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Hardening (metallurgy)

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Mechanistic origin of high strength in refractory BCC high entropy alloys up to 1900K

The body centered cubic (BCC) high entropy alloys (HEAs) MoNbTaW and MoNbTaVW show exceptional strength retention up to 1900K. The mechanistic origin of the retained strength is unknown yet is crucial for finding the best alloys across the immense space of ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2020

Mechanical properties of a balsa wood veneer structural sandwich core material

Thomas Keller, Anastasios Vassilopoulos, Niloufar Vahedi

Balsa wood is an appropriate core material for structural sandwich applications due to its high strength- and stiffness-to-weight ratios. However, the mechanical properties vary considerably owing to the inherent scattering of natural wood materials. One a ...

2020

Influence of thermo-mechanical processing on ordering kinetics in 18 karat red gold alloy

Marina Garcia Gonzalez

The aim of this project is to understand the correlation between alloy composition and the build-up of internal stresses in 18 carat Au-Ag-Cu alloys under thermo-mechanical loads. The copper rich end of this ternary system exhibits order-hardening of the e ...

EPFL2020

On the chevron morphology of surface martensite

Roland Logé, Cyril Cayron, Annick Pauline Baur

It is established that the annealing twin boundaries of austenite act as nucleation sites for the martensitic transformation. In the present study, we observe that in surface martensite the transformation only takes place for twin boundaries that are appro ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2019

In situ characterization of a high work hardening Ti-6Al-4V prepared by electron beam melting

Helena Van Swygenhoven, Nicola Casati

A multi-phase Ti-6Al-4V prepared by electron beam melting and thermal post treatments has been shown to exhibit increased strength and ductility over standard wrought or hot isostatic pressed Ti-6-Al-4V. The mechanical improvements are due to a prolonged, ...

2019

In situ characterization of work hardening and springback in grade 2 alpha-titanium under tensile load

Helena Van Swygenhoven

Plastic effects during sheet metal forming can lead to undesirable distortions in formed components. Here, the three-stage work hardening and plastic strain recovery ("springback") in a cold-rolled, alpha-phase commercially pure titanium is examined. Inter ...

2019

Combining experiments and modeling to explore the solid solution strengthening of high and medium entropy alloys

William Curtin, Céline Varvenne

The mechanical properties due to solid solution strengthening are explored within the single phase face-centered cubic (fcc) domain of the Co-Cr-Fe-Mn Ni high entropy alloy (HEA) system. This is achieved by combining an efficient and reproducible metallurg ...

2019

In Situ Deformation Studies of HCP Metal Alloys with Neutron Diffraction, X-Ray Diffraction, and High Resolution Digital Image Correlation

Karl Alan Sofinowski

Mg and Ti alloys are attractive materials for structural applications in the transportation and biomedical industries due to their high strength-to-weight ratios. However, due to their hexagonally close-packed (HCP) lattice structure, they exhibit poor for ...

EPFL2019

Monitoring of the UHPFRC strengthened Chillon viaduct under environmental and operational variability

Constructed in 1969, the Chillon viaducts constitute a vital component of the Swiss roadway network. The bridge deck was strengthened in 2015 by means of an Ultra High Performance Fiber Reinforced Cement-based Composite for alleviating the effects of deter ...

2019

Solute/screw dislocation interaction energy parameter for strengthening in bcc dilute to high entropy alloys

William Curtin, Francesco Maresca, Alireza Ghafarollahi

Strengthening, i.e. increased stress required to move a dislocation, in dilute or complex alloys arises from the totality of the interaction energies between the solutes and an individual dislocation. Prevailing theories for strengthening in bcc alloys con ...

IOP PUBLISHING LTD2019

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