The strain variation during the isothermal B2→B19’ martensitic transformation in the quenched or annealed Ni51Ti49 alloy

The strain variation during the isothermal holding under constant stress was studied in the quenched or annealed Ni51Ti49 alloy samples. The isothermal strain variation was found in both samples and this strain was completely recovered on subsequent unloading and heating. This allowed to conclude that the strain variation on holding was caused by the isothermal martensitic transformation. It was found that the maximum value of isothermal strain depended on the alloy heat treatment. This value was equal to 0.5 % in annealed sample and it was equal to 6 % in quenched sample. It was assumed that the formation of the Ni4Ti3 phase during annealing led to a decrease in concentration of substitutional Ni atoms in NiTi phase that were responsible for the isothermal transformation. As a result, the less volume fraction of the martensite formed during holding that supresses the strain variation in annealed samples.

Sodium-Potassium Alloy Heat Pipe under Geyser Boiling Experimental Study: Heat Transfer Analysis

In the geyser boiling mode, the working fluid state is divided into a boiling process and a quiet process, and the sodium-potassium (Na-K) alloy heat pipe can discontinuously transfer heat at each boiling. The overheating of the liquid working fluid at the bottom causes short-term boiling and forms slug bubble, the strong condensing ability quickly conducts heat from the evaporator section. And geyser boiling can occur before the working fluid forms continuous flow, so it transfers more heat at lower temperatures than natural convection cooling. In this study, the heat transfer process of a Na-K alloy heat pipe with forced convection cooling under different heating power was experimental studied. The geyser boiling mode can make the Na-K alloy heat pipe work below 650 °C and reduce the start-up time. In the process of geyser boiling, the heat transfer quantity was increased by the boiling frequency and the amount of vapor produced in a single boiling. The boiling temperature had no obvious change with the increased of heating power, and the condenser section temperature increased with the heating power.

Effect of Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Tensile Property of Ti-6Al-6V-2Sn Alloy

The microstructure and tensile properties of Ti-6Al-6V-2Sn alloy heat-treated at different solution and aging temperatures has been systematically investigated. Specimens were solution-treated at 970 °C (above the β transus) and 920 °C (below the β transus), respectively, followed by water quenching. When the alloy is quenched from 970 °C, α’ (hcp) and α˝ (orthorhombic) martensite phases co-exist in the microstructure. When it is quenched from 920 °C, α´ martensite phase does not form, while equiaxial primary α (αp) phase and α˝ are found in the microstructure. The results also show that the strength of the alloy increases but the ductility deteriorates as the solution temperature becomes higher when the aging treatment is unchanged. This is because the volume fraction of equiaxial αp phase is lower but the volume fraction of the acicular secondary α (αs) phase is higher for higher solution temperature. When the alloy is aged at different temperatures after the solution treatment at 900 °C, the strength of the alloy decreases with the increase of aging temperature and the ductility shows the opposite trend as the size of the acicular αs becomes longer and its volume fraction is lower at higher aging temperature.

Effects of Boron Content on the Microstructure and Impact Toughness of 12Cr1MoVR Low-Alloy Heat-Resistant Steel Weld Metals

The impact toughness of low-Cr heat-resistant steel weld metal is an important problem to broaden the application of low-Cr heat-resistant steel. In this study, the microstructure and impact toughness of 12Cr1MoVR low-alloy heat-resistant steel weld metals with various boron contents (B1 = 0.0028%, B2 = 0.0054%, and B3 = 0.0079%) were investigated. The microstructures of all weld metals were composed of block ferrite, carbides, and inclusions. Results indicated that with increased B content, prior austenite grain sizes decreased, and minor microstructure changes could be found. With the increase in B content from 0.0028% to 0.0054% to 0.0079%, the ductile–brittle transition temperature of the weld metals decreased from 30 to 0 to −14 °C, the toughness of weld metal increased, and the hardness slightly decreased, all of which are directly related to the refinement of prior austenite grain size because of the addition of B content. However, on the top-shelf zone, such as at the testing temperature of 80 °C, ductile fracture dominates the fracture surface; with the increase in B content, the size and density of inclusions increased gradually, which led to the decrease of the impact toughness at 80 °C when the B content was 0.0079%.

SOME STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS, WHICH DESCRIBE THE NANOTOPOGRAPHY OF TECHNICAL SURFACES

Исследована нанотопография технических поверхностей деталей из высоколегированной термообработанной стали и электротехнического серебра после финишной механической обработки. Экспериментально определены функции плотности вероятности параметров нанотопографии - высот выступов и радиусов кривизны их вершин, которые необходимы для теоретического описания процессов контактного взаимодействия технических поверхностей (на примере поверхностей серебра и стали). Установлено, что распределение указанных параметров наношероховатости сильно асимметрично и далеко от нормального. Доказано, что для исследованных поверхностей плотность вероятности указанных параметров наношероховатости адекватно описывается бета-распределением. Достоверность данного заключения подтверждается с помощью критериев согласия Пирсона χ и Романовского. The nanotopography of engineering surfaces of machine parts made of high alloy heat-treated steel and electric silver after finishing mechanical treatment was studied. The probability density functions of the nanotopography parameters - the heights of peaks and the radii of curvature of their vertices - were experimentally determined. These parameters are necessary for theoretical description of processes of the contact interaction of engineering surfaces (exemplifying on surfaces of silver and steel). It is established that the distributions of the above mentioned nanoroughness parameters are essentially asymmetrical and are far from normal ones. It has been proved that for the studied surfaces the probability densities of the above mentioned nanoroughness parameters are adequately described by the beta-distribution. The validity of this conclusion is confirmed by the fitting criteria such as χ (K. Pearson’s criterion) and Romanovsky’s criterion.