Characterization of AA6061 Alloy Processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing and Subjected to Low Cycle Fatigue

The low cycle fatigue (LCF) behaviour of aluminium-magnesium-silicon alloy AA6061 processed by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) was studied. Solutionized specimens of the alloy were subjected to one, two and three passes of ECAP at room temperature using route Bc. Compared to the values of the solutionized material an overall increase in yield strength and ultimate tensile strength with decrease in % elongation is observed for the ECAP processed material. While the solutionized material exhibits cyclic hardening at all strain levels, the ECAP processed material shows different behaviour depending on the number of passes - stable response/cyclic softening/ softening followed by hardening. The ECAP processed material after three passes exhibit superior LCF lives at low strains presumably due to higher strength and large refinement of grains.

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Low-Cycle Fatigue Behavior of Al1070 Severely Deformed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing Process

Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Mechanical Engineering ◽

10.1007/s40997-017-0085-1 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 42 (2) ◽

pp. 99-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mohammad Bagher Limooei ◽

Morteza Zandrahimi ◽

Ramin Ebrahimi

Keyword(s):

Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽

Low Cycle Fatigue ◽

Fatigue Behavior ◽

Cycle Fatigue ◽

Angular Pressing ◽

Pressing Process

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Effects of Equal Channel Angular Pressing and Heat Treatment on Low Cycle Fatigue Properties of 6005 Al Alloy

Key Engineering Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.385-387.721 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 385-387 ◽

pp. 721-724

Author(s):

W.H. Kim ◽

H.H. Cho ◽

J.H. Cha ◽

S.I. Kwun ◽

Dong Hyuk Shin

Keyword(s):

Heat Treatment ◽

Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽

Low Cycle Fatigue ◽

Cyclic Hardening ◽

Cyclic Softening ◽

Fatigue Properties ◽

Al Alloy ◽

Cycle Fatigue ◽

Angular Pressing ◽

Aging Conditions

The effects of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) and subsequent heat treatment on the low cycle fatigue properties of 6005 Al alloy were investigated. The ECAPed specimens showed cyclic softening, whereas the peak aged specimens showed cyclic hardening at all strain amplitudes. After ECAP, artificial aging was performed at 175°C to observe the change of the low cycle fatigue properties due to precipitation. The fatigue life and behavior of the unECAPed and ECAPed 6005 Al alloys were discussed in terms of the microstructural changes and aging conditions.

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Fatigue Properties of AZ31B Magnesium Alloy Processed by Equal-Channel Angular Pressing

Metals ◽

10.3390/met11081191 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (8) ◽

pp. 1191

Author(s):

Ryuichi Yamada ◽

Shoichiro Yoshihara ◽

Yasumi Ito

Keyword(s):

Magnesium Alloy ◽

Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽

Low Cycle Fatigue ◽

Annealed Sample ◽

Fatigue Tests ◽

Fatigue Properties ◽

Angular Pressing ◽

Fundamental Research ◽

Number Of Cycles ◽

Biodegradable Magnesium

A stent is employed to expand a narrowed tubular organ, such as a blood vessel. However, the persistent presence of a stainless steel stent yields several problems of late thrombosis, restenosis and chronic inflammation reactions. Biodegradable magnesium stents have been introduced to solve these problems. However, magnesium-based alloys suffer from poor ductility and lower than desired fatigue performance. There is still a huge demand for further research on new alloys and stent designs. Then, as fundamental research for this, AZ31 B magnesium alloy has been investigated for the effect of equal-channel angular pressing on the fatigue properties. ECAP was conducted for one pass and eight passes at 300 °C using a die with a channel angle of 90°. An annealed sample and ECAP sample of AZ31 B magnesium alloy were subjected to tensile and fatigue tests. As a result of the tensile test, strength in the ECAP (one pass) sample was higher than in the annealed sample. As a result of the fatigue test, at stress amplitude σa = 100 MPa, the number of cycles to failure was largest in the annealed sample, medium in the ECAP (one pass) sample and lowest in the ECAP (eight passes) sample. It was suggested that the small low cycle fatigue life of the ECAP (eight passes) sample is attributable to severe plastic deformation.

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