Phase Mixture Models for Metallic Materials with Submicrometer Grain Size

2003 ◽  
Vol 791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuri Estrin ◽  
Hyoung Seop Kim ◽  
Mark Bush
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Mixture Models ◽  
Cell Walls ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Model Predictions ◽  
Phase Mixture

ABSTRACTPhase mixture models describing the mechanical properties of submicrometer grained metals are presented. In this approach, grain boundaries or cell walls are treated as a separate phase. Two cases are considered: the mechanical response of an ultrafine grained material and the process of grain refinement by equal channel angular pressing. Model predictions with regard to the evolution of the microstructure, strength and texture are verified for Cu.

Grain Refinement of Copper Alloys by Equal Channel Angular Pressing

2004 ◽  
Vol 449-452 ◽  
pp. 177-180 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cha Yong Lim ◽  
Jae Hyuck Jung ◽  
Seung Zeon Han
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Copper Alloys ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Average Grain Size

The equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) is one of the methods to refine the grain size of metallic materials. This study investigates the effect of ECAP process on the formation of the fine grain size in oxygen free Cu and Cu alloys. The average grain size has been refined from 150 µm before ECAP to 300 nm. Microstructure was analyzed by transmission electron micrography (TEM). The diffraction pattern of the selected area confirmed the formation of ultrafine-grained structure with high angle grain boundaries after 8 cycles of ECAP. Mechanical properties such as microhardness and tensile properties of the ultra-fine grained copper materials have been investigated.

Microstructure and Properties of Ti Rods Produced by Multi-Step SPD

2006 ◽  
Vol 503-504 ◽  
pp. 763-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.V. Latysh ◽  
Irina P. Semenova ◽  
G.H. Salimgareeva ◽  
I.V. Kandarov ◽  
Yuntian T. Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Yield Stress ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Thermomechanical Treatment ◽  
Ultrafine Grained Structure ◽  
Annealed State ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Cp Ti

This paper studies the effect of combined SPD treatment on microstructure and mechanical properties of semi-products out of CP Ti. The combined processing, consisting of equal-channel angular pressing and further thermomechanical treatment, produced ultrafine-grained rods out of Grade 2 CP Ti with a diameter of 6.5 mm and a length of up to 1 m. It was established that the formation of homogeneous ultrafine-grained structure in Ti rod with α-grain size of about 100 nm allowed to enhance yield stress by 200% in comparison with initial annealed state.

The Mechanical Properties in the Vicinity of Grain Boundaries in Ultrafine-Grained and Polycrystalline Materials Studied by Nanoindentations

2004 ◽  
Vol 819 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Schweitzer ◽  
K. Durst ◽  
D. Amberger ◽  
M. Göken
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Dislocation Motion ◽  
Polycrystalline Materials ◽  
Petch Relation ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Second Phases

AbstractThe strength of structural materials strongly depends on the structure and properties of grain boundaries. Interfaces usually act as barriers to dislocation motion and therefore strengthen materials with decreasing grain size, quantitatively described by the well-known Hall-Petch relation. However, interfaces in nanocrystalline materials are often covered with impurities or second phases, which may influence the mechanical properties. With nanoindentation testing it is now possible to probe the strength of interfaces like grain boundaries directly on a nanometer scale. Therefore this method was used to investigate the properties in the vicinity of grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials with conventional grain size and in ultrafine-grained metals prepared by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP), where no impurities are introduced during processing. Measurements on an austenitic steel clearly show a decreasing hardness close to the interface opposite to the general expected behavior of strengthening. In this case segregation effects strongly influence the mechanical properties near the boundaries. The nanoindentation investigations on ultrafine-grained Al and Cu show a strong strain rate sensitivity. Inelastic effects are also found between unloading-loading segments during indentations.

The Mechanical Properties in the Vicinity of Grain Boundaries in Ultrafine-Grained and Polycrystalline Materials Studied by Nanoindentations

2004 ◽  
Vol 821 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Schweitzer ◽  
K. Durst ◽  
D. Amberger ◽  
M. Göken
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Grain Boundaries ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Dislocation Motion ◽  
Polycrystalline Materials ◽  
Petch Relation ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Second Phases

AbstractThe strength of structural materials strongly depends on the structure and properties of grain boundaries. Interfaces usually act as barriers to dislocation motion and therefore strengthen materials with decreasing grain size, quantitatively described by the well-known Hall-Petch relation. However, interfaces in nanocrystalline materials are often covered with impurities or second phases, which may influence the mechanical properties. With nanoindentation testing it is now possible to probe the strength of interfaces like grain boundaries directly on a nanometer scale. Therefore this method was used to investigate the properties in the vicinity of grain boundaries in polycrystalline materials with conventional grain size and in ultrafine-grained metals prepared by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP), where no impurities are introduced during processing. Measurements on an austenitic steel clearly show a decreasing hardness close to the interface opposite to the general expected behavior of strengthening. In this case segregation effects strongly influence the mechanical properties near the boundaries. The nanoindentation investigations on ultrafine-grained Al and Cu show a strong strain rate sensitivity. Inelastic effects are also found between unloading-loading segments during indentations.

Enhancing mechanical properties of consolidated nanocrystalline copper powder by means of equal channel angular pressing method

2021 ◽  
pp. 030932472199330
Author(s):  
Ceren Gode
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Mechanical Response ◽  
Bimodal Distribution ◽  
Large Strains ◽  
Pressing Method ◽  
Nanocrystalline Copper ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Significant Attention

Ultrafine grained and nanostructured materials have drawn significant attention due to their unusual mechanical behavior. The purpose of this research was to study the mechanical properties and microstructural evolution of nanocrystalline copper obtained through a bottom-up procedure of nanoparticle consolidation by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP). ECAP was approved to be a proper approach to produce comparatively big nanocrystalline consolidates including acceptable mechanical properties. The effects of ECAP pass numbers on consolidation achievement were also assessed. The quite large strains observed in the samples were associated with the bimodal distribution condition of grain sizes. The present work reveals that ECAP consolidation of nanoparticles presents a novel opportunity to investigate the mechanical response of nanostructured metals and alloys moreover it gives a chance to the production of unique kinds of bulk materials for useful purposes.

Microstructures and Mechanical Properties of AZ61 Mg Alloy Processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing

2012 ◽  
Vol 468-471 ◽  
pp. 2124-2127 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao Feng Zeng ◽  
Kai Huai Yang ◽  
Wen Zhe Chen
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Uniform Elongation ◽  
Considerable Decrease ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Az61 Magnesium Alloy ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Microstructures And Mechanical Properties ◽  
Bimodal Grain Size

Equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) was applied to a commercial AZ61 magnesium alloy for up to 8 passes at temperatures as low as 473K. Microstructures and mechanical properties of as-received and ECAP deformed samples were investigated. The microstructure was initially not uniform with a “bimodal” grain size distribution but became increasingly homogeneous with further ECAP passes and the average grain size was considerably reduced from over 26 μm to below 5 μm. The ultimate tensile strength (UTS) decreases clearly after one pass, but increases significantly up to two passes, and then continuously slowly decreases up to six passes, and again increases slightly up to eight passes. In contrast, the uniform elongation increased significantly up to 3 passes, followed by considerable decrease up to 8 passes. These observations may be attributed to combined effects of grain refinement and texture development.

Local Investigations of the Mechanical Properties of Ultrafine Grained Metals by Nanoindentations

2006 ◽  
Vol 503-504 ◽  
pp. 31-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Mueller ◽  
Karsten Durst ◽  
Dorothea Amberger ◽  
Matthias Göken
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Fcc Metals ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Indentation Strain

The mechanical properties of ultrafine-grained metals processed by equal channel angular pressing is investigated by nanoindentations in comparison with measurements on nanocrystalline nickel with a grain size between 20 and 400 nm produced by pulsed electrodeposition. Besides hardness and Young’s modulus measurements, the nanoindentation method allows also controlled experiments on the strain rate sensitivity, which are discussed in detail in this paper. Nanoindentation measurements can be performed at indentation strain rates between 10-3 s-1 and 0.1 s-1. Nanocrystalline and ultrafine-grained fcc metals as Al and Ni show a significant strain rate sensitivity at room temperature in comparison with conventional grain sized materials. In ultrafine-grained bcc Fe the strain rate sensitivity does not change significantly after severe plastic deformation. Inelastic effects are found during repeated unloading-loading experiments in nanoindentations.

Investigations on Microstructure Evolution and Deformation Behavior of Aged and Ultrafine Grained Al-Zn-Mg Alloy Subjected to Severe Plastic Deformation

2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 253-258
Author(s):  
Wei Ping Hu ◽  
Si Yuan Zhang ◽  
Xiao Yu He ◽  
Zhen Yang Liu ◽  
Rolf Berghammer ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Microstructure Evolution ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Deformation Mechanisms ◽  
Mg Alloy ◽  
Ultrafine Grained

An aged Al-5Zn-1.6Mg alloy with fine η' precipitates was grain refined to ~100 nm grain size by severe plastic deformation (SPD). Microstructure evolution during SPD and mechanical behaviour after SPD of the alloy were characterized by electron microscopy and tensile, compression as well as nanoindentation tests. The influence of η' precipitates on microstructure and mechanical properties of ultrafine grained Al-Zn-Mg alloy is discussed with respect to their effect on dislocation configurations and deformation mechanisms during processing of the alloy.

The Processing of Ultrafine-Grained Materials Using High-Pressure Torsion

2007 ◽  
Vol 558-559 ◽  
pp. 1283-1294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheng Xu ◽  
Z. Horita ◽  
Terence G. Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Metallic Materials ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Ultrafine Grained Materials ◽  
Thin Disks

It is now well-established that processing through the application of severe plastic deformation (SPD) leads to a significant reduction in the grain size of a wide range of metallic materials. This paper examines the fabrication of ultrafine-grained materials using high-pressure torsion (HPT) where this process is attractive because it leads to exceptional grain refinement with grain sizes that often lie in the nanometer or submicrometer ranges. Two aspects of HPT are examined. First, processing by HPT is usually confined to samples in the form of very thin disks but recent experiments demonstrate the potential for extending HPT also to bulk samples. Second, since the strains imposed in HPT vary with the distance from the center of the disk, it is important to examine the development of inhomogeneities in disk samples processed by HPT.

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