scholarly journals IMPACT OF PLASTIC DEFORMATION ON THE PROPERTIES OF A SELECTED ALUMINIUM ALLOY

2016 ◽  
Vol 56 (5) ◽  
pp. 353-359 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Lišková ◽  
Petra Lacková ◽  
Mária Mihaliková ◽  
Róbert Kočiško

This paper reports on an experiment to assess the influence of plastic deformation on the microstructure and properties of EN AW 6012 (AlMgSiPb) aluminium alloy in two states. The first was the initial state with heat treatment T3, and the second was the state after intensive plastic deformation by ECAP (Equal Channel Angular Pressing) technology. The ECAP process was carried out repeatedly at room temperature. In the initial state of the alloy, the process redistributed eutectic Si-particles and increased the strength of the alloy. The mechanical properties and the hardness increased due to intensive plastic deformation (the yield strength increased by 15%, the tensile strength by 6%, and the hardness by 23%). The fracture cracks initiated and propagated mainly along eutectic particles. The fracture area of the ECAPed specimen displayed a typical ductile cavity characteristic.

Metals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 408 ◽  
Author(s):  
Annamaria Viceré ◽  
Gabriella Roventi ◽  
Chiara Paoletti ◽  
Marcello Cabibbo ◽  
Tiziano Bellezze

In this work, the corrosion behavior of an AA6012 aluminum alloy, submitted to a T6 strengthening treatment (solubilization and aging), and later to a severe plastic deformation, through equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) was studied. Some of these samples were submitted to a cryogenic treatment before the ECAP process. The analysis of corrosion behavior of the AA6012 samples was carried out at room temperature by means of electrochemical characterization in 0.1 M Cl− deaerated and aerated solution at pH 2. For this purpose, Tafel plots and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy tests were performed. The evolution of the microstructure was studied by means of SEM and TEM observations. The experimental results show that the cryogenic treatment does not influence the corrosion behavior of the studied alloy submitted to T6 treatment. Moreover, it was found that the ECAP technique does not induce a marked deterioration of the analyzed samples in terms of corrosion resistance.


2014 ◽  
Vol 611 ◽  
pp. 412-415
Author(s):  
Petra Lacková ◽  
Marián Buršák ◽  
Tibor Kvačkaj ◽  
Juraj Tiža

This article deals about structural, mechanical and fatigue properties of an aluminium alloy EN AW 6061 (AlMg1SiCu) reinforced with SiC particles, in the initial state and in the state after intensive plastic deformation acquired by the process ECAP (Equal Channel Angular Pressing). In both states microstructures were evaluated with metallographic procedures, mechanical properties (yield strength, ultimate tensile strength, elongation) and fatigue curve at cyclic load in torsion. The main goal of this article was to study the influence of the intensive plastic deformation on an aluminium alloy reinforced with SiC particles prepared by powder metallurgy technique.


2015 ◽  
Vol 641 ◽  
pp. 286-293
Author(s):  
Beata Leszczyńska-Madej ◽  
Maria W. Richert ◽  
Agnieszka Hotloś ◽  
Jacek Skiba

The present study attempts to apply Equal-Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) to 99.99% pure copper. ECAP process was realized at room temperature for 4, 8 and 16 passes through route BC using a die having angle of 90°. The microstructure of the samples was investigated by means both light and transmission electron microscopy. Additionally the microhardness was measured and statistical analysis of the grains and subgrains was performed. Based on Kikuchi diffraction patterns misorientation was determined. There were some different types of bands in the microstructure after deformation. The shear bands, bands and in the submicron range the microshear bands and microbands are a characteristic feature of the microstructure of copper. Also characteristic was increasing of the number of bands with increasing of deformation and mutually crossing of the bands. The intersection of a bands and microbands leads to the formation of new grains with the large misorientation angle. The measured grain/subgrain size show, that the grain size is maintained at a similar level after each stage of deformation and is equal to d = 0.25 – 0.32 μm.


2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ondřej Hilšer ◽  
Stanislav Rusz ◽  
Wojciech Maziarz ◽  
Jan Dutkiewicz ◽  
Tomasz Tański ◽  
...  

<p>Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) method was used for achieving very fine-grained structure and increased mechanical properties of AZ31 magnesium alloy. The experiments were focused on the, in the initial state, hot extruded alloy. ECAP process was realized at the temperature 250°C and following route Bc. It was found that combination of hot extrusion and ECAP leads to producing of material with significantly fine-grained structure and improves mechanical properties. Alloy structure after the fourth pass of ECAP tool with helix matrix 30° shows a fine-grained structure with average grain size of 2 µm to 3 µm and high disorientation between the grains. More experimental results are discussed in this article.</p>


2018 ◽  
Vol 385 ◽  
pp. 39-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Carreño ◽  
Oscar A. Ruano

The 7075 (Al-Zn-Mg-Cu) aluminium alloy is the reference alloy for aerospace applications due to its specific mechanical properties at room temperature, showing excellent tensile strength and sufficient ductility. Formability at high temperature can be improved by obtaining superplasticity as a result of fine, equiaxed and highly misoriented grains prone to deform by grain boundary sliding (GBS). Different severe plastic deformation (SPD) processing routes such as ECAP, ARB, HPT and FSP have been considered and their effect on mechanical properties, especially at intermediate to high temperatures, are studied. Refined grains as fine as 100 nm and average misorientations as high as 39o allow attainment of high strain rate superplasticity (HSRSP) at lower than usual temperatures (250-300oC). It is shown that increasing misorientations are obtained with increasing applied strain, and increasing grain refinement is obtained with increasing processing stress. Thus, increasing superplastic strains at higher strain rates, lower stresses and lower temperatures are obtained with increasing processing strain and, specially, processing stress.


ROTASI ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Rusnaldy Rusnaldy ◽  
Norman Iskandar ◽  
Muhammad Khairul Rais ◽  
Wisnu Tri Erlangga

In current study, Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) process was applied to pure aluminium rod. The effect of the number of passes on hardness and electrical conductivity ECAP samples was investigated. The dimensions of ECAP die for 12 mmm diameter workpieces are designed with intersect angle of 120o. The experiments were carried out by using samples cut from an ingot and a rod and machined to a size of 12 mm in diameter and 50 mm in length. The workpiece was pressed into the ECAP die up to 7 passes at room temperature.After deformation, all samples were subjected to a hardness test, an electrical conductivity test and for optical microscope study. The hardness measurement of the ECAP samples suggested that enhanced hardness would be obtained by repeating ECAP process.Increasing the electrical conductivity of the ECAP samples indicatesthat there is no dislocation formation due to increasing plastic deformation in ECAP process


2012 ◽  
Vol 735 ◽  
pp. 353-358 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Mogucheva ◽  
Diana Tagirova ◽  
Rustam Kaibyshev

The superplastic behaviour of an Al-4.6%Mg-0.35%Mn-0.2%Sc-0.09%Zr alloy was studied in the temperature range 250-500°C at strain rates ranging from 10-4 to 10-1 s-1. The AA5024 was subjected to equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) at 300°C up to ~12. The highest elongation-to-failure of ∼3300% was attained at a temperature of 450°C and an initial strain rate of 5.6×10-1 s-1. Regularities of superplastic behaviour of the 5024 aluminium alloy are discussed.


2006 ◽  
Vol 503-504 ◽  
pp. 221-226 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung Chae Yoon ◽  
Hyoung Seop Kim

In this study, bottom-up type powder processing and top-down type SPD (severe plastic deformation) approaches were combined in order to achieve both full density and grain refinement of metallic powders with least grain growth, which was considered as a bottle neck of the bottom-up method using the conventional powder metallurgy of compaction and sintering. ECAP (Equal channel angular pressing), one of the most promising method in SPD, was used for the powder consolidation. In the ECAP process of not only solid but also powder metals, knowledge of the density as well as internal stress, strain and strain rate distribution is important for understanding the process. We investigated the consolidation, plastic deformation and microstructure evolution behavior of the metallic powders during ECAP using experimental and theoretical methods. Almost independent behavior of powder densification in the entry channel and shear deformation in the main deformation zone was found by the finite element method in conjunction with a pressure dependent material yield model. It was found that high mechanical strength could be achieved effectively as a result of the well bonded powder contact surface during ECAP process of gas atomized Al-Si powders. The SPD processing of powders is a viable method to achieve both fully density and nanostructured materials.


2007 ◽  
Vol 534-536 ◽  
pp. 253-256 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung Chae Yoon ◽  
Sun Ig Hong ◽  
Soon Hyung Hong ◽  
Hyoung Seop Kim

In this study, bottom-up type powder processing and top-down type SPD (severe plastic deformation) approaches were combined in order to achieve both full density and grain refinement of metallic powders with least grain growth, which is considered as a bottle neck of the bottom-up method that uses the conventional powder metallurgy of compaction and sintering. ECAP (Equal channel angular pressing), one of the most promising method in SPD, was used for the powder consolidation. In the ECAP process of not only solid but also powder metals, it is important to get a good understanding of the density as well as internal stress, strain and strain rate distribution. We investigated the consolidation, plastic deformation and microstructure evolution behavior of the metallic powders during ECAP using an experimental method. It was found that high mechanical strength could be achieved effectively due to the well bonded powder contact surface during ECAP process of gas atomized Al-Si powders. The experimental results show that SPD processing of powders is a viable method to achieve both fully density and nanostructured materials.


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