A Study on the Aluminum Alloy AA1050 Severely Deformed by Non-Equal Channel Angular Pressing

2013 ◽  
Vol 651 ◽  
pp. 442-447 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.Y. Deng ◽  
C. Lu ◽  
L.H. Su ◽  
J.T. Li ◽  
H.T. Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Dead Zone ◽  
Equivalent Plastic Strain ◽  
Exit Channel ◽  
Outer Corner ◽  
Angular Pressing

In order to improve the efficiency of grain refinement, a study on the modified process (called Non-equal channel angular pressing) from the conventional equal channel angular pressing has been conducted. The deformation behavior of aluminum alloy AA1050 deformed by the Non-equal channel angular pressing which has a smaller width in the exit channel than the entry channel was examined based on the finite element simulations. The results revealed that a smaller ratio of dE and dI (dE/dI) leads to a larger equivalent plastic strain. It is not only beneficial to enhance the plastic deformation but also very helpful to get rid of the development of dead zone in the outer corner of die by decreasing the exit channel width by comparing with the conventional process.

Achieving Both Powder Consolidation and Grain Refinement for Bulk Nanostructured Materials by Equal-Channel Angular Pressing

2007 ◽  
Vol 345-346 ◽  
pp. 173-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung Chae Yoon ◽  
Do Minh Nghiep ◽  
Sun Ig Hong ◽  
Z. Horita ◽  
Hyoung Seop Kim
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Powder Metallurgy ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Nanostructured Materials ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Powder Consolidation ◽  
Metallic Powders ◽  
Angular Pressing

Manufacturing bulk nanostructured materials with least grain growth from initial powders is challenging because of the bottle neck of bottom-up methods using the conventional powder metallurgy of compaction and sintering. In this study, bottom-up type powder metallurgy 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. ECAP (Equal-Channel Angular Pressing), one of the most promising processes in SPD, was used for the powder consolidation method. For understanding the ECAP process, investigating the powder density as well as internal stress, strain and strain rate distribution is crucial. We investigated the consolidation and plastic deformation of the metallic powders during ECAP using the finite element simulations. 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. Effects of processing parameters on densification and density distributions were investigated.

Finite Element Simulation of the Effects of Mould Angle on the Equal Channel Angular Pressing for Al-Zn-Mg-Cu Alloy

2010 ◽  
Vol 97-101 ◽  
pp. 3075-3078
Author(s):  
Gang Yi Cai ◽  
Xiao Xia Liu
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Finite Element Simulation ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Effective Strain ◽  
Large Angle ◽  
Maximum Load ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Steady Stage ◽  
Element Simulation

Finite element simulation of the effects of mould angle on the equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) for Al-Zn-Mg-Cu aluminum alloy was investigated by using DEFORM-3D program. The results show that the work load ascended with the increasing of the mould angle and was divided into five stages including rapid increasing stage, steady stage, rapid increasing stage, steady stage and rapid drop stage. When the angle decreased from 150° to 90°, the maximum load increased by 2.87 times and the energy consuming increased by 2.36 times. In addition, with the decreasing of mould angle, the average effective strain increased after single extrusion, while the degree of effective strain uniformity of the sample decreased. There were greater strain grads between inner and surface part. As mentioned above, large angle mould should be adopted on ECAP for Al-Zn-Mg-Cu aluminum alloy in order to ensure extrusion smoothly and attain homogeneous fine grain.

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