B. Bhattacharya

Bio: B. Bhattacharya is an academic researcher from McMaster University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Hardening (metallurgy) & Work hardening. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 2 publications receiving 179 citations.

Effects of heat treatment on microstructure and tensile deformation of Mg AZ80 alloy at room temperature

Abstract: The plasticity of coarse and grain-refined Mg AZ80 alloys in the as-cast, γ-dissolved and homogenized states was investigated by specialized tensile testing at room temperature. Results indicate that microstructural parameters such as the activation volume and mean free path are important descriptors for these materials and capture the nature of the solute and second phase effect on strength and ductility. The as-cast alloys contain a microstructure consisting of α-Mg matrix, and divorced eutectic α-Mg/γ-Mg17Al12 phase with non-uniform Al solute content in the α-Mg. Dissolution of the majority of γ-phase occurs after annealing 5 h at 420 °C, and an almost uniform solid solution is obtained after 20 h at 420 °C. The yield strength is dependent upon the volume fraction of γ-phase and grain size. All alloys yield initially by basal slip and they exhibit different work hardening behaviour. The as-cast alloys show the fastest initial hardening and earliest saturation, and ultimately the lowest ductility. In contrast the solutionized alloys show a lower initial work hardening rate that is sustained, and enhanced ductility. The flow stress dependence of the strain rate sensitivity indicates that dynamical recovery processes associated with the dislocation–dislocation interactions, which develop in the as-cast alloys after small amount of deformation, lead to strain localizations and early failure. Results reveal that reducing the grain size and dissolving the γ-phase will enhance the ductility of AZ80 at room temperature.

Work-hardening behaviour of Mg single crystals oriented for basal slip

Abstract: Work-hardening behaviour of Mg single crystals oriented for basal slip was studied by means of tensile tests carried out at 4, 78 and 295 K. The crystals show critical resolved shear stress values (CRSS) for a {0001} basal slip system in the range 1–1.5 MPa. The samples exhibit two-stage work hardening characteristics consisting of a long easy glide stage and a stage of rapid hardening terminated by failure. The onset of the plastic flow up to the point of fracture is accompanied by a low work-hardening rate in the range 5 × 10−5–5 × 10−4 µ, corresponding to the hardening rate in Stage I of copper single crystals. The analysis of thermally activated glide parameters suggests that forest interactions are rate-controlling processes. The very low value of the activation distance found at 4 K, ∼0.047 b, is attributed to zero-point energy effects. The failure of crystals occurs well before their hardening capacity is exhausted by mechanisms which are characteristic of deformation temperature.

Extreme on-demand contactless modulation of elastic properties in magnetostrictive lattices

Abstract: 2D lattices are widely popular in micro-architected metamaterial design as they are easy to manufacture and provide lightweight multifunctional properties. The mechanical properties of such lattice structures are predominantly an intrinsic geometric function of the microstructural topology, which are generally referred to as passive metamaterials since there is no possibility to alter the properties after manufacturing if the application requirement changes. A few studies have been conducted recently to show that the active modulation of elastic properties is possible in piezoelectric hybrid lattice structures, wherein the major drawback is that complicated electrical circuits are required to be physically attached to the micro-beams. This paper proposes a novel hybrid lattice structure by incorporating magnetostrictive patches that allow contactless active modulation of Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio as per real-time demands. We have presented closed-form expressions of the elastic properties based on a bottom-up approach considering both axial and bending deformations at the unit cell level. The generic expressions can be used for different configurations (both unimorph or bimorph) and unit cell topologies under variable vertical or horizontal magnetic field intensity. The study reveals that extreme on-demand contactless modulation including sign reversal of Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio (such as auxetic behavior in a structurally non-auxetic configuration, or vice-versa) is achievable by controlling the magnetic field remotely. Orders of difference in the magnitude of Young’s modulus can be realized actively in the metamaterial, which necessarily means that the same material can behave both like a soft polymer or a stiff metal depending on the functional demands. The new class of active mechanical metamaterials proposed in this article will bring about a wide variety of design and application paradigms in the field of functional materials and structures.

Phd by thesis

Abstract: Deposits of clastic carbonate-dominated (calciclastic) sedimentary slope systems in the rock record have been identified mostly as linearly-consistent carbonate apron deposits, even though most ancient clastic carbonate slope deposits fit the submarine fan systems better. Calciclastic submarine fans are consequently rarely described and are poorly understood. Subsequently, very little is known especially in mud-dominated calciclastic submarine fan systems. Presented in this study are a sedimentological core and petrographic characterisation of samples from eleven boreholes from the Lower Carboniferous of Bowland Basin (Northwest England) that reveals a >250 m thick calciturbidite complex deposited in a calciclastic submarine fan setting. Seven facies are recognised from core and thin section characterisation and are grouped into three carbonate turbidite sequences. They include: 1) Calciturbidites, comprising mostly of highto low-density, wavy-laminated bioclast-rich facies; 2) low-density densite mudstones which are characterised by planar laminated and unlaminated muddominated facies; and 3) Calcidebrites which are muddy or hyper-concentrated debrisflow deposits occurring as poorly-sorted, chaotic, mud-supported floatstones. These

Mechanistic origin and prediction of enhanced ductility in magnesium alloys.

Abstract: Pure magnesium exhibits poor ductility owing to pyramidal [Formula: see text] dislocation transformations to immobile structures, making this lowest-density structural metal unusable for many applications where it could enhance energy efficiency. We show why magnesium can be made ductile by specific dilute solute additions, which increase the [Formula: see text] cross-slip and multiplication rates to levels much faster than the deleterious [Formula: see text] transformation, enabling both favorable texture during processing and continued plastic straining during deformation. A quantitative theory establishes the conditions for ductility as a function of alloy composition in very good agreement with experiments on many existing magnesium alloys, and the solute-enhanced cross-slip mechanism is confirmed by transmission electron microscopy observations in magnesium-yttrium. The mechanistic theory can quickly screen for alloy compositions favoring conditions for high ductility and may help in the development of high-formability magnesium alloys.

Recrystallization mechanism of as-cast AZ91 magnesium alloy during hot compressive deformation

Abstract: Dynamic recrystallization (DRX) behavior of as-cast AZ91 magnesium alloy during hot compression at 300 °C and the strain rate of 0.2 s−1 was systematically investigated by electron backscattering diffraction (EBSD) analysis. Twin DRX and continuous DRX (CDRX) are observed in grains and near grain boundaries, respectively. Original coarse grains are firstly divided by primary { 1 0 1 ¯ 2 } tensile twins and { 1 0 1 ¯ 1 } compression twins, and then { 1 0 1 ¯ 1 }–{ 1 0 1 ¯ 2 } double twins are rapidly propagated within these primary compression twins with increasing compressive strain. Some twin-walled grains are formed by the mutual crossing of twins or by the formation of the { 1 0 1 ¯ 1 }–{ 1 0 1 ¯ 2 } double twins and furthermore, subgrains divided by low-grain boundaries in the double twins are also formed. Finally, DRXed grains are formed by the in situ evolution of the subgrains with the growth of low-angle boundaries to high-angle grain boundaries in twins. CDRX around the eutectic Mg17Al12 phases at grain boundaries occurs together with the precipitation of discontinuous Mg17Al12 phase and the fragmentation of the precipitates during compression. The discontinuous fragmented precipitates distribute at the newly formed CDRXed grain boundaries and have remarkable pinning effect on the CDRXed grain growth, resulting in the average grain size of about 1.5 μm.