A. Navabi, M. Vandadi, T. Bond, V. Rahneshin, J. D. Obayemi, R. Ahmed, J. Oghenevweta, N. Rahbar, V. Champagne, W. Soboyejo
{"title":"A Study of the Effects of Amorphous/Crystalline Oxide Films on the Cold Spray Behavior of 6061 Al Alloy Powders","authors":"A. Navabi, M. Vandadi, T. Bond, V. Rahneshin, J. D. Obayemi, R. Ahmed, J. Oghenevweta, N. Rahbar, V. Champagne, W. Soboyejo","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3813431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3813431","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents the effects of nanoscale surface oxide layers on the cold spray behavior of 6061 Al alloy powders. The surface oxide films are revealed via Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), and Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS). Phenomena associated with surface contacts, contact-induced elastic-plastic deformation, heating, and cracking are then simulated using a combination of analytical models, finite element analysis and Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulations. MD simulations are used to provide insights into the effects of powder impact on deformation and fracture at powder impact velocities that are consistent with previously reported critical velocities and predictions. MD simulations are also used to obtain estimates of oxide film moduli, toughness, strains to failure, and the fracture energies of aluminum oxide films with crystalline and amorphous structures. These are incorporated into finite element simulations of cold spray contact-induced deformation and cracking. The impact between the powder particles with nanoscale oxide layer and the substrate is modeled using a bi-linear Johnson-Cook model. The powder impacts are shown to result in localized splat deformation and heating, and the cracking of the oxide layers in ways that can expose fresh metallic surfaces to high temperature contacts (above the recrystallization temperature) that can give rise to bonding and mechanical interlocking. The implications of the results are discussed for the design of cold spray processes for the fabrication and repair of 6061 Al structures.","PeriodicalId":438337,"journal":{"name":"EngRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"12 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-03-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115801431","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}
Diwen Xiao, Y. Ke, Congcheng Wang, Chunyong He, Qing Chen
{"title":"Bi-Continuous Porous Structures from the Selective Dissolution of Ionic Solid Solutions","authors":"Diwen Xiao, Y. Ke, Congcheng Wang, Chunyong He, Qing Chen","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3790080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3790080","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Bi-continuous porous metal evolves from the selective dissolution of an alloy, a process known as dealloying. Here we report a similar observation in the selective dissolution of NaCl from a NaCl-AgCl solid solution. A procedure of simultaneous quenching and dissolution that retains the homogeneity of the solution is designed with the help of small-angle neutron scattering. The process in water creates bi-continuous porous AgCl of smooth ligaments and pores ~300 nm wide, which can coarsen up without altering the bi-continuous morphology. Post-mortem elemental analysis identifies a NaCl-compositional threshold at 35%, below which no dissolution occurs, a critical behavior suggestive of the need for percolating dissolution pathways. The work reveals intriguing similarities between the selective dissolutions of metallic and ionic solid solutions, bridging their mechanisms and promising new ways of fabricating functional porous materials.","PeriodicalId":438337,"journal":{"name":"EngRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"72 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130745432","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":"Optimization of Powder Bed Fusion of Maraging Steel Powders for Plastic Injection Moulding","authors":"V. Vicario, D. Miceli","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3785873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3785873","url":null,"abstract":"Performances of plastic injection moulds heavily affect productivity and yields of high volume industries as packaging, cosmetics, RB is historically specialized in mould design and production and the introduction of a laser bed printer enlarged its possibilities especially in terms of optimization of cooling channels, more numerous and closer to the functional surface. RB started working with commercial maraging and other steel powders: they observed some differences among producers and grades and started questioning about the relationship between powders and printing parameters. The necessary metallurgical competences and laboratory equipment have been found in MIMETE, the new Italian metal powders producer. The two companies are working together on a long-term European project aiming at the development of new optimized powders and LPB/SLM process parameters to:<br><br>1) maximize productivity<br><br>2) control roundness and roughness of cooling channels<br><br>3) maximize powder life<br><br>4) reduce tendency to cracking<br><br>5) increase thermal fatigue properties.","PeriodicalId":438337,"journal":{"name":"EngRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-02-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124410104","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}
Y. Ou, Yong-zheng Jiang, Yiren Wang, Zhengqing Liu, A. Lervik, R. Holmestad
{"title":"On Vacancy and Solute Co-Segregated η1 Interface in Over-Aged Al-Zn-Mg Alloys","authors":"Y. Ou, Yong-zheng Jiang, Yiren Wang, Zhengqing Liu, A. Lervik, R. Holmestad","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3757761","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3757761","url":null,"abstract":"We represent a combined first-principles and scanning transmission electron microscopy (STEM) study of the η1A1 interfaces in an over-aged Al-Zn-Mg alloy. As one of the major η-MgZn2 precipitate phase variants, η1A1 tends to form highly coherent interfaces with Al matrix, along with various unique solute segregation patterns on its interfacial layers. The interface phase diagram suggests either an Mg-rich or a Zn-rich interface, depending on the chemical potential range of Zn. Further segregation calculations, however, strongly suggest the STEM Z-contrast imaged interface to be a vacancy and solute co-stabilized Mg-rich structure that is favored at relatively low Zn chemical potentials. Based on our experimental and calculation results, the profound thermodynamics origin of the η1A1 interface and its intricate segregation behavior were clarified and described using a generalized structure model. The η1A1l interface structure and segregation at higher Zn chemical potentials were also predicted for future experimental validation.","PeriodicalId":438337,"journal":{"name":"EngRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"47 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132996062","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}
J. Jie, S. Yue, J. Liu, D. StJohn, Y. Zhang, E. Guo, T. Wang, T.J. Li
{"title":"Revealing the Mechanisms for the Nucleation and Formation of Equiaxed Grains in Commercial Purity Aluminum by Fluid-Solid Coupling Induced by a Pulsed Magnetic Field","authors":"J. Jie, S. Yue, J. Liu, D. StJohn, Y. Zhang, E. Guo, T. Wang, T.J. Li","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3734066","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3734066","url":null,"abstract":"This study considers the factors controlling the grain structure of commercially pure aluminium when a Pulsed Magnetic Field (PMF) is applied during solidification. It is revealed that PMF of pure metal forms equiaxed grains by two different nucleation and growth mechanisms depending on the casting conditions. One mechanism is nucleation of the columnar grains that grow into a shell on the walls of the mold before PMF is applied and once applied fluid-solid coupling develops due to the Lorenz force. Depending on the shell thickness, this fluid-solid coupling detaches the columnar shell or, for thicker shells, only the top few millimeters of the shell from the mold wall. The detached shell is then fragmented into large blocky grains due to a lower melting point iron-rich liquid phase on the grain boundaries. The other mechanism occurs on the mold wall when PMF is applied from above the melting point or on the exposed mold wall after detachment of the initially formed solidified shell as in the case above. In these conditions copious nucleation occurs on the mold wall and these fine grains are detached by pulses occurring every few milliseconds creating a bimodal structure of refined grains between the much fewer large blocky grains. The optimal condition for uniform refinement is when PMF is applied from above the melting point ensuring that a refined equiaxed grain structure forms throughout the casting.","PeriodicalId":438337,"journal":{"name":"EngRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"143 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122676442","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}
X.L. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Huang, J.L. Wang, X. Li, S. Subramanian, C. Shang, Z. Xie
{"title":"Contribution of Grain Boundary Misorientation to Intragranular Globular Austenite Reversion and Resultant in Grain Refinement in a High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel","authors":"X.L. Wang, Z. Wang, A. Huang, J.L. Wang, X. Li, S. Subramanian, C. Shang, Z. Xie","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3538765","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3538765","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This paper elucidates the determining role of grain boundary types/misorientations on formation of intragranular globular austenite, which has random orientation or large deviation from the parent austenite, in a high-strength low-alloy bainitic steel during reaustenitization. Results revealed that within the parent austenite with lath bainite, reverted austenite with random orientation or large deviation from the parent austenite can nucleate at the packet and block boundaries with high misorientations, and rapidly evolve to become globular austenite with increase of temperature, making a significant contribution in final austenite grain refinement. While in granular bainite, the low misoriented boundaries belonging to the same Bain group are the preferred nucleation sites for the reverted austenite, which is detrimental to the formation of intragranular globular austenite. In addition, the precipitation mode of cementite is different in the reverse process, that is, cementite is precipitated from the matrix of lath bainite, but it is precipitated from retained austenite or martensite/austenite (M/A) particles in granular bainite, which will also lead to the different or consistent variant orientation of reverted austenite and matrix. Therefore, the final austenite grain refinement in initial granular bainite was mainly due to the formation of intergranular globular reverted austenite, and the refining effect is much lower than that of lath bainite.","PeriodicalId":438337,"journal":{"name":"EngRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114979252","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":"Diffraction Artefacts from Twins and Stacking Faults, and the Mirage of Hexagonal, Polytypes or Other Supersuperstructures","authors":"C. Cayron","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3714494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3714494","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, a hexagonal phase has been reported in high carbon steels in several studies. Here, we show that the electron microscopy results used in these studies were erroneously interpreted. The extra-spots in the diffraction patterns and the odd contrasts in the high resolution images are not those a superstructure but result from double diffraction and streaking effects due to the presence of twins and stacking faults. We point out a similar unfortunate misunderstanding of these effects in papers reporting the existence of a 9R structure in aluminium or copper, or exotic forms of carbon in diamonds.","PeriodicalId":438337,"journal":{"name":"EngRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124371353","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}
N. Pant, N. Verma, Y. Ashkenazy, P. Bellon, R. Averback
{"title":"Phase Evolution in Two-Phase Alloys During Severe Plastic Deformation","authors":"N. Pant, N. Verma, Y. Ashkenazy, P. Bellon, R. Averback","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3708690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3708690","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Phase evolution in FCC metals with strongly interacting alloy components during severe plastic deformation is investigated using molecular dynamics simulations. Specifically, we study the alloy microstructure in steady state, nucleation and growth of precipitates in supersaturated alloys, and the dissolution of precipitates in undersaturated alloys. The results are compared to a modified effective temperature model, providing a physical understanding for the atomic processes underlying the model and a perspective on its strengths and weaknesses. Key observations in this work are nucleation and growth of precipitates during SPD at a temperature of 100 K; Gibbs-Thomson-like behavior relating steady-state solubility to precipitate size under sustained shearing; a direct relationship between the effective temperature and the shear modulus; and the importance of cluster agglomeration during precipitate growth. The study also reveals that the mechanism of forced chemical mixing depends on precipitate size, adding complications for effective temperature models describing inhomogeneous systems. The simulations are shown to provide good semi-quantitative agreement with experimental findings reported in the literature.","PeriodicalId":438337,"journal":{"name":"EngRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"54 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126066654","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":"Integrated Modeling of Helium-Vacancy Clustering in Eurofer97 Steel Upon He+/Fe3+ Dual Ion Beam Irradiation","authors":"Jie Gao, E. Gaganidze, B. Kaiser, J. Aktaa","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3692028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3692028","url":null,"abstract":"Here, by developing an integrated rate theory model, we studied helium-vacancy (He-V) clustering in ferritic/martensitic steel Eurofer97 under He + /Fe 3+ dual ion beam irradiation condition. Different from the known single peak concentration profile of total atomic He, the ‘solute’ He atom (interstitial He) concentration displays a bimodal distribution during irradiation due to the kick-out mechanism aided by irradiation-induced self-interstitials. We show that the kicked-out interstitial He enhances the He-V clustering rate and leads to the shift of cluster pressurization states. The He-V clustering direction is also governed by the kicked-out interstitial He.","PeriodicalId":438337,"journal":{"name":"EngRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"65 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130106555","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":"Atomistic Study of Grain-Boundary Segregation and Grain-Boundary Diffusion in Al-Mg Alloys","authors":"Raj Kiran Koju, Y. Mishin","doi":"10.2139/ssrn.3683502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3683502","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract Mg grain boundary (GB) segregation and GB diffusion can impact the processing and properties of Al-Mg alloys. Yet, Mg GB diffusion in Al has not been measured experimentally or predicted by simulations. We apply atomistic computer simulations to predict the amount and the free energy of Mg GB segregation, and the impact of segregation on GB diffusion of both alloy components. At low temperatures, Mg atoms segregated to a tilt GB form clusters with highly anisotropic shapes. Mg diffuses in Al GBs slower than Al itself, and both components diffuse slowly in comparison with Al GB self-diffusion. Thus, Mg segregation significantly reduces the rate of mass transport along GBs in Al-Mg alloys. The reduced atomic mobility can be responsible for the improved stability of the microstructure at elevated temperatures.","PeriodicalId":438337,"journal":{"name":"EngRN: Metals & Alloys (Topic)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131278329","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}