Papers by Keyword: High Temperature Deformation

Abstract: The high-elastic Cu-20.0Ni-5.0Sn-0.25Zn-0.22Mn alloy was designed and prepared using a 830°C/2h+850°C/2h dual-stage homogenization annealing process. The true stress-strain curves of well annealed Cu-20.0Ni-5.0Sn-0.25Zn-0.22Mn alloy were plotted as a function of compressive temperature and strain rate. The results showed that the stage division of thermal compression deformation is temperature dependent, which involves work hardening, dynamic recovery and recrystallization stages. The maximum value of the true stress increases as the strain rate gets larger, but decreases as the deformation temperature rises. The high temperature compression deformation process of the alloy is a thermal activated process, and the corresponding constitutive equation of the true stress-strain is established.

Abstract: Creep characteristics of alloys and compounds have been evaluated mainly by the minimum creep rate or the steady-state creep rate, and by its stress and temperature dependences. In some cases, however, direct comparison of the minimum creep rate or the steady-state creep rate are not practically easy due to difficulties of experiment, i.e., a long duration of primary stage of creep deformation. The minimum creep rates are not always precise representative value, which is directly evaluated from experiments. It should be valuable, if one could estimate the minimum creep rate from creep curve in primary stage. I have proposed a method of quantitative evaluation of creep curve based on the evaluation of strain rate change and its strain dependence during creep [1-3]. The value that reflects a shape of creep curve is named “Strain Acceleration and Transition Objective-Index (SATO-Index)” [4]. SATO-Index and related differential equation show a strain dependence of strain rate and lead entre creep curve by numerical integration. This concept provides quantitative information of shape of each creep curve, and information of the entire creep curve. In this paper, examples of evaluation and extrapolation of creep rate from primary stage in compression are presented. It is concluded that the extrapolation with the concept of SATO-Index reasonably provides imaginal minimum creep rate. Usability of extrapolation of creep curve by the concept is presented.

Abstract: Dynamic recrystallization in Ti-1100 was investigated. Ti-1100 is one of near α titanium alloys and contains Si for improving high temperature mechanical properties. Ti-1100 exhibits martensitic transformation by quenching into iced brine after solid solution treatment. Hereafter specimens subjected to quenching into iced brine and to cooling in air after solid solution treatment are called IBQ specimen and AC specimen, respectively. After tensile test at high temperature, IBQ specimen exhibits morphological change from lath structure to equiaxed structure, but AC specimen does not. It is indicated that dynamic recrystallization occurs during the tensile test of IBQ specimen. Effect of silicide on the dynamic recrystallization was investigated using two specimens: one included more silicide precipitates and the other less. The former specimen shows smaller recrystallized grains than the latter. It is indicated that the specimen including more silicides exhibits smaller recrystallized grains.

Abstract: In previous study, the formation behavior of texture and microstructure in AZ80 magnesium alloy under high temperature deformation was investigated. It was found that the basal texture was formed at stress of more than 15-20MPa and the non-basal texture was formed at stress of less than 15-20MPa. This means that stress of 15-20MPa is the change point of deformation mechanism. Therefore, in this study, uniaxial compression deformation of AZ80 magnesium alloy was carried out at high temperature deformation (stress of 15-20MPa). Behaviors of microstructure and texture development are experimentally studied. The material used in this study is a commercial magnesium alloy extruded AZ80. The uniaxial compression deformation is performed at temperature of 723K and strain rate 3.0×10^-3s^-1, with a strain range of between-0.4 and-1.3. Texture measurement was carried out on the compression planes by the Schulz reflection method using nickel filtered Cu Kα radiation. EBSD measurement was also conducted in order to observe spatial distribution of orientation. As a result of high temperature deformation, the maximum value of the flow stress is observed at the true stress-strain curves, and the main component of texture and the accumulation of pole density vary depending on deformation condition.

Abstract: To study the micromechanics of semisolid deformation, a modified experimental set-up is employed in Gleeble 3800 thermomechamical testing unit to achieve a uniform temperature distribution in partially remelted aluminum samples. The temperature variation was markedly reduced to one degree for a length of 4-5 mm in the middle of tensile samples. High temperature semisolid tensile tests of Al-Cu 206 cast alloys were performed at different temperatures near solidus with a strain rate of 10^-3 s^-1, corresponding to the solid fractions (fs) between 1 and 0.95. The stress-displacement curves with different fs were measured and analyzed. The microstructure and fracture surface of samples were examined by optical and scanning electron microscopes. The relation between the microstructural characteristics, tensile properties and fracture behavior of semisolid 206 samples at high fs were explored. Mush deformation mechanisms were discussed in term of defect nucleation and propagation at the late stage of solidification.

Abstract: The tensile deformation behavior and microstructure evolution of Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr alloys at solid solution condition was studied during the tensile tested at medium and high temperature. The result showed that, in medium temperature range (≤250^οC), serrated flow was observed. With the temperature increasing, the critical strain decreased, the serration became more intensive, and the type of serration changed from type A to type A+B, finally to type B. At temperature of 250 ^οC, where serrated flows become most obvious, a large number of precipitated phases in slip band were found in micrographs. The strength reached a high peak and the ductility stay at low ebb in mechanical perspective. When tensile tested at high temperature ranging from 300 ^οC to 400^οC, serrated flow disappeared and the ductility increased profoundly with the temperature increasing, and then approached to super-plasticity. In addition, the deformation mechanism, at medium and high temperature, has been discussed by calculating the activation energy.

Abstract: Creep behavior of an Al-0.3%Mg-0.5%Si alloy affected by pre-aging condition was investigated to obtain fundamental knowledge on the thermal stability in the service temperature range for the precipitation-hardened aluminum heat-exchanger. The alloy was aged at 175 °C for 3 h (under-aged) and 24 h (peak-aged), after solution treatment, and then subjected to creep testing at temperatures of 150 °C and 200 °C. When the creep temperature was 150 °C, the under-aged (UA) specimen showed a lower creep rate than that of the peak-aged (PA) specimen. On the other hand, when the creep temperature was 200°C, both specimens showed almost the same creep rate. In other words, the UA specimen had higher creep resistance than the PA specimen at 150 °C, whereas this advantage disappeared at 200 °C. The difference was thought to originate from the precipitation during creep testing.

Abstract: Due to limited deformability at room temperature, high temperature forming of magnesium alloys appears as an interesting alternative. Superplastic properties can be obtained in the case of fine grained magnesium alloys and in this regime, due to significant damage sensitivity, fracture strain is mainly controlled by nucleation, growth and coalescence of cavities. Magnesium alloys with large grained alloys can also exhibit interesting deformabilities at high temperature since dislocation movements can be controlled by a solute drag effect promoting plastic stability. Examples of such situations are presented in the case of wrought magnesium alloys, the associated damage mechanisms being investigated thanks to 3D X-ray micro tomography performed in continuous mode, namely directly during high temperature deformation tests.

Abstract: An AA2139 alloy with a chemical composition of Al–4.35Cu-0.46%Mg–0.63Ag-0.36Mn–0.12Ti (in wt.%) and an initial grain size of about 155 μm was subjected to annealing at 430°C for 3 h followed by furnace cooling. This treatment resulted in the formation of a dispersion of coarse particles having essentially plate-like shape. The over-aged alloy exhibits lower flow stress and high ductility in comparison with initial material in the temperature interval 20-450°C. Examination of microstructural evolution during high-temperature deformation showed localization of plastic flow in vicinity of coarse particles. Over-aging leads to transition from ductile-brittle fracture to ductile and very homogeneous ductile fracture at room temperature.

Abstract: Conventional hot compression deformation and water quenching experiments were applied to investigate the evolution of austenite grain structures before the initiation of dynamic recrystallization. The experimental results reveal an interesting phenomenon that dynamic strain induced boundary migration can lower dislocation density and coarsen austenite grains. The results show that dynamic recovery is not the only way to decrease dislocation density, the mechanism of which for dynamic recovery is related to dislocations climb and annihilation, resulting in the formation of sub-grains and regular sub-boundaries. However, the mechanism of decreasing dislocation density for dynamic strain induced boundary migration is different from dynamic recovery. Therefore, dynamic strain induced boundary migration should be another softening mechanism before the initiation of dynamic recrystallization.