3Y—TZP多晶材料密度,断裂相变与力学性能的相互关系

通过对不同密度的Ｙ－ＴＺＰ（钇稳定四方相氧化锆多晶体）材料的力学性能（强度、韧性及硬度）和断裂时相变性能的研究，发现材料的相对密度不仅直接影响其力学性能，而且影响断裂时断口四方相向单斜相的相变量，材料密度越高，相变量越大，材料密度和断裂时断口相变量共同决定了材料的力学性能。     

Cyclic stress response, strain resistance and fracture behavior of modified 1070 steel

A combined experimental and finite element study of fatigue crack closure in modified 1070 steel has been conducted. In this paper, the material property evaluations required for this study are presented. The monotonic and cyclic stress-strain properties, cyclic stress response, cyclic strain resistance, low cycle fatigue life and fracture behavior are examined. The low cycle fatigue tests were conducted using tension-compression cycling, under total strain amplitude control, over a wide range of strain levels. The material was found to possess medium strength and high ductility; while displaying a strain level dependent combination of cyclic strain softening and hardening behavior. The observed softening behavior is attributed to the rearrangement of dislocations produced by processing, formation of slip bands on the specimen surface and the formation of microcracks. The observed hardening behavior is ascribed to contributions from synergistic influences of dislocation multiplication, dislocation-dislocation interactions and dislocation-microstructural feature interactions. The material followed the strain-life relationships attributed to Basquin and Coffin-Manson. The fracture surfaces of the fatigue specimens showed distinct regions of crack initiation, microscopic-macroscopic crack growth and sudden fracture. The low-cycle fatigue characteristics and fracture behavior are discussed in the light of competing and mutually interactive influences of cyclic strain amplitude, concomitant response stress, intrinsic microstructural effects and dislocation-microstructure interactions during cyclic straining.     

The role of porosity in the phase composition evolution and texture formation at the friction surface of partially stabilized tetragonal zirconia ceramics

The influence of porosity on the phase composition evolution and texture formation at the friction surface of yttria-partially-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (Y-TZP) ceramics (ZrO₂ + 3 mol % Y₂O₃) in contact with steel was studied. The Y-TZP ceramic samples with a porosity of P = 0.33 and 3.3% were tested in a rod-on-disk configuration. The sample of higher porosity exhibited a much lower degree of wear. The friction wear was accompanied by irreversible phase transformations from the cubic to tetragonal and from the tetragonal to monoclinic structure. It is suggested that such irreversible phase transformations in porous ceramics favor the development of compressive stresses at the friction surface, which account for the observed behavior.     

Isothermal fatigue behavior of cast superalloy Inconel 792-5A at 23 and 900?°C

Total strain-controlled tests have been performed on cylindrical specimens of polycrystalline Inconel 792-5A at 23 and 900 °C to study the effect of temperature on low cycle fatigue characteristics and cyclic strain localization. Hardening/softening curves, cyclic stress–strain curves, and fatigue life curves are presented. Two linear dependencies are used to approximate the room temperature data in Manson–Coffin plot. Technique of oriented foils observed in transmission electron microscope is used to study dislocation structure. Effect of temperature on surface relief topography and fracture surface is documented using scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. High-amplitude straining is characterized by slight initial hardening followed by saturation at room temperature and sustained weak softening at 900 °C. Low-amplitude cycling results in the stable stress response. Plastic strain localization into persistent slip bands lying along {111} slip planes was observed at both temperatures.     

Effects of microstructure on the strain-controlled fatigue failure behavior of an aluminium-alloy/ceramic-particle composite

A study has been made to understand the cyclic fatigue and cyclic fracture characteristics of a cast aluminium alloy metal matrix discontinuously reinforced with particulate silicon carbide. The Al/SiC_p composite was strained to failure over a range of strain amplitudes giving lives of less than 10⁴ cycles to failure. The specimens were cycled by using tension-compression loading under total strain control. In the as-cast condition, the aluminum-alloy/ceramic composite displayed combinations of cyclic hardening and softening to failure at higher cyclic-strain amplitudes, and progressive softening to failure at low cyclic-strain amplitudes. The spray-atomized and deposited composite exhibited softening to failure at the higher cyclic-strain amplitudes and combinations of softening and hardening behavior at the lower strain amplitudes. The observed hardening and softening behavior is a mechanical effect and attributed to concurrent and competing influences of interactions between cyclic deformation and composite microstructure during cyclic straining. The processed microstructure exhibited better cyclic ductility and cyclic-strain resistance than the as-cast composite microstructure. The cyclic fatigue behavior of the alloy is briefly interpreted in the light of composite microstructural effects, plastic strain amplitude and concomitant response stress.     

Microwave sintering of yttria-containing tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) ceramics

Sintering of yttria-containing tetragonal zirconia polycrystal (Y-TZP) ceramics was performed in a single-mode cylindrical cavity applicator CMPR-250 operating at 2·45 GHz in the TM₀₁₂ mode. High heating rates at low power levels were achieved. Rapid heating and cooling resulted in a fine-grain microstructure. High-purity submicron Y-TZP powders were sintered from an initial green density of 60% to final sintered density close to the theoretical density. Microwave sintering offers potential for improving microstructural properties through controlled development of uniform microstructure.     

Disintegration process of yttria-stabilized zirconia ceramics using hydrothermal conditions

Capability of the recycling of high strength and high fracture toughness yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (Y-TZP) sintered body utilizing “low-temperature annealing degradation” phenomenon was investigated. Hydrothermal treatment was employed to induce the phase transformation from tetragonal to monoclinic zirconia and to disintegrate the Y-TZP sintered body. 3 mol% Y₂O₃–ZrO₂ specimens sintered at 1,550 °C and more were disintegrated without leaving the original appearances when the treatment temperature was between 200 °C and 400 °C. The size of the disintegrated fragments of Y-TZP sintered body was much affected by hydrothermal treatment conditions. Only with hydrothermal treatment and simple ball milling, the sintered body was pulverized into the primary particle level. This technique is expected to apply to a sustainable recycling system for the zirconia ceramics, which restrains an energy consumption compared to crushing zirconia using mechanical procedures.     

Toughness tailoring of yttria-doped zirconia ceramics

Despite the impressive development in understanding transformation toughening, tailoring the toughness of yttria-doped zirconia ceramics remained a major challenge. In our research, a simple but innovative route based on the mixing and hot pressing (under identical conditions) of zirconia powders with varying yttria content (3 and 0 mol%) is developed to investigate this critical issue. The experimental results clearly reveal that the fracture toughness of yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystalline (Y-TZP) ceramics can be tailored by careful mixing of co-precipitated and yttria-free zirconia starting powders.     

Cyclic stress response and deformation behaviour of precipitation-hardened aluminium-lithium alloys

The cyclic stress response of two lithium-containing aluminium alloys aged to contain ordered precipitates was studied in different environments over a range of plastic strains. The specimens were cycled using tension-compression loading under total strain control. The peak-aged Al---Li---Mn alloy cyclically hardened to failure, whereas the peak-aged Al---Li---Cu alloy displayed softening for most of the fatigue life. The presence of shearable softening for most of the fatigue life. The presence of shearable precipitates in the two alloys results in a local decrease in resistance to dislocation movement, leading to a progressive loss of ordering contributions to hardening and slip concentration. This, coupled with the presence of precipitate free zones, promotes strain localization in intense slip bands and results in early crack nucleation. Transmission electron microscopy observations revealed homogeneous deformation in specimens cycled at high plastic strain amplitudes. However, at lower plastic strain amplitudes, deformation was inhomogeneous in the two alloy systems with the formation of intense planar slip bands. Results of this study reveal that the initial hardening observed is due to dislocation-dislocation and dislocation-precipitate interaction and that the softening observed in the Al---Li---Cu alloy is a mechanical and not an environmental effect.     

Thermal shock fracture behaviour of ZrO2 based ceramics

Thermal shock fracture behaviour of alumina, mullite, silicon carbide, silicon nitride and various kinds of zirconia based ceramics, such as magnesia partially stabilized zirconia (Mg-PSZ), yttria and ceria doped tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (Y-TZP and Ce-TZP), Y-TZP/Al₂O₃ composites and yttria doped cubic stabilized zirconia (Y-CSZ), was evaluated by the quenching method using water, methyl alcohol and glycerin as quenching media. Thermal shock fracture of all materials seemed to proceed by the thermal stress due to convective heat transfer accompanied by boiling of the solvents under the present experimental conditions. Thermal shock resistance of zirconia based ceramics increased with increasing the fracture strength, but that of Y-TZP and Y-TZP/Al₂O₃ composites was anormalously lower than the predicted value.     

Survival-rate analysis of surface treated dental zirconia (Y-TZP) ceramics

The role of surface preparation, hydrothermal ageing exposure and subsequent cyclic fatigue testing on the biaxial strength of a dental Y-TZP material are investigated. The initial strength and survival rate of a dental Y-TZP ceramic material to fatigue testing was found to be highly dependent upon surface preparation more so than exposure to various hydrothermal exposure conditions. The results suggest that the monoclinic phase generated by either surface damage (especially sandblasting) and to a lesser extent hydrothermal exposure does appear to mitigate strength and fatigue degradation. The results are discussed in terms of the size of defects generated following various surface treatments and the role of cyclic fatigue induced crack growth. A critical ratio is established between the monotonic strength and fatigue stress survival. From the specimens that failed and exhibited reduced strength after cycling a plot of averaged crack growth rate versus max cyclic stress intensity factor was established which closely matched existing results for Y-TZP ceramics.     

陶瓷材料超塑性研究进展

超塑性是细晶陶瓷在高温下的固有属性。本文综述了陶瓷材料超塑性的一般特征和氧化钇稳定四方相氧化锆多晶陶瓷(Y-TZP)的形变机理及最新研究进展。解释了不同纯度Y-TZP陶瓷在Ⅰ区存在巨大差异的原因以及杂质特征对应力指数的影响。从能量的观点进一步分析了陶瓷材料超塑变形过程中的控速机制。对共价键陶瓷Si₃N₄、SiC的超塑性特征以及晶间玻璃相在超塑变形中的作用进行了概括。此外,还总结了其它陶瓷材料,包括Al₂O₃及其复合陶瓷、纳米陶瓷的研究进展及发展方向。     

添加Al_2O_3对SiC板粒／Y－TZP复合材料力学性能的影响

本文以ＳｉＣ板粒、ＺｒＯＣｌ２－８Ｈ２Ｏ、ＡｌＣｌ３和Ｙ（ＭＯ）３为原料，利用共沉淀和热压烧结工艺，制备ＳｉＣ板粒／Ｙ－ＴＺＰ和（含Ａｌ２Ｏ３）ＳｉＣ板粒／Ｙ－ＴＺＰ复合材料．测试了材料的室温和高温力学性能．研究了添加Ａｌ２Ｏ３对ＳｉＣ板粒／Ｙ－ＴＺＯ复合材料的影响．结果表明，ＳｉＣ板粒／Ｙ－ＴＺＰ复合材料与Ｙ－ＴＺＰ陶瓷相比，其室温强度和韧性出现明显下降，高温强度也没有改善；而在ＳｉＣ板粒与Ｙ－ＴＺＰ复合的基础上，添加Ａｌ２Ｏ３可明显提高材料的强度和断裂韧性，同时，材料的高温强度也获得显著改善．     

Microstructure and mechanical properties of yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals containing dispersed TiC particles

The microstructure and mechanical properties of hot-pressed yttria-stabilized tetragonal zirconia polycrystals (Y-TZP) ceramics containing up to 30 vol % TiC particles were studied. Adding TiC particles to Y-TZP improved the bending strength and fracture toughness. With 20 vol% TiC particles the maximum bending strength and fracture toughness reached 1073±30.4 MPa and 14.56±0.25 MPa m^1/2, respectively. The residual tensile stress induced by the thermal expansion difference between ZrO₂ and TiC must have inhibited the tetragonal-monoclinic transformation. The stress-induced phase transformation was therefore not the dominant toughening mechanism. High-densities of dislocations within TiC particles and microcracking were detected by TEM. The improved toughness of the materials is considered to be the result of crack deflection, crack bowing of TiC particles and microcracking toughening of ZrO₂.     

Cyclic deformation behaviour of a nickel base alloy at elevated temperature

Low cycle fatigue tests for a hot extruded Nickel base alloy tube material have been performed at room temperature and at 204°C. The alloy shows a normal hardening and softening cyclic stress-strain response at room temperature. At 204°C, however, the cyclic stress-strain response shows a strain hardening first, followed by a relatively stable stress and finally a secondary cyclic strain hardening. This stable stress disappears with increasing strain amplitude. The mechanisms of the secondary cyclic strain hardening have also been investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Besides dislocation multiplication, interactions between stacking faults and moving dislocations and between interstitial atoms and moving dislocations could also contributed to this secondary cyclic strain hardening. The formation of micro-twins during cyclic loading at 204°C and its influence on the cyclic stress-strain response were also discussed.     

Effect of strain rate on high-temperature low-cycle fatigue of 17-4 PH stainless steels

The effect of strain rate (10⁻², 10⁻³ and 10⁻⁴ s⁻¹) on the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) behavior was investigated for 17-4 PH stainless steels in three different conditions at temperatures of 300–500 °C. The cyclic stress response (CSR) for Condition A tested at 300 and 400 °C showed cyclic hardening due to an influence of dynamic strain aging (DSA). An in situ precipitation-hardening effect was found to be partially responsible for the cyclic hardening in Condition A at 400 °C. For H900 and H1150 conditions tested at 300 and 400 °C, the CSR exhibited a stable stress level before a fast drop in load indicating no cyclic hardening or softening. At 500 °C, cyclic softening was observed for all given material conditions because of a thermal dislocation recovery mechanism. The cyclic softening behavior in Conditions A and H900 tested at 500 °C is attributed partially to coarsening of the Cu-rich precipitates. The LCF life for each material condition, tested at a given temperature, decreased with decreasing strain rate as a result of an enhanced DSA effect. At all given testing conditions, transgranular cracking was the common fatigue fracture mode.     

Influence of CaTiO3 impurity in SHS-TiN powder on the mechanical properties of ZrO2–TiN composites

Yttria-stabilised tetragonal polycrystalline ZrO₂-based composites with 40 vol.% TiN were hot pressed at 1450 °C for 1 h using a jet-milled thermally synthesized and a self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) TiN powder. The ZrO₂ phase of the SHS-TiN powder-based composites was found to be substantially coarser than for the jet-milled TiN powder-based ceramics and prone to spontaneous transformation to m-ZrO₂ and microcracking, due to the CaTiO₃ impurity in the SHS-TiN starting powder. In order to prove this, a set of experiments was performed to investigate the effect of the addition of CaO and TiO₂ on an yttria-stabilised tetragonal ZrO₂ polycrystalline (Y-TZP). The addition of 0.2 mol% of CaO to a Y-TZP ceramic was found to destabilise the t-ZrO₂ phase, whereas the addition of 1 mol% TiO₂ results in significant grain growth and the formation of less transformable t-ZrO₂. The CaTiO₃ impurity could be removed from the SHS-TiN powder by hot hydrochloric acid leaching, allowing to obtain a similar microstructure and mechanical properties as with conventional TiN powder.     

中碳贝氏体钢的室温单轴循环变形行为研究

为了了解中碳贝氏体钢支承辊的接触疲劳失效机制,对中碳贝氏体钢材料在室温单轴循环加载下的应变循环特性和棘轮行为进行了实验研究。讨论了材料的循环软/硬化特性及其对单轴棘轮行为的影响,同时揭示了该材料棘轮行为的平均应力、应力幅值及其加载历史的依赖性。实验研究表明:材料的循环软/硬化特性具有明显的应变幅值依赖性,进而导致材料在不同的应力水平下出现不同的棘轮行为。研究得到了一些有助于该类材料循环变形行为本构描述的结论。     

Development of new cyclic plasticity model for 304LN stainless steel through simulation and experimental investigation

Cyclic plastic deformation characteristics of 304LN stainless steel material have been studied with two proposed cyclic plasticity models. Model MM-I has been proposed to improve the simulation of ratcheting phenomenon and model MM-II has the capability to simulate both cyclic hardening and softening characteristics of the material at various strain ranges. In the present paper, strain controlled simulations are performed with constant, increasing and decreasing strain amplitudes to verify the influences of loading schemes on cyclic plasticity behaviors through simulations and experiments. It is observed that the material 304LN exhibits non Masing characteristics under cyclic plastic deformation. The measured deviation from Masing is well established from the simulation as well as from experiment. Simulation result shows that the assumption of only isotropic hardening is unable to explain the hardening or softening characteristics of the material in low cycle fatigue test. The introduction of memory stress based cyclic hardening coefficient and an exponentially varying ratcheting parameter in the recall term of kinematic hardening rule, have resulted in exceptional improvement in the ratcheting simulation with the proposed model, MM-II. Plastic energy, shape and size of the hysteresis loops are additionally used to verify the nature of cyclic plasticity deformations. Ratcheting test and simulation have been performed to estimate the accumulated plastic strain with different mean and amplitude stresses. In the proposed model MM-I, a new proposition is incorporated for yield stress variation based on the memory stress of loading history along with the evolution of ratcheting parameter with an exponential function of plastic strain. These formulations lead to better realization of ratcheting rate in the transient cycles for all loading schemes. Effect of mean stress on the plastic energy is examined by the simulation model, MM-I. Finally, the micro structural investigation from transmission electronic microscopy is used to correlate the macroscopic and microscopic non Masing behavior of the material.