scholarly journals Hot Rolling of Magnesium Single Crystals

Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 443
Author(s):  
José Antonio Estrada-Martínez ◽  
David Hernández-Silva ◽  
Talal Al-Samman

To analyze the effect of the initial orientation in the activity of twinning and texture development, magnesium single crystals were rolled at 400 °C (nominal furnace temperature) in two specific orientations. In both orientations, the rolling direction of the sheet (RD) was parallel to the c-axis. For orientation 1, the 112¯0 direction was parallel to the normal direction (ND), and for orientation 2, it was parallel to the 101¯0 direction. The samples were rolled at 30%, 50% and 80% of thickness reduction. After rolling, all the samples were quenched in water to retain the microstructure. The microstructure and texture evolution were characterized by X-ray diffraction and Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD). The initial single crystals were turned into polycrystals, where most grains had their c-axis almost parallel to the ND, and this reorientation was explained by extension twinning. The active twin variants in orientation 1 aligned the basal plane ~30° from the sheet plane and caused a weaker basal texture compared to orientation 2, where the twin variants aligned the basal plane almost parallel to the sheet plane. Strain localization inside contraction twins was observed, and consequently, non-basal grains nucleated inside these twins and weakened the final basal texture only in orientation 1.

2009 ◽  
Vol 615-617 ◽  
pp. 15-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emil Tymicki ◽  
Krzysztof Grasza ◽  
Katarzyna Racka ◽  
Marcin Raczkiewicz ◽  
Tadeusz Łukasiewicz ◽  
...  

4H-SiC single crystals grown by the seeded physical vapour transport method have been investigated. These crystals were grown on 6H-SiC seeds. The influence of the seed temperature, form and granulation of SiC source materials on the stability and efficiency of the 4H polytype growth have been investigated. A new way of the seed mounting - with an open backside - has been used. Crystals obtained were free of structural defects in the form of hexagonal voids. The crystalline structure of SiC crystals was investigated by EBSD (Electron Backscatter Diffraction) and X-Ray diffraction methods. Moreover, defects in crystals and wafers cut from these crystals were examined by optical, scanning electron and atomic force microscopy combined with KOH etching.


Author(s):  
Mohamed Chaouki Nebbar ◽  
Mosbah Zidani ◽  
Toufik Djimaoui ◽  
T. Abid ◽  
Hichem Farh ◽  
...  

This study focuses on the evolution in the microstructure, texture and mechanical properties of medium carbon steel wires obtained by wire drawing at Tréfissoud Company for the manufacturing of the spring mattress. Wire drawing induces elongation of grains in the direction of drawing with the development of the <110> fibre texture parallel to the wire axis. Kinking and bending of cementite lamellae were observed during the drawing process. The work was carried out respectively on three states, wire rod and drawn states for two different amounts (ε %=43,6 and 60 %), using the optical and SEM microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction and X-ray diffraction analysis for examination of the microstructure and texture evolution, the hardness Vickers and tensile test to follow the curing of the studied wires.


Metals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 1405
Author(s):  
Tomonori Kitashima ◽  
Lingjian Meng ◽  
Makoto Watanabe

The effect of grain-interior α precipitation on the β texture evolution of the near-β Ti-6246 alloy during through-transus forging was investigated in two-step sequential forgings. The microstructure and texture were analyzed using scanning electron microscopy, electron-backscatter diffraction, and X-ray diffraction. The previous β forging was performed at 1253 K at 0.01/s, while the subsequent forging in the (α + β) region was conducted at 1073 K at 0.01/s. The forging in the β region facilitated the penetration of the interior α phase into β grains and reduced the formation of grain boundary α. The {001} texture intensity increased during the forging in the single β region. By contrast, the increase in the {001} texture intensity was moderate at a lower temperature (1073 K) because the Schmid factor (SF) value of the {110}<111> slip system drastically decreased, but those of the {112}<111> and {123}<111> slip systems increased before α precipitation. During α precipitation for all β forging ratios, the {110}<111> slip system was activated, resulting in a lowering of the {001} texture intensity. The lower the forging temperature before interior α precipitation under a constant total forging ratio, the more the {001} texture intensity was suppressed in the final β texture, accompanied by interior α precipitation.


Author(s):  
A. Leineweber ◽  
M. Löffler ◽  
S. Martin

Abstract Cu6Sn5 intermetallic occurs in the form of differently ordered phases η, η′ and η′′. In solder joints, this intermetallic can undergo changes in composition and the state of order without or while interacting with excess Cu and excess Sn in the system, potentially giving rise to detrimental changes in the mechanical properties of the solder. In order to study such processes in fundamental detail and to get more detailed information about the metastable and stable phase equilibria, model alloys consisting of Cu3Sn + Cu6Sn5 as well as Cu6Sn5 + Sn-rich melt were heat treated. Powder x-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy supplemented by electron backscatter diffraction were used to investigate the structural and microstructural changes. It was shown that Sn-poor η can increase its Sn content by Cu3Sn precipitation at grain boundaries or by uptake of Sn from the Sn-rich melt. From the kinetics of the former process at 513 K and the grain size of the η phase, we obtained an interdiffusion coefficient in η of (3 ± 1) × 10−16 m2 s−1. Comparison of this value with literature data implies that this value reflects pure volume (inter)diffusion, while Cu6Sn5 growth at low temperature is typically strongly influenced by grain-boundary diffusion. These investigations also confirm that η′′ forming below a composition-dependent transus temperature gradually enriches in Sn content, confirming that Sn-poor η′′ is metastable against decomposition into Cu3Sn and more Sn-rich η or (at lower temperatures) η′. Graphic Abstract


2011 ◽  
Vol 702-703 ◽  
pp. 574-577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Goran ◽  
G. Ji ◽  
M. N. Avettand-Fènoël ◽  
R. Taillard

Texture and microstructure of FSW joined Al and Cu sheets were investigated by means of electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique. The analysis has revealed a strong texture evolution on both sides of the weld interface as well as a very complex microstructure. Grains were found to be fully recrystallized on both sides of the weld and with different average diameters at different specific zones of the weld.


2018 ◽  
Vol 83 (4) ◽  
pp. 523-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victor V. Subbotin ◽  
Anna Vymazalová ◽  
František Laufek ◽  
Yevgeny E. Savchenko ◽  
Chris J. Stanley ◽  
...  

AbstractMitrofanovite, Pt3Te4, is a new telluride discovered in low-sulfide disseminated ore in the East Chuarvy deposit, Fedorovo–Pana intrusion, Kola Peninsula, Russia. It forms anhedral grains (up to ~20 μm × 50 μm) commonly in intergrowths with moncheite in aggregates with lukkulaisvaaraite, kotulskite, vysotskite, braggite, keithconnite, rustenburgite and Pt–Fe alloys hosted by a chalcopyrite–pentlandite–pyrrhotite matrix. Associated silicates are: orthopyroxene, augite, olivine, amphiboles and plagioclase. Mitrofanovite is brittle; it has a metallic lustre and a grey streak. Mitrofanovite has a good cleavage, along {001}. In plane-polarised light, mitrofanovite is bright white with medium to strong bireflectance, slight pleochroism, and strong anisotropy on non-basal sections with greyish brown rotation tints; it exhibits no internal reflections. Reflectance values for the synthetic analogue of mitrofanovite in air (Ro, Re’ in %) are: 58.4, 54.6 at 470 nm; 62.7, 58.0 at 546 nm; 63.4, 59.1 at 589 nm; and 63.6, 59.5 at 650 nm. Fifteen electron-microprobe analyses of mitrofanovite gave an average composition: Pt 52.08, Pd 0.19, Te 47.08 and Bi 0.91, total 100.27 wt.%, corresponding to the formula (Pt2.91Pd0.02)Σ2.93(Te4.02Bi0.05)Σ4.07 based on 7 atoms; the average of eleven analyses on synthetic analogue is: Pt 52.57 and Te 47.45, total 100.02 wt.%, corresponding to Pt2.94Te4.06. The density, calculated on the basis of the formula, is 11.18 g/cm3. The mineral is trigonal, space group R$\overline 3 $m, with a = 3.9874(1), c = 35.361(1) Å, V = 486.91(2) Å3 and Z = 3. The crystal structure was solved and refined from the powder X-ray-diffraction data of synthetic Pt3Te4. Mitrofanovite is structurally and chemically related to moncheite (PtTe2). The strongest lines in the powder X-ray diffraction pattern of synthetic mitrofanovite [d in Å (I) (hkl)] are: 11.790(23)(003), 5.891(100)(006), 2.851(26)(107), 2.137(16)(1013), 2.039(18)(0114), 1.574(24)(0120), 1.3098(21)(0027). The structural identity of natural mitrofanovite with synthetic Pt3Te4 was confirmed by electron backscatter diffraction measurements on the natural sample. The mineral name is chosen to honour Felix P. Mitrofanov, a Russian geologist who was among the first to discover platinum-group element mineralisation in the Fedorova–Pana complex.


2010 ◽  
Vol 89-91 ◽  
pp. 371-376
Author(s):  
S. Meka ◽  
R.E. Schacherl ◽  
E. Bischoff ◽  
Eric J. Mittemeijer

Employing NH3/H2 gas mixtures, Fe-4.65at% Al alloy specimens were nitrided to assess how the presence of Al, originally dissolved in the ferrite matrix, influences the development of γ-Fe4N1-x phase in the surface adjacent region. The nitrided specimens were characterized by light microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Electron Backscatter Diffraction and Electron Probe Micro Analysis. Surprisingly, formation of ε-Fe2N1-x was observed, although, for the applied nitriding parameters (nitriding potential and temperature), only the formation of γ-Fe4N1-x would be expected in case of nitriding pure ferrite. An unusual plate-type morphology of γ-Fe4N1-x was observed, contrasting with the usual continuous layer-type growth observed upon nitriding iron, Fe-Cr and Fe-V alloys. These unexpected phenomena may be explained as consequences of the need to realize a very high nitrogen supersaturation in the ferrite matrix in order to initiate the precipitation of AlN.


2021 ◽  
Vol 1016 ◽  
pp. 762-767
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Kozłowska ◽  
Adam Grajcar ◽  
Aleksandra Janik ◽  
Krzysztof Radwański

The temperature-dependent mechanical stability of retained austenite in medium-Mn transformation induced plasticity 0.17C-3.3Mn-1.6Al-1.7Al-0.22Si-0.23Mo thermomechanically processed steel was investigated using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) methods. Specimens were deformed up to rupture in static tensile tests in a temperature range 20–200°C. It was found that deformation temperature affects significantly the intensity of TRIP effect. In case of specimens deformed at temperatures higher than 60°C, a gradual temperature-related decrease in the stability of γ phase was noted. It indicates a progressive decrease of the significance of the TRIP effect and at the same time the growing importance of the thermally activated processes affecting a thermal stability of retained austenite.


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