Browsing by Author "Li, ZJ"

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    The effect of grain size and dislocation density on the tensile properties of Ni-SiCNP composites during annealing
    (Springer Nature, 2016-02-12) Yang, C; Huang, HF; Thorogood, GJ; Jiang, L; Ye, XX; Li, ZJ; Zhou, XT
    The grain size refinement, enhancement of mechanical properties, and static recrystallization behavior of metallic nickel-silicon carbide nano-particle (Ni-3wt.%SiCNP) composites, milled for times ranging from 8 to 48 h have been examined. One set of Ni-SiCNP composite samples were annealed at 300 °C for 250 h, while the other set of samples were maintained at room temperature for control purposes (reference). The electron backscatter diffraction results indicate that the grain size of the annealed Ni-SiCNP composite was refined due to grain restructuring during static recrystallization. The x-ray diffraction results indicate that low-temperature annealing effectively reduced the density of dislocations; this can be explained by the dislocation pile-up model. Additionally, the tensile tests indicated that the annealed Ni-SiCNP composite had a significant increase in strength due to an increase of the Hall–Petch strengthening effect with a slight increase in the total elongation. The decrease of dislocation pile-up in the grain interiors and the increase in grain boundary sliding are assumed to be the main mechanisms at play. The relationship between the microstructural evolution and the variation of tensile properties is examined in this study. © 2016 ASM International. Published by Springer Nature.
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    The effect of microstructure and welding-induced plasticity on the strength of Ni–Mo–Cr alloy welds
    (Elsevier, 2021-06) Danon, AE; Muránsky, O; Zhu, HL; Wei, T; Flores-Johnson, EA; Li, ZJ; Kruzic, JJ
    The mechanical performance of a Ni–Mo–Cr (GH3535) alloy weldment, produced using a matching filler metal, was assessed and compared to the surrounding parent metal. Ambient-temperature mechanical characterisation included hardness testing, small punch testing and uniaxial tensile testing, while a crystal plasticity finite element model was used to assess the impact of crystallographic texture on the mechanical properties. Despite the similar chemical composition, the weld metal exhibited superior strength and ductility to that of the parent metal. The higher strength was primarily attributed to the high dislocation density in the weld metal imbued by the welding-induced thermo-mechanical loading. In contrast, the ductility difference was attributed to M6C carbide stringers in the parent metal that initiated fracture at lower strains when compared to the weld metal, with the latter containing finer, well-dispersed M6C carbides. © 2021 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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    Helium ion irradiation behavior of Ni-1wt.%SiCNP composite and the effect of ion flux
    (Elsevier, 2015-12) Zhou, XL; Huang, HF; Xie, R; Thorogood, GJ; Yang, C; Li, ZJ; Xu, HJ
    Silicon carbide nanoparticle-reinforced nickel metal (Ni–SiCNP composite) samples were bombarded by helium ions with fluences of 1 × 1016 and 3 × 1016 ions/cm2 at two different fluxes. The microstructural and mechanical changes were characterized via TEM and nanoindentation. Nano-scaled helium bubbles in the shape of spheres were observed in the samples irradiated at high flux and polygons at low flux. The number of helium bubbles increased with the fluence, whereas their mean size remained unaffected. In addition, the nanohardness of the damage layer also increased as the fluence increased. In addition this study suggests that a higher flux results in a higher number of smaller helium bubbles, while showing no obvious effect on the irradiation-induced hardening of the materials. © 2015 Elsevier B.V