Influence of Severe Plastic Deformation on the PLC Effect and Mechanical Properties in Al 5XXX Alloy

2006 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 171-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Zdunek ◽  
Pawel Widlicki ◽  
Halina Garbacz ◽  
Jaroslaw Mizera ◽  
Krzysztof Jan Kurzydlowski

In this work, Al-Mg-Mn-Si alloy (5483) in the as-received and severe plastically deformed states was used. Plastic deformation was carried out by hydrostatic extrusion, and three different true strain values were applied 1.4, 2.8 and 3.8. All specimens were subjected to tensile tests and microhardness measurements. The investigated material revealed an instability during plastic deformation in the form of serration on the stress-strain curves, the so called Portevin-Le Chatelier effect It was shown that grain size reduction effected the character of the instability.

2006 ◽  
Vol 977 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xavier Sauvage ◽  
Xavier Quelennec ◽  
Peter Jessner ◽  
Florian Wetscher ◽  
Reinhard Pippan

AbstractGrain size reduction induced by severe plastic deformation (SPD) and the resulting mechanical properties have been widely investigated for pure metals but less is known and reported about multi-phase materials. To study the grain size reduction mechanisms in multiphase structure subjected to SPD, two copper based composites (Cu-10%Fe and Cu-43%Cr) were severely deformed by torsion under high pressure. The grain size achieved with these composite materials is much smaller than in pure metals. It is for example in a range of 10 to 20 nm for the Cu-43%Cr composite, e.g. one order of magnitude lower than in pure Cu processed by SPD. Three dimensional atom probe data show also the formation of non equilibrium supersaturated solid solutions. The mechanisms of the deformation induced intermixing are discussed together with its influence on the mechanical properties.


2006 ◽  
Vol 114 ◽  
pp. 145-150 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pawel Widlicki ◽  
Halina Garbacz ◽  
Małgorzata Lewandowska ◽  
Wacław Pachla ◽  
Mariusz Kulczyk ◽  
...  

Hydrostatic extrusion can be viewed as one of the methods of Severe Plastic Deformation, SPD, for the fabrication of ultra-fine grained alloys which causes a significant increase in the mechanical properties such as tensile strength and hardness. In the present study the microstructure of 6082 aluminium alloy after hydrostatic extrusion was investigated. Hydroextrusion was performed in three steps with accumulated true strains of 1.34, 2.73 and 3.74 respectively. Microstructural observations were carried out using SEM, TEM and light microscopy. Grain and inclusion sizes, shapes and distribution were investigated in the HE processed samples. The study has shown that the hydrostatic extrusion process results in a profound refinement of both the grain size and the inclusions in 6082 aluminium alloy.


Author(s):  
Aleksandra Towarek ◽  
Wojciech Jurczak ◽  
Joanna Zdunek ◽  
Mariusz Kulczyk ◽  
Jarosław Mizera

AbstractTwo model aluminium-magnesium alloys, containing 3 and 7.5 wt.% of Mg, were subjected to plastic deformation by means of hydrostatic extrusion (HE). Two degrees of deformation were imposed by two subsequent reductions of the diameter. Microstructural analysis and tensile tests of the materials in the initial state and after deformation were performed. For both materials, HE extrusion resulted in the deformation of the microstructure—formation of the un-equilibrium grain boundaries and partition of the grains. What is more, HE resulted in a significant increase of tensile strength and decrease of the elongation, mostly after the first degree of deformation.


2010 ◽  
Vol 667-669 ◽  
pp. 253-258
Author(s):  
Wei Ping Hu ◽  
Si Yuan Zhang ◽  
Xiao Yu He ◽  
Zhen Yang Liu ◽  
Rolf Berghammer ◽  
...  

An aged Al-5Zn-1.6Mg alloy with fine η' precipitates was grain refined to ~100 nm grain size by severe plastic deformation (SPD). Microstructure evolution during SPD and mechanical behaviour after SPD of the alloy were characterized by electron microscopy and tensile, compression as well as nanoindentation tests. The influence of η' precipitates on microstructure and mechanical properties of ultrafine grained Al-Zn-Mg alloy is discussed with respect to their effect on dislocation configurations and deformation mechanisms during processing of the alloy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 1003 ◽  
pp. 31-36
Author(s):  
Marko Vilotic ◽  
Li Hui Lang ◽  
Sergei Alexandrov ◽  
Dragisa Vilotic

Compared to conventional metal forming methods, processing by severe plastic deformation is mostly used to improve the mechanical properties and not for the shaping of a product. Processed material usually has an average crystal grain size of less than a micron and as a result, the material exhibits improvements in most of the mechanical properties, such as yield and ultimate tensile strength, microhardness, sufficiently high workability, good corrosion resistance, and implant biocompatibility and others. In this paper, a brief review of the processing by severe plastic deformation was presented, including the benefits, major methods, and the application. Additionally, a brief review of two methods made by authors was made.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinbao Lin ◽  
Weijie Ren ◽  
Qudong Wang ◽  
Lifeng Ma ◽  
Yongjun Chen

Severe plastic deformation (SPD) has been widely employed to refine the grain size of Mg alloys, with the main objective to improve the strength and ductility of Mg alloys, since the well-known Hall-Petch equation suggests that a decreased grain size leads to an increased yield strength. However, the yield strength of Mg alloys processed by SPD is often decreased even though the grain size is effectively reduced. The abnormal flow behavior in Mg alloys processed by SPD has attracted great attention although this mechanism is still unclear, due to its complex and extensive influence factors. In this paper, the relationships between the processing conditions, grain refinement, and mechanical properties of the SPD treated Mg alloys are reviewed, with the emphasis on the effects of grain size and texture on the yield strength.


2012 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 877-881 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Wawer ◽  
M. Lewandowska ◽  
K.J. Kurzydłowski

In the present study, severe plastic deformation (SPD) processing was combined with pre- and post processing heat treatment to investigate the possibility of synergic grain size and precipitation strengthening. Samples of 7475 alloy were solution heat treated and water quenched prior to hydrostatic extrusion (HE) which resulted in a grain refinement by 3 orders of magnitude, from 70 μm to about 70 nm. The extruded samples were subsequently aged at temperatures resulting in formation of nanoprecipitates.


2011 ◽  
Vol 690 ◽  
pp. 311-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kinga Wawer ◽  
Małgorzata Lewandowska ◽  
Krzysztof Jan Kurzydlowski

In the present study, SPD processing was combined with annealing in order to obtain synergic effect of grain size refinement and precipitate strengthening. Samples of 7475 alloy were solution heat treated, water quenched and then subjected to hydrostatic extrusion with a total true strain of about 4. Hydrostatic extrusion resulted in a significant grain refinement from 70 mm to about 70 nm. The samples were subsequently annealed at temperatures inducing the formation of nano-precipitates. The investigations of the structure and mechanical properties of the samples subjected to SPD and annealing revealed different precipitation path in micro- and nano-grained samples. Also, it was found that the combination of HE processing and low temperature annealing results in the formation of nano-precipitates in nano-grained structures which effectively strengthen nano-aluminium alloy.


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