A new thermal spraying technique, electro-thermal explosion directional spraying (EEDS), was used to prepare NiAl intermetallic coatings. The microstructure, elements distribution and phase structures were determined by means of SEM, EDAX and X-Ray diffraction, respectively. Micro-mechanics properties were tested by using nano-indentation tester. The wear resistance of the coating was also investigated. Results showed that NiAl coating was characterized by compact construction. The main phase of the coating was Ni-Al and the content of oxide was little. The obvious elements diffusion showed that the bond between the coating and the substrate was metallurgical one. The nano-hardness and the modulus were 7.6 GPa and 218.8 GPa, respectively. The coatings processed good wear resistance and the main wear failure mechanism was the micro-plowing.
In the present work, the structure optimum design and simulation analysis of automobile side-door impact beam was carried out by using Finite Element (FE) method. The model of the side-door impact beam impacting with the rigid pole was set up according to the requirement of the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards intensity test of side door (FMVSS214). The numerical simulations were carried out using the software LS-DYNA. Attention was focused upon finding an optimum cross- section shape of the beam in order to improve the energy absorption character. Several types of impact beams were studied and compared. Results show that the energy absorption characters of the beam improved obviously when square cross section with the wall slope 10° and a 9 mm long curled edge was adopted.
In this article, solid lubrication FeS film was prepared on the surface of AISI 1045 steel by means of low temperature ion sulfurizing process. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was utilized to observe the surface and cross-section morphologies of the sulfurized layer. The element distribution of the sulfurized layer surface was analyzed by X-ray energy spectrometer. The crystalline phases were determined by X-ray diffraction (XRD). X-ray stress determinator was utilized to measure the residual stress in the sulfurized layer. The nano-hardness and elastic modulus of the sulfurized layer were surveyed by a nano-indentation tester. The results showed that the surface of the FeS film was composed of many minute spherical particles with homogeneous grain size and distribution. The texture of the film was very loose with lots of micro-pores, and the crystallinity was well. There was compressive stress in the FeS film, and the stress value measured is -150 MPa. The average value of nano-hardness and elastic modulus were 4.02 GPa and 157.36 GPa respectively.
In this paper, we adopted a novel method, namely, magnetron sputtering + low temperature ion sulfurizing composite technology to prepare synthetic MoS2/FeS multilayer film. The obtained film has a quite smooth surface with plenty of spherical particles. The friction tests were carried out on a ball-on-disc tester under dry condition. During the whole test, the friction coefficient of the MoS2/FeS multilayer film was always lower than that of the original 1045 steel and FeS film. In addition, the wear scar depth of the MoS2/FeS multilayer film was also low. It is undoubtedly that the synthetic MoS2/FeS multilayer film possesses excellent friction-reducing and wear-resisting behaviors.
Thin walled tubes, particularly those of square or circular cross-section, are the common types of automobile crash-box, which equipped at the front end of a car, is one of the most important automotive parts for crash energy absorption. In the present work, energy absorption characters of square and circular cross-section thin walled tubes at low-velocity frontal impact are investigated respectively by using finite element (FE) method. The numerical simulations were carried out using the software LS-DYNA. The tubes were modeled using shell element of designation Belytschko-Tsay, which is suitable for large strain analyses. The FE model of the tube was validated by comparing the theoretical calculation results, experimental results and FE model results. Results show that on average the difference of these results was within 10%. The good correlation of results obtained show that the numerical analyses are reliable.
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