{"title":"Interfacial microstructure and mechanical properties of B4C/TC4 brazed joints based on Ag-Cu-Ti + W-AlN/Mo foil/Nb foil interlayer","authors":"Zhaoran Chen, Xuejian Liu, Zhaoquan Zhang","doi":"10.1177/14644207241258047","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241258047","url":null,"abstract":"The microstructure and formation mechanism of the boron carbide (B<jats:sub>4</jats:sub>C) and titanium alloy (TC4) joints brazed with AgCuTi-AlN-W + Mo foil + Nb foil brazing filler were investigated. The effects of W/AlN content on microstructure and mechanical properties of the joints were discussed. To alleviate residual thermal stress, refractory metal foils such as Mo/Nb foils were added. Compared with the common composite interlayers, the interlayer formed via AgCuTi-AlN-W + Mo foil + Nb foil in-situ alloying had more and finer reinforcing phases without reducing the activity of the filler material. The ductile Mo/Nb foils contributed to accommodate the large strain mismatch by elastic deformation. The interfaces between the adjoining materials and the interlayer were well-bonded without any cracks. The most effective system was nickel-plated B<jats:sub>4</jats:sub>C + Mo foil + AgCuTi-3 wt% AlN-5 wt% W + AgCu foil + Nb foil + TC4, which exhibited the highest shear strength of approximately 115 MPa.","PeriodicalId":20630,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141198162","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Abou Bakr Medjahed, Lasfer Youcef, Saoudi Toufik, Henniche Abdelkhalek, Zegaoui Abdeldjalil, Derradji Mehdi
{"title":"On the bending behavior of hybrid fiber–metal laminates (HFMLs) based on aluminum and glass/Kevlar fibers reinforced epoxy","authors":"Abou Bakr Medjahed, Lasfer Youcef, Saoudi Toufik, Henniche Abdelkhalek, Zegaoui Abdeldjalil, Derradji Mehdi","doi":"10.1177/14644207241257442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241257442","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, the mechanical behaviors under flexural loading of fiber–metal laminates (FMLs) comprised of an aluminum alloy reinforced with glass fibers (GFs) and Kevlar fibers (KFs) embedded in an epoxy composite are experimentally investigated. For this purpose, non-FMLs, FMLs, and hybrid FMLs (HFMLs) are tested and their results are compared in terms of the flexural strength and modulus, strain to failure, toughness, interlaminar shear strength (ILSS), and specific properties. Results show that the incorporation of GFs on the compression side and KFs on the tensile side improves the bending properties of the HFMLs compared to the KF-based FMLs, which enhances the laminates’ resistance to bending loads. The HFMLs exhibit improvements of 24%, and 5% in flexural strength and modulus, respectively, compared to the KF-based FMLs. Moreover, hybridization significantly improves strain to failure by up to 115% compared to the GF-based FMLs. Additionally, the ILSS analysis reveals improved values in FMLs compared to non-FML samples, when GF-based FMLs demonstrate higher ILSS than KF-based ones, which can be attributed to GFs’ stiffness and high-quality bonding with the aluminum sheets. HFMLs attain a 19% improvement in ILSS compared to the KF-based FMLs. The failure mechanism depends on the intrinsic features of the studied fibers, while the studied FMLs display better damage tolerance. In this context, the HFMLs present enhanced toughness, delamination resistance, and the ability to prevent crack propagation, positioning them as promising candidates for lightweight structural applications where a balance between strength, stiffness, and toughness is required.","PeriodicalId":20630,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141168464","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gabriel Sales Candido Souza, Behzad V Farahani, Rui Miranda Guedes, Eduardo Gerhardt, Sandro Campos Amico, Volnei Tita
{"title":"On the experimental determination and prediction of damage evolution in composites via cyclic testing","authors":"Gabriel Sales Candido Souza, Behzad V Farahani, Rui Miranda Guedes, Eduardo Gerhardt, Sandro Campos Amico, Volnei Tita","doi":"10.1177/14644207241242739","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241242739","url":null,"abstract":"This study introduces a novel approach to obtaining and predicting damage evolution laws using quasi-static cyclic testing within the framework of continuum damage mechanics. To achieve this, a comprehensive set of characterization and parameter identification tests was performed. Carbon-epoxy specimens were manufactured using the filament-winding technique, and these laminates were tested using a universal testing machine. Digital image correlation was employed in all experiments to capture strain fields, and an alternative method utilizing the combined loading compression device is presented to obtain mechanical properties. Once the material was characterized, cyclic tests were conducted, including [Formula: see text], [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] tensile tests, and shear v-notch tests. These aim to determine damage evolution laws for both conditions, pure and coupled stress states. From these tests, values for damage onset and threshold were obtained and used to define four new parameters. These parameters permit the estimation of degradation relationships for any arbitrary orientation without requiring additional tests. This approach was tested as the proof-of-concept within the positive range of transverse tension and in-plane shear stress domain. The obtained results are promising, justifying its extension to other failure mechanisms. While acknowledging its limitations, this new approach holds potential for implementation in the analysis of progressive failure in fiber-reinforced composite materials, possibly in conjunction with established failure criteria and computational tools, mainly in the finite element method domain.","PeriodicalId":20630,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141173371","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental investigations to assess surface fatigue failure in rolling contact bearing","authors":"Santhosh Kumar Kamarapu, Amarnath Muniyappa, Perumalla Sateesh Kumar, Deepak Kumar Prasad, Bajane Srinivasa Ajay Vardhaman","doi":"10.1177/14644207241254448","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241254448","url":null,"abstract":"Rolling element bearings are the most important components in almost all rotating machines. These bearings are often subjected to repetitive load cycles at different operating conditions. Excessive loads, speeds, and improper operating conditions lead to the propagation of defects on their load-bearing surfaces, thereby causing a negative impact on the performance of rotating machines. This paper presents the results of experimental investigations to assess wear propagation in roller bearings using lubricant degradation, vibration, and statistical parameter analysis methods. A roller bearing setup was developed in the laboratory, and the test bearing (NJ 307E) was subjected to fatigue tests over a period of 900 h. The bearing was operated at a speed and radial load of 800 rpm and 1 kN, respectively. The film thickness analysis revealed a transition in lubrication regimes during 600–900 h of operation. Grease structure degradation and oxidation analyses were carried out using scanning electron microscope images and the Fourier transform infrared radiation technique. Further, the vibration signals are extracted from the bearing housing at regular intervals. Using the fast Fourier transform technique, these vibration signals were used to analyze bearing fault frequencies to highlight the faults developed on bearing contact surfaces. The statistical features of vibration signals such as root mean square, kurtosis, and crest factor were used to assess the severity of wear propagated on the bearing contact surfaces. Integrating tribological and vibration parameter analysis techniques provided a reliable assessment of surface fatigue wear propagated on the roller-bearing contact surfaces.","PeriodicalId":20630,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141168784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Microstructure and mechanical properties of wire-arc directed energy deposited Al-Mg-Sc aluminum alloy: As-deposited and aging heat treated","authors":"Jiayuan Cui, Xinpeng Guo, Shuai Hao, Yuanzheng Zhao, Xuming Guo","doi":"10.1177/14644207241255197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241255197","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, Al-Mg-Sc aluminum alloys were fabricated using wire-arc directed energy deposition. The focus of the study was to analyze the microstructure and mechanical properties of these alloys. Comparative analysis was conducted on the samples obtained from the as-deposited and aging treated, respectively. Furthermore, the precipitation process of the second phases and the associated strengthening mechanism were elucidated. The findings revealed that the presence of precipitated Al<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>(Sc,Zr) particles acted as heterogeneous nucleation nuclei of α-Al, facilitating the formation of equiaxial grains. During the subsequent aging treatment, the secondary Al<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>(Sc,Zr) particles precipitated directly without transitioning through intermediate phases. Additionally, the experimental results demonstrated that these secondary Al<jats:sub>3</jats:sub>(Sc,Zr) phases hindered the dislocation movement, leading to enhanced mechanical properties in Al-Mg-Sc alloys through precipitation strengthening. In the horizontal direction, the average ultimate tensile strength (UTS) and yield strength (YS) were measured as 361 ± 5 MPa, 251 ± 4 MPa, and 281 ± 6 MPa, 179 ± 6 MPa in the vertical direction, respectively. The elongations were found to be 15.8 ± 0.8% and 4.0 ± 0.5% in the horizontal and vertical directions, respectively. The observed variations in mechanical properties were attributed to the presence of interlayer pores.","PeriodicalId":20630,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141151516","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Removal of impurities accumulated on the surface of nanosecond laser-treated Titanium","authors":"Kun Sha, Yue Lin, Zhenhui Chen, Daolun Feng","doi":"10.1177/14644207241249895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241249895","url":null,"abstract":"Due to the efficient utilization of thermal energy by the interfacial evaporation, more and more research is attempting to apply it to concentrate wastewater. However, photothermal materials tend to accumulate impurities on their surface during the concentration process, which affects their subsequent use and requires periodic removal. Acidic, ultrasonic, and heated water cleansing methods are used to remove impurities from the surface of nanosecond laser-treated titanium (NLTI). Both acidic and ultrasonic cleansing are effective in removing impurities without damaging the micro-nano structure on the surface. After undergoing acidic cleansing, NLTI exhibits an evaporation rate of 1.25 kg/m2/h, which is 86.2% of its original performance. Similarly, after ultrasonic cleansing, NLTI exhibits an evaporation rate of 1.24 kg/m2/h, which is 82.6% of its original performance. It is worth noting that even after undergoing multiple cleansing cycles, both acidic, and ultrasonic cleansing maintain stable evaporation rates. Additionally, these cleaning methods are straightforward to implement, offering safeguard for the engineering application of solar thermal materials.","PeriodicalId":20630,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141111039","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beata Skowrońska, Barbara Szulc, Radosław Morek, Michał Baranowski, T. Chmielewski
{"title":"Selected properties of X120Mn12 steel welded joints by means of the plasma-MAG hybrid method","authors":"Beata Skowrońska, Barbara Szulc, Radosław Morek, Michał Baranowski, T. Chmielewski","doi":"10.1177/14644207241256113","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241256113","url":null,"abstract":"The article describes properties of welds made of high wear resistance X120Mn12 steel obtained by the hybrid PTA-MAG (plasma transferred arc – metal active gas) method. The specimens were 8 mm thick rectangular (200 mm × 350 mm) sheets metal. The analyzed butt welds were made with the parameters selected according to the criterion of smallest cross-sectional area of welds and the narrowest HAZ (heat affected zone). The outcome of metallographic tests of weld, HAZ and parent material, hardness distribution and XRD (X-ray diffraction) patterns of selected areas are presented. The IIT (Instrumented Indentation Test) method was used to describe the distribution of mechanical properties shaped by thermal cycle annealing of the welding process. The investigation shows that the application of the PTA-MAG hybrid heat source for welding manganese steel enables the use of the filler material ER307 (AWS-A5.9). The hybrid PTA-MAG welding system has the relatively high potential to be an efficient alternative to welding standard processes for X120Mn12 steel due to the HAZ overheating limitation. The zone of high-risk weld cracking is the part of the HAZ close to the fusion area that has been reheated during weldment formation. Heat input about 0.6 kJ/mm is needed to provide full deep penetration butt weld without defects and with a vapor capillary of wide enough to cover the weld gap. The increase of hardness in the welded joint is smooth distributed and going up to 10% compared to the base material. The width of HAZ was <1 mm. Intensive carbides precipitation in HAZ has been avoided successfully.","PeriodicalId":20630,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141117753","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bernardo Coelho, Etienne Copin, A. M. Deus, M. Fátima Vaz
{"title":"In-plane and out-of-plane compressive properties of regular and graded cellular cores of sandwich panels fabricated by additive manufacturing","authors":"Bernardo Coelho, Etienne Copin, A. M. Deus, M. Fátima Vaz","doi":"10.1177/14644207241255632","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241255632","url":null,"abstract":"Cellular materials with a gradient of properties become appealing as cores of the sandwich panels due to the possibility of improving strength and absorbed energy in lightweight components. 2D cellular structures designated by honeycombs have an anisotropic behaviour when loaded under in- and out-plane. Thus, when proposing new designs, it is essential to analyse how the in-plane arrangement with a gradient in cell wall thickness affects in-plane and out-of-plane mechanical properties. This work aims to study graded cellular structures in comparison with regular hexagonal honeycombs. Structures were manufactured by laser powder bed fusion using an aluminium alloy. Regular arrangements were formed with cells with the same thickness, while graded structures possessed a radial gradient of cell thickness. Three types of innovative gradients, where cell length varies radially along concentric layers, were analysed. The compressive properties of regular and graded structures were evaluated when loaded both under in-plane and out-of-plane conditions. Compression behaviour was assessed, both experimentally and by numerical modelling. Even though there is a mismatch between numerical and experimental results, they exhibit the same trends. All graded samples showed an increased mechanical performance when loaded under out-of-plane conditions in comparison with the results from tests under in-plane loading with values, for example, of stiffness four hundred times larger, absorbed energy around thirty times higher and with yield stress four times larger. The results showed that the graded samples attain higher values of strength, stiffness and absorbed energy in comparison with regular hexagonal honeycombs, for the same relative density.","PeriodicalId":20630,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141114138","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Obtaining the effective number of reinforcements progressively inserted and optimized to reduce the strain energy of cantilever plates with a different relationship between height and length","authors":"Eduardo R Vieira, Daniel M de Leon, R. Marczak","doi":"10.1177/14644207241255374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241255374","url":null,"abstract":"To achieve more efficient structures, research into material properties is important in mechanical designs. The anisotropy of fiber composites is increasingly being exploited. This is particularly true for curved and continuous composites. The position and orientation of the filaments have a major influence on mechanical properties. So, the application of these fibers at specific paths is very important to obtain excellent structures. When developing components for high-performance applications, it is necessary to use optimization methods to find the best reinforcement paths. To achieve high efficiency, it is necessary to reduce the volume of the reinforcements to improve the strength-to-weight ratio. This reduction not only directly reduces the mass, but also decreases manufacturing costs. The present work aims to gradually add reinforcements to carbon fiber-reinforced polymers (CFRPs). It observes the exact number of fibers required to achieve the greatest possible reduction in strain energy. The results prove that the use of more reinforcements than ideal is unnecessary because it increases the volume of reinforcements but doesn’t improve the properties. Optimization is achieved by parameterizing B-splines using sequential linear programming (SLP). Four cases analyzed concern a cantilevered plate. A force is applied to the free edge, causing bending. The boundary conditions are identical, and only the length of the plate changes. The strain is plotted to observe the strain distribution. Then, the results show that adding three to four reinforcements can reduce the strain energy by 92.6% to 98.0% compared to a structure without reinforcements.","PeriodicalId":20630,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141123169","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rasool Mohammadi Abokheili, Naser Kordani, H. Aghajani Derazkola, Jafar Nejadali
{"title":"Experimental investigation of the polymer-metal hybrids interfacial bonding fabricated by fused deposition modeling","authors":"Rasool Mohammadi Abokheili, Naser Kordani, H. Aghajani Derazkola, Jafar Nejadali","doi":"10.1177/14644207241252907","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241252907","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the fabrication of polymer-metal hybrids by fused deposition modeling was evaluated. 6061 aluminum alloy and polylactic acid were used in the manufacturing process. Also, to strengthen the bonding between the metal and polymer components, a two-component epoxy adhesive was used. The pull-off adhesion test was performed to evaluate the interfacial bonding strength of the specimens. In this study, the effect of bed temperature, print speed, printer nozzle diameter, and aluminum sheet surface roughness on the bond strength of polymer-metal hybrids has been investigated. The results showed that increasing the bed temperature, and aluminum sheet surface roughness, and also decreasing the print speed led to increase the bond strength of polymer-metal hybrids. Finally, by using the experimental data, an optimal specimen was produced. The interfacial bonding strength of the optimal specimen is about 64% stronger than the initial specimen.","PeriodicalId":20630,"journal":{"name":"Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141119536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}