Characterizing the Hemming Performance of Automotive Aluminum Alloys With High-Resolution Topographic Imaging

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. R. Stoudt ◽  
J. B. Hubbard ◽  
J. E. Carsley ◽  
S. E. Hartfield-Wünsch
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Surface Cracks ◽  
Surface Displacements ◽  
Quantitative Surface Analysis ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Surface Morphologies ◽  
Topographic Imaging

We used high-resolution quantitative surface analysis to evaluate the surfaces of two aluminum automotive closure panel alloys, which were bent to a 180 deg angle in a simulated hemming test. Maps of the displacements normal to the sheet were superimposed on the topographies to correlate the location of the maximum displacements and the surface morphology. While the alloys had similar mechanical properties, quantitative analyses yielded considerable differences in the deformed surface morphologies. One alloy had a greater density and broader size distribution of constituent particles, which increased the likelihood for particle decohesion. This resulted in large surface displacements that were uncorrelated with the underlying microstructure. While no splitting was observed in either alloy, large uncorrelated surface displacements could indicate the presence of short surface cracks.

Defect morphology in thick relaxed layers of InGaAs on GaAs

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 668-669
Author(s):  
R H Dixon ◽  
P Kidd ◽  
P J Goodhew
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
Growth Conditions ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Double Crystal ◽  
Strained Layers ◽  
Good Surface ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Device Structures ◽  
Surface Morphologies

Thick relaxed InGaAs layers grown epitaxially on GaAs are potentially useful substrates for growing high indium percentage strained layers. It is important that these relaxed layers are defect free and have a good surface morphology for the subsequent growth of device structures.3μm relaxed layers of InxGa1-xAs were grown on semi - insulating GaAs substrates by Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE), where the indium composition ranged from x=0.1 to 1.0. The interface, bulk and surface of the layers have been examined in planar view and cross-section by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The surface morphologies have been characterised by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), and the bulk lattice perfection of the layers assessed using Double Crystal X-ray Diffraction (DCXRD).The surface morphology has been found to correlate with the growth conditions, with the type of defects grown-in to the layer (e.g. stacking faults, microtwins), and with the nature and density of dislocations in the interface.

Research Advance in Harmful Effects and Removal of Impurity Fe from Al and Al Alloys

2011 ◽  
Vol 295-297 ◽  
pp. 751-759 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Shen ◽  
Wei Dong Yang ◽  
He Liang ◽  
Guang Chun Yao
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Pure Aluminum ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Precipitation Method ◽  
Filtration Method ◽  
Purification Methods ◽  
Research Advance ◽  
Harmful Effects

The presence of Fe and harmful effects on mechanical properties of pure aluminum and aluminum alloys are introduced. Several purification methods are reviewed, but all of them are of definite limitations. It is effective that precipitation method, filtration method and centrifugal division method are integrated.

scholarly journals Effect of Microwave and Conventional Modes of Heating on Sintering Behavior, Microstructural Evolution and Mechanical Properties of Al-Cu-Mn Alloys

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3675
Author(s):  
A. Muthuchamy ◽  
Muthe Srikanth ◽  
Dinesh K. Agrawal ◽  
A. Raja Annamalai
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Sintered Sample ◽  
Sintering Behavior ◽  
Sintered Alloy ◽  
Conventional Radiation ◽  
Sintered Aluminum ◽  
Electron Microscopes ◽  
Mechanical Properties And Corrosion

In this research, we intended to examine the effect of heating mode on the densification, microstructure, mechanical properties, and corrosion resistance of sintered aluminum alloys. The compacts were sintered in conventional (radiation-heated) and microwave (2.45 GHz, multimode) sintering furnaces followed by aging. Detailed analysis of the final sintered aluminum alloys was done using optical and scanning electron microscopes. The observations revealed that the microwave sintered sample has a relatively finer microstructure compared to its conventionally sintered counterparts. The experimental results also show that microwave sintered alloy has the best mechanical properties over conventionally sintered compacts. Similarly, the microwave sintered samples showed better corrosion resistance than conventionally sintered ones.

A comparative investigation on the microstructure and mechanical properties of additively manufactured aluminum alloys

2021 ◽  
Vol 146 ◽  
pp. 106165
Author(s):  
Muztahid Muhammad ◽  
P.D. Nezhadfar ◽  
Spencer Thompson ◽  
Ankit Saharan ◽  
Nam Phan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Comparative Investigation ◽  
Microstructure And Mechanical Properties

In Vivo and In Vitro Evaluation of Coated HAp Films with Different Surface Morphology

2007 ◽  
Vol 539-543 ◽  
pp. 710-715
Author(s):  
Kotaro Kuroda ◽  
Ryoichi Ichino ◽  
Masazumi Okido
Keyword(s):  
Bone Formation ◽  
Surface Morphology ◽  
New Bone Formation ◽  
Contact Ratio ◽  
Bone Implant ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Mouse Osteoblast ◽  
Surface Morphologies

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) coatings were formed on cp titanium plates and rods by the thermal substrate method in an aqueous solution that included 0.3 mM Ca(H2PO4)2 and 0.7 mM CaCl2. The coating experiments were conducted at 40-140 oC and pH = 8 for 15 or 30 min. The properties for the coated samples were studied using XRD, EDX, FT-IR, and SEM. All the specimens were covered with HAp, which had different surface morphologies such as net-like, plate-like and needle-like. After cleaning and sterilization, all the coated specimens were subjected to in vivo and vitro testing. In the in vitro testing, the mouse osteoblast-like cells (MC3T3-E1) were cultured on the coated and non-coated specimens for up to 30 days. Moreover, the specimens (φ2 x 5 mm) were implanted in rats femoral for up to 8 weeks, the osseoinductivity on them were evaluated. In in vitro evaluations, there were not significant differences between the different surface morphologies. In in vivo evaluations, however, two weeks postimplantation, new bone formed on both the HAp coated and non-coated titanium rods in the cancellous and cortical bone. The bone-implant contact ratio, which was used for the evaluation of new bone formation, was significantly dependent on the surface morphology of the HAp, and the results demonstrated that the needle-like coating appears to promote rapid bone formation.

Abrasive Waterjet Cutting of Aluminum Alloys: Workpiece Surface Roughness

2013 ◽  
Vol 404 ◽  
pp. 3-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nihat Tosun ◽  
Ihsan Dagtekin ◽  
Latif Ozler ◽  
Ahmet Deniz
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Surface Roughness ◽  
Aluminum Alloys ◽  
Abrasive Waterjet ◽  
Traditional Methods ◽  
Workpiece Surface ◽  
Abrasive Waterjet Machining ◽  
Waterjet Machining ◽  
Area Of Application ◽  
Better Than

Abrasive waterjet machining is one of the non-traditional methods of the recent years which found itself a wide area of application in the industry for machining of different materials. In this paper, the surface roughness of 6061-T6 and 7075-T6 aluminum alloys are being cut with abrasive waterjet is examined experimentally. The experiments were conducted with different waterjet pressures and traverse speeds. It has been found that the surface roughness obtained by cutting material with high mechanical properties is better than that of obtained by cutting material with inferior mechanical properties.

High-Resolution Topographic Imaging of Environmentally Responsive, Elastin-Mimetic Hydrogels

1999 ◽  
Vol 32 (26) ◽  
pp. 9067-9070 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Andrew McMillan ◽  
Kevin L. Caran ◽  
Robert P. Apkarian ◽  
Vincent P. Conticello
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Environmentally Responsive ◽  
Topographic Imaging
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