Effect of High Strain Rate on Adiabatic Shear Sensitivity and Microstructures in Pure Titanium

Effect of high strain rate on adiabatic shear susceptibility and microstructures in Al0.4CoCrFeNi high-entropy alloy

Effect of high strain rate on plastic deformation of a low alloy steel subjected to ballistic impact

In this paper, effects of initial micro-structures on deformation behaviors of commercial pure titanium were elaborated by investigating the evolution of dislocation boundary and its adiabatic shear sensitivity. At the low to medium stain rates, the main plastic deformation mechanism of as-annealed commercial pure titanium is dislocation slipping. Meanwhile, geometrically necessary boundaries (GNBs) with different directions are generated and crossed with each other. However, new dislocation boundaries are formed in as-cold rolled plates, which are parallel to the initial ones induced by cold rolling. When the strain rate is up to 1000 s-1, the initial dislocation boundary playes an adverse role in the adiabatic shear sensitivity of commercial pure titanium. The adiabatic shear band is the high-speed deformation characteristic micro-structure in commercial pure titanium. In addition, dynamic recrystallized grains are generated in the center of an adiabatic shear band, which is consistent with the sub-grain rotation mechanism.

In the present work, the adiabatic shear characteristics of our recently designed α + β dual-phase Ti alloy at different strain rates have been investigated by hat shaped specimen. The deformation process is divided into three stages: work hardening stage, steady stage, and unstable thermal softening stage. Along or near the shear deformation paths, the microvoids and the cracks can be captured at the strain rate of 1.8 × 104 s−1, 2.0 × 104 s−1, and 2.3 × 104 s−1, both of which contribute to the stable and unstable softening. It is found that dynamic stored energy of cold work will be significantly improved by the enhanced high strain rate. In the view of coupling analysis of inverse pole figure and grain boundary map, it seems that low angle grain boundaries present a good resistance to the formation of cracks and thermal softening. On the contrary, high angles grain boundaries are typically located in ASBs and their affecting regions, which is in line with the reported results. While the geometrical necessary dislocation (GND) density of adiabatic shear band (ASB) and its surroundings increased significantly, the width of the ASB becomes wider as the strain rate increases, which is consistent with the theory of sub-grain rotation dynamic recrystallization model. The formation of multiple ASBs in the corner position is schematically illustrated and the average elastic modulus and hardness of the ASB region are lower than the α and β phases, combined with the GND analysis, which proves that the ASB is a thermal softening zone in this experiment.

The microstructures and mechanical properties of hypoeutectoid U- Nb alloy laser welded joint were investigated by optical microscopy(OM), X- ray diffractometer(XRD), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), split hopkinson pressure bar(SHPB) and other analysis apparatus. The results show that the microstructure of hypoeutectoid U-Nb alloy base metal is α-U+γ-U lamellar pearlite under isothermal heat treatment, while the laser welding seam is composed of α' lath martensite for pre-heated or α' twin martensite for no pre-heated with orthogonal crystal structure. The quasi-static tensile strength of welded joint(about 400 MPa) is much less than base metal and microstructures of weld, for the main reason of incomplete penetration weld and low fracture toughness. Between dynamic impact loading for base and welded joint, the strain rate of welded joint is lower than base metal, and the yield strength of welded joint is higher. Also, the compressive stress-strain curves indicated that the flow stresses for welded joint increased with the increase of strain rate and the obvious effect of strain rate hardening has been observed. At strain rate of 2000 s-1, selected plastic deformation taking place in welded joint is due to the tremendous difference mechanic properties between weld seam and base metal, and the adiabatic shear band(ASB) only appears in the rest of welded joint.

The dynamic mechanical behaviors of 7B52 laminated aluminum alloy under different impact deformation conditions were investigated using split Hopkinson pressure bar, optical microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the 7B52 laminated aluminum alloy displays positive strain rate sensitivity and negative temperature sensitivity. Cracks are formed firstly at the interface between the 7A62 hard layer and the 7A01 middle layer under a low strain rate of 2200 s−1. When the strain rate increases to 3500 s−1, the deformation shear band is firstly formed in the 7A52 soft layer. The deformation shear band transformed to the transition shear band with the increase of strain rate, and then crack initiated. Adiabatic shear bands and cracks are formed in both of the hard and soft layers when samples impacted at a high strain rate (5500 s−1). Most of the cracks and adiabatic shear bands are unable to penetrate the middle layer due to the good toughness of the 7A01 alloy. The deformation of each layer of 7B52 laminated aluminum alloy becomes more uniform when the temperature increases, which was attributed to the reduction of difference in strength among the three layers and the coordinating effect of grain boundary on deformation.

Effects of strain rates on dynamic deformation behavior of Cu-20Ag alloy

Effects of High Strain Rate on Properties and Microstructure Evolution of TWIP Steel Subjected to Impact Loading

The valence electron structure (VES) parameters affecting adiabatic shearing failure under high speed impact load using split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) were studied by empirical electron theory (EET) of solids and molecules. There is a problem of multiple solutions about VES parameters in EET. The statistics values of VES parameters related to adiabatic shearing sensitivity were calculated to substitute for the most probable value among the multiple solutions according to the view that the microstate statistics values can reflect the macro physical quantity. The research shows that the adiabatic shearing sensitivity is growing with the rise of the statistics value of bond energy of the strongest covalent bond, and is decreasing with the rise of the statistics value of the lattice electron number. The statistics value of bond energy of the strongest covalent bond in aluminum bronze (QAl9-4) is larger than that in pure copper, and the statistics value of the lattice electron number in QAl9-4 is smaller than that in pure copper. Therefore, QAl9-4 is prone to adiabatic shearing failure, and the grains were only elongated due to the large deformation for pure copper without any adiabatic shear band (ASB). It is of great significance for the selection and design of material with different adiabatic shearing sensitivity to research the effect of alloy elements on adiabatic shearing sensitivity from the electronic structure perspective.

The strain rate during the process of high speed impact surface treatments has a significant effect on the mechanical properties as well as the microstructures of metallic materials. In this paper, the effects of strain rate during the process of high speed impact surface treatments on the variation of both strength and ductility of metallic materials are reviewed from macroscopic and microscopic prospective based on the current research achievements. The emphases are concentrated on the microstructural evolution under various strain rates, including grain structures, adiabatic shear bands, phases, dislocation structures, precipitates and deformation twins. At relatively low strain rates, grains tend to be elongated with respect to the loading direction, and they may be refined when the strain increases to a certain extent. In comparison, with the increment of strain rates, the free path of dislocation motion is remarkably reduced so that grains can be further refined to consume the impact energy and dislocations are multiplied significantly. However, the relatively high strain rates may also bring about adiabatic temperature rise and frictional heat, which may give rise to dynamic recovery and recrystallization in some materials so that the dislocation density would in turn be reduced. Moreover, precipitates can be formed and they may interact with dislocations owing to the combined effects of high strain rates and temperature rise. When the strain rates increase to the extremely high level, the movement of dislocations may be inhibited and deformation twins can be triggered to coordinate the deformation. As a result, the strain rate effects are complicated phenomena which comprehensively affect the microstructural strengthening and softening effects. Based on these, the influences of both microstructural evolution and the transition of microscopic deformation mechanisms with strain rates on the enhancement and deterioration of mechanical properties are analyzed. Finally, the characteristics of deformation mechanisms of the gradient microstructures derived from high velocity impact surface treatments are concluded. Furthermore, a comprehensive model embodying the influences of different microstructures is proposed, which can provide a foundation for the further researches of strain rate effects.

In the present work, the localized features of adiabatic shear bands (ASBs) of our recently designed damage tolerance α+β dual-phase Ti alloy are investigated by the integration of electron backscattering diffraction and experimental and theoretical Schmid factor analysis. At the strain rate of 1.8 × 104 s−1 induced by a split Hopkinson pressure bar, the shear stress reaches a maximum of 1951 MPa with the shear strain of 1.27. It is found that the α+β dual-phase colony structures mediate the extensive plastic deformations along α/β phase boundaries, contributing to the formations of ASBs, microvoids, and cracks, and resulting in stable and unstable softening behaviors. Moreover, the dynamic recrystallization yields the dispersion of a great amount of fine α grains along the shearing paths and in the ASBs, promoting the softening and shear localization. On the contrary, low-angle grain boundaries present good resistance to the formation of cracks and the thermal softening, while the non-basal slipping dramatically contributes to the strain hardening, supporting the promising approaches to fabricate the advanced damage tolerance dual-phase Ti alloy.

Effect of high temperature and high strain rate on the dynamic mechanical properties of Fe-30Mn-3Si-4Al TWIP steel

The high strain rate deformation behavior of as-annealed and as-cold rolled pure titanium was inspected by Split Hopkinson Pressure Bar (SHPB). The effect of deformation structure on adiabatic shear behavior in pure titanium was analyzed from the aspect of dynamic mechanical response and microstructural evolution. It was found that the strong {0001} basal texture was formed in as-cold rolled pure titanium. There were Geometrically Necessary Boundaries (GNBs) with spacing of 0.6μm and Incidental Dislocation Boundaries (IDBs) with size of 80nm in one grain. The enhancement of adiabatic shear sensitivity in as-cold rolled titanium was attributed to the deformation induced dislocation boundaries. The core of adiabatic shear band (ASB) was full of fine equiaxed grains with average size of 0.4μm, which was induced by dynamic recrystallization.

The cutting experiments were conducted for the industrial pure titanium (TA2) and titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) under the same cutting condition to obtain different chip shapes. The energy barrier formed adiabatic shear band (ASB) was calculated. It shows that the smaller the energy barrier, the stronger the adiabatic shearing sensitivity and the easier the occurrence of serrated chip. The mechanisms of action of different alloy elements for adiabatic shearing sensitivity and surface roughness were studied. For TA2, its adiabatic shearing sensitivity is low because of low strength and high thermal conductivity. The shape of the chip is approximate ribbon. For Ti-6Al-4V, the bi-phase interfaces are caused, strength is increased, and thermal conductivity is decreased due to Al and Ti addition, so its adiabatic shearing sensitivity is higher than that of TA2. The serrated chip divided uniformly by ASB was formed. By and large, there is a positive correlation between adiabatic shear sensitivity and surface roughness in the other same conditions. The basis can be provided for optimizing process parameters, improving surface quality, and selecting materials by studying the specific alloy elements on the influence of adiabatic shearing sensitivity to some extent.

Microstructure evolution of adiabatic shear bands and mechanisms of saw-tooth chip formation in machining Ti6Al4V