Structural Stability of Cu Processed by Severe Plastic Deformation Method

2010 ◽  
Vol 163 ◽  
pp. 114-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kinga Rodak ◽  
Krzysztof Radwański
Keyword(s):  
Plastic Deformation ◽  
Severe Plastic Deformation ◽  
Grain Growth ◽  
Structural Stability ◽  
Annealing Time ◽  
Deformation Method ◽  
Microstructural Changes ◽  
Annealing Behaviour ◽  
Cyclic Extrusion Compression

The annealing behaviour of monocrystaline Cu processed by Cyclic Extrusion Compression (CEC) was investigated. The effect of the CEC strain on the annealing behaviour of submicrometer grained structure was studied by examination of the microstructural changes of the samples processed by two different CEC strains, 4.8 and 13.9 during annealing at 300oC for the time in the range from 1sec to 120 min. The results show that microstructure is stable up to an annealing time of 15 min. At a higher time of annealing (above 15 min), a gradual grain growth occurs.

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.

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