简介:Asystematicalsimulationhasbeencarriedoutontheindentationcreeptestonparticle-reinforcedcomposites.Thedeformation,failuremechanismsandlifeareanalyzedbythreereasonablemodels.Thefollowingfivefactorshavebeenconsideredsimultaneously:creeppropertyoftheparticle,creeppropertyofthematrix,theshapeoftheparticle,thevolumefractionoftheparticleandthesize(relativesizetotheparticle)oftheindentationindenter.Forallthecases,thepowerlawrespectingtotheappliedstresscanbeusedtomodelthesteadyindentationcreepdepthrateoftheindenter,andthedetailexpressionshavebeenpresented.Thecomputersimulationprecisionisanalyzedbythetwo-phasemodelandthethree-phasemodel.Twoplacesofthestressconcentrationarefoundinthecomposites.Oneisaheadoftheindentationindenter,wherethehighstressstateisdeducedbytheedgeoftheindenterandwilldecreaserapidlyneartoasteadyvaluewiththecreeptime.Theotheroneisattheinterface,wherethehighstressstateisdeducedbythemisfitofmaterialpropertiesbetweentheparticlesandmatrix.Ithasbeenfoundthatthecreepdissipationenergydensityotherthanastressparametercanbeusedtobethecriteriontomodelthedebondingoftheinterfaces.Withthecriterionofthecriticalcreepdissipationenergydensity,apowerlawtotheappliedstresswithnegativeexponentcanbeusedtomodelthefailurelifededucedbythedebondingofinterfaces.Theinfluencesoftheshapeoftheparticlesandthematchingofcreeppropertiesofparticleandmatrixcanbediscussedforthefailure.Withacrackmodel,thefurthergrowthofinterfacecrackisanalyzed,andsomeimportantexperimentalphenomenacanbepredicted.Thefailuremechanismwhichtheparticlewillbepunchedintomatrixhasbeenalsodiscussed.Thecriticaldiflerencesbetweenthecreeppropertiesoftheparticlesandmatrixhavebeencalculated,afteraparameterhasbeendefined.Intheviewofcompetitionoffailure
简介:PhysicalsimulationisusedtostudythemovementofnonmetallicparticlesinAlmeltinelectromagneticfield.ItisfoundthattheterminalvelocityofparticlesindifferentReynoldsnumberrangehasdifferentfunctions.ByconfirmingdragforcecoefficientofnonmetallicparticleswithReynoldsnumberintherangeof0.2~10and10~25respectively,twofunctionsofterminalvelocityforsphericalnonmetallicparticleshavebeengotaccordingly,whichprovideatheoreticalbasisforseparatingnonmetallicinclusionsfromAlmeltinelectromagneticfield.
简介:Microstructureofthematrixdirectlyinfluencestheperformanceandtheapplicationofmetalmatrixcomposites.Byusingvacuumcasting-infiltrationmethodtomanufacturecastingtungstencarbideparticlereinforcedcomposite,theadditionofNicanalterthemicrostructureofthematrixofcomposite.Highcarbonchromiumsteelwaschosenasthesubstrate.Thecastingprocesswasachievedat1580℃withvacuumdegreeof0.072—0.078MPa.Paddingofthemoltensteelineachpartofthepreformwasdifferent,andthesolidificationofeachpartofthecompositewasdifferent,too.Microstructureofthematrixwasvariousindifferentpartsofthecomposite.TheNiadditionhadenlargedtheaustenitezoneinmatrix,whichwouldimprovethecorrosionresistanceofthecomposite.ThephaseidentificationofthecompositewasperformedbyX-raydiffractiontechnique.TheresultshowedthatFe3W3Cwastheprimaryprecipitatedcarbideanditscompositionhadadirectlinkwiththedecompositionofthecastingtungstencarbideparticles.Thehardnessofthematrixmainlydependedonthereinforcedcarbide,i.e.Fe3W3C.
简介:Highentropyalloyhasattractedincreasingattentions.However,toenhancethealloystrengthoftenleadstoimpairmentoftheductility,orviceversa.HerewereportedaheattreatmentapproachonAlCrFeNi2Ti0.5highentropyalloy,whichcanelevatethestrengthandductilitysimultaneously.AningotofAlCrFeNi2Ti0.5weighing2.5kgwasfirstlyfabricatedbymediumfrequencyinductionmelting.Thensamplesfromthesameheightofthebulkingotwereannealedfor6hat600,700,800and1000℃,respectively.After1000℃annealing,anoptimalmicrostructurewasobtainedbyusingourapproachwhichcanmakesomeprecipitationparticlesdistributehomogeneouslyinthedendriteinteriorwhilekeeptheinterdendritestructureasasinglesolidsolutionphase.ThemechanicaltestonthisAlCrFeNi2Ti0.5alloysampleshowedthat,thecompressivefracturestrengthσbcwasincreasedbyabout600MPaandtheplasticstrainepwasdoubled,comparedwiththoseoftheas-castsample.Ourapproachcanbereadilyadaptedtolarge-scaleindustrialproductionofhighentropyalloyswithhighstrengthandductilitybyproperannealingtreatment.