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Ning, Li

Publications and source records attributed to Ning, Li.

5 records

DOE OSTI2018

Effect of Deformation Temperature on the Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of High-Strength Low-Alloy Steel During Hot Compression

The microstructure and mechanical properties of high-strength low-alloy steel were investigated at deformation temperatures of 800-1100 °C and strain rates of 0.1-10 s{sup −1} using an MMS-200 thermal mechanical simulator. The results indicated that the increased deformation processes observed between the starting and finishing temperatures during hot compression testing caused a polygonal ferrite transformation in the material. The polygonal ferrite grain sizes increased with increasing transformation temperatures and gradually grew larger at higher deformation temperatures. Widmanstätten ferrite and acicular ferrite were also formed at high temperatures from 1000-1100 °C, which accordingly led to an increase in Vickers microhardness. In addition, the flow stress in the material increased with an increase in the strain and a decrease in the deformation temperature.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗

DOE OSTI2010

Effect of tip shape on line edge roughness measurement based on atomic force microscopy

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is an important tool in line edge roughness (LER) measurements, where accuracy for line edge identification is influenced by the shape of the tip. In this article, the effect of tip shape on LER measurement based on AFM is studied theoretically. The formulas for calculating the distance between the measured and actual line edge of the sample are presented. The effects of the three kinds of tips with different shapes are experimentally compared for validation. Suggestions on how to reduce measuring error caused by tip shape are also given.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗

DOE OSTI2010

Effects of strain amplitude and temperature on the damping capacity of an Fe-19Mn alloy with different microstructures

The influences of strain amplitude (10{sup -5}-10{sup -4}) and temperature (25 deg. C-500 deg. C) on the internal friction of a cold-drawn and solution treated Fe-19Mn alloy were investigated. The internal friction was measured using reversal torsion pendulum and multifunction internal friction equipment. The microstructure was observed using scanning electron microscopy. The phase transformation temperatures were determined using differential scanning calorimetry. The results indicated that the internal friction of the solution treated alloy was related to strain amplitude, which could be explained using the movement of Shockley partial dislocations (bowing out and breaking away). But the internal friction of the cold-drawn alloy was independent of strain amplitude because of high density dislocations formed by cold forming. Moreover, when the temperature was changed between 25 deg. C and 500 deg. C, the internal friction of the cold-drawn alloy increased slowly from 25 deg. C to 375 deg. C, and then increased quickly from 375 deg. C to 500 deg. C. However, for the solution treated alloy, there was an internal friction peak at about 210 deg. C in the heating process (from 25 deg. C to 500 deg. C), and there was another internal friction peak at about 150 deg. C in the cooling process. These peaks could be explained using the heat-assisted movement of dislocations. - Research Highlights: {yields}Internal friction of solution treated Fe-19Mn alloy is related to strain amplitude. {yields}Internal friction of cold-drawn Fe-19Mn alloy is independent of strain amplitude. {yields}IF of cold-drawn alloy increases from RT to 500 deg. C. {yields}There is an IF peak of solution treated alloy in heating and cooling process separately. {yields}The results can be explained using the movement of dislocations.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗

DOE OSTI2010

Multiscale characterization method for line edge roughness based on redundant second generation wavelet transform

We introduce a multiscale characterization method for line edge roughness (LER) based on redundant second generation wavelet transform. This method involves decomposing LER characteristics into independent bands with different spatial frequency components at different scales, and analyzing the reconstructed signals to work out the roughness exponent, the spatial frequency distribution characteristics, as well as the rms value. The effect of noise can be predicted using detailed signals in the minimum space of scale. This method was applied to numerical profiles for validation. Results show that according to the line edge profiles with similar amplitudes, the roughness exponent R can effectively reflect the degree of irregularity of LER and intuitively provide information on LER spatial frequency distribution.

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE↗

DOE OSTI2010

More on volume dependence of spectral weight functions

Spectral weight functions are easily obtained from two-point correlation functions, and they might be used to distinguish single-particle from multiparticle states in a finite-volume lattice calculation, a problem crucial for many lattice QCD simulations. In previous studies, it has been shown that the spectral weight function for a broad resonance shares the typical volume dependence of a two-particle scattering state, i.e. proportional to 1/L{sup 3} in a large cubic box of size L, while the narrow resonance case requires further investigation. In this paper, a generalized formula is found for the spectral weight function which incorporates both the narrow and broad resonance cases. Within Luescher's formalism, it is shown that the volume dependence of the spectral weight function exhibits a single-particle behavior for an extremely narrow resonance and a two-particle behavior for a broad resonance. The corresponding formulas for both A{sub 1}{sup +} and T{sub 1}{sup -} channels are derived. The potential application of these formulas in the extraction of resonance parameters are also discussed.

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