Evolution of texture and grain boundary microstructure in two-phase (α + β) brass during recrystallization

The evolution of texture and microstructure during recrystallization is studied for two-phase copper alloy (Cu–40Zn) with a variation of the initial texture and microstructure (hot rolled and solution treated) as well as the mode of rolling (deformation path: uni-directional rolling and cross rolling). The results of bulk texture have been supported by micro-texture and microstructure studies carried out using electron back scatter diffraction (EBSD). The initial microstructural condition as well as the mode of rolling has been found to alter the recrystallization texture and microstructure. The uni-directionally rolled samples showed a strong Goss and BR {236}?385? component while a weaker texture similar to that of rolling evolved for the cross-rolled samples in the α phase on recrystallization. The recrystallization texture of the β phase was similar to that of the rolling texture with discontinuous ?101? α and {111} γ fiber with high intensity at {111}?101?. For a given microstructure, the cross-rolled samples showed a higher fraction of coincident site lattice Σ3 twin boundaries in the α phase. The higher fraction of Σ3 boundaries is explained on the basis of the higher propensity of growth accidents during annealing of the cross-rolled samples. The present investigation demonstrates that change in strain path, as introduced during cross-rolling, could be a viable tool for grain boundary engineering of low SFE fcc materials.     

Crystallographic texture and microstructure evolution during hot compression of Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy in the (α + β)-regime

Microstructure and texture are known to undergo drastic modifications due to trace hypoeutectic boron addition (~0.1 wt.%) for various titanium alloys e.g. Ti–6Al–4V. The deformation behaviour of such an alloy Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B is investigated in the (α?+?β) phase field and compared against that of the base alloy Ti–6Al–4V studied under selfsame conditions. The deformation microstructures for the two alloys display bending and kinking of α lamellae in near α and softening via globularization of α lamella in near β phase regimes, respectively. The transition temperature at which pure slip based deformation changes to softening is lower for the boron added alloy. The presence of TiB particles is largely held attributable for the early softening of Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy. The compression texture of both the alloys carry signature of pure α phase defamation at lower temperature and α→β→α phase transformation near the β transus temperature. Texture is influenced by a complex interplay of the deformation and transformation processes in the intermediate temperature range. The contribution from phase transformation is prominent for Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy at comparatively lower temperature.     

铸造锌铝合金稀土变质机理的电子理论研究

根据分子动力学理论建立了液态锌铝合金ZA27的模型，结合计算机编程构造出了ZA27合金α 相与液相共存时的原子结构模型，利用递归方法计算了稀土固溶于晶粒内和富集于结晶前沿 时的电子结构.由此得出：稀土处于相界区比在晶内更稳定，从而解释了稀土在α相内溶解 度很小，结晶时富集于结晶前沿液体中的事实；稀土处于液态和晶态的结构能差相对于铝较 大解释了稀土在相界前的富集使α晶枝产生熔断、游离、增殖的观点.原子间的键级积分计 算也表明，稀土处于结晶前沿液体中与铝相比不容易结晶到晶体表面，起到阻碍晶粒长大， 细化晶粒的作用，这就从电子层次解释了稀土的变质机理. 关键词： 电子结构 液固相界原子结构模型 稀土变质机理     

静高压下有表面化学反应的非晶合金晶化研究

在静高压3—5GPa,510—660℃温度下,研究了在晶化过程中其表面与Al发生反应的非晶(Fe_0.99,Mo_0.01)₇₈Si₉B₁₃合金的晶化过程。发现在4GPa左右,510—660℃的温度范围内,非晶FMSB晶化为纳米α-Fe(Al)相,在其他压力下,晶化为α-Fe(Mo,Si),(Fe,Mo)₃B或Fe₂B相。利用简单固体模型对其晶化的热力学机制 关键词：     

Inverse correlation between cohesive energy and thermal expansion coefficient in liquid transition metal alloys

The volume expansion coefficients (α) of twenty-five glass-forming transition metal alloy liquids, measured using the electrostatic levitation technique, are reported. An inverse correlation between α and the cohesive energy is found. The predicted values of α from this relationship agree reasonably well with the published data for thirty other transition metal and alloy liquids; some disagreement was found for a few alloys containing significant amounts of group III and IV elements. A theoretical argument for this empirical relationship is presented.     

Selection of α variants during microstructural evolution in α/β titanium alloys

The solid-state β→β?+?α transformation in titanium alloys leads to complex microstructures with feature spanning across a range of length scales. In order to develop a better understanding of the microstructural evolution process, a detailed characterization of the crystallography of α laths formed from the β phase in a candidate α/β Ti alloy, Timetal 550, has been carried out. Specifically, the influence of the orientation relationship (OR) between the grain boundary α (GB α) and the adjacent β grains on the microstructural evolution has been investigated in this alloy employing orientation imaging microscopy (OIM) studies in a high-resolution SEM. The results indicate that the colony microstructure (clustering of α laths belonging to the same variant) tends to develop in the β grain that exhibits the Burgers OR with the GB α allotriomorph, whereas the basketweave microstructure (clustering of multiple variants) develops in the adjacent β grain. Additionally, the multiple variants of α laths forming the basketweave microstructure appear to be related by certain selection criteria.     

Effects of heat treatment on evolution of microstructure of boron free and boron containing biomedical Ti-13Zr-13Nb alloys

In the present study, the effects of heat treatment on the microstructure of Ti-13Zr-13Nb (TZN) and Ti-13Zr-13Nb-0.5B (TZNB) alloys have been investigated. Depending on the heat treatment conditions, the microstructure of the heat treated TZN alloy consisted mainly of elongated and/or equiaxed α, β or martensite. Slow cooling (furnace or air cooling) from the solution treatment temperature produced α and β phases in the microstructure. Rapid cooling (water quenching) resulted in martensite and retained β when the solution treatment temperature was above or close to β transus. However, martensite was not formed after water quenching from a solution treatment temperature which was below β transus due to partitioning effect of the alloying elements. Increasing the cooling rate from the furnace cooling to the air cooling led to finer microstructure. Aging of water quenched samples transformed the martensite, if present, into α and β, and the morphology of α phase changed from elongated to equiaxed and enhanced the growth of α. The microstructure of all the TZNB samples consisted of dispersed precipitated particles of TiB in the matrix. The majority of the boride particles showed an acicular (needle like) morphology. The other phases present in the TZNB alloy were similar to those in the similarly heat treated TZN alloy. Moreover, a growth of α phase was observed in the microstructure of TZNB alloy when compared with that of TZN alloy.     

Long-lived ultrafast spin precession in manganese alloys films with a large perpendicular magnetic anisotropy

Spin precession with frequencies up to 280 GHz is observed in Mn(3-δ)Ga alloy films with a perpendicular magnetic anisotropy constant K(u)～15 M?erg/cm(3). The damping constant α, characterizing macroscopic spin relaxation and being a key factor in spin-transfer-torque systems, is not larger than 0.008 (0.015) for the δ=1.46 (0.88) film. Those are about one-tenth of α values for known materials with large K(u). First-principles calculations well describe both low α and large K(u) for these alloys.     

Effect of temperature on the dislocation structure of the ordered alloy Ni3(Fe,Cr)

Transmission electron microscopy is used to study the dislocation structure of ordered polycrystalline Ni₃(Fe, Cr) alloy after deformation at temperatures of 293, 473, 673, and 773°K. The flow stress σ is plotted as a function of the density of dislocations ρ. It is observed that there is a direct proportionality between σ and ρ^1/2, which indicates that the relation τ= αGbρ^1/2 is satisfied, where τ is the shear stress, G is the shear modulus, b is the Burgers vector, and α is a coefficient weakly dependent on the density of dislocations. The values of α are found for different deformation temperatures from the slope of the lines. It is found that α decreases with increasing deformation temperature. When the temperature is increased from 293 to 773°K the reduction in α is about 20% in agreement with estimates of the resistance to motion by superdislocations caused by nonconservative drag of dislocation jogs.     

功率超声对Al-Si合金凝固过程中溶质偏析的抑制效应

研究了功率超声作用下，直径为10 mm Al-1%Si合金键合线水平连铸坯的微观组织形貌以及溶质元素在基体中的分布情况.实验结果表明：在功率超声作用下，铸坯的凝固组织得到了细化，Si元素在α(Al)基体中的固溶度及其分布的均匀性得到了提高，溶质偏析得到了抑制.从功率超声对Al-1%Si合金凝固过程中的溶质扩散，结晶温度间隔，液穴形态，温度场和流动场以及合金微观组织形貌的影响出发，尝试性地对功率超声抑制溶质元素微观偏析的机理进行探讨性的解释和说明. 关键词： 功率超声 水平连铸 Al-1%Si合金 溶质偏析     

Bi，Sb及稀土元素对AZ91镁合金高温性能影响机理研究

利用大角重位点阵概念建立了AZ91镁合金基体(α相)和镁［0001］对称倾斜晶界原子结构模型,应用实空间的连分数方法计算了体系的结构能,环境敏感镶嵌能以及相互作用能.结果发现,在镁合金基体中,Al和稀土形成团簇时比较稳定,Al,Bi或Sb与稀土形成团簇时不稳定.Bi或Sb和稀土元素同时存在于AZ91镁合金中时,一方面Bi或Sb将可与RE结合形成RE₂Bi(RE₂Sb)或RE-Bi(RE-Sb)化合物弥散分布于晶界,另一方面镁合金基体中会形成Al_{11关键词： 电子理论 晶界偏聚 合金元素 高温性能}     

Bi，Sb合金化对AZ91镁合金组织、性能影响机理研究

利用大角重位点阵模型建立了AZ91镁合金α相［0001］对称倾斜晶界原子结构模型，应用实空间的连分数方法计算了Mg合金的总结构能，合金元素引起的环境敏感镶嵌能及原子间相互作用能，讨论了主要合金元素Al及Bi，Sb在AZ91中的合金化行为.计算结果表明，Al，Bi，Sb固溶于α相内或晶界区使总结构能都降低，起到固溶强化作用；合金元素在AZ91α相内趋于均匀分布，在晶界区易占位于三角椎上部.AZ91镁合金中加入Bi或Sb时，Bi或Sb比Al容易偏聚于晶界，从而抑制了Al在晶界的偏聚，促进基体中连续的Mg₁₇Al₁₂相的析出，提高AZ91合金室温性能； AZ91合金中(α相内和晶界区)主要合金元素Al和微加元素Bi，Sb都能够形成有序相Mg₁₇Al₁₂，Mg₃Bi₂或Mg₃Sb₂，且在晶界区形成的量大.Bi，Sb加入AZ91合金中，由于Bi，Sb抑制Al在晶界的偏聚，晶界区主要析出相为Mg₃Bi₂或Mg₃Sb₂，提高镁合金高温性能. 关键词： 电子理论 合金化 晶界偏聚 镁合组织与性能     

Effect of hydrogen on phase and microstructure of Ti600 alloy

Effects of hydrogen on microstructure characteristics and precipitation behavior have been investigated in Ti600 alloy hydrogenated at 750°C. Due to the precipitation of δ hydride and α″ martensite, X-ray diffraction (XRD) peaks of α phase shifted to lower angles and became broadened. XRD data showed that the addition of hydrogen expanded crystal lattice of α phase and lattice volume increased linearly in the range of 0?C _H?″ martensite and δ hydride. Compared to as-received one, microstructure of hydrogenated Ti600 alloy changed obviously. Equiaxed α phase decreased and even vanished with hydrogen contents increasing. Parallel fine lamellar structure appeared and the colonies were constructed by different orientation. Micro-hardness of hydrogenated Ti600 alloy increased with the increase of hydrogen concentration, and it was considered that interstitial solution strengthening, precipitation of δ hydride, and generation of defects were the major factors.     

The formation of α at triple junctions of parent β phase in titanium alloys

We have examined the formation of α phase at grain boundary triple junctions of parent β in a metastable β titanium alloy with orientation imaging microscopy based on electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD). As in the case of α formed at grain boundaries of parent β grains, α at a triple junction also forms with the Burgers orientation relationship with one of the three neighbouring β grains. The experimental results are analyzed in terms of the deviation of the 36 possible α variants that can form at a triple junction from the Burgers orientation relationship with neighbouring grains.     

Unified first-principles study of gilbert damping, spin-flip diffusion, and resistivity in transition metal alloys

Using a formulation of first-principles scattering theory that includes disorder and spin-orbit coupling on an equal footing, we calculate the resistivity ρ, spin-flip diffusion length l(sf), and Gilbert damping parameter α for Ni(1-x)Fe(x) substitutional alloys as a function of x. For the technologically important Ni(80)Fe(20) alloy, Permalloy, we calculate values of ρ = 3.5 ± 0.15 μΩ cm, l(sf) = 5.5 ± 0.3 nm, and α = 0.0046 ± 0.0001 compared to experimental low-temperature values in the range 4.2-4.8 μΩ cm for ρ, 5.0-6.0 nm for l(sf), and 0.004-0.013 for α, indicating that the theoretical formalism captures the most important contributions to these parameters.     

Decanalisation de particules α par les amas de Guinier-Preston dans un alliage AlCu 3.3% p

Dechanneling of α particles due to Guinier-Preston zones has been measured as a function of ageing time in an Al-3.3% wt Cu alloy. Dechanneling is extremely sensitive to the precipitation of Guinier-Preston zones.     

Non‐negative matrix factorization for the near real‐time interpretation of absorption effects in elemental distribution images acquired by X‐ray fluorescence imaging

Elemental distribution images acquired by imaging X‐ray fluorescence analysis can contain high degrees of redundancy and weakly discernible correlations. In this article near real‐time non‐negative matrix factorization (NMF) is described for the analysis of a number of data sets acquired from samples of a bi‐modal α+β Ti‐6Al‐6V‐2Sn alloy. NMF was used for the first time to reveal absorption artefacts in the elemental distribution images of the samples, where two phases of the alloy, namely α and β, were in superposition. The findings and interpretation of the NMF results were confirmed by Monte Carlo simulation of the layered alloy system. Furthermore, it is shown how the simultaneous factorization of several stacks of elemental distribution images provides uniform basis vectors and consequently simplifies the interpretation of the representation.     

Variation in the structural state of the α-phase in the Pd-In-H system during the β → α transformation

Increasing the concentration of indium atoms and hydrogen was found in the α-phase of the foil of a Pd-In alloy (with 5.3 and 5.0 at % In) after its electrolytic hydrogenation and 500-h relaxation. It is shown that the structural variations in the foil during the β → α transformation are nonmonotonic.     

干涉法测量非球面顶点半径和二次常数

非球面顶点半径和二次常数干涉测量是对二次曲面离轴子孔径在弧矢、子午和中间焦点位置直接干涉测量,拟合得到初级像差系数,并结合化置差计算出顶点曲率半径和二次常数.详细介绍了该方法的基本原理,在此基础上将子孔径中心法线与光轴夹角分解为两个倾角分量α和β引入,改进了现有模型.提出在子孔径对称情况下,可通过调整、控制特定项的泽尼克系数值,消除β分量.进而对新的模型进行了简化,只考虑α分量的影响,给出了仅存在该分量时的非球面顶点半径和二次常数的计算公式,编写了仿真程序.在α=0.03 °,β=0时.直径100 mm,F数为3的抛物面反射镜离轴子孔径的初级像差系数的理论计算和数值仿真结果最大偏差仅为0.0002 λ.研究表明:在子孔径中心法线与光轴的调整存在一定误差时,在弧矢、子午和中间焦点处的初级像差系数特征关系仍然成立.     

On the absence of shear cracking and grain boundary cavitation in secondary tensile regions of Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy during hot (α + β)-compression

Deformation instabilities, such as shear cracking and grain boundary cavitation, which are observed in the secondary tensile region of Ti–6Al–4V alloy during compressive deformation in the (α?+?β)-phase field, do not form in Ti–6Al–4V–0.1B alloy when processed under the same conditions. This has been attributed to the microstructural modifications, e.g. the absence of grain boundary α and adjacent grain boundary retained β layers and a lower proportion of 90^o-misoriented α-colonies that occur with boron addition.