Cyclic Deformation Behavior of Ni3Ge Single Crystals At Room Temperature

1984 ◽  
Vol 39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Han-Ryong Pak ◽  
Leih-Ming Hsiung ◽  
Masaharu Kato

ABSTRACTFully reversed strain-controlled, tension-compression tests were performed at room temperature to study cyclic-deformation properties of Ni3Ge single crystals. The cyclic deformation is performed with the stress axis parallel to the [1 1.94 2.69] direction at a strain rate of 1.0 × 10-4 s-1 and at a total-strain amplitude between 5.0 × 10-4 and 1.5 × 10-3. Cyclic strain-hardening occurs to saturation over the range of the employed strain amplitudes. The cyclic-stress amplitude is higher in compression than in tension at a plastic-strain amplitude larger than 1 × 10-5 where screw dislocations are operative. This stress asymmetry becomes more prominent (i.e., the mean stress-amplitude becomes larger in magnitude) as the plastic-strain amplitude becomes larger. At a plastic-strain amplitude less than 1 × 10-5 where edge dislocations are operative, the stress amplitude is symmetric. A similar stress asymmetry is also observed for monotonic flow stress. The cyclic hardening is explained by considering an interaction between the screw dislocations.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Himesh Patel

To improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, magnesium alloys are being considered for automotive and aerospace applications because of their high strength-to-weight ratio. The objective of this thesis was to study monotonic and cyclic deformation behavior of two semi-solid processed (thixomolded) magnesium alloys, AZ91D and AM60B. The fatigue life of these thixomolded alloys was observed to be higher than that of their die cast counterparts. As the total strain amplitude increased, the stress amplitude and plastic strain amplitude increased, while the pseudoelastic modulus decreased. The change in the modulus was attributed to the nonlinear (pseudoelastic) behavior caused by twinning-detwinning during cyclic deformation. The fatigue life increased with decreasing strain ratio, and partial mean stress relaxation occurred mainly in the initial 10-20% of the fatigue life. The fatigue life of theAM60B alloy improved after solution or solution-aging treatment, and the monotonic strength increased by aging, while the thixomolded condition itself exhibited moderate monotonic strength and fatigue life.


Materials ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4115
Author(s):  
Sohail Mohammed ◽  
Shubham Gupta ◽  
Dejiang Li ◽  
Xiaoqin Zeng ◽  
Daolun Chen

The purpose of this investigation was to study the low-cycle fatigue (LCF) behavior of a newly developed high-pressure die-cast (HPDC) Al-5.5Mg-2.5Si-0.6Mn-0.2Fe (AlMgSiMnFe) alloy. The effect of heat-treatment in comparison with its as-cast counterpart was also identified. The layered (α-Al + Mg2Si) eutectic structure plus a small amount of Al8(Fe,Mn)2Si phase in the as-cast condition became an in-situ Mg2Si particulate-reinforced aluminum composite with spherical Mg2Si particles uniformly distributed in the α-Al matrix after heat treatment. Due to the spheroidization of intermetallic phases including both Mg2Si and Al8(Fe,Mn)2Si, the ductility and hardening capacity increased while the yield stress (YS) and ultimate tensile strength (UTS) decreased. Portevin–Le Chatelier effect (or serrated flow) was observed in both tensile stress–strain curves and initial hysteresis loops during cyclic deformation because of dynamic strain aging caused by strong dislocation–precipitate interactions. The alloy exhibited cyclic hardening in both as-cast and heat-treated conditions when the applied total strain amplitude was above 0.4%, below which cyclic stabilization was sustained. The heat-treated alloy displayed a larger plastic strain amplitude and a lower stress amplitude at a given total strain amplitude, demonstrating a superior fatigue resistance in the LCF regime. A simple equation based on the stress amplitude of the first and mid-life cycles ((Δσ/2)first, (Δσ/2)mid) was proposed to characterize the degree of cyclic hardening/softening (D): D=±(Δσ/2)mid − (Δσ/2)first(Δσ/2)first, where the positive sign “+” represents cyclic hardening and the negative sign “−“ reflects cyclic softening.


2007 ◽  
Vol 561-565 ◽  
pp. 2213-2216
Author(s):  
Toshiyuki Fujii ◽  
Shizuma Uju ◽  
Chihiro Watanabe ◽  
Susumu Onaka ◽  
Masaharu Kato

Fully reversed tension-compression fatigue tests were performed on solid-solutioned Al-0.7mass%Mg single crystals with a single slip orientation under constant plastic-strain amplitudes. Dislocation microstructures were quantitatively examined by transmission electron microscopy. The cyclic stress–strain curve (CSSC) exhibited three distinct regions with a short plateau region in the intermediate plastic-strain amplitude range, and the plateau stress was 26MPa. Characteristic microstructures were developed corresponding to the three regions in the CSSC. Vein structure was observed at the low strain-amplitude region. In the plateau regime, the persistent slip bands (PSBs) were observed. Labyrinth structure was also observed at the higher strain-amplitude region. The plateau stress, the cyclic flow stress of PSBs, can be explained by considering not only the Orowan bowing stress and the dipole passing stress of screw dislocations but also solid-solution hardening by Mg atoms.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Himesh Patel

To improve fuel economy and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, magnesium alloys are being considered for automotive and aerospace applications because of their high strength-to-weight ratio. The objective of this thesis was to study monotonic and cyclic deformation behavior of two semi-solid processed (thixomolded) magnesium alloys, AZ91D and AM60B. The fatigue life of these thixomolded alloys was observed to be higher than that of their die cast counterparts. As the total strain amplitude increased, the stress amplitude and plastic strain amplitude increased, while the pseudoelastic modulus decreased. The change in the modulus was attributed to the nonlinear (pseudoelastic) behavior caused by twinning-detwinning during cyclic deformation. The fatigue life increased with decreasing strain ratio, and partial mean stress relaxation occurred mainly in the initial 10-20% of the fatigue life. The fatigue life of theAM60B alloy improved after solution or solution-aging treatment, and the monotonic strength increased by aging, while the thixomolded condition itself exhibited moderate monotonic strength and fatigue life.


2012 ◽  
Vol 726 ◽  
pp. 150-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stanislaw Mrozinski ◽  
Radoslaw Skocki

This paper attempts to describe changes of the cyclic properties of martensitic cast steel in the function of the number of loading cycles under temperature of 25 and 600oC was made. The cyclic properties were described by means of three hysteresis loop parameters: stress amplitude, plastic strain amplitude, plastic strain energy. It was stated martensitic cast steel always undergoes clear softening which is independent of the temperature and level of total strain.


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