Changes in Crystallographic Orientation Distribution during Superplastic Deformation in Aluminum Alloys

2016 ◽  
Vol 838-839 ◽  
pp. 72-77 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshimasa Takayama ◽  
Eizo Kimijima ◽  
Eiji Harunari ◽  
Hideo Watanabe
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Crystallographic Orientation ◽  
Superplastic Deformation ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Orientation Distribution ◽  
Electron Back Scatter Diffraction ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Low Strain Rate

Changes in crystallographic orientation distribution during superplastic deformation in a fine-grained Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy and an Al-Mg-Mn alloy consisting of the coarse-grained surface and the fine-grained center layers have been reviewed in order to reveal contribution of dislocation slips to deformation. The strain rate and grain size dependences of the deformation behavior were examined by SEM/EBSD (scanning electron microscopy/ electron back scatter diffraction) analysis. Intragranular misorientation increases after deformation at high strain rates, presumably due to dislocation activity, while it was low in the specimen deformed at a low strain rate in the early stage of 35% strain. Progressive randomization of the initial texture was also found during deformation at the low strain rate. Further, grain structure and grain boundary character are analyzed in detail to discuss the deformation mechanism.

Tensile Ductility of Ultra-Fine Grained Copper at High Strain Rate

2010 ◽  
Vol 160-162 ◽  
pp. 260-266 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Suo ◽  
Kui Xie ◽  
Yu Long Li ◽  
Feng Zhao ◽  
Qiong Deng
Keyword(s):  
High Strain Rate ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
High Strain ◽  
Testing Machine ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Dislocation Dynamic ◽  
Pressing Method ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Split Hopkinson

In this paper, ultra-fine grained copper fabricated by equal channel angular pressing method and annealed coarse grained copper were tensioned under both quasi-static and dynamic loading conditions using an electronic universal testing machine and the split Hopkinson tension bar respectively. The rapture surface of specimen was also observed via a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The experimental results show that the ductility of polycrystalline copper decreases remarkably due to the grain refinement. However, with the increase of applied strain rate, ductility of the UFG-Cu is enhanced. The fracture morphologies also give the evidence of enhanced ductility of UFG-Cu at high strain rate. It is believed the enhanced ductility of UFG materials at high strain rate can be attributed to the restrained dislocation dynamic recovery.

Development of Superplastic Properties in Quasi Single Phase Alloys

2007 ◽  
Vol 551-552 ◽  
pp. 357-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roger Grimes ◽  
R.J. Dashwood ◽  
A. Dorban ◽  
M. Jackson ◽  
S. Katsas ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Phase ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Strip Casting ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Freezing Range ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Cast Doubt ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
Superplastic Properties

The early view of superplasticity was that it was a phenomenon that could only be exhibited by fine grained, two phase alloys. This effectively ruled out most alloys that possessed attractive service properties. The first material to demonstrate good superplastic properties from a virtually single phase microstructure was the Al-6%Cu-0.5%Zr, AA 2004 but this was followed by superplastic versions of AA7475, AA8090 and AA5083. Superplasticity was also demonstrated in magnesium based alloys at an early stage. More recently different grain control additions, such as scandium or erbium have been investigated and it has also been demonstrated that, in certain circumstances, aluminium simply with the addition of a grain controlling element can exhibit good superplastic behaviour. While conventional wisdom teaches that large fabricating strains are required to confer good superplastic properties in the sheet product, recent results with both aluminium and magnesium alloys cast doubt on this belief. Although, for many years, strip casting has appeared to provide an attractive semi-fabricating route for superplastic sheet problems with centre line segregation in alloys with a wide freezing range have precluded its use. It has been demonstrated that recent developments in strip casting enable production of alloys with as wide a freezing range as AA5182 to be cast with a fine, equiaxed grain structure across the strip thickness. The paper will review the state of these various developments and their implications for the manufacture of superplastic sheet materials.

Cavitation Behavior of Ultra-Fine Grained Ti-6Al-4V Alloy Produced by Equal-Channel Angular Pressing

2007 ◽  
Vol 551-552 ◽  
pp. 621-626
Author(s):  
Young Gun Ko ◽  
Yong Nam Kwon ◽  
Jung Hwan Lee ◽  
Dong Hyuk Shin ◽  
Chong Soo Lee
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Equal Channel Angular Pressing ◽  
Cavity Growth ◽  
Rate Sensitivity ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Cavitation Behavior

Cavitation behavior during superplastic flow of ultra-fine grained (UFG) Ti-6Al-4V alloy was established with the variation of grain size and misorientation. After imposing an effective strainup to 8 via equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) at 873 K, alpha-phase grains were markedly refined from 11 μm to ≈ 0.3 μm, and misorientation angle was increased. Uniaxial-tension tests were conducted for initial coarse grained (CG) and two UFG alloys (ε = 4 and 8) at temperature of 973 K and strain rate of 10-4 s-1. Quantitative measurements of cavitation evidenced that both the average size and the area fraction of cavities significantly decreased with decreasing grain size and/or increasing misorientation. It was also found that, when compared to CG alloy, cavitation as well as diffused necking was less prevalent in UFG alloys, which was presumably due to the higher value of strain-rate sensitivity. Based on the several theoretical models describing the cavity growth behavior, the cavity growth mechanism in UFG alloys was suggested.

scholarly journals Cyclic deformation behaviour and stability of grain-refined 301LN austenitic stainless structure

2018 ◽  
Vol 165 ◽  
pp. 06005 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiří Man ◽  
Antti Järvenpää ◽  
Matias Jaskari ◽  
Ivo Kuběna ◽  
Stanislava Fintová ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Early Stage ◽  
Low Cycle Fatigue ◽  
Deformation Behaviour ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Constant Strain Rate ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Grain Sizes ◽  
Cyclic Straining

Low cycle fatigue (LCF) behaviour of metastable austenitic 301LN stainless steel with different grain sizes – coarse-grained (13 μm), fine-grained (1.4 μm) and ultrafine-grained (0.6 μm) – produced by reversion annealing after prior cold rolling was investigated. Fully symmetrical LCF tests with constant total strain amplitudes of 0.5% and 0.6% were performed at room temperature with a low constant strain rate of 2×10-3 s-1. Microstructural changes in different positions within the gauge part of the specimens were examined by optical microscopy (polarized light) and electron backscatter diffraction (EBSD) technique; for quantitative assessment of the volume fraction of deformation induced martensite (DIM) a Feritscope FMP 30 was adopted. The cyclic stress-strain response and specific changes of hysteresis loop shapes in the very early stage of cycling are confronted with the character of DIM formation and its distribution in the whole volume of the material. A possible effect of strain rate (frequency of cycling) on the destabilization of austenitic structure during cyclic straining of materials with different grain sizes is highlighted.

scholarly journals An analysis of compressive strain in adjacent temperature-gradient and equi-temperature layers in a natural snow cover

1980 ◽  
Vol 26 (94) ◽  
pp. 283-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard L. Armstrong
Keyword(s):  
Strain Rate ◽  
Snow Cover ◽  
Compressive Strain ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Adjacent Layer ◽  
Dominant Type ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Order Of Magnitude ◽  
Alpine Research ◽  
Natural Snow

AbstractCompressive strain-rates in discrete layers of a sub-alpine snow cover are analyzed. Individual layers are identified according to density and the dominant type of metamorphism which contributed to their formation. Data were collected during four winter seasons at the Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) snow-study site (3 400 m), Red Mountain Pass, south-western Colorado, U.S.A. At average densities of less than 250 kg m₋3the influence of metamorphism on strain-rate is not apparent. However, at densities greater than 250 kg m₋3, two separate relationships emerge for strain as a function of crystal type and density. While two adjacent layers may exhibit comparable densities, a layer of sintered, fine grained (ET) snow indicates a strain-rate approximately one order of magnitude greater than an adjacent layer of cohesionless, coarse-grained (TG) snow.

Microstructural Evolution of a Fine-Grained Mg-Y-Nd Alloy during Superplastic Deformation

2016 ◽  
Vol 849 ◽  
pp. 162-167
Author(s):  
Geng Hua Cao ◽  
Da Tong Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Superplastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Boundary Sliding ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Friction Stir ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Average Grain Size ◽  
Temperature Ranges ◽  
Increasing Temperature

Cast Mg-4.27Y-2.94Nd-0.51Zr (wt.%) alloy was subjected to submerged friction stir processing (SFSP) with at a rotation rate of 600 rpm and a traveling speed of 60 mm min-1. Superplastic behavior of specimens with an average grain size of ~1.3 μm were investigated in the temperature ranges of 683-758 K and the strain rate ranges from 1×10-1 to 4×10-4 s-1. Microstructure characteristics were investigated by optical microscopy, scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy. The results show that the maximum elongation of 967% was obtained at 733 K and 3×10-3 s-1, the optimal HSRS of 900% achieved at 758 K and 2×10-2 s-1. Grains and second phase particles grew coarser with the increasing temperature or decreasing strain rate. Remarkable grain growth is the main reason that elongations are all significantly decreased when the strain rate decrease from 3×10-3 s-1 to 4×10-4 s-1. Grain boundary sliding is the main mechanism during superplastic deformation.

Texture of Al-Cu Alloys Deformed by ECAP

2005 ◽  
Vol 495-497 ◽  
pp. 851-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jan Kuśnierz ◽  
Marie Helene Mathon ◽  
Thierry Baudin ◽  
Zdzislaw Jasieński ◽  
Richard Penelle
Keyword(s):  
Grain Size ◽  
Aluminium Alloys ◽  
Superplastic Forming ◽  
Orientation Distribution ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Angular Pressing ◽  
Cu Alloys ◽  
Super Plastic ◽  
Short Time

Materials of ultra-fine grained microstructure (sub-micrometer grain size) exhibit large strength, hardness and ductility and also the increased toughness in comparison with conventional coarse-grained ones. In these materials also the super-plastic flow at lower temperatures is observed. This behaviour may be interesting when aluminium alloys like AlCuZr, used in superplastic forming, are considered. In the paper, the methods of preparing such materials by equal-channel angular pressing (ECAP) is proposed and the texture analysis, based on neutron diffraction pole figure measurements and calculated orientation distribution function of two alloys AlCu4SiMn and AlCu5AgMgZr is discussed. The influence of short time recrystallization is discussed in relation with TEM and SEM observations.

Heat Treatment of Ti2AlNb Intermetallic and its Superplastic Properties

2007 ◽  
Vol 551-552 ◽  
pp. 453-456 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Ping Guo ◽  
Zhi Qiang Li
Keyword(s):  
Heat Treatment ◽  
Elevated Temperature ◽  
Strain Rate ◽  
Hot Rolling ◽  
Superplastic Deformation ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Grain Structure ◽  
Maximum Elongation ◽  
Superplastic Properties ◽  
Equiaxed Grain

Ti2AlNb orthorhombic alloys exhibit great potential as advanced aerospace and structural materials serviced at elevated temperature. In this paper, pre-heat treatment of as-received hot rolling Ti-22Al-25Nb alloy was conducted. Fine, stable and equiaxed grain structure was obtained by the pre-heat treatment. The volume fraction of B2 increased when annealing at 980°C. The Ti-22Al-25Nb alloy showed characteristics of superplastic deformation when tested at 960°C. Maximum elongation of 280% has been obtained at strain rate of 1.0×10-4s-1.

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