An aging method assisted by electric current was applied to a Fe-18Mn-9Al-1C(wt.%)low-density steel.It improves the microstructure and therefore significantly increases both the yield strength and ductility of the ste...An aging method assisted by electric current was applied to a Fe-18Mn-9Al-1C(wt.%)low-density steel.It improves the microstructure and therefore significantly increases both the yield strength and ductility of the steel.This current-assisted aging method can increase the yield strength by 178 MPa and elongation by 1.16 times in only 0.5 min at 450℃.However,the yield strength is increased only 90 MPa by the traditional aging method(heat conduction)at 450℃for 180 min,and the elongation is even decreased from 42.0%to 31.6%.The obvious improvement in yield strength by the current-assisted aging for a short time is resulted from the fact that the current-assisted aging promotes a rapid precipitation of nano-scaleκ-carbides inγ-austenite by reducing the thermodynamic barrier and accelerating the atomic diffusion.This work demonstrates that this current-assisted aging method is significantly time saving and cost-effective for low-density steels,with potential for various industrial applications.展开更多
Ti_(3)SiC_(2)/Al_(2)O_(3) composites have attracted attention due to their excellent mechanical and electromagnetic properties,but the high temperatures(≥1400℃)required for the densification of aluminum oxide(Al_(2)...Ti_(3)SiC_(2)/Al_(2)O_(3) composites have attracted attention due to their excellent mechanical and electromagnetic properties,but the high temperatures(≥1400℃)required for the densification of aluminum oxide(Al_(2)O_(3))leads to the decomposition of Ti_(3)SiC_(2).To address this issue,Ti_(3)(Si_(x)Al_(1−x))C2/Al_(2)O_(3)(x represents the Si content)composites were synthesized for the first time via hot-pressing(HP)sintering and current-assisted sintering(CAS)of mixed Ti_(3)AlC_(2) and silicon monoxide(SiO)powders at 1300 and 1200℃,respectively.Both approaches produced composites with x values greater than 0.9,indicating that the compositions of the prepared composites were similar to those of Ti_(3)SiC_(2)/Al_(2)O_(3) composites.The synthetic mechanism involved substitution and continuous interdiffusion of Al and Si atoms.The composite prepared by CAS at 1200℃ was compacted,whereas the composite prepared by HP had a low density.The low-temperature densification mechanism is attributed to the combined effects of amorphous SiO,liquid Al,and the high heating rates for CAS.The flexural strength and hardness of the composite prepared by CAS were also comparable to those of compacted Ti_(3)SiC_(2)/Al_(2)O_(3) composites.展开更多
基金financially supported by the National MCF Energy R&D Program of China(No.2018YFE0306102)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.51974184)the Joint Fund of Iron and Steel Research(No.U1660103)
文摘An aging method assisted by electric current was applied to a Fe-18Mn-9Al-1C(wt.%)low-density steel.It improves the microstructure and therefore significantly increases both the yield strength and ductility of the steel.This current-assisted aging method can increase the yield strength by 178 MPa and elongation by 1.16 times in only 0.5 min at 450℃.However,the yield strength is increased only 90 MPa by the traditional aging method(heat conduction)at 450℃for 180 min,and the elongation is even decreased from 42.0%to 31.6%.The obvious improvement in yield strength by the current-assisted aging for a short time is resulted from the fact that the current-assisted aging promotes a rapid precipitation of nano-scaleκ-carbides inγ-austenite by reducing the thermodynamic barrier and accelerating the atomic diffusion.This work demonstrates that this current-assisted aging method is significantly time saving and cost-effective for low-density steels,with potential for various industrial applications.
基金support by the Shandong Province Key Research and Development Plan (Grant No.2020JMRH0401)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.51872118)+4 种基金the Key Research and Development Program of Shandong Province (Grant No.2019RKB01018)the Shandong Provincial Natural Science Foundation (Grant Nos.ZR2018PEM008 and ZR2019MEM055)supported by the State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing,Wuhan University of Technology and was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.51632003)the Taishan Scholars Programthe Case-by-Case Project for Top Outstanding Talents of Jinan.
文摘Ti_(3)SiC_(2)/Al_(2)O_(3) composites have attracted attention due to their excellent mechanical and electromagnetic properties,but the high temperatures(≥1400℃)required for the densification of aluminum oxide(Al_(2)O_(3))leads to the decomposition of Ti_(3)SiC_(2).To address this issue,Ti_(3)(Si_(x)Al_(1−x))C2/Al_(2)O_(3)(x represents the Si content)composites were synthesized for the first time via hot-pressing(HP)sintering and current-assisted sintering(CAS)of mixed Ti_(3)AlC_(2) and silicon monoxide(SiO)powders at 1300 and 1200℃,respectively.Both approaches produced composites with x values greater than 0.9,indicating that the compositions of the prepared composites were similar to those of Ti_(3)SiC_(2)/Al_(2)O_(3) composites.The synthetic mechanism involved substitution and continuous interdiffusion of Al and Si atoms.The composite prepared by CAS at 1200℃ was compacted,whereas the composite prepared by HP had a low density.The low-temperature densification mechanism is attributed to the combined effects of amorphous SiO,liquid Al,and the high heating rates for CAS.The flexural strength and hardness of the composite prepared by CAS were also comparable to those of compacted Ti_(3)SiC_(2)/Al_(2)O_(3) composites.
