Affiliation:
1. Silesian University of Technology
Abstract
In this study, commercial Al-3%Mg aluminium alloy was subjected to ECAP processing using two different ECAP die configurations. The first one – conventional and the second one modified in which a part of the exit channel in the ECAP die, causes twist deformation, to impose extra shear strains to the sample. The local changes in microstructure were characterized by Light Microscopy, SEM equipped with an EBSD facility and TEM. Mechanical properties of the ECAP processed samples were compared based on hardness measurement. The results showed that when ECAP with modified die, the greater grain and crystalline refinement is possible. The microstructures exhibit high dislocation density within subgrains with non-equilibrium and Moiré boundaries. Moreover, the mechanical examinations display a significant improvement in hardness and calculated yield strength when the ECAP process is conducted using a modified die.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Condensed Matter Physics,General Materials Science,Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
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