Superplasticity in crystalline solids / John Pilling and Norman Ridley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pilling, J. (John), 1959-

Contributor:

Ridley, N. (Norman), 1927-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Superplasticity.

Crystals.

Physical Description:

v, 214 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Brookfield, VT, USA : Institute of Metals, [1989]

Contents:

1.2 Mechanical aspects of superplasticity 3

1.3 Types of superplastic materials 6

2 Superplastic Materials

2.2 Grain refinement by mechanical working 9

2.3 Grain refinement by phase transformation 13

2.4 Grain refinement by phase separation 14

2.5 Aluminium alloys 17

2.6 Iron alloys 25

2.7 Titanium alloys 35

2.8 Superplasticity in ceramics 38

2.9 Superplasticity in other materials 39

3 Characterisation of Superplastic Deformation Behaviour

3.2 Step strain rate tests 49

3.3 Determination of strain rate sensitivity 55

3.4 Determination of the true stress as a function of strain for deformation at a constant strain rate 58

3.5 Determination of an activation energy for superplastic flow 61

4 Phenomenology of Superplastic Deformation

4.2 Non-superplastic flow

region III 68

4.3 Superplastic flow

region II 70

5 Cavitation and Fracture

5.2 Fracture by unstable plastic flow 103

5.3 General characteristics of cavitation 111

5.4 Cavity growth 114

5.5 Analysis of cavity growth 125

5.6 Void growth by coalescence 132

5.7 Role of hydrostatic pressure on cavity growth 135

5.8 Cavity nucleation 144

6 Superplastic Forming and Diffusion Bonding

6.2 Forming processes 160

6.3 Component design criteria 167

6.4 Determination of the pressure-time cycle for superplastic forming 172

6.5 Diffusion bonding 175.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: page 206.

ISBN:

090146256X :

OCLC:

18682249