热历史对CaO(MgO)-Al_2O_3-SiO_2系统晶化性能和硬度的影响

研究了热历史对一种CaO（MgO）－Al2O3－SiO2系统微晶玻璃的晶化性能和压痕硬度的影响。利用X射线衍射分析了微晶玻璃的晶相种类;结合光学显微镜观察,探讨了热处理温度对晶相体积百分数的影响;确定了硬度与测试荷载之间的关系。实验结果表明,随着热处理的提高,微晶玻璃的晶相含量增加,微晶玻璃的硬度增大     

球压试验压痕直径的视觉测量方法

球压试验是测试电工、电子产品中非金属材料及固体绝缘材料耐热性能的重要方法;由于压球与压痕相接触区域不易准确识别,如何客观、准确、快速地测量压痕尺寸成为困扰质检人员已久的一大问题。根据压球与压痕相接触区域与非接触区域对垂直光照反射特性的不同,通过垂直光照下采集压痕图像可以准确地分割出接触区和非接触区。图像经过预处理后采用灰度重心法确定压痕的灰度中心位置,识别压球与压痕接触区域的分界点,采用Hough圆变换计算压痕直径的像素距离,最后根据标定实验得到直径的实际尺寸;实验结果表明,测量结果的重复性标准差<0.0016mm,重复性限<0.003mm,测量值与标定结果的偏差的绝对值<0.01mm,满足压痕测量的精度要求。     

Knoop Microhardness Anisotropy and the Indentation Size Effect on the Basal Plane of Single-Crystal Alumina (Sapphire)

The Knoop microhardness anisotropy profile was determined for the basal plane of a Czochralski grown alumina single crystal for indentation test loads from 100 through 1000 g. Microhardness maxima occur at low indentation test loads for the long axis of the Knoop indenter parallel to the 〈2[Onemacr][Onemacr]0〉. Minima exist for the long axis parallel to the 〈10[Onemacr]0〉. This low indentation test load profile is attributed to slip on the primary slip system, the (0001)〈[Onemacr][Onemacr]20〉, as previously noted by Brookes and co-workers. The degree of the microhardness anisotropy decreases for higher indentation test loads. This results from the activation of multiple slip systems to accommodate the greater amounts of plastic flow required by the larger indentation sizes. The microhardness profile becomes more uniform with increasing indentation test load until the Knoop microhardness approaches a test-load-independent, orientation-independent microhardness of 1167 ± 34 kg/mm². The indentation size effect (ISE) was further investigated through lubricated indentation hardness measurements. Lubrication of the test specimen surface significantly reduces the ISE. Results indicate that friction between the test specimen surface and the indenter facets is a major portion of the ISE.     

Viscoelasticity in Polymer Films on Rigid Substrates

The viscoelasticity of two thermally crosslinked polymer coatings was examined in terms of relaxation of the applied stress after a sudden strain. Two different transient methods were utilized: flat‐ended cylindrical indentation testing of a polymer film on a rigid substrate and tensile testing of a corresponding free‐standing polymer film. The correlation between tensile and indentation tests was studied. The mechanical response of a viscoelastic layer deposited on a rigid substrate was investigated as a function of indentation depth. There was good agreement between the results of the tensile and indentation tests for thick film layers at moderate indentation depths. The findings indicate that the substrate influences the coating performance by reducing the viscous contribution to the stress response and amplifying the magnitude of the equilibrium modulus for large indentation depths. The indentation method utilized here was shown to be a potentially suitable tool for the determination of Poisson's ratio of polymer films.

     

微纳米尺度压痕硬度尺寸效应的研究进展

针对微纳米尺度下,材料硬度测试中出现的正常压痕尺寸效应或逆向压痕尺寸效应,即硬度值随着压痕深度或施加载荷的增大而减小或增大的现象,目前有很多解释或描述的模型或方程,以寻求出现硬度压痕尺寸效应的根源.但由于硬度测试中所受到的影响因素众多,还没有一种方法能完全符合各种材料和测试条件的硬度测试结果,通过对现有的几种解释硬度压痕尺寸效应方法进行比较分析,对硬度压痕尺寸效应的研究方向进行了展望.     

硬度影响压痕弹塑性行为的有限元分析

以具有不同硬度40Cr为研究对象,根据集中载荷下的接触模型和赫兹理论,计算了压痕接触半径和压痕附近弹性区域的表面局部接触应力,并采用有限元法,分析硬度物理量对压痕弹塑性行为、局部接触应力、卸载后保留在内部的残余应力的影响,探讨压痕参数、压痕接触应力、残余应力与硬度之间的关系以及载荷增加时它们的发展.结果表明,相同载荷下塑性隆起量、压痕接触半径、压痕量和塑性区范围随着硬度值的提高而减小,弹性回弹量、最大接触应力和残余应力随硬度提高而增加;压痕周围处接触应力和残余应力、其分布范围和塑性区域随载荷的增加而增加.     

单晶SiC微纳米压痕的力学行为及仿真分析

为了研究单晶SiC的微观力学性能和加工方式,开展了单晶6H SiC（0001）的微纳米压痕试验,并采用ABAQUS软件对纳米压痕过程进行了数值仿真及完成了试验验证。结果表明,单晶SiC在加载阶段的变形机理与压入载荷无关;硬度和弹性模量表现出了明显的尺寸效应;球形压头作用下的应力值最小,玻氏压头和维氏压头作用下的应力值相同,大于圆锥压头的应力值;压痕裂纹类型有主裂纹、侧向裂纹、主次型裂纹、平直型裂纹、间断型裂纹,裂纹的平均长度随着加载力的增加而逐渐增加。     

Measurements of plastic strain around indentations caused by the impact of round and angular particles, and the origin of erosion

The aim of this paper is to examine plastic strain distributions around indentations and to consider the mechanisms of erosion damage caused by solid particle impact. A WC ball and an angular SiC particle of 3 mm in diameter were used to compare the effect of particle shape on plastic strain. Measurements of principal shearing strain distributions around the indentations were performed on surfaces of aluminum, iron and cast iron at impact angles of 20°, 30°, 40°, 60° and 90° at impact velocities from 50 to 200 m s⁻¹. It was found that the impact angle dependence was roughly consistent with the maximum principal shearing strain and erosion damage data, which have been published in previous papers and obtained during additional works in this study. The surface topography of the impact craters suggested that depth, contact area and volume of indentation are affected by the particle density and the hardness of both particle and target material. Measurements of volume ratio of lips to craters proved that material removal did not necessarily occur at a single impact of the WC ball, but occurred at the impact of the angular SiC particle at low impact angles. It is concluded that the origin of erosion is probably attributed to the conjoint actions of high plastic strains followed by subsequent removal and the cutting process caused by particle impact.     

The fracture toughness of inorganic glasses

Measuring the fracture toughness (K_Ic) of glasses still remains a difficult task, raising experimental and theoretical problems as well. The available methods to estimate K_Ic are reviewed, with emphasis on their respective advantages and drawbacks. In view of our current understanding, this analysis gives precedence to the SEPB method. The ultimate glass strength, the critical flaw size, and the indentation load for the onset of crack initiation are discussed, in the light of the fundamentals of fracture mechanics and classical background regarding the mechanics of brittle materials. Analytical expressions were further proposed to predict the fracture energy and fracture toughness of glasses from different chemical systems from their nominal compositions. The theoretical values were compared with the experimental ones, as obtained by self‐consistent methods when available. The agreement observed in most cases suggests that measured K_Ic values correspond to the crack propagation regime (as opposed to the crack initiation threshold), and supports previous investigations in glasses and ceramics, which showed that a crack tip is nearly atomically sharp in these materials (but for metallic glasses). Some ideas to design tougher glasses are finally presented.     

Identification of residual stress layers at glass surfaces via crack terminating angles

Cracks terminating at free surfaces are affected by local stresses in the surface region. Under residual compression the crack front must retard compared with the crack contour in the absence of stresses. This effect can be used for an identification of residual stresses at glass surfaces. For an illustration of the procedure, Vickers indentation tests in soda‐lime glass are considered. Specimens treated by ion exchange and chemically toughening showed reduced terminating angles compared with untreated glass.