Papers by Keyword: Internal Friction

Abstract: C-Mn steel welds of the secondary circuit of pressurised water reactors might be subjected to static strain ageing (SSA) due to the segregation of free interstitial atoms, especially nitrogen, on dislocations at temperatures of 250°C-300°C in operating conditions. Thus, several parameters such as the initial free nitrogen content and the amount of prestrain are likely to affect the sensitivity of the material to SSA, both influences being investigated in this paper. To this end, a broad experimental campaign based on internal friction (IF) measurements was conducted to follow the evolutions of the solute content. Preliminary studies emphasized the presence of nitrogen solutes in the as-welded material, whose content tends to increase from 250°C to 300°C due to the dissolution of ε carbonitrides. Regarding the parametric study of SSA, it was shown that the amount of segregated nitrogen first increases with the amount of prestrain or the initial concentration of nitrogen solutes before saturating from a critical threshold. Its value depends on the other parameter, leading to either no effect, a continuous increase or an increase before saturation of segregation. Therefore, a cross influence of both parameters was highlighted.

Abstract: In the present work, we studied dislocation amplitude-independent internal friction (AIIF) for segment of edge dislocation. Results obtained were compared with results of the Koehler-Granato-Lücke string model. Expression for dislocation effective rigidity and effective mass, obtained earlier by applying generalized susceptibility of dislocation, is used. Dependences of dislocation effective rigidity on dislocation segment length, dislocation effective mass on frequency and segment length, internal friction on for various values of frequency and segment length are plotted. Case of elastic interaction of the dislocation segment with pinning points is also investigated. It was found that main effect of elastic interaction the dislocation with the pinning points is reduces to influence in the effective rigidity. Plots of internal friction dependence on frequency for various values of distance between the dislocation and the pinning points are constructed.

Abstract: It is known that epoxy resins (ES) and materials based on them are widely used in various areas of natural economy due to their valuable properties: low shrinkage during curing, high adhesion to various materials, chemical resistance, good physical and mechanical properties, and excellent dielectric properties [1].

Abstract: The article is aimed on the analysis of the influence of cyclic loading on the internal friction measured on magnesium alloys, especially AZ31, AZ61 and AZ91, after homogenization annealing. Microplastic processe and dissipation of energy within the alloys are evaluated and investigated by internal friction measurements. In experimental measurements resonance method was used, which is based on continuous excitation of oscillations of specimens. Measurements were performed at final excitation voltages of 5 V, 6 V and 7 V.

Abstract: Copper-based shape memory alloys (SMAs) gaining attention due to their high damping properties during martensitic transformation and effective in energy dissipation which is applicable to damping application. However, copper-based SMAs such as the ternary Cu-Al-Ni are not easily deformed in the lower temperature martensitic phase which can be attributed to brittleness induced by coarse grain size, high degree of order and elastic anisotropy. Hence, this study aims to improve the properties of Cu-Al-Ni SMAs by addition of fourth alloying element. In this research, Cu-Al-Ni alloys with the addition of the fourth additional element, cobalt were prepared by casting. Microstructure characteristics of Cu-Al-Ni SMAs with and without Co addition were investigated via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and x-ray diffraction (XRD). Damping capacity was determined by dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA). It was found that the alloy with 0.7wt% of Co addition showed the best improvement on the damping properties.

Abstract: This paper selected cold-rolled low carbon steel as the object of experimentation to better understand that the annealed sample was baked in different degree of pre-deformation span to measure its baking hardening property. The main results of the experiments are as follows: The sample was set in different pre-deformation. Firstly, the baking temperature was set as 170°C and the time span was 20 minutes. The results released that when the degree of pre-deformation was set between 2% and 5%, the BH value increased with the increasing degree of pre-deformation. Secondly, the degree of pre-deformation was set between 5% and 10%, the BH value decreased with the increasing degree of pre-deformation. Thirdly, when the degree of pre-deformation was set at 5%, the BH value reached the maximum. It is illustrated that the BH value increased along with the rising of SKK peak while decreased with the falling of SKK peak. It indicated that the increase of the BH value was mainly due to the intensification of the Cottrell Atmosphere. As the pre-deformation increased, the sum of h_Snoek+h_SKK decreased. It is worth noting that while under the same circumstances, the sum of h_Snoek+h_SKK increased after baking.

Abstract: The paper is devoted to the computer simulation of polymer composite beams dynamic behavior. The use opportunity of one-dimensional beam models for the design of composite elements instead of three-dimensional ones is discussed. The tree-dimensional modeling is implemented using the finite-element software SIMULIA Abaqus considering the orthotropic properties of the composite material. For the one-dimensional modeling two hypothesis of the internal friction – local and nonlocal – are applied and compared. The Kelvin-Voigt hypothesis is used as a local damping model. The nonlocal model is based on the nonlocal mechanics principals and obtained using the Galerkin method. The example glass fiber reinforced plastic beam with the fixed ends is considered under an instantly applied load. The parameters of the nonlocal damping model are defined using the least squares method. The flexibility of the nonlocal damping model is shown and the use opportunity of one-dimensional beam models for the design of composite elements is justified.

Abstract: Solids show the feature of internal friction and the feature of fatigue. As a cause for the both features we assume the migration of atomic items. The driving forces for the migration of the atomic items can be mechanical stress gradients and temperature gradients. In an earlier publication formulas have been derived for the internal friction and for the fatigue. From these formulas follows a relation between internal friction and fatigue. The mechanical stress gradients are the cause of the background of internal friction which shows a monotonous rise with temperature. Temperature gradients in the solid can be produced by total internal friction. In contrast to the background of internal friction the temperature dependence of the total internal friction shows maxima and minima. Because of the relations between internal friction and fatigue the temperature dependence of fatigue shows that the fatigue is caused by temperature gradients. The relation between internal friction and fatigue also shows the influence of the internal friction on the fatigue curve.

Abstract: A variable electric field is applied to a crystal. This field gives rise – through the piezoelectric coupling – to the variable mechanical stresses. Then the dislocations in the crystal will be driven by Peach-Koehler force and will start moving, dissipating the external field energy. Connection of the electric field energy dissipated per unit time with the internal friction is found. The case of resonant loss (Granato-Lucke model) is considered. The loss related to this mechanism to be at frequencies of megahertz range. The relaxation processes being responsible for the Bordoni and Hasiguti peaks also are considered. The use of obtained equations makes it possible to distinguish the dislocation contribution to both dielectric loss and dielectric dispersion and, therefore, to derive additional information about the crystal structure in a sufficiently simple way in terms of only one method.

Abstract: The high temperature relaxation in cold-rolled Ti (CR-Ti) and commercial pure Ti (CP-Ti) has been investigated using internal friction apparatus operating in forced oscillations from room temperature to 650°C. It is shown that there is an internal friction peak at around 510°C for the CR-Ti and there is no 510°C internal friction peak in the CP-Ti. The internal friction peak shows typical features of phase transformation in the CR-Ti. It is tentatively suggested that this peak is due to the ordering of disordered lattices resulted from cold-rolling. The high temperature background damping (HTBD) in the CP-Ti is much lower than that in the CR-Ti. It is concluded that the HTBD is related to the microstructure observed inside the grains and does not dependent on grain size.