Superplastic Behavior of Ultrafine Grained Al Alloys Fabricated by Severe Plastic Deformation

2007 ◽  
Vol 345-346 ◽  
pp. 597-600
Author(s):  
Duck Young Hwang ◽  
Kion Kwon ◽  
Dong Hyuk Shin ◽  
Kyung Tae Park ◽  
Young Gun Ko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Effective Strain ◽  
Deformation Mode ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Deformation Mechanisms ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Boundary Sliding

Ultrafine grained (UFG) 5083 Al and 5154 Al alloys were prepared by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) with an effective strain of ~ 4 or ~ 8. This investigation was aimed at examining the effect of the ECAP strain and post-rolling inducing different microstructure in these alloys on the deformation mechanisms at low temperature superplastic (LTS) and high strain superplastic (HSRS) regimes. The sample after 4 passes (a strain of ∼ 4) did not exhibit LTS, but superplastic elongations were obtained in the sample after 8 passes (a strain of ∼ 8). An analysis of the mechanical data in light of the standard deformation mechanisms revealed that deformation of the sample after 4 passes was governed by dislocation climb while grain boundary sliding attributed to LTS of the sample after 8 passes. In addition, the 5154 Al alloy processed by ECAP and postrolling was capable of enhancing HSRS elongation significantly. An analysis revealed that the deformation mode was changed from dislocation viscous glide to grain boundary sliding by additional ECAP strain and post-rolling.

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%.

Compressive Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Mg-Zn-Y-Zr Alloy Containing Quasicrystalline Phase

2008 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 287-292
Author(s):  
Ming Yi Zheng ◽  
S.W. Xu ◽  
Wei Min Gan ◽  
Kun Wu ◽  
Shigeharu Kamado ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Quasicrystalline Phase ◽  
Strain Rates ◽  
Temperature Range ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Boundary Sliding ◽  
Compressive Testing ◽  
Zr Alloy

An ultrafine-grained (UFG) Mg-5.0wt%Zn-0.9wt%Y-0.2wt%Zr magnesium alloy with a grain size of about 0.8 µm was produced by subjecting the extruded alloy to equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) for 8 passes at 473 K. Compressive testing was performed on the ECAPed alloy in a temperature range from 423 K to 523 K and under strain rates from 1.67×10-3 to 1.67×10-1 s-1. The ultrafine grains of the ECAPed alloy were stable during compression because of the presence of the dispersion of a fine quasicrystal I-phase and of precipitates in the alloy, which restricted grain growth. The activation energy for the compression at the temperature range from 423 K to 523 K is close to the value for grain boundary diffusion in magnesium, indicating that the compressive deformation is mainly controlled by grain-boundary sliding.

The Role of Diffusion Accommodation and Phase Boundary Wetting in the Deformation Behaviour of Ultrafine Grained Sn-Pb Eutectic

2010 ◽  
Vol 297-301 ◽  
pp. 1002-1009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Faina Muktepavela ◽  
R. Zabels
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Diffusion Processes ◽  
Deformation Behaviour ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Interphase Boundaries ◽  
Boundary Sliding ◽  
High Homologous Temperature ◽  
Microscopy Techniques

Mechanical properties, microstructure of the Sn–38wt. %Pb eutectic and the development of deformation - induced diffusion processes on interphase boundaries (IB) were investigated. Experiments were carried out both in deformed and annealed states of eutectic using micro- and nanoindentation, SEM, AFM and optical microscopy techniques. It was found that the deformation of the annealed alloy is localized at the Pb/Sn interphase boundaries and occurs by grain boundary sliding (GBS) accompanied by sintering micropore processes under the action of the capillary forces on the Pb/Sn IB. During severe plastic deformation of Sn-Pb eutectic phase transition in the Sn grain boundary occurs. This deformation-induced process takes place due to the wetting of tin with Pb. These diffusion accommodation processes (sintering and wetting) are facilitated by the low values of the Pb/Sn interphase energy (0.07 J/m2). Wetting is thermodynamically favourable because the condition γgb > 2 γib is satisfied and it is also kinetically allowed due to the relatively high homologous temperature (> 0.5•Tm). The obtained values of the nanohardness and elastic modulus evidence that the IBs in the Sn–Pb eutectic have to be considered as a separate quasi-phase with its own properties.

A Model for the Effects of Strain Rate and Temperature on the Deformation Behavior of Ultrafine-Grained Metals

2011 ◽  
Vol 291-294 ◽  
pp. 1173-1177
Author(s):  
Zi Ling Xie ◽  
Lin Zhu Sun ◽  
Fang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Boundary Diffusion ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Dislocation Slip ◽  
Deformation Response ◽  
Ultrafine Grained ◽  
Boundary Sliding

A theoretical model is developed to account for the effects of strain rate and temperature on the deformation behavior of ultrafine-grained fcc Cu. Three mechanisms, including dislocation slip, grain boundary diffusion, and grain boundary sliding are considered to contribute to the deformation response simultaneously. Numerical simulations show that the strain rate sensitivity increases with decreasing grain size and strain rate, and that the flow stress and tensile ductility increase with either increasing strain rate or decreasing deformation temperature.

Enhanced mechanical properties in ultrafine grained 7075 Al alloy

2005 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 288-291 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y.H. Zhao ◽  
X.Z. Liao ◽  
Y.T. Zhu ◽  
R.Z. Valiev
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Natural Aging ◽  
Al Alloys ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Tensile Yield Strength ◽  
Al Alloy ◽  
Aged Sample ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
7075 Al Alloy ◽  
Ultrafine Grained

Highest strength for 7075 Al alloy was obtained by combining the equal-channel-angular pressing (ECAP) and natural aging processes. The tensile yield strength and ultimate strength of the ECAP processed and naturally aged sample were 103% and 35% higher, respectively, than those of the coarse-grained 7075 Al alloy counterpart. The enhanced strength resulted from high densities of Guinier–Preston (G-P) zones and dislocations. This study shows that severe plastic deformation has the potential to significantly enhance the mechanical properties of precipitate hardening 7000 series Al alloys.

Temperature Dependence of Compressive Deformation Behavior of Mg89Zn4Y7 Extruded LPSO-Phase Alloys

2010 ◽  
Vol 654-656 ◽  
pp. 607-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koji Hagihara ◽  
Akihito Kinoshita ◽  
Yuya Sugino ◽  
Michiaki Yamasaki ◽  
Yoshihito Kawamura ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Grain Boundary ◽  
Temperature Dependence ◽  
Yield Stress ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Deformation Mechanisms ◽  
Petch Relationship ◽  
Lpso Phase ◽  
Boundary Sliding

Deformation mechanisms of Mg89Zn4Y7 (at.%) extruded alloy, which is mostly composed of LPSO-phase, was investigated focusing on their temperature dependence. The yield stress of as-extruded alloy showed extremely high value of ~480 MPa at RT, but it largely decreased to ~130 MPa at 300 °C. The decreasing rate of the yield stress could be significantly reduced, however, by the annealing of specimen at 400 °C, by suppressing the microyielding which is considered to occur related by the grain boundary sliding in restricted regions. The yield stress of the annealed specimens with random textures could be estimated by the Hall-Petch relationship by regarding the length of long-axis of plate-like grains as a grain size between RT and 300 °C. The yield stress of the annealed specimens maintained high values even at 200°C, but it also showed large decreases at 300 °C.

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