Improving Mechanical Properties of Mg–Sc Alloy by Surface AZ31 Layer

Building a gradient structure inside the Mg alloy structure can be expected to greatly improve its comprehensive mechanical properties. In this study, AZ31/Mg–Sc laminated composites with gradient grain structure were prepared by hot extrusion. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the Mg–1Sc alloy with different extrusion temperatures and surface AZ31 fine-grain layers were investigated. The alloy has a more obvious gradient microstructure when extruded at 350 °C. The nanoscale hardness value of Mg–1Sc alloy was improved through fine-grain strengthening and solution strengthening of the surface AZ31 fine-grain layer. The strength of Mg–1Sc alloy was improved due to the fine-grain strengthening and dislocation strengthening of the surface AZ31 fine-grain layer, and the elongation of Mg–1Sc alloy was increased by improving the distribution of the microstructure.

ZTA Pipes with a Gradient Structure–Effect of the Rheological the Behavior of Ceramic Suspensions on the Gradient Structure and Characterized of the Obtained Products

This paper focuses on the verifying the possibility of producing Al2O3-ZrO2 composite pipes with a gradient structure using centrifugal slip casting method. The aim of the research is to define the correlation between the rheological properties of aqueous suspensions of ceramic powders with different solid loading and obtaining the ZrO2 phase gradient in the Al2O3 matrix. Such products, due to their unique properties, can be utilized in the transport of aggressive substances, even in extreme temperature or corrosive conditions. The suspensions and the sintered samples were characterized by: broad rheological analysis, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction, stereological analysis and Vickers hardness tests. The study reports on a series of samples produced of ceramic suspensions (70 vol.% Al2O3–30 vol.% ZrO2) differing in the total solid loading in the range of 30–55 vol.%. The results clearly indicate that obtaining the gradient structure of ceramic-ceramic composite pipes is closely related to the rheological properties of the suspensions from which the samples are cast. The phase gradient is obtainable from suspensions 30–40 vol.%, in which the possibility of moving ZrO2 particles relative to the Al2O3 is quite high—these suspensions are characterized by low viscosity and the dominance of viscous over elastic properties (G′ > G″).

Quasi-Static, Dynamic Compressive Properties and Deformation Mechanisms of Ti-6Al-4V Alloy with Gradient Structure

Gradient structure metals have good comprehensive properties of strength and toughness and are expected to improve the dynamic mechanical properties of materials. However, there are few studies on the dynamic mechanical properties of gradient structured materials, especially titanium alloys. Therefore, in this study, ultrasonic surface rolling is used to prepare a gradient structure layer on the surface of Ti-6Al-4V, and the quasi-static and dynamic compressive properties of coarse-grained Ti-6Al-4V (CG Ti64) and gradient-structured Ti-6Al-4V (GS Ti64) are investigated. The results show that a GS with a thickness of 293 µm is formed. The quasi-static compressive strength of GS Ti64 is higher than that of CG Ti64. Both CG Ti64 and GS Ti64 exhibit weak strain hardening effects and strain rate insensitivity during dynamic compression, and the compressive strength is not significantly improved. The lateral expansion of CG Ti64 is more obvious, while the lateral side of GS Ti64 is relatively straight, indicating that uniform deformation occurs in GS Ti64. The α phase in the GS produces dislocation cells and local deformation bands, and the lamellar structure is transformed into ultrafine crystals after dynamic compression. Both of them produce an adiabatic shear band under 2700 s−1, a large crack forms in CG Ti64, while GS Ti64 forms a small crack, indicating that GS Ti64 has better resistance to damage. The synergistic deformation of GS and CG promotes Ti-6Al-4V to obtain good dynamic mechanical properties.

The microstructure and corrosion resistance of SiC reinforced magnesium matrix composites with laminated gradient structure

The laminated gradient of the SiC reinforced Mg-MMCs has been report few. In this paper, the laminated gradient structure of Mg-3Al-3Sn+xSiC alloys (x=0, 0.5, 1.0 and 2.0 wt %) were prepared via powder metallurgy and spark plasma sintering method, and the effects of different sintering rate (60℃/min, 70℃/min and 80℃/min) on the phase, morphology and corrosion resistance of as-sintered and rolled-state samples with laminated gradient structure are characterized. The results shows that, from the surface to core, the grain size of samples gradually decreased with the contents of SiC addition decreasing. Compared to the as-sintered samples, the micro-hardness of rolled-state reach to 105 HV, and the electrochemical test results shows that corrosion resistance of rolled states samples prepared at 70℃/min increased by 88 %, and the corrosion potential (Ecorr) value is -1.3162 VSCE, which is better than other samples; the samples prepared at 60℃/min increased by 36%, and the samples prepared at 80℃/min only decreased by 5%. It provides a new method to prepare the laminated gradient structure of magnesium alloy composites.