Research on XX Fe Based Alloy Prepared by Air Induction Melting

2013 ◽  
Vol 664 ◽  
pp. 473-476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Li Zhang ◽  
Ai Fen Xu ◽  
Xiao Fan Chen ◽  
Ruo Lei Li ◽  
Chun Yan Yang

The production cost of amorphous alloys by vacuum induction melting (VIM) was very high. In order to reduce the cost, in this paper, alloys were prepared in alkaline crucible protected with different slags by Air induction melting (AIM). The comparison was found out between VTM and ATM in the research by using optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), EDS, etc. Experimental results showed that Fe-Si-B alloys can be prepared by AIM with economic and technical feasibility.

2013 ◽  
Vol 664 ◽  
pp. 477-480
Author(s):  
Xiao Li Zhang ◽  
Xue Cheng Lu ◽  
Chao Ma ◽  
Chun Yan Yang ◽  
Ruo Lei Li

XX Fe based alloy was the raw material to make amorphous strip by means of vacuum induction melting (VIM) which cost too much. To reduce the cost, an air induction melting (AIM) method was studied in this paper. In smelting process of the experiments, two kinds of crucible and different slag were used to prepare different samples. The inclusions in the samples were studied by using optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy spectrum analysis (ESA).The results showed that, by using alkaline crucible and appropriate slag, inclusions in the XX Fe based alloy can be controlled in a relatively low range.


2011 ◽  
Vol 110-116 ◽  
pp. 1259-1263
Author(s):  
Jyoti Prakash Dhal ◽  
Subash Chandra Mishra

In recent years SS316LN microalloyed stainless steel is preferred for use as jacket material for Nb3Sn superconductor strands/wires. In the present investigation, microalloyed SS316LN is prepared in a vacuum induction melting furnace; Niobium and Molybdenum in their ferroalloy stage are considered as alloying element. This microalloyed steels are cast in water cooled copper mould. The tensile strength and elongation are measured and the fracture surface is studied under scanning electron microscope. It is observed that, there is a reduction of tensile strength and decrease in hardness of the steels prepared with addition of either/both the alloying elements; however there is an increase in ductility, which is helpful for cold rolling operation. From the micrographs it is observed that nitride precipitates are formed along the grain boundary, but formation of chromium carbide precipitates is reduced.


2011 ◽  
Vol 23 (7) ◽  
pp. 526-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Boming Zhang ◽  
Jinrui Ye

Hybrid nanocomposites were successfully prepared by the incorporation of polyethersulfone (PES) and organoclay into epoxy resin. They had higher fracture toughness than the prepared PES/epoxy blend and organoclay/epoxy nanocomposites. The microstructures of the hybrid nanocomposites were studied. They were comprised of homogeneous PES/epoxy semi-interpenetrating network (semi-IPN) matrices and organoclay micro-agglomerates made up of tactoid-like regions composed of ordered exfoliated organoclay with various orientations. The former was confirmed with dynamic mechanical analysis, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy, while the latter was successfully observed with X-ray diffraction measurements, optical microscope, scanning electron microscope and transmission electron microscope. The improvement of their fracture toughness was due to the synergistic toughening effect of the PES and the organoclay and related to their microstructures.


2012 ◽  
Vol 457-458 ◽  
pp. 270-273
Author(s):  
Yi You Tu ◽  
Guo Zhong Li

Effect of superheat and initial rolling temperature on the morphology and distribution of sulfide in non quenched and tempered free cutting steel 30MnVS has been studied by optical microscope and scanning electron microscope. Results show that proper superheat and initial rolling temperature can turn rod-shaped sulfide into massive or globular sulfide,to alleviate sulfide segregation and pro-eutectoid ferrite distribution along the boundary of pearlite clusters in 30MnVS , increase the intragranular ferrite content and optimize the structure of continuous casting slab.


2016 ◽  
Vol 850 ◽  
pp. 101-106 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shu Mei Li ◽  
Jian Jun Yang ◽  
Wei Dong Zhang ◽  
August Chang ◽  
Cai Xia Zhang ◽  
...  

Premature fracture of an axle under torsional load occurred after a tracked military tank had experienced field testing for only 80 kilometers. Visual metallographic examinations were performed with optical microscope (OM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). The investigation demonstrates that the premature fracture is caused by metallurgical problems inside the axle where the primary and secondary cracks originate, propagate, and eventually result in final catastrophic rupture through torsional fatigue. The failure mechanism is summarized and improvement of the fatigue lifetime for the axle is recommended.


2022 ◽  
Vol 905 ◽  
pp. 30-37
Author(s):  
Shu Lan Zhang ◽  
Xiao Dan Zhang ◽  
Hai Feng Xu ◽  
Chang Wang

Effect of microstructure size and type on the hardness for the duplex steel were disclosed by using of optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and nanoindenter for the samples hot compressed under different temperature with reduction of 10%, 30%, 50% and 70%. OM and SEM were used to measure the average martensite lamellar width, space and indenter morphology. nanoindenter test characterized the microstructure hardness for the samples under different process. Experiment results show that martensite hardness for the sample hot compressed at 950°C has larger diversity than that of sample hot compressed at 1200°C. The martensite hardness fluctuation range for the sample compressed at 950°C is almost from about 7GPa to 12GPa, while, for the sample compressed at 1200°C, the fluctuation range is basically from about 9GPa to 12GPa. However, the average hardness for the samples hot compressed at 950°C is comparably smaller, which is related with lower quench temperature. The larger martensite hardness fluctuation is mainly related with induced ferrite formation and finer martensite lamellar width. For the ferrite phase, the hardness fluctuation range is lower.


2021 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-235
Author(s):  
Mihailo Mrdak ◽  
Darko Bajić ◽  
Darko Veljić ◽  
Marko Rakin

In this paper we will describe the process of the deposition of thick layers of VPS-Ti coating, which is used as a bonding layer for the upper porous Ti coatings on implant substrates. In order to deposit the powder, we used HÖGANÄS Ti powder labelled as AMPERIT 154.086 -63 µm. In order to test the mechanical properties and microstructure of the VPS-Ti coating, the powder was deposited on Č.4171 (X15Cr13 EN10027) steel substrates. Mechanical tests of the microhardness of the coating were performed by the Vickers hardness test method (HV0.3) and tensile strength by measuring the force per unit area (MPa). The microhardness of the coating is 159 HV0.3, which is consistent with the microstructure. The coating was found to have a good bond strength of 68 MPa. The morphology of the powder particles was examined on a scanning electron microscope. The microstructure of the coating, both when deposited and etched, was examined with an optical microscope and a scanning electron microscope. By etching the coating layers, it was found that the structure is homogeneous and that it consists of a mixture of low-temperature and high-temperature titanium phases (α-Ti + β-Ti). Our tests have shown that the deposited layers of Ti coating can be used as a bonding layer for porous Ti coatings in the production of implants.


Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Zhang ◽  
Shouxin Wang ◽  
Hanxue Qiao ◽  
Zejun Chen ◽  
Taiqian Mo ◽  
...  

In this study, the traditional hot rolling to fabricate Al/Ti laminated metal composites (LMCs) was improved by using a pre-rolling diffusion process. The effect of the pre-rolling diffusion on microstructure and mechanical properties of Al/Ti LMCs were investigated by various methods, such as optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy dispersive spectrometer (EDS) and tensile tests. The results show that, with increasing diffusion temperature, the thickness in diffusion layer was increased and the mechanical properties of LMCs were improved obviously, which was attributed to the optimized interfacial structure after diffusion process. In addition, the formation of TiAl3 intermetallic compounds (IMCs) was detected in the bonding interface, which played an important role in improving the mechanical properties for Al/Ti LMCs. The predicted results of stress-strain curves from rule of mixture (ROM) indicated that, there existed an extra interfacial strengthening in Al/Ti LMCs beside the mechanical properties provided by the contribution of constituent layers. The pre-rolling diffusion process is effective for the optimization of interfacial structure and improvement of mechanical properties in Al/Ti LMCs.


Fibers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 52 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oliviero Baietto ◽  
Mariangela Diano ◽  
Giovanna Zanetti ◽  
Paola Marini

The main objective of this work is the evaluation of the morphology change in tremolite particles before and after a grinding process. The crushing action simulates anthropic alteration of the rock, such as excavation in rocks containing tremolite during a tunneling operation. The crystallization habit of these amphibolic minerals can exert hazardous effects on humans. The investigated amphibolic minerals are four tremolite samples, from the Piedmont and Aosta Valley regions, with different crystallization habits. The habits can be described as asbestiform (fibrous) for longer and thinner fibers and non-asbestiform (prismatic) for prismatic fragments, also known as “cleavage” fragments. In order to identify the morphological variation before and after the grinding, both a phase contrast optical microscope (PCOM) and a scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used. The identification procedure for fibrous and prismatic elements is related to a dimensional parameter (length–diameter ratio) defined by the Health and Safety Executive. The results highlight how mineral comminution leads to a rise of prismatic fragments and, therefore, to a potentially safer situation for worker and inhabitants.


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