Investigation of Effect of Preliminary Annealing on Superplasticity of Ultrafine-Grained Conductor Aluminum Alloys Al-0.5%Mg-Sc

Effect of preliminary precipitation of Al3Sc particles on the characteristics of superplastic conductor Al-0.5%Mg-X%Sc (X = 0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5 wt.%) alloys with ultrafine-grained (UFG) microstructure has been studied. The precipitation of the Al3Sc particles took place during long-time annealing of the alloys at 300 °C. The preliminary annealing was shown to affect the superplasticity characteristics of the UFG Al-0.5%Mg-X%Sc alloys (the elongation to failure, yield stress, dynamic grain growth rate) weakly but to promote more intensive pore formation and to reduce the volume fraction of the recrystallized microstructure in the deformed and non-deformed parts of the aluminum alloy specimens. The dynamic grain growth was shown to go in the deformed specimen material nonuniformly–the maximum volume fraction of the recrystallized microstructure was observed in the regions of the localization of plastic deformation.

Phase Composition, Nanohardness and Young’s Modulus in Ti-Fe Alloys after Heat Treatment and High Pressure Torsion

Four titanium-iron binary alloys were studied. They were preliminarily annealed in the (α + b) and (α + TiFe) regions of the Ti-Fe phase diagram. The changes in the phase composition, nanohardness, and Young’s modulus of the annealed alloys before and after high pressure torsion (HPT) were investigated. Alloys with high iron content after HPT contain a large fraction of the ω phase. The nanohardness of the material in the middle of the radius of the HPT samples varies in the same range of values between 4.4 and 5.8 GPa, regardless of the preliminary annealing. Young’s modulus is a parameter sensitive to structural and phase changes in the material. After HPT, it increases by a factor of 1.5 after preliminary annealing in the (α + b) region in comparison with that in (α + TiFe) region.

Особенности упрочнения структурированного интенсивной пластической деформацией сплава Al-Cu-Zr

The effect of small additions of copper on the microstructure and physic-mechanical properties of an ultrafine-grained Al-1.47Cu-0.34Zr (wt%) alloy structured by high pressure torsion after preliminary annealing at 375 °C for 140 h has been studied. As a result of processing, high values of strength characteristics (conditional yield strength 430 MPa, ultimate tensile strength 574 MPa) with an acceptable level of electrical conductivity (46.1% IACS) and ductility (elongation to fracture ~ 5%) have been achieved. On the basis of the microstructural parameters determined by X-ray diffraction analysis and transmission electron microscopy, hardening mechanisms responsible for such high strength have been analyzed. It was shown that Cu plays the key role in strengthening. The addition of copper significantly contributes to grain refinement and, consequently, to grain-boundary hardening. Alloying with copper leads to significant additional hardening (~ 130 MPa) in the ultrafine-grained alloy, which is not typical for coarse-grained state. Segregation of Cu at grain boundaries and the formation of Cu nanoclusters are the most probable reasons for this hardening.

Structural and Mechanical Properties of Ti–Co Alloys Treated by High Pressure Torsion

The microstructure and properties of titanium-based alloys can be tailored using severe plastic deformation. The structure and microhardness of Ti–4 wt.% Co alloy have been studied after preliminary annealing and following high pressure torsion (HPT). The Ti–4 wt.% Co alloy has been annealed at 400, 500, and 600 °C, i.e., below the temperature of eutectoid transformation in the Ti–4 wt.% Co system. The amount of Co dissolved in α-Ti increased with increasing annealing temperature. HPT led to the transformation of α-Ti in ω-Ti. After HPT, the amount of ω-phase in the sample annealed at 400 °C was about 80­85%, i.e., higher than in pure titanium (about 40%). However, with increasing temperature of pre-annealing, the portion of ω-phase decreased (60–65% at 500 °C and about 5% at 600 °C). The microhardness of all investigated samples increased with increasing temperature of pre-annealing.

STUDYING OF POLYCRYSTALS STRUCTURE BASED ON DIAMOND MICROPOWDERS AFTER MODIFYING BY CARBIDE-FORMING ELEMENTS

Results of thermobaric processing of diamond micropowders after their modifying by silicon, titan and tungsten are presented. The composite diamond micropowders such as diamond – silicon, diamond – titan and diamond – tungsten are received after the preliminary annealing in the protective atmosphere. As a result of agglomeration of the modified diamond micropowders under the conditions of high pressures and temperatures the carbides formation of the refractory compounds promoting sintering of diamond grains takes place.

Формирование ступенчатой поверхности Si(100) и ее влияние на рост островков Ge

The transition from a two-domain to one-domain surface on a Si(100) substrate is investigated. It is demonstrated using reflection high-energy electron diffraction that at a temperature of 600°C and a deposition rate of 0.652 Å/s onto a Si(100) substrate pre-heated to 1000°C and inclined at an angle of 0.35°C to the plane, a series of reflections from the 1 × 2 superstructure completely vanishes at a constant flow of Si. This is attributed to the transition of the surface from monoatomic to diatomic steps. At growth rates lower than 0.652 Å/s, the transition from a two-domain to one-domain surface is also observed; with a decrease in the growth rate, the intensity ratio I _2 × 1/ I _1 × 2 decreases and the maximum of the dependences shifts toward lower temperatures. The complete vanishing of the series of superstructural reflections after preliminary annealing at a temperature of 700°C is not observed; this series only vanishes after annealing at 900 and 1000°C. The growth of Ge islands on a Si(100) surface preliminary annealed at a temperature of 800°C is studied. It is shown that the islands tend to nucleate at the step edges. A mechanism of Ge island ordering on the Si(100) surface is proposed.

Влияние термических и плазменных обработок на фотолюминесценцию пленок оксида цинка

The structure and electrical properties of ZnO films and the effect of annealing in a hydrogen-plasma atmosphere on the photoluminescence spectra of the films are studied. Short-term plasma treatment in a hydrogen atmosphere improves the electrical properties and brings about the appearance of an intense near-band-edge photoluminescence band. The heavy dependence of the intensity and spectral shape of nearband- edge photoluminescence on the conditions of preliminary annealing is observed. It is shown that the photoluminescence spectrum consists of several contributions. The effect of an ultraviolet-radiation-induced increase in the photoluminescence intensity is observed. The effect is reversible: the photoluminescence signal is intensified after exposure to ultraviolet radiation and reduced to the initial intensity upon keeping the samples in the dark. The nature of experimentally observed metastable shallow donors is discussed.

4H-SiC Defects Evolution by Thermal Processes

4H-SiC defects evolution after thermal processes has been evaluated. Different annealing temperatures have been used to decrease the defect density of epitaxial layer (as stacking faults) and recover the damage occurred after ion implantation. The propagation of defects has been detected by Photoluminescence tool and monitored during the thermal processes. The results show that implants do not affect the surface roughness and how a preliminary annealing process, before ion implantation step, can be useful in order to reduce the SFs density. It shown the effect of tuned thermal process. A kind of defect, generated by implant and subsequent annealing, can be removed by an appropriate thermal budget, while others can increase. A fine tuning of thermal process parameters, temperature and timing, is useful to recover the crystallographic quality of the epilayer and increase the yield of the power device.

Effect of Magnesium Addition on Properties of Al-Based Composite Reinforced with Fine NiO Particles

An Al(Mg)-NiO composite was manufactured using combined mechanical alloying (MA) and powder consolidation methods that yielded well-consolidated and very-fine grained bulk material. Compression tests at 293 K - 773 K revealed high mechanical properties of the material. Preliminary annealing at 823 K/6 h was found to result in the flow stress reduction at 573 K - 773 K. However, the effect of preliminary annealing on the flow stress value was relatively low for Al(Mg)-NiO if comparing to similar tests performed for the Al-NiO composite. Structural observations revealed very-fine grained structure of both as-extruded and annealed Al(Mg)-NiO composites. The chemical reaction between the composite matrix and reinforcements (NiO) at sufficiently high temperatures resulted in fine grains and spinel-type particles’ development. With respect to the similarly produced Al-NiO composite, a magnesium addition was found to intensify chemical reaction between Al(Mg)-based matrix and NiO particles. As result, fine Al3Ni particles were observed in both hot-extruded material and Al(Mg)-NiO samples annealed at 823 K/6 h.