两相钛合金再结晶退火组织与织构演变的蒙特卡罗模拟

蒙特卡罗(MC)方法被广泛应用于模拟金属材料在退火过程中的静态再结晶行为. 在已有两相材料晶粒长大MC模型基础上, 引入形核阶段, 综合考虑再结晶晶粒吞并形变晶粒和再结晶晶粒竞争长大两种情况, 建立了退火时两相合金再结晶MC模型.结合电子背散射衍射所测 初始晶粒形貌、相成分、晶体学取向及应变储能相对值, 该模型被应用于TC11钛合金退火过程中的微观组织及织构演变模拟.结果表明, 所建模型能够较好体现退火过程中两相晶粒的形核及晶粒长大行为. 与β相相比较, α相具有较低的再结晶速率和较高的晶粒长大速率, 前者主要归结于α相较低的初始应变储能, 后者则体现了该条件下初始组织形貌、分布及两相比例对晶粒长大具有重要影响; 由于非均匀形核的影响, 模拟得到的再结晶速率变化与 假设均匀形核的Johnson-Mehl-Avrami-Kolmogorov 再结晶方程存在明显差异.同时, 两相的基本织构特征在退火过程中无明显变化, 但织构强度增加. 关键词： 两相钛合金 再结晶 蒙特卡罗方法 织构     

金属材料的定向退火的晶粒组织结构研究

为获得柱状晶结构的金属材料,本文对晶粒组织采取定向退火来实现。文中采用相场法,使用matlab编程模拟晶粒组织在具有一定宽度和温度均匀的热区形成柱状晶演化,并研究了热区温度、热区宽度和热区移动速率对晶粒组织材料结构形成过程的影响,为获得形成柱状晶的最佳条件进行研究。     

相场方法研究定向退火条件下柱状晶粒的形成过程

根据晶界迁移率与温度的关系,将晶粒长大过程控制在一定宽度的热区内,构建了具有无限大温度梯度且在热区内温度均匀的热区模型,并应用相场方法研究了热区温度和热区宽度对单相多晶材料中柱状晶粒结构形成过程的影响。所得晶粒形貌与实验结果吻合。     

相场法模拟第二相颗粒对柱状晶形成的影响

基于定向退火条件下的移动热区模型,采用相场法研究第二相颗粒对多晶材料中柱状晶结构形成的影响.结果表明:第二相颗粒对柱状晶结构的形成具有抑制作用,其抑制作用随第二相颗粒体积分数的增加和第二相颗粒尺寸的减小而增强.定向退火条件下第二相颗粒对晶粒极限尺寸的影响遵循Zener关系.为了获得良好的柱状晶结构,应尽量减少材料中第二相颗粒的体积分数及其在晶界上的弥散分布.     

热加工过程中动态再结晶现象的多相场研究

金属热加工过程中的动态再结晶引起的组织演化难以通过实验实时观察, 本文基于Ginzburg-Landau动力学方程, 构造多相场法与位错密度计算相耦合的物理模型, 模拟了热加工过程中的动态再结晶现象.研究了不同温度和不同应变速率下的动态再结晶过程, 阐述了应力-应变曲线由单峰形式转变为多峰形式的原因.此外, 本文利用多相场法对多阶段变形过程进行了系统模拟, 研究了静态回复对动态再结晶过程的影响, 分析了不同的热加工参数对动态再结晶动力学的影响, 发现在变形间断过程中, 晶粒尺寸不断增大, 较高的变形温度和较低的应变速率可以加速动态再结晶过程.     

冷却速率对温敏聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺胶体结晶过程的影响

冷却速率对结晶过程具有重要的影响. 本文采用温敏poly-N-isopropylacrylamide (PNIPAM) 胶体晶体体系实时观察了冷却速率对结晶晶粒尺寸的影响. 通过高倍透射明场观察和Bragg衍射观察研究连续冷却下的晶粒形核和生长实时演化过程, 发现随着冷却速率的增加, PNIPAM胶体晶体晶粒尺寸不断减少. 晶粒尺寸与冷却速率符合幂指数关系, 与金属体系具有相似的演化规律.     

二元合金多晶粒的枝晶生长的等温相场模型

基于Ginzburg-Landau理论和单晶粒的枝晶生长模型,发展了一个单相场控制的多个晶粒的枝晶生长模型. 采用相场和溶质场耦合的方法,以Al-2%Cu合金为例模拟了二元合金等温凝固过程中多个晶粒的生长过程. 结果表明,这个模型的计算结果展现了多个晶粒枝晶的竞争生长,能较真实的再现凝固过程中的枝晶的生长过程. 关键词： 相场法 多晶粒 等温凝固 二元合金     

温度梯度法生长Nd:YAG激光晶体的核心分布

用温度梯度法生长了直径为75 mm大尺寸的Nd∶YAG激光晶体，通过退火排除了生长过程中进入晶体的碳原子. 用正交偏光显微镜观察了晶体的核心分布以及生长条纹. 测试了室温下的吸收谱并利用吸收谱研究了Nd离子在YAG晶体中的分布. 比较了温度梯度法与提拉法生长晶体的区别. 关键词： 材料 缺陷 温度梯度法 Nd∶YAG     

退火时间对硼掺杂纳米金刚石薄膜微结构和电化学性能的影响

采用高分辨透射电镜、紫外和可见光Raman光谱及循环伏安法研究了1000 ℃下退火不同时间的硼掺杂纳米金刚石薄膜的微结构和电化学性能. 结果表明,随退火时间的延长,薄膜中纳米金刚石晶粒尺寸逐渐减小.当退火时间为0.5 h时, 金刚石晶粒尺寸由未退火样品的约15 nm减小为约8 nm, 金刚石相含量增加;当退火时间为2.0 h时,金刚石晶粒减小为2—3 nm, 此时晶界增多,金刚石相含量减少;退火时间为2.5 h时纳米金刚石晶粒尺寸和金刚石相含量又略有上升.晶粒尺寸和金刚石相含量的变化表明薄膜在退火过程中发生了金刚石和非晶碳相的相互转变.可见光Raman光谱测试结果表明,不同退火时间下, G峰位置变化趋势与I_D/I_G值变化一致,说明薄膜内sp²碳团簇较大时, 非晶石墨相的有序化程度较高.退火0.5, 1.0, 1.5和2.0 h时, 电极表面进行准可逆电化学反应,而未退火和退火时间为2.5 h时电极表面进行不可逆电化学反应.退火有利于提高薄膜电极的传质效率, 退火0.5 h时薄膜电极的传质效率最高,催化氧化性能最好.较小的晶粒尺寸、 较高的金刚石相含量以及纳米金刚石晶粒的均匀分布有利于提高电极表面反应的可逆性和催化氧化性能.     

宏微观耦合模拟熔池不同区域中枝晶竞争生长过程

针对熔化焊过程建立了宏微观耦合模型,模拟了熔池内不同区域凝固过程中随机取向枝晶的竞争生长过程. 通过宏观三维有限元模型计算熔池中瞬态的传热传质过程,利用双线性插值算法将凝固参数传递给微观组织模型. 采用元胞自动机法模拟随机取向的枝晶在熔池凝固条件下的竞争生长过程. 模拟结果表明,所建立的微观模型能够精确模拟任意生长取向的枝晶. 凝固条件中最大温度梯度方向对枝晶竞争过程有明显选择作用,生长方向与最大温度梯度方向相同或接近的枝晶在竞争中具有更大优势. 焊缝中的晶粒组织由枝晶簇发展形成,晶粒组织的形貌演变取决于相邻枝晶簇之间的竞争过程,具有择优取向的枝晶簇会逐渐排挤非择优取向的枝晶簇并最终将其阻挡在凝固组织内部,宏观晶粒的取向与其内部枝晶簇的生长方向并不一定相同. 熔池中心线附近区域在焊接过程中具有更小的温度梯度、更大的凝固速率以及更大的局部冷却速率,凝固后可以获得更加细小的焊缝枝晶组织. 枝晶间距的模拟结果与相应凝固条件下的试验数据符合较好. 关键词： 焊接熔池 枝晶形貌 竞争生长 元胞自动机     

Texture weakening in pure magnesium during grain growth

The microstructure and texture evolution during annealing of rolled pure Mg, at temperatures ranging from 150 to 400°C, was characterised in the present study. A grain growth exponent of n?=?13 was observed and the activation energy for grain growth kinetics was found to be 95.6?kJ?mol^?1. Further, broadening of the normalised grain size distributions, indicating abnormal grain growth, was also observed at all temperatures of annealing. The sample had a dominant basal texture before annealing. However, after annealing up to a temperature of 300°C, the alleviation of basal texture was observed in the samples. On further annealing at a temperature of 400°C, a strong basal texture was developed in the samples. The mobility of high angle grain boundaries, which is proportional to correlated misorientation distribution, was observed to be responsible for texture strengthening of the material. The grain boundary mobility changes during grain growth led to the growth of either small or large grains. It was further observed that the growth of small grains caused the formation of basal fibre and large grains led to the weakening of basal texture.     

Abnormal grain growth in Ni-5at.%W

The growth of abnormally large grains in textured Ni-5at.%W substrates for high-temperature superconductors deteriorates the sharp texture of these materials and thus has to be avoided. Therefore the growth of abnormal grains is investigated and how it is influenced by the grain orientation and the annealing atmosphere. Texture measurements and grain growth simulations show that the grain orientation only matters so far that a high-angle grain boundary exists between an abnormally growing grain and the Cube-orientated matrix grains. The annealing atmosphere has a large influence on abnormal grain growth which is attributed to the differences in oxygen partial pressure.     

Solid–state diffusion–controlled growth of the phases in the Au–Sn system

The solid state diffusion-controlled growth of the phases is studied for the Au–Sn system in the range of room temperature to 200 °C using bulk and electroplated diffusion couples. The number of product phases in the interdiffusion zone decreases with the decrease in annealing temperature. These phases grow with significantly high rates even at the room temperature. The growth rate of the AuSn₄ phase is observed to be higher in the case of electroplated diffusion couple because of the relatively small grains and hence high contribution of the grain boundary diffusion when compared to the bulk diffusion couple. The diffraction pattern analysis indicates the same equilibrium crystal structure of the phases in these two types of diffusion couples. The analysis in the AuSn₄ phase relating the estimated tracer diffusion coefficients with grain size, crystal structure, the homologous temperature of experiments and the concept of the sublattice diffusion mechanism in the intermetallic compounds indicate that Au diffuses mainly via the grain boundaries, whereas Sn diffuses via both the grain boundaries and the lattice.     

Multi-phase field simulation of grain growth in multiple phase transformations of a binary alloy

This work establishes a temperature-controlled sequence function, and a new multi-phase-field model, for liquid–solid–solid multi-phase transformation by coupling the liquid–solid phase transformation model with the solid–solid phase transformation model. Taking an Fe–C alloy as an example, the continuous evolution of a multi-phase transformation is simulated by using this new model. In addition, the growth of grains affected by the grain orientation of the parent phase(generated in liquid–solid phase transformation) in the solid–solid phase transformation is studied. The results show that the morphology of ferrite grains which nucleate at the boundaries of the austenite grains is influenced by the orientation of the parent austenite grains. The growth rate of ferrite grains which nucleate at small-angle austenite grain boundaries is faster than those that nucleate at large-angle austenite grain boundaries. The difference of the growth rate of ferrites grains in different parent phase that nucleate at large-angle austenite grain boundaries, on both sides of the boundaries, is greater than that of ferrites nucleating at small-angle austenite grain boundaries.     

Elevated temperature directional recrystallization of high-purity nickel

Electron backscattered diffraction has been used to characterise the three different kinds of boundaries that occur in grains that are generated by secondary recrystallization during directional annealing of high-purity nickel. Boundaries between columnar grains (CC boundaries) can be twin boundaries, low-angle boundaries or high-angle grain boundaries. The frequency of low-angle CC boundaries dropped from 25% to 0% while the frequency of the high-angle CC boundaries increased from 19% to 67% when the annealing temperature was increased from 1000°C to 1200°C. The misorientation angles of boundaries between columnar grains and small equiaxed grains ahead of them (CE boundaries) was random at 1200°C but had a 40° rotation relationship about ?111? at 1000°C. It was found out that the character of the CC boundaries is determined by relative mobility of the CE boundaries, which is determined by the processing temperature rather than the energy of the CC boundaries themselves. The character of the island grain boundaries sometimes found with columnar grains was not affected by the annealing temperature or the drawing velocity.     

Multi-phase field simulation of competitive grain growth for directional solidification

The multi-phase field model of grain competitive growth during directional solidification of alloy is established. Solving multi-phase field models for thin interface layer thickness conditions, the grain boundary evolution and grain elimination during the competitive growth of SCN-0.24-wt% camphor model alloy bi-crystals are investigated. The effects of different crystal orientations and pulling velocities on grain boundary microstructure evolution are quantitatively analyzed. The obtained results are shown below. In the competitive growth of convergent bi-crystals, when favorably oriented dendrites are in the same direction as the heat flow and the pulling speed is too large, the orientation angle of the bi-crystal from small to large size is the normal elimination phenomenon of the favorably oriented dendrite, blocking the unfavorably oriented dendrite, and the grain boundary is along the growth direction of the favorably oriented dendrite. When the pulling speed becomes small, the grain boundary shows the anomalous elimination phenomenon of the unfavorably oriented dendrite, eliminating the favorably oriented dendrite. In the process of competitive growth of divergent bi-crystal, when the growth direction of favorably oriented dendrites is the same as the heat flow direction and the orientation angle of unfavorably oriented grains is small, the frequency of new spindles of favorably oriented grains is significantly higher than that of unfavorably oriented grains, and as the orientation angle of unfavorably oriented dendrites becomes larger, the unfavorably oriented grains are more likely to have stable secondary dendritic arms, which in turn develop new primary dendritic arms to occupy the liquid phase grain boundary space, but the grain boundary direction is still parallel to favorably oriented dendrites. In addition, the tertiary dendritic arms on the developed secondary dendritic arms may also be blocked by the surrounding lateral branches from further developing into nascent main axes, this blocking of the tertiary dendritic arms has a random nature, which can have aninfluence on the generation of nascent primary main axes in the grain boundaries.     

Coarsening in Sintering: Grain Shape Distribution,Grain Size Distribution,and Grain Growth Kinetics in Solid-Pore Systems

Sintering occurs when packed particles are heated to a temperature where there is sufficient atomic motion to grow bonds between the particles. The conditions that induce sintering depend on the material, its melting temperature, particle size, and a host of processing variables. It is common for sintering to produce a dimensional change, typically shrinkage, where the powder compact densifies, leading to significant strengthening. Microstructure coarsening is inherent to sintering, most evident as grain growth, but it is common for pore growth to occur as density increases. During coarsening, the grain structure converges to a self-similar character seen in both the grain shape distribution and grain size distribution. Coarsening behavior during sintering conforms to classic grain growth kinetics, modified to reflect the evolving microstructure. These modifications involve the grain boundary coverage due to pores, liquid films, or second phases and the altered grain boundary mobility due to these phases. The mass transport rates associated with each of these interfaces are different, with different temperature and composition dependencies. Hence, the coarsening rate during sintering is not constant, but changes with the evolving microstructure. Core aspects treated in this review include models for coarsening, grain shape, grain size distribution, and how pores, liquids, dispersoids, and other phases determine microstructure coarsening during sintering.     

Grain growth and static recrystallization kinetics in Co–20Cr–15W–10Ni (L-605) cobalt-base superalloy

The grain size evolution of cold-rolled L-605 cobalt-base superalloy during ultra-rapid annealing is investigated in this paper. Cold-worked specimens undergo static recrystallization, leading to grain refinement or grain coarsening depending on the annealing time and temperature. The kinetics of grain growth is found to be independent of the initial deformation. The evolution of grain size can be simply described by a grain growth model for high temperatures and long annealing times, and the mobility of interfaces is estimated by modelling. Fast annealing treatment process is a very promising technique to customize grain size and enhance mechanical strength. In particular, the reduction of annealing time is an efficient method to produce a refined microstructure through static recrystallization.