摘要:The self-designed semi-solid slurry equipment with uniform internal cooling stirring was adopted to prepare semi-solid slurry of AZ91 D magnesium alloy. The evolution law of semi-solid microstructure with various contents of Al-Ti intermediate alloy and heat preservation time were investigated. The results indicate that the solid particles of semi-solid slurry become fine, spherical, uniform, presenting good rheological properties with appropriate amounts of Al-Ti intermediate alloy and heat preservation time. When the addition of Al-Ti intermediate alloy is 0.1% and heat preservation time is 30 min, the average grain size and average shape factor of semi-solid slurry are 45.17 μm and 0.69, respectively, and the semi-solid slurry structure of AZ91 D magnesium alloy is fine and spherical, evenly distributed in the solution. However, the refining effect is weakened when the addition of Al-Ti intermediate alloy exceeds 0.1% and the heat preservation time exceeds 30 min. Moreover, the mechanism of semi-solid structure prepared by Al-Ti intermediate alloy and uniform internal cooling stirring was investigated.
摘要:The application of magnesium alloy as a structural member has been restricted due to its poor mechanical properties such as yield strength and hardness. A lot of results of rare earth(RE) magnesium alloys were presented on the smelting, casting, heat treatment, plastic processing etc. By adjustment of the type, shape and distribution of the second phase in the alloy, the relationship between alloy composition-process parameters-structure and properties was gradually established. The characteristics and precipitation law of the second phases in Mg-Zn-Gd alloys were expounded, and the influence of alloy composition and processing technology on the mechanical properties of the present alloy was reviewed. Finally, the problems that need to be concerned in the Mg-Zn-Gd alloys were put forward.
摘要:Based on the recent research, effects of Er on melt purification, microstructure and properties have been analyzed. Besides, a simple model has been built up to describe the solubility-changing of RE magnesium alloys containing Er. Furthermore, strengthening mechanisms and corrosion resistance of cast magnesium alloys containing Er were discussed. Finally, prospect of research on cast magnesium alloys containing Er was presented.
摘要:In view of the serious shrinkage problem in a titanium alloy ring casting, multi-round simulation was carried out for the filling and solidification process of the casting by ProCAST software to predict the distribution of shrinkage defects, and process optimization and production verification on simulation analysis were conducted.The results indicate that the distribution of shrinkage defects is basically consistent with the simulated analysis, where the optimized castings have no large shrinkage defects, improving the quality of the casting and saving costs.
摘要:In order to solve the problem of lack of feature extraction dimension for typical defects in X-ray images of aluminum alloy die castings, and a large number of manual interventions affecting the accuracy of feature extraction, a typical defect feature extraction algorithm for X-ray imaging of aluminum alloy die castings was put forward. Multiple analysis dimensions for typical defects such as pore, misrun and deformation in aluminum alloy die castings was carried out. Filtering denoising, threshold segmentation and other methods were applied to preprocess the die casting image, and multi-dimensional features such as perimeter and area were extracted to realize automatic feature extraction of pores and slag inclusion defects. The experimental results on aluminum alloy die castings actually produced by some enterprises show that this method can effectively extract the typical defect features of aluminum alloy die castings, providing reference for subsequent defect detection and identification.
关键词:Aluminum Die Castings;X-ray Image;Defect Feature;Feature Extraction
摘要:The orthogonal design test was used to invesitgate the process of adding zinc or tin foil, and the composite addition of zinc foil and tin foil to carry out the friction stir lap test of interfacial alloying magnesium/aluminum dissimilar alloy. The orthogonal experiment results show that the feed speed has the greatest influence on the mechanical properties of the joint, and the thickness of the zinc foil has a greater influence on the mechanical properties of the joint than that of tin foil. When the thickness of tin foil and zinc foil are both 0.05 mm, the welding speed is 110 mm/min, and the rotation speed is 750 r/min, the welded joint presents the maximum tensile shear strength. Compared with adding zinc foil or tin foil alone, the content of brittle magnesium-aluminum intermetallic compound in the joint added by composite is decreased. The joint is mainly composed of magnesium-zinc-aluminum ternary phase and magnesium-zinc intermetallic compound. The mechanical properties of the joint are about 35% higher than those of ones with zinc or tin alone.
关键词:Magnesium Alloy/Aluminum Alloy;Zn Foil/Sn Foil;Friction Stir Lap Welding;Microstructure;Mechanical Properties
摘要:The origination of cracking of a ZL101 aluminum alloy gearbox during service process was investigated by using metallographic microscope, scanning electron microscope, energy spectrum analysis and other instruments. The results indicate that the crack of the ZL101 aluminum alloy gearbox is characterized by fatigue cracking, and there are stress corrosion cracks at the fatigue source. The main cause of stress corrosion cracking is the presence of corrosive media elements in the working environment of gearbox. Meanwhile, the modification quality of the gearbox is poor, increasing the stress corrosion sensitivity of the base material. In order to avoid the stress corrosion crack of the gearbox, some reasonable preventive measures were provided, such as controlling the content of corrosive medium in the working environment of gearbox and improving the modification quality of gearbox.
摘要:The thermal deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of the low-density Nb-Ti-Al-Mo-W-Zr alloy were investigated in detail by the isothermal hot compression test with the deformation temperature of 900~1 100 ℃ and strain rate of 0.01~10 s-1 on Gleeble-3800 thermal simulation machine. The results indicate that the flow curves of the alloy are characterized by dynamic recrystallization at low strain rate and high deformation temperature, and dynamic recovery at high strain rate and low deformation temperature, respectively. The flow stress is decreased with the increase of deformation temperature or the decrease of strain rate. The deformation behavior at high temperature can be expressed by the hyperbolic sine function constitutive equation, where the average deformation activation energy is 412.37 kJ/mol. In addition, the significant effect of deformation conditions on the microstructure can also be observed. When the temperature is constant, the dynamic recrystallization region becomes larger with the decrease of strain rate, and when the strain rate is constant, the dynamic recovery is gradually transferred into the dynamic recrystallization as the temperature increases.
摘要:The effects of micro-alloying element La on the microstructures and properties of Al-Mg-Si alloy were investigated. The results indicate that the addition of trace rare earth element La can simultaneously improve the strength and conductivity of the alloy. Trace La improve the strength of Al-Mg-Si alloy by reducing the grain size and promoting the precipitation of(Mg, Si) phase, and improve the conductivity by reducing the content of Mg and Si in Al matrix. It presents a referrence for the preparation of Al-Mg-Si alloy with excellent mechanical and electrical properties.
摘要:The electric pulse was applied on Al-7 Si-0.55 Mg alloy during the aging process with the fixed pulse current, pulse frequency and duty ratio, and variable aging time. The results indicate that the aging time of Al-7 Si-0.55 Mg alloy can be effectively shortened by electric pulse, leading to the rapidly aging. Compared with conventional heat treatment, the hardness and electrical conductivity of Al-7 Si-0.55 Mg alloy are significantly improved after electric pulse aging treatment for 4~7 h. The elongation is 3.15% after electric pulse aging treatment for 5 h, which is higher than that of 3% of ones after conventional heat treatment, and the aging time is shortened by 3 h. The optimum process parameters of Al-7 Si-0.55 Mg alloy can be presented as follows: pulse current of 8 A, pulse frequency of 700 Hz, duty ratio of 0.5, aging temperature of 160 ℃ and aging holding time of 5 h.
关键词:Electric Pulse;Aging Treatment;Al-7Si-0.55Mg Alloy;Microstructure and Properties
摘要:The silicon brass bushings were prepared by spinning. The microstructure and properties of the bushing before and after spinning were compared, and the microstructure evolution and strengthening mechanism were analyzed. The results indicate that silicon brass bushing with excellent performance was obtained by spinning process. After spinning, the tensile strength, yield strength, elongation and Brinell hardness reach up to 638.3 MPa, 543.7 MPa, 14.7% and 183.3 HB, respectively, which can be comparable to the foreign advanced level. Large amounts of deformation structures such as slip lines, twins, broken crystals, and sub-crystals are generated in the silicon brass bushing. The grains are refined while the number of small angle grain boundaries is increased, and the β phase with high strength is precipitated along the grain boundary in form of dots, which synergistically contribute to the improvement of material strength and hardness.
关键词:Spinning Forming;Silicon Brass Bushings;Microstructure and Properties
摘要:Three-dimensional porous zinc with different pore structure was prepared by electrodeposition process with various deposition parameters. The preparation process of three-dimensional porous zinc and its electrochemical performance as anode of zinc ion battery were investigated. The electrochemical test results indicate that when the current density is fixed at 40 mA/cm2, the three-dimensional porous zinc has relatively suitable impedance and corrosion rate in 2 mol/L ZnSO4 electrolyte environment with the electrodeposition time of 10 min. When the amount of zinc deposited per unit area is maintained at 6.67 mA·h·cm-2, different surface morphologies can be obtained by changing the current density.The cyclic test was carried out in a symmetrical cellpackage at 0.5 mA/cm2, and the results reveal that the three-dimensional porous zinc electrode with lamellar surface deposited at 40 mA/cm2 has lower overpotential and better cycling stability compared with pure zinc foil, where the amount and size of dendrites generated in the cycling process are smaller.
关键词:Copper Skeleton;Porous Zinc;Zinc Anode;Zinc Ion Battery
摘要:The Cu-0.33 Be alloy was treated by solid solution at 960 ℃ for 60 min and different aging processes.The changing law of hardness, tensile strength and tensile fracture morphology of Cu-0.33 Be alloy under forging condition and during aging process were investigated.The results indicate that aging treatment can significantly enhance the tensile strength and hardness of Cu-0.33 Be alloy, which reach up to 661.6 MPa and 207(HB), respectively, after aging at 460 ℃ for 60 min.The grain is fine with aging for 60 min, which grows as the aging time increases. The fracture morphology is characterized by ductile fracture in forging state, which is gradually converted to brittle fracture with the extension of aging time. After peak aging, the fracture is typical brittle intergranular fracture.
摘要:7075 aluminum alloy was prepared by spray deposition and continuous extrusion to eliminate the defects such as element segregation, coarse structure and uneven distribution of second phase and shrintage porosities and holes, and the microstructure and element distribution were compared with those of the as-cast alloy. The results indicate that the spray deposited and continuous extruded 7075 aluminum alloy has low content of impurity elements, fine microstructure and uniform distribution of alloying elements. The OM microstructure reveals that the average grain size of the deposited blank is significantly reduced compared with that of the casting alloy, presenting equiaxed crystal. After continuous extrusion, the matrix density is increased, and the second phase is refined and distributed uniformly along the extrusion direction. The TEM microstructure observes that the billets undergo dynamic recrystallization during continuous extrusion, and the average recrystallized grain size is 3~5 μm. The yield strength and elongation of alloy after retrogression and re-aging treatment reach 493 MPa and 12.6%, which exceed 9.6% and 26% of the aviation standard AMS 4050 H limit, respectively. The EDS results demonstrate that the segregation of the main alloy elements prepared is well inhibited, and the impurity elements of oxygen and carbon are more evenly distributed, which is conducive to improving comprehensive properties of the alloy.
关键词:High Alloying;Spray Deposition and Continuous Extrusion;7075 Aluminum Alloy;Microstructure
摘要:The effects of annealing temperature on microstructure, texture, mechanical properties and electrical conductivity of the 0.2 Al2O3/Cu dispersion strengthened copper alloy bars were investigated by means of scanning electron microscope, X-ray diffraction and mechanics tester. The results indicate that no obvious change is observed in the fiber structure of the annealed alloy specimens. With the increase of annealing temperature, the proportion of cube {001} <100> and brass {011} <211> texture is increased, and the goss {011} <100> texture is gradually decreased. The small-angle grain boundaries in the alloy are increased to varying degrees, while thelarge-angle grain boundaries are decreased slightly, which are mainly distributed in the range of 50°~60° misorientation. The micro hardness, tensile strength and yield strength of the alloy are decreased from 150 HV, 551 MPa and 539 MPa to 121 HV, 378 MPa and 323 MPa, respectively, while the elongation is increased from 9.6% to 15.9%, and the conductivity is increased from 52.316 MS/m to 54.520 MS/m, which is increased by 0.464~2.204 MS/m.
摘要:The uniaxial compression deformation behavior of semi-solid CuSn10 P1 alloy at medium temperature was investigated. The influence of temperature rise effect on the stress-strain curve of the alloy at 350 ℃ and 410 ℃ and strain rates of 0.1~10 s -1 was analyzed. The true stress-strain curve was established after the temperature correction of the experimental data. The results reveal that the temperature rise effect has a significant effect on the flow stress in condition of high strain rate deformation. The strain distribution simulation and microstructure evolution observation were carried out on the deformation behavior of the alloy at 350 ℃ and strain rate of 10 s-1. During the compression deformation, the central region of the specimen is the most deformable and a large number of deformation twins are generated in the grain, of which the number is increased significantly with the increase of strain.
关键词:Semi-solid;Medium Temperature Compression;Temperature Correction
摘要:As a newly developed technique, friction stir welding(FSW) is widely applied in the areas of solid-phase welding. The fine defects in the weld seam are in characteristics of multi-tropism and clingy. To achieve the high accuracy and high resolution for the inspection needs of aluminum alloy FSW weld inspection, a method of micro-magnetic testing method based on magnetic signal distribution was proposed according to the weak paramagnetism under a natural geomagnetic field for the 7 A09 aluminum alloy. Specifically, a high-precision magnetic vector quantity sensor was used to collect magnetic induction intensity signal which changes slightly on the surface of weld and the magnetic anomaly signals of weld defects are accurately extracted from the complex original magnetic induction intensity signals through multi-scale property of wavelet transform, directly mapping weld defect information to the separated d1 signal curve. The results indicate that the micro-magnetic resolution for minor defects in aluminum alloy FSW welds can reach 0.2 mm, and the detection error of defect location is only 1.67%. Therefore, the micro-magnetic method can guarantee the non-destructive detection for aluminum alloy friction stir welding with complete coverage and high reliability.
摘要:A new kind of Al-TCB seed alloy was adopted to refine A356 aluminum alloy, and the anti-poisoning refining behavior of Al-TCB seed alloy on A356 alloy was further investigated. The results indicate that the Al-TCB seed alloy has far better refining effect on the A356 alloy than the Al-5 Ti-1 B refiner. When A356 alloy with addition of 0.3% Al-TCB seed alloy is held from 15 min to 480 min at 730 ℃, the refining effect is stable without failure basically. When the holding time is 60 min, the refining effect is optimal, where the average grain size reaches(135.3±3.5) μm. The above results demonstrate that the Al-TCB seed alloy has excellent anti-poisoning ability and has an efficient, long-lasting and stable refining effect on A356 alloy.
摘要:The effects of Cu and Er on the microstructure and mechanical properties of in situ hypoeutectic Mg2Si/Al composites prepared by conventional metal mold casting were investigated. The results indicate that the grain size of eutectic Mg2Si is significantly refined and the morphology is transformed from coarse strip and Chinese character to fine strip, point and fiber after adding Cu and Er. Meanwhile, the needle-like β-Al5FeSi is converted into fine and irregular Er, Cu-rich particles. After T6 heat treatment, the eutectic Mg2Si phase containing 0.45% Er and 3.5%Cu reaches complete spheroidization, and most of the particulate phase containing Er and Cu disappear. The tensile strength, yield strength and elongation are improved with the simultaneous addition of Er and Cu, reaching up to 351 MPa, 187 MPa and 2.8%, which are increased by 57.4%, 37.5% and 86.7%, respectively, compared with the specimens without Er and Cu addition. After T6 treatment, the tensile strength are greatly increased to 408 MPa.
摘要:The effects of the content of coarse aluminum grains on the mechanical properties of nano-Al2O3 p/7075 aluminum-based composites were investigated. Fine powder(~5 μm) of 7075 alloy and nanometer Al2O3 particles were high-energy ball milled through powder metallurgy method, and mixed with 7075 coarse aluminum particles of 0~15% for ordinary ball milling. After compacting and vacuum sintering and finally extrusion, the composites were fabricated. The compressive properties and hardness of the composites were tested at room temperature. The results indicate that as the content of coarse grains increases, the compressive strength of the composites is slightly decreased, while the elongation is increased obviously, where the compressive strength and hardness of composite containing 15% coarse grain are 5.0% and 7.2% lower than those of one without coarse grains, respectively, while the elongation is 27.6% higher. Therefore, the plasticity of composites is improved obviously by adding hierarchical structured composites that are manufactured by adding coarse matrix particles into nano ceramic particles reinforced aluminum matrix composites.
摘要:The influence of laser power and scanning rate on the microstructure and mechanical properties of NiTi alloy was investigated. Energy density was introduced to determine the optimum process forming interval of SLM NiTi alloy. The results indicate that with the increase of laser power and scanning rate, the microstructure of the specimens presents homogeneous. However, the laser power has great influence on the phase yield strength, while scanning rate has great effect on the dislocation yield strength. Finally, the optimal process parameters are determined as follows: laser power of 85 W, scanning rate of 750 mm/s, layer thickness of 25 μm and hatch spacing of 60 μm, where the specimens exhibit typical square grain structure and excellent compression performance in quasi-static test.
摘要:Selective laser melting(SLM) was adopted to form 17-4 PH high strength steel. The effects of laser power and scanning intervals on the microstructure and properties of the specimens were investigated to determine optimum technological parameters. The microstructure, tensile properties and fracture mechanism of the optimized specimens were analyzed. The results indicate that the low energy density of the laser leads to the unfused region due to the low energy absorption energy when the laser power is 165 W. When the laser power is increased to 205 W, the absorbed energy of the powder is increased, resulting in the spheroidization and increased porosity. The scanning interval has a poorer effect on pore defects than scanning power. When the laser power is 185 W and scanning spacing is 110 μm, the porosity distribution is reduced and the hardness value reaches 370 HV. The microstructure of 17-4 PH high strength steel prepared by SLM is mainly composed of martensite and austenite with precipitation hardening phase of ε-Cu, which improves the hardness of the material. The shape of fracture dimples of tensile specimens is similar with small size, providing higher strength and good toughness.
摘要:Based on the experimental steel supplied by the die-casting mold baffle, it is subjected to homogenization annealing at 1 100 ℃ for 2 h, water quenching at 880 ℃ for 30 min, and tempering at 200 ℃ and 250 ℃ for 2 h, respectively, and then its microstructure, macroscopic hardness, mechanical properties and abrasion resistance were analyzed. The results show that after quenching and tempering, the flaky pearlite and reticulated ferrite structure in the experimental steel supplied by the mold is transformed into tempered martensite and a small amount of retained austenite, and the tensile strength and hardness are increased significantly. The wear resistance of the tool steel quenched and 200 ℃ tempering presents desirable, followed by 250 ℃ tempering, which is better than that of the mold supply state.
摘要:The heat treatment process and mechanism of QAl10-4-4 aluminum bronze were investigated to explore heat treatment specification for parts conforming to bushing. The microstructure and mechanical properties of QAl10-4-4 aluminum bronze with different solid solution and aging parameters were analyzed by metallographic analysis and tensile test. When the solution temperature is 950 ℃, a large number of β and β′ phases are generated in the structure with a small amount of α phase and k phase residues, which exhibits high strength without cracking tendency.With the increase of aging temperature and holding time, the eutectoid reaction of β and β′ phases tends to be complete, where the strength and hardness are decreased, while the plasticity and toughness are increased. Considering synergetic toughness and plastic toughness, the ideal heat treatment system is presented as follows: solid solution at 950 ℃ for 1.5 h and aging at 670 ℃ for 3 h.
摘要:The technical level of bronze casting and the super skill of bell crafts men more than 2 400 years ago were revealed by introducing the techniques and methods of using modern foundry technology to restore Dayu Bell of Guxi in The Chime-bells of Marquis Yi. The research and practice of restoring and casting Dayu Bell of Guxi presents the original appearance before The Chime-bells of Marquis Yi was buried, which is of historical and practical significance for inheriting and carrying forward the bronze casting technology and bell casting technology in China.
摘要:The effects of magnetic induction intensity and treatment time on the properties of drying hardened sodium silicate molding sand were investgated through treating sodium silicate with magnetic separator.It is found that the optimited treatment scheme of sodium silicate in low-intensity magnetic field is magnetic induction of 0.4 T and magnetization treatment time of 30 min, where the strength of molding sand can be increased by about 37%, and the amount of sodium silicate in molding sand can be reduced by 20%. The results show that the viscosity of sodium silicate can be reduced and the dry compressive strength of sodium silicate sand can be improved by low magnetic field treatment. The sand mold made of magnetized sodium silicate should be paid more attention to moisture-proof than that of unmagnetized sodium silicate.
关键词:Sodium Silicate;Low-intensity Magnetic Field;Molding Sand;Strength
摘要:Mould shell damage and falling off may lead to casting surface slag and internal inclusion defects, which directly affect the product quality. The use of water washing process in production can ensure the cleanliness of mould shell, effectively avoiding the defects. One of shell materials widely used in investment casting of titanium alloy is surface layer of rare earth powder+zirconium glue+zirconium sand with the back layer of zirconium powder+silica sol+Mullite(1#glue), and the other is surface layer of rare earth powder+neutral glue+zirconium sand with the back layer of mullite powder+silica sol +Mullite(2# glue). The water washing testing was conducted on both materials, and the results indicate that the shell of 1# glue is not suitable for washing due to the remelting phenomenon, while the shell of 2# glue can be washed. By comparing the drying effect at different holding temperature and holding time, the amounts of surface and internal defects are decreased by above 20% after optimizing the shell washing process.
摘要:In view of the technical difficulties that the titanium alloy shell castings had high requirements for the surface quality of the runner, the graphite ceramic composite mold was selected. Meanwhile, the casting simulation software was utilized to optimize the design of gating system to avoid the generation of large-scale shrinkage defects, and to improve the internal quality of castings. Moreover, the mechanism that ceramic materials improve the surface quality of castings was clarified combined with software calculation and theoretical analysis.