{"title":"In Situ Forging during Casting Achieves the Preparation of Short-Process High-Performance Aluminum Alloy Components with Fine-Grained and Streamlined Structures","authors":"Chenxi Ma, Jiongshen Chen, Peng Shen, Guojin Song, Hui Huang","doi":"10.1007/s11665-025-12434-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11665-025-12434-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this paper, characterization methods such as optical microscopy (OM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) were used, in combination with the Anycasting simulation software, to investigate the mechanisms by which mold design and process parameters affect the microstructure and properties of Al-Cu alloy flat plates prepared by integrated squeeze casting and forging. Through the mold design of “pulling + forging,” material flow was achieved, thereby realizing the goal of integral forging. The orthogonal experiment indicates that when the pouring temperature is 700 °C, the injection speed is 0.2 m/s, the casting–forging interval is 9 s, and the forging pressure is 16 MPa, the resulting flat plate has fewer shrinkage porosity, shrinkage cavities, segregation, and crack defects, and the highest tensile strength. The process parameter that has the greatest impact on the tensile strength of the alloy is the casting–forging interval. When the casting–forging interval is 9 seconds, the convection caused by forging will wash away the dendrite arms. The detached dendrite arms will form new grains, thereby achieving the goal of grain refinement. At the same time, the convection and stirring effects generated during the forging process result in smaller concentration differences of the alloying elements throughout the melt. This leads to a solidified structure with minimal compositional segregation and a “streamlined” grain morphology. Such a microstructure enhances the mechanical properties of the alloy. Under the aforementioned parameters, the average tensile strength of the alloy reaches 445 MPa.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":644,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance","volume":"35 13","pages":"12297 - 12312"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147667838","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":"On the Room and High Temperature Tensile Properties of K439B Cast Superalloy during Long-Term Thermal Exposure at 800 °C","authors":"Yidong Wu, Zhao Dong, Xinghai Qu, Lei Gao, Wentong Liu, Chengbo Xiao, Jingyang Chen, Xidong Hui","doi":"10.1007/s11665-025-11653-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11665-025-11653-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, the evolution of tensile properties and associated deformation mechanisms of K439B alloy, which was subjected to long-term aging at 800 °C for 10000 h, were investigated. As the aging time was extended from 6000 to 10000 h, the room temperature tensile properties of the alloy exhibited insignificant variation. The dislocation shearing and Orowan loops after 6000 h aging and isolated stack faults shearing of γ′ precipitates after 10000 h aging were dominant mechanisms. The fracture morphology displayed a mixed mode of transgranular, ductile intergranular, and brittle carbide cracking. For the samples tested at 800 °C, a significant decrease in tensile strength was observed, accompanied by a notable enhancement in elongation compared to the standard heat treatment state. Stacking faults, which are restrained in γ′ emerged as the primary deformation mechanism in the high temperature tensile tests.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":644,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance","volume":"35 13","pages":"12459 - 12469"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147667850","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 Microstructure on the Creep Properties in High-Temperature Titanium Alloy after Different Forging Temperatures","authors":"Jifei Hu, Peng Qi, Wu Wei, Bolong Li, Tongbo Wang, Jiaming Yin, Zuoren Nie","doi":"10.1007/s11665-025-12124-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11665-025-12124-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Two different microstructures, lamellar primary α<sub>p</sub> grains in a matrix of β transformed microstructure and full fine lamellar structure, were produced by forging process in α + β phases at 1000 °C and in β phase at 1050 °C followed by 1000 °C/1 h/AC solid solution and 700 °C/5 h/AC aging heat treatment process in near α-titanium alloys. The ultimate strength at room temperature (RT) is almost the same for both microstructure specimens. The creep properties of lamellar primary α<sub>p</sub> grains surrounded by β-transformed microstructure are better than that of full fine lamellar structure, indicating the plastic creep strains were 0.108% and 0.113%, respectively, under creep test of 650 °C/100 MPa /100 h. The higher creep resistance of the lamellar primary α<sub>p</sub> structure in alloy forged in α + β phase has less precipitated silicide than that in alloy forged in β phase; more content of solid solution of Si and α<sub>2</sub> precipitation is beneficial for the improvement of creep resistance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":644,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance","volume":"35 15","pages":"14857 - 14865"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147727393","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}
Mónika Fekete Nagy, Dániel Koncz-Horváth, István Kern, Emel Razzouk, Tamás I. Török
{"title":"Coprecipitation and Properties of Conversion Nano-layers Formed on Steel Plates during Iron Phosphating with Molybdate and Magnesium Nitrate Additives","authors":"Mónika Fekete Nagy, Dániel Koncz-Horváth, István Kern, Emel Razzouk, Tamás I. Török","doi":"10.1007/s11665-025-13071-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11665-025-13071-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Thin surface conversion layers formed by precipitation from slightly acidic iron phosphating solutions with different additives were examined by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) energy-dispersive x ray (EDS) and glow discharge optical emission spectroscopic (GD OES) surface analytical techniques revealing important details on their in depth elementary composition on the nanoscale. Some stoichiometric mineralogical analogies were also sought and explored based on the detected components of the coprecipitated nanolayers. During the spray phosphating process the molybdate additive formed codeposits through the whole insoluble iron phosphate-oxide-hydroxide type surface film that could incorporate traces of alkali and alkaline earth cations like Na, K, Ca, and Mg as well. Magnesium as an additive was then also added to the iron phosphating solution as its nitrate salt in different concentrations and its advantageous properties were evaluated after checking the corrosion resistance of the then e-coated (KTL epoxy painted) phosphate steel plates (Q-panels) by the standard salt spray test (ISO 9227), showing acceptable data up to 720 h exposure in 5 wt.% NaCl solution at 35 °C.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":644,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance","volume":"35 10","pages":"9899 - 9908"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11665-025-13071-8.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147441270","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}
Xiaoying Tian, Changxin Liu, Mingliang Qiao, Ming Gao, Lili Tan, Di Na, Zheng Ma
{"title":"Correction to: Regulating the Mechanical and Biodegradation Properties of Cold-Drawn Mg Alloy via Recrystallization Annealing","authors":"Xiaoying Tian, Changxin Liu, Mingliang Qiao, Ming Gao, Lili Tan, Di Na, Zheng Ma","doi":"10.1007/s11665-025-12709-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11665-025-12709-x","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":644,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance","volume":"35 11","pages":"10795 - 10796"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147559017","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 of Low-SiC Content on the Tribological and Electrical Properties of Cu Composites Produced by Spark Plasma Sintering","authors":"Ertuğrul Çelik","doi":"10.1007/s11665-025-13129-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11665-025-13129-7","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this study, copper matrix composites reinforced with varying silicon carbide (SiC) contents (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, and 1 wt.%) were fabricated using spark plasma sintering (SPS). The effects of SiC reinforcement on the microstructure, hardness, porosity, electrical conductivity, and tribological performance were systematically investigated. Brinell hardness values increased with higher SiC content, reaching up to 76 HB for the 1 wt.% SiC composite. This improvement was accompanied by a gradual increase in porosity from 0.6 to 2.1%. Electrical conductivity decreased from 93% IACS to 66% IACS with increasing SiC content. Tribological tests revealed that the specific wear rate was significantly reduced, reaching as low as 1.1 × 10<sup>−4</sup> mm<sup>3</sup>/N m at 15 N due to the formation of a protective tribolayer. These results demonstrate that incorporating small amounts of SiC can substantially improve hardness and wear resistance, while maintaining acceptable electrical performance, making Cu-SiC composites promising candidates for durable electrical contact applications.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":644,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance","volume":"35 9","pages":"8706 - 8719"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147363242","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":"Optimization of BFRP-Carbon Fiber Anchor Preparation Process Via RSM: Mechanical Property Enhancement","authors":"Yongyang Yang, Meiting Deng, Songqin Long, Yunxia Wang, Tong Liu, Peng Zhao, Chao Peng","doi":"10.1007/s11665-025-12740-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11665-025-12740-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Basalt fiber anchor rods were fabricated via the pultrusion-winding process, with basalt fiber-reinforced polymer bars (BFRP bars) and high-performance resins serving as the raw materials. Given the challenges encountered in the practical application of basalt fiber anchor rods, the response surface methodology (RSM) was adopted to optimize their preparation process. Specifically, this study focused on exploring how key process parameters—including the volume ratio of basalt fiber to carbon fiber, winding speed, and calendering pressure—influence the tensile and shear strengths of the anchor rods. It was observed that the incorporation of carbon fiber during the optimization process exerted a significant impact on the performance of basalt fiber anchors. The optimal process conditions were determined as follows: a 10% volume ratio of basalt fiber to carbon fiber, a winding speed of 14 r·min<sup>-1</sup>, and a calendering pressure of 0.2 MPa. Under these conditions, the tensile strength of the basalt fiber anchors reached 801 MPa, with the shear strength measuring 203 MPa. Additionally, the internal structure of the anchors optimized by RSM was found to be more homogeneous, leading to a notable improvement in their mechanical properties.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":644,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance","volume":"35 16","pages":"15733 - 15745"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147755997","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":"Light Weight (TiB/La2O3)/Ti-V-Al Shape Memory Composites with High Strength and Superior Strain Recovery Properties with Aligned Reinforcements","authors":"Yaqian Yang, Shuo Wang, Shining Wang, Jinmin Zhang, Hengpei Pan, Kuishan Sun, Xinrao Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s11665-025-12661-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11665-025-12661-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Shape memory alloy composites have shown great potential in combining high strength and excellent functional properties. This study focuses on (TiB/La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>)/Ti-13V-3Al composites fabricated by adding LaB<sub>6</sub> and using hot extrusion. The TiB whiskers and La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> particles are in situ synthesized. And their orientation and distribution are meticulously designed. High-energy XRD shows that the composite mainly consists of <i>α</i>″ martensite phase, minor <i>β</i> phase, and TiB/La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> reinforcements. The microstructural gradient is observed by combining SEM and TEM. During heating, reverse martensitic transformation (<i>α</i>″ → <i>β</i>) occurs at As = 502 K, Ap = 553 K, and Af = 581 K, with activation energy of 157.60 kJ/mol. The composites exhibit the tensile strength of 894 MPa and elongation of 13%. The composite can achieve a recoverable strain of 4.6% at 6% pre-strain. The (TiB/La<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>)/Ti-V-Al shape memory composites possesses both excellent mechanical load-bearing and shape memory performances, promoting the application of shape memory alloys in the engineering field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":644,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance","volume":"35 15","pages":"14454 - 14460"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147727418","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}
Xiaohong Zhang, Xi Zheng, Dongdong Wen, Jiaming Liu, Jie Jiang, Zhaoyao Shi, Ziyi Zhou, Qihong Huang, Biqiong Yu, Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim
{"title":"Enhancing Surface Integrity in GCr15 Steel Form Grinding via Orthogonal–Symmetric Spider Web Bio-inspired Laser-Textured Structures","authors":"Xiaohong Zhang, Xi Zheng, Dongdong Wen, Jiaming Liu, Jie Jiang, Zhaoyao Shi, Ziyi Zhou, Qihong Huang, Biqiong Yu, Ahmed Mohamed Mahmoud Ibrahim","doi":"10.1007/s11665-025-12847-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11665-025-12847-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As demands for surface integrity and service performance of bearing steel in high-end manufacturing sectors increase, traditional grinding faces challenges in lubrication and thermal damage control. This paper proposes a multi-stage composite processing method combining laser texturing with form grinding. A biomimetic spider-web-like laser microchannel structure is constructed on the surface of GCr15 bearing steel. Three treatment schemes: UTG (unlasered), TG (single-stage laser followed by grinding), and DTG (dual-stage laser composite grinding), are designed to investigate their effects on surface properties. Results demonstrate that the biomimetic structure enhances chip evacuation, reduces heat accumulation, and improves lubrication and heat transfer conditions. Compared to UTG, the TG process reduces surface roughness by 33.05%, while DTG further decreases it by 25.63%, exhibiting the highest hardness and minimal edge damage. This dual-stage laser composite grinding technology achieves synergistic optimization of lubrication and heat dissipation, offering a new pathway for efficient manufacturing of high-performance fatigue-resistant bearings.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":644,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance","volume":"35 17","pages":"16796 - 16810"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147829434","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":"Synthesis of Waterborne Polyurethane/Polyacrylate Composite Emulsion Modified with Organofluorine and its Film Forming Performances","authors":"Youliang Cheng, Zefeng Xu, Changqing Fang, Meng Guo, Fang Yang, Jing Chen, Yifan Deng, Wenke Qiu","doi":"10.1007/s11665-025-12298-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11665-025-12298-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The waterborne polyurethane (WPU) has been applied in many fields due to environmental friendliness; however, most of the single-component WPU still has the problems of poor water resistance and low stability. Thus, this work developed an interpenetrating network (IPN) waterborne polyurethane/polyacrylate composite emulsion (WPUA) and then used organofluorine as hydrophobic modifier. The stability, morphology, and film-forming performances of as-prepared organofluorine modified WPUA (FWPUA) were investigated. These results showed that the storage stability of as-prepared FWPUA exceeded 6 months and the water contact angle of FWPUA film reached 93.38° and the water absorption rate reduced to 9% exhibiting good hydrophobic performance. The surface of FWPUA film was rougher and the degree of “wrinkling” in the cross-section was significantly deeper with the increasing of the organofluorine content. In addition, the tensile strength of optimized FWPUA film was 8.83 MPa and the average light transmittance in the range of 390-780 nm was 92%. Therefore, as-prepared FWPUA in this work can replace WPUA and has potential in hydrophobic coating and film.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":644,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance","volume":"35 9","pages":"8525 - 8536"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147363115","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}