{"title":"Impact of Pulse Magnetic Field Treatment on Hot Tearing Tendency of Al-Zn-Mg Alloy","authors":"Liang Bai, Xinlong Zhang, Danyang Wang, Huangzhen Xi, Jingshun Liu, Liangming Yan, Xinyu Bao, Yonglin Ma","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07533-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07533-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Hot tearing is a common defect in aluminum alloy casting and welding, significantly compromising component integrity. Grain refinement can effectively reduce such defects. In this study, we employed a novel low-energy electromagnetic pulse grain refinement device to systematically investigate the suppression effect of electromagnetic energy on solidification-induced hot tearing in aluminum alloys. The effects of current intensity and magnetic field frequency on the grain size, phase precipitation, and solidification shrinkage stress during the solidification process of aluminum alloy was systematically analyzed. The study found that the magnetic field concentrated precipitates at grain boundaries, with a small amount dispersed inside the grains, mainly consisting of θ(Al<sub>2</sub>Cu), T(AlZnMgCu) and T(Al<sub>2</sub>CuMg) phases. With increasing current intensity and magnetic field frequency, the content of precipitated phases gradually increased, and the layered precipitated phase at the grain boundaries changed to a block-like structure. The application of the magnetic field shortened the solidification shrinkage stress curve’s plateau, greatly improved the compensation ability of the residual liquid metal shrinkage, and reduced the tendency of hot tearing. Simultaneously, the pulsed magnetic field significantly refined casting grains. When the current was 30 A, the frequency was 30 Hz, and the duty cycle was 20%, the grain refinement rate reached 47.5%.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 9","pages":"6620 - 6636"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144896980","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}
JOMPub Date : 2025-07-08DOI: 10.1007/s11837-025-07508-7
Lena Burger, Heinz Palkowski, Sven Ulrich, Hadi Mozaffari-Jovein
{"title":"Influence of the Manufacturing Process and Dynamic Testing on the Residual Stress State of Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V Lattice Structure Specimens","authors":"Lena Burger, Heinz Palkowski, Sven Ulrich, Hadi Mozaffari-Jovein","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07508-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07508-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>With time, the benefits of additive manufacturing have become firmly established in the domain of medical technology. The high degree of design freedom and precision afforded by additive manufacturing enables the production of implant components that are precisely tailored to individual requirements and based on patient-specific data. In addition to the advantages, the production of such components presents process-related material science challenges. One such challenge of this manufacturing process is the residual stresses due to the occurring phase transformation during the rapid process-related cooling rates. These stresses can lead to component deformation and impair the mechanical load-bearing capacity of the component, leading to accelerated fatigue. This aim of this study is to analyse the various influences of manufacturing and machining processes such as heat-treatment or application-related stress on the residual stress state of additively manufactured components based on titanium alloys.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 10","pages":"7519 - 7528"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11837-025-07508-7.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145078980","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thermodynamic and Experimental Optimization of Fe Extracting-Oriented Slag Composition for Oxygen-Enriched Top-Blown Nickel Smelting","authors":"Geng Cao, Junxue Zhao, Guanjie Wang, Sheng Yue, Bin Li, Jianghua Zheng, Yaru Cui, Hongxing Zong","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07511-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07511-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The slag produced during the nickel pyrometallurgical process is rich in iron (Fe). How to recover the Fe and other valuable metal element is a focus for sustainable development. The utilization of quartz in the smelting leads the Fe in the slag to exist as ferrous silicate, a substance detrimental to subsequent iron extraction. In this work, it is proposed that, to adjust the slag composition in oxygen-enriched top-blowing nickel smelting, adding CaO instead of SiO<sub>2</sub> in the traditional process, to form a new slag composition that benefits and facilitates more efficient iron extraction. In this research, a suitable range of slag composition was selected through thermodynamic calculations under oxygen-rich top-blowing smelting conditions. The reasonable slag composition was determined based on analysis and tests of slag melting performance. A predictive model for the melting temperature of the SiO<sub>2</sub>-MgO-FeO-CaO quaternary slag system was developed through optimization-derived design of experiments, A comparative assessment of the performance and phase composition between the new slag and traditional slag was conducted, and the results indicated that the hemispherical temperature of the modified slag decreased from 1410°C (traditional process) to 1382°C, and viscosity reduced from 0.173 Pa s to 0.071 Pa s. The properties of the slag can meet the requirements of nickel oxygen-rich top-blowing smelting. The primary mineral phase in traditional slag and new slag transformed from fayalite and calcium ferrite, respectively, at the same time resulting in higher alkalinity. This transformation is very favorable for the subsequent extraction of Fe.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 8","pages":"5868 - 5881"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145161364","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}
JOMPub Date : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1007/s11837-025-07558-x
Daniel Malecha, Robert Albrecht, James Lamb, Stanisław Małecki
{"title":"The Influence of Lead Refining Method on the Dross Content in the Metal","authors":"Daniel Malecha, Robert Albrecht, James Lamb, Stanisław Małecki","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07558-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07558-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Impurities in lead alloys affect the production yield and grid quality of lead-acid batteries. In addition to contamination limits, battery manufacturers often specify the maximum level of dross that can be produced when melting a given alloy. This study presents, for the first time, an example of a method for determining the percentage of dross formed after melting an alloy. In addition, the effect of three different lead pyrorefining methods—traditional refining, traditional refining with the double addition of NaOH and NaNO<sub>3</sub> and an alternative method using metallic aluminum—on the percentage of dross produced during the melting of the PbSnCa alloy was evaluated. Industrial-scale experiments have revealed significant differences in the amount of melt dross formed, confirming the influence of the refining method on this parameter. The aluminum refining method gave a lower dross content than the traditional approach and showed the highest process stability. Microstructural and phase analysis indicated that the resulting dross consisted mainly of metallic lead mixed with oxide phases. The results highlight the potential of lead refining using aluminum and provide valuable insights into optimizing lead recycling practices, as well as being a valuable knowledge base for lead-acid battery manufacturers.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 9","pages":"6603 - 6619"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11837-025-07558-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144897003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JOMPub Date : 2025-07-03DOI: 10.1007/s11837-025-07552-3
A. T. Oriola, J. D. Maile, A. Nguyen, E. J. Payton
{"title":"Toward an Index for Predicting Additive Manufacturability of Refractory High-Entropy Alloys","authors":"A. T. Oriola, J. D. Maile, A. Nguyen, E. J. Payton","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07552-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07552-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Computational screening metrics through which the additive manufacturability of novel refractory high-entropy alloys can be rapidly assessed are investigated, with a focus on laser powder bed fusion. The rapid heating and cooling experienced in both laser powder bed fusion and laser directed energy deposition additive manufacturing techniques result in a processing regime that differs from conventional casting- and welding-based hot crack susceptibility metrics. Calculation of phase diagrams (CALPHAD) is used to predict possible phases, alloy compositions, and freezing ranges for a database of 100 alloys published in the literature, and it is shown that several established metrics can differ substantially from one another. A new additive manufacturing cracking susceptibility criterion is proposed, based on Pearson correlation with cumulative crack lengths observed in laser glaze experiments on selected alloys. Equilibrium freezing range was most correlated with cumulative crack length (Pearson r = 0.89), followed by the Scheil freezing range (r = 0.84) and Pugh’s G/B ratio (r = – 0.90). Combined metrics, such as further improved predictive capability with correlations. Established crack susceptibility indices like Kou CSI (r = 0.54) and Clyne CSC (r = -0.86) were found to be less predictive for RHEAs under LPBF conditions.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 10","pages":"7222 - 7234"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11837-025-07552-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145079005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JOMPub Date : 2025-07-02DOI: 10.1007/s11837-025-07532-7
Dongliang Ma, Zhiyuan Liu, Jialin Wang, Xin Zheng
{"title":"Effects of Ti3AlC2 on the Microstructure, Hardness, and Corrosion Resistance of Sn-58Bi-0.075GNSs Solder Alloy","authors":"Dongliang Ma, Zhiyuan Liu, Jialin Wang, Xin Zheng","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07532-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07532-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigated the effect of adding Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub> to composite solders consisting of Sn-58Bi-0.075GNSs. Different weight percentages (x = 0 wt.%, 0.25 wt.%, 0.5 wt.%, 0.75 wt.%, and 1.0 wt.%) of Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub> were incorporated into the solder composites. The results showed that adding 0.5 wt.% Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub> led to the most significant grain size refinement, reducing the average Bi phase intercept length by 55% compared to the Sn-58Bi-0.075GNSs solder. Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub> acted as a nucleation site for the Bi-rich phase during solder solidification, preventing coarsening. It also formed a second phase along the grain boundaries, enhancing both grain refinement-strengthening and dispersion-strengthening mechanisms. Furthermore, the addition of 0.5 wt.% Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub> resulted in the highest solder hardness, which was 6.2% greater than that of the Sn-58Bi-0.075GNSs solder. The Sn-58Bi-0.075GNSs-0.5Ti<sub>3</sub>AlC<sub>2</sub> composite exhibited superior corrosion resistance, forming a dense passive film on the corroded surface.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 9","pages":"6577 - 6589"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144896889","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":"Effect of Extrusion on Corrosion Resistance of 5 vol.%TiBw/TA15 Composites","authors":"Wei Wang, Yangju Feng, Yunbin Lu, Xinxing Li, Wenke Wang, Jianlei Yang, Guorong Cui, Wenzhen Chen","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07563-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07563-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>To further investigate the corrosion resistance of titanium matrix composites, this paper successfully established a columnar network distribution of 5 vol.% TiBw/TA15 composites using a low-energy ball milling and hot extrusion process. The electrochemical corrosion behavior of composites was studied and analyzed before and after the hot extrusion process in a simulated marine environment (3.5 wt.% NaCl solution). The result indicated that the corrosion resistance of the 5 vol.% TiBw/TA15 composites was enhanced after the hot extrusion process. This was because, during the hot extrusion process of 5 vol.% TiBw/TA15 composites, dynamic recrystallization occurred, leading to a more uniform distribution of alloying elements in composites after hot extrusion. This process mitigated the galvanic effect caused by the segregation of alloying elements, reduced the corrosion rate of the composite materials, and consequently enhanced their corrosion resistance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 9","pages":"6792 - 6802"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144896991","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":"Influence and Mechanism on the Preparation of Pellets Using Phosphate Ore Powder","authors":"Dongsheng He, Yuanhao Zhang, Yanhong Fu, Yangyang Cao, Yuan Tang, Zhili Li, Qiu Yang","doi":"10.1007/s11837-025-07559-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11837-025-07559-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigates the reduction mechanisms of pellets fabricated from phosphate ore powders under varying operational parameters (temperature, time, coal-to-ore ratio, and silica-to-lime molar ratio). Analytical techniques, including ash fusion temperature analysis, x-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy, were employed. The results indicate that an optimal coal addition range of 20–24% and maintaining the silica-to-lime ratio of the concentrated ore powder at 1.0 yield superior pellet reduction performance. At lower reduction temperatures, silica reacts preferentially with fluorapatite to form Ca<sub>3</sub>(PO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>. It subsequently reduces with carbon to form CaO, which reacts with SiO<sub>2</sub>, generating new silicate phases. As the temperature increases, the reduction rate of pellets rises, and solid particles transition into a molten state, facilitating the formation of a vitreous phase. The highest reduction rate of 93.72% was achieved at 1400 °C using raw phosphate ore powder pellets. At 1450 °C, reduction rates for pellets made from concentrated phosphate ore and mixed ore types reached 89.1% and 91.33%, respectively. It was demonstrated that pellets formulated from a blend of high-grade concentrated ore powder and low-grade raw ore powder could substantially lower the reduction temperature and reduce energy consumption, all while maintaining a high reduction rate.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":605,"journal":{"name":"JOM","volume":"77 9","pages":"6637 - 6649"},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144896989","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}