Xiangnan Pan, Shouwen Xu, G. Qian, A. Nikitin, A. Shanyavskiy, T. Palin-Luc, Youshi Hong
{"title":"The Mechanism of Internal Fatigue-Crack Initiation in a Titanium Alloy with Lamellar and Equiaxed Microstructure","authors":"Xiangnan Pan, Shouwen Xu, G. Qian, A. Nikitin, A. Shanyavskiy, T. Palin-Luc, Youshi Hong","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3491826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3491826","url":null,"abstract":"Traditionally, the primary or equiaxed α grains of titanium alloys are regarded as the defects to cause crack initiation due to their cyclic brittleness, and fatigue cracks will initiate from the α grains rather than the lamellar microstructure (LM) clusters. Here, we found that fatigue crack is prone to initiate from a large microstructure domain of a big α+β cluster or an α grain in a titanium alloy with the composition of coarse LM clusters and fine equiaxed α grains. Then, the mechanisms of crack initiation for the cases of high-cycle fatigue and very-high-cycle fatigue under stress ratio <i>R</i> = -1, 0.1 and 0.5 are addressed, showing that the numerous cyclic pressing process dominates the microstructure evolution with grain size refinement and nanograin formation underneath the fracture surfaces in the crack initiation region under negative stress ratios.","PeriodicalId":159806,"journal":{"name":"ChemRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130155906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Dan, Zhe Chen, Q. Shi, V. Ji, S. Zhong, Z. Moumni, Hao Wei Wang
{"title":"Micro-Crystallographic Analysis of Shear Band Formation Mechanism in Cold Rolled Al-Sc Alloys at Different Precipitation States","authors":"C. Dan, Zhe Chen, Q. Shi, V. Ji, S. Zhong, Z. Moumni, Hao Wei Wang","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3708668","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3708668","url":null,"abstract":"The debate on whether the slip in Shear Bands (SBs) is crystallographic or non-crystallographic has continued for decades. In the present study, shear banding in cold-rolled Al-0.2 wt.% Sc alloys with different precipitation states were characterized to elucidate the mechanism of SBs formation and propagation across grain boundaries. The generated SBs are observed only in grains of S {123} and Copper {112} orientation. The orientation of SBs in the S orientation grains is close to R {142} , while the SBs in Copper orientation grains possess an orientation close to D {11 4 4} . This orientation dependency is proven to in tight association with asymmetric slips and local lattice reorientation. A periodic change in the slip systems is accompanied by a periodic change in the lattice orientation between parallel SBs. Through conducting the focussed ion beam (FIB) lift-out method and TEM analysis, the dislocations and slip activation in/around SBs are revealed. The results indicate that a sudden change in the slip path during deformation leads to flow localization, contributing to the formation of SBs. In this process, fine Al3Sc precipitates are characterized to promote the formation of SBs through inhibiting the dynamic recovery. The mechanism of SBs formation is crystallographic as the slip in SBs occurs on {111} planes with local lattice reorientation and the SBs propagation across grain boundaries is also driven by the slip on {111} planes. Furthermore, the effects of SBs on texture evolution are discussed as well.","PeriodicalId":159806,"journal":{"name":"ChemRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129045894","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Magnetic Domain Structure Across the Austenite-Martensite Interface in Ni50Mn25Ga20Fe5 Single Crystalline Thin Foil by Lorentz Microscopy","authors":"M. Vronka, L. Straka, M. Klementová, O. Heczko","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3855722","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3855722","url":null,"abstract":"The magnetic domain structure (MDS) at martensite transformation interface is relevant for complete understanding of functionalities in magnetic shape memory alloys. We study the MDS in Ni50Mn25Ga20Fe5 single crystalline foil using Lorentz transmission electron microscopy. The austenite-martensite interface is stabilized by decreasing foil thickness at the thickness of about 40 nm. The martensite in thicker region contains no twin domains and exhibits dense labyrinth MDS with magnetization out of plane. The austenite in thinner region exhibits broad magnetic domains with magnetization in plane. Within the interface region, these two distinct MDSs interpenetrate to each other, with labyrinth MDS of martensite gradually changing to broad magnetic domains of austenite. The changes from dense to broad domains do not follow exactly the underlying phase changes but occur on antiphase boundaries, revealing their role in the overall MDS formation and potential to decrease the transformation thermal hysteresis.","PeriodicalId":159806,"journal":{"name":"ChemRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114994966","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}