Mg-3Gd(wt.%)samples with different initial grain sizes were prepared to evaluate the grain size effect on microstructural evolution during cold rolling and subsequent annealing hardening response.The deformation behav...Mg-3Gd(wt.%)samples with different initial grain sizes were prepared to evaluate the grain size effect on microstructural evolution during cold rolling and subsequent annealing hardening response.The deformation behavior and mechanical response of the as-rolled and annealed samples were systematically investigated by a combination of electron microscopy and microhardness characterization.The results show that the twinning activities were highly suppressed in the fine-grained samples during rolling.Upon increasing the rolling reduction to 40%,ultra-fine grain structures with a volume fraction of∼28%were formed due to the activation of multiple slip systems.Conversely,twinning dominated the early stages of deformation in the coarse-grained samples.After a 10%rolling reduction,numerous twins with a volume fraction of∼23%were formed.Further increasing the rolling reduction to 40%,high-density dislocations were activated and twin structures with a volume fraction of∼36%were formed.The annealing hardening response of deformed samples was effectively enhanced compared to that of the non-deformed samples,which was attributed to the enhanced Gd segregation along grain boundaries,twin boundaries and dislocation cores.Moreover,the grain size and rolling reduction were found to affect the microstructure evolution during annealing,resulting in a notable difference in the annealing hardening response of Mg-3Gd alloy between samples of different grain sizes deformed to different strains.These findings highlight the crucial importance of microstructural and processing parameters in the design of high-strength,cost-effective Mg alloys.展开更多
The cooling rate during vitrification is critical for determining the mechanical properties of metallic glasses.However,the structural origin of the cooling rate effect on mechanical behaviors is unclear.In this work,...The cooling rate during vitrification is critical for determining the mechanical properties of metallic glasses.However,the structural origin of the cooling rate effect on mechanical behaviors is unclear.In this work,a systematical investigation of the cooling rate effect on the deformation mode,shear band nucleation,and nanoscale heterogeneous structure was conducted in three Fe-based metallic glasses.The brittle to ductile deformation transition was observed when increasing the cooling rate.Meanwhile,the governing shear band nucleation site from high load site to low load site appears the synchronous tran-sition.By studying the corresponding nanoscale heterogeneous structure,it was found that nanoscale viscoelastic transition from solid-like to liquid-like as increasing cooling rate enables ductile deformation.The current work not only reveals the nanoscale structural origin of the cooling rate effect on the de-formation behaviors,but also provides a new route to design ductile metallic glasses by freezing more nanoscale liquid-like regions during cooling.展开更多
基金financial support from the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2021YFB3702101)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52130107,52071038)+5 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2023CDJXY-018)the“111”Project(No.B16007)by the Ministry of Education and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs of Chinasupport to the Norwegian Micro-and Nano-Fabrication Facility,NorFab(No.295864)the Norwegian Laboratory for Mineral and Materials Characterization,MiMaC(No.269842/F50)the RCN INRPART project IntMat(No.309724)the Center for Research based Innovation SFI PhysMet(No.309584).
文摘Mg-3Gd(wt.%)samples with different initial grain sizes were prepared to evaluate the grain size effect on microstructural evolution during cold rolling and subsequent annealing hardening response.The deformation behavior and mechanical response of the as-rolled and annealed samples were systematically investigated by a combination of electron microscopy and microhardness characterization.The results show that the twinning activities were highly suppressed in the fine-grained samples during rolling.Upon increasing the rolling reduction to 40%,ultra-fine grain structures with a volume fraction of∼28%were formed due to the activation of multiple slip systems.Conversely,twinning dominated the early stages of deformation in the coarse-grained samples.After a 10%rolling reduction,numerous twins with a volume fraction of∼23%were formed.Further increasing the rolling reduction to 40%,high-density dislocations were activated and twin structures with a volume fraction of∼36%were formed.The annealing hardening response of deformed samples was effectively enhanced compared to that of the non-deformed samples,which was attributed to the enhanced Gd segregation along grain boundaries,twin boundaries and dislocation cores.Moreover,the grain size and rolling reduction were found to affect the microstructure evolution during annealing,resulting in a notable difference in the annealing hardening response of Mg-3Gd alloy between samples of different grain sizes deformed to different strains.These findings highlight the crucial importance of microstructural and processing parameters in the design of high-strength,cost-effective Mg alloys.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foun-dation of China(Nos.52201194,52222105,52261028,52001269,92163108,52231006)the 3315 Innovation Youth Talent in Ningbo City(No.2021A123G)+3 种基金the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS(No.2019296)the Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foun-dation of China(No.LR22E010004)the Zhejiang Provincial Natu-ral Science Foundation Regional Innovation and Development Joint Foundation with Quzhou City(No.LZY23E010002)the Nat-ural Science Foundation of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China(No.2022D01C383).
文摘The cooling rate during vitrification is critical for determining the mechanical properties of metallic glasses.However,the structural origin of the cooling rate effect on mechanical behaviors is unclear.In this work,a systematical investigation of the cooling rate effect on the deformation mode,shear band nucleation,and nanoscale heterogeneous structure was conducted in three Fe-based metallic glasses.The brittle to ductile deformation transition was observed when increasing the cooling rate.Meanwhile,the governing shear band nucleation site from high load site to low load site appears the synchronous tran-sition.By studying the corresponding nanoscale heterogeneous structure,it was found that nanoscale viscoelastic transition from solid-like to liquid-like as increasing cooling rate enables ductile deformation.The current work not only reveals the nanoscale structural origin of the cooling rate effect on the de-formation behaviors,but also provides a new route to design ductile metallic glasses by freezing more nanoscale liquid-like regions during cooling.
