scholarly journals Effect of Multi-Source Ultrasonic on Segregation of Cu Elements in Large Al–Cu Alloy Cast Ingot

Materials ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (17) ◽  
pp. 2828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hao Peng ◽  
Ruiqing Li ◽  
Xiaoqian Li ◽  
Shan Ding ◽  
Mengjun Chang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Segregation Index ◽  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Fixed Power ◽  
Flow Heat ◽  
Positive Segregation ◽  
Solidification Microstructures ◽  
Alloy Cast

The structure and composition of large-scale Al–Cu alloy ingots are inhomogeneous, and the segregation of (especially) elemental Cu negatively affects the uniformity and stability of the subsequent components. In this work, four ultrasonic generators were used to manipulate solidification/microstructures of cylindrical Al–Cu ingots (1250 mm in diameter; 3500 mm in length). The influence of ultrasonic configuration on both solidification microstructures and solute macrosegregation was investigated by changing the position parameters of generators for a fixed power. The results revealed that when the ultrasound is applied close to the center (I) from the 1/2 radius (II), the grain structure of the center undergoes significant refinement, degree of positive segregation in the center can be reduced, segregation index decreased from 0.2 to 0.15, and range of positive segregation in the center decreased from 200 to 150 mm. The segregation of elemental Cu was weakened by the combined effects of the ultrasound on the flow, heat transfer, and grain movement.

Effect of Heat Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Wrought Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy Cast by Rapid Solidification

2013 ◽  
Vol 765 ◽  
pp. 496-500 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dawid Kapinos ◽  
Marcin Szymanek ◽  
Bogusław Augustyn ◽  
Maciej Gawlik
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Rapid Solidification ◽  
Solution Heat Treatment ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Ultrafine Grain ◽  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Optimum Heat ◽  
Ultrafine Grain Structure ◽  
Alloy Cast

The article presents the change in mechanical properties of AlZn9Mg2.5Cu1.8 alloy resulting from the process of solution heat treatment and aging. The heat treatment was performed on a unique UMSA (Universal Metallurgical Simulator and Analyzer) device. The aim of the study was to determine optimum heat treatment parameters for the tested alloy of ultrafine grain structure obtained by Rapid Solidification (RS). To achieve this purpose, heat treatment to the T4 and T6 condition was carried out. The solution heat treatment was carried out at a constant temperature of 460 °C for 2 hours, while the time - temperature parameters of the aging process varied. The treatment undertaken resulted in improved mechanical properties.

Severe plastic deformation of Al-1%Cu Alloy processed by a Simple Cyclic Extrusion Compression technique

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Walaa Abdelaziem ◽  
Atef Hamada ◽  
Mohsen A. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Cast Alloy ◽  
Surface Hardness ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Compression Technique ◽  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Cyclic Extrusion Compression

Severe plastic deformation is an effective method for improving the mechanical properties of metallic alloys through promoting the grain structure. In the present work, simple cyclic extrusion compression technique (SCEC) has been developed for producing a fine structure of cast Al-1 wt. % Cu alloy and consequently enhancing the mechanical properties of the studied alloy. It was found that the grain structure was significantly reduced from 1500 µm to 100 µm after two passes of cyclic extrusion. The ultimate tensile strength and elongation to failure of the as-cast alloy were 110 MPa and 12 %, respectively. However, the corresponding mechanical properties of the two pass CEC deformed alloy are 275 MPa and 35%, respectively. These findings ensure that a significant improvement in the grain structure has been achieved. Also, cyclic extrusion deformation increased the surface hardness of the alloy by 49 % after two passes. FE-simulation model was adopted to simulate the deformation behavior of the material during the cyclic extrusion process using DEFORMTM-3D Ver11.0. The FE-results revealed that SCEC technique was able to impose severe plastic strains with the number of passes. The model was able to predict the damage, punch load, back pressure, and deformation behavior.

Effect of temperature and strain rate on the grain structure during the multi-directional forging of the Al Zn Mg Cu alloy

2019 ◽  
Vol 756 ◽  
pp. 119-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiuhui Zhao ◽  
Yunlai Deng ◽  
Jin Zhang ◽  
Zhiming Ma ◽  
Yong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Effect Of Temperature ◽  
Cu Alloy

Morphology studies of a W/Cu alloy synthesized by hydrogen reduction

2006 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1467-1475 ◽  
Author(s):  
U. Tilliander ◽  
H. Bergqvist ◽  
S. Seetharaman
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Composite Materials ◽  
Hydrogen Reduction ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Nanocrystalline State ◽  
Tem Analysis ◽  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Morphological Studies ◽  
Pure Cu

Because of the applications for W/Cu composite materials in high technology, the advantages of synthesizing this alloy by the hydrogen reduction route were investigated, with special attention to the properties of the product that was formed. Kinetic studies of reduction indicated that the mechanism changes significantly at 923 K, and the product had unusual properties. In the present work, morphological studies of the W/Cu alloy with 20 wt% Cu, produced at 923 K, were carried out by x-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analyses. The structural studies performed by XRD indicated that, at 923 K, Cu dissolved in W, forming a metastable solid solution in the nanocrystalline state. The samples produced at higher as well as lower temperatures, on the other hand, showed the presence of two phases, pure W and pure Cu. The SEM results were in agreement with the XRD analysis and confirmed the formation of W/Cu alloy. TEM analysis results confirmed the above observations and showed that the particle sizes were about 20 nm. The structure of the W/Cu alloy produced in the present work was compared with those for pure Cu, produced from Cu2O produced by hydrogen reduction under similar conditions. This indicated that the presence of W hinders the coalescence of Cu particles, and the alloy retains its nano-grain structure. The present results open up an interesting process route toward the production of intermetallic phases and composite materials under optimized conditions.

scholarly journals Synchronous combined effects of fishing and climate within a demersal community

2012 ◽  
Vol 70 (2) ◽  
pp. 319-328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antoni Quetglas ◽  
Francesc Ordines ◽  
Manuel Hidalgo ◽  
Sebastià Monserrat ◽  
Susana Ruiz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Variability ◽  
Age Structure ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Southern Oscillation ◽  
Climatic Variability ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Population Fluctuations ◽  
Fishing Activity ◽  
The Mediterranean

Abstract Quetglas, A., Ordines, F., Hidalgo, M., Monserrat, S., Ruiz, S., Amores, Á., Moranta, J., and Massutí, E. 2013. Synchronous combined effects of fishing and climate within a demersal community. – ICES Journal of Marine Science, 70: 319–328. Accumulating evidence shows that fishing exploitation and environmental variables can synergistically affect the population dynamics of exploited populations. Here, we document an interaction between fishing impact and climate variability that triggered a synchronic response in the population fluctuations of six exploited species in the Mediterranean from 1965–2008. Throughout this period, the fishing activity experienced a sharp increase in fishing effort, which caused all stocks to shift from an early period of underexploitation to a later period of overexploitation. This change altered the population resilience of the stocks and brought about an increase in the sensitivity of its dynamics to climate variability. Landings increased exponentially when underexploited but displayed an oscillatory behaviour once overexploited. Climatic indices, related to the Mediterranean mesoscale hydrography and large-scale north Atlantic climatic variability, seemed to affect the species with broader age structure and longer lifespan, while the global-scale El Niño Southern Oscillation index (ENSO) positively influenced the population abundances of species with a narrow age structure and short lifespan. The species affected by ENSO preferentially inhabit the continental shelf, suggesting that Mediterranean shelf ecosystems are sensitive to the hydroclimatic variability linked to global climate.

scholarly journals Length Parameter for Scaling Abutment Scour Depth

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3508
Author(s):  
Puer Xu ◽  
Niansheng Cheng ◽  
Maoxing Wei
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Scour Depth ◽  
Length Scale ◽  
Bed Shear Stress ◽  
Combined Effects ◽  
Flow Depth ◽  
Vortex System ◽  
Bridge Abutment ◽  
Abutment Scour ◽  
Scale Turbulence

Flow constriction caused by bridge abutment increases bed shear stress and thus enhances local scour. For scaling the maximum scour depth at the abutment, either abutment length or flow depth has been empirically used in previous studies. By performing a step-by-step analysis, this study proposes a new length scale, which is able to represent combined effects of abutment length, approach flow depth and channel width. Physically, the new length scale describes the maximum possible dimension of the associated vortex system (or large-scale turbulence). Six series of data compiled from the published literature were used in the analysis. The results indicate that the new length scale helps improve the agreement of predictions with the experimental data.

Effects of Electromagnetic Stirring Plus Single Pulse on the Microstructures and Properties of High Strength Al-Cu Alloy Welds

2011 ◽  
Vol 391-392 ◽  
pp. 1225-1229
Author(s):  
Cheng Gang Yang ◽  
Ge Ping Liu ◽  
Yu Hua Chen ◽  
Wei Ping Xu
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Ultimate Tensile Strength ◽  
Weld Joint ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Single Pulse ◽  
Elongation Rate ◽  
Electromagnetic Stirring ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Columnar Grains

The effect of single pulse, electromagnetic stirring plus single pulse on the microstructures and properties of high strength Al-Cu alloy welds is investigated. The results show that the grain structure of weld under conventional MIG welding are coarse, oriented columnar grains, the ultimate tensile strength of weld joint is 286.5 MPa, the elongation rate of joint is 2.4%. The thermal gradient at the solid-liquid interface in the welding pool is decreased and the density of heterogeneous nucleation is enhanced by electromagnetical stirring plus single pulse, which resulted in the coarse and oriented columnar grains transforming to fine equiaxed grains; morphology and distribution of α(Al)-CuAl2 eutectic along the grain boundaries are improved, so it significantly improves the mechanical property of weld joint, the ultimate tensile strength of weld joint is up to 326.0 MPa, the elongation rate of joint reaches 7.8%.

scholarly journals Recrystallization of a Cold-rolled Ni-30%Cu Alloy Cast

1976 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 207-210
Author(s):  
Masanori Kiyoshige ◽  
Toshimi Yamane ◽  
Junzo Takahashi
Keyword(s):  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Cold Rolled ◽  
Alloy Cast
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