和剪切筏状γ′相。位错的交替滑移使筏形γ′相扭曲,并在γ/γ′两相界面发生裂纹的萌生与扩展直至断裂,是合金在高温蠕变后期的断裂机制。     

Plastic deformation behavior in dual-phase Ni–31Al intermetallics at elevated temperature

Plastic deformation behavior of dual-phase Ni–31Al intermetallics at elevated temperature was examined. It was found that the alloy exhibited good plasticity under an initial strain rate of 1.25 × 10⁻⁴ s⁻¹ to 8 × 10⁻³ s⁻¹ in a temperature range of 950–1075 °C. A maximum elongation of 281.3% was obtained under an initial strain rate of 5 × 10⁻⁴ s⁻¹ at 1000 °C. The strain rate sensitivity, m value was correlated with temperature and initial strain rate, being in the range of 0.241–0.346. During plastic deformation, both the two phases Ni₃Al and NiAl in dual-phase Ni–31Al could co-deform without any void formation or debonding, the initial coarse microstructure became much finer after plastic deformation. Dislocation played an important role during the plastic deformation in dual-phase Ni–31Al alloy, the deformation mechanism in dual-phase Ni–31Al could be explained by continuous dynamic recovery and recrystallization.