Voids and Microstructure Evolution in Aluminium Sheets during High Deformation

Abstract

The aim of the study is to identify the microstructure and voids evolution during the aluminium AA6016-T4 sheet deformation up to 93 % in order to perform deformation simulation for future applications. The deformed samples were cut in the rolling direction and to an angle of 45 and respectively 90 degrees to the rolling direction. The low deformed sample exhibit elliptic voids that are flattening out and for high deformed samples a new generation of rounded voids are generated. The microstructure evolution during cold work was studied by scanning electron microscopy and the distortion of the grain is discussed. The grain size evolution and the shape of grains related to the forming degree is analyzed.