scholarly journals Change in the surface structure and the oxide layer of the Ti6Al4V ELI alloy as a result of mechanical and heat treatment

Author(s):  
Michał SZOTA

Surface treatment, both mechanical, chemical and thermal causes a number of changes to the external structure of meterial details. The obtained properties are intended to improve the quality of material details made of a given alloy or pure metal. This paper presents the results of mechanical surface treatment to the thickness of the oxide layer after heat treatment of the TU6Al14V ELI alloy. The experiments were performed for a rod with a diameter of 5 mm cut into semicircular slices. The samples were mechanically activated by mechanical treatment of the surface: sandblasting with glass balls for 5 minutes, sanded with 40, 180, 220 and 800 grit sandpaper for 7.5 and 15 minutes.Using an optical microscope, the microstructure of the samples etched with Kroll's solution was assessed and the surface roughness parameters were measured.The next step was to carry out the heat treatment (at the temperature of 550 oC, for 5 hours), and then the roughness parameters and the thickness of the oxide layer were measured using a scanning microscope.The conducted research has shown that mechanical treatment of the surface resulting in an increase in surface development causes an increase in the thickness of the oxide layer formed during heat treatment. However, machining to reduce surface development, such as polishing, reduces the thickness of the oxide layer.The test results can be used to obtain the desired thickness of the oxide layer in the production of elements requiring increased resistance to wear or corrosion.

Author(s):  
M. Szota ◽  
A. Łukaszewicz ◽  
A. Bukowska

Purpose: The paper presents the results of mechanical activation of the surface on oxide layer thickness after heat treatment of TU6Al14V ELI alloy. Design/methodology/approach: Specimens were made from 5 mm diameter rod cut into semicircular slices. The samples were mechanically activated throughout mechanical treatment of the surface: one sandblasted with glass beads during 5 minutes and other ground with sandpaper grit 40, 180, 220 and 800 during 7.5 and 15 minutes. Findings: Then microstructure of specimens etched with Kroll solution was observed using an optical microscope and roughness parameters of the surface were measured. Research limitations/implications: Afterwards heat treatment (550°C, 5 hours) was conducted, then roughness parameters and thickness of the oxide layer were measured by means of a scanning microscope. Practical implications: The conducted research showed up that mechanical activation of the surface which cause an increase of surface development results in greater thickness of the oxide layer which is formed during heat treatment. Nevertheless, mechanical activation that results in a decrease of surface development, such as polishing, results in a decrease of oxide layer thickness. Originality/value: The results of the research can be used to obtain the desired thickness of the oxide layer in the production of the elements that require increased wear and corrosion resistance.


Author(s):  
M. Szota ◽  
A. Łukaszewicz ◽  
K. Machnik

Purpose: The paper presents the results of microstructure, surface development and thickness of the oxide layer on the pure titanium Grade 2 after mechanical activation and heat treatment (550°C/5h). Design/methodology/approach: Studies show that it is possible to control the thickness of the oxide layer by using different materials to change the roughness of surface - mechanical activation before heat treatment. After mechanical activation and heat treatment, the results of the thickness of the oxide layer as well as a level of surface development were obtained, presented and discussed. Findings: The conducted research have proved that mechanical activation of the surface which cause increase of surface development results in greater thickness of oxide layer which is formed during heat treatment. Nevertheless mechanical activation that results in decrease of surface development, such as polishing, results in decrease of oxide layer thickness. Research limitations/implications: The conducted research have showed up that mechanical activation of the surface which cause increase of surface development results in greater thickness of oxide layer which is formed during heat treatment. Nevertheless, mechanical activation that results in decrease of surface development, such as polishing, results in decrease of oxide layer thickness. Practical implications: are possible using similar method for passivation titanium alloys for medical application. Originality/value: The paper presents the possibility of using mechanical preactivation of surface before heat treatment passivation.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-145
Author(s):  
G. A. Gusakov ◽  
G. V. Sharonov

Improving the technology of diamond turning of aluminum alloys is of great importance for expanding the application areas of metal-optical products based on aluminum in aerospace technology. The aim of this work was to study the effect of surface inhomogeneities of the initial aluminum alloy substrates on their optical and mechanical characteristics and to determine ways of improving the quality of aluminum reflector mirrors manufactured using nanoscale single point diamond turning. The investigated reflector mirrors were made from AMg2 aluminum alloy. The optical surface treatment was carried out on a precision turning lathe with an air bearing spindle using a special diamond cutter with a blade radius of ≤ 0.05 μm. The analysis of the surface structure of the AMg2 alloy substrates was carried out by scanning electron microscopy / electron microprobe. The quality control of the surface treatment of the manufactured reflector mirrors was carried out by atomic force microscopy. The reflectivity and radiation resistance of these samples were also investigated.It is shown that an important problem in the manufacture of optical elements from aluminum alloys is the inhomogeneity of the structure of the initial material, associated with the presence of intermetallic inclusions. Heat treatment of the AMg2 alloy substrates at T ≥ 380 °C makes it possible to improve the quality of surface and the radiation resistance of aluminum mirrors both by removing mechanical stresses and by partially homogenizing the starting material. The optimum is heat treatment at the maximum allowable temperature for the AMg2 alloy T = 540 ºС, as a result of which there is a complete disappearance of intermetallic inclusions with an increased magnesium content. The use of high-temperature heat treatment of AMg2 alloy substrates allows, in comparison with unannealed samples, to reduce the surface roughness from 1.5 to 0.55 nm, to increase the reflectivity of mirrors at a wavelength of 1064 nm from 0.89 to 0.92, and to increase the laser damage threshold from 3.5 to 5 J / cm2.


2018 ◽  
Vol 69 (10) ◽  
pp. 2850-2853
Author(s):  
Michal Szota ◽  
Adrian Lukaszewicz ◽  
Konrad Kosinski

The paper presents the affect of temperature and time of annealing on the thickness of the obtained oxide layer on the surface of titanium alloy Ti6Al4V and also on the geometry of the layer. The studies on seven samples where they were determined from 1 to 7 were carried out. Sample 1 was a reference sample of material that was subjected to the following parameters: for the sample 2 the temperature 350 �C in 5 hours, for the samples 3 and 4 450 �C and in sequence 1 and 10 hours, for the sample 5 and 6 550 �C and in sequence 1 and 10 hours and for the sample 7 temperature 650 �C in 5 hours. Studies have shown that thicker oxide layers with less surface development form on samples occurred after longer heat treatment and higher temperatures. Thanks to these dependencies it is possible to maneuver the time and temperature of the treatment interchangeably, eg. by raising the temperature of annealing time can be shortened to obtain similar parameters of the roughness profile as for the sample processed at a lower temperature in a longer time.


2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
Usman Sudjadi ◽  
Rahmad Jayadiningrat ◽  
Erwan Hermawan ◽  
Agus Jamaludin

            Indonesia has the capability to produced local products such as vehicle radiators. Many studied were carried out to characterize the radiator material. But it still needs to compare local products and imported products. This study carried mechanical properties and microstructure analysis for Marcedes Benz's core radiator and local radiator. The tools used in this study are microhardness tools, optical microscopes, and XRF. The result shows that the Mercedes-Benz radiator binding material before the heat treatment process, using an optical microscope shows the invisible results of a collection of atoms and the matrix and grain boundaries. On local radiator material, Not yet seen the collection of atoms and matrix and grain boundaries. White grains of Mercedes Benz radiator material is more abundant than local radiator materials. Chemical composition test results are; local radiator material content is dominated by three elements Ca (26.3%), Zn (44.4%) and Cu (13.9%) Cu (2.48%), Fe (45.15%), and Mn (44.88%). The German Mercedes-Benz element contents are; Fe (28.7), Mn (27.5), Ca (39.2). The hardness of the Mercedes-Benz radiator before heating is 43.4 HV, after being heated 39.2 HV. The hardness local radiator material before heating 43.5 HV and after heating 38.2 HV.


2015 ◽  
Vol 818 ◽  
pp. 27-31
Author(s):  
Dagmar Jakubéczyová ◽  
Daniela Kalincová ◽  
Rudolf Kaštan

The requirements on tools used in the production of coins include high quality and reliability, dependent on the materials from which they are made, on manufacturing technology, heat treatment and final operations achieving functional area modification. Properties of the material of coins vary during their production and there is the so-called operational degradation that can be caused by an inappropriate technology of manufacturing. The quality of coining dies is expressed as their service life which ranges from approximately one hundred thousand to one million pieces of coins produced. Therefore, it is necessary to pay enough attention to the service life of coining dies. Surface treatment in the form of the application of hard PVD coatings is one of the ways of increasing the durability of coining die.In the present study, we analysed and tested three types of coatings deposited onto coining dies made of tool steel.


2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
pp. 47-54
Author(s):  
Rabbai San Arif ◽  
Yuli Fitrisia ◽  
Agus Urip Ari Wibowo

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is a telecommunications technology that is able to pass the communication service in Internet Protocol networks so as to allow communicating between users in an IP network. However VoIP technology still has weakness in the Quality of Service (QoS). VOPI weaknesses is affected by the selection of the physical servers used. In this research, VoIP is configured on Linux operating system with Asterisk as VoIP application server and integrated on a Raspberry Pi by using wired and wireless network as the transmission medium. Because of depletion of IPv4 capacity that can be used on the network, it needs to be applied to VoIP system using the IPv6 network protocol with supports devices. The test results by using a wired transmission medium that has obtained are the average delay is 117.851 ms, jitter is 5.796 ms, packet loss is 0.38%, throughput is 962.861 kbps, 8.33% of CPU usage and 59.33% of memory usage. The analysis shows that the wired transmission media is better than the wireless transmission media and wireless-wired.


Alloy Digest ◽  
1974 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  

Abstract ALMANITE W comprises a series of three types of austenitic-martensitic white irons characterized by high hardness and relatively good impact strength. Type W1 has a pearlitic matrix. Type W2 has a martensitic matrix, Type W4 is highly alloyed to provide an austenitic matrix in the as-cast condition which may be further modified to give a martensitic matrix by heat treatment or by refrigeration. This datasheet provides information on composition, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties as well as fracture toughness. It also includes information on casting, heat treating, machining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: CI-42. Producer or source: Meehanite Metal Corporation.


Alloy Digest ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 54 (7) ◽  

Abstract Aluminum 1xxx series alloys are nonhardenable by heat treatment. They have high purity, high conductivity, and good corrosion resistance and are easily formed. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, tensile properties, and shear strength. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as forming, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: AL-395. Producer or source: Alcoa Engineered Products.


Alloy Digest ◽  
1964 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  

Abstract CONFLEX 720 is a copper-manganese-nickel alloy that responds to an age-hardening heat treatment for high strength and corrosion resistance. This datasheet provides information on composition, physical properties, hardness, elasticity, and tensile properties. It also includes information on corrosion resistance as well as heat treating, machining, joining, and surface treatment. Filing Code: Cu-143. Producer or source: Metals & Controls Inc..


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