Papers by Author: Wen Fang Cui

Abstract: The research aims to evaluate the microstructure, mechanical properties and marine corrosion resistance of P-bearing ULCB steels. P produced stronger solution strengthening effect, but had less effect on the low temperature impact toughness of ULCB steel. With increasing P content to 0.09(mass)%, the immersion corrosion rate of ULCB steel in 3.5% NaCl obviously decreased in comparison with those steels without or with lower P content. This is attributed to that the complex effect of Cu and P promoted the formation of dense amorphous oxyhydroxide in the inner scale, which inhibited further corrosion from NaCl solution. Mo in ULCB steel played an important role in avoiding pitting corrosion in Cl- environment.

Abstract: A kind of metastable β type Ti-30Nb-13Zr-0.5Fe (wt.%) alloy for biomedical application was newly designed and developed. In order to exam the phase transformation during aging and its effects on the mechanical properties, the alloy was β solubilized and aged at 350°C-550°C for 4 hours. The microstructures were observed by OM and TEM, and the phase structures were identified by XRD. The tensile tests were performed with various aged microstructures. The results show that a lot of ω phase precipitates during aging at 350°C, leading to the increase of strength and elastic modulus and drastic decrease of plasticity. Aging at 450°C, dot α phase uniformly precipitates from metastable β phase. The good combination of high strength 、high plasticity and low elastic modulus was obtained under this aging condition. With increasing aging temperature and aging time α precipitations coarsen and precipitation free zones (PFZ) along prior β grain boundaries form, which are the main reasons to lower the strength and plasticity.

Abstract: The hot ductility of Fe-18Cr-12Mn-0.55N high nitrogen austenitic stainless steel was investigated in Gleeble-2000 thermomechanical simulator. The experimental results show that the hot ductility curve of test steel is comprised of high-temperature brittlement region at the test temperatures higher than 1150°C, high-temperature ductility region at the test temperatures from 850°C to 1150°C and middle-temperature half brittlement region at the test temperatures lower than 850°C. High-temperature brittlement and middle-temperature half brittlement are caused by the appearances of δ ferrite and the precipitation of Cr2N phase at austenitic grain boundaries, respectively, and the excellent hot ductility at test temperatures between the two brittlement temperature regions results from the stable single phase austenitic microstructure.

Abstract: Isothermal low cycle fatigue (LCF) behaviours of a third generation titanium aluminide based γ-TiAl alloy with duplex microstructure were investigated under the various test conditions, including temperature (550°C-750°C), total strain amplitude (0.3%-0.6%) and environment (air and vacuum), in order to clarify the fatigue life, deformation characters and fracture process of the alloy during LCF. The plastic strain accumulation has a great contribution to LCF damage. With increasing total strain range, LCF life decreases distinctly. Under the small total strain amplitude (≤0.4%), the increase of test temperature enforces microstructure resistance to LCF fracture. However, the increase of test temperature together with large total strain amplitude (>0.5%) accelerates the microstructural degradation, which behaves the dissolution of α2 lamellae and recrystallization of γ phase, resulting in great LCF damage. Moreover, environment brittlement during high temperature exposure to air influences the initiation process of fatigue cracks. The fracture mechanisms at various test conditions were analyzed.