电脉冲孕育处理对Al-5Cu合金热裂的影响

研究了不同电脉冲孕育处理参数对Al-5Cu合金热裂倾向的影响.结果表明,不同电脉冲孕育处理参数均可降低Al-5Cu合金的热裂倾向,处理后该合金热裂临界应力比未处理试样提高了约3倍.合金热裂倾向改善的原因是,电脉冲孕育处理细化了Al-5Cu合金组织,减少了共晶相的数量,缩短了合金凝固温度区间.     

Crack initiation in relation to the tool edge radius and cutting conditions in nanoscale cutting of silicon

In cutting of brittle materials, experimentally it was observed that there is a ductile–brittle transition when the undeformed chip thickness is increased from smaller to larger than the tool cutting edge radius of the zero rake angle. However, how the crack is initiated in the ductile–brittle mode transition as the undeformed chip thickness is increased from smaller to larger than the tool cutting edge radius has not been fully understood. In this study, the crack initiation in the ductile–brittle mode transition as the undeformed chip thickness is increased from smaller to larger than the tool cutting edge radius has been simulated using the Molecular Dynamics (MD) method on nanoscale cutting of monocrystalline silicon with a non-zero edge radius tool, from which, for the first time, a peak deformation zone in the chip formation zone has been found in the transition from ductile mode to brittle mode cutting. The results show that as the undeformed chip thickness is larger than the cutting edge radius, in the chip formation zone there is a peak deformation depth in association with the connecting point of tool edge arc and the rake face, and there is a crack initiation zone in the undeformed workpiece next to the peak deformation zone, in which the material is tensile stressed and the tensile stress is perpendicular to the direction from the connecting point to the peak. As the undeformed chip thickness is smaller than the cutting edge radius, there is no deformation peak in the chip formation zone, and thus there is no crack initiation zone formed in the undeformed workpiece. This finding explains well the ductile–brittle transition as the undeformed chip thickness increases from smaller to larger than the tool cutting edge radius.     

Structure of Crack in Thermally Dried Sludge Cake

We examined in this work the drying characteristics of wastewater sludge, considering the weight loss using an electronic balance and the morphology change of drying cake by an X-ray micro-computerized tomography scanner (micro-CT). The drying rates for sludge cake was 50-60% of the pure water test. The corresponding micro-CT images were scanned to explore the change in cake volume and development of internal crack over drying. The Otsu's method was applied to bilevel the scanned images, based on which the three-dimensional model for crack's internal structure was reconstructed. The cake porosity and the geometric factors of cracks, such as the compactness, the boundary fractal dimension, and the Sierpinski carpet fractal dimension, were evaluated. The shrinkage of cake volume and the development of internal crack occurred simultaneously. The skin layer formed by the former mechanism retards further drying. On the other hand, the internal cracks were shown to exhibit zigzagging with a noncircular cross section and fractal-like boundary, which should be able to enhance local drying. A possible role of change in crack structure on the rate of drying was discussed.     

水工压力隧洞衬砌裂缝计算及抗裂设计

给出了有防渗要求的水工压力隧洞衬砌环向应力与纵向应力计算式,分析了隧洞衬砌产生纵向裂缝与环向裂缝的原因,提出了相应抗裂设计原则与伸缩缝间距计算式.     

Comments on Simulations of Fatigue Crack Propagation by Blunting and Re-sharpening: The Mesh Sensitivity

A selection of results of extensive analysis of mesh sensitivity of largedeformation elastoplastic finite element (FE) simulations of a crack under cyclic loading is presented. Notorious mesh sensitivity, which commences at spontaneous shear localization, is evidenced. This is argued to be not a mere numerical artefact, but a consequence of the inherent bifurcating behaviour of the boundary value problem solutions, where different mesh layouts and element technologies could trigger a variety of deformation patterns near the crack tip.     

Crack and flaw identification in elastodynamics using Kalman filter techniques

Filter-driven optimization based on the extended Kalman filter concept is used here for the numerical solution of crack and flaw identification problems in elastodynamics. The mechanical modeling of the studied two-dimensional problem, which includes the effect of unilateral contact along the sides of the crack, is done with the help of the boundary element method. The effect of various dynamical test loads and the applicability of this method for crack and defect identification in disks are investigated. The work has been supported by the German Research Foundation (DFG). Partial support has been provided by a Greek-German Research Cooperation Grant (IKYDA2001). This support is greatfully acknowledged.     

Multi-region Trefftz boundary element method for fracture analysis in plane piezoelectricity

This paper presents a multi-region Trefftz boundary element method for fracture analysis in plane piezoelectricity. To model the sub-region that contains the crack, a special set of Trefftz functions that satisfy the traction-free and charge-free conditions along the crack faces are constructed. To model the remaining sub-regions, the basic set of Trefftz functions co-derived previously by the authors are employed. With the two sets of Trefftz functions, the multi-region Trefftz boundary element method is formulated by point collocation. The special set of Trefftz functions exempts all the boundary treatment of the crack faces and enables the direct determination of the electromechanical intensity factors. Numerical examples are presented to illustrate the efficacy of the formulation.     

Analysis of superalloy turbine blade tip cracking during service

High Pressure Turbine (HPT) first stage blade is the most important rotational components of aero-engine. It operates at high temperature and under conditions of extreme environmental attack such as oxidation and corrosion, is especially subjected to degradation by oxidation, corrosion and wear. During the service of aero-engine, the HPT first stage blades made of c 6 y nickel-based superalloy suffer from increasing blade tip cracks after hundreds of hours service. This significantly affects the whole engine function and, of course, safety of the aircraft. In this paper, the premature tip cracking of the HPT first stage blade is investigated. The research result shows that turbine blade tip is initially damaged by rubbing and corrosion over a period time, premature cracking of blade tip is caused by a combination mechanism of environment and thermal stress. During turbine blade maintenance and refurbishment, coating of both oxidation-resistance and abrasion-resistance should be applied in blade squealer tip to counteract the problem.     

水基淬火介质冷却特性对材料淬火显微组织及开裂倾向的影响

提出将淬火介质冷却特性曲线与材料的奥氏体连续冷却转变动力学曲线相结合，来选择材料的淬火介质，获得合适的显微组织并控制材料淬火过程中的变形、开裂倾向。实验证明了水基淬火液的冷却特性的可调性。指出同一材料在相同的奥氏体化条件下采用不同冷却特性的淬火介质淬火时，材料淬火后的显微组织形态、物相构成的差别及其对开裂倾向的影响。将材料连续冷却转变动力学曲线与淬火介质冷却特性曲线直接关联起来．为研制新型水基淬火介质提供了新的试验方法。