scholarly journals Softening Behaviors of Severely Deformed Zn Alloy Studied by the Nanoindentation

Coatings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 803
Author(s):  
Jiangjiang Hu ◽  
Shuo Sun ◽  
Wei Zhang ◽  
Guangjian Peng ◽  
Shuang Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Sliding Friction ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Lower Stress ◽  
Friction Treatment ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Dislocation Reaction ◽  
Deformed Layer ◽  
Zn Alloy

Zamak 3 alloy treatment by sliding-friction treatment (SFT) was investigated by nanoindentation to explore the influence of microstructure and strain rate on nanoscale deformation at room temperature. The results show that obvious material softening occurs in the ultrafine-grained (UFG) Zn alloy and strain-hardening happens in the twinning-deformed layer, respectively. It can be concluded that almost constant values of V in the UFG Zn alloy contribute to the dislocations moving along the grain boundary (GB) not cross the grain interior. In the twinning-deformed layer, the highly frequent dislocation–twinning boundary (TB) interactions are responsible for subsequent inverse Cottrell–Stokes at lower stress, which is quite different from dislocation–dislocation reaction inside the grain in their coarse-grained (CG) counterpart.

Susceptibility to Stress Corrosion Cracking in Ammonia of Nanostructured Cu-10wt%Zn Alloy Produced by Severe Plastic Deformation

2008 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 887-892 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroyuki Miyamoto ◽  
Alexei Vinogradov ◽  
Satoshi Hashimoto
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Applied Stress ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Stress Test ◽  
Constant Load ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Ammonia Vapour ◽  
Boundary State ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Zn Alloy

In this study, susceptibility to SCC of nanostructured Cu-10wt%Zn alloys, produced by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) was investigated under the constant stress test in ammonia vapour, which has been well-known typical environment for IGSCC of Cu-Zn alloy. Billets having diameter of 20 mm and length of 100 mm were subjected to ECAP for eight passes at room temperature to obtain structure with grain size of about 100 nm. After ECAP, some of the billets were flush-annealed in 473 K for 60 seconds to decrease excessive unequilibrium dislocations at grain boundaries. Coarse grained specimens without ECAP and one-pass specimens were also tested for comparison. The specimens for SCC were tensioned by a constant load in ammonia vapour inside a glass chamber for 24 hours at room temperature. After the SCC tests, maximum length of cracks was evaluated by SEM. Specimen having UFG structure by 8-passes exhibited cracks in lower applied stress ratio, (=σa/σys) compared with 0- and 1-pass samples, where σa is applied stress and σys is yield stress, respectively. Most importantly, the specimen with annealed at 473K for 60s after ECAP cracked in higher applied stress. It became less sensitive to SCC after flush annealing although mechanical properties were not changed considerably. In our previous studies, we reported that the SCC of UFG copper produced by ECAP, and the sensitivity to SCC becomes lower by flush annealing. Results are discussed in terms of grain boundary state with or without extrinsic grain boundary dislocations

scholarly journals Aging Behaviour of Al-Mg-Si Alloys Subjected to Severe Plastic Deformation by ECAP and Cold Asymmetric Rolling

2011 ◽  
Vol 2011 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Farè ◽  
N. Lecis ◽  
M. Vedani
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Isothermal Aging ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Peak Shape ◽  
Asymmetric Rolling ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Aging Kinetics ◽  
Reduced Intensity

A study was carried out on aging behaviour of a 6082 alloy processed by two different severe plastic deformation techniques: ECAP and asymmetric rolling. Both techniques were able to generate an ultrafine-grained structure in samples processed at room temperature. It was stated that severe straining promotes marked changes in the postdeformation aging kinetics. The peaks of β′′/β′ transition phases were anticipated and of progressively reduced intensity over the coarse grained alloy. A further peak accounting for onset of recrystallization also appeared in the most severely deformed samples. Full consistency in peak shape and position was found when comparing materials processed by ECAP and asymmetric rolling. Isothermal aging treatments performed at 180°C revealed that in the severely deformed samples, aging became so fast that the hardness curves continuously decreased due to overwhelming effects of structure restoration. On the contrary, aging at 130°C offers good opportunities for fully exploiting the precipitate hardening effects in the ultrafine-grained alloy.

Structure Evolution and Deformation Mechanisms in Ultrafine-Grained Aluminum under Tension at Room Temperature

2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 915-920
Author(s):  
Konstantin Ivanov ◽  
Evgeny V. Naydenkin
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Deformation Mechanisms ◽  
Structure Evolution ◽  
Dislocation Slip ◽  
Polished Surface ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Boundary Sliding

Deformation mechanisms occurring by tension of ultrafine-grained aluminum processed by equal-channel angular pressing at room temperature are investigated using comparative study of the microstructure before and after tensile testing as well as deformation relief on the pre-polished surface of the sample tested. Deformation behavior and structure evolution during tension suggest development of grain boundary sliding in addition to intragrain dislocation slip. Contribution grain boundary sliding to the overall deformation calculated using the magnitude of shift of grains relative to each other is found to be ~40%.

scholarly journals Nanoindentation-Induced Pile-Up in the Residual Impression of Crystalline Cu with Different Grain Size

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiangjiang Hu ◽  
Weiming Sun ◽  
Taihua Zhang ◽  
Yusheng Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Indentation Depth ◽  
Dislocation Motion ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Pile Up ◽  
Different Grain Size ◽  
Multiple Slips

At room temperature, the indentation morphologies of crystalline copper with different grain size including nanocrystalline (NC), ultrafine-grained (UFG) and coarse-grained (CG) copper were studied by nanoindentation at the strain rate of 0.04/s without holding time at indentation depth of 2000 nm. As the grain size increasing, the height of the pile-up around the residual indentation increases and then has a slightly decrease in the CG Cu, While the area of the pile-up increases constantly. Our analysis has revealed that the dislocation motion and GB activities in the NC Cu, some cross- and multiple-slips dislocation insides the larger grain in the UFG Cu, and forest dislocations from the intragranular Frank-Read sources in the CG Cu, would directly induce these distinct pile-up effect.

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.

Room-temperature-deformation-induced chemical short-range ordering in a supersaturated ultrafine-grained Al-Zn alloy

2022 ◽  
Vol 210 ◽  
pp. 114423
Author(s):  
Z.Z. Song ◽  
R.M. Niu ◽  
X.Y. Cui ◽  
E.V. Bobruk ◽  
M. Murashkin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Short Range ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Temperature Deformation ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Short Range Ordering ◽  
Zn Alloy

scholarly journals Texture and Boundary Characteristics of Severely Deformed and Recrystallized Copper

2007 ◽  
Vol 558-559 ◽  
pp. 177-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris H.J. Davies ◽  
Wen Quan Cao ◽  
Cheng Fan Gu ◽  
Rimma Lapovok ◽  
Elena V. Pereloma
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Extrusion ◽  
Texture Evolution ◽  
Large Fraction ◽  
Cube Texture ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Fine Grain ◽  
Coarse Grained Sample ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Boundary Characteristics

Oxygen-free high conductivity copper was subjected to room temperature equal channel angular extrusion of 8 passes using route Bc. The resulting ultra-fine grain copper was then rolled to thickness reductions of up to 96.5% at liquid nitrogen temperatures. Annealed coarse grained copper was rolled to the same strain at room temperature for comparison. Samples from the two routes were isochronally and isothermally annealed, and the microstructure and texture evolution studied by electron back scattered diffraction and x-ray diffraction. Annealing of the ultrafine grained copper led to the development of a strong rotated cube texture from a texture in the rolled material dominated by the Brass component. In contrast the more commonly observed cube texture was found after annealing of the coarse-grained sample. Accompanying the rotated cube texture was the development of a large fraction of boundaries with rotation angle/axis close to 60° <111>.

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 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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