Papers by Keyword: Internal Friction

Abstract: Microstructure stability of the directionally solidified Ni base IN792 superalloy has been investigated by Mechanical Spectroscopy (MS), i.e. internal friction (IF) and dynamic modulus measurements. Repeated IF test runs from room temperature to 1173 K have been carried out on the same samples and a Q^-1 maximum has been always observed above 700 K. Its position does not depend on the resonance frequency. After each run the values of modulus and Q^-1 at room temperature change indicating that a progressive irreversible transformation occurs. Damping phenomena have been attributed to the rearrangement of dislocation structures in disordered matrix which modifies dislocation density and average distance of pinning points. The results are supported by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) observations.

Abstract: In the paper the temperature and amplitude dependence of internal friction in the AZ31, AZ63 and AZ91 alloys is reported. A rapid increase in internal friction with increasing temperature was estimated. Internal friction peaks were observed in AZ63 and AZ91 alloys. Position and height of the peaks in the temperature scale depends on the heating rate. Simultaneously, microstructural observations were performed in the selected points of the temperature scale. The amplitude dependence of internal friction in an AZ31 alloy, prepared by rolling, was measured. A significant influence of the rolling texture has been estimated. Main mechanisms of internal friction are connected with precipitation, dislocation motion and twinning.

Abstract: The effects of thermo-mechanical training on damping capacity of two types of stainless steels, Fe-18Cr-8Ni (SUS 304) and Fe-25Cr-20Ni (SUS 310S) stainless steels, are studied. The thermo-mechanical training with bending deformation is adopted, since vibration manner in internal friction measurement is bending mode. An anisotropic damping capacity as well as hardness of samples is studied. It is found that deformation induced ε-martensite is observed for trained SUS 304 sample, while deformation twins are formed in the trained SUS 310S sample. It is also found that internal friction of SUS 304 sample is larger than that of SUS 310S sample. Increase in number of training results in an increase in the internal friction and hardness. In addition, anisotropic damping capacity is observed in the samples subjected the thermo-mechanical training. To be concluded, the thermo-mechanical training is useful for enhancement of both damping capacity and strength of SUS 304 and SUS 310S stainless steels.

Abstract: Fe-14Mn-6Si-9Cr-5Ni (wt. %) shape memory alloys (SMAs) were produced by powder metallurgy (PM) combined with Mechanical Alloying (MA). The specimens were pressed and sintered under Ar atmosphere from as blended powders as well as from mixtures of as blended and 10, 20, 30 and 40 vol. % MA’ed powders, respectively. The five groups of sintered specimens were hot-rolled, spark-erosion cut and solution treated at five temperatures (923, 1023, …, 1373K/ 300 s/ water). Tensile loading-unloading tests were performed in order to obtain stress-induced martensite at different pre-straining degrees. The static responses of the twenty five types of specimens were evaluated by means of the surface areas under unloading curve (E₂) and between loading and unloading curves (E₁) which were used for determining static internal friction, Q^-1. The dynamic responses of the undeformed specimens were determined by Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) performed at room temperature with a three-point-bending specimen holder in strain sweep mode. The structure of the twenty five specimens was analyzed X-ray diffraction. The effects of MA fraction were correlated with static and dynamic responses via structural changes.

Abstract: Intermetallic alloys and compounds undergoing diffusionless solid–solid phase transformations are an important class of high-damping materials. Some representatives of these alloys and compounds also possess good magnetic properties. For such materials, a combination of the magnetoelastic coupling and a high mobility of the martensitic variants can bring about new features of the internal friction and allows one to control the damping capacity by an external magnetic field. Here we review damping properties of magnetically ordered shape memory alloys.

Abstract: Three series of NiMgCuZn ferrites were prepared by conventional double sintering ceramic process. The formation of single phase in these ferrites was confirmed by X-ray diffraction. A brief review of the important investigations carried out on the internal friction behaviour of NiMgCuZnFe₂O₄, in the temperature range 40oC to 360oC, has been reported. In the present investigation, the composite piezoelectric resonator method has been used. The effect of compositional changes of ferrites on Curie temperature and internal friction are reported. Results and discussions on the temperature variation of internal friction of the three series of NiMgCuZnFe₂O₄ samples are discussed. In all the series studied, only single stress induced relaxation peaks are observed. These studies were carried out to develop a ferrite composition for their use as core materials for microinductor applications. The results are explained in the light of structural phase transitions.

Abstract: Anelastic properties of Bulk Metallic Glasses (BMG) were studied by mechanical spectroscopy using a flexural vibration apparatus. BMG’s samples, with nominal composition Cu₄₈Zr₄₃Al₉ and Cu₅₄Zr₄₀Al₆, were produced by skull push-pull casting technique in rectangular cavity cooper mold. In both samples, the differential scanning calorimeter patterns have evidenced the presence of amorphous structure, although the X-ray diffraction for Cu₄₈Zr₄₃Al₉ composition has shown a heterogeneous microstructure embedded in the amorphous matrix. Anelastic relaxation spectra were obtained using an acoustic elastometer system with vibration frequency in the kilohertz bandwidth, a heating rate of 1 K/min, vacuum greater than 10^-5 mBar in the temperature range of 300 K to 620 K. In the flexural apparatus, an acoustic elastometer system, the internal friction (energy loss) and the elastic modulus were obtained by free decay of vibrations and by the squared of the oscilation frequency, respectively. Internal friction spectra were not reproducible among the measurements, which may imply atomic rearrangement in the samples due to consecutive heating. Normalized elastic modulus data showed distinct behavior from the first to the other measurements evidencing irreversible microstructural alterations in the samples possibly associated with mechanical relaxation due to the motion of atoms or clusters in the glassy state.

Abstract: It has been found that the temperature dependences of the Young’s modulus for rare-earth cobaltites RBaCo₄O₇ (R = Dy - Er, Y) exhibit significant hysteresis and irreversible effects over a wide range (80–280) K between the structural and magnetic phase transition temperatures. At the magnetic phase transition temperature, there are weak and smoothed anomalies of the Young’s modulus, which correlate with the low dimensionality and frustration of the exchange interactions in the Kagome lattice of the Co subsystem for the studied rare-earth cobaltites.

Abstract: Multicomponent PZT-type solid solution with composition: Pb_0.975Ba_0.01Ca_0.01Sr_0.005 (Zr_0.52Ti_0.48)O₃+1.4wt.%Bi₂O₃+0.3wt.%GeO obtained by hot uniaxial pressing method is described in this paper. There are presented the results of studies of structural, dielectric and internal friction of obtained multicomponent PZT-type ceramics. It has been stated that the dielectric anomalies and internal friction anomalies are observed in similar temperature ranges. Obtained PZT-type ceramics have high value of the dielectric permittivity and low dielectric losses. The high temperature of phase transition and high value of electric permittivity allow considering this material as a base for low frequency and high temperature electromechanical transducers.

Abstract: Dislocation-induced relaxations in different molybdenum single crystals were investigated by means of low-frequency internal friction measurements in the temperature range of 20–600 K. The results indicated that the appearance of the dislocation-induced relaxations strongly depends on the purity of the molybdenum, although the intrinsic dislocation relaxations appeared at about 100 K and 450 K in the high-purity molybdenum. The molybdenum containing a small amount of carbon did not exhibit the intrinsic dislocation relaxations but rather revealed a modulus increase due to the dislocation pinning caused by the dissolved carbon. When the molybdenum containing a small amount of carbon was annealed up to 700 K, a new relaxation peak appeared at about 450 K. The activation process for this relaxation indicated that it could be attributed to the relaxation due to a carbon-dislocation interaction. In addition, it was shown that the dislocation-induced relaxations in medium-purity molybdenum were small, which was attributed to the residual substitutional impurities in the molybdenum.