Grain boundaries(GBs)are often known as intergranular cracking sources in alloys at high temperatures,resulting in limited high-temperature strength and ductility.Here,we propose a GB-dual-carbide(de-noted as GB-DC)st...Grain boundaries(GBs)are often known as intergranular cracking sources in alloys at high temperatures,resulting in limited high-temperature strength and ductility.Here,we propose a GB-dual-carbide(de-noted as GB-DC)strengthening strategy and have developed a high-performance(NiCoFeCr)_(99)Nb0.5 C_(0.5) high-entropy alloy(HEA)with exceptional strength-ductility synergy at 1073 K.Chain-like coherent M23 C6 carbides have been successfully introduced at GBs and remain a cube parallel crystallographic orientation with the face-centered cubic(FCC)matrix during deformation.Nano-scale NbC particles are distributed alternatively between M_(23)C_(6) carbides and inhibit their coarsening.Both strength and duc-tility of the GB-DC HEA increase dramatically at strain rates ranging from 10^(−4) to 10^(−2) s^(−1) at 1073 K,compared with those of the single-phase NiCoFeCr HEA.Specifically,yield strength of 142 MPa,ultimate tensile strength of 283 MPa,and elongation of 34%were obtained,which are twice that of the refer-ence NiCoFeCr HEA(82 MPa,172 MPa,and 18%,respectively).EBSD investigations demonstrated that chain-like carbides enhance the GB cohesion at high temperature,and TEM analysis revealed that dislo-cations can go through the coherent phase boundaries(CPBs)and activate dipoles inner M_(23)C_(6) carbides,which weakened the stress concentration in GBs.This substantially reduces the critical stress for dislo-cation generation and transmission to a stress level lower than that required for intergranular fracture.Theoretical estimation suggests that carbides result in a much higher activation energy(∼510 kJ/mol)for GB sliding and a rather low interface energy(∼101 mJ/m^(2))compared with the GB energy(1000 mJ/m^(2)),which rationalizes the enhanced GB cohesion by carbides.展开更多
Different artificial two-stage ageing behaviors and their effect on stress corrosion cracking （SCC） susceptibility of AI-Zn-Mg alloy have been investigated. The experimental results show that two hardness peaks pres...Different artificial two-stage ageing behaviors and their effect on stress corrosion cracking （SCC） susceptibility of AI-Zn-Mg alloy have been investigated. The experimental results show that two hardness peaks present on the second-stage ageing-hardening curve when the first-stage ageing is dealt with comparatively lower temperature than the conventional one. The first peak is caused by dispersive and evenly distributed G.P. zones, while η ′phases and coarsened G.P. zones contribute to the second peak. Tensile strength of experimental alloy raises 9.6% （33.2 MPa） and SCC susceptibility decreases 38.9% by applying the second peak ageing regime instead of conventional T73. AI-Zn-Mg alloy obtains high strength and SCC resistance due to its finely dispersive matrix precipitates （MPts）, coarsened and discontinuous grain boundary precipitates （GBPs）, as well as the narrow precipitate free zone （PFZ） in the second peak ageing condition. 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The editorial office of Journal of Materials Science ＆ Technology.展开更多
Dihadron azimuthal correlations containing a high transverse momentum(pr)trigger particle are sensit-ive to the properties of the nuclear medium created at RHIC through the strong interactions occurring between the tr...Dihadron azimuthal correlations containing a high transverse momentum(pr)trigger particle are sensit-ive to the properties of the nuclear medium created at RHIC through the strong interactions occurring between the traversing parton and the medium,ie.jet-quenching.Previous measurements revealed a strong modification to di-hadron azimuthal correlations in Au+Au collisions with respect to ptp and d+Au collisions.The modification in-creases with the collision centrality,suggesting a path-length or energy density dependence to the je-quenching ef-fect.This paper reports STAR measurements of dihadron azimuthal correlations in mid-central(20%-60%)Au+Au collisions at√^(S)NN=200 GeV as a function of the trigger particle's azimuthal angle relative to the event plane,Ф_(s)=|Ф_(t)-ψ_(Ep)|.The azimuthal correlation is studied as a function of both the trigger and associated particle pr.The subtractions of the combinatorial background and anisotropic flow,assuming Zero Yield At Minimum(ZYAM),are described.The correlation results are first discussed with subtraction of the even harmonic(elliptic and quadrangu-lar)flow backgrounds.The away-side correlation is strongly modifed,and the modification varies withФ_(s),with a double-peak structure for out-of-plane trigger particles.The near-side ridge(long range pseudo-rapidity△_(η)correla-tion)appears to drop with increasingФ_(s)while the jet-like component remains approximately constant.The correla-tion functions are further studied with the subtraction of odd harmonic triangular flow background arising from fluc-tuations.It is found that the triangular flow,while responsible for the majority of the amplitudes,is not sufficient to explain theφs-dependence of the ridge or the away-side double-peak structure.The dropping ridge withФ_(s)could be attributed to aФ_(s)-dependent lliptie anisotropy;however,the physics mechanism of the ridge remains an open ques-tion.Even with aФ_(s)-dependent elliptic flow,the away-side correlation structure is robust.These results,with extens-ive systematic studies of the dihadron correlations as a function ofФ_(s),trigger and associated particle pT,and the pseudo-rapidity range△_(η),should provide stringent inputs to help understand the underlying physics mechanisms of jet-medium interactions in high energy nuclear collisions.展开更多
基金sponsored by the fund of National Natural Sci-ence Foundation of China(Grant No.52371028 and 52271097)the State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing in NPU(Grant No.SKLSP202401)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,HUST(No.2023JYCXJJ016).
文摘Grain boundaries(GBs)are often known as intergranular cracking sources in alloys at high temperatures,resulting in limited high-temperature strength and ductility.Here,we propose a GB-dual-carbide(de-noted as GB-DC)strengthening strategy and have developed a high-performance(NiCoFeCr)_(99)Nb0.5 C_(0.5) high-entropy alloy(HEA)with exceptional strength-ductility synergy at 1073 K.Chain-like coherent M23 C6 carbides have been successfully introduced at GBs and remain a cube parallel crystallographic orientation with the face-centered cubic(FCC)matrix during deformation.Nano-scale NbC particles are distributed alternatively between M_(23)C_(6) carbides and inhibit their coarsening.Both strength and duc-tility of the GB-DC HEA increase dramatically at strain rates ranging from 10^(−4) to 10^(−2) s^(−1) at 1073 K,compared with those of the single-phase NiCoFeCr HEA.Specifically,yield strength of 142 MPa,ultimate tensile strength of 283 MPa,and elongation of 34%were obtained,which are twice that of the refer-ence NiCoFeCr HEA(82 MPa,172 MPa,and 18%,respectively).EBSD investigations demonstrated that chain-like carbides enhance the GB cohesion at high temperature,and TEM analysis revealed that dislo-cations can go through the coherent phase boundaries(CPBs)and activate dipoles inner M_(23)C_(6) carbides,which weakened the stress concentration in GBs.This substantially reduces the critical stress for dislo-cation generation and transmission to a stress level lower than that required for intergranular fracture.Theoretical estimation suggests that carbides result in a much higher activation energy(∼510 kJ/mol)for GB sliding and a rather low interface energy(∼101 mJ/m^(2))compared with the GB energy(1000 mJ/m^(2)),which rationalizes the enhanced GB cohesion by carbides.
基金financial supports by National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2016YFB1200600 and No. 2016YFB1200504)Strategic Priority Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (No. XDB22000000)
文摘Different artificial two-stage ageing behaviors and their effect on stress corrosion cracking （SCC） susceptibility of AI-Zn-Mg alloy have been investigated. The experimental results show that two hardness peaks present on the second-stage ageing-hardening curve when the first-stage ageing is dealt with comparatively lower temperature than the conventional one. The first peak is caused by dispersive and evenly distributed G.P. zones, while η ′phases and coarsened G.P. zones contribute to the second peak. Tensile strength of experimental alloy raises 9.6% （33.2 MPa） and SCC susceptibility decreases 38.9% by applying the second peak ageing regime instead of conventional T73. AI-Zn-Mg alloy obtains high strength and SCC resistance due to its finely dispersive matrix precipitates （MPts）, coarsened and discontinuous grain boundary precipitates （GBPs）, as well as the narrow precipitate free zone （PFZ） in the second peak ageing condition. 2017 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The editorial office of Journal of Materials Science ＆ Technology.
基金Supported in part by the Offices of NP and HEP within the U.S.DOE Office of Sciencethe U.S.NSF+18 种基金the Sloan Foundationthe DFG cluster of excellence‘Origin and Structure of the Universe’of Germany,CNRS/IN2P3STFC and EPSRC of the United KingdomFAPESP CNPq of Brazil,Ministry of Ed.Sci.of the Russian FederationNNSFCCASMoSTMoE of ChinaGA and MSMT of the Czech RepublicFOM and NWO of the NetherlandsDAEDSTCSIR of IndiaPolish Ministry of Sci.Higher Ed.,Korea Research Foundation,Ministry of Sci.,Ed.Sports of the Rep.Of CroatiaRussian Ministry of Sci.and TechRos-Atom of Russia。
文摘Dihadron azimuthal correlations containing a high transverse momentum(pr)trigger particle are sensit-ive to the properties of the nuclear medium created at RHIC through the strong interactions occurring between the traversing parton and the medium,ie.jet-quenching.Previous measurements revealed a strong modification to di-hadron azimuthal correlations in Au+Au collisions with respect to ptp and d+Au collisions.The modification in-creases with the collision centrality,suggesting a path-length or energy density dependence to the je-quenching ef-fect.This paper reports STAR measurements of dihadron azimuthal correlations in mid-central(20%-60%)Au+Au collisions at√^(S)NN=200 GeV as a function of the trigger particle's azimuthal angle relative to the event plane,Ф_(s)=|Ф_(t)-ψ_(Ep)|.The azimuthal correlation is studied as a function of both the trigger and associated particle pr.The subtractions of the combinatorial background and anisotropic flow,assuming Zero Yield At Minimum(ZYAM),are described.The correlation results are first discussed with subtraction of the even harmonic(elliptic and quadrangu-lar)flow backgrounds.The away-side correlation is strongly modifed,and the modification varies withФ_(s),with a double-peak structure for out-of-plane trigger particles.The near-side ridge(long range pseudo-rapidity△_(η)correla-tion)appears to drop with increasingФ_(s)while the jet-like component remains approximately constant.The correla-tion functions are further studied with the subtraction of odd harmonic triangular flow background arising from fluc-tuations.It is found that the triangular flow,while responsible for the majority of the amplitudes,is not sufficient to explain theφs-dependence of the ridge or the away-side double-peak structure.The dropping ridge withФ_(s)could be attributed to aФ_(s)-dependent lliptie anisotropy;however,the physics mechanism of the ridge remains an open ques-tion.Even with aФ_(s)-dependent elliptic flow,the away-side correlation structure is robust.These results,with extens-ive systematic studies of the dihadron correlations as a function ofФ_(s),trigger and associated particle pT,and the pseudo-rapidity range△_(η),should provide stringent inputs to help understand the underlying physics mechanisms of jet-medium interactions in high energy nuclear collisions.
