In order to investigate the effects of strain rate and temperature on the microstructure and texture evolution during warm deformation of wrought Mg alloy,AZ31 extruded rods were cut into cylinder samples with the dim...In order to investigate the effects of strain rate and temperature on the microstructure and texture evolution during warm deformation of wrought Mg alloy,AZ31 extruded rods were cut into cylinder samples with the dimension of d8 mm×12 mm.The samples were compressed using a Gleeble 1500D thermo-mechanical simulation machine at various strain rates(0.001,0.01,0.1,1 and 5 s- 1)and various temperatures(300,350,400 and 450℃).The microstructure and texture of the compressed samples at the same strain under different deformation conditions were studied and compared by electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)in scanning electron microscope(SEM).The results show that the size of recrystallized grains in the deformed samples generally increases with the decrease of strain rate and the increase of temperature.After 50%reduction,most basal planes are aligned perpendicular to the compression direction at relatively high strain rate(>0.01 s- 1)or low temperature(<350℃).The optimized strain rate is 0.1 s- 1for uniaxial compression at 300℃,which produces about 80%of small grains(<5μm).展开更多
The microstructure, mechanical properties, and misorientation of automobile beam steels produced by EAF-CSP process were studied using optical microscopy （OM） and electron back-scattered diffraction （EBSD）. It is ...The microstructure, mechanical properties, and misorientation of automobile beam steels produced by EAF-CSP process were studied using optical microscopy （OM） and electron back-scattered diffraction （EBSD）. It is shown that the microstructure of strips is mainly polygonal ferrite, and the average grain size is about 5-8 μm. The electron back-scattered diffraction results show that grain boundaries in ferrite are basically high-angle grain boundaries without remarkable preferred orientation. Hot strips of automobile beam steels possess a good combination of strength and plasticity because of their fine microstructures and low quantity of impurities.展开更多
The microstructure and crystallographic texture characteristics of an extruded ZK60 Mg alloy subjected to cyclic extrusion and compression(CEC) up to 8 passes at 503 K were investigated.The local crystallographic text...The microstructure and crystallographic texture characteristics of an extruded ZK60 Mg alloy subjected to cyclic extrusion and compression(CEC) up to 8 passes at 503 K were investigated.The local crystallographic texture,grain size and distribution,and grain boundary character distributions were analyzed using high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD).The results indicate that the microstructure is refined significantly by the CEC processing and the distributions of grain size tend to be more uniform with increasing CEC pass number.The fraction of low angle grain boundaries(LAGBs) decreases after CEC deformation,and a high fraction of high angle grain boundaries(HAGBs) is revealed after 8 passes of CEC.Moreover,the initial fiber texture becomes random during CEC processing and develops a new texture.展开更多
The<001>orientation of the Goss texture aligned with the rolling direction is the most easily magnetized direction,effectively enhancing the magnetic properties of non-oriented silicon steel.In the present study...The<001>orientation of the Goss texture aligned with the rolling direction is the most easily magnetized direction,effectively enhancing the magnetic properties of non-oriented silicon steel.In the present study,an ultra-thin high-silicon sheet of 0.2 mm with a strong Goss texture was successfully fabricated using a two-stage rolling method,achieving superior magnetic properties.The combination of suitable primary rolling reduction and intermediate annealing proved beneficial in promoting the formation of Goss texture.Electron back scatter diffraction(EBSD)was used to characterize micro-shear bands within deformed grains of secondary rolled sheets.Observations revealed that the recrystallized Goss nucleus originated from the Goss substructure of shear bands within deformed{111}<112>grains during the initial stages of recrystallization.The influence of stored energy and grain size on texture evolution was thoroughly investigated using quasi-in situ EBSD during recrystallization.In the initial stages,large deformed{111}<112>and near{111}<112>grains with high stored energy facilitated nucleation and growth of Goss and near-Goss grains within shear bands and reduced grain boundary nucleation.In the later stages,large deformed grains with low stored energy underwent a strain-induced grain boundary migration mechanism to nucleate.During the recrystallization,many recrystallized Goss and near-Goss grains clustered together,with Goss grains rotating towards near-Goss orientation.The resulting annealed ultra-thin 0.2 mm sheet with a pronounced Goss texture exhibited superior magnetic properties.展开更多
The microstructure and misorientation of ultrathin hot strip were analyzed by CSP technology using electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD) method and Autoforge finite element program. The experimental results showe...The microstructure and misorientation of ultrathin hot strip were analyzed by CSP technology using electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD) method and Autoforge finite element program. The experimental results showed that the finishing hot rolling microstructures were the mixture of recrystallized and deformed austenite. After phase transformation, ferrite grains embody substructures and dislocations, leading to the high strength and relatively low elongation rate of the ultrathin hot strip. The FEM simulation of strain mode and distribution in deformation area has been fulfilled. The simulation results are in good agreement with the theoretical analysis and experimental results.展开更多
The undesired {111} texture component for the magnetic properties mainly exists in the sheets of electrical steels by the conventional process, whereas the sheets with the non-{111} texture can be obtained by α→γ→...The undesired {111} texture component for the magnetic properties mainly exists in the sheets of electrical steels by the conventional process, whereas the sheets with the non-{111} texture can be obtained by α→γ→α transformation. In this paper, we mainly investigate the opposite relationship between orientation selection and texture memory in the deformed ultra-low carbon steel sheet during →→ transformation annealing. A 0.5 mm thick hot-rolled sheet is directly subjected to transformation. The result shows that the specific transformation textures are not possible to generate in the sheets without deformation. Besides, transformation annealing is conducted on the recrystallized sheets in hydrogen and vacuum, respectively. The near {100} and {110} grains have the growth advantage at the atmosphere/metal interface, and the initial ferrite textures are retained in vacuum. Cold-rolled sheets with different thicknesses are annealed for transformation in vacuum, hydrogen and nitrogen, respectively.The near {100} and {110} textures are still the preferential orientations at the atmosphere/metal interface. When the surface grains have sufficiently large growth advantage, the {111} grains developed by texture memory effect will be annexed. Otherwise, the {111} grains at the center layer of the sheets are hard to be replaced, and they are retained after α→γ→α transformation cycle. The results of deformed sheets annealed with different heating rates in hydrogen show that the growth of initial recrystallization grains has a great effect on variant selection.展开更多
In this paper, the texture and microstructure evolution of drawn-torsion and drawn-annealing-torsion ferrite wires are studied by electron back scattering diffraction （EBSD） in order to investigate the special torsi...In this paper, the texture and microstructure evolution of drawn-torsion and drawn-annealing-torsion ferrite wires are studied by electron back scattering diffraction （EBSD） in order to investigate the special torsion texture evolution. Compared to the simulation results, the stable texture components {110}〈 110 〉 and {110}〈112〉 in both drawn-torsion and drawn-annealing-torsion wires display different evolution processes. The texture of the drawn-annealing-torsion wire fits to the Taylor model. A special texture evolution is found in drawn-torsion wires, related to the grain shape, and the heterogeneous deformation. A new plastic deformation viewpoint is suggested based on the special microstructure of drawn ferrite wire.展开更多
A rolled and recrystallized commercially pure Zr sheet was β-solution treated and then cooled at two rates, i.e. air cooling(AC)and furnace cooling(FC). Microstructures and textures of original and β-cooled specimen...A rolled and recrystallized commercially pure Zr sheet was β-solution treated and then cooled at two rates, i.e. air cooling(AC)and furnace cooling(FC). Microstructures and textures of original and β-cooled specimens were characterized by use of electron channeling contrast imaging, electron backscatter diffraction and X-ray diffraction techniques. Results reveal a novel phenomenon, i.e. the concurrent inheritance of microstructure and texture in the FC specimen cooled at a very slow rate. In contrast, for the AC specimen with faster cooling, typical lamellar α phases are obtained with relatively scattered texture.Based on comparatively crystallographic and thermodynamic analyses, reasons accounting for microstructure and texture differences in both cases are discussed, highlighting the significant role played by the variant selection behavior. It is postulated that increasing cooling rates should be more feasible to change the transformed texture in Zr materials.展开更多
The grain refinement mechanism and texture evolution of electromagnetically formed polycrystalline Cu sheets were investigated using the electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD) technique. It is found that the averag...The grain refinement mechanism and texture evolution of electromagnetically formed polycrystalline Cu sheets were investigated using the electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD) technique. It is found that the average grain size decreases from 35.88 μm to 8.77 μm. The grain refinement was mainly attributed to dynamic recrystallization(DRX) at the grain boundary regions of bulged Cu samples where the inhomogeneous dislocation density and the large lattice misorientation were observed. The DRX mechanisms at the grain boundaries were discussed with respect to the strain-induced grain boundary migration nucleation. Moreover, the orientation distribution function(ODF) of the sample with the strain of 50% demonstrated a strong {110}<211> texture and a relatively weak {001}<100> texture. The texture evolution was discussed using the plastic work values of the grains with various orientations, which were calculated according to the Taylor model and the virtual work principle. The experimental results show that the expended plastic work of the grains with {110} orientation is 9.69 MPa, which is distinctly higher than those of the grains with the {001} and {111} orientations. This indicates that the formation of the {110} orientated texture would be preferred with increasing strain in good agreement with the experimental result.展开更多
By optical inspection of macro-etched metallography and electron back-scattered diffraction （EBSD） mapping, this paper analyzed the microstructure of austenitic stainless steel strips produced with an equal-diameter...By optical inspection of macro-etched metallography and electron back-scattered diffraction （EBSD） mapping, this paper analyzed the microstructure of austenitic stainless steel strips produced with an equal-diameter twin-roll strip caster. The results indicate that the microstructure of the strips includes two columnar zones with highly compact dendrites and one equiaxed zone. The characteristics, such as grain size and growing direction of columnar grains and equiaxed grains, were investigated. An additional transitional area with many finer grains between the columnar zone and the equiaxed zone was found. As shown in EBSD analysis, small angle boundaries exist both in the columnar zone and the equiaxed zone, although they are especially more in the transitional area. Additionally, some 〈111〉 twin boundaries were found in the microstructure of the strips.展开更多
Rotary friction welding is a highly effective solid-state technique for joining dissimilar materials,which offers the potential for significant weight reduction without compromising strength.Traditionally,during rotar...Rotary friction welding is a highly effective solid-state technique for joining dissimilar materials,which offers the potential for significant weight reduction without compromising strength.Traditionally,during rotary friction welding,the severely deformed material,or flash,is expelled from the interface and machined away to achieve the desired joint geometry.However,this work introduces a novel approach:trapping the flash within the joint to improve joint properties.The study investigates two different interface geometry combinationsdflat-flat and flat-taper interfaces.Previous research shows that Ni interlayer between steel and titanium can enhance the joint strength.This study builds on the existing knowledge(effect of Ni interlayer)by examining the influence of interface geometry to further improve the dissimilar joint performance.The experimental results,including tensile testing and microstructural characterization,highlight the superior performance of the flat-taper interface.The modified geometry minimizes flash loss,providing a cavity that retains both the flash and the Ni interlayer within the joint.This retention promotes dynamic recrystallization,resulting in refined grain structures near the interface.Moreover,the trapped Ni interlayer effectively prevents the formation of brittle Fe-Ti intermetallic compounds at the dissimilar material interface.The findings reveal that the flat-taper interface improved joint strength by an impressive 105%compared to the flat-flat interface.This innovative geometry modification demonstrates the potential to enhance mechanical properties of dissimilar joints through better flash and interlayer management.展开更多
基金Project(2007CB613703)supported by the National Basic Research Program of ChinaProject(50890172)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘In order to investigate the effects of strain rate and temperature on the microstructure and texture evolution during warm deformation of wrought Mg alloy,AZ31 extruded rods were cut into cylinder samples with the dimension of d8 mm×12 mm.The samples were compressed using a Gleeble 1500D thermo-mechanical simulation machine at various strain rates(0.001,0.01,0.1,1 and 5 s- 1)and various temperatures(300,350,400 and 450℃).The microstructure and texture of the compressed samples at the same strain under different deformation conditions were studied and compared by electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD)in scanning electron microscope(SEM).The results show that the size of recrystallized grains in the deformed samples generally increases with the decrease of strain rate and the increase of temperature.After 50%reduction,most basal planes are aligned perpendicular to the compression direction at relatively high strain rate(>0.01 s- 1)or low temperature(<350℃).The optimized strain rate is 0.1 s- 1for uniaxial compression at 300℃,which produces about 80%of small grains(<5μm).
基金This work was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50334010)
文摘The microstructure, mechanical properties, and misorientation of automobile beam steels produced by EAF-CSP process were studied using optical microscopy （OM） and electron back-scattered diffraction （EBSD）. It is shown that the microstructure of strips is mainly polygonal ferrite, and the average grain size is about 5-8 μm. The electron back-scattered diffraction results show that grain boundaries in ferrite are basically high-angle grain boundaries without remarkable preferred orientation. Hot strips of automobile beam steels possess a good combination of strength and plasticity because of their fine microstructures and low quantity of impurities.
基金Projects(50674067,51074106) supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(09JC1408200) supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,China
文摘The microstructure and crystallographic texture characteristics of an extruded ZK60 Mg alloy subjected to cyclic extrusion and compression(CEC) up to 8 passes at 503 K were investigated.The local crystallographic texture,grain size and distribution,and grain boundary character distributions were analyzed using high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction(EBSD).The results indicate that the microstructure is refined significantly by the CEC processing and the distributions of grain size tend to be more uniform with increasing CEC pass number.The fraction of low angle grain boundaries(LAGBs) decreases after CEC deformation,and a high fraction of high angle grain boundaries(HAGBs) is revealed after 8 passes of CEC.Moreover,the initial fiber texture becomes random during CEC processing and develops a new texture.
基金financially supported by the project for the full-time introduction of national high-level innovative technological talents in Hebei province(No.2024HBQZY CXY039)the Funds for Creative Research Groups of China(No.51921001)the Key R&D Program of Jiangxi Province of China(No.20212BBE51019)。
文摘The<001>orientation of the Goss texture aligned with the rolling direction is the most easily magnetized direction,effectively enhancing the magnetic properties of non-oriented silicon steel.In the present study,an ultra-thin high-silicon sheet of 0.2 mm with a strong Goss texture was successfully fabricated using a two-stage rolling method,achieving superior magnetic properties.The combination of suitable primary rolling reduction and intermediate annealing proved beneficial in promoting the formation of Goss texture.Electron back scatter diffraction(EBSD)was used to characterize micro-shear bands within deformed grains of secondary rolled sheets.Observations revealed that the recrystallized Goss nucleus originated from the Goss substructure of shear bands within deformed{111}<112>grains during the initial stages of recrystallization.The influence of stored energy and grain size on texture evolution was thoroughly investigated using quasi-in situ EBSD during recrystallization.In the initial stages,large deformed{111}<112>and near{111}<112>grains with high stored energy facilitated nucleation and growth of Goss and near-Goss grains within shear bands and reduced grain boundary nucleation.In the later stages,large deformed grains with low stored energy underwent a strain-induced grain boundary migration mechanism to nucleate.During the recrystallization,many recrystallized Goss and near-Goss grains clustered together,with Goss grains rotating towards near-Goss orientation.The resulting annealed ultra-thin 0.2 mm sheet with a pronounced Goss texture exhibited superior magnetic properties.
基金This research is supported by the State Foundation for Key Projects, Fundamental Research on New Generation of Steels (No.G1998061500)
文摘The microstructure and misorientation of ultrathin hot strip were analyzed by CSP technology using electron back scattered diffraction (EBSD) method and Autoforge finite element program. The experimental results showed that the finishing hot rolling microstructures were the mixture of recrystallized and deformed austenite. After phase transformation, ferrite grains embody substructures and dislocations, leading to the high strength and relatively low elongation rate of the ultrathin hot strip. The FEM simulation of strain mode and distribution in deformation area has been fulfilled. The simulation results are in good agreement with the theoretical analysis and experimental results.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51271028)
文摘The undesired {111} texture component for the magnetic properties mainly exists in the sheets of electrical steels by the conventional process, whereas the sheets with the non-{111} texture can be obtained by α→γ→α transformation. In this paper, we mainly investigate the opposite relationship between orientation selection and texture memory in the deformed ultra-low carbon steel sheet during →→ transformation annealing. A 0.5 mm thick hot-rolled sheet is directly subjected to transformation. The result shows that the specific transformation textures are not possible to generate in the sheets without deformation. Besides, transformation annealing is conducted on the recrystallized sheets in hydrogen and vacuum, respectively. The near {100} and {110} grains have the growth advantage at the atmosphere/metal interface, and the initial ferrite textures are retained in vacuum. Cold-rolled sheets with different thicknesses are annealed for transformation in vacuum, hydrogen and nitrogen, respectively.The near {100} and {110} textures are still the preferential orientations at the atmosphere/metal interface. When the surface grains have sufficiently large growth advantage, the {111} grains developed by texture memory effect will be annexed. Otherwise, the {111} grains at the center layer of the sheets are hard to be replaced, and they are retained after α→γ→α transformation cycle. The results of deformed sheets annealed with different heating rates in hydrogen show that the growth of initial recrystallization grains has a great effect on variant selection.
基金supported by Key Projects of the National Science&Technology Pillar Program(No.2011BAE13B03)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.N110502001)
文摘In this paper, the texture and microstructure evolution of drawn-torsion and drawn-annealing-torsion ferrite wires are studied by electron back scattering diffraction （EBSD） in order to investigate the special torsion texture evolution. Compared to the simulation results, the stable texture components {110}〈 110 〉 and {110}〈112〉 in both drawn-torsion and drawn-annealing-torsion wires display different evolution processes. The texture of the drawn-annealing-torsion wire fits to the Taylor model. A special texture evolution is found in drawn-torsion wires, related to the grain shape, and the heterogeneous deformation. A new plastic deformation viewpoint is suggested based on the special microstructure of drawn ferrite wire.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51401040,51371202,51531005,51401039 and51421001)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2015M572446)+1 种基金the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of Chongqing(Grant No.Xm2015003)the Scientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission(Grant No.KJ1500901)
文摘A rolled and recrystallized commercially pure Zr sheet was β-solution treated and then cooled at two rates, i.e. air cooling(AC)and furnace cooling(FC). Microstructures and textures of original and β-cooled specimens were characterized by use of electron channeling contrast imaging, electron backscatter diffraction and X-ray diffraction techniques. Results reveal a novel phenomenon, i.e. the concurrent inheritance of microstructure and texture in the FC specimen cooled at a very slow rate. In contrast, for the AC specimen with faster cooling, typical lamellar α phases are obtained with relatively scattered texture.Based on comparatively crystallographic and thermodynamic analyses, reasons accounting for microstructure and texture differences in both cases are discussed, highlighting the significant role played by the variant selection behavior. It is postulated that increasing cooling rates should be more feasible to change the transformed texture in Zr materials.
基金Funded by the National Fundamental Research Program of China(No.2011CB012806)
文摘The grain refinement mechanism and texture evolution of electromagnetically formed polycrystalline Cu sheets were investigated using the electron back-scattered diffraction(EBSD) technique. It is found that the average grain size decreases from 35.88 μm to 8.77 μm. The grain refinement was mainly attributed to dynamic recrystallization(DRX) at the grain boundary regions of bulged Cu samples where the inhomogeneous dislocation density and the large lattice misorientation were observed. The DRX mechanisms at the grain boundaries were discussed with respect to the strain-induced grain boundary migration nucleation. Moreover, the orientation distribution function(ODF) of the sample with the strain of 50% demonstrated a strong {110}<211> texture and a relatively weak {001}<100> texture. The texture evolution was discussed using the plastic work values of the grains with various orientations, which were calculated according to the Taylor model and the virtual work principle. The experimental results show that the expended plastic work of the grains with {110} orientation is 9.69 MPa, which is distinctly higher than those of the grains with the {001} and {111} orientations. This indicates that the formation of the {110} orientated texture would be preferred with increasing strain in good agreement with the experimental result.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 50434040)
文摘By optical inspection of macro-etched metallography and electron back-scattered diffraction （EBSD） mapping, this paper analyzed the microstructure of austenitic stainless steel strips produced with an equal-diameter twin-roll strip caster. The results indicate that the microstructure of the strips includes two columnar zones with highly compact dendrites and one equiaxed zone. The characteristics, such as grain size and growing direction of columnar grains and equiaxed grains, were investigated. An additional transitional area with many finer grains between the columnar zone and the equiaxed zone was found. As shown in EBSD analysis, small angle boundaries exist both in the columnar zone and the equiaxed zone, although they are especially more in the transitional area. Additionally, some 〈111〉 twin boundaries were found in the microstructure of the strips.
文摘Rotary friction welding is a highly effective solid-state technique for joining dissimilar materials,which offers the potential for significant weight reduction without compromising strength.Traditionally,during rotary friction welding,the severely deformed material,or flash,is expelled from the interface and machined away to achieve the desired joint geometry.However,this work introduces a novel approach:trapping the flash within the joint to improve joint properties.The study investigates two different interface geometry combinationsdflat-flat and flat-taper interfaces.Previous research shows that Ni interlayer between steel and titanium can enhance the joint strength.This study builds on the existing knowledge(effect of Ni interlayer)by examining the influence of interface geometry to further improve the dissimilar joint performance.The experimental results,including tensile testing and microstructural characterization,highlight the superior performance of the flat-taper interface.The modified geometry minimizes flash loss,providing a cavity that retains both the flash and the Ni interlayer within the joint.This retention promotes dynamic recrystallization,resulting in refined grain structures near the interface.Moreover,the trapped Ni interlayer effectively prevents the formation of brittle Fe-Ti intermetallic compounds at the dissimilar material interface.The findings reveal that the flat-taper interface improved joint strength by an impressive 105%compared to the flat-flat interface.This innovative geometry modification demonstrates the potential to enhance mechanical properties of dissimilar joints through better flash and interlayer management.
