Jin Yong Zhang

Characterization of Nanocrystalline CoCrFeNiCuAl High-Entropy Alloy Powder Processed by Mechanical Alloying

The equiatomic multicomponent CoCrFeNiCuAl high-entropy alloy powder was synthesized by mechanical alloying. The effects of milling time and heat treatment on the structure and morphology of the ball milled alloy were investigated. Single BCC solid solution structure appears when the alloy is ball milled more than 30h. The 60h ball milled alloy powder shows a mean particle size of 3 μm, which is actually hard agglomerations of nanosized crystals with crystalline size less than 10nm. The 60h ball milled alloy exhibits good chemical homogeneity. The single BCC solid solution structure transforms to a BCC and a FCC phases when annealled at 600°C for 1h, which can be attributed to the supersaturatable solid solution formation during the mechanical alloying process.

Annealing effects on structure and mechanical properties of CoCrFeNiTiAlx high-entropy alloys

Novel CoCrFeNiTiAlx(x:molar ratio, other elements are equimolar) high-entropy alloys were prepared by vacuum arc melting and these alloys were subsequently annealed at 1000 ?C for 2 h. The annealing effects on structure and mechanical properties were investigated. Compared with the as-cast alloys, there are many complex intermetallic phases precipitated from the solid solution matrix in the as-annealed alloys with Al content lower than Al1.0. Only simple BCC solid solution structure appears in the as-annealed Al1.5 and Al2.0 alloys. This kind of alloys exhibit high resistance to anneal softening. Most as-annealed alloys possess even higher Visker hardness than the as-cast ones. The as-annealed Al0.5 alloys shows the highest compressive strength while the Al0 alloy exhibits the best ductility, which is about 2.6 GPa and 13%, respectively. The CoCrFeNiTiAlx high-entropy alloys possess integrated high temperature mechanical property as well.

Effect of solid solution formation on densification of spark plasma sintered ZrC ceramics with TiC as sintering aid

The densification of ZrC ceramics doped with different contents of TiC prepared by spark plasma sintering at the temperatures between 1750 and 1850°C has been investigated. The microstructure and mechanical properties of the ceramics have been characterised. It was shown that TiC additions effectively promoted the densification process by forming (Zr,Ti)C solid solution. The relative densities and mechanical properties of ZrC samples increased with the increasing of TiC content or the sintering temperature. Ceramic with the content of TiC up to 10 vol.-% sintering at 1850°C showed an excellent combination of properties including a relative density of 98.7%, hardness of 20.8 GPa and flexural strength of 605 MPa.

Preparation of ZrC Powder by Self-Propagating High-Temperature Synthesis

ZrC fine powder has been prepared by self-propagating high-temperature synthesis (SHS) using exothermic reaction of ZrO2-C-Mg system. By theoretical calculating, the adiabatic temperature (Tad) for the system is about 2235K enough to react as SHS process. The Tad observed during experiment is 1850K. The results show that high pure ZrC powder is obtained with appropriate Mg contents. The scanning electron micrograph shows that the average size of ZrC particles is about 2μm.

Reinforcement of B4C Ceramics with Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Here we have prepared B4C/CNTs composites using the spark-plasma sintering (SPS) method. Mechanical property measurements reveal obvious enhancement confirming the fabrication of true B4C/CNTs composite materials with improved toughness properties.The addition of 1wt% CNTs in the B4C increased the fracture toughness by about 1.6 times from 2.5 to 4 MPa.m1/2 because the CNTs presented at the B4C grain boundaries, made the length of cracks shorten.

Fabrication of (TiB2-Fe)/Fe Functional Gradient Material by SHS/QP

Abstract. Distributions of adiabatic and combustion temperatures were deter mined by the compositions in (TiB2-Fe)/Fe FGM. (TiB2-Fe)/Fe FGM was fabricated by the SHS/QP method. EPMA analysis shows composition of FGM product layers changes gradual ly across the sample without distinct interface. Back-scattered electron image shows that the microstructure of FGM also changes gradually. TiB 2 grains size decreases from TiB 2-rich region to Fe-rich region shown by SEM. The microhardness of TiB 2-Fe /Fe FGM decreases from TiB 2-rich region to Fe-rich region.

Fast Densification of B4C Ceramics with Al2O3 as a Sintering Aid by Spark Plasma Sintering

The densification behavior and mechanical properties of B4C by SPS at 1900°C for 2 min with additions of Al2O3 up to 10 wt.% were investigated. When the additional of 10 wt.%, the relative density was 99% and the hardness went to 33GPa. Sinterability was greatly improved by the addition of a small amount of Al2O3, and the SPS technology with high hearing rate is particularly attractive for prepare of poorly sinterable materials. The improvement was attributed to the enhanced mobility of elements through the Al2O3 near the melting temperature. As a result of this improvement in the density, mechanical properties, such as hardness, fracture toughness, increased remarkably.

Fabrication and Formation Mechanism of Flowerlike Bicephalous TiB2 Nanowhisker Clusters

Flowerlike bicephalous titanium diboride (TiB2) nanowhisker clusters were fabricated by planetary ball-milling. The pure cleavage theory and crack growth mechanism were used to explain the formation process. The high-resolution transmission electron microscopy and nano electronic beam diffraction show that TiB2 superhard material always has a cleavage plane along the direction of [0001] zone axe and [10 0] zone axe because of its big interplane distance, weak bonding force between planes and low index directions. The flowerlike bicephalous TiB2 nanowhisker can be gained after repeated cleavage under high strains. The discovery could open a new path to fabricate C32 type superhard ceramic nanowhiskers.

Joining TiB2-Ni Cermets with Ti6Al4V by Pulse Current Heating

Pulse current heating technology is used to join TiB2-Ni cermets with Ti6Al4V at different temperatures (1023K, 1073K and 1123K) with 7MPa pressure and Cu foil and Ni foil are used as joining interlayer. Joint points increase with welding temperature. The microstructure of joints is observed through SEM images and micrographs. The diffusion coefficient (D0) of Cu at the Cu/TiB2 interface is calculated by the EPMA patterns. The diffusion principle of pulse current heating and influences of electric field and current on atom diffusion are studied.

A Marco-Homogenous and Micro-Heterogeneous Model for Self-Propagating High Temperature Synthesis (SHS)

Recently research shows that heterogeneous model is needed to explain some complex combustion behaviors in SHS. However, more heterogeneous details be considered more difficulties will be faced. A micro-heterogeneous & macro-homogeneous model is proposed in this paper based on some previous works for this problem. Combustion compact is divided into lots of little units, which are composed of a large number of small particles. Considering a well-mixed situation, properties of every unit must be almost the same, so the compact can be treated as a macro-homogeneous system on the scale of these little units. During the combustion, every unit will have a heterogeneous properties and change; it can be gotten by a micro-heterogeneous model. Therefore, the micro-heterogeneous characters are connected with the Marco-combustion behaviors. Combustion dynamics of Ti-C-Fe system was studied to certify this model. Results show well consistency with experiments results.