The BCC FCC hierarchical martensite transformation under dynamic impact in FeMnAlNiTi alloy

Li, C.*; Fang, W.*; Yu, H. Y.*; Peng, T.*; Yao, Z. T.*; Liu, W. G.*; Zhang, X.*; 徐 平光; Yin, F.*

Materials Science & Engineering A, 892, p.146096_1 - 146096_11, 2024/02

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msea.2024.146096

The quasi-static superelastic responses and hierarchical martensite transformation from body-centered cubic (BCC) to face-centered cubic (FCC) under dynamic impact in FeMnAlNiTi alloys were investigated. Polycrystalline and oligocrystalline alloys were produced through solution heat treatment and cyclic heat treatment processes, respectively. The results show the volume fraction of residual martensite for oligocrystalline alloys is lower, which exhibits better superelastic responses compared with polycrystalline alloys. Dynamic impact tests indicate that, despite the weakening of the grain boundary strengthening effect, the ultimate strength of the oligocrystalline alloys closely matches that of the polycrystalline alloys under dynamic impact. The martensite transformation of the FeMnAlNiTi alloy is characterized as hierarchical under dynamic impact, and increasing strain rates and grain sizes can enhance the BCC FCC martensite transformation, resulting in higher martensite phase fractions for oligocrystalline alloys. The increase in ultimate strength is attributed to the dynamic Hall-Petch effect introduced by more martensite phase interfaces under dynamic impact.

Local structural changes in V-Ti-Cr alloy hydrides with hydrogen absorption/desorption cycling

池田 一貴*; 佐次田 頌*; 大友 季哉*; 大下 英敏*; 本田 孝志*; 羽合 孝文*; 齋藤 開*; 伊藤 晋一*; 横尾 哲也*; 榊 浩司*; et al.

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 51(Part A), p.79 - 87, 2024/01

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2023.10.318

Low-vanadium-concentration alloys have low durability, and their hydrogen absorption and desorption amounts decrease by 20% after 100 cycles. In this study, we conducted reverse Monte Carlo modeling on X-ray diffraction patterns and neutron pair distribution functions of the hydrogen-absorbed and desorbed samples of a VTiCr alloy to analyze the variations in the local structure. The local structure surrounding the hydrogen atom in the hydrogen-absorbed phase exhibited minimal changes. In contrast, hydrogen occupied both tetrahedral and octahedral sites of the hydrogen-desorbed phase almost equally during the early cycles; however, the amount of hydrogen occupying the tetrahedral sites increased with the number of cycles.

Recrystallization of bulk nanostructured magnesium alloy AZ31 after severe plastic deformation; An in situ diffraction study

Liss, K.-D.*; Han, J.-K.*; Blankenburg, M.*; Lienert, U.*; Harjo, S.; 川崎 卓郎; 徐 平光; 行武 栄太郎*; Kawasaki, M.*

Journal of Materials Science, 23 Pages, 2024/00

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-09250-4

The magnesium alloy AZ31, which has undergone high-pressure torsion processing, was subjected to in situ annealing micro-beam synchrotron high-energy X-ray diffraction and compared to the as-received rolled sheet material that was investigated through in situ neutron diffraction. While the latter only exhibits thermal expansion and minor recovery, the nanostructured specimen displays a complex evolution, including recovery, strong recrystallization, phase transformations, and various regimes of grain growth. Nanometer-scale grain sizes, determined using Williamson-Hall analysis, exhibit seamless growth, aligning with the transition to larger grains, as assessed through the occupancy of single grain reflections on the diffraction rings. The study uncovers strain anomalies resulting from thermal expansion, segregation of Al atoms, and the kinetics of vacancy creation and annihilation. Notably, a substantial number of excess vacancies were generated through high-pressure torsion, and maintained for driving the recrystallization and forming highly activated volumes for diffusion and phase precipitation during heating. The unsystematic scatter observed in the Williamson-Hall plot indicates high dislocation densities following severe plastic deformation, which significantly decreases during recrystallization. Subsequently, dislocations reappear during grain growth, likely in response to torque gradients in larger grains. It is worth noting that the characteristics of unsystematic scatter differ for dislocations created at high and low temperatures, underscoring the strong temperature dependence of slip system activation.

First-principles calculations of hydrogen trapping energy on incoherent interfaces of aluminum alloys

山口 正剛; 海老原 健一; 都留 智仁; 板倉 充洋

Materials Transactions, 64(11), p.2553 - 2559, 2023/11

https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.MT-M2023106

アルミニウム合金中のMgZn析出物とMgSi晶出物の非整合界面における水素トラップエネルギーを第一原理計算から計算することを試みた。非整合界面を含む単位胞は周期境界条件を満たさず、結晶ブロックが不連続になるため、不連続領域(真空領域)から離れた領域で水素トラップエネルギーを計算した。その結果、この原子論的配置を仮定した非整合界面では、水素原子のトラップエネルギーがかなり大きいことがわかった。また、アルミニウム母相中のMgSiの非整合界面における水素トラップによる凝集エネルギーの減少についても予備的計算を行った。

Local atomic displacements and sign of the structural transformation in medium-entropy alloys observed in extended X-ray absorption fine structure spectra

池田 陽一*; 梅本 好日古*; 松村 大樹; 辻 卓也; 橋本 勇輝*; 北澤 崇文*; 藤田 全基*

Materials Transactions, 64(9), p.2254 - 2260, 2023/09

https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.MT-M2023043

Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) and neutron diffraction experiments were carried out to clarify the typical features of the local structure of a family of medium-entropy alloys (CrCoNi, MnCoNi, and FeCoNi). A simple random cluster model was constructed for analyzing EXAFS spectra, and static and dynamic components of the mean-square relative displacement (MSRD) were separately extracted. In our analysis, the static MSRD of the MnCoNi sample was slightly larger than those of the CrCoNi and FeCoNi samples, whereas the dynamic MSRDs of these samples were almost identical. Based on the complementary neutron diffraction data, we argued that the origin of the large static displacement in the MnCoNi alloy can be associated with a short-range structural transformation through long-term structural relaxation.

Heat-induced structural changes in magnesium alloys AZ91 and AZ31 investigated by in situ synchrotron high-energy X-ray diffraction

Liu, X. J.*; 徐 平光; 城 鮎美*; Zhang, S. Y.*; 菖蒲 敬久; 行武 栄太郎*; 秋田 貢一*; Zolotoyabko, E.*; Liss, K.-D.*

Journal of Materials Science, 57(46), p.21446 - 21459, 2022/12

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-022-07917-y

In situ time/temperature-resolved synchrotron high-energy X-ray diffraction is applied to study heat-mediated structural changes and phase transformations in rolled sheets of AZ91 and AZ31 magnesium alloys. Azimuthal diffraction intensities along the Debye-Scherrer rings (AT-plots) are used to obtain information on grain recovery and recrystallization temperatures as well as temperature-assisted grain rotations. The azimuthally integrated diffraction intensities, plotted as functions of the scattering vector (QT-plots), provide vital data on the temperature-dependent lattice parameters of the Mg/Al matrix and intermetallic precipitates, as well as on the evolution of the precipitates' volume fraction. It was found that in AZ31, the main precipitates are of the AlMn type, which is rather stable in the investigated temperature range (up to 773 K). In contrast, in AZ91, the major intermetallic precipitates, AlMg, undergo complete dissolution above 600 K. It is caused by the enhanced diffusion of Al into the Mg/Al matrix, which according to the Al-Mg phase diagram, can adopt more Al at elevated temperatures. This diffusion is revealed by the proportional diminishing of the matrix lattice parameter (chemical strain), allowing us to quantify the Al content in the matrix. Fast temperature-dependent manipulation with intermetallic content in the Mg/Al alloy can, in principle, be used for controlling its mechanical properties.

回折法を利用したLPSO型マグネシウム合金における階層的変形機構に関する研究

城 鮎美*; 菖蒲 敬久; 萩原 幸司*; 渡邉 真史*

SPring-8/SACLA利用研究成果集(インターネット), 10(5), p.438 - 446, 2022/10

https://doi.org/10.18957/rr.10.5.438

長周期積層型(LPSO)マグネシウム合金は、濃度と構造の変調が同期しており、軽量かつ高強度・高耐熱性という性質を併せ持った新規材料である。LPSO相の局所的な格子ひずみと構造変調の関係を調べるために、単相18R LPSO Mg-Zn-Y合金の圧縮下での放射光X線回折測定を実施した。圧縮応力の増加に伴い、格子ひずみの増加が確認されるとともに、0 0 L回折面からの回折強度の大小が入れ替わる現象が発生した。解析の結果、回折強度の変化はイットリウム原子の特徴的な変位によるものであり、弾性変形から塑性変形への移行に大きな影響を与える可能性を明らかにした。

Probing copper and copper-gold alloy surfaces with space-quantized oxygen molecular beam

津田 泰孝; Gueriba, J. S.*; 植田 寛和*; Dio, W. A.*; 倉橋 光紀*; 岡田 美智雄*

JACS Au (Internet), 2(8), p.1839 - 1847, 2022/08

https://doi.org/10.1021/jacsau.2c00156

The orientation and motion of reactants play important roles in reactions. The small rotational excitations involved render the reactants susceptible to dynamical steering, making direct comparison between experiment and theory rather challenging. Using space quantized molecular beams, we directly probe the (polar and azimuthal) orientation dependence of O chemisorption on Cu and CuAu. We observe polar and azimuthal anisotropies on both surfaces. Chemisorption proceeds rather favorably with the O-O bond axis oriented parallel ( perpendicular) to the surface, and also rather favorably with the O-O bond axis oriented along ( along ). The presence of Au hinders the surface from further oxidation, introducing a higher activation barrier to chemisorption, and rendering an almost negligible azimuthal anisotropy. The presence of Au also prevents cartwheel-like rotating O from further reactions.

ナノインデンテーション法によるLOCA模擬試験後ジルカロイ被覆管の機械特性評価(共同研究)

垣内 一雄; 宇田川 豊; 山内 紹裕*

JAEA-Research 2022-001, 21 Pages, 2022/06

JAEA-Research-2022-001.pdf:1.84MB

冷却材喪失事故(LOCA)時想定される被覆管脆化の主たる要因は、高温酸化に伴う金属層中酸素濃度の増大とこれに起因する微細組織の変化である。被覆管が破裂した場合には、燃料棒内に侵入した水蒸気によって生じる被覆管内面の酸化及びこれに伴う燃料棒内水素分圧の上昇の結果、破裂開口部からやや離れた軸方向位置で局所的な水素吸収が起こり(二次水素化)、二次水素化部では水素脆化による延性低下も重畳する。これら微細組織の変化がLOCA条件下における燃料棒の機械特性に及ぼす影響をより詳細かつ定量的に把握するため、LOCA模擬試験後試料の破裂開口部及び二次水素化部の延性評価にナノインデンテーション法を適用した。硬さやヤング率に加えて、押込み荷重-変位曲線から算出される塑性仕事割合を評価したところ、二次水素化部の金属層(prior-相)における塑性仕事割合は、被覆管外周のZrO層と-Zr(O)層に近い水準であり、破裂開口部に比べて酸素濃度が低いにもかかわらず、水素の影響により有意に延性が低下していることが示唆された。

TEM observation and MD simulation of frank partial dislocation climbing in Al-Cu alloy

Chen, J.*; 吉田 健太*; 鈴土 知明; 嶋田 雄介*; 井上 耕治*; 今野 豊彦*; 永井 康介*

Materials Transactions, 63(4), p.468 - 474, 2022/04

https://doi.org/10.2320/matertrans.MT-M2021233

高分解能透過型電子顕微鏡(HRTEM)を用いてその場電子照射により、アルミニウム-銅(Al-Cu)合金のフランクループの発達を0.12nmの原子スケールの空間分解能で視覚化した。FCC-Al格子の[110]方向に沿ったその場HRTEM観察では、固有の積層欠陥の境界となるフランク部分転位は、純Al参照サンプルの場合とは異なり、112方向に沿って非対称の上昇を示した。この時の弾き出し損傷率は0.055-0.120dpa/sであった。分子動力学シミュレーションによって、この部分転位の非対称上昇はギニア-プレストンゾーン(GPゾーン)でのCu-Cu結合によるピン止め効果として説明された。