Enhancement of ductility and improvement of abnormal Goss grain growth of magnetostrictive Fe-Ga rolled alloys

The influences of initial microstructures on the mechanical properties and the recrystallization texture of magnetostrictive 0.1at% NbC-doped Fe₈₃Ga₁₇ alloys were investigated. The directionally solidified columnar-grained structure substantially enhanced the tensile elongation at intermediate temperatures by suppressing fracture along the transverse boundaries. Compared with tensile elongations of 1.0% at 300℃ and 12.0% at 500℃ of the hot-forged equiaxed-grained alloys, the columnar-grained alloys exhibited substantially increased tensile elongations of 21.6% at 300℃ and 46.6% at 500℃. In the slabs for rolling, the introduction of <001>-oriented columnar grains also promotes the secondary recrystallization of Goss grains in the finally annealed sheets, resulting in an improvement of the saturation magnetostriction. For the columnar-grained specimens, the inhomogeneous microstructure and disadvantage in number and size of Goss grains are improved in the primarily annealed sheets, which is beneficial to the abnormal growth of Goss grains during the final annealing process.     

Influence of MnS particles on the behaviors of grain boundary migration in Fe-3%Si alloys

The precipitation behaviors of MnS particles at 900℃ in a hot deformed Fe-3%Si alloy were observed statistically. The ratio of MnS particles on dislocations and in grain boundaries was calculated based on a model concerning the second phase precipitation in supersaturated solid solution. It was indicated that the precipitation of MnS particles on dislocations prevailed. The coarsening process of MnS particles in grain boundaries determined the boundary mobility during the secondary recrystallization. However, the density difference of precipitated MnS particles inside the grains on both sides of a boundary will determine the migration direction of the boundary as well, besides the grain size effect. It was observed that the densities of MnS particles in two neighboring grains were commonly different, and the boundary tended to move towards the area with lower particle density. The factors, e.g. dislocation densities in differently oriented grains will affect the density of precipitated particles, in which the Goss grains with higher particle density could grow more easily.     

取向硅钢薄带形变再结晶组织及织构演变

利用背散射电子衍射微织构分析技术及X射线衍射织构分析技术,结合对取向硅钢薄带再结晶各阶段退火板磁性能的分析,系统研究了其形变再结晶过程中的组织及织构演变。结果表明,薄带内原始高斯晶粒取向发生绕TD轴向{111}<112>的转变,同时晶粒取向还表现出绕RD轴的附加转动,这种附加转动及其导致的表层微弱立方形变组织可为再结晶立方织构的形成提供核心。退火各阶段样品磁性能的变化对应了{110}-{100}<001>有益织构及其他织构的强弱转变以及再结晶晶粒不均匀程度的变化,综合织构类型及晶粒尺寸的变化推断发生了二次及三次再结晶过程。升温过程再结晶织构演变主要体现了织构诱发机制,也即与基体存在绕<001>轴取向关系的晶粒长大优势结合高斯织构的抑制效应发挥作用;而在高温长时间保温后三次再结晶过程,{110}低表面能诱发异常长大发挥主要作用使得最终得到锋锐的高斯织构。     

Microstructure and finite element analysis of hot continuous rolling of doped tungsten rod

The microstructures of doped tungsten deformed by multi-pass hot continuous rolling were investigated, and the stress and strain fields were simulated by finite element(FE) method. After the continuous rolling, the grains of the tungsten rod were refined, and the microhardness was improved; however, a ring region of abnormal grain growth was present at a distance of about 3/5 R(R is the radius of the rod) from the center of the cross section. FE modeling results showed that the equivalent residual strains were minimum around the region of abnormal grain growth; this was due to the release of strain energy by severe plastic deformation, leading a situation where the migration force of grain boundaries was higher than the pinning force of potassium bubbles. By decreasing the initial rolling temperature and rolling speeds, the inhomogeneity of the equivalent residual stain decreased, improving the microstructure uniformity of the doped tungsten.     

冷轧工艺对取向硅钢初次再结晶织构的影响

研究了取向硅钢制备过程中常见的两种冷轧工艺,主要研究了一阶段冷轧与两阶段冷轧+中间退火工艺对初次再结晶组织及织构的影响.结果表明:采用两阶段冷轧+中间退火工艺制备以Cu2S为主抑制剂的取向硅钢,其初次再结晶平均晶粒尺寸为181μm,高斯晶粒的体积分数为06%,迁移性强的重位点阵晶界(Σ5+Σ9)和高能晶界(20°~45°取向偏差角)所占比例分别为18%和504%.与一阶段冷轧工艺相比,其初次再结晶晶粒较细,且高斯晶核与特征晶界所占的比例较高,有利于高斯晶粒发生二次再结晶.     

轧制退火316奥氏体不锈钢的晶界特征分布

利用EBSD技术对不同形变量冷轧并退火处理的316奥氏体不锈钢的晶界特征分布进行了研究．结果发现,小变形轧制经退火处理后,试样晶粒尺寸明显长大的同时∑3^n（n=1,2,3）晶界（也称特殊晶界）比例不断提高．晶粒取向分析表明,合金中高斯（Goss）、黄铜（Brass）、铜型（Cop—per）和立方（Cube）取向（包括其几何变体）的择优长大是特殊晶界比例提高的重要原因．     

相场法研究初始微结构对晶粒长大的影响

【目的】研究不同初始微结构对晶粒长大过程及生长动力学的影响。【方法】采用相场法(Phase Field)模拟二维多晶材料中正常晶粒长大及初态分别为柱状和梯度微结构的晶粒长大过程。【结果】正常晶粒长大的相对晶粒尺寸分布具有时间不变性的特点;柱状微结构的长宽比和梯度微结构的梯度指数均直接影响晶粒长大动力学,这两种初始微结构在演化过程中均向均匀等轴微结构转变。【结论】晶粒长大是大晶粒不断吞噬相邻小晶粒的过程;晶界曲率对晶粒长大过程有显著影响,曲率越大,晶粒长大越快。     

Simulation of recrystallization based on EBSD data using a modified Monte Carlo model that considers anisotropic effects in cold-rolled ultra-thin grain-oriented silicon steel

A Monte Carlo Potts model was developed to simulate the recrystallization process of a cold-rolled ultra-thin grain-oriented silicon steel. The orientation and image quality data from electron backscatter diffraction measurements were used as input information for simulation.Three types of nucleation mechanisms, namely, random nucleation, high-stored-energy site nucleation(HSEN), and high-angle boundary nucleation(HABN), were considered for simulation. In particular, the nucleation and growth behaviors of Goss-oriented({011}100) grains were investigated. Results showed that Goss grains had a nucleation advantage in HSEN and HABN. The amount of Goss grains was the highest according to HABN, and it matched the experimental measurement. However, Goss grains lacked a size advantage across all mechanisms during the recrystallization process.     

In situ observation of austenite grain growth behavior in the simulated coarse-grained heat-affected zone of Ti-microalloyed steels

The austenite grain growth behavior in a simulated coarse-grained heat-affected zone during thermal cycling was investigated via in situ observation. Austenite grains nucleated at ferrite grain boundaries and then grew in different directions through movement of grain boundaries into the ferrite phase. Subsequently, the adjacent austenite grains impinged against each other during the α→γ transformation. After the α→γ transformation, austenite grains coarsened via the coalescence of small grains and via boundary migration between grains. The growth process of austenite grains was a continuous process during heating, isothermal holding, and cooling in simulated thermal cycling. Abundant finely dispersed nanoscale TiN particles in a steel specimen containing 0.012wt% Ti effectively retarded the grain boundary migration, which resulted in refined austenite grains. When the Ti concentration in the steel was increased, the number of TiN particles decreased and their size coarsened. The big particles were not effective in pinning the austenite grain boundary movement and resulted in coarse austenite grains.     

中温含铜取向硅钢的形变和再结晶织构特征

通过对比中温含铜取向硅钢与普通取向硅钢和高磁感取向硅钢的组织和织构特征,分析中温含铜取向硅钢独特的织构演变规律及其对二次再结晶行为的影响。结果表明,为了获得有利于高斯晶粒长大的强γ取向线织构,中温含铜钢需经过回复退火处理和高温退火阶段慢速升温。回复过程中γ取向线晶粒储能降低,同时慢速升温有利于γ取向线晶粒的形核和再结晶。中温含铜钢的二次再结晶开始温度超过1000益,由于初次再结晶晶粒组织以γ织构为主且非γ取向线晶粒较少,导致最终二次晶粒尺寸超大且晶界圆滑,二次再结晶机理以择优长大为主导,超大的二次晶粒尺寸导致最终成品的铁损升高,但通过激光刻痕处理后,整体铁损的降低效果比二次晶粒较小的高磁感取向硅钢更加显著。     

取向硅钢中高斯晶粒异常长大选择性行为

对CGO取向硅钢二次再结晶中断实验进行了研究,发现二次再结晶升温过程中,仅在异常长大开始前,高斯晶粒尺寸明显大于其他晶粒,且不同取向晶粒的数量与脱碳退火时的特征一致.高斯晶粒晶界上MnS等抑制剂的优先粗化使高斯晶粒能够率先发生异常长大,且只有晶界弯曲严重或经过很小的生长几个晶粒就能合并的高斯晶粒才能成为二次晶核.在高斯晶粒异常长大过程中,晶界形貌参差不齐,呈岛屿状.研究表明:高斯晶粒独特的生长方式,可能是使二次再结晶能很快完成的原因.     

薄板坯连铸连轧工艺下Hi-B钢的组织及织构

采用金相显微镜和扫描电镜研究实验室模拟薄板坯连铸连轧( TSCR)工艺试制的高磁感取向硅钢( Hi- B钢)组织、织构的演变特征. 研究发现实验室模拟薄板坯连铸连轧工艺试制的Hi-B钢热轧板显微组织及织构在厚度方向上存在不均匀性. 常化板表面脱碳层铁素体晶粒明显粗化,常化板织构基本继承了热轧板相应的织构类型,仅织构强度不同. 一次大压下率冷轧后,晶粒及其晶界沿轧向被拉长形成鲜明的纤维组织,织构主要为α纤维织构和γ纤维织构,脱碳退火后试样发生回复和再结晶现象并形成初次晶粒组织,脱碳退火后织构分布较为集中. 温度升高至1000℃时二次再结晶开始,1010℃时钢中晶粒发生异常长大,高斯织构强度达到61. 779. 成品磁感为1. 915 T,铁损为1. 067 W·kg-1 .     

ZnO陶瓷主晶相晶粒生长发育过程的研究

通过对ＺｎＯ陶瓷中晶粒的生长发育过程的详细研究，结果发现烧成初期，在较大粉粒与较小粉粒间表面能差的作用下，首先形成许多原始ＺｎＯ粉粒降集体，粉粒的聚集中心是其附近较大的ＺｎＯ粉粒，粉粒聚集体是ＺｎＯ晶粒的雏形，其中存在许多不规则的微界面，相邻聚集体之界面则是原始的晶界，随烧结温度升高，晶粒不断长大，晶粒中的微界面趋于消失。文中提出了新的ＺｎＯ晶体生长模型，即晶粒的生长发育经历了２个阶段；１是粉聚集     

Effects of subgrain size and static recrystallization on the mechanical performance of polycrystalline material: A microstructure-based crystal plasticity finite element analysis

In this paper, the effects of subgrain size and static recrystallization on the mechanical performance of polycrystalline material were investigated using a microstructure-based crystal plasticity finite element(CPFE) model. Firstly, polycrystalline microstructures with different mean subgrain sizes were prepared using simple assumption based on experimental observations, and intermediate microstructures during static recrystallization(SRX) were simulated by a cellular automata model adopting curvature driven grain/subgrain growth mechanism. Then, CPFE method was applied to perform stress analysis of plane strain tension on these virtual microstructures. The results show that the subgrains inside pre-existing grains have an effect on the heterogeneity of the stress distributions. The average stress decreases with increasing the mean subgrain radius. As grain/subgrain grows during SRX, the average stress also decreases. It can be deduced that well-defined and finer subgrain structure may strengthen the polycrystalline material, while grain/subgrain growth during SRX process will degrade the strength.     

Effect of heat treatment on microstructures and mechanical properties of a bulk nanostructured Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy

A bulk nanostructured Al-10.0Zn-2.8Mg-1.8Cu alloy was synthesized by cryomilling first and then by spark plasma sintering (SPS), and the effect of heat treatment on the microstructures and mechanical properties of this alloy were studied. Most MgZn₂ particles with a coarse size lie on the grain boundaries of the SPS-processed sample. After solid solution and artificial aging, fine spherical-like MgZn₂ particles precipitate uniformly in the grain interiors. No obvious grain growth is found after the heat treatment. A nanoindentation study indicates that no clear change is found in the Yong's modulus of the nanostructured alloy after the heat treatment. However, the hardness of the nanostructured alloy increases by about 33% after the heat treatment, which is attributed to the effect of precipitation-hardening.     

分步退火及初始晶粒对Hastelloy C-276合金晶界特征分布影响

不同初始晶粒尺寸的 Hastelloy C-276 合金经冷轧变形后,分别采用一次退火和二次退火方法进行热处理,其晶界特征分布采用电子背散射衍射技术进行表征.结果表明,初始较大晶粒组织有利于晶界特征分布的优化,特殊晶界比例比小尺寸晶粒组织提高了近10%,达到了78.8%,同时形成了平均尺寸为200μm晶粒团簇组织.在相同晶粒尺寸条件下,采用二次退火工艺可以明显改善合金的晶界特征分布,∑3^○n晶界比例得到较大幅度的提高,并形成了良好的团簇组织.这是由于较多的非共格∑3晶界,容易产生∑9和∑27晶界,从而形成更多的三叉晶界,阻断了大角度晶界的连通性.     

显微组织对近α钛合金BT-20疲劳裂纹扩展的影响

通过显微镜及电子背散射衍射试验对近α钛合金BT-20的篮网、双态和魏氏组织微观结构及晶粒尺寸进行测定,并采用拉伸与疲劳裂纹扩展试验进行力学性能以及裂纹扩展研究,讨论微观组织对裂纹扩展速率、路径和断口形貌的影响.结果表明,双态组织的强度和延伸率最好,魏氏组织最差;双态组织的断口为解理断裂,裂纹碰到大尺寸初生α晶粒时发生穿晶失效,形态呈直线状,从而具有较高的扩展速率;篮网和魏氏组织的断口形式为沿相界断裂,裂纹扩展路径在通过α晶粒集束边界时改变方向,路径呈曲线状,扩展速率相对较低,从而具有较好的耐裂纹性能.     

Kinetics and formation mechanisms of intragranular ferrite in V-N microalloyed 600 MPa high strength rebar steel

To systematically investigate the kinetics and formation mechanisms of intragranular ferrite (IGF), isothermal heat treatment in the temperature range of 450℃ to 600℃ with holding for 30 s to 300 s, analysis of the corresponding microstructures, and observation of the precipitated particles were conducted in V-N microalloyed 600 MPa high strength rebar steel. The potency of V(C,N) for IGF nucleation was also analyzed statistically. The results show that the dominant microstructure transforms from bainite (B) and acicular ferrite (AF) to grain boundary ferrite (GBF), intragranular polygonal ferrite (IPF), and pearlite (P) as the isothermal temperature increases from 450℃ to 600℃. When the holding time at 600℃ is extended from 30 s to 60 s, 120 s, and 300 s, the GBF content ranges from 6.0vol% to 6.5vol% and the IPF content increases from 0.5vol% to 2.8vol%, 13.1vol%, and 13.5vol%, respectively, because the ferrite transformation preferentially occurs at the grain boundaries and then occurs at the austenite grains. Notably, V(C,N) particles are the most effective nucleation site for the formation of IPF, accounting for 51% of the said formation.     

半固态等温热处理对7075合金组织的影响

研究了半固态等温热处理过程中,7075合金由枝晶组织转变为非枝晶组织的演变机理,并对比了半固态组织和铸态组织相组成的区别.结果表明,非枝晶组织的形成经过分枝特征的消失、晶界的平直化、晶界的弧状化与晶粒的长大3个阶段.其中,分枝特征的消失是由于位于二次枝晶臂的低熔点相熔化:部分液相团聚被包裹于固相颗粒内部;部分由枝晶通道流动至晶界处;另一部分液相与枝晶网格的边界处液相汇合,包裹着小固相颗粒.7075铸态枝晶组织与半固态组织的组成相相同,都是由α-Al,η(MgZn₂)和θ(Al₂Cu)组成.     

Microstructure simulation of rapidly solidified ASP30 high-speed steel particles by gas atomization

In this study, the microstructure evolution of rapidly solidified ASP30 high-speed steel particles was predicted using a simulation method based on the cellular automaton-finite element (CAFE) model. The dendritic growth kinetics, in view of the characteristics of ASP30 steel, were calculated and combined with macro heat transfer calculations by user-defined functions (UDFs) to simulate the microstructure of gas-atomized particles. The relationship among particle diameter, undercooling, and the convection heat transfer coefficient was also investigated to provide cooling conditions for simulations. The simulated results indicated that a columnar grain microstructure was observed in small particles, whereas an equiaxed microstructure was observed in large particles. In addition, the morphologies and microstructures of gas-atomized ASP30 steel particles were also investigated experimentally using scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The experimental results showed that four major types of microstructures were formed: dendritic, equiaxed, mixed, and multi-droplet microstructures. The simulated results and the available experimental data are in good agreement.