Microstructure Evolution during Fabrication of Ni-Ti-Nb SMA Wires

2014 ◽  
Vol 775-776 ◽  
pp. 534-537 ◽  
Author(s):  
João Pedro Tosetti ◽  
Gilberto Alvares da Silva ◽  
Jorge Otubo
Keyword(s):  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Eutectic Phase ◽  
Matrix Phase ◽  
Dispersed Particles ◽  
Nb Content ◽  
Cast Alloys ◽  
Cold Worked ◽  
Ductile Behavior ◽  
Wire Fabrication ◽  
Niti Matrix

Ni-Ti-Nb system alloys show wide shape memory hysteresis, suitable for assembly applications. The microstructure is composed by NiTi matrix (with some dissolved Nb) and Nb dispersed particles (with some Ni and Ti content). These particles are to cause the hysteresis widening. This work evaluates the microstructure evolution during wire fabrication process of equiatomic Ni and Ti alloys with increasing Nb content (1.5, 3.0, 6.0 and 9,0%at.). It is shown that as-cast alloys with up to 9% at.Nb and near equiatomic Ni:Ti relation show three main microconstituents: NiTi matrix phase, interdendritic eutectic phase (NiTi + β-Nb) and Ti3(Ni,Nb)2 compound precipitates. It was observed that NiTi matrix phase and eutectic phase (NiTi + β-Nb) have ductile behavior while Ti3(Ni,Nb)2 compound have fragile behavior. There was not much hardness variation during hot swaging (200-300 HV) due to recovery and recrystallization processes. Mechanical hardening prevailed as the mechanism for increase hardness of cold worked samples from 200 to 450 HV.

scholarly journals Investigation of the microstructure evolution in TP347HFG austenitic steel at 700°C and its characterization method

2021 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-22
Author(s):  
Yuetao Zhang ◽  
Tingbi Yuan ◽  
Yawei Shao ◽  
Xiao Wang
Keyword(s):  
Austenitic Steel ◽  
Aging Time ◽  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Precipitate Phase ◽  
Dispersion Strengthening ◽  
Micro Hardness ◽  
Dispersed Particles ◽  
Nonlinear Ultrasonic ◽  
The Matrix ◽  
Solution Strengthening

Abstract This article reports the microstructure evolution in TP347HFG austenitic steel during the aging process. The experiments were carried out at 700°C with different aging time from 500 to 3,650 h. The metallographic results show that the coherent twin and incoherent twin are existed in the original TP347HFG grains, while they gradually vanished with the increase of the aging time. After aging for 500 h, a lot of fine, dispersed particles precipitated from the matrix, but they disappeared after aging for 1,500 h. When the aging time extend to 3,650 h, the precipitates appeared apparently coarse in TP347HFG steel, which include the M23C6 and σ phase; besides, the micro-hardness of TP347HFG also changes during the aging, which was closely related to the effect of dispersion strengthening and solution strengthening. The results of the nonlinear ultrasonic measurement reveal that the β′ of TP347HFG steel was also changed with the aging time. It first increased at 0–500 h, then reduced later, and increased finally at 1,500–3,650 h. The variation of β′ in TP347HFG was influenced by a combined effect of the twin microstructure and the precipitate phase, which indicate that the nonlinear ultrasonic technique can be utilized to characterize the microstructure evolution in TP347HFG.

scholarly journals Effect of Structural Modification on Corrosion Behavior of Hypo Eutectic Al-Si Alloy

2018 ◽  
Vol 778 ◽  
pp. 16-21
Author(s):  
Muhammad Mansoor ◽  
Muhammad Kamran Yaseen ◽  
Shaheed Khan
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Rate ◽  
Corrosion Behavior ◽  
Earth Metal ◽  
Alloy System ◽  
Eutectic Phase ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
General Corrosion ◽  
Corrosion Properties ◽  
Unmodified Alloy ◽  
Cast Alloys

Al-Si eutectic cast alloys are widely used in aeronautical and automobile industries where significantly high strength, toughness and wear resistance are required. This class of cast alloys exhibit relatively low corrosion resistance in brine environments. The mechanical properties of the alloy system mainly depend upon the shape of Si rich eutectic phase, which mainly has acicular geometry. In present research, the effect of modified microstructure of 12 wt. % Si-Al alloy on corrosion behavior was studied. The needle like Si rich eutectic phase was modified to disperse spherical structure using rare earth metal halides. The corrosion rate and pitting behavior of modified and unmodified alloy were evaluated in 3.5% NaCl solution by general corrosion for calculated time. It was observed that the corrosion rate and pitting tendency of modified alloy had been appreciably reduced as compare to unmodified alloy. The improvement of corrosion properties were the attributes of changed morphology and distribution of Si rich eutectic phase.

Recovery and Recrystallization in Cold Worked Fe – O Steels

2004 ◽  
Vol 467-470 ◽  
pp. 229-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrey Belyakov ◽  
Yuushi Sakai ◽  
Toru Hara ◽  
Yuuji Kimura ◽  
Kaneaki Tsuzaki
Keyword(s):  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Ferrite Matrix ◽  
Primary Recrystallization ◽  
Dispersed Particles ◽  
Critical Volume Fraction ◽  
Cold Strain ◽  
Oxide Particles ◽  
Cold Worked ◽  
Softening Process ◽  
20 Nm

Several Fe – O samples containing different fractions of dispersed oxides were processed by mechanical milling followed by consolidating rolling. The samples were annealed at 1000oC and then compressed to strains of 0.35, 1.2, and 1.9 at an ambient temperature. Dispersed oxides with size of about 20 nm were homogeneously distributed throughout the ferrite matrix and their volume fractions varied from about 0.3% to 2.0%. To study the annealing softening mechanisms, the coldworked specimens were annealed for an hour at 700oC and 800oC. The fine dispersion of oxide particles was very effective to suppress any softening processes. Primary recrystallization fully developed in the samples with volume fraction of dispersed oxides of about 0.3%. Increase in the fraction of dispersed oxides resulted in decrease of the fraction recrystallized. In the samples containing 2.0 vol.% of dispersed oxides, only recovery was the annealing softening process irrespective of the preceding cold strain. The critical volume fraction of dispersed particles for development of the primary recrystallization is considered to range from 0.5 to 2.0%.

scholarly journals MICROSTRUCTURE AND THERMAL STABILITY OF Al-Fe-X ALLOYS

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrea Školáková ◽  
Petra Hanusová ◽  
Filip Průša ◽  
Pavel Salvetr ◽  
Pavel Novák ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Stability ◽  
Melt Spinning ◽  
Hot Extrusion ◽  
Dispersed Particles ◽  
Cast Alloys ◽  
Rapidly Solidified ◽  
Thermal Stability Of ◽  
Melt Spinning Technique ◽  
Extrusion Method

<p>In this work, Al-11Fe, Al-7Fe-4Ni and Al-7Fe-4Cr (in wt. %) alloys were prepared by combination of casting and hot extrusion. Microstructures of as-cast alloys were composed of aluminium matrix with large and coarse intermetallics such as Al<sub>13</sub>Fe<sub>4</sub>, Al<sub>13</sub>Cr<sub>2</sub> and Al<sub>5</sub>Cr. Subsequently, as-cast alloys were rapidly solidified by melt-spinning technique which led to the supersaturation of solid solution alloying elements. These rapidly solidified ribbons were milled and compacted by hot-extrusion method. Hot-extrusion caused that microstructures of all alloys were fine with uniform dispersed particles. Moreover, long-term thermal stability was tested at temperature 300 °C for as-cast and hot-extruded alloys and chromium was found to be the most suitable element for alloying to improve thermal stability.    </p>

Compressive properties and microstructure evolution in NiTiNb alloy with mesh eutectic phase

2021 ◽  
Vol 801 ◽  
pp. 140434
Author(s):  
Shifeng Liu ◽  
Wei Liu ◽  
Jingbo Liu ◽  
Jia Liu ◽  
Ling Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Eutectic Phase ◽  
Compressive Properties

Microstructure Evolution of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy with Erbium during Homogenization

2021 ◽  
Vol 1035 ◽  
pp. 253-258
Author(s):  
Zheng Jie Tian ◽  
Bo Long Li ◽  
Bo Hou Zhang ◽  
Peng Qi ◽  
Zuo Ren Nie
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscope ◽  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Optical Microscope ◽  
Eutectic Phase ◽  
Two Stage ◽  
Dispersion Phase ◽  
Homogenization Process ◽  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Residual Al

The microstructure evolution of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy with erbium was studied by optical microscope (OM), scanning electron microscope (SEM), transmission electron microscope (TEM) during homogenization process. The results showed that there were serious component segregation in the as-cast structure of the alloy, mainly composed of T(AlZnMgCu) , S(Al2CuMg) and a small amount of Al8Cu4Er and Al7Cu2Fe. The overheating temperature of the alloy was 482.5 °C. After homogenized at 470 °C for 24 h, the dissolution of T(AlZnMgCu) phase and S(Al2CuMg) phase reached to a balance, but the residual Al8Cu4Er phase could not be dissolved completely. Compared with single-stage homogenization, Al3(Er,Zr) dispersion phase with smaller grain size and more uniform distribution can be obtained after two stage homogenization process of 400 °C for 8 h followed by 470 °C for 24 h. By comparing the residue of non-equilibrium eutectic phase, two-stage homogenization is the best.

Microstructure, Electrical and Thermal Conductivity of the As-Extruded Al-xMM (Mischmetal) Based Alloys

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 1984-1989
Author(s):  
Yong-Ho Kim ◽  
Hyo-Sang Yoo ◽  
Seong-Ho Lee ◽  
Gyu-Seok Lee ◽  
Hyeon-Taek Son
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Conductivity ◽  
Intermetallic Compounds ◽  
Fine Particles ◽  
Hot Extrusion ◽  
Wide Band ◽  
Extrusion Process ◽  
Eutectic Phase ◽  
Extrusion Ratio ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Cast Alloys

The effect of addition of Mischmetal (MM) on the microstructure, electrical and thermal conductivity, and mechanical properties of the as-extruded Al-MM based alloys were investigated. The studied AlxMM alloys (where x = 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 5.0 wt.%) were cast and homogenized at 550 °C for 4 h. The cast billets were extruded into 12 mm bars with an extrusion ratio of 39 at 550 °C. The addition of MM resulted in the formation of Al11(Ce, La)3 intermetallic compounds and the area fraction of these intermetallic compounds increased with an increase in the MM content. The Al11(Ce, La)3 phase, which was distributed in the as-cast alloys, was crushed into fine particles and arrayed along the extruded direction during the extrusion process. In particular, these intermetallic compounds in the extruded Al-5.0MM alloy were distributed with a wide-band structure due to the fragmentation of the eutectic phase with a lamellar structure. As the MM content increased from 1.0 wt.% to 5.0 wt.%, the average grain size decreased remarkably from 740 to 73 μm. This was due to formation of Al11(Ce, La)3 particles during the hot extrusion process, which promoted dynamic recrystallization and suppression of grain growth. The electrical and thermal conductivity of the extruded alloys containing up to 2.0 wt.% MM were around 60.5% IACS and 230 W/m · K, respectively. However, the electrical and thermal conductivity of the extruded alloy with 5.0 wt.% MM decreased to 55.4% IACS and 206 W/m · K, respectively. As the MM content increased from 1.0 wt.% to 5.0 wt.%, the ultimate tensile strength (UTS) was improved remarkably from 74 to 119 MPa which was attributed to the grain refinement and formation of Al11(Ce, La)3 intermetallic compounds by the addition of MM.

Microstructure evolution of cold-worked Zircaloy-4 under 20 mev Cu ion irradiation

2019 ◽  
Vol 99 (4) ◽  
pp. 157-165 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. E. Naceri ◽  
M. Izerrouken ◽  
A. Ishaq ◽  
A. Guittoum ◽  
A. Sari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Ion Irradiation ◽  
Cold Worked
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