FeAl/TiC composites were fabricated by hot pressing blended elemental powders. The effects of Ni-doping on thedensification and mechanical properties of the composites were studied. Results show that the density of th...FeAl/TiC composites were fabricated by hot pressing blended elemental powders. The effects of Ni-doping on thedensification and mechanical properties of the composites were studied. Results show that the density of the composites decreases with the content of TiC increasing, and the addition of Ni significantly improves the densificationprocess by enhancing mass transfer in the bonding phase. The mechanical properties of the composites are closelyrelated with their porosity. Besides increasing the density of the composites, the addition of Ni improves the mechanical properties by other three effects: solution-strengthening the bonding phase, strengthening the FeAI-TiC interfaceand increasing ductile fracture in FeAl phase.展开更多
FeAl/TiC composites were fabricated by reactive hot pressing blended elemental powders. The TiC content was varied from 50% to 80%(volume fraction) and the aluminum content in the binder phase was changed from 40% to ...FeAl/TiC composites were fabricated by reactive hot pressing blended elemental powders. The TiC content was varied from 50% to 80%(volume fraction) and the aluminum content in the binder phase was changed from 40% to 50%(mole fraction). The effects of these compositional changes on the densification process and mechanical properties were studied. The results show that with the increase of TiC content, densities of the composites decrease due to insufficient particle rearrangement aided by (dissolutionreprecipitation) reaction during hot pressing. Closely related with their porosities and defect amount, the hardness and bend strength of the composites show peak values, attaining the highest values with TiC content being 70% and 60%, respectively. Increasing the aluminum content is beneficial to the densification process. But the hardness and bend strength of the composites are reduced to some extent due to the formation of excessive oxides and thermal vacancies.展开更多
FeAl/TiC composites were fabricated by reactive hot pressing blended elemental powders. The effects of TiC content, composition of the binder phase and Ni alloying on the densification process and mechanical propertie...FeAl/TiC composites were fabricated by reactive hot pressing blended elemental powders. The effects of TiC content, composition of the binder phase and Ni alloying on the densification process and mechanical properties of the composites were studied. The results show that the densities of the composites decrease with the increase of TiC content. Closely related with their porosities and flaw densities, the hardness and bend strength of the composites show peak values with the increase of TiC content. Higher content of Al in the binder phase was beneficial to densification, however it deteriorates the mechanical properties of the composites. The addition of Ni significantly improves the densities of the composites by enhancing matter transfer in the binder phase. By alloying with Ni, the mechanical properties of the composites are greatly improved due to the increase of the density, together with solid solution-strengthening the binder phase and promoting ductile fracture of FeAl.展开更多
The addition of ceramic reinforcements provides a promising approach to achieving high-performance magnesium matrix composites.In this work,AZ91D magnesium alloys and 2 wt.%TiC/AZ91D composites have been manufactured ...The addition of ceramic reinforcements provides a promising approach to achieving high-performance magnesium matrix composites.In this work,AZ91D magnesium alloys and 2 wt.%TiC/AZ91D composites have been manufactured by laser powder bed fusion(LPBF)with variations of laser processing parameters.The effect of TiC reinforcement addition on the laser absorption behaviors,forming quality,microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the magnesium alloys is investigated.The TiC addition improves the interactions of laser with alloy powder and laser absorption rate of alloy powder,and decreases powder spatter of powder bed.The results show that high relative density of~99.4%and good surface roughness of~12μm are obtained for the LPBF-fabricated composites.The TiC addition promotes the precipitation of β-Mg_(17)Al_(12)in the alloys and the transformation of coarse columnar to fine equiaxed grains,where the grains are refined to~3.1μm.The TiC/AZ91D composites exhibit high microhardness of 114.6±2.5 HV_(0.2),high tensile strength of~345.0 MPa and a uniform elongation~4.1%.The improvement of tensile strength for the composites is ascribed to the combination of grain refinement strengthening and Orowan strengthening fromβ-Mg_(17)Al_(12)precipitates and Al_8Mn_5 nanoparticles.In the composites,the unmelted TiC particles can act as an anchor for the network structure of β-Mg_(17)Al_(12)precipitates,effectively impeding crack propagation and enhancing their performance.This work offers an insight to fabricating high-performance magnesium matrix composites by laser additive manufacturing.展开更多
Three nanocrystalline alloys, Fe50Al50, Fe42.5Al42.5Ti5B10 and Fe35Al35Ti10B20 (molar fraction, %), were synthesized from elemental powders by high-energy ball milling. The structural evolutions and morphological chan...Three nanocrystalline alloys, Fe50Al50, Fe42.5Al42.5Ti5B10 and Fe35Al35Ti10B20 (molar fraction, %), were synthesized from elemental powders by high-energy ball milling. The structural evolutions and morphological changes of the milled powders were characterized by X-ray diffractometry(XRD), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The effects of different Ti, B additions on the structure and phase transformation in these alloys were also discussed. It is observed that the diffusion of Al, Ti, B atoms into Fe lattice occurs during milling, leading to the formation of a BCC phase identified as Fe(Al) or Fe(Al, Ti, B) supersaturated solid solution. Fe-based solid solution with nanocrystalline structure is observed to be present as the only phase in all the alloy compositions after milling. Furthermore, the contents of Ti, B affect the formation of mechanical alloying products, changes in the lattice parameter as well as the grain size.展开更多
Morphological changes,structural evolutions and grain growth kinetics of mechanically alloyed(MAed)Fe50Al50,Fe42.5Al42.5Ti5B10 and Fe35Al35Ti10B20(mole fraction,%)powders were investigated by XRD and SEM,when being is...Morphological changes,structural evolutions and grain growth kinetics of mechanically alloyed(MAed)Fe50Al50,Fe42.5Al42.5Ti5B10 and Fe35Al35Ti10B20(mole fraction,%)powders were investigated by XRD and SEM,when being isothermally annealed at 1 073-1 373 K.The effect of different Ti and B addition on the grain growth of FeAl phase was also discussed.The results show that the nanocrystalline FeAl and in-situ TiB2/FeAl nanocomposite powders can be synthesized by subsequent heat treatment.Besides the relaxation of crystal defects and lattice stress,the transformation from Fe-based solid solution into B2-FeAl and TiB2 occurs upon heating of the MA-processed alloys.Although the grain growth takes place,the grain sizes of both FeAl and TiB2 are still in nanometer scale.The activation energies for the nanocrystalline FeAl growth in the three alloys are calculated to be 534.9,525.6 and 1 069.6 kJ/mol respectively,according to kinetics theory of nanocrystalline growth.Alloys with different TiB2 contents exhibit unequal thermal stability.The presence of higher content TiB2 plays significant role in the impediment of grain growth.展开更多
Different additions of BaC were introduced into TC4 to alter the microstructure and mechanical properties. The morphologies of reinforcements are related to the solidification paths. The refinement of lamellar spacing...Different additions of BaC were introduced into TC4 to alter the microstructure and mechanical properties. The morphologies of reinforcements are related to the solidification paths. The refinement of lamellar spacing 2 is based on the precipitation pattern of [3-phases. Microhardness, compression elastic modulus （Ec）, and elastic modulus of the matrix （Em） appear non-linear relationships with B4C additions. Due to the refinement of lamellar spacing with Hall-Petch-type relationships, and the solution strengthening of C on the α＋ β matrix, the effect of reinforcements on the mechanical properties will be more efficient when the additions of B4C are no more than 0.19 wt%. When the additions of B4C are more than 0.19 wt%, the efficiency will decrease.展开更多
An approach named direct reaction synthesis (DRS) has been developed to fabricate particulate composites with an extremely fine reinforcement size. ID situ Al matrix composites were fabri-cated by DRS. Extensive analy...An approach named direct reaction synthesis (DRS) has been developed to fabricate particulate composites with an extremely fine reinforcement size. ID situ Al matrix composites were fabri-cated by DRS. Extensive analysis of the composites microstructure using SEM and TEM identify that the reinforcement formed during the DRS process is Ti carbide (TiC) particle, generally less than 1.0 μm. The reacted, semisolid extruded samples exhibit a homogeneous distribution of fine TiC particles in Al-Cu matrix, Mechanical property evaluation of the composites has revealed a very high tensile strength relative to the matrix alloy. Fractographic analysis indicates ductile failure although the ductility and strength are limited by the presence of coarse titanium aluminides (Al3Ti).展开更多
The Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/TiC (volume fraction of TiC, 10%) composites were synthesized in combination of ball milling and spark plasma sintering (SPS) in the present work. Mechanical properties and wear resistance of the ...The Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/TiC (volume fraction of TiC, 10%) composites were synthesized in combination of ball milling and spark plasma sintering (SPS) in the present work. Mechanical properties and wear resistance of the Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/TiC composites were individually investigated. It was found that TiC particles homogenously distributed in the Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/TiC composite after being sintered at 1373 K for 15 min. Meanwhile, grain refinement was observed in the as-sintered composite. Compared with the pure Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10 medium entropy alloy (MEA) matrix grain, addition of 10% TiC particles resulted in an increase in the compressive strength from 1.571 to 2.174 GPa, and the hardness from HV 320 to HV 872. Wear resistance results demonstrated that the friction coefficient, wear depth and width of the composite decreased in comparison with the Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10 MEA matrix. Excellent mechanical properties and wear resistance could offer the Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/TiC composite a very promising candidate for engineering applications.展开更多
TiC/Ni_3Al composites have been prepared using upward infiltration method. The densification was performed by both Ni_3Al melt filling and TiC sintering during the infiltration. The dissolution of TiC in liquid Ni_3A...TiC/Ni_3Al composites have been prepared using upward infiltration method. The densification was performed by both Ni_3Al melt filling and TiC sintering during the infiltration. The dissolution of TiC in liquid Ni_3Al has been evidenced by finding Ni_3(Al,Ti)C after fast cooling in the TiC/Ni_3Al composites. The dissolution may be responsible for the infiltration and sintering. Compared with downward infiltration, the upward infiltration brought about higher strength and fracture toughness and shorter infiltration time. TiC/20 vol. pct Ni_3Al composite processed by upward infiltration had a flexural strength of 1476 MPa with a statistic Weibull modulus of 20.2 and a fracture toughness of 20.4 MPa . Better mechanical properties may be attributed to melt unidirectional movement in upward infiltration.展开更多
In this study, La2O3 was investigated as an additive to TiC/W composites. The composites were prepared by vacuum hot pressing, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. Expe...In this study, La2O3 was investigated as an additive to TiC/W composites. The composites were prepared by vacuum hot pressing, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. Experimental results show that the grain size of the TiC/W composites is reduced by TiC particles. When 0.5 wt.% La2O3 is added to the composites, the grain size is reduced further. According to TEM analysis, La2O3 can alleviate the aggregation of TiC particles. With La2O3 addition, the relative density of the TiC/W composites can be improved from 95.1% to 96.5%. The hardness and elastic modulus of the TiC/W ＋ 0.5 wt.% La2O3 composite are little improved, but the flexural strength and the fracture toughness increase to 796 MPa and 10.07 MPa·m^1/2 respectively, which are higher than those of the TiC/W composites.展开更多
Stir casting was used to produce AA6061/15%TiC （mass fraction） aluminum matrix composites （AMCs）. An empirical relationship was developed to predict the effect of stir casting parameters on the ultimate tensile ...Stir casting was used to produce AA6061/15%TiC （mass fraction） aluminum matrix composites （AMCs）. An empirical relationship was developed to predict the effect of stir casting parameters on the ultimate tensile strength （UTS） of AA6061/TiC AMCs. A central composite rotatable design consisting of four factors and five levels was used to minimize the number of experiments, i.e., castings. The factors considered were stirring speed, stirring time, blade angle and casting temperature. The effect of those factors on the UTS of AA6061/TiC AMCs was derived using the developed empirical relationship and elucidated using microstructural characterization. Each factor significantly influenced the UTS. The variation in the UTS was attributed to porosity content, cluster formation, segregation of TiC particles at the grain boundaries and homogenous distribution in the aluminum matrix.展开更多
Ti-Fe-x TiC(x=0, 3, 6, 9, wt.%) composites were fabricated through low temperature ball milling of Ti, Fe and TiC powders, followed by spark plasma sintering. The results show that β-Ti, β-Ti-Fe, η-Ti4 Fe2 O0.4 and...Ti-Fe-x TiC(x=0, 3, 6, 9, wt.%) composites were fabricated through low temperature ball milling of Ti, Fe and TiC powders, followed by spark plasma sintering. The results show that β-Ti, β-Ti-Fe, η-Ti4 Fe2 O0.4 and TiC particles can be found in the composites. The microstructure can be obviously refined with increasing the content of TiC particles. The coefficient of friction(COF) decreases and the hardness increases with increasing the content of TiC particles. The adhesive wear is the dominant wear mechanism of all the Ti-Fe-x TiC composites. The Ti-Fe-6 TiC composite shows the best wear resistance, owing to the small size and high content of TiC particle as well as relatively fine microstructure. The wear rate of the Ti-Fe-6 TiC composite is as low as 1.869× 10-5 mm3/(N·m) and the COF is only 0.64. Therefore, TiC particle reinforced Ti-Fe based composites may be utilized as potential wear resistant materials.展开更多
Reinforcing metal matrix composites(MMCs)with nanophases of distinct characteristics is an effective strategy for utilizing their individual advantages and achieving superior properties of the composite.In this study,...Reinforcing metal matrix composites(MMCs)with nanophases of distinct characteristics is an effective strategy for utilizing their individual advantages and achieving superior properties of the composite.In this study,a combination of molecular level mixing(MLM),segment ball milling(SBM),and in-situ solid-phase reaction was employed to fabricate Cu matrix composites(TiC-CNT/Cu)reinforced with TiC decorated CNT(TiC@CNT)and in-situ nanoscale TiC particles.The HRTEM results revealed the epitaxial growth of interfacial TiC on the surface of CNT(i.e.,CNT(0002)//TiC(200),and the formation of a semi-coherent interface between TiC and Cu matrix,which can effectively enhance the interfacial bonding strength and optimize load transfer efficiency of CNT.The independent in-situ TiC nanoparticles got into the grain interior through grain boundary migration,thereby significantly enhancing both strain hardening capacity and strength of the composite by fully utilizing the Orowan strengthening mechanism.Moreover,the enhanced bonding strength of the interface can also effectively suppress crack initiation and propagation,thereby improving the fracture toughness of the composite.The TiC-CNT/Cu composite with 1.2 vol.%CNT exhibited a tensile strength of 372 MPa,achieving a super high strengthening efficiency of 270,while simultaneously maintaining a remarkable ductility of 21.2%.Furthermore,the impact toughness of the TiC-CNT/Cu composite exhibited a significant enhancement of 70.7%compared to that of the CNT/Cu composite,reaching an impressive value of 251 kJ/m^(2),thereby demonstrating exceptional fracture toughness.Fully exploiting the synergistic strengthening effect of different nanophases can be an effective way to improve the comprehensive properties of MMCs.展开更多
The novel rapidly solidified TiC/FeAl composite coatings were fabricated by laser cladding on the substrate of 1Cr18Ni9Ti stainless steel, particular emphasis has been placed on the growth morphologies of TiC carbide ...The novel rapidly solidified TiC/FeAl composite coatings were fabricated by laser cladding on the substrate of 1Cr18Ni9Ti stainless steel, particular emphasis has been placed on the growth morphologies of TiC carbide and its growth mechanism under a constant solidification conditions. Results show that the growth morphology of TiC carbide strongly depends upon the nucleation process and mass transportation process of TiC forming elements in laser melt pool. With increasing amount of titanium and carbon in melt pool, the growth morphology of TiC carbide changes from block like to star like and well developed dendrite. As the amount of titanium and carbon increases further, TiC carbide particles are found to be irregular polyhedral block. Although the growth morphologies of TiC are various,their advancing fronts are all faceted, illustrating that TiC carbide grows by the mechanism of lateral ledge growth.展开更多
A kind of Al-TiB2/TiC in situ composite with a homogenous microstructure was successfully prepared through in situ reaction of pure Ti and Al-B-C alloy with molten aluminum.In order to improve the distribution of the ...A kind of Al-TiB2/TiC in situ composite with a homogenous microstructure was successfully prepared through in situ reaction of pure Ti and Al-B-C alloy with molten aluminum.In order to improve the distribution of the particles and mechanical properties of the composites,subsequent hot rolling with increasing reduction was carried out.The microstructure evolution of the composites was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM)and the mechanical properties were studied through tensile tests and microhardness measurement.It is found that both the microstructure uniformity and mechanical properties of the composites are significantly improved with increasing rolling reduction.The ultimate tensile strength and microhardness of the composites with90%rolling reduction reach185.9MPa and HV59.8,respectively,140%and35%higher than those of as-cast ones.Furthermore,the strengthening mechanism of the composite was analyzed based on the fracture morphologies.展开更多
In situ TiC particles-reinforced FeCrNiCu high-entropy alloy matrix composites were prepared by vacuum induction melting method.The reaction mechanisms of the mixed powder(Ti,Cu and C)were analyzed,and the mechanical ...In situ TiC particles-reinforced FeCrNiCu high-entropy alloy matrix composites were prepared by vacuum induction melting method.The reaction mechanisms of the mixed powder(Ti,Cu and C)were analyzed,and the mechanical properties of resultant composites were determined.Cu4Tiwere formed in the reaction of Cu and Ti when the temperature rose to 1160 K.With the temperature further increased to 1182 K,newly formed Cu4Tireacted with C to give rise to TiC particles as reinforcement agents.The apparent activation energy for these two reactions was calculated to be 578.7 kJ/mol and 1443.2 kJ/mol,respectively.The hardness,tensile yield strength and ultimate tensile strength of the 15 vol%TiC/FeCrNiCu composite are 797.3 HV,605.1 MPa and 769.2 MPa,respectively,representing an increase by 126.9%,65.9%and 36.0%as compared to the FeCrNiCu high-entropy base alloy at room temperature.However,the elongation-to-failure is reduced from 21.5 to 6.1%with the formation of TiC particles.It was revealed that Orowan mechanism,dislocation strengthening and load-bearing effect are key factors responsible for a marked increase in the hardness and strength of the high-entropy alloy matrix composites.展开更多
The NiAl–TiC–TiB2 composites were processed by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis（SHS） method using raw powders of Ni, Al, Ti, B4 C, TiC, and TiB2, and their microstructure and micro-hardness were investi...The NiAl–TiC–TiB2 composites were processed by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis（SHS） method using raw powders of Ni, Al, Ti, B4 C, TiC, and TiB2, and their microstructure and micro-hardness were investigated. The TiC–TiB2 in NiAl matrix, with contents from 10 to 30 wt%, emerged with the use of two methods： in situ formed and externally added. The results show that all final products are composed of three phases of NiAl, TiC, and TiB2. The microstructures of NiAl–TiC–TiB2 composites with in situ-formed TiC and TiB2 are fine, and all the three phases are distributed uniformly. The grains of NiAl matrix in the composites have been greatly refined, and the micro-hardness of NiAl increases from 381 HV100 to 779 HV100. However, the microstructures of NiAl–TiC–TiB2 composites with externally added TiC and TiB2 are coarse and inhomogeneous, with severe agglomeration of TiC and TiB2 particles. The samples containing externally added 30 wt% TiC–TiB2attain the micro-hardness of 485 HV100. The microstructure evolution and fracture mode of the two kinds of NiAl–TiC–TiB2 composites are different.展开更多
Hot compression behavior of TiC–Al2O3/Al composites was studied using the Gleeble-1500 system at a temperature range of 300–550 °C and at strain rate range of 0.01–10.00 s-1. The associated structural changes ...Hot compression behavior of TiC–Al2O3/Al composites was studied using the Gleeble-1500 system at a temperature range of 300–550 °C and at strain rate range of 0.01–10.00 s-1. The associated structural changes were studied by TEM observations. The results show that stress level decreases with deformation temperature increasing and strain rate decreasing, which can be represented by a Zener–Hollomon parameter in an exponent-type equation with hot deformation activation energy Q of 172.56 kJ·mol-1.Dynamic recovery occurs easily when strain rates are less than 10.00 s-1. Dynamic recrystallization can occur at strain rate of 10.00 s-1.展开更多
基金This work was supported by Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation.
文摘FeAl/TiC composites were fabricated by hot pressing blended elemental powders. The effects of Ni-doping on thedensification and mechanical properties of the composites were studied. Results show that the density of the composites decreases with the content of TiC increasing, and the addition of Ni significantly improves the densificationprocess by enhancing mass transfer in the bonding phase. The mechanical properties of the composites are closelyrelated with their porosity. Besides increasing the density of the composites, the addition of Ni improves the mechanical properties by other three effects: solution-strengthening the bonding phase, strengthening the FeAI-TiC interfaceand increasing ductile fracture in FeAl phase.
文摘FeAl/TiC composites were fabricated by reactive hot pressing blended elemental powders. The TiC content was varied from 50% to 80%(volume fraction) and the aluminum content in the binder phase was changed from 40% to 50%(mole fraction). The effects of these compositional changes on the densification process and mechanical properties were studied. The results show that with the increase of TiC content, densities of the composites decrease due to insufficient particle rearrangement aided by (dissolutionreprecipitation) reaction during hot pressing. Closely related with their porosities and defect amount, the hardness and bend strength of the composites show peak values, attaining the highest values with TiC content being 70% and 60%, respectively. Increasing the aluminum content is beneficial to the densification process. But the hardness and bend strength of the composites are reduced to some extent due to the formation of excessive oxides and thermal vacancies.
基金Project(96JJY2009) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province
文摘FeAl/TiC composites were fabricated by reactive hot pressing blended elemental powders. The effects of TiC content, composition of the binder phase and Ni alloying on the densification process and mechanical properties of the composites were studied. The results show that the densities of the composites decrease with the increase of TiC content. Closely related with their porosities and flaw densities, the hardness and bend strength of the composites show peak values with the increase of TiC content. Higher content of Al in the binder phase was beneficial to densification, however it deteriorates the mechanical properties of the composites. The addition of Ni significantly improves the densities of the composites by enhancing matter transfer in the binder phase. By alloying with Ni, the mechanical properties of the composites are greatly improved due to the increase of the density, together with solid solution-strengthening the binder phase and promoting ductile fracture of FeAl.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52205382,52225503)National Key Research and Development Program(2023YFB4603300)+1 种基金Key Research and Development Program of Jiangsu Province(BZ2024019,BE2022069)International Joint Laboratory of Sustainable Manufacturing,Ministry of Education and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(NG2024014,XCA2300501)。
文摘The addition of ceramic reinforcements provides a promising approach to achieving high-performance magnesium matrix composites.In this work,AZ91D magnesium alloys and 2 wt.%TiC/AZ91D composites have been manufactured by laser powder bed fusion(LPBF)with variations of laser processing parameters.The effect of TiC reinforcement addition on the laser absorption behaviors,forming quality,microstructure evolution and mechanical properties of the magnesium alloys is investigated.The TiC addition improves the interactions of laser with alloy powder and laser absorption rate of alloy powder,and decreases powder spatter of powder bed.The results show that high relative density of~99.4%and good surface roughness of~12μm are obtained for the LPBF-fabricated composites.The TiC addition promotes the precipitation of β-Mg_(17)Al_(12)in the alloys and the transformation of coarse columnar to fine equiaxed grains,where the grains are refined to~3.1μm.The TiC/AZ91D composites exhibit high microhardness of 114.6±2.5 HV_(0.2),high tensile strength of~345.0 MPa and a uniform elongation~4.1%.The improvement of tensile strength for the composites is ascribed to the combination of grain refinement strengthening and Orowan strengthening fromβ-Mg_(17)Al_(12)precipitates and Al_8Mn_5 nanoparticles.In the composites,the unmelted TiC particles can act as an anchor for the network structure of β-Mg_(17)Al_(12)precipitates,effectively impeding crack propagation and enhancing their performance.This work offers an insight to fabricating high-performance magnesium matrix composites by laser additive manufacturing.
基金Project(050440704) supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province, ChinaProject(103-037016) supported by the Technological Innovation Foundation of Hefei University of Technology, China
文摘Three nanocrystalline alloys, Fe50Al50, Fe42.5Al42.5Ti5B10 and Fe35Al35Ti10B20 (molar fraction, %), were synthesized from elemental powders by high-energy ball milling. The structural evolutions and morphological changes of the milled powders were characterized by X-ray diffractometry(XRD), transmission electron microscopy(TEM) and scanning electron microscopy(SEM). The effects of different Ti, B additions on the structure and phase transformation in these alloys were also discussed. It is observed that the diffusion of Al, Ti, B atoms into Fe lattice occurs during milling, leading to the formation of a BCC phase identified as Fe(Al) or Fe(Al, Ti, B) supersaturated solid solution. Fe-based solid solution with nanocrystalline structure is observed to be present as the only phase in all the alloy compositions after milling. Furthermore, the contents of Ti, B affect the formation of mechanical alloying products, changes in the lattice parameter as well as the grain size.
基金Project(050440704)supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province,ChinaProject(103-037016)supported by the Technological Innovation Foundation of Hefei University of Technology,China
文摘Morphological changes,structural evolutions and grain growth kinetics of mechanically alloyed(MAed)Fe50Al50,Fe42.5Al42.5Ti5B10 and Fe35Al35Ti10B20(mole fraction,%)powders were investigated by XRD and SEM,when being isothermally annealed at 1 073-1 373 K.The effect of different Ti and B addition on the grain growth of FeAl phase was also discussed.The results show that the nanocrystalline FeAl and in-situ TiB2/FeAl nanocomposite powders can be synthesized by subsequent heat treatment.Besides the relaxation of crystal defects and lattice stress,the transformation from Fe-based solid solution into B2-FeAl and TiB2 occurs upon heating of the MA-processed alloys.Although the grain growth takes place,the grain sizes of both FeAl and TiB2 are still in nanometer scale.The activation energies for the nanocrystalline FeAl growth in the three alloys are calculated to be 534.9,525.6 and 1 069.6 kJ/mol respectively,according to kinetics theory of nanocrystalline growth.Alloys with different TiB2 contents exhibit unequal thermal stability.The presence of higher content TiB2 plays significant role in the impediment of grain growth.
基金financially supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (No.2012CB619600)Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight-Joint Research Centre of Shanghai Jiaotong University advanced aerospace technology (No.USCAST2012-14)+1 种基金Shanghai Science and Technology Committee (No.12XD1402800)the Dawn Program of Shanghai Education Commission (No.10SG15)
文摘Different additions of BaC were introduced into TC4 to alter the microstructure and mechanical properties. The morphologies of reinforcements are related to the solidification paths. The refinement of lamellar spacing 2 is based on the precipitation pattern of [3-phases. Microhardness, compression elastic modulus （Ec）, and elastic modulus of the matrix （Em） appear non-linear relationships with B4C additions. Due to the refinement of lamellar spacing with Hall-Petch-type relationships, and the solution strengthening of C on the α＋ β matrix, the effect of reinforcements on the mechanical properties will be more efficient when the additions of B4C are no more than 0.19 wt%. When the additions of B4C are more than 0.19 wt%, the efficiency will decrease.
文摘An approach named direct reaction synthesis (DRS) has been developed to fabricate particulate composites with an extremely fine reinforcement size. ID situ Al matrix composites were fabri-cated by DRS. Extensive analysis of the composites microstructure using SEM and TEM identify that the reinforcement formed during the DRS process is Ti carbide (TiC) particle, generally less than 1.0 μm. The reacted, semisolid extruded samples exhibit a homogeneous distribution of fine TiC particles in Al-Cu matrix, Mechanical property evaluation of the composites has revealed a very high tensile strength relative to the matrix alloy. Fractographic analysis indicates ductile failure although the ductility and strength are limited by the presence of coarse titanium aluminides (Al3Ti).
基金Project(51404302)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China
文摘The Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/TiC (volume fraction of TiC, 10%) composites were synthesized in combination of ball milling and spark plasma sintering (SPS) in the present work. Mechanical properties and wear resistance of the Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/TiC composites were individually investigated. It was found that TiC particles homogenously distributed in the Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/TiC composite after being sintered at 1373 K for 15 min. Meanwhile, grain refinement was observed in the as-sintered composite. Compared with the pure Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10 medium entropy alloy (MEA) matrix grain, addition of 10% TiC particles resulted in an increase in the compressive strength from 1.571 to 2.174 GPa, and the hardness from HV 320 to HV 872. Wear resistance results demonstrated that the friction coefficient, wear depth and width of the composite decreased in comparison with the Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10 MEA matrix. Excellent mechanical properties and wear resistance could offer the Fe40Mn40Cr10Co10/TiC composite a very promising candidate for engineering applications.
文摘TiC/Ni_3Al composites have been prepared using upward infiltration method. The densification was performed by both Ni_3Al melt filling and TiC sintering during the infiltration. The dissolution of TiC in liquid Ni_3Al has been evidenced by finding Ni_3(Al,Ti)C after fast cooling in the TiC/Ni_3Al composites. The dissolution may be responsible for the infiltration and sintering. Compared with downward infiltration, the upward infiltration brought about higher strength and fracture toughness and shorter infiltration time. TiC/20 vol. pct Ni_3Al composite processed by upward infiltration had a flexural strength of 1476 MPa with a statistic Weibull modulus of 20.2 and a fracture toughness of 20.4 MPa . Better mechanical properties may be attributed to melt unidirectional movement in upward infiltration.
基金financially supported by the Youth-Innova-tion-Community Fund of Hefei University of Technology (No. 103-037016)the Collaboration Project with the Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences (No.103-413361)
文摘In this study, La2O3 was investigated as an additive to TiC/W composites. The composites were prepared by vacuum hot pressing, and the microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were investigated. Experimental results show that the grain size of the TiC/W composites is reduced by TiC particles. When 0.5 wt.% La2O3 is added to the composites, the grain size is reduced further. According to TEM analysis, La2O3 can alleviate the aggregation of TiC particles. With La2O3 addition, the relative density of the TiC/W composites can be improved from 95.1% to 96.5%. The hardness and elastic modulus of the TiC/W ＋ 0.5 wt.% La2O3 composite are little improved, but the flexural strength and the fracture toughness increase to 796 MPa and 10.07 MPa·m^1/2 respectively, which are higher than those of the TiC/W composites.
文摘Stir casting was used to produce AA6061/15%TiC （mass fraction） aluminum matrix composites （AMCs）. An empirical relationship was developed to predict the effect of stir casting parameters on the ultimate tensile strength （UTS） of AA6061/TiC AMCs. A central composite rotatable design consisting of four factors and five levels was used to minimize the number of experiments, i.e., castings. The factors considered were stirring speed, stirring time, blade angle and casting temperature. The effect of those factors on the UTS of AA6061/TiC AMCs was derived using the developed empirical relationship and elucidated using microstructural characterization. Each factor significantly influenced the UTS. The variation in the UTS was attributed to porosity content, cluster formation, segregation of TiC particles at the grain boundaries and homogenous distribution in the aluminum matrix.
基金financial support from the National Key Fundamental Research and Development Project of China (2014CB644002)。
文摘Ti-Fe-x TiC(x=0, 3, 6, 9, wt.%) composites were fabricated through low temperature ball milling of Ti, Fe and TiC powders, followed by spark plasma sintering. The results show that β-Ti, β-Ti-Fe, η-Ti4 Fe2 O0.4 and TiC particles can be found in the composites. The microstructure can be obviously refined with increasing the content of TiC particles. The coefficient of friction(COF) decreases and the hardness increases with increasing the content of TiC particles. The adhesive wear is the dominant wear mechanism of all the Ti-Fe-x TiC composites. The Ti-Fe-6 TiC composite shows the best wear resistance, owing to the small size and high content of TiC particle as well as relatively fine microstructure. The wear rate of the Ti-Fe-6 TiC composite is as low as 1.869× 10-5 mm3/(N·m) and the COF is only 0.64. Therefore, TiC particle reinforced Ti-Fe based composites may be utilized as potential wear resistant materials.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.52371136)the Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Department(No.202202AG050004).
文摘Reinforcing metal matrix composites(MMCs)with nanophases of distinct characteristics is an effective strategy for utilizing their individual advantages and achieving superior properties of the composite.In this study,a combination of molecular level mixing(MLM),segment ball milling(SBM),and in-situ solid-phase reaction was employed to fabricate Cu matrix composites(TiC-CNT/Cu)reinforced with TiC decorated CNT(TiC@CNT)and in-situ nanoscale TiC particles.The HRTEM results revealed the epitaxial growth of interfacial TiC on the surface of CNT(i.e.,CNT(0002)//TiC(200),and the formation of a semi-coherent interface between TiC and Cu matrix,which can effectively enhance the interfacial bonding strength and optimize load transfer efficiency of CNT.The independent in-situ TiC nanoparticles got into the grain interior through grain boundary migration,thereby significantly enhancing both strain hardening capacity and strength of the composite by fully utilizing the Orowan strengthening mechanism.Moreover,the enhanced bonding strength of the interface can also effectively suppress crack initiation and propagation,thereby improving the fracture toughness of the composite.The TiC-CNT/Cu composite with 1.2 vol.%CNT exhibited a tensile strength of 372 MPa,achieving a super high strengthening efficiency of 270,while simultaneously maintaining a remarkable ductility of 21.2%.Furthermore,the impact toughness of the TiC-CNT/Cu composite exhibited a significant enhancement of 70.7%compared to that of the CNT/Cu composite,reaching an impressive value of 251 kJ/m^(2),thereby demonstrating exceptional fracture toughness.Fully exploiting the synergistic strengthening effect of different nanophases can be an effective way to improve the comprehensive properties of MMCs.
文摘The novel rapidly solidified TiC/FeAl composite coatings were fabricated by laser cladding on the substrate of 1Cr18Ni9Ti stainless steel, particular emphasis has been placed on the growth morphologies of TiC carbide and its growth mechanism under a constant solidification conditions. Results show that the growth morphology of TiC carbide strongly depends upon the nucleation process and mass transportation process of TiC forming elements in laser melt pool. With increasing amount of titanium and carbon in melt pool, the growth morphology of TiC carbide changes from block like to star like and well developed dendrite. As the amount of titanium and carbon increases further, TiC carbide particles are found to be irregular polyhedral block. Although the growth morphologies of TiC are various,their advancing fronts are all faceted, illustrating that TiC carbide grows by the mechanism of lateral ledge growth.
基金Project(51501092)supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaProject(30915011332)supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,ChinaProject(2014M550292)supported by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation
文摘A kind of Al-TiB2/TiC in situ composite with a homogenous microstructure was successfully prepared through in situ reaction of pure Ti and Al-B-C alloy with molten aluminum.In order to improve the distribution of the particles and mechanical properties of the composites,subsequent hot rolling with increasing reduction was carried out.The microstructure evolution of the composites was characterized using field emission scanning electron microscopy(FESEM)and the mechanical properties were studied through tensile tests and microhardness measurement.It is found that both the microstructure uniformity and mechanical properties of the composites are significantly improved with increasing rolling reduction.The ultimate tensile strength and microhardness of the composites with90%rolling reduction reach185.9MPa and HV59.8,respectively,140%and35%higher than those of as-cast ones.Furthermore,the strengthening mechanism of the composite was analyzed based on the fracture morphologies.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51571118 and 51371098)Jiangsu Province Science and Technology Plan Project(No.BE2018753/KJ185629)。
文摘In situ TiC particles-reinforced FeCrNiCu high-entropy alloy matrix composites were prepared by vacuum induction melting method.The reaction mechanisms of the mixed powder(Ti,Cu and C)were analyzed,and the mechanical properties of resultant composites were determined.Cu4Tiwere formed in the reaction of Cu and Ti when the temperature rose to 1160 K.With the temperature further increased to 1182 K,newly formed Cu4Tireacted with C to give rise to TiC particles as reinforcement agents.The apparent activation energy for these two reactions was calculated to be 578.7 kJ/mol and 1443.2 kJ/mol,respectively.The hardness,tensile yield strength and ultimate tensile strength of the 15 vol%TiC/FeCrNiCu composite are 797.3 HV,605.1 MPa and 769.2 MPa,respectively,representing an increase by 126.9%,65.9%and 36.0%as compared to the FeCrNiCu high-entropy base alloy at room temperature.However,the elongation-to-failure is reduced from 21.5 to 6.1%with the formation of TiC particles.It was revealed that Orowan mechanism,dislocation strengthening and load-bearing effect are key factors responsible for a marked increase in the hardness and strength of the high-entropy alloy matrix composites.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51072104 and 51272141)Tai Shan Scholars Project of Shandong Province,China(No.ts20110828)
文摘The NiAl–TiC–TiB2 composites were processed by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis（SHS） method using raw powders of Ni, Al, Ti, B4 C, TiC, and TiB2, and their microstructure and micro-hardness were investigated. The TiC–TiB2 in NiAl matrix, with contents from 10 to 30 wt%, emerged with the use of two methods： in situ formed and externally added. The results show that all final products are composed of three phases of NiAl, TiC, and TiB2. The microstructures of NiAl–TiC–TiB2 composites with in situ-formed TiC and TiB2 are fine, and all the three phases are distributed uniformly. The grains of NiAl matrix in the composites have been greatly refined, and the micro-hardness of NiAl increases from 381 HV100 to 779 HV100. However, the microstructures of NiAl–TiC–TiB2 composites with externally added TiC and TiB2 are coarse and inhomogeneous, with severe agglomeration of TiC and TiB2 particles. The samples containing externally added 30 wt% TiC–TiB2attain the micro-hardness of 485 HV100. The microstructure evolution and fracture mode of the two kinds of NiAl–TiC–TiB2 composites are different.
基金financially supported by the Inner Mongolia Science and Technology Reward Foundation(No.20101707)the Inner Mongolia Natural Science Foundation(No.2013MS0804)+1 种基金the Inner Mongolia High School Scientific Research Foundation(No.NJZZ14056)the Inner Mongolia University of Technology Foundation(No.ZD20120015)
文摘Hot compression behavior of TiC–Al2O3/Al composites was studied using the Gleeble-1500 system at a temperature range of 300–550 °C and at strain rate range of 0.01–10.00 s-1. The associated structural changes were studied by TEM observations. The results show that stress level decreases with deformation temperature increasing and strain rate decreasing, which can be represented by a Zener–Hollomon parameter in an exponent-type equation with hot deformation activation energy Q of 172.56 kJ·mol-1.Dynamic recovery occurs easily when strain rates are less than 10.00 s-1. Dynamic recrystallization can occur at strain rate of 10.00 s-1.
