{"title":"Effect of Nb on Microstructure and Wear Property of Laser Cladding CoCrFeNiTiNbx High-Entropy Alloys Coatings","authors":"Lin Ding, Hongxin Wang, Quan Xiumin","doi":"10.1007/s12540-024-01720-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12540-024-01720-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>A group of CoCrFeNiTiNb<sub>x</sub> high entropy alloys (HEAs) coatings were produced by laser cladding. The effect of Nb content on the microstructure and wear resistance of the HEAs coatings was investigated. The results indicated that adding Nb promoted the phase transition from BCC to FCC and the formation of Fe<sub>2</sub>Nb Laves phase, The diffraction peaks of FCC and BCC phases were firstly shifted to smaller angle as Nb content was increased, and then shifted to larger angle. Adding Nb promoted brittle fracture of more coarse dendrites to formed fine dendrites and equiaxed crystals homogenizing the microstructure in the HEAs coatings, as well as the formation of dense dislocations and dislocation interaction. The microhardness of the HEAs coatings was firstly increased and then decreased as Nb content was increased, and the change of the mass loss and friction coefficient was opposite trend. Compared with CoCrFeNiTiNb<sub>0.0</sub> HEAs coatings, the microhardness of the CoCrFeNiTiNb<sub>1.0</sub> HEAs coatings was improved by 25.00%, the mass loss was reduced by 28.27%, and and friction coefficient was the lowest. The wear mechanism of the HEAs coatings was transformed from the adhesive wear and oxidative wear accompanied by the abrasive wear to the abrasive wear accompanied by the adhesive wear and oxidative wear as Nb content was gradually increased.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":703,"journal":{"name":"Metals and Materials International","volume":"30 12","pages":"3418 - 3429"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141505065","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Laser Shock Peening on Mechanical Properties of Wire Arc Additive Manufactured Grade 91 Steel and Monel-400 Bimetallic Components","authors":"Sivakumar Munusamy, J Jerald","doi":"10.1007/s12540-024-01722-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12540-024-01722-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study investigates the effects of Laser Shock Peening (LSP) on the mechanical properties and microstructure of Wire Arc Additive Manufactured (WAAM) bimetallic components made of Grade 91 Steel and Monel-400. LSP, a surface enhancement technique, was applied to address the residual stress and enhance the mechanical performance of these bimetallic components. Electron Backscatter Diffraction (EBSD) analysis post-LSP showed refined grain structures, contributing to the observed enhancements in mechanical properties. The research revealed that LSP treatment increased the tensile residual stress at the bimetallic interface from 109 ± 2.5 MPa to 185.9 ± 2.5 MPa, indicating a strengthening of the bimetallic interface. The tensile strength of the Grade 91 Steel part increased from 1140 ± 6.5 MPa to 1280 ± 4.5 MPa after LSP, while the Monel-400 section showed a slight decrease in tensile strength from 516 ± 2.5 MPa to 511 ± 6 MPa but an increase in elongation from 31 to 38.5%. Furthermore, microhardness at the interface improved, with a rise from 267 ± 3 HV0.1 to 303 ± 4 HV0.1 post-LSP. The enhanced properties of the bimetallic components are particularly beneficial for applications in the petrochemical and marine industries, where the combined resistance to thermal and corrosive environments is critical. This study provides a new understanding of the application of LSP in improving the mechanical properties of WAAM-produced bimetallic components.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":703,"journal":{"name":"Metals and Materials International","volume":"31 1","pages":"36 - 48"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141516956","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Vikrant Singh, Dileep Pathote, Dheeraj Jaiswal, Kamalesh K. Singh, C. K. Behera
{"title":"Measurements of Enthalpies of Mixing of Sn–Ga–In Ternary Alloy System by Calorimetric Technique","authors":"Vikrant Singh, Dileep Pathote, Dheeraj Jaiswal, Kamalesh K. Singh, C. K. Behera","doi":"10.1007/s12540-024-01726-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12540-024-01726-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The ultimate objective of this study is to find a way to replace toxic lead-based solder with a non-toxic replacement that retains all of the desirable characteristics of the conventional solder. In this work, the integral and partial enthalpy of mixing for Sn–Ga–In ternary alloy systems were measured by the help of drop calorimeter along six of the cross sections at different temperatures of 673 K, 723 K and 773 K. Pieces of pure tin were dropped into molten Ga<sub>0.25</sub>In<sub>0.75</sub>, Ga<sub>0.50</sub>In<sub>0.50</sub>, Ga<sub>0.75</sub>In<sub>0.25</sub> alloys and pieces of pure Indium into Ga<sub>0.25</sub>Sn<sub>0.75</sub>, Ga<sub>0.50</sub>Sn<sub>0.50</sub>, Ga<sub>0.75</sub>Sn<sub>0.25</sub>. In order to calculate the interaction parameter, Redlich–Kister–Muggianu (RKM) model was used which considers the substitutional solution mechanism. Geometric models i.e. Kohler, Muggianu, Chou, Toop, and Hillert have been used to determine the integral mixing enthalpies and compared with experimental data. It has been seen a good agreement between the theoretical models and results of this study.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><img></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":703,"journal":{"name":"Metals and Materials International","volume":"31 1","pages":"182 - 192"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141505005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction: Effect of Silicide and α2 Phase on the Creep Behavior of TC25G Alloy at High Temperature","authors":"Zhuomeng Liu, Shewei Xin, Yongqing Zhao, Bohao Dang","doi":"10.1007/s12540-024-01719-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12540-024-01719-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":703,"journal":{"name":"Metals and Materials International","volume":"30 8","pages":"2169 - 2170"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141516957","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sang-Hoon Shin, T. T. T. Trang, Bong-Hoon Chung, Yong-Gyun Jeong, Jae-Sang Lee, Yoon-Uk Heo
{"title":"Microscopic Study on the Blister Formation Mechanism in Electrogalvanized Steel","authors":"Sang-Hoon Shin, T. T. T. Trang, Bong-Hoon Chung, Yong-Gyun Jeong, Jae-Sang Lee, Yoon-Uk Heo","doi":"10.1007/s12540-024-01723-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12540-024-01723-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The blister formation mechanism in electrogalvanized steel was studied by analyzing the blister’s internal structure. Electrochemical hydrogen charging was employed to absorb hydrogen into the steel plate and to induce blister formation. Analysis of the blister interior revealed that the initial formation of blisters occurred at the cracks located at the interface between the zinc layer and the steel substrate. These cracks originated from the steel substrate’s intergranular fracture or carbon contaminants’ adsorption on the steel surface. Grain boundary precipitates in hot-rolled plates form the intergranular crack after cold-rolling. A hydrogen anion was found inside the blister formed at the pre-existing intergranular crack. However, methylidyne (CH<sup>−</sup>) and methylene anion (CH<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup>) dissociated from methane, as well as hydrogen anions were detected inside the blister formed at the carbon-contaminated steel surface. Methane gas is generated by the combination of absorbed hydrogen with carbon inside the crack. This research clarifies the detailed formation mechanism of blisters in electrogalvanized steel.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":703,"journal":{"name":"Metals and Materials International","volume":"30 12","pages":"3430 - 3443"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141529094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bong Cheon Park, Sung-Dae Kim, Ihho Park, Jong-Ho Shin, Jae Hoon Jang, Namhyun Kang
{"title":"Effect of Nb on Austenite Grain Growth in 10Cr-3Co-2W Martensitic Heat-Resistant Steel","authors":"Bong Cheon Park, Sung-Dae Kim, Ihho Park, Jong-Ho Shin, Jae Hoon Jang, Namhyun Kang","doi":"10.1007/s12540-024-01721-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12540-024-01721-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The effect of Nb on austenite grain growth kinetics was investigated in 10Cr-3Co-2W martensitic heat-resistant steel under various tempering conditions (temperature and time). The results demonstrate that Nb effectively refines the austenite grain size; this result is attributed to the combined effect of Nb atom solute drag effect and pinning effect of NbC precipitates. Based on the measured values, an empirical model was developed to predict the grain growth behavior of this alloy system. In addition, the key conditions and parameters for application to the microstructure evolution model of MatCalc software were derived. Results will enable the prediction of grain size at different Nb contents and temperature parameters, and provide useful information for designing heat treatment processes and alloys.</p>","PeriodicalId":703,"journal":{"name":"Metals and Materials International","volume":"30 12","pages":"3311 - 3319"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12540-024-01721-w.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141529095","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Gi Geun Hong, Sung Su Jung, Yoon Suk Choi, Young Cheol Lee
{"title":"Effect of Oxygen Injections on the Porosity of High Pressure Die Castings","authors":"Gi Geun Hong, Sung Su Jung, Yoon Suk Choi, Young Cheol Lee","doi":"10.1007/s12540-024-01713-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12540-024-01713-w","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study aims to investigate the role of oxygen in optimizing the Pore-Free Die Casting (PFDC) process to enhance the quality of aluminum castings by minimizing porosity defects. The effects of oxygen levels on the integrity of high pressure die casting specimens was investigated by injecting oxygen at different durations (1 s, 3 s, and 5 s) through air jet valves installed at the mold cavity. The CT results indicate that increasing the oxygen injection time significantly reduces the porosity volume from 0.9 to 0.18%, with smaller defects in size as well. Notably, after applying the PFDC process, the elongation improved from 2.23 to 4.58%, suggesting that replacing atmosphere in the cavity space with oxygen plays a crucial role in enhancing the mechanical properties of the HPDC specimens. The improvement is believed to be caused by promoting oxidation reactions with the high concentration of oxygen, which leads to a decrease in gas entrapment during the casting process.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":703,"journal":{"name":"Metals and Materials International","volume":"30 12","pages":"3444 - 3457"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141505006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Investigating the Effects of CoMoCrSi Powder Composition and Particle Size, and Annealing Heat Treatment on Microstructure and Mechanical and Tribological Performance of HVOF Sprayed Coatings","authors":"Murat Tolga Ertürk, Süha Tirkeş, Cemil Hakan Gür","doi":"10.1007/s12540-024-01717-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12540-024-01717-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>An investigation was conducted to analyze the mechanical properties, wear behavior, and microstructure of coatings formed by high-velocity oxygen fuel spraying of CoMoCrSi powders. The effects of varying Cr concentration and particle sizes before and after heat treatment at 900 °C for 4 h were studied comparatively. The increase in Cr and Mo elements in the expanse of Co increased the structure's hardness before and after the heat treatment. As this increase was 10% in as-sprayed conditions, annealing raised the increase to 30%. Splat boundaries were the most vulnerable constituents against forces, creating a significant disadvantage in terms of structural integrity and affecting the overall performance. After annealing, the boundary strengths experienced a remarkable four-fold increase and cracks and fractures reduced significantly. The susceptibility of splat boundaries had a detrimental effect on room temperature wear behavior, and increased boundary densities led to a marked reduction in wear performance. Heat treatment induced improvements significantly increased the room temperature wear performance. At elevated temperature, the formation of oxide layers composed of CoMoO<sub>4</sub>, Co<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, MoO<sub>3</sub>, and Cr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> overcame the weaknesses of the as-sprayed coating, reducing both the friction coefficient and wear losses. A reduced Co ratio led to the formation of an oxide blend with a higher concentration of Mo and Cr oxides on the surface, further improving the coating's wear behavior.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":703,"journal":{"name":"Metals and Materials International","volume":"30 12","pages":"3268 - 3293"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s12540-024-01717-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141335948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"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":"Study on the Composition Design, Microstructure, Wear and Corrosion Resistant of Duplex Stainless Steels Based on Machine Learning","authors":"Jing Liang, Nanying Lv, Zhina Xie, Xiuyuan Yin, Suiyuan Chen, Changsheng Liu","doi":"10.1007/s12540-024-01714-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12540-024-01714-9","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Duplex stainless steels (DSS) had good wear and corrosion resistance, making them potential substitutes instead of martensitic stainless steel as the material for water turbine blades. However, designing a DSS with high wear and corrosion resistance using traditional trial-and-error methods required a significant amount of time and cost. This study proposed a material design method based on machine learning (ML) to accelerate the development of novel DSS. A composition-process-performance database for DSS was established, and four ML model such as K-Nearest Neighbor Regressor (KNR), Ridge Regression (RR), Decision Tree (DT), and Random Forest (RF) were employed to train the database. Predictions of wear and corrosion resistance for DSS were achieved. The predicted and actual values of them demonstrated good consistency. Among the four models, the RF model for microhardness and self-corrosion potential exhibited the best predictive performance with an <i>R</i><sup>2</sup> value of 0.90 and 0.87, respectively. Employing the RF model for three rounds of selection obtained three DSS compositions with high wear and corrosion resistance among 69,120 composition-process combinations, then named as 1Cr29Ni11Mo3.5N, 1Cr29Ni8Mo4.5N, and 1Cr29Ni10Mo4.5N. These optimized compositions were further investigated through laser melting deposition (LMD) corresponding samples. Experimental results indicated that the volume ratio of ferrite to austenite in the three samples all reached 3:7. Specifically, 1Cr29Ni11Mo3.5N showed a microhardness of 356 HV<sub>0.2</sub>, good wear resistance (1.2579 × 10<sup>–13</sup> m<sup>3</sup>/Nm of wear rate), and a self-corrosion potential of − 0.12494 V. 1Cr29Ni11Mo3.5N exhibiting high wear and corrosion resistance.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3>\u0000<div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":703,"journal":{"name":"Metals and Materials International","volume":"30 12","pages":"3402 - 3417"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141516959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Bo Zhang, Wei Liu, Jiaqi Xie, Yipu Sun, Longjun Chen, Hai Li, Fulong Wang, Bowen Hou
{"title":"Substitution of Ni with Cu and Its Impact on the Corrosion Resistance of Ni-Advanced Weathering Steels in the Simulated Tropical Marine Atmosphere","authors":"Bo Zhang, Wei Liu, Jiaqi Xie, Yipu Sun, Longjun Chen, Hai Li, Fulong Wang, Bowen Hou","doi":"10.1007/s12540-024-01703-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12540-024-01703-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The effect of substituting equal concentrations of Ni with 0.7 wt% and 1 wt% Cu on the corrosion behavior of Ni-advanced weathering steels (WS) in the simulated tropical marine atmosphere was studied. The results reveal that the effect of substituting Ni with Cu on enhancing the corrosion resistance of Ni-advanced WS is positively correlated with the substitution of Cu, as the concentration of Cu substitution affects the synergistic effect of Cu/Ni in Ni-advanced WS. With the substitution content of 0.7 wt% Cu, the synergy effect of Cu/Ni on enhancing the densification and protection of the rust layer is weakened which promotes the charge transfer process and accelerates the corrosion process of Ni-advanced WS. As the content of Cu substituting Ni increases up to 1 wt%, the synergy effect of Cu/Ni is stronger than that of Ni at the same content. Consequently, modifies the Ni-depleted region in the rust layer, the α-FeOOH content in the rust layer is increased, makes the rust layer dense, and intensifies the charge transfer resistance at the substrate-rust interface, thereby improving the corrosion resistance of the Ni-advanced WS.</p><h3>Graphical Abstract</h3><div><figure><div><div><picture><source><img></source></picture></div></div></figure></div></div>","PeriodicalId":703,"journal":{"name":"Metals and Materials International","volume":"30 11","pages":"3030 - 3044"},"PeriodicalIF":3.3,"publicationDate":"2024-06-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141516958","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}