The effect of Al2Cu precipitates on the microstructural evolution, tensile strength, ductility and work-hardening behaviour of a Al–4wt.% Cu alloy processed by equal-channel angular pressing

2013 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 115-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika F. Prados ◽  
Vitor L. Sordi ◽  
Maurizio Ferrante
2010 ◽  
Vol 527 (18-19) ◽  
pp. 4742-4749 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Sha ◽  
Y.B. Wang ◽  
X.Z. Liao ◽  
Z.C. Duan ◽  
S.P. Ringer ◽  
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2013 ◽  
Vol 803 ◽  
pp. 226-229
Author(s):  
Da Ran Fang ◽  
Chun Liu ◽  
Feng Fang Liu

Al-3.9wt.%Cu alloy was subjected to equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) and subsequent low temperature annealing treatment, and the corrosion resistance of the samples was investigated by potentiodynamic polarization measurements in 3.5% NaCl solution. The results show that the corrosion rate of the ultrafine-grained alloy increases, in comparison with the coarse-grained alloy. Meanwhile, it is noted that the corrosion resistance of the alloy subjected to ECAP can be improved by relief annealing.


2006 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 91-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maxim Yu. Murashkin ◽  
M.V. Markushev ◽  
Julia Ivanisenko ◽  
Ruslan Valiev

The effects of equal channel angular pressing (ECAP), further heat treatment and rolling on the structure and room temperature mechanical properties of the commercial aluminum alloys 6061 (Al-0.9Mg-0.7Si) and 1560 (Al-6.5Mg-0.6Mn) were investigated. It has been shown that the strength of the alloys after ECAP is higher than that achieved after conventional processing. Prior ECAP solution treatment and post-ECAP ageing can additionally increase the strength of the 6061 alloy. Under optimal ageing conditions a yield strength (YS) of 434 MPa and am ultimate tensile strength (UTS) of 470 MPa were obtained for the alloy. Additional cold rolling leads to a YS and UTS of 475 and 500 MPa with 8% elongation. It was found that the post-ECAP isothermal rolling of the 1560 alloy resulted in the formation of a nano-fibred structure and a tensile strength (YS = 540 MPa and UTS = 635 MPa) that has never previously been observed in commercial non-heat treatable alloys.


2008 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 960-965 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamara Kravchenko ◽  
Alexander Korshunov ◽  
Natalia Zhdanova ◽  
Lev Polyakov ◽  
Irina Kaganova

Annealed oxygen-free and tough-pitch copper samples have been processed by equalchannel angular pressing (ECAP) by route BC. The samples included 8 x 8 mm section pieces and a 40 mm diameter bar. Thermal stability was assessed based on the changes in the standard mechanical properties (conventional yield strength, tensile strength, elongation, proportional elongation and contraction) after annealing at different temperatures for 1 hour. Thermal stability of the same grade of material has been found to be different for different batches and to depend on the structural conditions of deformed material. The zone of thermal stability for copper of the two grades of interest does not depend on the material’s chemical composition.


2004 ◽  
Vol 449-452 ◽  
pp. 645-648
Author(s):  
Si Young Chang ◽  
Sang Woong Lee ◽  
Jin Chun Kim ◽  
Young Seok Kim ◽  
Dong Hyuk Shin

The commercial AZ31 and AZ61 Mg alloys were subjected to equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) after hot rolling at 673 K. The hot-rolled AZ31 alloy could be ECA pressed at 493 K. The 4 ECA pressed AZ31 alloy revealed the microstructure of dynamically recrystallized grains with a grain size in range of 1 to 10μm. Despite the dynamic recrystallization during ECAP at higher temperatures ( > 1/2 Tm), the yield stress and tensile strength of AZ31 and AZ61 alloys drastically increased after 1 pressing. The yield stress gradually decreased with increasing the number of pressings, which contrasts with the behavior of the ECA pressed Al and Fe alloys, while the tensile strength increased slightly. In particular, the alloys showed nearly 3 times higher elongation than as-annealed one after 4 ECAPs, without sacrificing the tensile strength. These tensile deformation characteristics were explained based on the observation of the deformed microstructure in the vicinit of fracture surface.


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