To address the main stumbling-block of bulk metallic glasses （BMGs）, i.e., room temperature brittleness, designing BMG matrix composites has been attracted extensive attention. Up to date, BMG composites in various ...To address the main stumbling-block of bulk metallic glasses （BMGs）, i.e., room temperature brittleness, designing BMG matrix composites has been attracted extensive attention. Up to date, BMG composites in various alloy systems have been successfully developed by forming crystalline phases embedded in the amorphous matrix through either ex-situ or in-situ methods. In this paper, a brief review of our recent work in this topic will be presented and the novel approaches to improving composite formability and mechanical properties will also be highlighted. The main purpose of this manuscript is not to offer a comprehensive review of all the BMG composites, but instead focuses will be placed on illustrating recently developed advanced BMG composites including Fe-based BMG composite with no metalloids, AI-based BMG composite and BMG composites reinforced by the TRIP （transformation-induced plasticity） effects. The basic ideas and related mechanisms underlying the development of these novel BMG composites will be discussed.展开更多
Several body-centered-cubic(BCC)refractory high entropy alloys(HEAs),i.e.,Hf Nb Ta Ti Zr,Nb Ta Ti Zr,Hf Nb Ti Zr and Nb Ti Zr,were annealed at intermediate temperatures for 100 h,and their microstructures and aging be...Several body-centered-cubic(BCC)refractory high entropy alloys(HEAs),i.e.,Hf Nb Ta Ti Zr,Nb Ta Ti Zr,Hf Nb Ti Zr and Nb Ti Zr,were annealed at intermediate temperatures for 100 h,and their microstructures and aging behaviors were studied in detail.All these HEAs start to decompose into multiple phases at around 500°C,but reenter the single-phase region at significantly different temperatures which were determined to be 900,1000,1100 and above 1300°C for Hf Nb Ti Zr,Nb Ti Zr,Hf Nb Ta Ti Zr and Nb Ta Ti Zr,respectively.Our analysis indicates that the onset decomposition temperature in these four HEAs is closely related to the elemental diffusion rates while the ending decomposition temperature is strongly dependent on the elemental melting points.Our findings are important not only for understanding phase stability of HEAs in general,but also for adjusting processing parameters to optimize mechanical properties of these HEAs.展开更多
Shaped Mg alloy foams with closed-cell structure are highly interested for a great potential to be utilized in the fields where weight reduction is urgently required.A powder metallurgical method,namely gas release re...Shaped Mg alloy foams with closed-cell structure are highly interested for a great potential to be utilized in the fields where weight reduction is urgently required.A powder metallurgical method,namely gas release reaction powder metallurgy route to fabricate Mg-X(X=Al,Zn or Cu)alloy foams,was summarized.The principles on shaped Mg-X foams fabrication via the route were proposed.In addition,the effects of alloying elements,sintering treatment and foaming temperatures on fabrication of shaped Mg-X alloy foams were investigated experimentally.The results show that the key to ensure a successful foaming of Mg-X alloy foams is to add alloying metals alloyed with Mg to form lower melting(<600℃)intermetallic compounds by the initial sintering treatment.The foaming mechanism of Mg-X alloy foams also has been clarified,that is,the low-melting-point Mg-based intermetallic compounds melt first,and then reactions between the melt and CaCO_(3),a foaming agent,release CO gas to make the precursor foamed and finally shaped Mg-X alloy foam with a promising cellular structure is prepared.This route has been verified by successful fabrication on shaped Mg-Al,Mg-Zn and Mg-Cu foams with cellular structure.展开更多
Effects of nitrogen addition on glass formation and mechanical properties of the Ti42.5Cu40Zr10Ni5Sn2.5 metallic glass were systematically investigated. It was found that a small amount of nitrogen addition facilitate...Effects of nitrogen addition on glass formation and mechanical properties of the Ti42.5Cu40Zr10Ni5Sn2.5 metallic glass were systematically investigated. It was found that a small amount of nitrogen addition facilitated the glass formation by suppressing formation of the competing eutectic structure. Unlike large atomic size elements such as Hf and Pd which usually deteriorate specific strength, nitrogen can also increase the specific strength of the current Ti-based BMGs. The results are not only helpful for understanding glass-forming ability in general, but also useful in developing cost-effective, high-performance Ti-based bulk metallic glasses with enhanced glass-forming ability.展开更多
Precipitation of multiple strong nanoprecipitates is crucial for the development of ultrahigh-strength structural materials with a strength of 2.5 GPa or above.Nevertheless,the ductility usually loses rapidly with str...Precipitation of multiple strong nanoprecipitates is crucial for the development of ultrahigh-strength structural materials with a strength of 2.5 GPa or above.Nevertheless,the ductility usually loses rapidly with strength due to limited dislocation mobility and high cracking tendency if coarse non-deformable precipitates are employed.Herein,we report a 2.5 GPa maraging steel strengthened by an ultrahigh den-sity of intermeshed shearable nanostructures consisting of Ni(Al,Fe)nanoprecipitates and Mo-rich(∼30 at.%)disordered clusters,both of which assume coherent interfaces.The fully coherent B2-Ni(Al,Fe)par-ticles precipitate in an extremely fast fashion,effectively accelerating local aggregation of low-diffusivity Mo atoms and promoting the formation of Mo-rich clusters surrounding them.This elemental partition was found to be further enhanced by Co addition via depleting both residual Al and Mo within the ma-trix,leading to the formation of copious yet fine intermeshed nanostructures.During plastic deformation,the interlocked nanostructures not only enhance local cutting stress by combining long-range elastic and short-range chemically ordering effects but also improve dislocation activity and resist shear-induced plastic instability.The multiple shearable nanostructures endow decent ductility(>6%)of the 2.5 GPa steel,suggesting a new paradigm for designing ultrastrong steels.展开更多
The gas released from the titanium hydride decomposition is one of the key factors to influence the Al alloy melt foaming process.In this study,a set of decomposition kinetic equations of titanium hydride was acquired...The gas released from the titanium hydride decomposition is one of the key factors to influence the Al alloy melt foaming process.In this study,a set of decomposition kinetic equations of titanium hydride was acquired by separating its temperature programmed decomposition(TPD) spectrum,which was acquired by a special designed TPD apparatus with argon used as carrier gas and thermal conductivity cell as the detector.According to these equations,the decomposition and hydrogen release characteristics of titanium hydride at a fixed/elevated temperature are described quantitatively,which can be applied to forecast the Al alloy melt foaming process and furnish the theoretical basis for fabrication of three-dimensional complex shaped Al alloy foam.展开更多
For the two-step foaming method, one of the most cost-effective ways to fabricate three-dimensional shaped aluminum alloy foams with dense outer surface skin, it is crucial to describe and predict the mold- filling be...For the two-step foaming method, one of the most cost-effective ways to fabricate three-dimensional shaped aluminum alloy foams with dense outer surface skin, it is crucial to describe and predict the mold- filling behavior of the shaped aluminum alloy foams with a favorable pore-distribution accurately. In this paper, a mold-filling model for semi-solid aluminum alloy foams was initially established and subse- quently employed to predict the filling height, which represents the mold-filling ability of semi-solid aluminum alloy foams in a specially designed tube-like mold. Our results indicate that the proposed model can be applied to characterize the mold-filling property of aluminum alloy melts in a quantitative manner. Theoretically, our findings actually provide a guideline for mass-production of the shaped aluminum alloy foams by using the two-step foaming process,展开更多
基金supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 51010001, 51371003, 51001009 and 51271212)111 Project (No. B07003)+2 种基金Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in Universityfinancial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Nos. FRF-SD-12-005A and FRF-TP-11-005A)financial support from the Research Project of State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials, University of Science and Technology Beijing (No. 2011Z-13)
文摘To address the main stumbling-block of bulk metallic glasses （BMGs）, i.e., room temperature brittleness, designing BMG matrix composites has been attracted extensive attention. Up to date, BMG composites in various alloy systems have been successfully developed by forming crystalline phases embedded in the amorphous matrix through either ex-situ or in-situ methods. In this paper, a brief review of our recent work in this topic will be presented and the novel approaches to improving composite formability and mechanical properties will also be highlighted. The main purpose of this manuscript is not to offer a comprehensive review of all the BMG composites, but instead focuses will be placed on illustrating recently developed advanced BMG composites including Fe-based BMG composite with no metalloids, AI-based BMG composite and BMG composites reinforced by the TRIP （transformation-induced plasticity） effects. The basic ideas and related mechanisms underlying the development of these novel BMG composites will be discussed.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11790293,51871016,51671021,51971017,51921001)111 Project(No.B07003)+1 种基金the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China(No.IRT_14R05)the financial support from the National Key Basic Research Program,China(No.2016YFB0300502)。
文摘Several body-centered-cubic(BCC)refractory high entropy alloys(HEAs),i.e.,Hf Nb Ta Ti Zr,Nb Ta Ti Zr,Hf Nb Ti Zr and Nb Ti Zr,were annealed at intermediate temperatures for 100 h,and their microstructures and aging behaviors were studied in detail.All these HEAs start to decompose into multiple phases at around 500°C,but reenter the single-phase region at significantly different temperatures which were determined to be 900,1000,1100 and above 1300°C for Hf Nb Ti Zr,Nb Ti Zr,Hf Nb Ta Ti Zr and Nb Ta Ti Zr,respectively.Our analysis indicates that the onset decomposition temperature in these four HEAs is closely related to the elemental diffusion rates while the ending decomposition temperature is strongly dependent on the elemental melting points.Our findings are important not only for understanding phase stability of HEAs in general,but also for adjusting processing parameters to optimize mechanical properties of these HEAs.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51971017)Science Funds for Creative Research Groups of China(51921001)+2 种基金Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China(IRT_14R05)Projects of SKLAMM-USTB(2018Z-19)the financial support from the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China(No.FRF-TP-18-004C1).
文摘Shaped Mg alloy foams with closed-cell structure are highly interested for a great potential to be utilized in the fields where weight reduction is urgently required.A powder metallurgical method,namely gas release reaction powder metallurgy route to fabricate Mg-X(X=Al,Zn or Cu)alloy foams,was summarized.The principles on shaped Mg-X foams fabrication via the route were proposed.In addition,the effects of alloying elements,sintering treatment and foaming temperatures on fabrication of shaped Mg-X alloy foams were investigated experimentally.The results show that the key to ensure a successful foaming of Mg-X alloy foams is to add alloying metals alloyed with Mg to form lower melting(<600℃)intermetallic compounds by the initial sintering treatment.The foaming mechanism of Mg-X alloy foams also has been clarified,that is,the low-melting-point Mg-based intermetallic compounds melt first,and then reactions between the melt and CaCO_(3),a foaming agent,release CO gas to make the precursor foamed and finally shaped Mg-X alloy foam with a promising cellular structure is prepared.This route has been verified by successful fabrication on shaped Mg-Al,Mg-Zn and Mg-Cu foams with cellular structure.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.5145100151531001+3 种基金5142210151271212 and 51371003)111 Project(No.B07003)Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(No.IRT_14R05)
文摘Effects of nitrogen addition on glass formation and mechanical properties of the Ti42.5Cu40Zr10Ni5Sn2.5 metallic glass were systematically investigated. It was found that a small amount of nitrogen addition facilitated the glass formation by suppressing formation of the competing eutectic structure. Unlike large atomic size elements such as Hf and Pd which usually deteriorate specific strength, nitrogen can also increase the specific strength of the current Ti-based BMGs. The results are not only helpful for understanding glass-forming ability in general, but also useful in developing cost-effective, high-performance Ti-based bulk metallic glasses with enhanced glass-forming ability.
基金This research was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(nos.2022YFB3705201 and 2022YFB4602101)National Natural Science Foundation of China(nos.51971018,U20B2025,11790293,52225103,51871016,51971017,52071024,52271003)+3 种基金the Funds for Creative Research Groups of NSFC(51921001)Projects of International Cooperation and Exchanges of NSFC(nos.51961160729,52061135207)111 Project(no.BP0719004)Program for Changjiang Scholars and In-novative Research Team in University of China(no.IRT_14R05),and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China:FRF-MP-20-43Z(JSH),FRF-TP-22-130A1(ZXB),FRF-TP-22-001C2(WY).
文摘Precipitation of multiple strong nanoprecipitates is crucial for the development of ultrahigh-strength structural materials with a strength of 2.5 GPa or above.Nevertheless,the ductility usually loses rapidly with strength due to limited dislocation mobility and high cracking tendency if coarse non-deformable precipitates are employed.Herein,we report a 2.5 GPa maraging steel strengthened by an ultrahigh den-sity of intermeshed shearable nanostructures consisting of Ni(Al,Fe)nanoprecipitates and Mo-rich(∼30 at.%)disordered clusters,both of which assume coherent interfaces.The fully coherent B2-Ni(Al,Fe)par-ticles precipitate in an extremely fast fashion,effectively accelerating local aggregation of low-diffusivity Mo atoms and promoting the formation of Mo-rich clusters surrounding them.This elemental partition was found to be further enhanced by Co addition via depleting both residual Al and Mo within the ma-trix,leading to the formation of copious yet fine intermeshed nanostructures.During plastic deformation,the interlocked nanostructures not only enhance local cutting stress by combining long-range elastic and short-range chemically ordering effects but also improve dislocation activity and resist shear-induced plastic instability.The multiple shearable nanostructures endow decent ductility(>6%)of the 2.5 GPa steel,suggesting a new paradigm for designing ultrastrong steels.
基金supported by the Supporting Program for Science and Technology of Changzhou(Industry,Grant No.CE20120024)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11472098)+3 种基金the financial support from111 Project(No.B07003)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in Universitythe Research Project of State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and MaterialsUniversity of Science and Technology Beijing(SKL-AMM-USTB)(Grant No.2011Z-13)
文摘The gas released from the titanium hydride decomposition is one of the key factors to influence the Al alloy melt foaming process.In this study,a set of decomposition kinetic equations of titanium hydride was acquired by separating its temperature programmed decomposition(TPD) spectrum,which was acquired by a special designed TPD apparatus with argon used as carrier gas and thermal conductivity cell as the detector.According to these equations,the decomposition and hydrogen release characteristics of titanium hydride at a fixed/elevated temperature are described quantitatively,which can be applied to forecast the Al alloy melt foaming process and furnish the theoretical basis for fabrication of three-dimensional complex shaped Al alloy foam.
基金supported by 111 Project(Grant No.B07003)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University(Grant No.IRT_14R05)+3 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(Grant No.FRF-SD-12-004A)the Special Scientific Research Fund for Doctoral Program of the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China(Grant No.20110006110029)Beijing Higher Education Young Elite Teacher Projectthe Research Project of the State Key Laboratory for Advanced Metals and Materials,University of Science and Technology Beijing(Grant No.2011-Z13)
文摘For the two-step foaming method, one of the most cost-effective ways to fabricate three-dimensional shaped aluminum alloy foams with dense outer surface skin, it is crucial to describe and predict the mold- filling behavior of the shaped aluminum alloy foams with a favorable pore-distribution accurately. In this paper, a mold-filling model for semi-solid aluminum alloy foams was initially established and subse- quently employed to predict the filling height, which represents the mold-filling ability of semi-solid aluminum alloy foams in a specially designed tube-like mold. Our results indicate that the proposed model can be applied to characterize the mold-filling property of aluminum alloy melts in a quantitative manner. Theoretically, our findings actually provide a guideline for mass-production of the shaped aluminum alloy foams by using the two-step foaming process,
