Publications related to Hardenability

Bringing casting to microfabrication: processing and deformation of microcastings

This work extends the range of pathways for the production of metallic microcomponents by downscaling metal casting. This is accomplished by using either of two different molding techniques, namely femtosecond laser micromachining or lithographic silicon m ...

EPFL2023

Modeling and characterization of the nucleation and growth of carbon nanostructures in physical synthesis

Kevin Rossi

Carbon nanostructures formed through physical synthesis come in a variety of sizes and shapes. With the end goal of rationalizing synthetic pathways of carbon nanostructures as a function of tunable parameters in the synthesis, we investigate how the initi ...

ELSEVIER2023

Characterization of untransformed ferrite in 10Cr and 12Cr ODS steels

Roland Logé

Two new ferrito-martensitic oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) steels reinforced with (Y, Ti, O) nanoparticles were elaborated using a high-energy attritor. The milled powder was consolidated by hot extrusion at 1050 degrees C. The two types of ODS steels ...

ELSEVIER SCI LTD2021

Giant hardening response in AlMgZn(Cu) alloys

William Curtin, Daniel John Gilles Marchand

This study presents a thermomechanical processing concept which is capable of exploiting the full industrial application potential of recently introduced AlMgZn(Cu) alloys. The beneficial linkage of alloy design and processing allows not only to satisfy th ...

PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD2021

Deformation mechanisms in a superelastic NiTi alloy: An in-situ high resolution digital image correlation study

Helena Van Swygenhoven, Efthymios Polatidis

An in-situ high resolution digital image correlation investigation during uniaxial tensile deformation reveals the recoverable and the non-recoverable strain mechanisms in a Ni51Ti49 alloy with a mean grain size of 35 mu m. Recoverable strain is due to the ...

2020

Study of the Hot-Spot Temperature During Quench in the Nonplanar Coils of W7-X

Pierluigi Bruzzone, Kamil Sedlák

The quench protection system of the nonplanar coils of the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator was laid out over 15 years ago. At that time, the assessment of the hot-spot temperature by a basic adiabatic model was done using design values for material and operati ...

IEEE Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2018

Study on Bainite/Martensite Transformation in Reheated Weld Metals

Roland Logé, Cyril Cayron, Gaojun Mao, Rui Cao

A new combination of laser scanning confocal microscope (LSCM) and electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD) with a field-emission scanning electron microscope (SEM) is utilized to study the mechanism of bainite transformation in reheated low carbon baini ...

TRANS TECH PUBLICATIONS LTD2018

Morphological and Crystallographic Characteristics of alpha Structure in a Low-Carbon Iron-Nickel Alloy

Roland Logé, Cyril Cayron, Gaojun Mao, Rui Cao

The features of a (body-centered cubic) structures were investigated in a low-carbon multicomponent alloy from morphological and crystallographic perspectives. In addition to apparent features of granular bainite and lamellar martensite, a morphological si ...

2018

Thermal activation parameters of plastic flow reveal deformation mechanisms in the CrMnFeCoNi high-entropy alloy

William Curtin, Céline Varvenne, Joël Bonneville

To reveal the operating mechanisms of plastic deformation in an FCC high-entropy alloy, the activation volumes in CrMnFeCoNi have been measured as a function of plastic strain and temperature between 77 K and 423 K using repeated load relaxation experiment ...

2018

Structure of amorphous GeSe9 by neutron diffraction and first-principles molecular dynamics: Impact of trajectory sampling and size effects

Assil Bouzid, Carlo Massobrio

The structure of glassy GeSe9 was investigated by combining neutron diffraction with density-functional-theory-based first-principles molecular dynamics. In the simulations, three different models of N = 260 atoms were prepared by sampling three independen ...

Amer Inst Physics2016

Early cluster formation during rapid cooling of an Al-Cu-Mg alloy: In situ small-angle X-ray scattering

Jean-Marie Drezet, Helena Van Swygenhoven, Patrick Schloth

The formation of Cu-Mg clusters in an Al-Cu-Mg aluminum alloy is observed by small-angle X-ray scattering during cooling. Cooling rates are choosen to mimic the different conditions obtained at the surface and in the center of large forgings. Clusters of 0 ...

Elsevier2015

Photopolymerization device for minimally invasive implants: application to nucleus pulposus replacement

Dominique Pioletti, Pierre-Etienne Bourban, Christophe Moser, Andreas Schmocker, Azadeh Khoushabi

Photopolymerization is a common tool to harden materials initially in a liquid state. A surgeon can directly trigger the solidification of a dental implant or a bone or tissue filler. Traditionally, photopolymerization has been used mainly in dentistry. Ov ...

Springer2015

Quench-Induced Stresses in AA2618 Forgings for Impellers: A Multiphysics and Multiscale Problem

Jean-Marie Drezet, Nicolas Paul Henry Chobaut, Gilles Michel, Denis Carron

In the fabrication of heat-treatable aluminum parts such as AA2618 compressor impellers for turbochargers, solutionizing and quenching are key steps to obtain the required mechanical characteristics. Fast quenching is necessary to avoid coarse precipitatio ...

Springer2015

Measurements and modelling of residual stresses during quenching of thick heat treatable aluminium components in relation to their precipitation state

Nicolas Paul Henry Chobaut

In the fabrication of heat treatable aluminium parts, solutionising and quenching are key steps in order to obtain the required mechanical characteristics. Fast quenching is necessary to avoid coarse precipitation as this one reduces the mechanical propert ...

EPFL2015

Early precipitation during cooling of an Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy revealed by in situ small angle X-ray scattering

Jean-Marie Drezet, Helena Van Swygenhoven, Patrick Schloth

Early subnanometre cluster formation during quenching of a high-strength AA7449 aluminium alloy was investigated using in situ small angle X-ray scattering. Fast quench cooling was obtained by using a laser-based heating system. The size and number density ...

American Institute of Physics2014

On the influence of transgranular and intergranular failure mechanisms during dynamic loading of silicon nitride

Jean-François Molinari, Seyedeh Mohadeseh Taheri Mousavi

Plane-strain tensile loading numerical simulations of dynamic crack propagation in silicon nitride microstructures are conducted. The strength and toughness are evaluated as a function of strain rate and microstructural parameters, including grain size and ...

Elsevier2014

Construction and test of a non-insulated insert coil using coated conductor tape

Pierluigi Bruzzone, Davide Uglietti, Rainer Wesche

A small coated conductor coil (central field 1 T at 200 A) was constructed and tested in order to evaluate the benefit and the possible disadvantages of non insulated, double pancake construction, in particular regarding quench protection. The insert coil ...

Iop Publishing Ltd2014

Influence of quench rate and microstructure on bendability of AA6016 aluminum alloys

Andreas Mortensen, Frédéric Diologent, Andreas Rossoll, Jean-François Despois, Cyrille Bezençon

The influence of the quench rate after solution treatment on the bendability of AA6016 aluminum alloy sheets was investigated. Crack initiation during bending tests is found to be independent of quench rate whereas crack propagation is decreased after rapi ...

Elsevier2013

Analysis of hardening limits of oxide dispersion strengthened steel

Amuthan Ramar

Oxide dispersion strengthened (ODS) ferritic/martensitic (F/M) steels are promising materials for high temperature applications. The hardening limits from room temperature to 1000 degrees C of one of such steel, ODS EUROFER97, together with the impact of t ...

Elsevier Science Bv2013

Experimental analysis of the cyclic behaviour of Kaolin at high temperature

Lyesse Laloui, Cane Cekerevac

This paper presents the results of an experimental study related to the thermal effects on kaolin clay cyclic mobility. The thermal effects were identified by comparing the experimental results of cyclic triaxial tests performed at high temperature (90 C) ...

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