Deformation Behavior of Fe-Al-Co Single Crystals Containing CoAl Precipitates

2014 ◽  
Vol 783-786 ◽  
pp. 2869-2874 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Y. Yasuda ◽  
Kentaro Soma ◽  
Yoshiaki Odawara

The effect of the CoAl precipitates on the deformation behavior of Fe-15.0Al-15.0Co (at.%) single crystals was examined. The spherical CoAl phase with the B2 structure was precipitated in the single crystals and was stable below 974 K. The bcc matrix and CoAl phase satisfied the cube-on-cube orientation relationship with a misfit strain of 0.25%. The single crystals showed a high yield stress up to 923 K while the stress dropped at 1023 K due to the dissolution of the CoAl phase into the matrix. Moreover, the activated sip system of the crystals containing the CoAl precipitates depended strongly on loading axis. At <149> orientation, {101} <111> slip favorable for the bcc matrix and the CoAl precipitates were sheared by a pair of 1/2<111> dislocations without forming Orowan loops. The CoAl single phase was known to hardly deform by <111> slip which resulted in high strength at <149> orientation. In contrast, {010} <001> or {hk0} <001> slip favorable for the CoAl precipitates was activated at <011> orientation, although the volume fraction of the CoAl phase was very small. <001> slip was generally impossible to take place in the bcc matrix, leading to the extreme hardening. Therefore, the difference in primary slip system between the bcc matrix and CoAl precipitates was responsible for the significant precipitation hardening.

2018 ◽  
Vol 941 ◽  
pp. 1372-1377
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Y. Yasuda ◽  
Hiroyuki Yakage ◽  
Yunima Shinohara ◽  
Ken Cho

Fe-20Al-5Ti (at.%) single crystals composed of the bcc Fe-Al matrix and the Fe2AlTi precipitates with the L21 structure was examined. In the single crystals furnace-cooled (FC) from 1373 K to room temperature, coarse Fe2AlTi phase about 300 nm in diameter were precipitated in the bcc matrix. A misfit strain and a dissolution temperature of the L21 precipitates are +0.59% and 1151 K, respectively. The single crystals exhibited high yield stress above 600 MPa up to 973 K while further increase in temperature resulted in a decrease in yield stress due to the dissolution of the precipitates. In the FC crystals, 1/2<111> dislocations in the bcc matrix bypassed the coarse L21 precipitates due to their large misfit strain, resulting in high strength. In contrast, the fine L21 precipitates about 30 nm in diameter were observed in the crystals after solutionization and annealing at 873 K. The crystals with the fine L21 precipitates demonstrated high yield stress above 1100 MPa at and below 773 K. Uncoupled or paired 1/2<111> dislocations cut the fine L21 precipitates, leaving an anti-phase boundary (APB) inside the precipitates. The APB inside the precipitates was considered to be responsible for strong precipitation hardening.


2016 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 2210-2215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Y. Yasuda ◽  
Ryota Kobayashi

Deformation behavior of Fe-15Al-18Co-3Ti (at.%) single crystals containing the Co2AlTi precipitates was examined. In the single crystals furnace-cooled (FC) from 1373 K to room temperature, coarse Co2AlTi phase with the L21 structure was precipitated in the bcc matrix. The L21 phase showed a cuboidal shape with a misfit strain of 0.59%. It is also noted that large amount of Fe substituted for Co in the Co2AlTi precipitates. The FC single crystals exhibited high yield stress above 600 MPa up to 823 K while further increase in temperature resulted in a decrease in yield stress. In the FC crystals, 1/2<111> dislocations in the bcc matrix bypassed the coarse L21 precipitates due to their large misfit strain, resulting in high strength. In contrast, the fine L21 precipitates about 30 nm in diameter were observed in the crystals after solutionization and annealing at 823 K. The crystals with the fine L21 precipitates demonstrated high yield stress above 1400 MPa at room temperature. Paired 1/2<111> dislocations cut the fine L21 precipitates, which led to high strength. The dependence of the yield stress on the precipitate size was also discussed.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (11) ◽  
pp. 2910
Author(s):  
Chaoyi Ding ◽  
Chun Liu ◽  
Ligang Zhang ◽  
Di Wu ◽  
Libin Liu

The high cost of development and raw materials have been obstacles to the widespread use of titanium alloys. In the present study, the high-throughput experimental method of diffusion couple combined with CALPHAD calculation was used to design and prepare the low-cost and high-strength Ti-Al-Cr system titanium alloy. The results showed that ultra-fine α phase was obtained in Ti-6Al-10.9Cr alloy designed through the pseudo-spinodal mechanism, and it has a high yield strength of 1437 ± 7 MPa. Furthermore, application of the 3D strength model of Ti-6Al-xCr alloy showed that the strength of the alloy depended on the volume fraction and thickness of the α phase. The large number of α/β interfaces produced by ultra-fine α phase greatly improved the strength of the alloy but limited its ductility. Thus, we have demonstrated that the pseudo-spinodal mechanism combined with high-throughput diffusion couple technology and CALPHAD was an efficient method to design low-cost and high-strength titanium alloys.


1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 142-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takanori Kiguchi ◽  
Atsushi Saiki ◽  
Kazuo Shinozaki ◽  
Nobuyasu Mizutani

The difference of domain switching amount of 3 mol% R2O3−ZrO2 (R = Yb, Y, Dy, Gd, Eu, Sm) pseudo-single crystals with additive cation species was investigated from the microstructural aspect. The switching amount of Yb, Y, Dy, and Gd substituted ZrO2 was three times higher than that of Eu and Sm. The amount corresponded to the volume fraction of the t′-phase, and it indicated that phase separation proceeded, especially in Eu and Sm substituted ZrO2.


Author(s):  
Igor Tsukrov ◽  
Michael Giovinazzo ◽  
Kateryna Vyshenska ◽  
Harun Bayraktar ◽  
Jon Goering ◽  
...  

Finite element models of 3D woven composites are developed to predict possible microcracking of the matrix during curing. A specific ply-to-ply weave architecture for carbon fiber reinforced epoxy is chosen as a benchmark case. Two approaches to defining the geometry of reinforcement are considered. One is based on the nominal description of composite, and the second involves fabric mechanics simulations. Finite element models utilizing these approaches are used to calculate the overall elastic properties of the composite, and predict residual stresses due to resin curing. It is shown that for the same volume fraction of reinforcement, the difference in the predicted overall in-plane stiffness is on the order of 10%. Numerical model utilizing the fabric mechanics simulations predicts lower level of residual stresses due to curing, as compared to nominal geometry models.


MRS Bulletin ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Miyake ◽  
G. Ghosh ◽  
M.E. Fine

Computer-aided design of alloys is becoming increasingly useful, replacing the completely experimental approach. The computer-aided approach significantly reduces the cost of alloy design and more easily leads to optimum properties by reducing the amount of experimentation. Design of high-strength, high-conductivity alloys is a good example of the efficacy of using the computer to design experimental alloys.Alloys that have both high strength and high electrical conductivity are needed for many applications such as lead frames, connectors, conducting springs, and sliding contacts. Figure 1 shows the strength and conductivity of some commercially available copper-based alloys. Since dissolved solutes in an otherwise pure metal rapidly reduce the electrical conductivity (as well as the thermal conductivity), solid solution strengthening is not suitable for designing this class of alloys. Such alloys must be designed on the basis of precipitation or dispersion hardening. The theory of the yield stress of alloys with precipitates or dispersed phases has been well-formulated and may be used for alloy design. The solubility of the hardening phase in the matrix must be very small. Otherwise the conductivity will be degraded too much. Nordheim's rule relates conductivity to dissolved solute in alloys and is also available for alloy design. Decreasing the dissolved solute increases the conductivity and strength due to an increase in the volume fraction of the precipitate.


2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Risa Yoshizaki ◽  
Kim Tae Sung ◽  
Atsushi Hosoi ◽  
Hiroyuki Kawada

Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have very high specific strength and stiffness. The excellent properties make it possible to enhance the mechanical properties of polymer matrix composites. However, it is difficult to use CNTs as the reinforcement of long fibers because of the limitation of CNT growth. In recent years, a method to spin yarns from CNT forests has developed. We have succeeded in manufacturing the unidirectional composites reinforced with the densified untwisted CNT yarns. The untwisted CNT yarns have been manufactured by drawing CNTs through a die from vertically aligned CNT arrays. In this study, the densified untwisted CNT yarns with a polymer treatment were fabricated. The tensile strength and the elastic modulus of the yarns were improved significantly by the treatment, and they were 1.9 GPa and 140 GPa, respectively. Moreover, the polymer treatment prevented the CNT yarns from swelling due to impregnation of the matrix resin. Finally, the high strength CNT yarn composites which have higher volume fraction than a conventional method were successfully fabricated.


1987 ◽  
Vol 109 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-86 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. K. Sung ◽  
B. S. Thompson

An essential ingredient of the next generation of robotic manipulators will be high-strength lightweight arms which promise high-performance characteristics. Currently, a design methodology for optimally synthesizing these essential robotic components does not exist. Herein, an approach is developed for addressing this void in the technology-base by integrating state-of-the-art techniques in both the science of composite materials and also the science of flexible robotic systems. This approach is based on the proposition that optimal performance can be achieved by fabricating robot arms with optimal cross-sectional geometries fabricated with optimally tailored composite laminates. A methodology is developed herein which synthesizes the manufacturing specification for laminates which are specifically tailored for robotic applications in which both high-strength, high-stiffness robot arms are required which also possess high material damping. The parameters in the manufacturing specification include the fiber-volume fraction, the matrix properties, the fiber properties, the ply layups, the stacking sequence and the ply thicknesses. This capability is then integrated within a finite-element methodology for analyzing the dynamic response of flexible robots. An illustrative example demonstrates the approach by simulating the three-dimensional elastodynamic response of a robot subjected to a prescribed spatial maneuver.


2013 ◽  
Vol 577-578 ◽  
pp. 93-96
Author(s):  
Kazutake Komori

An ellipsoidal void model for simulating ductile fracture behavior was proposed by the author [K. Komori: Mech. Mater., Vol. 60 (2013), p. 36]. The nominal fracture strain calculated from this model is slightly larger than that calculated from the finite-element void cell when the initial void volume fraction is specified. To decrease the difference, an assumption must be made that the deformation gradient of the void does not coincide with that of the matrix. This study proposes a simple relationship between the two deformation gradients that produces agreement between the nominal fracture strain calculated using the ellipsoidal void model and that using the finite-element void cell.


Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 2763
Author(s):  
Munir Hussain ◽  
Sohail Yasin ◽  
Hafeezullah Memon ◽  
Zhiyun Li ◽  
Xinpeng Fan ◽  
...  

In this paper we designed greener rubber nanocomposites exhibiting high crosslinking density, and excellent mechanical and thermal properties, with a potential application in technical fields including high-strength and heat-resistance products. Herein 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([EMIM]OAc) ionic liquid was combined with silane coupling agent to formulate the nanocomposites. The impact of [EMIM]OAc on silica dispersion in a nitrile rubber (NBR) matrix was investigated by a transmission electron microscope and scanning electron microscopy. The combined use of the ionic liquid and silane in an NBR/silica system facilitates the homogeneous dispersion of the silica volume fraction (φ) from 0.041 to 0.177 and enhances crosslinking density of the matrix up to three-fold in comparison with neat NBR, and also it is beneficial for solving the risks of alcohol emission and ignition during the rubber manufacturing. The introduction of ionic liquid greatly improves the mechanical strength (9.7 MPa) with respect to neat NBR vulcanizate, especially at high temperatures e.g., 100 °C. Furthermore, it impacts on rheological behaviors of the nanocomposites and tends to reduce energy dissipation for the vulcanizates under large amplitude dynamic shear deformation.


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