Mechanisms of Grain Refinement in Aluminum Alloys during Severe Plastic Deformation

2004 ◽  
Vol 467-470 ◽  
pp. 1251-1260 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rustam Kaibyshev ◽  
I. Mazurina
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
High Angle ◽  
Deformation Bands ◽  
Continuous Dynamic Recrystallization ◽  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Aa2219 Alloy

The mechanisms of grain refinement during severe plastic deformation have been studied, by comparing the microstructure evolution in an AA2219 aluminium alloy, containing Al3Zr nanoscale particles, with that in a dilute Al-3%Cu alloy deformed identically by equalchannel angular extrusion (ECAE) at 250oC to a maximum strain of ~12. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used on the AA2219 alloy to reveal the misorientations of deformationinduced boundaries. Microstructural evolution in the Al-3%Cu alloy was studied by electron-back scattering diffraction (EBSD) orientation mapping. It was shown that the mechanism of grain refinement in the AA2219 alloy is continuous dynamic recrystallization (CDRX) consisting of two main elementary processes. In the initial stages of plastic deformation, the formation of threedimensional arrays of low-angle boundaries (LABs) takes place. Further strain results in increasing misorientation of these boundaries providing their gradual transformation into high-angle boundaries (HABs). A fully recrystallized structure with an average grain size of ~0.9 µm is evolved after a total strain of ~12. In the dilute Al-Cu alloy the evolution of ultrafine grains with an average size of ~6 µm is attributed to the formation of deformation bands outlined by HABs and extended medium to high-angle boundaries at moderate strains. The subdivision of these deformation bands into fine grains rarely occurs through the mechanism of geometric recrystallization (GRX). In this alloy the main contribution in the grain refinement gives CDRX occurring within fibrous structural features. At e~12, a partially recrystallized structure is formed in the Al-3%Cu alloy.

Developing the Technique of Severe Plastic Deformation Processing through High-Pressure Torsion

2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 397-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megumi Kawasaki ◽  
Terence G. Langdon
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation Processing ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
High Purity Aluminum ◽  
Sample Characteristics ◽  
Nanoscale Range

The processing of metals through the application of severe plastic deformation provides the potential for achieving exceptional grain refinement in bulk solids. Several SPD methods are now available but processing by high-pressure torsion (HPT) has attracted much attention over the last five years. Numerous reports are now available describing the application of HPT to a range of pure metals and simple alloys and excellent grain refinement were achieved using this process with the average grain size often reduced to the nanoscale range. However, in order to make this technique more practical, the nature of the sample characteristics immediately after conventional HPT must be considered in order to understand the fundamental principles of HPT processing. This report examines the procedure with special emphasis on the evolution in hardness homogeneity in both high-purity aluminum and a Zn-22% Al eutectoid alloy processed by HPT.

Microstructure Homogeneity in AA6063 Alloy Processed by Cyclic Expansion Extrusion

2018 ◽  
Vol 385 ◽  
pp. 223-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Babu ◽  
S. Balasivanandha Prabu ◽  
K. Anantha Padmanabhan
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Parent Material ◽  
High Angle ◽  
Extrusion Die ◽  
Microstructure Examination ◽  
Aa6063 Alloy ◽  
Number Of Passes

Aluminium (AA6063) alloy was subjected at 200oC to cyclic expansion extrusion (CEE) - a severe plastic deformation (SPD) process - up to 10 passes. The extrusion die angle is 22.5o. Microstructure examination revealed evidence for grain refinement, which had reduced from 20μm±5.8 (average) in the parent material to 4.8 μm±1.4 (average) after 10 passes (i.e. ~76% of reduction). The microhardness and tensile strength had increased, while the elongation decreased with the number of passes. The specimen after 4 passes had the highest hardness of 591 HV (about 40% improvement) and the highest tensile strength value of 153 MPa which is ~23% more than that of the parent material. The hardness and tensile strength values decrease marginally on further processing, although throughout they are higher than that of the parent material. With increasing of number of passes, grain refinement and the fraction of high-angle boundaries continued to increase, which in the end was ~ 40%.

Effect of SPD Processing Technique on Grain Refinement and Properties of an Austenitic Stainless Steel

2016 ◽  
Vol 879 ◽  
pp. 1957-1962 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marina Tikhonova ◽  
Iaroslava Shakhova ◽  
Rustam Kaibyshev ◽  
Andrey Belyakov
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Stainless Steel ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Processing Technique ◽  
Multidirectional Forging ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Nanocrystalline Structures

The formation of nanocrystalline structures and mechanical properties were studied in a nitrogen-bearing 304-type stainless steel subjected to severe plastic deformation (SPD). The steel samples were processed at ambient temperature using three different methods, i.e., caliber rolling, multidirectional forging and high pressure torsion. All these techniques resulted in pronounced grain refinement. The microstructures consisting of austenite/ferrite crystallites with transverse dimensions of 50 and 30 nm evolved in the rolled and forged samples, respectively. The austenite fractions comprised approximately 0.4. In contrast, the microstructure consisted mainly of austenite with an average grain size of about 25 nm evolved after high pressure torsion. All samples of the stainless steel subjected to severe plastic deformation demonstrated significant strengthening. The ultimate tensile strengths of 2065 MPa and 1950 MPa, were obtained after rolling and high pressure torsion, respectively. The ultimate tensile strength of samples subjected to multidirectional forging was 1540 MPa.

Severe plastic deformation of Al-1%Cu Alloy processed by a Simple Cyclic Extrusion Compression technique

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-90
Author(s):  
Walaa Abdelaziem ◽  
Atef Hamada ◽  
Mohsen A. Hassan
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Properties ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Deformation Behavior ◽  
Cast Alloy ◽  
Surface Hardness ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Compression Technique ◽  
Cu Alloy ◽  
Cyclic Extrusion Compression

Severe plastic deformation is an effective method for improving the mechanical properties of metallic alloys through promoting the grain structure. In the present work, simple cyclic extrusion compression technique (SCEC) has been developed for producing a fine structure of cast Al-1 wt. % Cu alloy and consequently enhancing the mechanical properties of the studied alloy. It was found that the grain structure was significantly reduced from 1500 µm to 100 µm after two passes of cyclic extrusion. The ultimate tensile strength and elongation to failure of the as-cast alloy were 110 MPa and 12 %, respectively. However, the corresponding mechanical properties of the two pass CEC deformed alloy are 275 MPa and 35%, respectively. These findings ensure that a significant improvement in the grain structure has been achieved. Also, cyclic extrusion deformation increased the surface hardness of the alloy by 49 % after two passes. FE-simulation model was adopted to simulate the deformation behavior of the material during the cyclic extrusion process using DEFORMTM-3D Ver11.0. The FE-results revealed that SCEC technique was able to impose severe plastic strains with the number of passes. The model was able to predict the damage, punch load, back pressure, and deformation behavior.

Microstructural Design of an AlMgSi Alloy via ECAP Processing: An Advanced SPD Manufacturing Technique for NC/UFG Materials

2015 ◽  
Vol 1114 ◽  
pp. 143-148
Author(s):  
Nicolae Serban ◽  
Doina Răducanu ◽  
Vasile Danut Cojocaru ◽  
Nicolae Ghiban
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Shape Change ◽  
Large Strain ◽  
Metallographic Analysis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Ecap Processing ◽  
Microstructural Design ◽  
Almgsi Alloy

Severe plastic deformation (SPD) has received enormous interest over the last two decades as a method capable of producing fully dense and bulk ultra-fine grained (UFG) and nanocrystalline (NC) materials. Significant grain refinement obtained by SPD leads to improvement of mechanical, microstructural and physical properties. Compared to classical deformation processes, the big advantage of SPD manufacturing techniques, represented in particular by equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) is the lack of shape-change deformation and the consequent possibility to impart extremely large strain. In ECAP processing, the workpiece is pressed through a die in which two channels of equal cross-section intersect at an angle of ϕ and an additional angle of ψ define the arc of curvature at the outer point of intersection of the two channels. As a result of pressing, the sample theoretically deforms by simple shear and retains the same cross-sectional area to allow repeated pressings for several cycles. A commercial AlMgSi alloy was investigated in our study. The specimens were processed at room temperature for multiple passes, using three different ECAP dies. All samples (ECAP processed and as-received) were subjected to metallographic analysis and mechanical testing. Several correlations between the main processing parameters and the resulting microstructural aspect and mechanical features for the processed material were established. It was shown that severe plastic deformation by means of ECAP processing can be used in aluminum alloys microstructural design as an advanced tool for grain refinement in order to attain the desired microstructure and mechanical properties.

GRAIN REFINEMENT AND MICROSTRUCTURE EVOLUTION IN ALUMINUM A2618 ALLOY BY HIGH-PRESSURE TORSION

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (6-9) ◽  
Author(s):  
Intan Fadhlina Mohamed ◽  
Seungwon Lee ◽  
Kaveh Edalati ◽  
Zenji Horita ◽  
Shahrum Abdullah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
High Pressure ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
Rotation Speed ◽  
High Pressure Torsion ◽  
Applied Pressure ◽  
Saturation Level ◽  
Microstructural Refinement ◽  
Average Grain Size

This work presents a study related to the grain refinement of an aluminum A2618 alloy achieved by High-Pressure Torsion (HPT) known as a process of Severe Plastic Deformation (SPD). The HPT is conducted on disks of the alloy under an applied pressure of 6 GPa for 1 and 5 turns with a rotation speed of 1 rpm at room temperature. The HPT processing leads to microstructural refinement with an average grain size of ~250 nm at a saturation level after 5 turns. Gradual increases in hardness are observed from the beginning of straining up to a saturation level. This study thus suggests that hardening due to grain refinement is attained by the HPT processing of the A2618 alloy at room temperature.

Computation on continuous grain refinement in AA1050 aluminum during repetitive tube expansion and shrinking technique

2015 ◽  
Vol 232 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-318
Author(s):  
H Jafarzadeh ◽  
K Abrinia
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element Method ◽  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Size ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Dislocation Density ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Refinement ◽  
Half Cycle ◽  
Tube Expansion ◽  
Element Method

The microstructure evolution during recently developed severe plastic deformation method named repetitive tube expansion and shrinking of commercially pure AA1050 aluminum tubes has been studied in this paper. The behavior of the material under repetitive tube expansion and shrinking including grain size and dislocation density was simulated using the finite element method. The continuous dynamic recrystallization of AA1050 during severe plastic deformation was considered as the main grain refinement mechanism in micromechanical constitutive model. Also, the flow stress of material in macroscopic scale is related to microstructure quantities. This is in contrast to the previous approaches in finite element method simulations of severe plastic deformation methods where the microstructure parameters such as grain size were not considered at all. The grain size and dislocation density data were obtained during the simulation of the first and second half-cycles of repetitive tube expansion and shrinking, and good agreement with experimental data was observed. The finite element method simulated grain refinement behavior is consistent with the experimentally obtained results, where the rapid decrease of the grain size occurred during the first half-cycle and slowed down from the second half-cycle onwards. Calculations indicated a uniform distribution of grain size and dislocation density along the tube length but a non-uniform distribution along the tube thickness. The distribution characteristics of grain size, dislocation density, hardness, and effective plastic strain were consistent with each other.

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