The Compressive Response of Idealized Cermetlike Materials

2015 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eral Bele ◽  
Vikram S. Deshpande

Metals reinforced with a high volume fraction of hard particles, e.g., cermets, have properties that are more akin to those of granular media than conventional composites. Here, the mechanical properties and deformation mechanisms of this class of materials are investigated through the fabrication and testing of idealized cermets, comprising steel spheres in a Sn/Pb solder matrix. These materials have a similar contrast in the properties of constituent phases compared to commercial cermets; however, the simpler microstructure allows an easier interpretation of their properties. A combination of X-ray tomography and multiaxial strain measurements revealed that deformation at large strains occurs by the development of shear bands similar to granular media, with the material dilating under hydrostatic pressure within these shear bands. Predictions of finite element models with a random arrangement of inclusions were in excellent agreement with the experimental results of idealized cermets. These calculations showed that at large inclusion volume fractions, composites with a random arrangement of inclusions are significantly stronger compared to their periodic counterparts, due to the development of a network of force chains through the percolated particles.

2015 ◽  
Vol 766-767 ◽  
pp. 399-404
Author(s):  
N. Harish ◽  
S. Hamritha ◽  
S. Kiran Aithal

Present work is focused on Horizontal centrifugal casting process, by which a wear resistant material with considerable strength can be designed. A material of heterogeneous microstructure designed in which a high volume fraction of hard particles is dispersed at the inner surface, where better wear properties are needed, and a gradually decreasing lower volume fraction of hard particles at the outer surface. By this, a better strength and ductility will be achieved at the desired surfaces. The present work is focused on the preparation of cylinder liners using centrifugal casting for Al-17wt%Si. These cylinder liners are characterized for Microstructure, Hardness, Tensile strength and Wear.


Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Şopu ◽  
Xudong Yuan ◽  
Franco Moitzi ◽  
Mihai Stoica ◽  
Jürgen Eckert

Metallic glass composites with shape memory crystals show enhanced plasticity and work-hardening capability. We investigate the influence of various critical structural aspects such as, the density of crystalline precipitates, their distribution and size, and the structural features and intrinsic properties of the phase on the deformation behavior of metallic amorphous Cu 64 Zr 36 composites with B2 CuZr inclusions using molecular dynamics simulations. We find that a low density of small B2 inclusions with spacing smaller than the critical shear band length controls the formation and distribution of plastic zones in the composite and hinders the formation of critical shear bands. When the free path for shearing allows the formation of mature shear bands a high volume fraction of large B2 precipitates is necessary to stabilize the shear flow and avoid runaway instability. Additionally, we also investigate the deformation mechanism of composites with pure copper crystals for comparison, in order to understand the superior mechanical properties of metallic glass composites with shape memory crystals in more detail. The complex and competing mechanisms of deformation occurring in shape memory metallic glass composites allow this class of materials to sustain large tensile deformation, even though only a low-volume fraction of crystalline inclusions is present.


2008 ◽  
Vol 22 (09n11) ◽  
pp. 1343-1348
Author(s):  
HIROAKI NAKAMOTO ◽  
TADAHARU ADACHI ◽  
WAKAKO ARAKI

The in-plane impact behaviors of honeycomb structures with some cells randomly filled with stiff inclusions were analyzed by using the finite element method (FEM). The effect of the random arrangement of inclusions on the deformation processes of the honeycomb structures was considered. During these deformation processes, the growth of shear bands was disturbed by the inclusions and the cell region surrounded by inclusions did not deform. The average stress increased and densification strain decreased with increasing volume fraction of inclusions. A honeycomb with volume fraction of inclusions of 0.5 could not be deformed. Below 0.5, the average stress steeply increased and densification strain approached zero. Some models for less than a volume fraction of inclusions of 0.25 had higher absorbed energy than the model with no inclusions and others had lower energy. Above 0.25, the absorbed energy decreased and linearly reached zero at a volume fraction of inclusions of 0.5.


Author(s):  
D. E. Fornwalt ◽  
A. R. Geary ◽  
B. H. Kear

A systematic study has been made of the effects of various heat treatments on the microstructures of several experimental high volume fraction γ’ precipitation hardened nickel-base alloys, after doping with ∼2 w/o Hf so as to improve the stress rupture life and ductility. The most significant microstructural chan§e brought about by prolonged aging at temperatures in the range 1600°-1900°F was the decoration of grain boundaries with precipitate particles.Precipitation along the grain boundaries was first detected by optical microscopy, but it was necessary to use the scanning electron microscope to reveal the details of the precipitate morphology. Figure 1(a) shows the grain boundary precipitates in relief, after partial dissolution of the surrounding γ + γ’ matrix.


2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-192 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed J Kadhim ◽  
Mohammed H Hafiz ◽  
Maryam A Ali Bash

The high temperature corrosion behavior of thermal barrier coating (TBC) systemconsisting of IN-738 LC superalloy substrate, air plasma sprayed Ni24.5Cr6Al0.4Y (wt%)bond coat and air plasma sprayed ZrO2-20 wt% ceria-3.6 wt% yttria (CYSZ) ceramic coatwere characterized. The upper surfaces of CYSZ covered with 30 mg/cm2 , mixed 45 wt%Na2SO4-55 wt% V2O5 salt were exposed at different temperatures from 800 to 1000 oC andinteraction times from 1 up to 8 h. The upper surface plan view of the coatings wereidentified for topography, roughness, chemical composition, phases and reaction productsusing scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive spectroscopy, talysurf, and X-raydiffraction. XRD analyses of the plasma sprayed coatings after hot corrosion confirmed thephase transformation of nontransformable tetragonal (t') into monoclinic phase, presence ofYVO4 and CeVO4 products. Analysis of the hot corrosion CYSZ coating confirmed theformation of high volume fraction of YVO4, with low volume fractions of CeOV4 and CeO2.The formation of these compounds were combined with formation of monoclinic phase (m)from transformation of nontransformable tetragonal phase (t').


2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xu Zhao ◽  
Yadong Gong ◽  
Guiqiang Liang ◽  
Ming Cai ◽  
Bing Han

AbstractThe existing research on SiCp/Al composite machining mainly focuses on the machining parameters or surface morphology. However, the surface quality of SiCp/Al composites with a high volume fraction has not been extensively studied. In this study, 32 SiCp/Al specimens with a high volume fraction were prepared and their machining parameters measured. The surface quality of the specimens was then tested and the effect of the grinding parameters on the surface quality was analyzed. The grinding quality of the composite specimens was comprehensively analyzed taking the grinding force, friction coefficient, and roughness parameters as the evaluation standards. The best grinding parameters were obtained by analyzing the surface morphology. The results show that, a higher spindle speed should be chosen to obtain a better surface quality. The final surface quality is related to the friction coefficient, surface roughness, and fragmentation degree as well as the quantity and distribution of the defects. Lower feeding amount, lower grinding depth and appropriately higher spindle speed should be chosen to obtain better surface quality. Lower feeding amount, higher grinding depth and spindle speed should be chosen to balance grind efficiently and surface quality. This study proposes a systematic evaluation method, which can be used to guide the machining of SiCp/Al composites with a high volume fraction.


Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4143
Author(s):  
Youzheng Cui ◽  
Shenrou Gao ◽  
Fengjuan Wang ◽  
Qingming Hu ◽  
Cheng Xu ◽  
...  

Compared with other materials, high-volume fraction aluminum-based silicon carbide composites (hereinafter referred to as SiCp/Al) have many advantages, including high strength, small change in the expansion coefficient due to temperature, high wear resistance, high corrosion resistance, high fatigue resistance, low density, good dimensional stability, and thermal conductivity. SiCp/Al composites have been widely used in aerospace, ordnance, transportation service, precision instruments, and in many other fields. In this study, the ABAQUS/explicit large-scale finite element analysis platform was used to simulate the milling process of SiCp/Al composites. By changing the parameters of the tool angle, milling depth, and milling speed, the influence of these parameters on the cutting force, cutting temperature, cutting stress, and cutting chips was studied. Optimization of the parameters was based on the above change rules to obtain the best processing combination of parameters. Then, the causes of surface machining defects, such as deep pits, shallow pits, and bulges, were simulated and discussed. Finally, the best cutting parameters obtained through simulation analysis was the tool rake angle γ0 = 5°, tool clearance angle α0 = 5°, corner radius r = 0.4 mm, milling depth ap = 50 mm, and milling speed vc= 300 m/min. The optimal combination of milling parameters provides a theoretical basis for subsequent cutting.


2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 1519-1523
Author(s):  
Pei-Feng Lin ◽  
Di-Chong Wu ◽  
Ze-Fei Zhu

Ultra-fine particle coagulation by Brownian motion at high concentration in planar jet flow is simulated. A Taylor-Series Expansion Method of Moments is employed to solve the particle general dynamic equation. The volume fraction gets high value, very closes to that at the nozzle exit. As the vortex pairing develops, the high volume fraction region rolls out and mixes with the low value region. The enhancement factor given by Trzeciak et al. will be less than one at some specific outer positions, which seems to be less accurate than the one given by Heine et al.


2016 ◽  
Vol 838-839 ◽  
pp. 546-551
Author(s):  
Junya Kobayashi ◽  
Yumenori Nakashima ◽  
Koh Ichi Sugimoto ◽  
Goroh Itoh

The substitution of Si with Al in 0.2%C-1.5%Si-1.25%Mn-0.2%Cr ultrahigh strength transformation-induced plasticity (TRIP)-aided martensitic (TM) sheet steel improves galvanization. The effect of Al content on the microstructure and formabilities of the TM steel was therefore investigated. Replacement of Si with Al maintained the high volume fraction of the retained austenite and the high stretch-formability and stretch-flangeability, whereas it decreased the tensile strength. Complex addition of Si and Al yielded the best formabilities with 1.5 GPa tensile strength grade. The superior formabilities of Si-Al bearing TM steel were attributed to the strain-induced transformation of the metastable retained austenite and the relatively soft lath-martensite structure matrix. The former leads to plastic relaxation of the localized stress concentrations, thus suppressing void formation.


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