Superplasticity and superplastic bulging behavior of ZrO<Subscript>2</Subscript>/Ni nanocomposite

ZrO2/Ni nanocomposite was produced by pulse electrodeposition and its superplastic properties were investigated by the tensile and bulging tests. The as-deposited nickel matrix has a narrow grain size distribution with a mean grain size of 45 nm. A maximum elongation of 605% was observed at 723 K and a strain rate of 1.67×10-3s-1 by tensile test. Superplastic bulging tests were subsequently performed using dies with diameters of 1 mm and 5 mm respectively based on the optimal superplastic forming temperature. The effects of forming temperature and gas pressure on bulging process were experimentally investigated. The results indicated that ZrO2/Ni nanocomposite samples can be readily bulged at 723 K with H/d value (defined as dome apex height over the die diameter) larger than 0.5, indicating that the nanocomposite has good bulging ability. SEM and TEM were used to examine the microstructure of the as-deposited and bulged samples. The observations showed that significant grain coarsening occurs during superplastic bulging, and the microstructure is found to depend on the forming temperature.     

电沉积纳米镍薄板的超塑微拉深性能

采用脉冲电沉积工艺制备了厚度为0．1mm的纳米镍薄板，在不同的温度和应变速率下对该薄板进行单向拉伸试验，确定了其超塑性变形的最佳工艺条件，在此基础上进行了纳米镍薄板的微拉深性能实验。实验结果表明：纳米镍薄板的微拉深性能随成形温度的升高而提高；在温度为723K、半球形拉深凸模直径为1mm、拉深速度为1～5mm／min的条件下，均可成功拉深出半球件。采用透射电镜和扫描电镜对拉深变形前的沉积态组织和拉深变形后的微观组织进行了观察比较，结果表明，微拉深后大部分镍晶粒长大到微米量级。根据实验结果，初步探讨了超塑微拉深的主要变形机制。     

MB15镁合金板材的超塑性能研究

对轧制态MB15镁合金进行了超塑性能研究 ,在最佳变形温度 340℃ ,应变速率ε· =5 5 6× 10 - 4s- 1时 ,获得应变速率敏感指数m值为 0 5 1,延伸率δ为 4 15 % ,此时流动应力σ仅为11MPa。并分析了在最佳变形温度下应变速率对材料超塑性能及晶粒尺寸的影响     

电沉积制备纳米镍的拉伸变形行为

为了系统研究纳米材料的超塑性变形特点,用电沉积方法制备了平均晶粒尺寸为70 nm的纳米镍.采用单向拉伸实验研究了其在室温和高温时的力学性能,并用透射电子显微镜TEM、扫描电子显微镜SEM和X射线能谱仪EDS观察分析了纳米镍变形前后的显微组织.实验结果表明:制备的纳米镍在室温时表现出的延伸率很低,但强度可达1000 MPa以上.当温度升高至450℃,应变速率为1.67×10-3 s-1时单向拉伸实验得到380%的延伸率,说明制备的纳米镍具有低温超塑性性能.实验过程中,材料内部的晶粒发生明显的长大与拉长.拉伸过程中形成的氧化物夹杂成为裂纹源,断口表现为沿晶断裂.     

Pulse Electrodeposition and Nanoindentation Test of ZrO2/Ni Nanocomposite

ZrO2/Ni nanocomposite was produced via pulse electrodeposition using a nickel sulfmate bath. The effects of main factors including pH value, temperature T, current density Dk and ZrO2 content p on the electrodeposit were dealt with by the Taguchi method. Experimental results show that the current density and ZrO2 content affect the electrodepositing process significantly. Nanocomposite with an average grain size of about 50 nm and ZrO2 content of up to 0.4 wt% was produced under the optimal condition. The Young＇s modulus of the achieved composite is similar to that of polycrystalline Ni. The microhardness is much higher than that of common pure Ni, primarily due to the ultrafine grains of Ni matrix by the Hall-Petch mechanism. The homogeneous dispersion of stiff ZrO2 particles in the Ni matrix acting as dislocation pinning and microcrack pinning also results in the strengthening effect.