Neutron diffraction monitoring of as-cast MgZnY during compression and tension

Harjo, S.; 相澤 一也; Gong, W.*; 川崎 卓郎

Materials Transactions, 61(5), p.828 - 832, 2020/04

https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.MT-MM2019003

In situ neutron diffraction measurements during compressive and tensile tests of an as-cast MgZnY alloy consisting of phase (Mg) as the matrix and a long period stacking ordered phase (LPSO) of 25 vol%, were performed to understand deformation behavior of each phase and to monitor the occurrence of kinking during deformation. The LPSO grains yielded possibly via kinking during compressive deformation above the applied true stress of about 137 MPa. The stress partitioning among Mg grains was observed larger in the compressive deformation than in the tensile deformation, that might be due to the large load sharing of Mg grains as a result of the yielding of LPSO grains during compressive deformation.

Change in mechanical properties by high-cycle loading up to Gigacycle for 316L stainless steel

直江 崇; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Xiong, Z.*; 二川 正敏

JPS Conference Proceedings (Internet), 28, p.061009_1 - 061009_6, 2020/02

https://doi.org/10.7566/JPSCP.28.061009

J-PARCの核破砕中性子源に設置されている316L鋼製の水銀ターゲット容器は、陽子及び中性子照射環境により損傷する。照射損傷に加えて、陽子線励起圧力波により期待される設計寿命である5000時間の運転中に、約4.5億回の繰返し応力を受ける。これまでに容器構造材のギガサイクルまでの疲労挙動を調査するために、超音波疲労試験を実施し、疲労後の残強度を測定するなかで、繰返し硬化及び軟化現象を観測した。本研究では、ギガサイクルまでの繰返し硬化/軟化について調査するために、物質・生命科学実験施設(BL-19匠)で中性子回折により繰返し負荷後の試料の転位密度を測定した。その結果、受け入れ材は負荷の繰返し数の増加と共に転位密度が増加した。一方、照射による転位導入を模擬した冷間圧延材は、負荷の繰返し過程において転位の消滅と再蓄積が確認された。ワークショップでは、ターゲット容器構造材のギガサイクルまでの疲労試験の進捗と中性子回折の測定結果について報告する。

Neutron diffraction study on full-shape Japanese sword

Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Grazzi, F.*; 篠原 武尚; 田中 眞奈子*

Materialia, 7, p.100377_1 - 100377_9, 2019/09

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtla.2019.100377

A mapping measurement using pulsed neutron diffraction with time-of-flight method is performed on a full-shape Japanese sword made in Keicho era (1596-1615) to elucidate the manufacturing process. The obtained diffraction patterns are analyzed by the Rietveld refinement and a line profile analysis. The constituent phases in the area closer to the back of the blade (ridge) are found to be ferrite and cementite, composing pearlite, while the area close to the edge is composed by martensite and austenite. The distributions of constituent phases are well explained with the distributions of dislocation density and crystallite size. The carbon contents and the residual macroscopic stresses are estimated from the obtained phase fractions and lattice parameters.

Testing of time-of-flight neutron diffraction imaging using a high-resolution scintillator detector with wavelength-shifting fibers

川崎 卓郎; 中村 龍也; Gong, W.*; 及川 健一

Physica B; Condensed Matter, 551, p.460 - 463, 2018/12

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physb.2018.01.067

Neutron diffraction is widely used for the investigation of lattice strain, texture and phase transformation in bulk materials. Although the distributions of these characteristics can be obtained by scanning the sample, the spatial resolution of the measurement is limited. Recently, Bragg-edge imaging technique is developed and adopted for the evaluations of lattice strain, crystal orientation and phase distributions in polycrystalline engineering materials such as steel. On the other hand, neutron diffraction imaging has a potential to be another technique for such purpose. Diffraction imaging at a pulsed neutron source requires a counting type two-dimensional position sensitive detector with high spatial resolution. We developed prototype imaging detector with wavelength-shifting fiber (WLSF) readout, and tried to observe sub grains in the b-Sn single crystal and grain distribution in the coarse-grained steel plate at NOBORU (BL10) of J-PARC MLF.

Deformation of CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy at large strain

Wang, B.*; He, H.*; Naeem, M.*; Lan, S.*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; Nie, Y.*; Wang, X.-L.*; 他7名*

Scripta Materialia, 155, p.54 - 57, 2018/10

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2018.06.013

The deformation behavior of an equi-atomic face-centered-cubic CoCrFeNi high entropy alloy was investigated by in-situ neutron diffraction under tensile loading up to 40% applied strain. A three-stage deformation behavior was fully captured by lattice strain and texture evolution. In spite of the chemical complexity, the deformation in CoCrFeNi is dominated by dislocation activities. Analysis of diffraction and microscopy data shows that the deformation progresses from dislocation slip to severe entanglement, where a sharp increase in dislocation density was observed. The neutron diffraction data, corroborated by transmission electron microscopy analysis, provided microscopic insights of the previously reported three-stage hardening behavior.

中性子回折法による曲げとせん断を受けた鉄筋コンクリートの付着応力度の非破壊評価

鈴木 裕士; 楠 浩一*; 佐竹 高祐*; 兼松 学*; 小山 拓*; 丹羽 章暢*; 椛山 健二*; 向井 智久*; 川崎 卓郎; Harjo, S.

非破壊検査, 67(4), p.180 - 186, 2018/04

https://doi.org/10.11396/jjsndi.67.180

本研究では、中性子回折法により二次元的に配筋した主筋およびせん断補強筋の応力分布を測定することにより、曲げモーメントを負荷した鉄筋コンクリート梁試験体の付着挙動を評価した。その結果、周囲のコンクリートによる主筋横方向の変形拘束が無視できるほどに小さいという前提に基づき、試験体を回転することなく、曲げ付着挙動の評価の鍵となる主筋の付着応力度分布の変化、およびせん断補強筋の軸応力変化の定量評価に成功した。ひずみゲージ法により測定されたコンクリートの巨視的な変形挙動との比較により、載荷に伴う曲げひび割れの発生と、それに続くせん断ひび割れの発生が、その周辺における付着劣化の原因となり、それに伴い主筋軸応力分布が変化することを確認した。本研究により、中性子応力測定技術は、鉄筋コンクリート梁の曲げ付着挙動の評価にも有効な手段であることを確認した。

Effect of hydrogenation conditions on the microstructure and mechanical properties of zirconium hydride

牟田 浩明*; 西金 遼二*; 安藤 祐介*; 松永 純治*; 坂本 寛*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; 大石 佑治*; 黒崎 健*; 山中 伸介*

Journal of Nuclear Materials, 500, p.145 - 152, 2018/03

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnucmat.2017.12.027

Precipitation of brittle zirconium hydrides deteriorate the fracture toughness of the fuel cladding tubes of light water reactor. In the present study, to elucidate relationship between mechanical properties and microstructure, two -phase zirconium hydrides and one -phase zirconium hydride were carefully fabricated considering volume changes at the metal-to-hydride transformation. The -hydride that was fabricated from -zirconium exhibits numerous inner cracks due to the large volume change. Analyses of the neutron diffraction pattern and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) data show that the sample displays significant stacking faults in the plane and in the pseudo-layered microstructure. On the other hand, the -hydride sample fabricated from -zirconium at a higher temperature displays equiaxed grains and no cracks.

Changes of dislocation density and dislocation arrangement during tensile deformation in lath martensitic steels

Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; 諸岡 聡

Advanced Experimental Mechanics, 2, p.112 - 117, 2017/10

https://doi.org/10.11395/aem.2.0_112

To understand strengthening mechanism in lath martensitic steels, in situ neutron diffractions during tensile deformation for 22SiMn2TiB steel and Fe-18Ni alloy were performed using TAKUMI of J-PARC. Profile analyses were performed using Convolutional Multiple Whole Profile (CMWP) fitting and Williamson-Hall (W-H) methods. As results, the dislocation densities as high as 10 m in the as-quenched states of both steels were determined hardly to change or slightly increase by the CMWP method. The reliability of the dislocation density obtained from the W-H method was low, because the whole profile was not considered for the analysis. In the former method, the values of parameter M related to dislocations arrangement was found to decrease rapidly for both steels at the beginning of plastic deformation. Hence, high work hardening in the lath martensitic steels was considered due to the dislocations rearrangements with plastic deformation.

Work hardening, dislocation structure, and load partitioning in lath-martensite determined by neutron diffraction line profile analysis

Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; 友田 陽*; Gong, W.*; 相澤 一也; Tichy, G.*; Shi, Z.*; Ungar, T.*

Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A, 48(9), p.4080 - 4092, 2017/09

AA2017-0020.pdf:3.33MB

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11661-017-4172-0

neutron diffraction during tensile deformation of lath martensite steel containing 0.22 mass% of carbon, is performed using TAKUMI of J-PARC. The diffraction peaks at plastically deformed states exhibit asymmetries as the reflection of redistributions of the stress and dislocation densities/arrangements in lath-packets where the dislocation glides are favorable (soft packet) and unfavorable (hard packet). The dislocation density is as high as 10 m at the as-quenched state, and then during tensile straining, the load and the dislocation density become different between the two lath-packets. The dislocation character and arrangement vary also in the hard packet, but hardly change in the soft packet. The hard packet plays an important role in the high work hardening in martensite, which could be understood by taking into account not only the increase of the dislocation density but also the change in dislocation arrangement.

Quantitative evaluation of texture and dislocations during annealing after hot deformation in austenitic steel using neutron diffraction

友田 陽*; 佐藤 成男*; Uchida, M.*; 徐 平光; Harjo, S.; Gong, W.; 川崎 卓郎

Materials Science Forum, 905, p.25 - 30, 2017/08

https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.905.25

Microstructural change during hot compressive deformation at 700 C followed by isothermal annealing for a Fe-32Ni austnitic alloy was monitored using neutron diffraction. The evolution of deformation texture with 40% compression and its change to recrystallization texture during isothermal annealing were presented by inverse pole figures for the axial and radial directions. The change in dislocation density was tracked using the convolutional muli-profile whole profile fitting method. To obtain the fitting results with good statistics, at least 60 s time-slicing for the event-mode recorded data was needed. The average dislocation density in 60 s after hot compression was determined to be 2.8 10 m that decreased with increasing of annealing time.