Microstructures and mechanical properties of ultrafine-grained Ti foil processed by equal-channel angular pressing and cold rolling

2003 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1011-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. T. Zhu ◽  
Y. R. Kolobov ◽  
G. P. Grabovetskaya ◽  
V. V. Stolyarov ◽  
N. V. Girsova ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cold Rolling ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Strain Range ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Intermediate Annealing ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Heterogeneous Structures ◽  
Strength And Ductility

We processed coarse-grained Ti and equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) processed ultrafine-grained (UFG) Ti into 20-μm-thick Ti foils by cold rolling and intermediate annealing. The foils produced from rolling the UFG Ti exhibit a homogeneous nanostructure, while foils produced from rolling the coarse-grained Ti exhibit heterogeneous structures with a mixture of nanostructured regions and coarse-grained regions. The former foils also have higher strength and ductility and exhibit uniform deformation over a larger strain range at room temperature than the latter ones. This work demonstrated the advantage and viability of producing nanostructured Ti foil by rolling ECAP-processed UFG Ti stock.

Ultrafine Grained Dual Phase Steels Fabricated by Equal Channel Angular Pressing

2006 ◽  
Vol 503-504 ◽  
pp. 447-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Hyuk Shin ◽  
Woo Gyeom Kim ◽  
Jung Yong Ahn ◽  
Kyung Tae Park ◽  
Yong Suk Kim
Keyword(s):  
Strain Hardening ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Intercritical Annealing ◽  
Total Elongation ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Dual Phase ◽  
Dual Phase Steels ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained

Ultrafine grained (UFG) ferrite-martensite dual phase steels were fabricated by equal channel angular pressing and subsequent intercritical annealing. Their room temperature tensile properties were examined and compared to those of coarse grained counterpart. The formation of UFG martensite islands of ~ 1 μm was not confined to the former pearlite colonies but they were uniformly distributed throughout UFG matrix. The strength of UFG dual phase steels was much higher than that of coarse grained counterpart but uniform and total elongation were not degraded. More importantly, unlike most UFG metals showing negligible strain hardening, the present UFG dual phase steels exhibited extensive rapid strain hardening.

Effect of Equal-Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) on Creep in Aluminium Alloys

2007 ◽  
Vol 539-543 ◽  
pp. 2904-2909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vàclav Sklenička ◽  
Jiří Dvořák ◽  
Marie Kvapilová ◽  
Milan Svoboda ◽  
Petr Král ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Creep Resistance ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Creep Behaviour ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Pure Aluminium ◽  
Creep Tests ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Compression Creep

This paper examines the effect of equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) on creep behaviour of pure aluminium, binary Al-0.2wt.%Sc alloy and ternary Al-3wt.%Mg-0.2wt.%Sc alloy. The ECAP was conducted at room temperature with a die that had a 90° angle between the channels and 8 repetitive ECAP passes followed route BC. Constant stress compression creep tests were performed at 473 K and stresses ranging between 16 to 80 MPa on ECAP materials and, for comparison purposes, on the initial coarse-grained materials. The results showed that the creep resistance of the ECAP processed Al-Sc and Al-Mg-Sc alloys was markedly deteriorated with respect to unpressed coarse-grained materials.

Effect of Equal Channel Angular Pressing and Annealing on Corrosion Resistance of Al-Cu Alloy

2013 ◽  
Vol 803 ◽  
pp. 226-229
Author(s):  
Da Ran Fang ◽  
Chun Liu ◽  
Feng Fang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Annealing Treatment ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Nacl Solution ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Low Temperature Annealing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained

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.

Structuration of Refractory Metals Tantalum and Niobium Using Modified Equal Channel Angular Pressing Technique

2019 ◽  
Vol 799 ◽  
pp. 103-108 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lembit Kommel ◽  
Babak Shahreza Omranpour ◽  
Valdek Mikli
Keyword(s):  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile ◽  
Modified Technique ◽  
Uniaxial Tensile Strength ◽  
Large Samples ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Von Mises ◽  
Ultrafine Grained Microstructure

In the present work, we use a modified Equal Channel Angular Pressing technique for structure and properties change of Tantalum and Niobium at room temperature. The main advantage of this modified technique is the possibility to produce relatively large samples with ultrafine-grained microstructure in all volume of the workpiece by reduced deformation load up to 25% via friction decrease, and also to prevent the punch fracture under high compression stress during pressing. The various microstructures and properties were produced in metals by using different von Mises strain levels up to ƐvM = 13.8. The changes in microstructure were studied by using SEM and TEM techniques. The change of mechanical properties was measured by using various tension and hardness testing setups. We can conclude that during processing the ultrafine-grained microstructure in as-cast Nb and Ta was formed. The uniaxial tensile strength, Vickers hardness, and plasticity of Nb and Ta significantly increased as compared to coarse-grained counterparts. We believe that the relatively large workpieces of pure bulk Ta and Nb metals with improved microstructure and exploitation properties are suitable materials for the modern industry.

scholarly journals Study on Corrosion Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Ti-6Al-7Nb Fabricated by Equal Channel Angular Pressing

Metals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 950 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zequn Yu ◽  
Yuecheng Dong ◽  
Xin Li ◽  
Jingzhe Niu ◽  
Igor Alexandrov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Oxide Film ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Corrosion Behavior ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Electrochemical Impedance ◽  
Electrochemical Measurement ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained

The aim of this study was to investigate the corrosion resistance of ultrafine-grained (UFG) Ti-6Al-7Nb fabricated by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) and coarse-grained (CG) Ti- 6Al- 7Nb. The microstructure of each specimen was investigated by the electron backscattered diffraction (EBSD) method. The corrosion behavior of each specimen was determined by electrochemical measurement in Ringer’s solution. The surface corroded morphologies and oxide film formed on Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy after electrochemical measurement were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). EBSD investigation shows that the grain size of UFG Ti-6Al-7Nb decreased to ~0.4 µm, accompanied by low angle grain boundaries (LAGBs) accounting for 39%. Potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) results indicated that UFG Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy possessed a better corrosion resistance. The surface corroded morphologies revealed many small and shallow corrosion pits, which can be attributed to the good compactness of the oxide film and a rapid self- repairing ability of the UFG Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy.

Unique Features of Ultrafine-Grained Microstructures in Materials Having Low Stacking Fault Energy

2010 ◽  
Vol 659 ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jenő Gubicza ◽  
Nguyen Q. Chinh ◽  
János L. Lábár ◽  
Zoltán Hegedűs ◽  
Terence G. Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Stacking Fault ◽  
Stacking Fault Energy ◽  
Controlled Processes ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Number Of Passes

The evolution of the microstructure during processing by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) in silver having extremely low stacking fault energy was studied up to 16 passes. It was shown that at high strains the contribution of twinning to deformation increased at the expense of dislocation-controlled processes. It was also found that during storage at room temperature (i.e. at the temperature of ECAP) there was a self-annealing of the severely deformed microstructure after 1 month and its degree was revealed to have a strong dependence on the number of passes.

The Effect of Ultrafine-Grained Structure of Al-30Zn on the Shape Forming Ability at Sheet Metal Forming

2018 ◽  
Vol 385 ◽  
pp. 228-233
Author(s):  
Elena V. Bobruk ◽  
Denis G. Tyulenev ◽  
Oleg V. Golubev ◽  
Maxim Y. Murashkin
Keyword(s):  
Sheet Metal ◽  
Sheet Metal Forming ◽  
Metal Forming ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Aluminum Matrix ◽  
Test Method ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained

High pressure torsion (HPT) and equal channel angular pressing in parallel channels (ECAP-PC) at room temperature are used to form homogeneous ultrafine-grained (UFG) structure with a grain size of the aluminum matrix of 350 and 700 nm, respectively, in Al-30Zn (wt. %) specimens. The UFG samples with special geometry produced from the specimens processed by SPD techniques were subjected to sphere-shaped dimple extrusion testing (via the Erikson test method) and bended plate extrusion to determine the material formability during cold sheet metal forming. The same tests were performed on the material with coarse-grained (CG) structure for the sake of comparison. The obtained results are discussed.

Mechanical Properties of an Al-Mg-Sc Alloy Subjected to Intense Plastic Straining

2010 ◽  
Vol 638-642 ◽  
pp. 1952-1958 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rustam Kaibyshev ◽  
Elena Avtokratova ◽  
O.S. Sitdikov
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Cold Rolling ◽  
Yield Stress ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Total Elongation ◽  
Warm Rolling ◽  
Ultimate Stress ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
High Reduction

Effect of intense plastic straining on rollability and service properties of an Al-6%Mg-0.3%Sc alloy was examined. Ultrafine-grained structure (UFG) was produced by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) to a strain of 8 at a temperature of 325oC. The formation of UFG structure resulted in increase in the yield stress from 223 MPa to 285 MPa and ultimate stress from 350 MPa to 389 MPa in comparison with initial hot extruded condition. Total elongation slightly decreased from 33% to 29%. After ECAP, the material was subjected to cold and isothermal warm rolling. The formation of UFG structure resulted in enhanced rollability of the present alloy at room temperature. Cold rolling with high reduction provides the development of heavily deformed microstructure with high dislocation density, while the isothermal warm rolling does not remarkably affect the microstructure produced by ECAP. The mechanical properties after ECAP and ECAP with subsequent isothermal rolling were roughly similar. In contrast, cold rolling to the same strain resulted in significant increase of yield stress (495 MPa) and ultimate stress (536 MPa). Total elongation attained was 13%.

Analysis of the Grain Refinement Mechanism for Commercial Pure Titanium by ECAP and SMAT

2014 ◽  
Vol 937 ◽  
pp. 162-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Mei He ◽  
Shan Shan Zhu ◽  
Cong Hui Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Pure Titanium ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Commercial Pure Titanium ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Mechanical Attrition ◽  
Refinement Mechanism ◽  
Cp Ti

Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) and Surface Mechanical Attrition (SMAT) are the two Severe Plastic Deformation (SPD) processes that have been used to process ultrafine grained (UFG) materials. These two kinds of processes have been used to refine the grain size of coarse-grained commercial pure titanium (CP-Ti). The development of microstructure during equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) and surface mechanical attrition (SMAT) of commercial pure titanium (CP-Ti) is investigated to establish the mechanisms of grain refinement. Based on the various experimental results and analysis, it has been found that the high-strain-rate and many direction loading is conducive to the formation of nanograins and also the grains with less than 100 nm cannot be obtained by the single equal channel angular pressing (ECAP).

Effect of Equal Channel Angular Pressing and Annealing on Corrosion Resistance of Cu-Zn Alloy

2013 ◽  
Vol 706-708 ◽  
pp. 78-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.R. Fang ◽  
F.F. Liu ◽  
Chun Liu
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Annealing Treatment ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Nacl Solution ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Low Temperature Annealing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Zn Alloy

Cu-32wt.%Zn 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 decreases, in comparison with the coarse-grained alloy. Meanwhile, it is noted that the corrosion resistance of the sample subjected to ECAP can be further improved by relief annealing.

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