Hot deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of the laser solid formed TC4 titanium alloy

Hot compressive experiments of the laser solid formed (LSFed) TC4 titanium alloy were conducted at a wide temperature range of 650–950 °C and strain rate of 0.01–10 s⁻¹. The Arrhenius-type constitutive models of the LSFed TC4 alloy were established at the temperature range of 800–950 °C and of 650–800 °C, respectively. The average relative error between the predicted stresses and experimental values in those two temperature ranges are 10.4% and 8.3%, respectively, indicating that the prediction models constructed in this paper are in a good agreement with experimental data. Processing maps were established by the principle of dynamic materials modeling on the basis of the data achieved from the hot compression experiments. The processing parameters corresponding to the stable and unstable regions of material deformation can be determined from the processing maps. The microstructure evolution of the stable and unstable regions of the samples after tests were observed. Finally, the effect of hot compressive parameters on the microstructure were investigated to research the dynamic recrystallization and the texture of the deformed LSFed TC4 alloy.     

不同温度下IC10合金的本构关系

 利用材料试验机（MTS809）测得IC10合金在很宽的温度范围（25~800 ℃）和不同应变率（10^-5~10^-2s^-1）内的应力 应变曲线。试验结果表明：室温下IC10合金的流变行为对应变率不太敏感;相同应变率（10^-4s^-1）下,流变行为对温度较敏感;在不同应变率、25~800 ℃温度范围内,IC10合金的屈服应力变化很小。基于试验数据,修正并拟合了Johnson-Cook方程,并利用该方程对不同温度和不同应变率下IC10合金的流变应力进行预测。与试验数据对比表明,修正后的Johnson-Cook方程能较好地描述IC10合金在不同的温度和应变率条件下的流变行为。     

置氢处理对TC4钛合金流变行为的影响

应用材料试验机及霍普金森压杆装置(SHPB)对切削用置氢TC4钛合金进行了静态和动态压缩实验,获得了不同温度和应变率下的应力-应变曲线。实验中应变率范围为0.001～15000s-1,温度范围为293～973K。分析比较了合金流变应力对温度及应变率的敏感性。结果表明,置氢TC4钛合金具有较强的热软化效应,而应变率强化效应则相对较弱。随氢含量的增加,流变应力呈现先减小后增大的规律,氢含量0.3%时,最大降幅达25%。根据流变应力的变化规律及相关切削理论,对实验中切削力及切削温度的变化情况进行了分析。最后基于Johnson-Cook本构模型,拟合了模型中的参数,其预测值与实验结果吻合较好。     

Constitutive behavior and microstructural evolution in hot deformed 2297 Al-Li alloy

The microstructural evolution mechanism and constitutive behavior of 2297 Al-Li alloy were studied via thermal compression test with the constant strain rates of 0.001–1 s⁻¹ and the deformation temperatures ranging from 623 to 773 K. To verify the predictable ability of diverse constitutive models under different stress states, the hot compression experiments with stress triaxiality varying from −0.33 to 0.46 were conducted. The microstructures of the deformed specimens under diverse deformation conditions are probed to reveal the mechanism of hot deformation behavior. The experimental results indicate that the work-hardening and dynamic softening are competitive during the hot compression process, and the dynamic softening is more obvious under low deformation temperature and high strain rate. The microstructural analysis manifests that the dynamic recovery gets predominant at high deformation temperature to produce fine grains. Meanwhile, the dynamic recrystallization becomes more dominant as the strain rate decreases, which is sensitive to the stress triaxiality. In addition, both the modified Johnson-Cook model and strain-compensated Arrhenius-type function are suitable for describing the flow behavior of 2297 alloy, while the latter reveals a more accurate prediction. However, the predictability of the two kinds of models is worsened with the transformation of stress triaxiality, and the validity of the Arrhenius-type model is restricted by high stress triaxiality.     

A visco-elastoplastic constitutive model of aircraft polymethylmethacrylate related to strain rate and temperature

The visco-elastoplastic mechanical behavior related to the applied strain rate and temperature around the glass transition temperature of Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) has been systematically investigated. The uniaxial tensile test was performed at strain rate and temperature rangs 1.0 × 10⁻⁴–1.0 × 10⁻² s⁻¹ and 363–393 K, respectively, and the Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) test was carried out between 363 K and 413 K at various frequencies. Moreover, the robust complex constitutive model considering the temperature and strain rate effect is proposed. A nonlinear viscoelastic model is established to describe the viscoelastic response on the basis of the Zhu-Wang-Tang (ZWT) model and the time temperature equivalence principle, including the dependence of strain rate and temperature. Considering the yield stress, the cooperative model is adopted. The viscoplastic mechanical response is manifested as the competition performance of the softening deformation and hardening behavior. The predicted mechanical responses maintain good consistency with the experimental results, indicating that the visco-elastoplastic constitutive model proposed can accurately predict the mechanical behavior of PMMA materials within the imposed strain rate and near the glass transition temperature range.     

Application of dynamic recrystallization model in AZ12 magnesium alloy rolling process

To deeply understand the dynamic recrystallization behavior of as-cast AZ12 magnesium alloy in deformation process, the uniaxial hot compression experiments were implemented through systematic isothermal compression experiments. The true strain of thermal compression experiments was set to 50% with temperatures of 200, 250, 300, 350, 400 °C and the strain rates of 0.001, 0.01, 0.1, 1 s^?1. The Dynamic Recrystallization (DRX) kinetic model of AZ12 magnesium alloy was established and the accuracy of this model was verified. The model is used to predict the volume fraction of the sheet obtained by rolling through different rolling passes under the condition of consistent total reduction (50%). And the predicted results are in good agreement with the experimental results.     

TC4-DT钛合金高温热变形行为研究

利用Gleeble-3500型热模拟实验机,研究了TC4-DT损伤容限型钛合金在温度850℃～1000℃、应变速率0.01～10s-1、变形程度为40%～70%条件下的热变形行为,分析了该合金的流变应力行为及微观组织演变规律,并建立了本构关系模型。研究结果表明,TC4-DT合金在950℃以下的较低温度变形时应力软化现象非常明显,变形机制和热变形激活能不同于950℃以上的较高温度变形机制;在950℃以上高温度变形时,低应变速率(如ε=0.01s-1)促进了动态再结晶行为的发生,而在较高的应变速率(如ε=10s-1)时,一般只发生动态回复现象,动态再结晶行为受抑制。     

Frictional resistance of supercritical pressure RP-3 flowing in a vertically downward tube at constant heat fluxes

Based on the demands of compact heat exchangers and micro cooling channels applied for aviation thermal protection, the flow resistance characteristics of aviation kerosene RP-3 were experimentally studied in a vertically downward circular miniature tube with an inner diameter of 1.86 mm at supercritical pressures and constant heat fluxes. A long and short tube method was used to accurately calculate the frictional pressure drop, and experimental conditions are supercritical pressures of 4 MPa, mass flow rates of 2–4 g/s (i.e., mass fluxes of 736–1472 kg/(m²?s)), heat fluxes of 100–500 kW/m², and inlet temperatures of 373–673 K. Results show that the sharp variations of thermophysical properties, especially density, have significant influences on frictional resistances. Generally, the frictional pressure drop and the friction factor increase with increasing inlet temperatures, and this trend speeds up in the relatively high-temperature region. However, the friction factor has a sudden decline when the fuel outlet temperature exceeds the pseudo-critical temperature. The frictional pressure drop and the friction factor basically remain unchanged with increasing heat flux when the inlet temperature is relatively low, but increase quickly when the inlet temperature is relatively high. Besides, a larger mass flux yields a higher pressure drop but does not necessarily yield a higher friction factor. Finally, an empirical friction factor correlation is proposed and shows better predictive performance than those of previous models.     

SCC evaluation of a 2297 Al-Li alloy rolled plate using the slow-strain rate technique

The stress corrosion cracking (SCC) susceptibility of 2297 Al-Li alloy in 1 M NaCl + 0.01 M H₂O₂ solution (CP solution) and 1 M NaCl + 0.01 M H₂O₂ + 0.6 M Na₂SO₄ solution (CPS solution) was investigated by slow-strain rate tests at various strain rates ranging from 10⁻⁵ s⁻¹ to 10⁻⁷ s⁻¹. The roles of H₂O₂ and SO₄²⁻ in the corrosion process were estimated by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. 2297 Al-Li alloy does not fracture ascribed to SCC in CP solution, while it undergoes SCC in CPS solution. In CPS solution, with a decreasing strain rate from 10⁻⁵ s⁻¹ to 10⁻⁷ s⁻¹, the SCC susceptibility firstly rises and then declines exhibiting a peak value at a strain rate of 10⁻⁶ s⁻¹. H₂O₂ promotes the active dissolution while SO₄²⁻ lowers the corrosion rate. The SCC fracture is associated with a decline in the dissolution rate of the crack tip by SO₄²⁻, which leads to stress concentration. In CPS solution, a reduction in the local dissolution rate of the crack tip leads to stress concentration, resulting in SCC fracture. As the preferred initiation site for a crack, pits also show a noteworthy effect on SCC of 2297 Al-Li alloy.     

SCC investigation of low alloy ultra-high strength steel 30CrMnSiNi2A in 3.5wt%NaCl solution by slow strain rate technique

To evaluate stress corrosion cracking(SCC) mechanism of low alloy ultra-high strength steel 30CrMnSiNi2 A in environment containing NaCl, SCC behavior of the steel in 3.5wt% NaCl solution is investigated by slow strain rate technique(SSRT) with various strain rates and applied potentials, surface analysis technique, and electrochemical measurements. SCC susceptibility of the steel increases rapidly with strain rate decreasing from 1 · 10 5s 1to 5 · 10 7s 1, and becomes stable when strain rate is lower than 5 · 10 7s 1. SCC propagation of the steel in the solution at open circuit potential(OCP) needs sufficient hydrogen which is supplied at a certain strain rate.Fracture surface at OCP has similar characteristics with that at cathodic polarization 1000 mVSCE, which presents characteristic fractography of hydrogen induced cracking(HIC).All of these indicate that SCC behavior of the steel in the solution at OCP is mainly controlled by HIC rather than anodic dissolution(AD).     

A step deformation method for superplasticity improvement of coarse-grained Ti–15V–3Cr-3Sn-3Al

Ti–15V–3Cr–3Sn–3Al(Ti–15–3), a kind of metastable beta titanium which has high specific strength and good cold-formability, is highlighted for applications in the aerospace manufacture industry. However, the technique for improving its formability at elevated temperatures is still a challenge at present. In this work, a step deformation method is proposed for superplasticity improvement of coarse grained Ti–15–3 plates at temperatures around its beta transus. The effects of the strain rate and the strain at the first stage on the superplasticity are investigated. The results show an increase of the strain rate sensitivity and a decrease of the flow stress under the step deformation mode compared to those obtained under constant strain rates at 780℃. The maximum strain to failure obtained in the step mode is 93% higher than that deformed in the constant strain rate mode. Strain rates, strains at the first stage, and temperatures have influences on the superplasticity improvement. The deformation mechanism is concluded as subgrain formation accommodated by grain boundary sliding rate-controlled by dislocation climb. The improved m value in the step deformation is accounted to the extra dislocation density produced during the strain rate reduction.     

TC6钛合金超塑性变形

对TC6钛合金在800~900℃温度区间内,分别进行应变速率为0.0001~0.1 s-1的恒应变速率法拉伸实验和最大m值法超塑性拉伸实验,获得拉伸过程应力-应变曲线,并采用金相显微镜对拉伸后断口附近显微组织进行分析。结果表明：TC6合金表现出良好的超塑性性能,随着应变速率或温度的升高,伸长率先增大后减小,恒应变速率拉伸时,在温度850℃、应变速率0.001 s-1条件下伸长率可达到993%;在同一变形温度下最大m值法拉伸能获得比恒应变速率法更好的超塑性,850℃时伸长率达到1353%;TC6合金在超塑性变形过程中发生了明显的动态再结晶,并随着应变速率和温度的升高动态再结晶行为增强。     

TC21细晶钛合金TIG焊接接头组织及力学性能研究

开展了不同晶粒尺寸的细晶粒TC21钛合金的TIG焊接实验,研究了母材及接头组织和力学性能。结果表明：细晶粒TC21钛合金TIG焊接接头抗拉强度达到母材的95％左右,焊接性较好;但是焊接接头脆化严重,伸长率和断面收缩率均较低。焊缝中心和热影响区组织相似,为α’马氏体组织。相同焊接规范下,21μm的细晶TC21合金焊缝及热影响区为片状或长粒状α’组织;而7μm的细晶TC21合金接头中α’丛的尺寸较小且相互交错,形成针状或短粒状α’组织。硬度测试表明：靠近母材的热影响区细晶区存在一个软化区,该区域硬度最低,而焊缝中心与热影响区粗晶区分界处（细晶过渡区（FTZ））也存在硬度的下降,不过此区域下降幅度不大。常温拉伸断口呈准解理断裂特征,随着母材晶粒度的增大,焊接接头解理特征越明显。     

TC4-DT钛合金线性摩擦焊接头组织和力学性能分析

针对飞机用典型的TC4-DT钛合金线性摩擦焊接头,开展组织及接头的拉伸、冲击和低周疲劳等力学性能测试。结果表明:TC4-DT钛合金线性摩擦焊接头经过700℃+保温3h的热处理后,接头的室温和高温抗拉强度达到母材的97%以上,室温和低温冲击性能略高于母材,室温低周疲劳性能与母材相当,具有良好的综合力学性能。     

Temperature measurements by coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy in hydrogen-fuelled scramjet combustor

Instantaneous temperature measurements in two dimensional stepped dual-mode hydrogen-fuelled scramjet combustor were performed by the broad-band CARS technique. The experiment consisted of a direct-connect test of a Mach 3 combustor with three fin fuel injectors. The freestream flow was combustion heated to total temperature T_t=1600–1700 K. Temperature measurements with repetition rate of 10 Hz during run duration of 10 s and hydrogen combustion duration of 5 s were carried out at one spatial point located downstream of a rearward-facing step. For scramjet mode of operation (combustion in supersonic flow) the temperatures derived from single shot measurements were in the range 600–900 K. For ramjet mode (combustion in subsonic flow in pseudo-shock) the temperatures increased to 1200–1600 K. The temperature values in the last case were grouped around both 600 K and 1500 K, making the shape of the temperature probability density function bimodal. The nature of such a probability distribution is discussed.     

Substructure evolution in two phases based constitutive model for hot deformation of TC18 in α + β phase region

The α + β dual phase titanium alloys are key structural materials in aviation and aerospace industries, and the complicated flow behavior of these titanium alloys during hot deformation requires to establish a constitutive model incorporating physical mechanism for optimizing processing parameters and designing forming tools. This work aims to establish a constitutive model incorporating physical mechanism for hot deformation of TC18 in α + β phase region. Firstly, the flow behavior and microstructure evolution for hot deformation of TC18 in α + β phase region are characterized. The TC18 shows significant strain hardening rate and negative strain hardening exponent around and after peak flow stress, respectively. After peak flow stress, Dynamic Recovery (DRV) mechanism dominates the evolution of α and β phases according to the results of substructure evolution. Then, the internal state variables method is applied to establish a constitutive model incorporating physical mechanism for hot deformation of dual phase titanium alloys. The variation of dislocation density during the hot deformation of titanium alloys is modeled by considering the accumulation of dislocation due to the impediment to dislocation movement by substructure obstacles and the annihilation of dislocation due to the dynamic restoration effect. The interaction between dislocations, the subgrain boundaries and the grain/phase boundaries obstruct the dislocation movement in the α phase, and the first two obstructs the dislocation movement in the β phase during the hot deformation of TC18. The dislocation annihilation process in the α and β phases during the hot deformation of TC18 is dominated by DRV. Finally, the substructure evolution in the two phases based constitutive model for hot deformation of TC18 in α + β phase region is presented. This model is well applied to predict the flow stress and quantitively analyze the role of DRV effect in the evolution of α and β phases during the hot deformation of TC18.     

基于红外热成像的TC4钛合金光纤激光焊接接头拉伸力学性能研究

对光纤激光焊接2.5mm厚TC4对接接头的拉伸力学性能进行研究,其研究方法为在常规的拉伸试验中,附加同步的红外热像测量,实时记录拉伸全过程中试样在力作用下温度场的变化。常规测试结果表明:接头与母材的强度相当,延伸率只达到母材的59.53%。试样温度场测试结果表明:当接头和母材受到的轴向载荷低于屈服强度对应载荷时,接头在热影响区部位会产生较大的应力集中,但接头和母材均未产生明显的塑性变形;当载荷等于屈服强度对应载荷时,均在宏观屈服点之前发生了微观的塑性变形;当载荷等于抗拉强度对应载荷时,接头发生剧烈塑性变形区域的长度只达到母材的35%,且接头与母材发生剧烈塑性变形区域的长度随拉伸过程的进行逐渐增加。     

TC11/TC17钛合金线性摩擦焊接头组织与性能

针对航空发动机钛合金整体叶盘的典型材料TC11和TC17开展对异种钛合金线性摩擦焊的研究,其中包括飞边形貌、接头组织及拉伸性能等.研究结果表明:TC11/TC17异种钛合金线性摩擦焊沿振动方向的飞边较长;焊接接头明显分为3个区域:母材、热机械影响区和焊缝区,其中TC11母材为双态组织、TC17母材为网篮组织、热机械影响区的组织沿着受力方向被拉长,焊缝发生了动态再结晶,组织为等轴晶.拉伸测试结果表明:接头的抗拉强度及屈服强度能达到与TC11等强,拉伸试样均断在TC11母材一侧,随着测试温度提高,强度呈线性下降趋势;而断面收缩率均超过TC17母材,随着测试温度提高,变化不明显.     

GH4169高温合金高应变率本构关系试验研究

 基于高应变率下GH4169高温合金的本构关系是采用有限元法对GH4169高温合金进行切削加工数值分析研究的基础。本文针对GH4169高温合金,通过试验对其在温度为室温至1 000 ℃、应变率为2 000～10 000 s^-1的范围内的本构关系进行了研究。研究发现高应变率下GH4169高温合金的流动应力与塑性应变关系接近线性关系,同时温度影响着高应变率下应变率对本构关系的影响程度及方式。根据GH4169合金流动应力曲线的特点,对Johnson-Cook本构模型进行修正。基于试验结果,通过数据拟合确定了对应高应变率GH4169高温合金的材料常数,建立了描述GH4169高温合金高应变率下的本构模型,为切削加工有限元数值分析提供了理论基础,并为相关类似研究提供了思路。     

High Temperature Flow Stress Prediction of Nano-Al_2O_3/Cu Composite Using an Artificial Neural Network

Alumina dispersion strengthened copper composite (nano-Al2O3/Cu composite) was recently emerged as a kind of potentially vi-able and attractive engineering material for applications requiring high strength, high thermal and electrical conductivities and resistance to softening at elevated temperatures. The nano-Al2O3/Cu composite was produced by internal oxidation. The microstructures of the composite were analyzed by the TEM and its hot deformation behavior was investigated by means of continuous compression tests per-formed on a Gleeble 1500 thermo-simulator. Making use of the modified algorithm–Levenberg-Marquardt (L-M) algorithm BP neural network, a model for predicting the flow stresses during hot deformation was set up on the base of the experimental data. Results show that the microstructures of the composite are characterized by uniform distribution of nano-Al2O3 particles in Cu-matrix. The sliding of dislocations is the main deformation mechanism. The dynamic recovery is the main softening mode with the flow stress decreasing gen-tly from 500 ℃ to 850 ℃. The recrystallization of Cu-matrix can be retarded late into as high as 850 ℃, when it happens only partially. The well-trained BP neural network model can accurately describe the influence of the temperature, strain rate, and true strain on the flow stresses, therefore, it can precisely predict the flow stresses of the composite under given deforming conditions and provide a new way to optimize hot deforming process parameters.