Evaluating the Flow Properties of Ultrafine-Grained Materials

2013 ◽  
Vol 829 ◽  
pp. 3-9
Author(s):  
Megumi Kawasaki ◽  
Terence G. Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Flow Properties ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Flow Mechanisms ◽  
Small Grains ◽  
Ultrafine Grained Materials

Processing through the application of severe plastic deformation (SPD) provides an opportunity for achieving significant grain refinement, typically to the submicrometer or even the nanometer level. If these small grains are reasonably stable at elevated temperatures, it is possible to achieve excellent superplastic capabilities at very rapid strain rates. Recent developments on the flow properties of ultrafine-grained materials are examined and it is shown that the flow mechanisms can be readily depicted using deformation mechanism maps. Examples of maps are presented for materials processed by SPD techniques.

Developing Superplasticity in Metallic Alloys through the Application of Severe Plastic Deformation

2008 ◽  
Vol 604-605 ◽  
pp. 97-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roberto B. Figueiredo ◽  
Megumi Kawasaki ◽  
Terence G. Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Metallic Alloys ◽  
Superplastic Flow ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Ultrafine Grained Materials

Processing through the application of severe plastic deformation (SPD) provides an opportunity for achieving very significant grain refinement in bulk metals. Since the occurrence of superplastic flow generally requires a grain size smaller than ~10 µm, it is reasonable to anticipate that materials processed by SPD will exhibit superplastic ductilities when pulled in tension at elevated temperatures. This paper summarizes the fundamental principles of SPD processing and describes recent results demonstrating the occurrence of exceptional superplastic flow in these ultrafine-grained materials.

The Flow Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Materials

2014 ◽  
Vol 1013 ◽  
pp. 7-14
Author(s):  
Terence G. Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Flow Behavior ◽  
Flow Characteristics ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Flow Properties ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Small Grains ◽  
Ultrafine Grained Materials

Processing through the application of severe plastic deformation (SPD) leads to very significant grain refinement with grains that are typically in the submicrometer or even the nanometer range. These ultrafine-grained (UFG) materials provide an opportunity for achieving exceptional flow properties including high strength at ambient temperature and, if the very small grains are reasonably stable, superplastic elongations at high testing temperatures. These flow characteristics are examined for materials processed using the two SPD procedures of equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) and high-pressure torsion (HPT).

The New SPD Processing Trends to Fabricate Bulk Nanostructured Materials

2006 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 7-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruslan Valiev
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Nanostructured Materials ◽  
Nanocrystalline Materials ◽  
Commercial Production ◽  
Materials Processing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Ultrafine Grained Materials ◽  
Bulk Nanocrystalline

During the last decade severe plastic deformation (SPD) has become a widely known method of materials processing used for fabrication of ultrafine-grained materials with attractive properties. Nowadays SPD processing is rapidly developing and is on the verge of a transition from lab-scale research to commercial production. This paper focuses on several new trends in the development of SPD techniques for effective grain refinement, including those for commercial alloys and presents new SPD processing routes to produce bulk nanocrystalline materials.

Prediction of the Stress-Strain Response of the Ultrafine-Grained Materials Using Multi-Scale Analysis

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mihaela Banu ◽  
Mitica Afteni ◽  
Alexandru Epureanu ◽  
Valentin Tabacaru
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Aluminum Alloy ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Scale Analysis ◽  
Multi Scale ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Deformation Processes ◽  
Ultrafine Grained Materials ◽  
Multi Scale Analysis

There are several severe plastic deformation processes that transform the material from microsized grains to the nanosized grains under large deformations. The grain size of a macrostructure is generally 300 μm. Following severe plastic deformation it can be reached a grain size of 200 nm and even less up to 50 nm. These structures are called ultrafine grained materials with nanostructured organization of the grains. There are severe plastic deformation processes like equal angular channel, high pressure torsion which lead to a 200 nm grain size, respectively 100 nm grain size. Basically, these processes have a common point namely to act on the original sized material so that an extreme deformation to be produced. The severe plastic deformation processes developed until now are empirically-based and the modeling of them requires more understanding of how the materials deform. The macrostructural material models do not fit the behavior of the nanostructured materials exhibiting simultaneously high strength and ductility. The existent material laws need developments which consider multi-scale analysis. In this context, the present paper presents a laboratory method to obtain ultrafine grains of an aluminum alloy (Al-Mg) that allows the microstructure observations and furthermore the identification of the stress–strain response under loadings. The work is divided into (i) processing of the ultrafine-grained aluminum alloy using a laboratory-scale process named in-plane controlled multidirectional shearing process, (ii) crystallographic analysis of the obtained material structure, (iii) tensile testing of the ultrafine-grained aluminum specimens for obtaining the true stress-strain behavior. Thus, the microscale phenomena are explained with respect to the external loads applied to the aluminum alloy. The proposed multi-scale analysis gives an accurate prediction of the mechanical behavior of the ultrafine-grained materials that can be further applied to finite element modeling of the microforming processes.

THE PROPERTIES OF BULK ULTRAFINE-GRAINED METALS PROCESSED THROUGH THE APPLICATION OF SEVERE PLASTIC DEFORMATION

2012 ◽  
Vol 05 ◽  
pp. 299-306
Author(s):  
TERENCE G. LANGDON
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Superplastic Forming ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Processing Techniques

Processing through the application of severe plastic deformation (SPD) provides a very attractive tool for the production of bulk ultrafine-grained materials. These materials typically have grain sizes in the submicrometer or nanometer ranges and they exhibit high strength at ambient temperature and, if the ultrafine grains are reasonably stable at elevated temperatures, they have a potential for use in superplastic forming operations. Several procedures are now available for applying SPD to metal samples but the most promising are Equal-Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) and High-Pressure Torsion (HPT). This paper examines the basic principles of ECAP and HPT and describes some of the properties that may be achieved using these processing techniques.

Achieving Superplasticity and Superplastic Forming through Severe Plastic Deformation

2000 ◽  
Vol 634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Minoru Furukawa ◽  
Zenji Horita ◽  
Terence G. Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Elevated Temperatures ◽  
Superplastic Forming ◽  
Ultrafine Grain ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Large Bulk ◽  
Processing Procedure

ABSTRACTThe application of severe plastic deformation to metals provides a convenient procedure for achieving nanometer and submicrometer microstructures. Several different processing methods are available but Equal-Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) is especially attractive because it provides an opportunity for preparing relatively large bulk samples. This paper describes the use of ECAP in preparing materials with ultrafine grain sizes and the subsequent properties of these materials at elevated temperatures. It is demonstrated that, provided precipitates are present to retain these small grain sizes at the high temperatures where diffusion is reasonably rapid, it is possible to achieve remarkably high superplastic elongations in the as-pressed materials and there is a potential for making use of this processing procedure to develop a superplastic forming capability at very rapid strain rates.

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