The local laser heat treatment of precipitation hardenable aluminum alloys enables the tailoring of the materials properties and the manufacturing of lightweight and crash-proof components for the body in white. For conventional aluminum sheet metals and profiles the formability is enhanced by an indirect approach. Thereby specific parts of the products are softened in order to improve the mate...

Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) is a thermal analysis technique that measures the energy absorbed or released by a sample as a function of temperature or time. Analysis by DSC has wide applications for examining solid-state reactions and solid-liquid reactions in many different materials. Quantitative analyses of the kinetics of reactions may be assessed by reviewing the interrelation b...

In recent years, the fabrication of bulk materials with ultra fine grain sized materials processed by SPD methods. Different techniques have been used to introduce large plastic strains in to bulk metals such as Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) [1-3], Accumulative Roll Bonding (ARB) [4-7], Repetitive Corrugation and Straitening (RCS) [8,9], Constrained Groove Pressing (CGP) [5] and Constra...

The work carried out by the authors over the last decade on the processing, microstructural characterization and the mechanical behaviour of Mg alloys is reviewed. In particular, the potential for grain refinement and for the development of specific textures of large strain hot rolling (LSHR), equal channel angular pressing (ECAP) and accumulative roll bonding (ARB) is discussed. The recrystall...

In this study accumulative roll bonding (ARB) process up to 8 Cycles (equivalent strain of 6.4) at ambient temperature was used in order to improve the mechanical properties of Commercial purity titanium (CP-Ti).Several experiment has been done and Mechanical properties of specimen has been discussed. For investigating optical microscope punching and hardness test were utilized. This is the fir...

In this study accumulative roll bonding (ARB) process up to 8 Cycles (equivalent strain of 6.4) at ambient temperature was used in order to improve the mechanical properties of Commercial purity titanium (CP-Ti).Several experiment has been done and Mechanical properties of specimen has been discussed. For investigating optical microscope punching and hardness test were utilized. This is the fir...